Weekend Writing Warriors: He's a guy, and guys are trouble... RUNNING FROM SHADOWS #8Sunday

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

Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows, currently being read by a lovely agent!!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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Set-up (last week)... Greta runs away from her surprise engagement party through the woods. Pax saves her from a shadow demon. Oh, and he's a unicorn! 
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta and Pax talk. Being around him gives her this weird deja-vu feeling. She wants to trust him, but he's a guy...and guys are trouble.

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

If they didn’t leave you, they morphed into rabid stalker types. 

I had to keep my guard up with Paxton. I couldn’t handle another Bain. But I also didn’t want to lie to the person who’d saved my life tonight.

“I just found out I’m betrothed.”

He froze mid-sip and set his mug down. His expression was hard to read…Concerned? “Do you love him?”

Tune in next week to find out more!

Thanks again for stopping by! Your support and feedback is greatly appreciated!

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Because being a warrior is hard work, here's a vid from the Running From Shadows playlist to reward all you sexy, sweaty peeps ;)

Concrete Angel by Gareth Emery
(Track #19)

  
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Extra! Extra!

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

*Check out the USA Today recommended book trailer for Witch Way to Turn!! here

Midweek Mayhem: She could taste the beast's elation... LONGING #Snippet5 #DragonsFTW #NORSummerFun

Working it out…

• (Happening) Check it out >>> I'm participating in Night Owl Reviews Scavenger Hunt! Deets here. I'm giving away a signed copy of Witch Way to Turn and a $25 Amazon giftcard!
• (Author tagged) Stop by to find out secrets about my dragons and the newly revealed Pinterest board! Deets here!
• (NEW) Squee! I've been interviewed by a local library, check it out here!

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The Becoming Playlist!

Wanted to share some of the songs that inspired me as I wrote Becoming...

I Need to Know by Marc Anthony

Hearing voices…

Cover art by Danielle Fine

• My dark and gritty new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters, titled Becoming, is completely edited!!!!! And I'll be pitching it at RWA this month if I don't have an agent before then...but cross your fingers and toes and eyes and, erm, anything you can cross cos it's with FIVE awesome agents right now!!! :D
• Check out my stunning cover inspiration (right side above this paragraph) designed by the talented Danielle Fine!!!
• Twitter pitch for Becoming: After a transplant gives Zoe a dragon shifter’s heart, she learns that her online boyfriend is her donor and...a girl.

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 ♥Today I'm sharing snippet #5 from the Becoming prequel titled Longing (unedited and in Taylor's POV)! Read Snippets here: #1, #2, #3, #4. Excited for y'all to get to know my dragons better :) 
Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #5)... 

He shrugged. “Why? I don’t get it.” He gestured to the bed. “What about the past three months? And you know, last night? We had fun.” He paused and he lifted a brow. “Didn’t we?”

Taylor hooked her purse on her shoulder and clutched it closely to her side. No, she didn’t have fun last night, but she wouldn’t tell him that. It’d be bad manners. She took a deep breath. “I’m not into guys.”

She could taste the beast’s elation.

“What?” He threw back the covers and walked over to her. “You seemed pretty into what we were doing last night.”

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Cover art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• On week #17 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.
• Requests for Becoming! Squee!!! On week #12 with one awesome agent and week #3 with another (partial), and week #7 with the three other awesome agents (full)!! *fingers and toes crossed* 

Reading...

• 60% into When It's Least Expected by Heather Van Fleet. Mason!!!!!!! ♥♥♥
• Looking for book recommendations and reviews for your 2013 TBR List? Check out The Perks of Being a Book Nerd! 

Bonus material... 

*Writers, looking for a talented editor? I highly recommend Danielle Fine. She's edited four manuscripts of mine and has taught me so much! I'm a stronger writer because of her guidance. Also, she designed my beautiful inspiration cover art for Becoming and Running From Shadows! Annnnd she created the book trailer for Witch Way to Turn! 
*For more information on Dani's editing services, cover design, book trailer creation and website design stop by her site >>>> here!

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert...  

My popular little demon pup got a toy at the vet on Saturday :) He's everyone's favorite cos he's such a little lover--when he wants to be! He did so good, even tho he had to get all his yearly shots and have his anal gland emptied... TMI? lol Ohh, toy update, he hasn't destroyed it yet (gasp), however, he has removed all the little squeakers.

I wanted to buy ALL of these at Target...especially the new ones...they're tiny cubes!!! I have quite the thing for Post-it notes ;)

These were my laptop's last words... Dun, dun, dun. Even oh-great-tech-master (AKA the hubs) couldn't resurrect it :( So, shipped it back to the manufacturer on Tuesday. Cross your fingers that it's healed or replaced soon!! At least this time all my files were backed up on Dropbox. Phew!

Story time... So, this is part of the fence in the backyard, which is damaged...if you couldn't tell :P Anyway, I had to take this pic to share that even tho something bad/inconvenient happened there are still good people in the world. Apparently what happened was a 16-year-old boy was driving late at night and ran off the road (he wasn't injured) and straight into our fence. The very next day (Thursday) the boy's dad came to our house and told us that he was so sorry and would have someone out to fix it ASAP. Well, Friday when we got home from work the fence was totally repaired...good as new! Actually better cos the new part hasn't grayed out yet :P Anyway, had to share that because this guy didn't have to do that...he could have just not ever said anything and we would've never known what happened. Gotta have respect for people like that. Massive props! :)

Midweek Mayhem: She could almost hear the beast laughing at her... LONGING #Snippet4 #DragonsFTW #NORSummerFun

Working it out…

• (Happening) Check it out >>> I'm participating in Night Owl Reviews Scavenger Hunt! Deets here. I'm giving away a signed copy of Witch Way to Turn and a $25 Amazon giftcard!
• (NEW) I've been author tagged! Stop by to find out secrets about my dragons and the newly revealed Pinterest board! Deets here!
• (NEW) Writers helping writers... Fundraiser for Tamara Mataya, who was forced to evacuate her home due to terrible floods that engulfed High River, Alberta, Canada. There's an auction going on and I'm donating a signed copy of Witch Way to Turn with swag, which will include a CD of the playlist. Deets here There are also agent and editor critiques available for bidding! Here

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The Becoming Playlist!

Wanted to share some of the songs that inspired me as I wrote Becoming...This one makes me think of the confusion swirling in Zoe's mind.

Take Me on the Floor by The Veronicas

Hearing voices…

Cover art by Danielle Fine

• My dark and gritty new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters, titled Becoming, is completely edited!!!!! And I'll be pitching it at RWA in July if I don't have an agent before then...but cross your fingers and toes and eyes and, erm, anything you can cross cos it's with FIVE awesome agents right now!!! :D
• Check out my stunning cover inspiration (right side above this paragraph) designed by the talented Danielle Fine!!!
• Twitter pitch for Becoming: After a transplant gives Zoe a dragon shifter’s heart, she learns that her online boyfriend is her donor and...a girl.

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 ♥Today I'm sharing snippet #4 from the Becoming prequel titled Longing (unedited)! Read Snippets here: #1, #2, #3.Excited for y'all to get to know my dragons better :) 
Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #4)... 

“Hey, where are you going?” Jeff asked as he sat up in bed. The covers fell back revealing a smooth, bare chest. He pushed his long, brown hair behind his ears. The hair and her vivid imagination had been the only things that got her through last night.

As much as she didn’t like rejecting people, she couldn’t keep seeing him. Bile rose in her throat. She could almost hear the beast laughing at her. It knew she could never be free of it. “This isn’t working out.” She carefully scrunched her mess of blond curls.

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Cover art by Danielle Fine

Waiting game...

• On week #16 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.
• Requests for Becoming! Squee!!! On week #11 with one awesome agent and week #2 with another (partial), and week #6 with the three other awesome agents (full)!! *fingers and toes crossed* 

Reading...

• 38% into When It's Least Expected by Heather Van Fleet. Mason!!!!!!! ♥♥♥
• Looking for book recommendations and reviews for your 2013 TBR List? Check out The Perks of Being a Book Nerd! 

Bonus material... 

*Writers, looking for a talented editor? I highly recommend Danielle Fine. She's edited four manuscripts of mine and has taught me so much! I'm a stronger writer because of her guidance. Also, she designed my beautiful inspiration cover art for Becoming and Running From Shadows! Annnnd she created the book trailer for Witch Way to Turn! 
*For more information on Dani's editing services, cover design, book trailer creation and website design stop by her site >>>> here!

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Random Alert! Alert. Alert. Alert... 

Rusty pup says "hi."

Rusty pup attacked me whilst I was watching TV on Monday night :P

Okay, lemme tell ya...that Mocha Iced Coffee is freakin' amazing!! It tastes like uber caffeinated chocolate milk... Nom!

Last week at work the USS Enterprise made its final voyage into the shipyard near where I work...she was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Really cool to see :)

Weekend Writing Warriors: I didn't need to fall for this boy... RUNNING FROM SHADOWS #8Sunday

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

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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Set-up (last week)... Greta runs away from her surprise engagement party through the woods. Pax saves her from a shadow demon. Oh, and he's a unicorn! 
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta wants to know why he was out in the woods, but Pax being Pax cleverly sidesteps...

Cover Art by Danielle Fine

The sound of his mug thumping against the tabletop snapped my attention to his eyes, and I hoped he didn’t realize I’d been staring.

“You tell me why you were in the woods tonight, and I’ll tell you how I got the scar.” He winked and threw an arm over the back of his chair.

A simple wink had me practically drooling.

Damn, Greta.

I was one short step away from doodling his name a hundred times in my notebook.

Ridiculous--I didn’t need to fall for this boy. Okay, so he gave me this weird deja-vu feeling…

Tune in next week to find out more!

Thanks again for stopping by! Your support and feedback is greatly appreciated!

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Because being a warrior is hard work, here's a vid from the Running From Shadows playlist to reward all you sexy, sweaty peeps ;)
 
What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
(Track #17)

 
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Extra! Extra!

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

*Check out the USA Today recommended book trailer for Witch Way to Turn!! here