Midweek Mayhem: Cast your spell, er, vote! Ohhh, get your snippet AND random pix fix too! #YAPNR

Working it out…

• (Please Vote...for me!) Witch Way to Turn was nominated for the 10th Annual CAPA award!! Best Young Adult!! Cast your vote here! (Get it?? Like a spell! teeheehee)  
  
  (NEW) Sunday I'm going to be kidnapped...yes, you read correctly. By whom you may ask, well, the Gremlin slayer herself ~~~~> Liza O'Connor! Prepare yourselves now cos this kidnapping is bleeping hilarious!!! I kid you not! LOL Pun!! Okay, so maybe I only crack myself up :P

Contests and giveaways…

• (NEW) Young Adult Blog Hop from now until 4 February. And guess what? You don't have to follow me or anything! lol Just stop by and enter to win a copy of Witch Way to Turn in e-book or print... Your preference! If you choose print though, I'll sign it for you...and I have a pretty signature. I like my middle initial... A LOT. Just sayin ;)

Hearing voices…

Cover art by Danielle Fine

• (Update) My dark and gritty work-in-progress, titled Becoming, (a new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters) is currently with my amazing editor!!! So excited to make this story sparkle and then pitch it at RT and RWA in a few months! Agents, you're gonna want this story...like super bad! Just sayin' ;D
• Check out my stunning cover inspiration (right side above this paragraph) designed by my talented editor Danielle Fine!!! 
• Here's an unedited six sentence snippet for you...this is Aiden's point-of-view (the sexy, conflicted, knight bad-boy). 
• If it was possible that Zoe was one of them, Aiden would know tonight. What he would do if she was, brought up a completely different set of questions. He couldn’t just give up on hundreds of year’s worth of work, dedication and immortality. Could he?
  
  His fingers twitched as he lit two more candles on the table. He had to replenish his supply, and soon. Today’s dose had consisted of half the normal amount. He had to save a bigger hit for his next surgery on Monday. He would get out of the morgue, or become mortal trying. Somehow he’d have to check the hilt of his sword at a point during their date.
  
• (Update) My editor finished reading Becoming yesterday and she LOVED IT!! (With ALL cap letters and everything!!!) I totally did the happy dance yesterday at work when I found out! And she said it doesn't need a ton of work, which is fantastic cos with Running From Shadows there were nearly 1500 comments on the first round of edits! I can't wait to start edits on Becoming! I feel like I've really grown as an author with this book.
• (Update) While I wait for edits on Becoming, I'm back in Rhodhiss, baby! Okay, not literally, but I am working on revisions to Witch Way to Turn book #2!! Right now I'm rewriting the opening...  

Cover art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• On week #35 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.*continues to keep fingers and toes crossed* Erm, this may not happen. LOL :P *keeps querying*
• (NEW) Guess what? I got a FULL request on Monday from a publishing house that I'm really excited about! *fingers crossed*

Reading...

• Currently I am beta-reading for a fantastic friend and writer... Katheryn!
• Just finished my beta for Jenna Jaxon on Friday, and let me tell you... I can't wait for you to read the sequel to Only Scandal Will Do!!! So fantastic!! Jenna never disappoints!
• Looking for book recommendations and reviews for your 2013 TBR List? Check out The Perks of Being a Book Nerd!

Bonus material... 
*Tune back in for Six Sentences on Sunday! More steamy goodness with Pax and Greta... Running From Shadows!

*Beautiful cover art for Becoming and Running From Shadows and Witch Way to Turn book trailer by the awesomely talented Danielle Fine... Check her website for more cover art, editing, book trailer and NOW web design services. Fantastic example: Vince Considine's site here! 

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert...

Rusty pup--in the backyard--scoping out the strange, squishy white substance beneath his cute little paws ;)

Me on my way to work last Thursday. (Oh, I was in my driveway when this picture was taken...I don't tweet and drive...er, most of the time!) It was the first really cold day in a long time, so I whipped out a turtle neck! And I was stoked to wear my new orange necklace a friend gave me! I am not afraid of bold color choices! :D

That's my laptop bag, which I adore! My cousin got it for me for Christmas. Anywho, that object on top of it is a Pixy Stix. Huge, right? (If you're a fan of Michael Scott--the boss from The Office--you know what saying I'm thinking right now!) Hm...was that too random? I don't know any more! :P

Young Adult Giveaway Hop! #YAPNR #Giveaway

 

From January 29th thru February 4th, I'm participating in the Young Adult Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer and Book Love 101! 
And to one lucky Follower, I'll be giving away a 

one copy of my YA Paranormal Romance Book
Witch Way to Turn!

 

 

Synopsis:

Breena's life gets uber-complicated when her desire to protect her sister unleashes her own dark nature, gets two hot supernaturals fighting over her and initiates a plot to assassinate her.

Details:
One (1) copy of Witch Way to Turn to the winner of the Hop!
Open to International Entries.
Drawing for the Giveaway will be held on
February 5, 2013, and the winner will be announced on
February 5, 2013.
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 Hop and enter the other giveaways!

Six Sentence Sunday: Running From Shadows... Such a Tease! #SSS #YAPNR #Wicca #Contests

Hooray for Six Sentence Sunday! 

(ENDS TODAY!!) Please vote! Book trailer contest... A hawt, historical read Only Scandal Will Do by Jenna Jaxon! Stunning trailer created by Danielle Fine! (here) 

(ENDS TODAY!!) Book cover contest... A sexy, tattooed, tortured hero needs your vote! Keir by Pippa Jay! (here)

Thank you for stopping by for our LAST official Six Sentence Sunday. It's been a pleasure to participate with such a fantastic group of writers! Never fear, quite a few of us shall continue on with our posts!

Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows, currently being read by a lovely agent!! Squee!!

Follow Greta Shore (a 17-year-old, black-haired wiccan beauty) and Paxton "Pax" Craig (an 18-year-old, blond-haired college student with a dark secret) as they discover the fate of their forbidden love.

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(Read last week's post) Set-up... Pax has just revealed that he's a unicorn AND a member of the Order of the Horn. He acts as though this is serious business, but really? A unicorn? All this is freaking stressing Greta. Her head is pounding and she wants answers...

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

“You’re honestly expecting me to believe you’re a…unicorn?”

“Yes.” He nodded.

Um, yeah. Okay.

I crossed my arms. “Prove it.”

How ya like that cliffhanger? :P Will he?? Hm... Tune in next week for more Greta and Pax!! ;)

Thanks again for stopping by! Your support and feedback is greatly appreciated! Get a FINAL sneak peek for more awesome authors at SSS.

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Extra! Extra!

*(NEW) Starting Tuesday, 29 January, I'll be participating in a YA Blog Hop! More info here!

*Would you like to see some pics of Greta and Pax? Check them out here! Gotta love Pinterest!! Ooo, stalk me there too, please...uh, here! ;) 

*Self-publishing in the New Year? Need an editor and cover artist? Check out my talented editor, Danielle Fine, she's wonderful to work with and does exceptional work! Click here for more info! 

*Excited!!! The book trailer for Witch Way to Turn was recommended by USA Today!!! Ahhh!!! Super uber squee!!! Check it out here!!

*Check out my published young/new adult romance Witch Way to Turn! Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Lyrical Press. Would love for you to add it to your to-be-read list here! Watch the amazing book trailer here!

Midweek Mayhem: Do you play favorites with your characters? Oh... AND Random Pix! #Review #WIP #Vote

Working it out…

•  Sooo I told y'all that I'm attending the RT Booklovers Convention at the end of April and I'll be doing MY FIRST public book signing...well, I've already had two fans say they are definitely coming to see me (like, driving hours to come see me)! I've even made plans to go to dinner with one of them! Do you know how much I feel like a rock star right now?? Ahhh!!! Excited!!! *smiles so BIG that an emoticon just can't capture the essence of my excitedness* That's a word, right? :P Check the lineup here!!! 
    
  (NEW) 5 Stars for Witch Way to Turn!!! Check it out! (here)

Contests and giveaways…

• (NEW) An awesome friend and beta-reader of mine (Ryan Hill) has entered his young adult urban fantasty into into Cupid's Literary Connection Blind Speed Dating Contest! Stop by here and comment. Feedback is always helpful!! :D 
• (Winner Annoucement) For the MEGA giveaway I participated in with two wonderful friends -- author Katherine Skye and editor Danielle Fine -- has a winner! All these prizes: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle cover, $50 Amazon giftcard, Tote bag and a critique of your query letter, synopsis AND first three chapters of your manuscript!!! go to ~~~~~> Click here!

Hearing voices…

Cover art by Danielle Fine

• (Update) My dark and gritty work-in-progress, titled Becoming, (a new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters) is currently with my amazing editor!!! So excited to make this story sparkle and then pitch it at RT and RWA in a few months! Agents, you're gonna want this story...like super bad! Just sayin' ;D
• Check out my stunning cover inspiration (right side above this paragraph) designed by my talented editor Danielle Fine!!! 
• Here's an unedited six sentence snippet for you:
• Taylor pressed on, blazing through the smoke. Each step forward brought the assault of the beast. Its incessant demands for her to stop and turn back only made her push ahead further. A dark cloud lay low to the ground. As she drew closer, it moved. Smoke billowed out of it as if it was a person’s breath. She stooped down and touched her fingers to the darkness. The darkness shivered...
• Do you ever play favorites with your characters??? I shouldn't, but heck--let's face it, Taylor is my fave! From Becoming ;)
• (Update) While I wait for edits on Becoming, I'm back in Rhodhiss, baby! Okay, not literally, but I am working on revisions to Witch Way to Turn book #2!!  

Cover art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• On week #34 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.*continues to keep fingers and toes crossed* Erm, this may not happen. LOL :P *keeps querying*

Reading...

• Currently I am beta-reading for two fantastic friends and writers... Katheryn and Jenna Jaxon!

• Looking for book recommendations and reviews for your 2013 TBR List? Check out The Perks of Being a Book Nerd!

Bonus material... 
*Tune back in for my LAST 'official' SSS blog post on Sunday... Don't fret my pet, there shall be more steamy goodness with Pax and Greta from Running From Shadows! Just not Officially ;)

*(NEW) Goooo VOTE! Only Scandal Will Do by Jenna Jaxon -- book trailer Entry #6 here!!! Muah!!

*(NEW) Goooo VOTE! Keir by Pippa Jay -- book cover Entry #14 here!!! Muah!!

*Beautiful cover art for Becoming and Running From Shadows and Witch Way to Turn book trailer by the awesomely talented Danielle Fine... Check her website for more cover art, editing, book trailer and NOW web design services. Fantastic example: Vince Considine's site here! 

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert...

You can't tell in this pic cos it's not on, BUT the ON light is bright blue and I swear it's like vacuuming in a scifi movie! It's possible that the theme song for Star Wars was playing in my head as I tried it out :P Love it! Ohh, and the little blue bucket is Rusty pup's toy box. LOL

This is me with a giant arse eagle at the Mariners Museum on Sunday. Don't worry, I wasn't scared...he's not real :P I did, however, pretend those were dragon wings. Just sayin ;)

It's kinda dark cos this was taken in the garage, but that is all the stuff I take to work every day... It's ridiculous! The first bag is my purse (note: I didn't say pocket book...even tho I was tempted. And I seriously have no clue why us southerners call it that! LOL). The green one is my laptop bag. The blue one in back is my lunch box...yes, it's bigger than my purse! ;)

Cover Reveal: Blurred by Tara Fuller!!! #Giveaway #ARC #EntangledPublishing

Blurred
By Tara Fuller

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Cash is haunted by things. Hungry, hollow things. They only leave him alone when Anaya, Heaven’s beautiful reaper, is around. Cash has always been good with girls, but Anaya isn’t like the others. She’s dead. And with his deteriorating health, Cash might soon be as well.

Anaya never breaks the rules, but the night of the fire she recognized part of Cash’s soul—and doomed him to something worse than death. Cash’s soul now resides in an expired body, making him a shadow walker—a rare, coveted being that can walk between worlds. A being creatures of the underworld would do anything to get their hands on.

The lines between life and death are blurring, and Anaya and Cash find themselves falling helplessly over the edge. Trapped in a world where the living don’t belong, can Cash make it out alive?

Tara Fuller

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Tara Fuller writes novels. Some about grim reapers. Some about witches. All of course are delightfully full of teen angst and kissing. Tara grew up in a one stop light town in Oklahoma where once upon a time she stayed up with a flash light reading RL Stine novels and only dreamed of becoming a writer. She has a slight obsession with music and a shameless addiction for zombie fiction, Mystery Science Theater, and black and white mochas. Tara no longer lives in a one stop light town. Now she lives with her family in a slightly larger town in North Carolina where they have at least three stoplights. 
 
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Six Sentence Sunday: Running From Shadows... Such a Tease! #SSS #YAPNR #Wicca #CoverRevealNews

Hooray for Six Sentence Sunday! 

(ENDS TODAY!!) Love to have your soul, uh, vote! ;D 
 Witch Way to Turn was nominated for BEST young adult novel of 2012 by Sizzling PR!!! Breena and I need your vote!! Polls close on 20 January! Muah!!

Thank you for stopping by. I'm excited to participate with such a fantastic group of writers!

Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows, currently being read by a lovely agent!! Squee!!

Follow Greta Shore (a 17-year-old, black-haired wiccan beauty) and Paxton "Pax" Craig (an 18-year-old, blond-haired college student with a dark secret) as they discover the fate of their forbidden love.

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(Read last week's post) Set-up... Pax has just revealed that he's a unicorn AND a member of the Order of the Horn. He acts as though this is serious business, but really? A unicorn...

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

My forehead burned and I pressed my palm against it. All this weird was definitely bringing on a headache. I got up and paced, clutching my head. This had to be a dream. I mean, right? All this stuff couldn’t be real.

What's the deal with her headache? Does it have something to do with his unicorn confession? Hm... Tune in next week for more Greta and Pax!! ;)

Thanks again for stopping by! Your support and feedback is greatly appreciated! Get a sneak peek for more awesome authors at SSS.

(UPDATE) Sadly, Six Sentence Sunday is coming to an end next week...the hosting website will no longer be able to continue to host. They have been so wonderful, and I want to say a BIG thank you to them for organizing and taking the time to maintain the site for as long as they have! I have decided to keep posting though, just not through the official site. I want y'all to know Greta and Pax's story! So stay tuned! :)

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Extra! Extra!

*(Ooo! Ooo! BIG NEWS) Tomorrow, 21 January, I'm thrilled to take part in Entangled Publishing's cover reveal for Tara Fuller and her second book in the Kissed by Death series... Blurred!!! And you'll be able to enter to win an advanced reader copy!!!

*Would you like to see some pics of Greta and Pax? Check them out here! Gotta love Pinterest!! Ooo, stalk me there too, please...uh, here! ;) 

*Self-publishing in the New Year? Need an editor and cover artist? Check out my talented editor, Danielle Fine, she's wonderful to work with and does exceptional work! Click here for more info! 

*Excited!!! The book trailer for Witch Way to Turn was recommended by USA Today!!! Ahhh!!! Super uber squee!!! Check it out here!!

*Check out my published young/new adult romance Witch Way to Turn! Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Lyrical Press. Would love for you to add it to your to-be-read list here! Watch the amazing book trailer here!

*(CONTEST) The winner for our (author Katherine Skye, editor Danielle Fine and myself) Giveaway will be announced later today here! Stop by to see if you won these fabulous prizes!!! Kindle Paperwhite, cover, $50 Amazon giftcard AND a query/synopsis/THREE chapter critique!!!

Midweek Mayhem: I'm Signing at the RT Booklovers Convention, WIP update AND Random Pix! #CoverLove #Giveaway

Working it out…

• I'm attending the RT Booklovers Convention at the end of April and I'll be doing MY FIRST public book signing...so check who will also be signing! Omigosh, I'm stoked and already starstruck by the authors attending! YA Alley, baby! Check the lineup here :D Ahhhhh!

Contests and giveaways…

• (NEW - Help!) I've entered Running From Shadows into Cupid's Literary Connection Blind Speed Dating Contest! My query and first 250 words are up for grabs ;) Hope you'll stop by (here) and comment, I gotta make sure my query is super shiny before I continue to submit. Muah! 
• (NEW) Entered Witch Way to Turn into the 2013 HOLT Medallion Contest! Click here for more info.
• (Poll closes on 20 January) Sizzling PR nominated Witch Way to Turn for BEST young adult book of THE YEAR!! AND Only Scandal WIll Do by Jenna Jaxon for BEST historical of 2012...please vote here!
• (Now until 19 January) I'm participating in a MEGA giveaway with two wonderful friends -- author Katherine Skye and editor Danielle Fine! The prizes: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle cover, $50 Amazon giftcard, Tote bag and a critique of your query letter, synopsis AND first three chapters of your manuscript!!! Enter here!

Hearing voices…

Cover art by Danielle Fine

• It. Is. Finished!!!! I wrote THE END on my dark and gritty work-in-progress (a new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters and is unlike anything I've ever written)!!! Ended up being a little over 68k words...for now ;) Currently I'm doing a read through and lemme just say... I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! Not that I'm in the slightest bit partial :P
• Check out my stunning cover inspiration (right side above this paragraph) designed by the talented Danielle Fine!!! 
• Read snippets of each character here and see pictures of them by clicking on their names :) Ohhh, and see what my plan is for the future of Becoming!

Cover art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• On week #32 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.*continues to keep fingers and toes crossed*

Reading...

• Currently I am beta-reading for two fantastic friends and writers... Katheryn and Jenna Jaxon!

• Looking for book recommendations and reviews for your 2013 TBR List? Check out The Perks of Being a Book Nerd!

Bonus material... 
*Tune back in for SSS on Sunday for more steamy goodness with Pax and Greta from Running From Shadows!

*Watch the awesome USA Today recommended Witch Way to Turn book trailer here!! And Like it for me! Muah!

*Let me know you've Liked my Facebook Author Page and I'll gladly Like you back! :) Click here!

*Beautiful cover art for Becoming and Running From Shadows and Witch Way to Turn book trailer by my awesome editor, Danielle Fine... Check her website for more cover art, editing and book trailer services.

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert...

So my amazing virtual assistant (Florence Price) found this cool website (here) that does custom CDs, and she turned my Witch Way to Turn playlist into an album! I'm stoked!! This will make a perfect giveaway!

Okay, let's discuss random... I really wanna know the answer to this, so leave a comment or tweet me cos I'm curious! Please and thank you :) This is my favorite peanut butter cracker. How many bites does it take you to eat one of these crackers? I need to know if I'm normal or not :P (Oh, I'll go first. I can eat one of these crackers in one to two bites.)

Rusty pup was annoyed that I was taking his picture while he was trying to sleep. Yes, I torture him. Hey, if I don't, who will? ;)

EXTRA bit of random:

As you know, I went to see a pre-screening of Warm Bodies last Thursday! It was FANTASTIC, and I definitely recommend you see it...but the book is still my first love! So if you haven't read the book...go here (Amazon US) or here (Amazon UK) or here (Barnes & Noble) and buy it. Seriously, you won't be disappointed! Isaac Marion's writing is beautiful and his sense of humor is EPIC. (Stalk him here...I do!)