It's Back to School with the YA Indie Carnival
[image error]A place where writers and bloggers unite each week to share their thoughts, hopes and dreams about what it's like to go indie in today's publishing world. The future's so bright, we built our own place to play.
This week, we're sharing a scene from one of our novels based on a classroom incident. I've chosen a short scene from 'Forbidden Mind' in which Sam, a girl who reads minds, returns to school after being mysteriously ill and is trying to gather information about a boy she has linked to telepathically.
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Lucy and Luke saw me before anyone else the next day, and tag-team hugged me.
"You're off the deathbed, and you don't look like a sexy ghost anymore," said Lucy. "I knew the soup we brought would make you better!"
"Yes, I'm sure that's exactly what did it." I always looked pale compared to them.
We got to our Economics class and settled into our seats in the back. I mentally checked [image error]everyone, but it was just more of the usual—boys, girls, parties, tests, fear of the future, excited or nervous about the next assignment. Jessica caught my eye and smiled. She rarely talked, and we didn't hang out much, but I liked her. She held out her hand to me, I nodded my consent, and she sent a cold breeze to my still inflamed cheek. It immediately numbed the pain, a super handy power for injuries.
Peter, a boy who'd been asking me out for a few years, sent a papier-mâché rose floating through the air to my desk. Mr. Jackson glared at him and nodded to me, the only indication he would give that I'd been gone for over a week and then out sick. Fine by me. I took out my book for class, placed my sketchbook over it, and started doodling, daydreaming about sixth-period art, where my focus wouldn't have to be feigned.
Dozens of sketches of the twins covered the pages. Over the years, I'd painted, sketched, or in some way drawn nearly every inch of this place, including the entire faculty and every student. My secret notebooks proved that I'd really been here.
Even if just to myself.
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I'd also love to announce the launch of an amazing new website, The Paranormal Plume Society. A number of our carnies are a part of it–check it out–you'll LOVE it!
And now, if you will, go give some of my fellow carnies some love!
The Fuji Mermaid Dani Snell's Refracted Light Reviews
Leopard Girl Patti Larsen Author of The Ghost Boy of MacKenzie House, The Hunted Series and the Hayle Coven Novels
Fire Breather Courtney Cole Author of Every Last Kiss, Fated, Princess, and Guardian. Also a contributing author in The Glassheart Chronicles
Strong Woman Nicole Williams Author of Eternal Eden, and Fallen Eden. She is also a contributing author in the Glassheart Chronicles
Champion Sword Swallower Fisher Amelie Author of The Understorey, as well as a contributing author in The Glassheart Chronicles
Siren Laura A. H. Elliott Author of Winnemucca and soon to be released 13 on Halloween
Snake Charmer Amy Maurer Jones Author of The Soul Quest Trilogy as well as a contributing author in The Glassheart Chronicles
Pretzel Woman Rachel Coles. Geek Mom. Book Reviewer Author of Diary of a Duct Tape Zombie, Whistles, Beergarden, Plagues, Bees of St. John, and Mushrooms
The Giant T. R. Graves T.R. Graves: Author of Warriors of the Cross
Jungle Woman P.J. Hoover Author of Solstice, The Emerald Tablet, The Navel of the World, The Necropolis
Shape Shifter Alicia McCalla Author of the upcoming science-fiction novel Breaking Free
Tarot Card Reader Heather Cashman Author of Perception
Fortune Teller Abbi Glines Author of Breathe, and the upcoming Existence and Vincent Boys
Knife Thrower Cheri Schmidt Author of Fateful, Fractured, and Fair Maiden
Fire Dancer Lexus Luke Author of Manitou, The Sky People Saga
Fire Breather Suzy Turner Author of December Moon and Raven
Dragonslayer K. C. Blake Author of Vampire Rules
Elephant Trainer Gwenn Wright Author of Filter
Ring-Leader Kimberly Kinrade Author of Forbidden Mind and Bits of You & Pieces of Me
Prestidigitator J.L. Bryan Author of Paranormals series- Jenny Pox. Tommy Nightmare & Alexander Death
