Showing posts with label Night Owl Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Night Owl Review. Show all posts

August 7, 2013

Midweek Mayhem: She would appease her beast...with a preemptive sacrifice. LONGING #Snippet9 #DragonsFTW #NA

Working it out…
  • (Still Happening :P) 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)Today I'm participating in the cover reveal of Unbreakable Love by indie author Yesenia Vargas!! Check it out here! The blurb sounds awesome!
  • (NEW) I'm signing locally in Newport News, Virginia! Stop by and see me on the 21st of September from 1-4PM! Deets here.
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The Becoming Playlist!
Wanted to share some of the songs that inspired me as I wrote Becoming...
Numb by Linkin Park



Hearing voices…
Cover art by Danielle Fine
  • Check out my stunning cover inspiration for my dark and gritty new adult urban fantasy with cursed dragon shifters (right beside 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 #9 from the Becoming prequel titled Longing (unedited and in Taylor's POV)! Read Snippets here: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8. Excited for y'all to get to know my dragons better :) 
Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #9)... 

She traced the steering wheel before starting the ignition. The light tan of the rich leather upholstery filled her vision. Color. While she still possessed a sliver of self restraint, she would appease her beast and possibly have a few more days of peace.

Despite the sauna-like temperature in her car, she couldn’t be too cautious, she switched on the heat before reaching into the glove-compartment for the list. It had been a week since the last time. If she intended to stay in control, she would do a preemptive sacrifice.

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Cover art by Danielle Fine
Waiting game...
  • On week #21 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.
  • Requests currently out for Becoming are 8 total! Squee!!!  *fingers and toes crossed* 
Reading...
  • (Update) 41% into Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King! OMG, sooo good!!! The story is very much 'told' from an omniscient observer's perspective (which I normally don't care for), but it's sooo intriguing. I'm hooked!
  • (NEW) Soo this isn't exactly book related BUT it is artsy! I'm hooked on the Podcast called Night Vale...it is sooo freakin' hilariously creepy! And the dude's voice is sooo yummy! Check out the teaser below...


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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My lunch on Sunday... Went on a date with the hubs...beautiful weather to sit outside...and that's an Italian grilled cheese sammich with bacon...delish!! ;)
Saw these Sunday at a little cafe... Freakin' love hanging lights! The pic doesn't do them justice...but! I so want some of these in my house and outside someday :D

The demon pup laughing at his mayhem!!
ZOMG, in case you somehow missed my tweets and FB posts about this (:P) these are our newest office pets! Five adorable little Mexican jumping beans named: Jack, Princess Toadstool (mine), Ernie, Mr. Bean and Bob. They are actually little moth larvas that will eat their way out of the bean in the spring and then live for a couple days...so we are gonna love the little things like there is no tomorrow!

July 10, 2013

Midweek Mayhem: But last night we... LONGING #Snippet6 #DragonsFTW #NORSummerFun #NA

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!
  • (Interviewed) Squee! I've been interviewed by a local library, check it out here!
  • (Next week) No Midweek Mayhem on 17 July cos I'll be at the RWA National Conference in Atlanta! Miss me? :P If you're going, let's meet up! Tweet me here!
  • (NEW) I'm guest blogging and talking about writing at Girls With Books blog!
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The Becoming Playlist!
Wanted to share some of the songs that inspired me as I wrote Becoming...
Titanium by David Guetta



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 next week 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 THREE 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 #6 from the Becoming prequel titled Longing (unedited and in Taylor's POV)! Read Snippets here: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5. Excited for y'all to get to know my dragons better :) 
Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #6)... 

Keeping her eyes on his face, she focused on the way his hair fell over his shoulder. She didn’t want to see his naked body again. It reminded her of what she had let him do to her. Of all the times she’d tried to be normal, not give into her urges. She hated what—she knew deep inside her demon heart—she was. A cursed dragon. 

He touched her shoulders and she fought a cringe. “But last night we…you know.”

She took a step back, and he dropped his hands heavily to his sides. “Yeah, I know.”

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Cover art by Danielle Fine
Waiting game...
  • On week #18 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.
  • Requests for Becoming! Squee!!! On week #13 and week #8 with the two other awesome agents (full)!! *fingers and toes crossed* 
Reading...

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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The demon pup was beggin' for animal cookies while hubs and I watched Game of Thrones :P

Enough said :P

Me and the hubs went to see fireworks on July 4th! Also, this is Zoe and Taylor's fave holiday...dragons FTW!

Say hi to Gertrude! This is the newest addition to the City Manager's Office :P Scared the crap outta me when I went into my boss' office Tuesday!

June 19, 2013

Midweek Mayhem: Eventually she wouldn’t be able to hold out... LONGING #Snippet3 #DragonsFTW #NORSummerFun

Working it out…
  • (NEW) 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)There are not too many of these around lately, but there's a Blog Hop coming July 13-20...still time to sign up! Deets here
  • (NEW) Got invited to do a book signing at a high school in Matthews, Virginia in October! Stoked! Join me, won't you?? :)) Deets!
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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 dragon raging inside of Taylor.
Headstrong by Trapt



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.

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

Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #3)...

Her demon was right. She would never break the curse. Eventually she wouldn’t be able to hold out, and she would become a monster once again.
She shivered as she tiptoed her way to her folded stack of clothes on the desk. One day she would be with someone who’d make her want to rip her clothes off instead of neatly organize them before hooking up. Until then, she wouldn’t wrinkle couture. She pulled up the stockings and boots, hooked her bra and then slipped the turtle neck dress over her head. Yeah, she would get strange looks from people for her outfit choice, but she was used to that. She dressed for winter even during the summer.

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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 #10 with one awesome agent and week #2 with another (partial), and week #5 with the three other awesome agents (full)!! *fingers and toes crossed* 
Reading...

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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Zombie flag...what else do you need to know? :P

Turtle fountain!!! *kisses its little cement face*

My future home once my dragons make me gazillions :D

Me and hubs on the back porch of the Biltmore house last week...

An alligator (or wait is it a crocodile??) in the green house at the Biltmore garden.

Loved this tree at Biltmore!

Hi, I'm a cute demon pup who wants a treat...that is all :P

June 12, 2013

Midweek Mayhem: She was living a lie... LONGING #Snippet2 #DragonsFTW #NORSummerFun

Working it out…
  • (NEW) My lovely friend Marlene Relja stopped by yesterday to talk about her Twitter-based book club. So cool! Check the post here :)
  • (NEW) Starting Saturday I'll be 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) Exciting news!! *spins* Yesterday I got a 50-page request for Becoming from one of my TOP TEN AGENTS!! And guess what?? It was from a cold query!! I emailed her my query letter (about 2.5 weeks ago) with no pages, no synopsis, no nothin'... Squee!!!
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The Becoming Playlist!
Wanted to share some of the songs that inspired me as I wrote Becoming...

Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall



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 FOUR 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.

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

Longing - Chapter 1 (snippet #2)...

She forced herself not to listen to it. If she subjected herself to its coercing she’d have to find another victim. And as it stood right now, she had gone one week without killing. Seven
straight days of warring against the thing that came so naturally to her. A record, of sorts. Not that she should celebrate.
Carefully she pushed back the blanket and slid out of bed, trying not to wake her boyfriend. Even the word itself disgusted her. She may’ve had sex with him, but—like all the ones before him—she didn’t love him. She was living a lie. And for what? 

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Cover art by Danielle Fine
Waiting game...
  • On week #15 of waiting to hear back from a lovely agent who is reading Running From Shadows.
  • Requests for Becoming! Squee!!! On week #9 with one awesome agent and week #1 with another (partial), and week #4 with the three other awesome agents (full)!! *fingers and toes crossed* 
Reading...

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... 


We've recently gotten a swimming pool at work (entrance to city hall) :P

Caught the demon pup mid-lick! His tongue is so dang cute!!

BBQ place the hubs and I ate at on Sunday... It was delish! Here piggy, piggy, piggy! :P

On a semi-related note...this is a pig face made out of hamburger meat. This was at a specialty grocery store on Sunday and what drew my attention to it was the fact that a little girl (maybe 5) thought it was funny and her mom freaked the H out and was saying how terrifying it was. So, of course, I'm all: Ooo, must have pic for Midweek Mayhem post!!

Erm, yeah... Drivin' gangsta.

I swear I'm not quite this pasty white in person!! Okay, so maybe I am just a little bit ;)

Sex on the Beach...one of my fave chick drinks. Can you believe I've never actually had sex on the beach? Whaa? TMI?? :P Have you???