IN THE DARK -- Coming October 26, 2014

This is your one week reminder that IN THE DARK will go live October 26, 2014. This short story will be available for download at Smashwords and Barnes and Noble for FREE.

WIP Update 10-10-14

Since I do #8Sunday on Sundays and Meet My Character Monday, I'm going to try to post this WIP updates on Friday, so here is my week:

Monday 10-6-14 -- This week is starting out well. I wrote another chapter in the ghost story. According to my outline for this novel, I only have seven more chapters to go before I finish the first draft. My goal is to finish the first draft by the end of the month, so pray my muse cooperates with my plans.
Now on to a sample of this chapter. Enjoy:
"Michael leapt from Ian’s body the instant they crossed the threshold of Ian’s apartment. “What the hell,” he yelled at Ian, but the other man couldn’t hear him."

Wednesday 10-8-14 -- Worked on the outline for Outcast and expounded on a few scenes today. Here is a peak at what I wrote:
"Daniele didn’t bother to acknowledge my father’s actions or the scathing look her soon-to-be mother-n-law gave her, she simply gave me another warm smile, and turned to face her future husband. She was absolutely radiant, and I chose to focus all of my attention on her and not the eyes boring into me. I had long since grown used to the way my family and Dave’s family detested me and didn’t care if they didn’t like that my sister still loved me despite their hatred."

10-8-14 Editor sent HIM back to me, so I'll be posting snippets from it soon. I started on her grammar notes and will begin her content notes soon. Yep, I have to add things, remove things, and rework things, but all of it will be for the best, I think.

She and I also talked about Immortal. Yes, I know I promised to post excerpts from it, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I don't like my writing. Kathryn is going to take a look at it though and give me her thoughts.

Friday 10-10-14 -- This ghost story just keeps surprising me. Since the day I wrote the outline for this novel, I only saw one ending, but tonight as I'm working on one of the last chapters, it has taken a slightly different turn. I plan on following it through to the end to see if I like it, but I'm keeping my notes on the original ending just in case. According to the outline I have four more chapters to go, but with the new ending, I don't know.
Here is the line that changed everything: "I’m not saying she doesn’t love you, but this isn’t what she wants.”

Well, that is it for now. Good night everyone. :)

WIP Update 10-5-14

I haven't gotten to do much writing this week since I'm getting ready for the upcoming release of my next short story, In the Dark. Check back daily for updates. I'm also in the beginning promotional stage with HIM, my suspense/thriller that I'm hoping to release January 2015. Peruse this site to see excerpts from the novel and the novel's amazing cover.

Update 1. I posted this about my ghost story on Tuesday: Another chapter done. Roughly another 8 more to go and the first draft of still untitled Ghost story novel will be complete. This was another stressful chapter to write. Lots of confusing emotions. Here is a sample of what I wrote today:
“Michael,” she whispered, scared that she had done something wrong.
“I…I have to go. I can’t do this with you.”

Update 2. I posted this about Outcast on Wednesday: In working on Outcast today, I had to answer a lot of whys. Why is there tension in this novel and in this family? Why is the main character an outcast? Why didn't her family chose her? Why? Why? Now my brain hurts, but I've figured most of it out and explained why we are where we are in the first chapter. Here is a sample from the chapter I worked on today:
The pack had given the Mr. Alexander a... choice: shun his eldest daughter or keep their middle daughter from being with the man she loves. Mr. Alexander didn’t want to lay the decision off on his middle daughter, but considering he wasn’t going to outcast one daughter just because another had a crush on a guy, Danielle would have to be the one to decide between her sister or her boyfriend.

Update 3. I posted this about the sequel to ALONE on Thursday: Finally, after days and days of mulling this over, I know where I want to go with chapter one. Yes, I know this seems obvious, and I am starting in the obvious place, but when I first started working on the outline for this novel a few weeks back, I went in a different direction. That direction wasn't working for me, so I'm going with the obvious and starting chapter 1 of part 1 minutes after the plane crash. Yes, I have a copy of ALONE sitting beside me as a guide. Hopefully, I don't mess up my own story too much. Here is a teaser from what I've worked on today:
"Sitting the very pregnant Eve in a chair just inside the door so that she could see when they brought Wes in, Vera went to the small kitchen to fetch Eve something to drink in the hopes of staving off the shock of seeing Wes’ body."

More ON First Friday

I'm all set up if the wind doesn't blow me away. I'm at 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL 35630. I've already sold a few books, and now only have 3 copies of ALONE. If you want a copy before my next shipment comes in, come see me.

First Friday

If the weather holds, I will be setting up for Downtown Florence's First Friday in front of Stained Glass Artistry (116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL 35630). If you haven't gotten your copy of ALONE or SHIFTER, come see me and get an autographed copy. You also get to see my cute new haircut. :)

WIP Update -- 9-26-14

Normally, I post updates on the pieces I'm actively working on whether the piece is in the idea stage, the writing stage, the editing stage, or something in between on my Author FB page or in the case of the sequel to ALONE on ALONE'S page. I'm going to continue to do so, but I also wanted to find a way to put those short updates on my new website. What I've decided to do is every couple of days I'm going to post a WIP update. I'll gather all of those short updates, compile them in to one, and post them here on my new blog.

So, here goes this week's WIP update:

Last night I posted this about my untitled ghost story: Wow, that chapter really wanted to be difficult. Okay, maybe it took so long to write because I decided to watch episodes 8, 9, and 10 of Witches of East End while trying to write the last three pages. My time was well spent. I love that show. Nine more chapters to go, and the first draft of my still untitled ghost story will be done. I can't wait. Here is a sneak peak at what I worked on tonight:
“So, you’ve been studying my face, have you?”
“Pretty much. Stalkerish I know, but there it is.”

Earlier today, I posted this about Outcast, a supernatural romance set in SHIFTER'S world: Emotional day. Outcast is really pulling on my heart strings. I'm doing this to my character, yet I hate the way she is being treated. Sigh. Here is a bit from the section I worked on today: "He wanted her to see him, to know that he was watching her, to maybe understand that he cared even if no one else seemed to."

Finally, just a few minutes ago, I posted this about the sequel to ALONE: Chapter 1 is in progress. Here is peak at what I worked on today: "The day after the crash, Will took a group of people to the site to investigate, but the remains of the plane and its cargo were beyond identifiable. If someone had tampered with the fuel line, engine, or anything else, there was no way of knowing."

Oh, I almost forgot. My editor and I are discussing my fourth book. I'm hoping it will be the ghost story, but if I can't get a final draft ready by at least the end of January, I'm going to go with one of the three novel's of which I have completed drafts. HIM is the one I'm looking over right this second. I'm about six chapters into the novel. I haven't been posting snippets from it because I don't think it will be my next book, but just in case, I'll start posting updates and excerpts from it with my next post.

Meet My Character Blog Tour: Meet Eve from ALONE

Thank you everyone for stopping by my blog. This is my fourth day on this tour. I want to start my post as always by thanking Emmy Gatrell for inviting me on this tour. Don’t forget to stop by her blog as you make your rounds. 

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Today, I want to introduce you to Evelyn Elaine Hays, Eve for short, from my modern-day, post-apocalyptic novel set in the Deep South, around Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi. Before the sickness that killed every man, woman, and child on the planet, Eve was your typical college student. She lived near campus with her best friend, was madly in love her boyfriend, and only had a tentative idea of what she really wanted to do with her life. After the sickness, Eve became a mother, a doctor, a lover, a wife, a killer, a survivalist, and a leader. She didn’t fall into these roles easily, but she knew if she didn’t make the hard decisions, her world would cease to exist.

Eve’s main conflict and her personal goal throughout the novel are the same: survival. She has to survive a sickness that wipes out over 99% of the world’s population on top of scavenging for food and supplies. She has to survive herself. Fighting the urge to give up, to take her own life, isn’t easy in a world where everyone else is dead. She has to fight against those who have gone insane and who are bent on tearing down what is left of the old world or simply want to satisfy their primal needs before they parish. She has to survive miscarriages, as the sickness doesn’t wait until a person is in the world before it kills them. In order to survive all of this and become the leader her new world needs her to be, she has to learn to become strong, self-sufficient, brave.

Want to know how Eve becomes the woman her people need her to be? Pick up your copy of Alone today. The eBooks are only $3.99 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Place, and Smashwords. To find out more about this novel, visit me on Facebook, Goodreads, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Stop by next Monday to meet another one of my characters.

Don’t want to wait a week to meet new and intriguing characters then stop by the following blogs:

Emmy Gatrell http://emmygatrell.com

Ashlei Daylen http://ashleidaylen.wordpress.com

Ashe Barker http://ashebarker.com/

D M Singh http://dmsinghwriting.wix.com/dmsingh

Meet My Charachter Blog Tour: Meet Carrie from SHIFTER

Thank you everyone for stopping by my blog. This is my fourth day on this tour. I want to start my post by thanking Emmy Gatrell for inviting me on this tour. Don’t forget to stop by her blog as you make your rounds. 

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Today I want to introduce you to Carrie, a secondary character from my modern-day supernatural romance, Shifter. Carrie is Abby’s younger sister and only sibling. The two are extremely close due to a deceased father and absentee mother. Carrie is divorced and has three children.

Carrie is tall, thin, with light brown hair, and a tell-it-like-it-is personality, Abby’s feelings be damned. She is also damaged due to jerk of ex-husband and stepfather, but she has learned to let go of the past and to keep her eyes wide open for mister right. She would do anything for her sister and her children.

Toward the end of Shifter Carrie and her children are shoved to the forefront of the novel when Mave, a psychotic witch, sets out to kidnap her and her children to force Abby to give herself over to the witch. To keep her sister safe, Abby asks the shifter pack that Dimitri belongs to, to hide her away until they can find a way take care of Mave.

To find out how Carrie and her children escape Mave’s wrath, pick up your copy of Shifter today at Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, or Google Play today to download your copy. To find out more about this novel, visit me on Facebook, Goodreads, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Stop by next Monday to meet another characters from Shifter.

Don’t want to wait a week to meet new and intriguing characters, then stop by the following blogs to meet one of their characters:

Emmy Gatrell    http://emmygatrell.com/

DM Singh    http://dmsinghwriting.wix.com/dmsingh

Ashe Barker http://ashebarker.com/

Ashlei D Hawley  http://ashleidaylen.wordpress.com

Dave DarkStar Scott  http://dreamscriber.wordpress.com/

 

Alone II Daily Seak Peak

Right this moment, I'm feeling pretty good about Alone's next book . I've been able to do a little work on it this week, and I think I'm a couple hundred words away from having a full prologue. I wish I could do more work on this novel, but my ghost story is taking up too much of my brain right this second. :)  Here is an excerpt from what I wrote today:

"The day they arrived, their group had been half-starved, half-frozen, and a few of them were sick with the flu, not the sickness, just the simple flu. Or well, I shouldn’t say simple. These days, the normal flu is nearly as dangerous as the sickness."

Meet the Character Blog Tour: Meet Mave from SHIFTER

Thank you everyone for stopping by my blog. This is my third day on this tour. I’m so excited about doing this tour. I want to start my post by again thanking Emmy Gatrell for inviting me on this tour. Emmy's next character blog is live. Stop by her blog at Emmy Gatrell to meet her latest character. 

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Today I want to introduce you to Mave from my modern-day supernatural romance, Shifter. Mave is the beautiful yet psychotic witch who curses Dimitri, a shapeshifter and the male lead of the novel, into a flea-bitten runt of a cat after he insults her by not calling her after their night together. Mave’s hometown or current residence is not known, but she spends a great deal of her time in Alabama stalking Abby, the woman who adopted Dimitri after Mave sent him to the pound in the hopes that he would be put down or at the very least neutered.

Not much is known about Mave, though it is obvious that she is desperate for male attention, which is a sign that she possibly has daddy issues, and is slightly on the delusional side. After one night of sex, she is completely taken with Dimitri. She takes him at his drunken word, believing that he, despite being inebriated, he has fallen instantly in love with her as she has with him. When she discovers he doesn’t even remember their night together, she curses him, and spends the rest of the novel trying to ensure he stays cursed.

Even though she is a bit obsessive and mentally unstable, she is powerful. She puts a curse of Dimitri that is so effective not even his parents can sense him or his power through their magical bound that helps all those in his pack communicate and one that no one can break.

Unfortunately, no matter how much power she has, her curse can’t stand up against love. When Mave discovers that Dimitri is falling in love with his new owner and the curse is weakening, she sets out to separate the two by any means necessary.

To find out what Mave does to Dimitri and Abby, pick up your copy of Shifter today at Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, or Google Play. Want to know more about this novel, visit me on Facebook, Goodreads, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Stop by next Monday to meet another one of my characters from Shifter.

Don’t want to wait a week to meet new and intriguing characters then stop by the following blogs: D M Singh, Ashlei D. Hawley, & Vivian St. Crow.