Editor Interview with Danielle Fine!! #GIVEAWAY #query #synopsis #chapterone #critique

Have you ever wanted to ask your editor what first captured her/his attention about your manuscript?

 

 

Well, I did just that!! Today I interviewed my awesome editor, Danielle Fine! I also asked Dani to share about the industry too. Ohh, and there are Rapid Fire questions... Bwahaha

Such a fun interview! 

But wait... There's more! A Giveaway!! Dani has agreed to give one lucky commenter a FREE query, synopsis AND first chapter critique!!! How fantastic is that?!?!

Just stop by and comment--with your email address--on the interview, here, for a chance to win!!

 

My Midweek Mayhem, 4.5-Star Review, #WIP Snippet, Cast Your Vote for #WitchWayToTurn and Random Picture Goodness! #amblogging

Working it out…

• Please VOTE for Witch Way to Turn!! My baby is a favorite in the Five Heart Review contest with The Romance Studio!!! Squee!! Cast your ballot here! 
• Loved this 4.5 Star review of Witch Way to Turn from Long and Short Reviews! Check it here :) 
• I've entered Running From Shadows into Miss Snark's Baker's Dozen Agent Pitch Contest!! Check the line-up of amazing agents here and if you'd like to enter your MG/YA novel...do it here. 
• Tomorrow I interview my fantastically talented editor, Danielle Fine!!! One of my fave things she said was about what drew her to Witch Way to Turn... Whaa? You thought I'd tell you now? Pa-lease! Do you know me at all? :P This girl likes to tease...you'll find out Thursday! 
• November 9th through the 12th, I'll be participating in Autumn's Harvest Blog Hop!! There will be a TON of fantastic prizes and over 200 participants, so stop back by on Friday! :D Here's the line-up... I'm #40!!

Hearing voices…

• Witch Way book #2 is with my editor! Rounds will probably take several months.
• Am doing setting description edits for Running From Shadows. Gotta make my demon-slaying unicorn story sparkle and shine even more than it already does!! Am on page 17 of 281...
• Currently going gangbuster on my work-in-progress (a new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters and is unlike anything I've ever written)! Crossed over 30k words yesterday! I absolutely love how gritty, dark and real this book is.   
• Here's a teaser for you... 

 She had already begun to fade away.

Arctic pain scorched the length of her back until she thought her shoulders would bleed drops of ice. The monster within pinned her to the floor, announcing its presence. She retched, dry-heaving against the cement. Then vomited.

Do not fight me. The beast bellowed in her mind.

She didn’t respond. Didn’t give it the satisfaction. She would hold out as long as she could. The demon’s invasion meant losing herself…her memories…her love.

You are weak. Pathetic. The deep-seated growl mimicked laughter. And mine.

           She faded.  

Waiting game…

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

• On week #22 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*
• On week #14 of waiting to hear back from the editor I pitched to at the RWA conference in July. *also continues to keep all possible body parts crossed*

Reading...

• Finished reading 7 Days of Seduction by Jenna Jaxon over the weekend! (Buy it here!) Omigosh, seriously HAWT short story, erotic romance. Definitely adult and highly recommended! I've given it 5 Stars and the review will be forthcoming :) 
• Currently I am beta-reading for an awesome friend and writer... Katheryn!
• My next read is Winter Fairy by Lola Karns!! Check it out here!

Bonus material...
*Tune back in for SSS on Sunday for more steamy goodness from Running From Shadows! Pax and Greta are at his cabin...she's seriously questioning the shadow demon thing.
*Would love to get more Likes for my author page! Click here... Thanks! 
*Add Witch Way to Turn to your to-be-read list here!
*Beautiful Cover Art for Running From Shadows by Danielle Fine... Check her website for more cover art, editing and book trailer services.

Random Alert! Random. Alert. Alert. Alert...
 

Soooo, guess what I did yesterday? Whaa? Isn't that how everyone wore their stickers?

Rusty--6 years ago--when he was brand new... See! He was/is a demon pup! LOL

Rusty pup over the weekend. Isn't he adorable? Doesn't he look like a little old man? teehee And, yes, he does sleep under the covers...he is a very strange dog. Love him!!!!!

This sign is in the local home and garden shop near my house. They have an amazing cafe that me and the hubs go to all the time, anyway... All that to say, I freakin' love play on words! This sign had me rolling! I waded through about 20 (literally) fake Christmas trees just so I could get close enough to take this picture! Huzzah! There's your random! How I roll :P

Winner Announcement: YA Mythology Hop and Giveaway!!! @chiko_jubilee

And the winner of an Alex Clare CD AND a signed copy of Witch Way to Turn...  

Drum roll, please . . .

Nurmawati Djuhawan

Congratulations, Nurmawati!!

*throws confetti and plays music loudly while reading an AWESOME book...teehee*

Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by to participate! :)

BIG shout out to my virtual assistant, Florence Price for organizing the Blog Hop and drawing the winner. You rock, Flo!

Six Sentence Sunday: Running From Shadows... Such a Tease! #SSS #YA #PNR #BlogHop #Giveaway

Hooray for Six Sentence Sunday!

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 and an editor!! 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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Last week... Pax tells Greta that she can take a chance with him or the shadow demon. Her choice. Greta practically laughs in his face. Shadow demon? Pa-lease. They aren't real. He shrugs and starts up the front porch steps to his cabin. "If you say so." He pushes open the door. Then glances back and says...

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

“But if I had just been marked, I don’t think I’d stand around alone in the dark.”

“Wait.” 

He paused and cocked his head to look at me.

“What do you mean marked?”

“Come inside and I’ll explain.” His voice had a touch of exasperation and duh behind it.

Seriously? Shadow demons? 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.

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Happy reading!

*(Ends TODAY) I'm participating in -- the YA Mythology Giveaway Hop!! Enter here for your chance to win a signed copy of Witch Way to Turn. AND Alex Clare's CD (The Lateness of the Hour)!! 
 
*Witch Way to Turn is doing so well!!!! It's getting great reviews! I'm just so proud of my baby!!! Can you tell??? ;D Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Lyrical Press. Would love for you to add it to your to-be-read list here! 

*If you'd like more information on having a custom book cover designed for your next publication or WIP inspiration, check out Danielle Fine's website! 

Author Spotlight with Laura Diamond!! #NewPride Release Day!!! #YA #PNR @DiamondLB

New town, new love, new terror. 

How awesome is that tagline!? Seriously. I got goosebumps when I read it. Woot!

It’s here! Laura's prequel novelette, NEW PRIDE, releases today and she is stoked for it to run wild in the world.

NEW PRIDE was born from her upcoming novel, SHIFTING PRIDE (coming December 7, 2012!). In SHIFTING PRIDE, the main character, Nickie, searches for her missing father, Richard…and NEW PRIDE is all about Richard’s journey to independence and new love.

  NEW PRIDE Blurb:

A shape-shifter without a pride, Richard Leone strikes a tenuous friendship with power hungry, Derek, from an unstable, rogue group. On a hunt in the forest, they encounter a gorgeous brunette, Molly, partying with friends around a campfire. Derek tells the rogue pride and they bristle at humans trespassing on their territory. Richard risks life and tail to protect his secret and the humans—especially Molly—while simultaneously trying to win her heart. When Molly is kidnapped, he faces taking on the rogue pride alone, but quickly finds he has to put his trust in Derek, not only to rescue his new love, but to ensure the rogue pride doesn’t wreak havoc on his new town.

Author Laura Diamond Bio:

Laura Diamond is a board certified psychiatrist and author of all things young adult paranormal, dystopian, horror, and middle grade. Her short story, City of Lights and Stone, is in the Day of Demons anthology by Anachron Press (April 2012) and her apocalyptic short story, Begging Death is in the Carnage: Life After the End anthology by Sirens Call Publication (coming late 2012). Her debut young adult paranormal romance, SHIFTING PRIDE, is coming December 2012 by Etopia Press. When she's not writing, she is working at the hospital, blogging at Author Laura Diamond--Lucid Dreamer , and renovating her 225+ year old fixer-upper mansion. She is also full-time staff member for her four cats and a Pembroke Corgi named Katie.

Stalk--uh, follow--Laura Diamond here: ~ Blog ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Facebook Author Page ~ Amazon Author Page ~ Amazon Purchase Page ~ Website~

Bonus!!

Laura will be giving away copies of NEW PRIDE to several lucky fans! Please click here and fill out the form on her fan page to enter.

YouTube interview:

In The DM Zone—Talking about SHIFTING PRIDE