Rhiannon Interview

I'm just dropping in to let you know Rhiannon recently did an interview. If you've read her books, you know what to expect, but if you'd like to see what she had to see about Halloween, demons and her love life head on over. There is also a contest to win an ebook copy of Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between OR The Renfield Syndrome.

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Have a fantastic weekend!!

Visiting Spinecracker

Quick note: I'm visiting Spinecracker today, answering questions, and she's giving away a copy of Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between.  Interested? Head on over!

http://thespinecracker.blogspot.com/2010/11/behind-pen-with-ja-saare-giveaway.html

Interview & Giveaway

Today I'm visiting the oh-so wonderful Anna at Anna's Book Blog. She was the first reviewer who took a chance on me (read A Kiss Before Dying) and has been nothing but generous and supportive.  When given the opportunity to visit her blog and answer a few questions, I jumped on board. As a part of the interview, I am also giving away a personalized copy of Crimson Moon.  All you have to do is stop by and leave a comment. It's for US/Canada only (sorry!).

Come on over by CLICKING HERE.

Thanks again, Anna! You rock! 

Eternity and a Day Excerpt & Guest Blog at TRR

The Romance Reviews have a never before shared excerpt of Eternity and a Day, as well as a short guest blog in which I reveal something new about the story, over on their site today.  If you're interested, head on over and give it a read.  They are also holding a massive e-book/print giveaway and Eternity and a Day is just one of the prizes.

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Dead, Undead & Crimson Moon Giveaway

Interested in winning a personalized copy of Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between AND a personalized copy of Crimson Moon?  Then swing by The Book Vixen's Blog and follow her guidelines to enter.  Oh, and don't forget to wish her a very happy birthday. ;-)

Stay tuned.  I have also promised personalized copies of Crimson Moon to some of my other favorite book bloggers. 


P.S.  Dad is home from the hospital. Now we have to wait for results from the samples the surgeon took.  Thanks again for all your well wishes, thoughts, and prayers.

Visiting Stacy's Place

I'm visiting Stacy's Place on Earth today and we're discussing Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between.  If you're curious about the original ending of Dead or would like a spoiler for what you can expect in the future, head on over!

Stacy's Place on Earth

See you there!

Visit Me Tomorrow! and Contest

Before I forget, I'll be visiting the amazing author Shelley Munro tomorrow. She's been doing this incredible (and informative) "Author Tips" month and invited me to partake.  Of course I said yes (are you kidding? I'm answering the question along with so many of my peers!) and I hope that someone will reap encouragement from what I've contributed.

So be sure to stop by Taste of Kiwi and say hello!

Back to work.  I'm so deep into edits I can't see straight, I have reviews up the hoo-ha (almost done reading two of the books, so yay me!), and I'm on a writing streak and don't want to lose the muse.  With my wild and crazy two and five-year old running in dizzying circles around me, I'm not sure where to start.

The life of a stay at home mom and writer -- you can't beat it!

P.S. I've decided to do a contest.  When I hit 100 followers, I will be placing all of their names into a hat and drawing one to win a signed copy of Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between.  So if you're not a follower, please click the box to the right and voila! 

The contest is open to international followers.  When I draw a name, I will blog the result and announce it via Twitter.  If you don't have a public ID, please be sure to check back and contact me via a comment so I can get your prize to you.  If it's not claimed within forty-eight hours, another name will be drawn and so on.

New Look

After much reflection, I decided it was time to change the layout of the blog.  This template is cleaner, easier on the eyes, and the nifty buttons will redirect you to both of my websites and the new blog that was recently started by five fabulous author friends -- one for each day of the week -- which I am so excited about.

I hope you like the change.  I'm still on the look out for something, but so far, this was my favorite.

**Updated the layout.  I had to change it or the bright "yellow" from excerpts and author Ten Questions segments didn't show.  I think this one is just as nice.**

Promotion

I'm visiting The Black Rose Blog today, discussing virtual tour promotion. Come by and say hello!

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By the way -- I finally watched New Moon last night. Does anyone else think the wolves resemble rabid poodles? Yikes!

Giveaway at Fiction Vixen!!!

The fantabulous minx herself, Fiction Vixen, is having me on her blog today!! We're discussing my writing, Dead, and other fun things. A random commenter who answers the question at the bottom of the interview will win a signed copy of Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between (and a nifty bookmark to go along with it), so if you're interested come on over!!

COME SAY HELLO (CLICK ME!)

As for writing news -- I've been given my 3rd round of edits for Eternity, so if you don't see me around, I'm busy making it all it can be for release (which will be the end of June or first of July!).

Amber Scott Project (and Paperbacks are here!)

First -- Dead is now available in print!! I'm so very excited. You can purchase a copy by visiting Amazon.com HERE.

Today, I'm visiting Amber Scott Project, answering some questions and shooting the breeze. She's a ton of fun to chat with, and we'd love to gab with you if you get the chance.

Only one more stop left on the tour, can you believe it? The support I've received has been so humbling and grounding. I could never do any of this without all of you. The encouragement means so much, to the point that I tell all of my friends and family just how important the people I've met along the way are. From those who graciously reviewed my stories when I was just starting out, to those who stopped by, said hello, and welcomed me into such a warm and caring circle of authors and readers.

Thanks to each and every single one of you for making time for me and for helping me promote this story. I don't know what I've done to deserve all of you, but I sure as hell appreciate each and every one of you.

Book Marks and Tour Dates

Above is the front and back of my new book marks for Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between! Kim Richards, the owner of Damnation Books (who recently acquired Eternal Press), is going to have a booth at The Horrorfind Weekend in San Francisco. She's graciously offered to promo for me by stacking a few of these puppies at the convention, and I can't possibly thank her enough!

Today I'll be visiting A.F. Stewart's Blog, answering a few questions and talking about Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between. If you get a chance, drop in and say hello. I'm keeping tabs of each comment made (comments on each individual blog places your name into the hat -- so you can increase your chances of winning) and will be drawing one as soon as the tour is over for a $10 Amazon GC (or if you live outside of the US, I will mail a GC to you of your choosing, so long as I have access to the place).

On a sour note, I was forced to visit the Dr. today following a bought of sickness. The sinus infection I was suffering from worsened (spread from head to chest) and I had to get three shots, four prescriptions, and bed rest. So if you email me and I'm a bit slow to respond or act like a weirdo, that's why.

One more day 'til the weekend is here! Hope you all are doing well. I look forward to seeing all of you on tour!

Extremely Busy Week

Writing Status - Don't Ask
Mood - Frantic
Playing on itunes - Uprising by Muse

This week is going to be insane. I can already feel the noose tightening. I have to finish up the first round of edits on Eternity, host a fellow Loose Id author for ten questions (as well as a couple of other stories she's sharing, check back tomorrow!), write my monthly update for the websites, and finish up 3 blogs for the Dead tour.

For some reason, the "blogs" aren't coming along as well as they did last time. I'm simply not in the mood to write and my brain is refusing to cooperate. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a grip and get it out. If you happen to drop by my tour and the blog hosted is a bit ripe...well, you know why!

Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between releases next Sunday! I'll be on the Eternal Press loop to promo (with excerpts) on release day with my fellow authors. Consider dropping by and saying hello!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EternalPressReaders/

We will also have a live author's chat that evening and I'd love the support (I'm mortified of entering into no mans land alone!)

http://www.eternalpress.ca/LiveAuthorChats.html

Back to work! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Overwhelmed

Writing Status - *Cringes*
Mood - Overwhelmed
Playing on itunes - Absolution by Muse

I have a confession to make -- I'm teetering on the brink of a meltdown.

It started out innocently enough. I decided to do a tour for Dead, Undead and contacted the wonderful people at Goddess Fish to get going. Within a week, it was a go. Then, I got the news...it was time to edit Eternity and a Day.

No problem, right? I can juggle three things at once (reviews, Dead, Eternity). Then, I got an email about Crimson Sunrise. As a new rule at TWRP it has to be sent out to two test readers before it can go to the Sr. Editor for contract consideration, so it may or may not be accepted.

Now, herein lies my problem.

When I submitted Crimson Sunrise, it was ROUGH (disastrously so). I told my editor this when I gave it to her. It's been very, VERY, loosely edited, and needs substantial revisions, building, etc. I figured I would get an idea if she liked the direction of the material (Crimson Moon was always intended to be the first story in a trilogy), and if not, tuck it away and forget about it. Now I know I need to get off my bohonkus and clean up the MS, give it some meat, and try to make an enjoyable story out of it. Knowing they might not accept it isn't the issue, but rather, I know I'll be saving myself one hell of a headache by getting this done now if they do.

That means I'll be juggling two stories for edits/revisions (Eternity and Sunrise), doing the tour, and slowing down on my reading (which is something I've known I have to do for a while now). It also tells me that all the writing I've been dying to start will be put on hold again, and it's extremely frustrating. I suppose this is what happens when you've horded MS's for six-months, only to send them out later at the same time.

Note to self: Write one book at a time and submit one at a time.

Does anyone have any helpful ideas on how to avoid this? Or if not, how do you deal with edits, promo, and finding the time to write?

Dead, Undead Goddess Fish Tour

Just a quick note. The Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between tour is officially underway. You can CLICK HERE to redirect to the Goddess Fish blog page (or click the image above) if you are interested in having me by your blog.

One random commenter will receive a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com, while the owner of the blog with the most visits will receive $15.

There are currently 7 slots left. So if you're a tour partner, or are interested in becoming one, be sure to check the links out. It's a great way to meet new people and visit new blogs.

Creative Blog Award

The lovely Cari Quinn and fabtastic Lynne Roberts nominated me for a Kreativ Blogger award. *blush* I've been lax in responding because revealing things about myself will probably bore the general public. However, to get in the spirit of things, I'm willing to give it a go!

Seven Things About Me:

1.) I detest Spam, and I don't mean the stuff you get in emails. The canned meat (is it really meat? it looks like cancer) has a smell that makes me retch. It sucks, too, because my hubs loves the gelatinous stuff. *gag*

2.) My career aspiration was to be an elementary school teacher...until I had four children of my own. Now? I just want a job that's calm, serene, and most importantly -- quiet!

3.) My favorite beverage is Wal-Mart brand Sam's Choice Cola. Nothing else will do. As I'm cutting calories, I only allow myself one on occasion, but it is definitely my favorite treat!

4.) Once upon a time, I appeared in the theater productions of The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet. Where forth art thou, Hollywood?

5.) My favorite scent is vanilla.

6.) When I got married, I didn't know how to cook. I couldn't even boil an egg. (I did, however, know how to bake...yeah, I don't understand it either!)

7.) I've gotten better, but I still have an unnatural yen for nail polish. I have over 600 bottles stored in my office, according to shade and rarity. I even had a photobucket account where I catalogued images of each manicure I did with them. Strangely enough, I bit my nails until my senior year of high school.

Okay, now that I've shared, it's time to spread the love. I realize I am nominating people who have been nominated by others, but I just can't help myself.

Lynne Roberts -- her witty Wednesday's make me chuckle.

Shelley Munro -- always has something to share, and rocks my socks!

Cari Quinn -- dynamo of a friend and awesome to boot.

Helen's Hardt -- shares hotties with us, what's not to love?

Jacqueline Paige -- a fantastic friend and writer who cracks me up!

Kaye Manro -- writes thought provoking blogs and is hella nice to talk to.

Wendi Zwaduk -- has some hot stuff coming out soon, and is always a blast.

Thanks for nominating me Cari and Lynne. I heart you gals!

Visiting...

Want to know ten weird things about me? Head on over to LASR. While you're there, share some of your quirks.

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I'm also at Razlover's Book Blog, answering a few questions. If you have the time, drop by and say hi.

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AKBD Conception

If you're curious about how A Kiss Before Dying came about, visit LASR WC today.

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Come on Down!!

I'm visiting the lovely Jacqueline Paige's blog today, as well as LASR. Come by and see me!

Jacq (A fellow Amira Press author) Click Me!!!!

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Thanks for following me on the tour. Only six days left!

Wendi Zwaduk

I'm visiting the marvelous Wendi Zwaduk today. Come on over to her blog and say hello!

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