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Indie-Pendence Spotlight Authors
Day four of the Indie-Pendence celebration, and I thought I’d spotlight a few of my favorite Indie/Small Press authors.
**but first**
Have you entered the giveaway yet? Last day to enter is tomorrow.Now, back to some of my favorite Indie books: First up is Angeline Kace’s Descended by Blood. I just loved this book. Great take on Vampire. Angeline’s voice as fun and exciting Next up is Kendall, Grey’ Inhale. It’s the first in her Just Breathe Trilogy. It’s intense, exciting, and even better, Kendall’s donating all her proceeds to charity. Final one is Tara Fuller’s Perigee Moon. This book rocked! Loved the characters, the writing and the voice.
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Now, there are tons more I could mention, but that post would be entirely too long. LOL.
Who are some of your favorite indie/self-pub authors out there? Do tell!
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Origins Blogfest…
Thanks DL Hammons at Cruising Altitude for this fun blogfest. I love hearing about how people got started writing.
When my first novel released last September, I went on a blog tour and often got asked how I started writing.
Most people gave a giggle or gasped when I said I’d never dreamed I’d be walking this writing journey.
As in….never.
I didn’t grow up writing little stories or poems. I wasn’t on the school newspaper or year book.
The only artistic thing I did was a little drawing and pottery, but that’s about it.
So, in 2007 when a story popped into my head after reading Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, I started writing. Within a few months I had an 87,000-word novel I had no idea what to do with.My BFF told me, “Take the next step.”
I was like, “I don’t even know what the next step is.”
I started asking around and found an author who was willing to point me in the right direction: A critique group.
The rest is history. I’m so blessed to be on this writing journey, and I’m glad to have you along.
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Done…
Wasteland 3 is done and out to Super Editor!
***Happy Dance***
I have soooo enjoyed writing the Wasteland books. I still can’t believe they’re all contracted, one is OUT already, and the second will release in May.
Heck, I’m still reeling from the THIRD PLACE FINISH at the Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer’s Choice Awards!!! CLICK HERE to see all the winners.
I can’t even begin to express my thanks to you all for your support of my debut novel…heck, my writing in general. We’ve seen some ups and downs on the journey, haven’t we?
And now, I’m planning my 2,500 LIKES giveaway…fine tuning the deets and it should go live on February 7th (along with another fun little announcement…but mum’s the word until Feb 7th so stay tuned)
There’s still time to get on the list for an AWAITED ARC in case you want to read it for early review. CLICK HERE to sign up. That’ll be up for only a few more days, then you’ll start hearing from my publicist
So, since I finished Wasteland 3 and sent it off to CMP, I was messing around on the net. Found a couple really funny pics, so I had to share:
Yep, the license plate says vampyre...LOL and
~~~Have a SUPER DAY, everyone!
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Angels. . .
There’s just something about a character who has wings. Maybe it’s my envy over the fact I’ll never be able to fly. I’ve written a few characters who have wings, and I never tire of looking for pictures to spark my imagination.
Check this one out I found on Google Images.
***UPDATE: Picture Removed. There’s been a lot of uproar about using pictures from Google Images on blogs, so, I’m removing them from my blog posts to be safe. Sorry. I just loved sharing all the pictures I find out on the web, but that’s just how it goes, I guess. Thanks!***
Love it!! Now, I’m sure she could fly with those translucent wings, but still…they sure are beautiful!
What’s your favorite story that involves angels…or winged characters??
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Insecure Writers Support Group
Alex has this cool, monthly post called The Insecure Writer’s Support Group.
I love this idea–and not just for writers, either–for everyone. I mean, who couldn’t use an encouraging word, pat on the back, or hug (even cyber hugs).
As an author/writer I often worry about things such as who likes my book, who doesn’t, why don’t they–but then I mentally slap myself and remember very key advice I’ve received on this journey:
“You can’t please everyone. Not everyone will like you or your writing style.”
It’s so true. I know I don’t like every single book I pick up to read. It’s not a knock against the writer as a person, it just wasn’t my type of book. So, I say, whether you’re a writer or not,
“Keep on doing what you’re doing.”
Have a super day, everyone!
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Winners…
Hey, everyone. We have some winners….
~~~~Remember last week we did a little celebration talk and giveaway? (CLICK HERE for deets). Well, we have the winners drawn from Random.org.
So here goes:Autographed book: Michelle Vasquez
E-book: LittleMissVix
Autographed Coverflat: Danielle (BookWhore)
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Congrats, you guys! Okay, you three…drop me an email and we’ll get your prize delivery arranged (lynnrush @ cox . net)
Thanks for celebrating with me, everyone. Another giveaway coming in December–> Me and a few other authors are planning something super fun. Big prizes. So stay tuned…
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