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Read MoreChange. New and exciting changes coming to the site.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~ Mahatma Gandhi I’m not sure that quote is the right one for this topic, but it’s always been one that speaks deeply to me. I searched this entire site for the perfect “Change” quote, but there were just too many good ones, so that’s how I ended up with the Gandhi one. I wanted to take a quick second and talk about some...
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Read MoreReader Request: Shadow Boxer Teaser
SHADOW BOXER Shadow Boxer is book 2 of the Lightning Rider Alterations and is slated for a release date of January 7, 2014. With 52 days left to go, I wanted to answer a reader request and give The Best Readers in the World! (that’s you guys) a teaser. This scene comes after *spoiler alert* Evy saves Constantine’s daughter, Aurelia. Evy has seen him once since the cliffhanger in book 1,...
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Read MoreHow Learning My Element Changed Everything About How I Write, Parent, and Set Goals.
Water, Earth, Wind and Fire. No, not the 70s band–though they did put out some serious excellence. I’m talking the real elements. Over the weekend, I was researching the Feng Shui charts to make sure a character had set up her camping site correctly (seriously, a complete benefit of being a pantster is that I never have any idea what in the world these characters are going to do next.) As...
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Read MoreInspired Writing
Q: What city inspired your writing? A: The most random things inspire a new story. For SNOWED UNDER (formerly WOOD) I caught a news article about a tiny Alaskan town (Point Hope, I think) that got hit by a late Spring storm and hammered with ridiculous snow totals–like 108″ in a day–and their shipment of heating oil got delayed. I started thinking about what kind of characters would meet...
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Read MoreNew Adult Read-A-Thon
I’m cohosting a read-a-thon for the next week with some of the NA blogging superstars. So, this is your chance to dust off that TBR list and all the new adult titles you’ve been dying to read. Mini-Challenge Using only the cover of one of the new adult books on your list, write a synopsis and leave it in the comments. Link to the cover (on goodreads, or amazon, or whatever) in your comment so...
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Read MoreFirst Look! The Guardians by @TM_Franklin
First look at the trailer for The Guardians, coming 11/7/13 Don’t forget to add The Guardians to your Goodreads Shelf! But wait…there’s MORE! (Heh!) That’s right – MORE, the first book in the trilogy, will be on SALE for $2.99 starting tomorrow ONLY on the TWCS Website. If you know someone who might enjoy it, please spread the word1 Legacy of a Dreamer by Allie Jean...
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Read MoreElegantly Wasted Blog Tour ~ Interview with Cara, the @fictionalchick
I’m so excited to be part of the Lovely and Lethal Blog Tour! The first book in this series is Elegantly Wasted, and I’m LOVING it. The next book in the series, Uncontrollably Wasted, hits shelves July 9th. I asked the author, C. Elizabeth Vescio, to come hang out and answer a few quick questions so you could get to know her (and then go pick up her books!!) Hi Jen! Cara here. Thank you...
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