Midweek Mayhem: Interviews and News and Random Pix... Oh my! #WinnerAnnouncement #WarmBodies

Working it out…

• (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!

• (NEW) I've been spotlighted on Bella Harte's blog! Find out what I do to characters I don't like... Bwahaha Click here!
• (NEW) Breena Cross from Witch Way to Turn has stuff to say... Read her character interview here!

Winner announcement…
(NEW) Since Running From Shadows won FIRST place in the Reveal Your Inner Vixen contest, I wanted to clebrate with you!!! Thank you to everyone who shared and tweeted my exciting news! Y'all so rock!! And now...the winner of the $25 giftcard of your choice is...

GARETH YOUNG!!! Congratulations, Gareth!! Now...pick your prize: Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Starbucks???? 

Contests and giveaways…

• Entered Witch Way to Turn into the 2013 Prism Contest! Click here for more info. 
• (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…

• Currently working 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)! Am a little over 64k...final battle has been fought, now for the last chapter!!
• Read last week's snippet here :)
• The goal is to have this manuscript to my editor by 21 January and have it completely edited by the end of April...cos I'm pitching dragon story at the RT Booklovers Convention!!!  
• Instead of a snippet today, I'm gonna be an even bigger tease than usual and show you something FANTASTIC on Friday!! The lovely and talented Danielle Fine has created a gorgeous cover for my dragon story!!! Just wait, you're gonna flip!! It's exactly what I pictured in my head!! Drop by on Friday to see the cover and find out the title!! Squee!!!

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• On week #31 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.*continues to keep fingers and toes crossed and keeps querying*
• (NEW) The querying of Running From Shadows has once again begun! Look out, agents, you're about to get an awesome email...from me! ;D

 Reading... 

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

• 5 Stars for New Pride by Laura Diamond! Read my review here! Buy here!

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

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

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert...
So, the hubby and I went to the Virginia Living Museum on Sunday, and well, you must know I took a few random pix. :P

Me with a butterfly finger puppet. Cool, right? :P

Can't remember the name of this little fella, but he can kill you. Just sayin'.

This crocodile's smirk made me think of my dragon story...so ya know, snapped his picture! ;)

 EXTRA bit of random:

Guess who got invited to see a pre-screening of Warm Bodies tomorrow night???? Go on, guess.... ME! Holla!! Totally stoked!! :D *spins around and then runs from zombies* Sorry about all the gloating...but, well, what can I say? It had to be done. :P Muah!