Hey all;
The party’s down a Cambria’s FB page here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambria-Hebert/128278117253138?ref=ts
where to celebrate the release of Charade, sequel to Maskerade, much fun is to be had!
Head on down there for all sorts of goss, prizes and no doubt the odd toilet snake…
And here’s hoping it goes with a swing! See you there, perhaps….
JAC
Hey all –
I have a really quick question for readers. The first post on this thread explains it and if you have a moment to just let me know your opinion I’d really appreciate it.
Post is here on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/897572-quick-yes-no-question-for-readers-please
and if you’re not a member, do leave your answer here as a comment or mail me on
jaclement [dot] ondarkshores [at] gmail [dot] com.
All feedback greatly appreciated!
Thanks guys:
JAC
Hey everyone:
For those of you who have read Book 1, Book 2 of the On Dark Shores series is out!
Here is the blurb:
“Nereia is faced by a frightening choice. Copeland is getting dangerously unpredictable; and in the blind darkness of the sea-caves under the cliff, Blakey is about to make the acquaintance of the Archangel…
Sequel to On Dark Shores 1: The Lady and second in the dark fantasy series, this novella is gritty and gripping with a rich tapestry of characters and darkly evocative setting. Contains violence and drug-use.
The story will be followed later in the year by On Dark Shores 3: The Mother.”
It’s available on Smashwords as well as Amazon – US and UK and should make its way through to Apple, Nook, Kobo and the rest in the next week or so.
Anyone who wants it, head on over to whichever of those places sells the file you need – and if you’d consider leaving a review, whether you like or hate it, I’d really appreciate it, as reviews sell books!
I’m not going to do the whole publicity thing for this one as – next bit of gossip approaching – at the moment I’m working on the paperback.
Because Books 1&2 are only 40k words apiece, they’re too short for individual paperbacks. (From Book 3 onwards this will not be the case though!). What I’m going to do is put BOTH of the first two novellas together into the first paperback, and just call it “On Dark Shores” without the subtitles.
Probably this will cause a certain amount of confusion but I don’t think that can be helped, unfortunately.
Anyhow, the cover’s being put together by none other than the highly talented (and infinitely patient!) Regina Wamba of Mae I designs, and you should see it!! Well, you will see it soon enough, but it’s going to be FAB! Check out her portfolio here – and bear in mind that a couple of designs there are for sale… Must admit there are several there that made me go “WOW!” and I only wish that I could think of a story for the one with the blue ravens – love that one!
Rambling aside, what this means is that I’m going to need a big publicity push for the paperback and I don’t want to get unduly spamtastic as that can be very tedious. That being the case, I’m not specially going to publicise The Other Nereia per se, as I figure anyone who’s read On Dark Shores: The Lady already has all the relevant links in the back of the book to find it and anyone who hasn’t read either would probably do better to get the omnibus anyhow.
Which means that in effect, you faithful regulars are pretty much getting a sneak preview…
So, if you do enjoy it, tell anyone who’s read the first one – and if you don’t, tell me! And if you’re not inclined to read it at all, then go look at Regina’s site and enjoy the pretty pics, because she has some properly stonking ones up there…
Back to it! Bk 2 to format for paperback, bk 3 to finish and a couple of so-called “shorts” for the Parallels series to be getting on with in the meantime.
Catch you later, peeps:
JAC
Hey all –
Just a real quickie as it’s some godawful time in the morning and I’m only up due to an ongoing bout of insomnia. Guess what I’ve been working on while I can’t sleep, these past few weeks?
No less than the final, final edits of Book 2. It’s been through two separate editors, it’s been formatted (for the most part) and is being beta’ed as we speak! And all I need now is a good chunk of time to get the damn toc.ncx working (took SIX attempts for book 1, you know!) and I’m good to upload.
Also, looking for advance reviewers so if I haven’t already contacted you and you’d like to review it, do give me a shout.
While we’re on the subject, I should warn you, it’s not the book you’re expecting (quite literally!).
At the end of Book 1 there was a sneak preview of the book that was to have followed, which was The Mother and dealt with the attempt to smuggle the Mother of the Shantar people out of her own land and across to Mardon City, heartland of the nation with whom her people were at war ten years previously.
However, feedback on Book 1 was that it was too short, and that you were all desperate to know what happened to Nereia before cutting to the other plot strand.So, a certain amount of rewriting later, I’ve swapped round some parts of the story to make it fall into more novel-sized chunks.
So: Book 1 of On Dark Shores, which is The Lady will be followed by (new) Book 2 – The Other Nereia. This is another novella, about 40k words in length. This will be released separately for all you who have the first book already, but also as an “omnibus” edition comprising 1&2 together, and this is the edition which should appear in paperback later in the year. (I’m just talking to someone about the cover now, which is very exciting).
Lastly, The Mother will now be Book 3. Quite a lot of it is already written – the first 90k words or so – and there’s more story to come to even when you consider that I lose about 10k words of every 50k in the editing, that should still be a full-length novel (though don’t ask me when it’s likely to be released!).
And after that?
Well, there’s a good two books already planned out, and another two or three places they’ll be going after those, so it’s not going to be the shortest series you ever came across.
Should be fun going along for the ride though….
Anyhow, I must go as it’s way past 5am and I have to get to work; but just so you know, it shouldn’t be more than a week or so getting ODS2 onto Amazon (a bit longer in some of the other outlets maybe) so –
Watch this space!!
JAC
Hey all:
This week’s guest post is by another alumni of Creative Reviews, no less than Beth Ann Masarik. She has recently brought out Prince of Darkness, part of her trilogy The World Among Us. So all you fantasy / romance fans, take a look at her interview below and be aware that she’s going to do a giveaway- there will be a couple of great prizes, all to be had for a simple comment below.
I leave you in Beth’s capable hands!
JAC
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Name: Beth Ann Masarik
Author of: The World Among Us: Prince of Darkness
Genre/s: Young Adult/Fantasy (Urban Fantasy)
P- or e-book: All formats…paperback, hardcover, and e-book
Available from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords & Otherworld Publications
One-sentence summary: The World Among Us is a Young Adult/Fantasy Trilogy that has plenty of Greek Mythology & Vampire lore, and of course, forbidden love.
One-sentence biog: I love to write, read and role play.
Links to your Blog / Twitter / FB / other:
Twitter accounts:
@theworldamongus &
@literarylunes
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When you write, do you have a routine or habit?
I usually like to write in my bed, with my pajamas on, and the music blasting in the background. I usually listen to something fast beat. This is going to sound weird, but I like to try to write to the beat of the music. Does anyone else do that? I also usually have either a glass of Pepsi or mom’s homemade iced tea & a bag of chips with me when I write.
What kicks off the book – a character, a situation, a plot-point?
Usually a situation is what kicks off my books.
Do you plan the plot or follow it as it unfolds? How much do you know in advance?
I usually do very little planning. I like to have set goals or situations that have to happen in each book I write. Otherwise, I usually just let my characters write the books, and I dictate. Sometimes, however, my characters tend to sidetrack, and I have to get them back on track and plot a little bit.
Do you write character notes or background information?
Yes! That is mostly what I plot. It’s how I get to know my characters.
Do you do research and how?
It depends on the topic I am writing about, but yes, I do research. I usually browse the internet for said topic, and keep looking until I find whatever it is I am looking for.
Do your characters do as you intend or do they tend to run away with the plot?
My main characters are generally good with doing what I want them to. However, once in a while they tend to get off track.
Do you have clear visuals of places or characters?
Most of the time, yes I do. It’s getting that vision into words that’s the problem sometimes.
When you have writer’s block, what do you do?
When I have writer’s block, I usually put the book down for however long I need to, and read. I usually read books in the genre I write in, and after a while, something I read or see in real life will spark an idea. I find that going to church is actually a good place to get inspiration from. I often find myself zoning out of the homily’s after the gospel during mass, and entering the thoughts of my characters. It’s a nice escape I have to say (especially if the sermon is really boring lol)
What made you decide to write this story?
I’ve always been into the fantasy world, and love vampires and witches (not so much werewolves). It was one of those stories that once I got the idea for it, it just HAD to be written.
What element did you start with and how did it develop?
I started out with knowing the last ¼ of The World Among Us: Prince of Darkness, and developed the story around it. It sounds complicated, and I guess you could say I kind of wrote the book backwards, but it developed nicely (I think).
Did anything change substantially along the way?
Sometimes something that started as a detail suddenly becomes a plot point. Have you had that happen and what was it (if it would not be a spoiler to say)? I am sure that I have, but to be honest, I can’t remember a specific detail. (there are just too many).
Do you have a favorite character or place?
I hate being asked about my favorite character lol. It’s like being asked if you have a favorite child. I love them all. In terms of a favorite place, I would have to say Mount Olympus. You don’t get to visit it much in Prince of Darkness, but you will get to see why it’s my favorite in Stormy Nights.
Are any of your characters / places / situations based on real life?
Some of the places are loosely based off of places that I frequently visit in real life. IE, Holly Oak University is based off the college I went to, and Port Washington is a real town in NY. It’s in Nassau County, Long Island.
What are your views on self-publishing?
If you have what it takes, go for it! I self-publish my magazine called Literary Lunes (www.literarylunes.com), so I know that it’s a lot of hard work, and can be very frustrating if you don’t know what you are doing. BUT if you have the time and patience, then by all means, all the more power to you!
What are your views on e-books?
I think e-books are great and convenient for traveling, but, I still prefer to hold the actual book in my hand.
Do you have / are you considering getting an e-reader?
I actually just received an e-reader for Christmas from my fiancé. I received the Nook Color J.
Did you have your cover made / work edited / proofed by someone else?
My cover was designed by someone that Otherworld hired. James from JE Ellis Design designed it.
What do you do to market your book?
I talk about it all the time on facebook, twitter etc. I have a fanpage on facebook (www.facebook.com/theworldamongus), and my twitter handle is also the title of my book @theworldamongus. This way, whenever someone sees the name, they are always thinking or talking about my book (even when they don’t realize it!)
Are you on any social media? Which do you prefer?
I am on too many social media websites. I am on so many, that I can barely keep up with them all. I personally prefer facebook & twitter as opposed to myspace, however.
What has proved your most successful marketing method so far?
Networking sites such as facebook, twitter, and Goodreads. They are MUST HAVES, especially for new authors. Blogging is also proving to be successful as well.
Have you read and enjoyed any other indie authors? Who / what book?
I’m honestly only just starting with reading some Indie authors, and the one that I just read was called Legacy of the Highlands by Harriet Schultz. It’s a new, romantic thriller that has you on the edge of your seat right to the very end. It was out of my normal genre (YA/Fantasy), so it took me a chapter or two to really get into it. BUT once I got into it, I was hooked. I will be writing a review for it on www.literarylunespublications.blogspot.com over the next week.
Have you any tips for other authors?
Be kind to your fans & readers. If you’re on a pedestal, step down. No one likes a stuck up author. Be humble. If someone takes the time out to review your book, be sure to thank them, or pay it forward. If you received a bad review, take it with a grain of salt. Remember, a review is ONLY ONE PERSON’S OPINION.
Which book review sites do you read?
I honestly try to avoid reading book review websites BUT I absolutely ADORE everyone that has been participating on my tour. It’s hard to pick just one.
Which review sites have reviewed your book?
Too many to list. If you take a look at the tour list on www.bethannmasarik.com or www.bahbammymusings.wordpress.com you will get an idea of who’s reviewed me.
Are there any resources you have found really useful?
Goodreads is a goldmine for authors, writers, and yes, even readers. It’s a great way to connect with your fans and the general audience. There are lots of great books out there, and Goodreads is a great resource to finding them.
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Many thanks to Beth for the interview, and now for the giveaway – Beth has kindly offered prizes for you! There will be the chance to win an ebook, a fanclub Tshirt and possibly a mug, which could be yours! To enter, please leave a comment below…. and if you know other fantasy / romance fans, please let them know as well!
Thanks to Beth for this great opportunity;
JAC
Morning all –
and look what we have here! How will you recover from the excitement of not ONE but TWO new releases in ten days?! So, hopefully you all read Cambria’s story and left a review, right? (She wants to know what you think, you know). Well, just as you’re starting to look around and wonder what literary wonders you should segue onto, here for your delectation is a guest-blog by none other than CS Splitter, author of the Crayder Chronicles.
As regulars will know, Splitter is one of the more fnar-prone members of Creative Reviews and is a contributor to (not to mention the main instigator of) the Christmas Lites Anthology due out next week, so do comment, heckle, or if you feel really inspired, Tweet the link to his new book, out 21st November! I can’t comment just yet as my copy is still on the Kindle which is locked firmly in a drawer till I’ve got ODS2 out for you, but the goss down in Creative Reviews is that the Crayder Chronicles rock…. and that’s just the more critical reviews!
I have been warned by two or three persons of good judgement that Tom Crayder as a character is going to infuriate me until I accidentally end up liking him! So I for one am really looking forward to having a read, and judging by the first chapter which I have seen, you should BY NO MEANS believe Splitter when he says he sucks. Methinks the writer doth protest too much….
So read his blog, admire the covers, Tweet the link and do go check out the samples on Amazon. I mean, you could always throw underwear but there’s a bit of a cross-wind at the moment so it’d probably hit Bill Oddie or someone. Me, I’d go for the Tweet but then perhaps Bill Oddie would appreciate the attention, who knows? I’ll leave it to your good selves….
And so without further ado, let me hand you over to the lovely C.S Splitter!
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C S Splitter, author of The Crayder Chronicles
Name: C.S. Splitter
Author of: The Reluctant and The Willing
Genre/s: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Mystery, Humor, Crime
P- or e-book: Both books are available as eBooks right now (The Willing to be released November 21st) and will be available in print early in 2012.
Available from:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Reluctant-Crayder-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B004VS751O/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52864
Journal Stone: http://journal-store.com/bookstore/the-reluctant/
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/c-s-splitter
ibooks: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-reluctant/id449636851?mt=11
and other internet resellers. Books are also available through other internet retailers and on Amazon’s international sites (UK, Germany, etc..)
One-sentence summary:
The justice system failed but Tom Crayder will not.
One-sentence biog:
C.S. Splitter is a business man, author, and stand-up philosopher living in rural Maryland with his beautiful wife, small dog, and astonishingly large cat.
Your links:
Blog – http://splittersworld.blogspot.com/
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002241805910
Twitter: @SplitterCS
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Indie Mistakes and Lessons
Since I will never be able to convince you, the reader, that I am an expert in the field of self publishing, let me take the easy route and convince you that I am stupid. I see that look on your face – you are already believing me. Good! Here we go:
One of my earliest memories as a child was sitting on someone’s hip in the kitchen, either my grandmother or my mother (they were both there), and being told not to touch the hot stove. I do not remember the pain, but I remember the angry red circles on my palm and the commotion that ensued among the adults. They were right; the stove was hot.
Apparently, I need to figure out things for myself. I am dense like that and have a whole file full of stories from my life to prove it. You do not have to be so dense and you will not be if you read on.
In 2010, ideas for a character and then for a story hit me. Hard. I had to write it.
That lightning bolt from the heavens came a decade too late. I had spent more than ten years trying to come up with an idea for a fantasy book, my favorite genre to read. I would get an idea, begin to outline it or write it, and then realize that it had been done before and probably in a better way than I could ever hope to duplicate. I gave up writing fiction.
It did not matter that, when I finally got a good and original idea, it was in a totally different genre without swords, or castles, or princesses to rescue. I had to write it. It was that powerful. The will to write fiction was back in a big way.
I began enthusiastically tapping away on my laptop and the first few chapters flew by. I bogged down in the middle of the book and had to abandon my original outline for an even better idea. I struggled through that period and, as Paul Harvey would have said, “the rest of the story” just flowed until the end.
I did it! I wrote a book. I did a little dance, consumed some alcohol, and dreamt of the fame and fortune that would be coming my way. I had no idea whether or not the work was any good, but the dreaming was fun. For a while.
Reality set in when I re-read my book. The story…well, in all modesty…I think it was good. The writing seemed fine, too. After all, I had read hundreds of books in my life and knew how to spell and punctuate and not end a sentence in a preposition. At least, I thought I did.
I had to make hundreds of corrections on my subsequent readings. After about six re-reads and self-edits, it was ready to release. I hated my own book by that point because I could almost recite it verbatim. People read it and liked it—and sent me emails showing me where mistakes still lurked. I fixed them and put out ten or more revised versions. Everything had to be fixed by then, right? Right?
Not by a long shot. By the time the book had ten reviews, all four and five stars, there were still problems. My readers, as thorough as they were, did not catch all of the book’s flaws. But, the story and the characters were good enough to make them like the book.
By the time I figured this out, I was mostly done with the first draft of the second book in the series (The Crayder Chronicles). I didn’t need to beg (as much) for alpha and beta readers for the second book because I had the contact information for some readers who liked the first book. My alpha/beta readers are the BEST! They tore into the second book and sent me lists of little errors that needed correcting.
Every time I made corrections on the second book, I sent out a revised file to the beta readers. Right down to the last one, they kept finding little errors. I was well on my way to having to publish the second book, The Willing, and do many revisions just like I had done with the first book.
Did I really want to repeat those mistakes? Did I really want early readers getting less than my best effort? Did I really want to keep finding little typos and having to correct them by updating the files on sites like Amazon and Smashwords?
No, I did not. I am not really bright, but I do try to learn as I go and, as a side note, I have never laid my hand flat on a red hot stove burner again (at least, not on purpose). I got an editor, Tricia Kristufek. I call her the “Comma Queen.” She started with my second book and worked her way back through the first book.
It was apparent that after all of the “cloud editing” that my alpha and beta readers did for me and even after readers pointed out typos as they praised the characters and story, I still sucked as a writer.
“Sucked” is a harsh word. I guess I didn’t suck compared to some of the bad indie work I have seen out there, but I wasn’t “clean” either. I did not want to be one of “those” indie authors who put out junk, so I got an editor. A real editor who could give the books a little polish. My editor showed me why “sucked” was really not too strong a term for me.
I say all of that to say this: learn from my mistakes. That is lesson one. Do not touch hot stoves and do not needlessly cause yourself heartache and embarrassment. I have already done that for you!
It is terribly embarrassing, in retrospect, to know that the there were still too many mistakes in the first book, even with the last revision, before I had it edited. How many potential readers downloaded those first couple chapters and noticed something that turned them off? How many publishers?
See—I have bad habits as a writer. I can say that freely because if you are a writer, you probably have some too. I even see bad habits FREQUENTLY on display from well known authors from Big Six publishing houses.
So here is lesson two: You are making mistakes in your writing that you do not even realize and you need someone looking over your shoulder from a totally new perspective that will point them out to you. Get an editor. Somehow, some way, get an editor. See lesson one for a refresher on “why.”
Because I am doomed to analyze positively everything, I thought back and tried to figure out why I had made the mistake of putting out that first book too quickly and with too many errors. I thought back to how I felt when I was writing that book and how wonderful it felt when I “finished” it. That was it! I rushed the book out to be published because I was excited and because I did not know any better.
Lesson three: There is no hurry. Wait. Refine. Think about it. Do some research. If you have read this far, you no longer have an excuse for not knowing better…I took care of that for you by making those mistakes already. See lesson one!
Am I sorry I made so many mistakes with the first book? Not really. It turned out just fine in the end. The characters and the story were always good, or so I have been told. The writing was where I was mostly falling short and that was fixable.
Plus, I found some wonderful alpha and beta readers that will, hopefully, be available to me as I put out future books in the series. I made friends that included other authors and bunches of readers and reviewers.
I have one more lesson for you today, take it for what it is worth: your cover is probably bad and is costing you sales. Did I mention how bad my original covers probably were? I say “probably” because, as someone who lacks any hint of artistic ability, I made them. So, when I decided to finally start marketing the series, I started working with Dafeenah from IndieDesignz. I basically just said, “Here is what my story is about, here are the themes I want to follow, please make me a good cover.” She delivered in a HUGE way for the cover of The Reluctant.
Here is where the writer of this article should double back and convince you, once again, that he/she is such an expert that you should be following his/her advice. I will tell you truthfully; I am no expert. I am just an indie writer fighting his way through this new aspect of the publishing industry. All I can really tell you is that I am, or have been, where you are or were. That’s not far yet, but maybe someday…
Splitter
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So once again, many thanks to Splitter for coming to play today! His new book The Willing is out on 21st, so do check out The Reluctant if you haven’t already looked.
Next week, we have a Q&A with Shane Porteous who will tell us a little about his new book – one for the werewolf fans among you, he tells me! And further down the line we will have blogs from MTMaguire and Lexi Revellian and if all goes to plan, quite possibly On Dark Shores 2: The Other Nereia though that will be further into December.
So as always, add your comments below and tell us if you’ve already read The Reluctant, what you know of The Willing,and indeed whether your undies hit Bill Oddie after all…
Have a great weekend, peeps!
JAC
Hot chick with thing for werewolves
Name: Cambria Hebert
Title: Before
(more details and frankly fabulous cover are at end of post)
Format: Ebook (no links yet)
One sentence summary: What if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect… Before.
One sentence author bio: Cambria is an author, blogger, latte sipper who loves werewolves and just knows a toilet snake is waiting to get her.
Links:
Website: http://www.cambriahebert.com
Blog: http://www.theunlockeddiary.blogspot.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambria-Hebert/128278117253138
Twitter: @cambriahebert
1. When writing Before what element did you start with and how did it develop?
Before is the prequel to my debut novel, Masquerade, so I used the novel as a jumping off point. Masquerade is based on Heven, a teenage girl who had the perfect life before there was an accident and she was left horribly disfigured on the left side of her face. She is then treated with caution and considered a freak. Heven can’t remember the accident or how she got her scars. Before is about Heven about her life before her accident and the trouble that is lurking in the background that she doesn’t see….
2. What was most difficult about writing Before?
The most difficult thing is that it is a short story and shorts are hard!!! Trying to pack some interest and action into such a short amount of writing. Also, I felt a lot of pressure to make it be enticing so people will want to read Masquerade.
3. Do your characters do as you intend or do they run away with the plot?
They run away with the plot – always!! That’s why it’s so fun to write! Once I researched a character’s name for an hour, picked one out and then wrote the scene where the character came into the book. When he was asked his name he said something else!!! I was like all that time researching wasted! I couldn’t force his name because he never would have been quiet in my head. I would have insomnia!
4. Why toilet snakes?
Imagine this: its one o’clock in the morning, you wake up and crawl out of bed, trudge through the dark and into the bathroom. You sit down on the toilet, half sleeping… and then a snake bites you! On your butt! Ack!!! Always look before you sit. It’s a rule!!! Never get caught with a snake on your bum. It could happen. But it won’t happen to me, because I look before I sit. Yes, even in the middle of the night.
5. Werewolves. How often do you have to groom them?
That’s the beauty of a werewolf. Sometimes they are hairy and other times they are hot men. Wait – not just hot – Hawt. Yup, gotta exaggerate that hawwt. Uh –huh. Anyway, when they get shaggy looking you can just either make them morph into their human selves or send them to the groomer. Or perhaps they can just run off into the woods and scratch themselves against a tree. Either way they are great for cold winter nights….
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JAC: <bafflement. Fleas?>
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6. Brussel sprouts – why?
As in why would anyone eat them?? I don’t like them. I’ve tried to cook them, bake them, season them. They are gross. They taste like mini cabbages (which isn’t that what they are?) and cabbage is gross too. Sorry to all you cabbage lovers out there!
What if your life was charmed and everything in it was perfect…
Before.
This is the story of my past. Of what things were like for me when everything was normal. Of what every teenager’s life is like. Clothes. Parties. Boys and summer vacation. What’s so wrong with that? I liked it. I was happy.
Until things changed. I changed.
I didn’t know that lies and secrets were about to take over my existence. I didn’t know there was someone out there, someone meant just for me. I didn’t know that I was about to go on a journey, a journey that would lead me to the girl I am today.
This is the beginning of the worst year of my life. Would I go back and change things? Erase everything that has happened to go back into these moments?
Not a chance.
This is a story of before.
Look, not only do we have a new cover for Christmas Lites!
If you have not been paying attention so far, this is the new short story anthology including 26 stories from of the Creative Reviews group – it’s going to be great fun, including at the last roundup Santa, zombies, ghosts, a living snowmaiden and a ninja elf…! Furthermore, all proceeds will go the the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, so it’s all in a good cause. If anyone is up for helping us with a bit of publicity, please get in touch either here or on the Creative Reviews group, as we’d really like to raise a bit of money for the charity at Christmas.
More as we get it but there is a bit more info on Cambria’s blog here:
http://theunlockeddiary.blogspot.com/
and a bit more about the NCADV here on Jenn’s blog:
http://www.indiesupporter.com/
And both of them have the trailer all ready to be watched as well, so do check that out – ninja elves – how can you resist?!
A blog with author Cambria Hebert later in the week so do watch this space – and please, if anyone is up for spreading the word about the anthology, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks all – as always you are stars!!
JAC
Hey all!
Sorry for the long silence – I’ve been busy writing, editing and writing some more!
Book 2 will now bw called “The Other Nereia” and “The Mother” will be book 3 (just as you all requested!). Editing is ongoing – hopefully book 2 will be online before Christmas and the paperback version of 1&2 is due out in Spring 2012.
In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for my short story “A Sprig of Holly” in the charity anthology “Christmas Lites” – this is an anthology of short stories written, edited and generally put together by authors, editors, and other members of the Creative Reviews group on Goodreads and is due out in time for Christmas, with all proceeds to go to NCADV, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
More details to follow…watch this space!
Also:
later in the year, an interview with Cambria Hebert, author of the imminent release Masquerade.
This should be a good one, so I’m really looking forward to finding out what she has to tell us about her writing, her radio show and where on earth she first came across toilet snakes….
More later!
JAC
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