tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911302342411765042024-03-18T15:12:14.292-04:00Fictitious ChroniclesA look inside our mind while we write our way into yours....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-86173373947072984772012-08-10T13:06:00.001-04:002012-08-10T13:06:08.986-04:00A Warrior's Betrayal Update<h3 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">New release date:</span></h3>
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<span style="color: blue;">For those of you who enjoyed the first
Brotherhood novel, Darkness & Lies, and were anticipating the
arrival of A warrior's Betrayal at the end of August, I have a bad news.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have had
to push the release date back. To be safe, I am projecting the new
release date to be September 30th, allowing plenty of leeway to get
everything in its place and raring to go. The countdown clock has been
reset so you can keep track of how many days are left easily. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">In the meantime, please show your support and love for the Brotherhood by stopping over at <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15813606-a-warrior-s-betrayal"><b style="color: magenta;">Goodreads </b></a>and adding A warrior's Betrayal to your TBR! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Thank you for being patient during this
process, and for that, you shall be greatly rewarded. Make sure to watch
for a giveaway celebration as we grow closer to the end of September!
</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-39449380040271478222012-08-04T18:01:00.000-04:002012-08-04T19:59:51.761-04:00Celebrate Ink 2's release with us!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy-4eG8ocodB3dkbOr_2foVQi5Z_lduDRwTLcScRo3EtC97f4A7I2dHV308PhTwv7UU2xJ9JDFEuovANDM-EJ8MsV0Ps-VMinYlBpGTwYI54BXuKz1D191swc9lBfIH2jhfNJiw5OSrQ/s1600/Ink2_edited-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy-4eG8ocodB3dkbOr_2foVQi5Z_lduDRwTLcScRo3EtC97f4A7I2dHV308PhTwv7UU2xJ9JDFEuovANDM-EJ8MsV0Ps-VMinYlBpGTwYI54BXuKz1D191swc9lBfIH2jhfNJiw5OSrQ/s400/Ink2_edited-11.jpg" width="233" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">Celebrate</span></div>
<br />
In honor of Ink 2 coming out this month, the author, Holly Hood will be giving away some Ink-related swag along with a free copy of Ink 2 to one lucky winner! If you haven't read the first and enjoy a good paranormal romance, check it out on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ink-ebook/dp/B005IAQD26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344117520&sr=8-1&keywords=ink+holly+hood" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.<br />
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Stay tuned for details on how to sign up for a chance to get your own copy of book 2 and some really cool swag!<br />
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<b>Note from Author:</b><br />
<br />
<i>Thanks everyone for the support! I wanted to do something fun for the release of Ink 2, so I have some cool swag that reminds me of Ink, along with paperback copy of my favorite book. I can't wait to find out who gets to enjoy it!</i><br />
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<i>I will be posting pictures of the swag along with a way to enter the giveaway! </i><br />
<i><br /></i><br />
<i>Holly Hood</i>
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Want to play along?<br />
<ul>
<li>Pick
up whatever book you are currently reading and open it to the page you
left off at (If you haven't started it yet, open it to a random page). </li>
<li>Without giving anything away, share a few lines that you find particularly great. </li>
<li>So everyone knows where to pick up this great new read, don't forget to include the title and author name.</li>
</ul>
That's it!<br />
<br />
Now,
my teasers of the week have been taken from Gena Showalter's latest
release, Wicked Nights, the first book in the Angels of the Dark
series.<br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Teaser #1</span></h3>
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><i><span style="color: black;">"Humans
fail to realize how easy demons are to welcome. The negative words you
speak, the detestable things you do. Utter a lie, meditate on hate,
entertain the urge to commit violence, and you might as well sound the
dinner bell." </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Teaser #2</span></span></h3>
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: black;"><i>"But how can a person stop feeling fear?"</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: black;"><i>It is not what you fear that truly matters but what you say and how you act while feeling that way." </i></span> </span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span> </h4>
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After the celebrations are over, the explosions
of color in the night sky, good food, and laughs are but a memory, it's
time to wind down and relax--and what better way to do that than with a
good book! <br />
<br />
Running July 3rd through the 5th, you can pick up a
copy of <span style="color: red;">ALL</span> four of my books (<span style="color: blue;">Darkness & Lies, Addicted to Magic,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1898351317"> <span style="color: blue;">
Faerie Tales</span></a><a href="http://./">.</a>.., and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Buried-Secrets-ebook/dp/B0075VOJ4U/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1" style="color: blue;">Buried Secrets</a></span>) <span style="color: red;">FREE </span>on Amazon! <br />
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Come see
what people are saying, pick up a copy for yourself, your mother,
father, aunts, and uncles, and for heaven's sake, don't forget to invite
your friends! There's something for everyone, so don't miss out! It's
doesn't get better than <span style="color: red;">FREE</span>! <br />
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Need directions?</h3>
Buried Secrets: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Buried-Secrets-ebook/dp/B0075VOJ4U/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1">http://www.amazon.com/Buried-Secrets-ebook/dp/B0075VOJ4U/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1</a><br />
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Darkness & Lies: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Lies-Brotherhood-Novel-ebook/dp/B005NKQR4U/ref=la_B004TWZSS4_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1337290021&sr=1-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Lies-Brotherhood-Novel-ebook/dp/B005NKQR4U/ref=la_B004TWZSS4_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1337290021&sr=1-3</a><br />
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Addicted to Magic: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Magic-Book-ebook/dp/B006KJ70X0/ref=la_B004TWZSS4_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1337290021&sr=1-7">http://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Magic-Book-ebook/dp/B006KJ70X0/ref=la_B004TWZSS4_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1337290021&sr=1-7</a><br />
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Faerie Tales: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Faerie-Tales-Misfortune-Socialite-ebook/dp/B004TMBHYS/ref=la_B004TWZSS4_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1337290021&sr=1-6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Faerie-Tales-Misfortune-Socialite-ebook/dp/B004TMBHYS/ref=la_B004TWZSS4_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1337290021&sr=1-6</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-56803302354935385322012-06-07T15:40:00.000-04:002012-06-07T15:41:07.004-04:00A Warrior's Betrayal Round-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're getting down to the wire! It's hard to believe that <i>A Warrior's Betrayal </i>is
just two short months away from being released. I am working hard to
get all the kinks worked out and my head on straight so I can finish it
on time, and I hope that I don't disappoint you guys.<br />
<br />
But I am getting ahead of myself. Let's back it up a bit.<br />
<br />
As some of you may have noticed, I am diligently working on a few projects, namely my upcoming novel <i>Spring Cleaning,</i>
which is my first women's fiction. It's coming along nicely, we're
about halfway there, and the cover has just been finished. Some of you,
who are members on Goodreads, may have already seen it, but for those of
you who haven't, take a look!<br />
<br />
I expect for this title to be out sometime in August, shortly--very shortly--before the release of <i>Warrior...</i><br />
<i> </i> <br />
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<br />
So,
now that you know what I have been working on lately, it's time to get
back to business and answer some questions you may have.<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><b>What's<i> A Warrior's Betrayal?</i></b></u><br />
<br />
<br />
This is book #2 in the Brotherhood series. In this edition, Behr
is tasked with caring for a distraught Cheyenne after Erias's
disappearance into the underworld (the infamous cliffhanger that so many
of my readers were furious over!). There will be many exciting things
happening in this edition, to which I hope to please you all...but not
too much! I do love my cliffhangers, after all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><b>What's to come</b></u><br />
<br />
<br />
As the date gets closer, expect to see freebies galore in the
form of giveaways and Amazon discount days. Don't worry, I will keep you
posted! I hope you all will join in and help me celebrate these new
releases.<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><b>Autographs</b></u><br />
<br />
<br />
If you are familiar with Kindlegraph, then you already know you can request a FREE autograph <a href="http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/brandellavanela" style="color: magenta;">here</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I think that about covers it for now. I am so excited to get
these stories finished and out to you, my readers. As always, I love
your feedback and without you, none of this would be possible. See you
at the finish line!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-23348553522748808192012-05-29T18:57:00.000-04:002012-05-29T18:57:57.786-04:00Review of The Lure of Shapinsay by Krista Holle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The people of Shapinsay have long
told stories of the Selkies who crawl out of the sea and assume human form in
order take advantage of unsuspecting villagers. Kait scoffs at these tales.
That is, until the day her closest friend births a half selkie babe. When the
babe is drowned in the sea for its mixed heritage, Katie is shocked and
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Eamon, a selkie man, witnesses Kait’s
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out to punish her for the deed. But neither Eamon nor Kait are ready for the fire
that sparks between them. Entranced by The Lure, a tool used by the selkies to
lure victims into their web of deceit, Kait cannot refuse her pressing need to
be with Eamon, insisting that she loves him beyond all things. Eamon is no less
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I have read a lot of things
involving myths and legends, but I have never come across a Selkie story. This
was new for me, so I had no idea what to expect when I sat down to read. I was
pleasantly surprised at the magical tale that unfolded before my eyes. This was
a sweet and enticing tale with incredible characters that came to life with
Holle’s vivid details and honest, historically accurate depictions. Each time I
picked the book up I was transported back in time to an island of legend. A
simple place of beauty where time goes by at a slower pace, love is true and
steadfast, and friendship can be found in the least likely of places. I found
Kait and Eamon’s connection to be heartfelt and romantic, yet innocent and naïve.
They were plagued with many sorrows stemming from youth and inexperience to
mistrust due to their differences. Many times I felt myself smiling at their playfulness,
saddened by their grief, and hopeful that they would find their way through the
storm. This was really an incredible read that I think crosses all age
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This book is available for purchase on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006O53UTS/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img" style="color: blue;">Amazon</a> for a mere $2.99. Pick up your copy today! </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">It's hard out there for an indie...</span></h2>
I think most of us know well how frustrating it can be to get a jump on selling books to the general public. It's a matter of making connections, and that can be difficult when you don't know what you are doing or what you are looking or even where to start. Well, here at Fictitious Chronicles we would like to lend a helping hand by telling you what we do.<br />
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Let's begin with the common search for a reviewer...or twenty. Much research needs to go into this, and it can be a very time consuming process. First, you have to locate bloggers who are willing to accept reviews. Then you have to ensure that they take your genre. If all checks out, like a school girl/boy hoping to be picked in gym class so you aren't left twiddling your thumbs like a reject, you then have to create a lovely letter to the blogger asking if they will accept you. Then you wait....and wait...and wait for them to respond, or not, as many cases turn out. Assuming all has gone according to planned and you do get that review, pat yourself on the back for a job well done. But wait! Don't get too cozy just yet. There is more work to be done. You must send out more requests. To ease your pain, here are a couple blogs to get you started: <a href="http://www.thekindlebookreview.blogspot.com/p/get-reviewed-2.html" style="color: blue;">The Kindle Book Review</a> and <a href="http://www.thebookloversrealm.com/bookarc-review-policy/" style="color: blue;">The Book Lover's Realm. </a>And don't forget to offer yourself for author interviews and giveaways! <br />
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<b>Now, it's time to advertize! </b></h3>
A good place to begin is with <a href="http://goodkindles.blogspot.com/p/how-to-add-book.html"><span style="color: blue;">Goodkindles</span></a> who will advertize your book for free. Next, we like <span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Technorati </span>because it is a good place to advertize your blog, which brings us to the next thing:<br />
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<b>Create and maintain a personal blog! </b></h3>
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You may be saying, "But, Brandi, I don't have time for a blog." Nonsense. I am just as busy as the next person trying to maintain a home, raise children, further my education, all while trying to write great novels for my public to read and enjoy. If you want it, you have to do it. A blog can be as simple as a once a month commitment that takes you ten minutes to complete. It can be anything, but hopefully it is about you and your books or something else creative that you can come up with. It's not hard, just try it.<br />
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Next, join <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a>. It is a great place to feature your books and create a following of like-minded individuals. You can schedule events surrounding your books and even join other events to get noticed. A few other things you can do: join groups, ask for reviews, and promote, promote, promote.<br />
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When you list your book on Amazon, be sure to sign up on <a href="https://authorcentral.amazon.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Author Central </span></a>so people who read your books can learn more about you. It has great features to offer, including a feature that links to <a href="http://www.shelfari.com/members"><span style="color: blue;">Shelfari </span></a>where you can add your books and nifty little details, like who your characters are and what they are like so your readers can get a feel for what they are getting into before they crack open that book. <br />
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Finally, never stop writing. No matter your level of success, remember, it doesn't happen overnight. You will have highs and lows throughout this process, but you started it for a reason and you can't quite now. Do as much as you can, as often as you can. It's not a race, you'll get there. Just be patient. Do your research. Pay it Forward - Share with friends. And most importantly, have a good time. <br />
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If you have any tips or suggestions to share to help your fellow indie, post them in the comment section below. <br />
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For everyone who is new here, welcome to the <b>Indie Giveaway Hop!</b> <br />
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First up is Holly Hood, author of <span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Hurts-Killing-Rose-ebook/dp/B006L6WEN8/ref=lp_B004QXV9UC_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1335188138&sr=1-4" target="_blank">Love Hurts: The Killing of Rose</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005IAQD26" target="_blank">Ink</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Hopeless-ebook/dp/B0072X0AZ8/ref=lp_B004QXV9UC_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335188138&sr=1-3" target="_blank">Perfectly Hopeless</a></b></i></span></div>
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I have been a fan of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940362/" target="_blank">Shailene Woodley</a> since I started watching Secret life of an American Teenager, she is a great actor.<br /><br />For those who don't know about the movie, its a wonderful story about a family trying to cope with the death of their Wife and mother. She was on a boat and hit her head, and is in a coma. Soon her husband is told there is no hope for her and she is going to die. He has to come to terms with it, but everything gets worse when he is told by his oldest daughter that she was cheating on him.<br /><br />For me this was just crazy, your wife is dying, you feel bad for not spending enough time with her, you plan on making up for all of that when she wakes up and then you find out she is never going to wake up. And she cheated on you.<br /><br />Clooney did a great job, I believed his anger, his sadness, his grief. It was a beautiful story and movie and I think everyone should see it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Descendants-Novel-Kaui-Hart-Hemmings/dp/0812977823" target="_blank">The Descendants</a><br /><br />Get the movie!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-3860349315844331262012-03-13T10:53:00.004-04:002012-03-13T11:01:41.461-04:00Review of Fifty Shades Darker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2pDyVyzOev0rE8Cet5gNhn2t7Winrsyjwb7UPkSL1d6SbSYzwOEwm9wEUT57w0GGcqKCc7eSeOuIklC4iIfVEuGFBvnIhmgnRCUr4d0Qw832M4qBCInghCogUQjGill1Dtv9S3uQtWU/s1600/11857408.jpg" style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2pDyVyzOev0rE8Cet5gNhn2t7Winrsyjwb7UPkSL1d6SbSYzwOEwm9wEUT57w0GGcqKCc7eSeOuIklC4iIfVEuGFBvnIhmgnRCUr4d0Qw832M4qBCInghCogUQjGill1Dtv9S3uQtWU/s320/11857408.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719395754727520754" /></a><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><b>Fifty Shades Darker by El James</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>Alright, so I finished the second in El James' series. There were a lot of things I liked and some I didn't. The book in general was great because I got to see the change Christian made, and it was the way I would have wanted him to. In fifty shades darker you see that he isn't at all dark like you thought in the first story.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>I love that chapter by chapter he let go of all his demons and really dove head first into life. It was a beautiful thing. </i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>The ending was at first confusing, but then I was like holy sh%#!! This might have changed my mind about the next book (which I wasn't sure if I would read).</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>I will say the author did an amazing job at creating such a character as Christian Grey. I really would like to see someone try and outdo him; I don't think it’s possible. And I honestly hope nobody tries. There is just something about Grey that is unlike anyone I have ever read about and will ever read about. He might be my favorite fictional character because I love how dysfunctional he is.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>As for Ana, well, she is annoying most times. I see that she loves him and is caring, but she also is overly stubborn and just has me shaking my head a lot. Some of the things she does or thinks are just over the top. She is either really smart or really stupid about life. I guess they level each other out though.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>My only gripe about the writing is the overuse of the word salacious and a few others, and also the inner goddess. I am hoping she packed it up and isn't around in book three. There are only so many times I can handle a description of an imaginary part of a book. I could have learned everything I needed to learn about Ana through Ana, I don't think it was essential to use this "inner goddess" to get the point across all the time.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>I think the second book will not disappoint readers. It was even more exciting than the first. It had a lot of great things going on. The last gripe I will mention is the amount of sex; I understand this is what the book is, and what drives a lot of readers wild about it. But at one point, I just felt like it was the same song and dance time and time again. I get that they both are into each other, but it would have been nice to see more to the story then how many ways he can bang Ana.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>If you’re looking for a steamy novel with a romantic side as well as one hell of a story and characters, then don't be a wuss and read these books. Its graphic and not for everyone, but I think if you give it a try you will understand its wonderful and less taboo then everyone makes it seem.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>If I come off picky with book two, well that’s because I was, I have a hard time reading anything if it doesn't do what I want it to, but that doesn't take away from the fact El James has created a great set of books that I am proud to have read as well as so many others. Great job!</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; "><i>Grab a copy!! <span ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-Grey-L-James/dp/1612130283/ref=pd_sim_b_1">Fifty Shades of Grey</a></span>, <span ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612130585?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1612130585&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2">Fifty Shades Darker</a></span>, <span ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-Freed-L-James/dp/1612130607/ref=pd_sim_b_2">Fifty Shades Freed</a></span></i></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-56378751408112350792012-03-10T10:13:00.001-05:002012-03-10T12:34:31.870-05:00Passion, Romance, Intrigue... Forbidden<div class="MsoNormal">Last month a friend of mine started reading this book and she kept raving about it. “You have to read this, Brandi” she insisted, and so I agreed. She sent me a copy and I cracked it open, not at all aware of what I was getting into. I don’t pay attention to genres, and I certainly don’t read reviews to determine if I want to read a book or not. I read a description and make a judgment call, because really, like every new relationship, I think a book needs to be approached without bias. How else will a “bad book” ever get a fair shake? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So, as I start reading I am making mental notes. Not the greatest of writing, pretty basic really, but it has something. So I keep reading. I tell myself, this girl is kind of silly, but her inner monologue is getting tiresome, but it still has something, and I keep reading. Enter the closed off, mysterious male, and I am sitting forward in my seat. Definitely has something. Sprinkle in some humor and embarrassing situations, and I am hooked. Before I know it, I have hit the last page and I am thinking, well, darn! Where’s the rest? I immediately tracked down copies of the final two in this trilogy and it has been in the back of my mind ever since. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">By now it is no secret that this book is taking the world by storm. Gracing headlines everywhere, Fifty Shades has worked its way into the homes and lives of housewives around the world and opened their eyes to something that was previously a no-no, and told them all “It’s okay to like this sort of thing.” The reason it is the shocker that it is can probably be contributed to the fact that for centuries society has pigeonholed women into the role of wife, mother, and homemaker, and never given them permission to be the sexual creatures they were made to be. Men can be forward with sex, it’s to be expected even. For women, when the topic of sex hits the table, it is usually hushed and secretive. When others find out we’re talking about it--and enjoying it!--it suddenly becomes a sensation. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-ebook/dp/B0052U59F4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1331391213&sr=1-1" style="color: blue;">Fifty Shades of Grey</a> tickled something in my brain that I had been denying for a long time. For me, it was like a breath of fresh air, an opening of windows and doors after a winter of being cooped up inside to let in the fresh, crisp springtime air. I finally realized that sex is okay to talk about, to think about, and especially, to crave. Women everywhere are saying that this book translated to the bedroom and has rekindled their love lives, and I will admit to the same. There is nothing taboo in this book. Everything is touched on and explored and if you were previously inclined to feel embarrassed by any of the roads Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele ventured down, you won’t be after you finish this series. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">As a fair warning to anyone considering this trilogy: It’s not for everyone. You’ll either love it, or hate it. You have to keep an open mind and be ready for anything. Realize that, although these books have a strong sexual base, they also have a glorious story in between—this is what really hooked me! Consider it a romance novel, but the heat level has been turned up…to scorching. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If you’re ready to open your mind and explore a world of forbidden pleasure, check out<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-ebook/dp/B0052U59F4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1331391213&sr=1-1" style="color: blue;">Fifty Shades of Grey</a><span style="color: blue;">.</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal">It's well worth the read. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Well, that stops now. I found this pretty cool feature that is now being offered to people who have ebooks. It's called<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.kindlegraph.com/about" style="color: blue;">Kindle<i>graph. </i></a>This is the latest in forward thinking developments, in my humble opinion. Now anyone who writes or has written books can sign up and make their work available to the world. Even better, people the world over can get signatures from their favorite authors! This includes indies folks! If you write it, you can sign it.<br />
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Now, depending on the type of pc you have, you will either be doodling your name with your finger or your clicker (mouse), and unless you are highly skilled, it will probably come out as some illegible mess of nonsense better suited to a preschool art project, but it's still pretty cool. If you want to leave a little heartfelt message to your reader, you can do that too! Thankfully, this feature is offered in a very legible cursive, so no confusion there. <br />
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Currently, there are over 13,000 books available by 3,000 authors. I am positive as this feature takes off, those numbers will soar. Join up via your Twitter account. If you're an indie author, get your books cataloged. If you're an avid reader who loves your author of choice to a stalker-like level and just can't live until they have touched your book in some way, then dash over and request that signature! And since Holly and I welcome stalkers openly, here are the links to our books to get you started.<br />
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</div><div style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/WinglessReapers" style="color: blue;">Holly's books</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: blue; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/brandellavanela" style="color: blue;">Brandi's books </a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-55290325287306823802012-03-06T10:37:00.003-05:002012-03-06T10:55:47.850-05:00Should young adult books explore difficult issues?<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b>To read or not to read</b></span></span><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span >After reading an article about young adult books I thought I would share my own opinion. I write young adult books. Not because I want to, its more that's the characters I find relatable in my style of writing. There have been times in my own writing where I wondered if my work was even considered YA. I really had to research other people's books to see if Ink for example fell into that genre given its content. And my conclusion is yes, it does. Do I think people under 16 should read Ink? Well, if it were my kids no, I have been told 16 is the appropriate age for this kind of story, but I am going to go as far as to say 18. When your 18 your considered an adult, you can read what you want then.</span><div><span >To me, young adult is a story with a young adult, a kid in school dealing with life issues for example. And life issues aren't all rosy and squeaky clean. And those out there who act so shocked by some content in these books really need to take a step back and see that its not just teens dying to get their hand on YA books, adults over 20 and 30 and beyond read these books.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I think its good to address difficult issues in these books. If that's what you want to write about as an author go for it. If someone doesn't want to read it because its to much then its simple--don't read it.</div><div><span >Books are for enjoyment and I believe some people think to far into things. Nobody forces you to read a book, its your right.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">As long as the book gives a fair warning of what is inside, difficult issues can be discussed, heck, someone might learn something. There is always going to be some idiot out there trying to convey the wrong message, but its our job as parents and as humans to steer clear of this.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-77780784349319832772012-03-04T15:14:00.009-05:002012-03-04T16:37:14.954-05:00Author Interview with Peter Hindley<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span ><i>Author Interview with Peter Hindley</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2ZL5VCHCwsZqNmMOYliTdTaCE_lTL9LSqFKI0rYCJzDtqVgvcolT8uYKbN-iaXMwJNQeAPGqfbvV1vo5inEWCKd0Rim-ocxPIUAt9qqrZiU68l_4T_33FAhPtWrpwYupWFlqavleICg/s200/Independent_1_b%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716157901217501874" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtBRKBr2RI8mwBxc_EdX8KWy5ywzsJ8NCtM1mZxznSIrEPWkXU-tWaEhceHR5W56AaTZOh18aD3xqel1uo9fulytIy5809jXVtT1M894DX8qgEERGPF56Ka0AsAlo1DptDgt8Xe5Zv9s/s1600/Perfect_Crime_front_cover_scan%255B1%255D.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtBRKBr2RI8mwBxc_EdX8KWy5ywzsJ8NCtM1mZxznSIrEPWkXU-tWaEhceHR5W56AaTZOh18aD3xqel1uo9fulytIy5809jXVtT1M894DX8qgEERGPF56Ka0AsAlo1DptDgt8Xe5Zv9s/s200/Perfect_Crime_front_cover_scan%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716156715053063938" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Fictitious Chronicles had the pleasure of interviewing author, Peter Hindley. He is one of the authors of the book: The Perfect Crime a story of truth or fantasy.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">We asked Peter to tell us a little about himself and this is what he had to say:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">I was born in <st1:country-region st="on">Kent</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on">England</st1:country-region> and spent my formative years living on the outskirts of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Now I am pleased to say that my home is here in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region> surrounded by new and true friends who have accepted me and taught me so much about the priorities in life; and I am very blessed to be living in an area that I have grown to love. I am home at last.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Five years ago I had the chance to leave the <st1:country-region st="on">UK</st1:country-region> and start a new life in <st1:place st="on">Southern France</st1:place>, this was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I bought a house just outside a quiet village and although I had planned to live a quiet life; events took over and now I seldom have time to catch up. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">When I moved here my intention was to walk to the village to buy bread, shut the gates and quietly write. But that tranquil life never happened; something far better did.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">I started a dance class in the village as a ‘thank you’ for the welcome the people here have given me but certain parties created problems so I decided to stop that and now just coach a couple who compete in Ballroom dance competitions. This has resulted in me visiting many places in <st1:country-region st="on">France</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region> as an observer and jury member of competitions, and gaining many more friends in both countries. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Do you have a full time job?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> I will answer, tongue in cheek: ‘No, I do not have time for such luxuries’, or alternatively ‘give me a break, there are not enough hours in the day, or days in the week, as it is.’</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">When did you first start writing the book?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB"> It was in March 2002, my brother died in unconventional circumstances, namely 4 or more places within his home and what followed did not conform to the normal in so many ways. That was when I started to record everything that followed that was linked to his death. Did he die naturally or was he helped in some way in unclear: Even today as I write this I have still not discovered what happened to him around the time of his death. Two or three people certainly do know the truth, but for whatever their reasons, they remain silent regarding what really happened that day in the spring of 2002.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">The story develops into a complex journey of discovery and a far reaching exposé (we do name and shame) within the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">If this all sounds very heavy and dull you would be mistaken because although the various subjects included may be serious, I have deliberately added pieces which should make the reader laugh. There are mentions of the paranormal. There are also many questions asked of the reader so they too become part of the journey; they become the detective. The result of this is that I have been frequently told “The Perfect Crime …” is a compelling read. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Last year we gained a piece of information which was the perfect ending for this book and we did manage to finish this book and it was published last October. You will notice that I use ‘we’ in the previous sentence because my co-author and niece, Susan Goodsell, has in recent years, contributed to the creation of this book: It must be said that we work remarkably well together. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Our story did not end on page 293 of “The Perfect Crime….” so now the sequel has been started. Work on that continues as time allows because now there is the promotion of published book to add to my lengthening ‘to do’ list.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Do I you experience writer’s block? </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Perhaps yes, but when it feels right to put words on paper they flow readily; I just use the technique I use for everything in my life: I follow my intuition knowing that if I do not, things go very wrong.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Is there an author who has influenced you? </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">An author no, but I enjoy words. I had an uncle who was extremely precise in his diction and use of the English language; one of his most frequent questions was “What exactly do you mean by that Peter?” He would use it whenever there was even the slightest ambiguity. Then one day I asked him the same question, that made him collapse with laughter; it must have been a first time he had someone asked that question of him.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Is there an author you would particularly like to meet? </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">It would be the true crime writer Gary C King, simply because since publishing the book we have met and communicated via the internet and he now feels like a genuine friend. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Are there any authors that have grabbed your interest recently?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Several have but one which I found particularly interesting was Lynne McTaggart and her book “The Bond” as it contains many concepts which could change the way we look at the world around us.<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Who designed the book cover?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Nicole Kuhn; it was organised by the publishers and I think Nicole did a splendid job: It captures something of the essence of the book. To be honest when I first saw the cover I was very surprised and it shocked me to my core, but now I feel it is superb, it could not be better. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Do you have advice to give to other writers?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Here I would give the same answer no matter what subject I was asked about, that is: Do what feels right for you. Remember that any form of copying dilutes and degrades, so be yourself and be original.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">Hot news:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> the book is being translated into French. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b>A look at the book:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB"><b>BLURB:</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Events have accurately been recorded since the time of Alan’s death; they combine to reveal an intriguing story. Did he die naturally or was he helped in some way? Has a crime or two taken place? Some may think so. Maybe there is a conspiracy. If so, how far it may extend is unclear. Nothing is quite as it should be.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">This unique book evolves from a simple account to a vast scandalous exposé, a true and topical account showing a fascinating view of human nature, society, and the establishment in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Many questions are posed for the reader and evidence is laid bare as you take a journey of discovery.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The story and writing style changes drastically as the twists and turns in the narrative expose themselves. Ultimately it reaches a logical end, but that is not the end of the story. A sequel is already underway.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-GB">“The Perfect Crime a story of truth or fantasy”</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> by Peter Hindley & Susan Goodsell<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 100%; ">Blog: </span><a href="http://www.howsafeisawillintheuk.com/" style="background-color: white; font-size: 100%; ">www.howsafeisawillintheuk.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/peter.hindley3">www.facebook.com/peter.hindley3</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Twitter<a href="http://www.twitter.com/snakehips99">http://www.twitter.com/snakehips99</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Publishers: <a href="http://www.rosedogbookstore.com/">www.rosedogbookstore.com</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Available via RoseDog Books, Amazon and elsewhere</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-GB">Available as paperback and Kindle etc.</span></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-90688868052417106552012-02-26T15:15:00.000-05:002012-02-26T15:15:53.863-05:00My Playlist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan9c_s1F-lhfA8POWRgzAoRlOBjHtC-e2RYZ_b7fpUYNE3zzOIsYKxG8iLzoke_elfd_9EkDa_y1bNhHxYn_r8acfTdxXqA0YFolnz4ezl9bOuyNuoTnAGE2b00hZaeqrM8htsB9_9e4/s1600/music+banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan9c_s1F-lhfA8POWRgzAoRlOBjHtC-e2RYZ_b7fpUYNE3zzOIsYKxG8iLzoke_elfd_9EkDa_y1bNhHxYn_r8acfTdxXqA0YFolnz4ezl9bOuyNuoTnAGE2b00hZaeqrM8htsB9_9e4/s320/music+banner.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: black;">I have been pestered and prodded and poked at to make this playlist, and so I have. I write fantasy, romance, mystery/thriller, and young adult, and these are just a few (a very few) of the songs that inspire me to write what I write. If you have read my books, you may recognize a few of them. Those that have graced the list and my books are those that hold a special place in keeping my sanity on track. Enjoy! </span><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: -1;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid none; border-width: 1pt medium; color: blue; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Vivaldi; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Track Name</span></b></div></td> <td style="border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid none; border-width: 1pt medium; color: blue; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Vivaldi; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Artist</span></b></div></td> <td style="border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid none; border-width: 1pt medium; color: blue; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Vivaldi; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Album</span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Everything You’re Breathing For</span></span></div></td> <td style="border: medium none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">The Parlor Mob</span></span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></div></td> <td style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>And You Were a Crow</span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Shake it Out</span></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Florence and the Machine</span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Ceremonials</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Call to Arms</span></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Angels and Airwaves</span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">I-Empire</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Should’ve Known Better</span></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Sick Puppies</span></span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black;"></span></span></div></td> <td style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Tri-Polar</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Erase Me</span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Kid Cudi</span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Sorry</span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Art of Dying</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Vices and Virtues</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: medium none; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Ruthless</span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Something Corporate</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">North</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Make Me Wanna Die</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The Pretty Reckless</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Light Me Up</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Old Man</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Redlight King</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Something for the Pain</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This Is What Rock N Roll Looks Like</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.06%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Porcelain Black</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.04%;" valign="top" width="25%"> <div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This Is What Rock N Roll Looks Like</span></div><div class="DecimalAligned" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Savior </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 49.88%;" valign="top" width="49%"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Summersong</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*For a full list of songs, check out my <a href="http://www.playlist.com/playlist/22683638795" style="color: blue;">playlists</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-4407205173297997992012-02-26T13:21:00.000-05:002012-02-26T13:21:53.320-05:00Interview with Author Holly Hood<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs0d7_ndJOgu5cI84Y_XTZdZ-PI6eILf-hFaOaR9aEWk64un6ShB6OKCSp7ziDFJcuAcPPmAmbKurP_IpBPySQNnpyGsLnIYIVntETDFNgr2SvAMHR_g9h3cpVPw79RIZVKNJV9AVDjI/s1600/holly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs0d7_ndJOgu5cI84Y_XTZdZ-PI6eILf-hFaOaR9aEWk64un6ShB6OKCSp7ziDFJcuAcPPmAmbKurP_IpBPySQNnpyGsLnIYIVntETDFNgr2SvAMHR_g9h3cpVPw79RIZVKNJV9AVDjI/s320/holly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today I would like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine. Growing up together I had the pleasure (and the pain) of getting to know her. Whether she was dancing her butt off to 80s teeny bop music, scaling refrigerators in record time, or terrorizing the neighborhood with locust shells, I have seen the lighter and darker sides of her, as well as the shades in between, and I love them all! I can tell you from first-hand experience that she is a character full of wit and grace and good humor, all of which reflect in her writing. From the start of her popular series <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wingless-Book-ebook/dp/B004JU0RH8/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1323578792&sr=1-2"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Wingless</span></i></a>, to her latest <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Hopeless-ebook/dp/B0072X0AZ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327799608&sr=1-1"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Perfectly Hopeless</span></a>, </i>I have been with her every step of the way as she labored for hours trying to birth these creations that have a tendency to wrench an exquisite range of emotion from its readers and all I have to say is…You go girl! I am so proud of you! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;">I give to you Mrs. Holly Hood. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Who are you? What do you do?</b><br />
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Who am I? I am a girl with the hopes and dreams of a teen just moving to Hollywood in hopes of super-stardom. I do many things; some of those include bossing around my children, cleaning, cooking and rock climbing on my down time. Maybe not the rock climbing, but hey, a girl can make things up. I’m a laid back, quiet person. My favorite color is purple—used to be green. It’s really hard for me to describe myself.<br />
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<b>Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?</b><br />
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Yes. I was a very bored child. I spent days trying to entertain myself when I wasn’t playing with friends. So, on my down time I created these imaginary worlds where I could be whatever I wanted. This blossomed into writing it all down on paper. It was an escape.<br />
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<b>What inspired you to write your first book?</b><br />
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That would be the vampires. I was at home watching this crazy fad take hold of the world. And me being the stubborn girl that I am, crossed my arms and said I could do that, but in a whole different way. That’s when I came up with the story <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wingless-Book-ebook/dp/B004JU0RH8/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1323578792&sr=1-2"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Wingless</span></i></a>. It was a book with a forbidden love, sure. But the love wasn’t a hopped up sparkling vamp with depression issues, mine was a troubled grim reaper with life issues.<br />
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<b>How did you come up with the title?<br />
</b><br />
That’s a really good question that I have no answer for. I named the book before I wrote it. And then I found it went with the title. Go figure. I’m weird like that.<br />
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<b>How much of the book is realistic?</b><br />
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*looks over shoulder* There are a lot of parts that pertain to some aspect of my life in all my writing. I won’t say which ones or anything, but most times it’s just how I would feel or handle a situation in fantasy land. (I’ve been told that place exists. I just need the map to find it.)<br />
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<b>What is your writing process? Do you follow a regular routine?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;">Oh how you make me laugh. Yes! I do. I write every day, and when I don’t write I am editing or thinking about a new story or one that is close to finished. I go through withdrawals, start twitching and have night terrors if I can’t release the creative demons that live inside my brain. It’s scary stuff.<br />
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<b>What motivates you to write?<br />
</b><br />
Everything. When I am mad, I write. When I am sad, I write. All emotions make me want to create a new world. I can watch TV or a movie and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BAM!</i> An idea hits me. I can see someone on television and a million ideas just jumped at me. I love that.<br />
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<b>Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?</b><br />
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I’d say they are made up. I like creating really screwed up worlds for my characters. I like pushing them to the brink of insanity. It’s fun.<br />
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<b>Do you have a specific writing style?</b><br />
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Yeah, it’s called the I-write-first-and-ask-questions-later writing style. I don’t believe in change. That’s why I am still rocking the same 70s hairstyle. (Side note: I wasn’t even born in the 70’s so this is a lie). I think your first run should be what you go with in a book. I write it, sometimes I plot things out, but for the most part it’s what comes to me. I usually write in first or third. And I have to have music playing when I am writing, but not during editing.<br />
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<b>Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, what do you do about it?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;">No, I had my doctor write me a prescription. *grins* I hate to say this, but no. I don’t even know what that is like.<br />
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<b>Do you see writing as a career?</b><br />
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It was what I was meant to do. I believe that. So that would be a big fat, yes.<br />
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<b>What are your current / future projects?</b><br />
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Current project is getting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gypsies</i> back on the market. Doing a re-vamp. Then I am hoping to finish <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Boonville</i>. And also get <i style="color: black;">Ink 2</i><span style="color: #4f81bd;"> </span>out there before the end of the year. I also started another series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Hopeless-ebook/dp/B0072X0AZ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327799608&sr=1-1"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Love Hurts</span></i></a>, and I plan on writing that book soon too.<br />
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<b>Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?</b><br />
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Yes. I learned that people actually like my writing. And I learned what passion means. I found mine the day I realized other people enjoyed my stories.<br />
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<b>Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;">Yes. I want readers to see that people are strange. People are messed up and I want them to cry. I will allow a bit of laughter, I find it’s acceptable to let them laugh occasionally in my books. But my main goal is to leave them haunted by my stories. If I can have someone thinking about my story long after they read it, then I did my job.<br />
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<b>If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;">My latest is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Hopeless-ebook/dp/B0072X0AZ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327799608&sr=1-1"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4f81bd;">Perfectly Hopeless</span></i></a>. And that would be a no. Sure, sometimes my endings are hard and I struggle with them, but I really like the way it turned out. So that would be a no.<br />
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<b>What was the hardest part of writing your book?</b><br />
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I would say murder. It’s always hard to kill anyone that means something. Other times I am like Christian Bale in American Psycho dancing around to “It’s Hip to be Square” as I bludgeon my characters. *laughs evilly*</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 6; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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Do they have any for me? What about an even trade? You can’t get something for nothing, can you? Write every day. Forget what you think is cool, or what others think is cool and just write from your heart. If you don’t have a heart, write from your esophagus. Put yourself in your characters shoes, close your eyes for a moment, envision the moment, you will be surprised what you can come up with. And lastly, don’t take it so seriously, it’s writing, it is supposed to be fun. If it wasn’t, then you should do something else, like shaving buffaloes in exchange for cracker jacks.<br />
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<b>What book are you reading now?</b><br />
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I’m not reading any book right now. If I was that would be kind of rude. I am doing this interview for you. But before this I was reading Fifty Shades of Grey. It’s a book unlike any book I ever read, but I am really into it. I plan on reading the other two as well.<br />
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<b>Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?</b><br />
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Poe, because he had this darkness about him. When you read his work you’re sucked into this dark, haunting place. A place where you want to leave, but at the same time you want to be there. Every time I read his work, I wonder what he must have been like in real life.<br />
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<b>Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.</b><br />
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Entity? *runs for the dictionary* Booze and gambling….no, my friends. I have two great friends, Brandi, aka the angel of darkness and all things punk, and Katie, aka Red. They both love writing and there is no better people than them two to support me.<br />
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I want to say…thank you. Thank you for reading and putting up with my mentally unstable imagination. Thank you for the support!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-33361985483666481542012-02-16T10:11:00.006-05:002012-02-16T10:38:04.532-05:00Author Interview for Katie Hughart by Holly Hood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxFcqZfjY7P8RO9jRkacVx-DH1PubjRm5Ae8G0aHKpwp6Aow6MNGwXG_eRxH3tV6hKw0AGLP97Nw-k2CYQeghkjmIkmkZLJjK-VfQH_bE-PTcymV1qXdsbkxaIAqPDKDApKhaLgkyfPc/s1600/100_3562+copy.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; "><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxFcqZfjY7P8RO9jRkacVx-DH1PubjRm5Ae8G0aHKpwp6Aow6MNGwXG_eRxH3tV6hKw0AGLP97Nw-k2CYQeghkjmIkmkZLJjK-VfQH_bE-PTcymV1qXdsbkxaIAqPDKDApKhaLgkyfPc/s320/100_3562+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709752314211196146" /></a><i>I would like to welcome author Katie Hughart to our blog today. She has recently released her first book, Panic. And I am happy to introduce her to all of you. If I had to pick a few words that described Katie's writing style those would be, gripping, real and heartfelt. Katie takes the reader along for the ride, within her book is a world of emotion and moments that really build the story. You feel what the characters do, every move they make creates even more life in the story.</i><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the interview!<br /><span style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b><br /></b></span><div><span style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>1) Who are you? What do you do?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">My name is Katie Hughart, and I’m a mother, wife, writer and self proclaimed creative mastermind. I’m currently a student at a local college and I’m working on my second full length novel. Panic is my first novel and it is in the suspense / romance genre. When any writer puts a story on paper they leave an essence of themselves on the page. I believe with Panic I left a piece of my very being there for the world to </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; ">experience. In my next series I am delving into the world of Paranormal Romance / Sci-fi, it was unexpected, but after Panic, a completely main stream book, my mind took a few turns into other dimensions and I haven’t returned since. (lol)</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; "><span ><br style="line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>2) What is your writing process? Do you follow a regular routine?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">At any moment I’m writing 10 books at a time, but I’m always focusing on one. I will get idea after idea for new books, or ideas for the books that I’ve started. I will jot these idea’s down and come back to them later. I have more idea’s for books than I could ever write! I get these thoughts randomly by hearing a song, seeing a picture, or just seeing a person that inspires me. I don’t have a regular routine, my routine is to write as much as possible— every day when it’s feasible.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>3) What are the most important elements of good writing? According to you, what tools are must</b></span><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; ">-haves for writers?</b></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">This question made me think, because I don’t usually think about the must haves that I need, I simply write; but once I gave it some thought, I rely heavily on my</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; "> laptop, printer, paper, ink, pencils pens, resource for publication, etc. If I was left in a room with nothing but a piece of paper and pencil, the only thing that I would really need would be the creativity that God has blessed me with. If I didn’t have that there would be no need for any of the other stuff. I believe the most important element of a good story is a GOOD STORY! I don’t want a dry boring story from start to finish—no one does. Start telling me a story and then let it unfold, and if the story doesn’t make me smile, laugh, cry, or slam it down in a heated display of frustration because the protagonist is being downright irrational, then why write it? Why read it?</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>4) What motivates you to write?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Life motivates me to write, nature, beauty, death, joy, sorrow, sex, magic, all of these things inspire me. A picture, a song, a breath, if someone truly feels life they are motivated by life itself. Everything that sustains my life inspires me to create. If I didn’t create, I would wither and die, so my motivation for creating is life. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>5) Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? If so, what do you do about it?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I do suffer from writer’s block and I get frustrated with my flow at times. Sometimes it feels like the story is flowing through air and I can hardly type fast enough to get the words on the page before they’re gone, but sometimes I feel that it flows through mud, and I have tug and pull and yank my thoughts out and when I finally get them I have to wash them off and make them clean again. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>6) Do you have any advice for other writers?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">My only advice to other writers would be to write and never stop. I read once that a child who creates an art project looks at that project and is happy regardless of the outcome. The project is special because the child created it. So love your creations and grow, so that you can one day develop into what you were truly meant to be without the expectations of the world on your shoulders.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>7) What is the message in your book? What are your readers’ reactions to it?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I wrote Panic after my dad died. Sometimes I feel that my dad’s spirit was guiding me to my purpose in life. The message behind Panic is that life sucks and sometimes you get a happy ending and sometime s you don’t, and sometimes you are stuck somewhere in between. The only way to survive the blows life throws at you is to take them and keep getting up again, and to never give up, even when you don’t see the rainbow at the end of the storm, trust that it is there. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>8) Did you learn anythi</b></span><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; ">ng from writing your book and what was it?</b></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I learned so much from Panic that I wouldn’t even know where to start. One thing I learned from Panic is that I am a writer. Now and forever I have found my place in life and very few lessons can rival the lesson that brings you your destiny. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>9) What are your current / future projects?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Now that Panic is finished I will be working on the first book in my upcoming Wilderness Series, Wolf’s Run. It is a paranormal/ romance about a girl who falls in love with two wolf spirits from another dimension. I’m running free with this one and the sky is the limit on creativity. I am also working on a YA novel about a head strong girl, who uncovers a secret that she never expected, and ends up involved with the very guy running the whole operation. I’m working on a sequel for Panic and that’s about all I can fit in my schedule right now. I will have my hands full developing these idea’s into amazing books that will hopefully take a lot of readers and suck them in. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>10) What book(s) / author(s) have influenced your life and writing?</b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I started reading Helen Keller in the third grade and it was the first book that I couldn’t put down; and right before junior high I was hooked on the fear street series by R.L. Stine. As time went on and my reading </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; ">taste matured, I read V.C. Andrews, and then Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel and Stephanie Meyer.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329404857091135" style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329404857091134">E-mail <a href="mailto:katehughart@yahoo.com" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:katehughart@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span id="lw_1329404871_0" class="yshortcuts" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(54, 99, 136); ">katehughart@yahoo.com</span></a></span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Twitter @ khughart</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Blog: <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1329404871_1" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(54, 99, 136); "><a target="_blank" href="http://katehughartwriting.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://katehughartwriting.blo</a></span><a target="_blank" href="http://katehughartwriting.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yshortcuts" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(54, 99, 136); ">gspot.com</span></a></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Examiner.com articles: <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1329404871_2" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(54, 99, 136); "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.examiner.com/user-katehughart" style="color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; ">http://www.examiner.com/user-katehughart</a></span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><b>Katie's first book, Panic, is available on Amazon.com. Get your copy today.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panic-Katie-Hughart/dp/1468176927/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329405780&sr=1-1">Pap</a></span><span style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panic-Katie-Hughart/dp/1468176927/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329405780&sr=1-1">erback C</a></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panic-Katie-Hughart/dp/1468176927/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329405780&sr=1-1" style="text-align: center; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: large; ">opy</a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvGL_qSXKe0FMeNIM8oItJZssG6pBILiraoe_dJpgYT5S1hMkxrV2HDR2vYmmqRkbQE2nFCL5YI6F7eGvG366TZgyKjZPyBtfQ-bQyO78AbLovwkAqIqYOYYO32pfCz2eB2nud_eDLHo/s200/13458831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709755541319738450" style="text-align: left; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panic-ebook/dp/B006THXMDA/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329405780&sr=1-1">Kindle Version</a></span></div><span style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " ><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " ><b>I’d also like to share my favorite quote because I feel the person took the words right out of my mouth. </b></span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><i>"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally inhumanly sensitive. To him a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create - so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating." ~Pearl S. Buck</i></span></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-32790643282773000782012-02-15T13:55:00.004-05:002012-02-15T14:01:49.260-05:00Review of Fifty shades of Grey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYXNcDu8qN-IzeqrdWnqTGe7TXnLsKxI7TTgBhjQ7gr4Dcb36LH7d4vu51yn3pcG4etkCk5D7rV2aj8W7oNw_NuL60hxr0EECWfa7uu6OGb5eW-OtAAEZAjw8kgJgHa4-gjZVf6WvmLg/s1600/grey.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYXNcDu8qN-IzeqrdWnqTGe7TXnLsKxI7TTgBhjQ7gr4Dcb36LH7d4vu51yn3pcG4etkCk5D7rV2aj8W7oNw_NuL60hxr0EECWfa7uu6OGb5eW-OtAAEZAjw8kgJgHa4-gjZVf6WvmLg/s320/grey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709438762743465698" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span >Fifty shades of Grey by El James</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Review by Holly Hood</p><p class="MsoNormal">Rated: 4 out of 5 stars</p><p class="MsoNormal">I finished the book.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> I know I would have finished a lot sooner if I had the time. The book for me was really good. I won’t say great because I had some minor issues. But I couldn’t give it less than four stars because the overall story was a great one. I love dysfunction in books. And this story had that for sure!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Fifty shades of Grey is not a book that I would have ever thought of reading. I have seen the cover everywhere. It’s not even the content that scared me away. I just never was attracted to the cover or had it jump out at me. The reason I finally said what the heck, was by accident when a woman on Goodreads said she was reading it and how much she loved it. This made me look closer, and seeing all the listopia votes about Christian Grey, I had to take a chance. I like great characters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The story was very raw. So much so you felt like a perverted fly on the walk taking in things you really shouldn’t. Sometimes I was shaking my head and confused why I was into this book. A lot like Anastasia I suppose.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The one thing this book does is create a character that you can’t help but love. Everything about Christian tells you to run away. You couldn’t fall for a person like this, but it’s his soft side that is buried deep that slowly comes to the surface as Ana and him get to know each other. I was dying to know why he was the way he was and what she could do to fix it. By the end of the read I wanted to hug him and make things okay, which he would hate.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The story was great, I loved every chapter. I think the pace was killer. Everything unfolded just the way I wanted it to. The one thing I was wishing for seemed to evolve as the story went along. And this kept me happy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">As for any complaints, my only ones was the sometimes cheesy wording when it came to the sexual acts. Maybe it’s just me, but normal people don’t talk in that way. I like the wording to be believable and there were time I didn’t feel what she said to him or vice versa.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I also think I could have done without a lot of Anastasia phrasings. They seemed to occur time and time again. I think those could have been switched up a little.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I thought the inner goddess was funny for the first fifty percent of the book. But after awhile she just got old. Soon I found myself wishing Ana would borrow some of Christian’s rope to bound and gag her so she would shut up. I get it was probably the authors way of letting us see inside the mind of Ana and her thoughts on this strange lifestyle she was partaking in, but it got old.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The ending was a punch in the face. It shattered my heart. It was so real and emotional, I loved it! Now I am dying to start the next.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The author has really created a story that is more than just sex. Some might be shocked, but if you really read this book you will see it’s more than that. This book has so much going for it. You won’t be disappointed. If you are looking for a character that you love to hate, I would say give this book a shot. Although I didn’t ever hate Christian I felt for him. But he did have a very very dark side.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anyone sensitive to sex in books steer clear, because this more than just average sex. This is way beyond. But if you want a story that keeps you reading and sweeps you off your feet in a really bad way, then this is the book for you!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Great job!!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-ebook/dp/B0052U59F4/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329332368&sr=1-1-catcorr"><span >Buy the book</span> </a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-52286624469394741852012-02-14T13:13:00.017-05:002012-02-14T14:33:39.098-05:00Interview with Brandi Salazar<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu33L5013ES1xiBtK_1VMTrMiiTAJ6r25wo1kCb9Fd3QyWH3cxDiCl3fFFMOILH_o4NGtqMKiP0PNrjL5EfAFDTflc-1W3cEwXpCcJzBN4br3LrzjcgBBAjqAYR615Nr7eMH3oktKchyphenhyphenc/s1600/013.JPG" style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu33L5013ES1xiBtK_1VMTrMiiTAJ6r25wo1kCb9Fd3QyWH3cxDiCl3fFFMOILH_o4NGtqMKiP0PNrjL5EfAFDTflc-1W3cEwXpCcJzBN4br3LrzjcgBBAjqAYR615Nr7eMH3oktKchyphenhyphenc/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709067249601780674" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*taps mic* </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Today I had the honor of interviewing a great author and also a close friend. Brandi Salazar is the author of several new books. If I had to describe her writing style I would say: creative, sometimes dark, humorous and original.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">Brandi knows how to create a well developed world in her stories. She does an amazing job at creating frightening scenes as well as the lighter side of things. Brandi has a real knack for romance in her stories and the reader is always in store for a great relationship in Brandi's books. So please enjoy the interview. Take a moment to get to know this promising new indie author and check out her books. Thank you!</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">1.I know you very well, but the readers don't, so tell me a bit about yourself.</span><br /><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br />I am a mother of three lovely children and have been married for 11 years to a pretty great guy. Currently, I am earning a degree in business, but what I </i><i style="font-size: 100%; ">really want to do when all is said and done is book editing. I’m a pretty average girl. I enjoy photography, writing and I love reading to an almost unhealthy degree. Sweet tea is my vice of choice. I wear heels with my jeans and I wish on shooting stars often. My sense of humor is dark and sarcastic and I love to scare people at every opportunity—my husband will probably die of a heart attack one day.</i></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">2.When did you first consider yourself a writer? </span><br /><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Very recently, actually. I really started taking it seriously when a friend of mine started taking hers seriously, and I just rolled with it. When I think back on it, I have been writing since I was little, say five or six. I got really into it in junior high when my long time best friend and I would exchange shor</i><i style="font-size: 100%; ">t stories and whacky poems as we waited for the school doors to open each morning or throughout the day in class when we should have been listening to the teacher’s lecture. Summer school was totally worth the laughs we had.</i></div><div><br /><b style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">3.I wonder who that friend was, anyways,what inspired you to write your first book? </b><br /><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">A friend of mine started writing and as I re</i><i style="font-size: 100%; ">ad hers I thought, there’s no reason I can’t do this. I gave it a shot. It was rocky at first, but once I got into it, I became completely absorbed and ideas started rolling in one after the other. Basically, I got the bug.</i></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">4.The bug, its a hard thing to shake. What books have influenced your life most?</span><br /><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">For me, it’s not so much the books, but the authors who wrote them. <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Richelle-Mead/e/B001IGUOAQ">Richelle Mead</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/J.-R.-Ward/e/B001H6OGQA">J.R. Ward</a></span>, and especially <a href="http://www.amazon.com/L.-A.-Banks/e/B001IGLN2O"><span>L.A. Banks</span></a>. They each are very powerful, successful businesswomen who are highly educated and they saw their dream, recognized it, and sought to make it a reality. I love to challenge myself, and I admire and respect those who do the same.</i><br /><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">5. What a great answer.If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?</span><br /><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Well, that’s a tough one. Although the above mentioned women jump to the front of my mind, I think the one writer that I could truly consider a mentor </i><i style="font-size: 100%; ">is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Holly-Hood/e/B004QXV9UC"><span>Holly Hood</span></a>. Of course you all know she’s an indie author—a quite successful one at that—and part of this blog. But she is also the person who I look to for guidance in this crazy world of writing. She figures out all the ins and outs of the business and through her efforts I have learned a great deal. She is also my biggest champion. We all have our moments, and she is my go-to gal when I need inspiration or a quick pick me up.</i></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">6.I'm blushing over here. I will pay you later for the compliment. What book are you reading now</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">? </span></span><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br />Nothing at the moment, but I plan to start in T-minus one hour…give or take 60 seconds. I just finished the second book in the<span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-ebook/dp/B0052U59F4">Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy</a></span>, so Fifty Shades of Freed is next on the chopping block.</i><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><b style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">7. I myself am reading those, Mrs. Salazar *inside joke* What do you like to do when you’re not writing? </b><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Reading is my go-to for entertainment. Nothing compares to getting lost in a world of fantasy. If for whatever reason I can’t pick up a book, I am generally spending time with my family. Currently, my husband and I are finishing up Gears of War and when we’re not doing that, we are taking in scary movies with our girls (our son HAT</i><i style="font-size: 100%; ">ES scary movies).</i></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; "><br />8.I can confirm this to be true. Some days she is nowhere to be found all day. The girl might be the fastest reader I know.Where do you get your ideas for your books?</span><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Like the great Stephan King, I get my ideas from my dreams. Those come most easily for me to write because they have a tendency to burn themselves into my psyche.</i><br /><br /><b style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">9.That has yet to happen for me, but I think that is so cool. What new author has grasped your interest? </b><br /><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">I usually come by my authors late in the game. Like a used car, new-to-me authors would include <a href="http://claudiagray.com/books.htm"><span>Claudia Grey</span></a>, <a href="http://www.jennifersromances.com/NewSite/books.html"><span>Jennifer Ashley</span></a>, and<span> <a href="http://www.meaganhatfield.com/">Meagan Hatfield</a></span>. But the person I am most impressed by is a fellow indie author I met on this writing website called Webook: <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/kimberly-reeves-digital-writer-spotlight_b1225"><span>Kimberly Reeves</span></a>. She’s one of the most talented writers I have come across, and I have been rooting for her success since I picked up her first book and fell head over heels into it.</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">10.If you couldn’t be an author, what would your ideal career be?</b><br /><br /><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">As I mentioned before, I am going to school to become an editor. Since starting this whole writing thing I have noticed that I get the most enjoyment from editing. I like the organization and the detail work of it. So, yeah, that’s my ideal career.</i><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">11.What was your favorite chapter to write and why?</b><br /><br /><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Put me on the spot why don’t ya! Scouri</i><i style="font-size: 100%; ">ng my brain, I would have to say my favorite chapter would be when Trent takes Jessica to his house for the first time in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Magic-Book-ebook/dp/B006KJ70X0"><span>Addicted to Magic</span></a>. They share some intimate moments that I find both raw and beautiful. It’s a moment when I really got to see Jessica’s vulnerability and Trent’s softer side.</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">12.I enjoyed that chapter too. Why do you feel you had to tell this story?</span><br /><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">I have always been fascinated with witchy storylines, but the idea that witchcraft could be dangerous in more than a spell casting kind of way intrigued me. Honestly, it just kind of fell together. I didn’t go into it saying, yes, this is exactly what I want from this one, but more like it evolved from the opening page. I didn’t know what was going to happen until it happened.</i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">13.Can you tell us about your upcoming book?</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">I have several, but the closest one is the second in my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Lies-Brotherhood-Novel-ebook/dp/B005NKQR4U/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3"><span>Brotherhood series</span></a>, A Warrior’s Betrayal. It will pick up after the last where Erias is trapped in the underworld, a prisoner to Persephone while topside Cheyenne and Behr get a little cozier as they </i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; ">deal with her grief over losing him.</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">14. And I look forward to reading it.How do you market your book(s)?</span><br /><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">I don’t do too much at the moment. I prefer to c</i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; ">oncentrate on writing them and making them available, and pretty much let the chips fall where they may. What I do involves a margin of plug-ins on Facebook, the blog, of course, and I seek out a few reviewers. That’s it! I know it sounds lazy, and it probably is, but I’m not seeking fame or fortune. I just want to write it, and if people like it and it sells, great! If not, well, it is what it is.</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">15.Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?</span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Don’t bother with the hype. You don’t need to watch the market for what is popular currently. Write what you know and love. That is where your inspiration will come from, and it will show in your writing. Develop a pattern and stick to it. Write a little every day, or on a designated day of the week, just so long as you are writing. Look for inspiration everywhere, especially in areas that evoke emotion. I like to watch the Discovery Channel. End of the world kind of stuff, angels and demons, that sort of thing.</i><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">16. Great advice.If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would it be?</span><br /><br /><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">That’s a tough one because it changes so frequently. If I had to choose, I </i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; ">think it would be Rose from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Academy-ebook/dp/B000UZPIE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1329246576&sr=1-1"><span>Vampire Academy</span></a>. Not only is she a kick ass vampire slayer, but she has a group of great and loyal friends, hotties galore who are all falling at her feet to be with her, and a no nonsense attitude that screams “Don’t mess with me!”</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">17. If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?</span><br /><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br />Well, I would have to request presidency. Seriously, if I found myself on an alien planet; I want to be the one making the rules. You never know what those creatures have up their sleeves (probes anyone?).</i><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">18.If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?</span><br /><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><i style="font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Considering that people keep telling me that I look like Reese Witherspoon, I guess it would have to be her. I have the teeth part dow</i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; ">n to a science!</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; ">19. You so do.If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be? </span><br /><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify; "><u><span style="text-align: left; "></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><u><br /></u></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><i style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; ">The Eternal Procrastinator.</i></div></div></div><div style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></i></div><div style="font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(69, 69, 69); 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"><b>Kindlegraph</b></p><p style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/brandellavanela" style="color: rgb(35, 71, 134); outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1329243724_4" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(54, 99, 136); ">http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/brandellavanela</span></a></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-11335361442306942252012-02-10T16:52:00.003-05:002012-02-16T14:43:31.972-05:00Ink Playlist (playlist)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL20F56EE76890C9CF&hl=en_US" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br />I saw these the other day for author's books. A lot of us listen to music while we write. For me it's the only way I can. So I thought I would compile the music that was flowing constantly from the speakers as Ink was created. Enjoy!<br /><br />I'm hoping to convince the other member, Brandi to share her lists with us.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-8556430425372754042012-02-09T22:42:00.005-05:002012-02-09T23:10:58.447-05:00Do you want more Ink??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM69QwnsL4DRTXG3yeHxMPRxw25GX0ykyJLReS9J0sTWhyphenhyphenO6FGiG1d7CURB1-xGRuh8GlPqGL-s9I4JfPb2Nn6DtjCkHXa6zlMHYnxK-uQziXpio7HCUc2UVImGL7oSfnKfTxWjpxl6DU/s1600/InkCover2.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM69QwnsL4DRTXG3yeHxMPRxw25GX0ykyJLReS9J0sTWhyphenhyphenO6FGiG1d7CURB1-xGRuh8GlPqGL-s9I4JfPb2Nn6DtjCkHXa6zlMHYnxK-uQziXpio7HCUc2UVImGL7oSfnKfTxWjpxl6DU/s400/InkCover2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707351890196581890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span >To all the fans of Hope and Slade, there will be another book coming soon!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Help me name the new characters. If your name is impressive enough I might use it in the story. I need one girl name and one boy name. And remember I like my names to be interesting. Give it your best shot!</b></div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; "><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><br /><br /><br /><br />When I think of Ink, I think of this song.</span></b></div></span><span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="459" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_seL5J97Tq8?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="font-size: 100%; "></iframe></div> </span></b></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ink-ebook/dp/B005IAQD26">Grab your copy of Ink at Amazon!</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-35938669474620727202012-01-21T14:22:00.004-05:002012-01-21T14:33:31.947-05:00Beautiful Disaster by Jamie Mcguire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LhrnI5cWLiAnoBrzopgREcs-Adke3yEqMzUnnntF1WAD0P_01Ox7Y3KIwG3QJiOhNpiAqLbO97d0bH_Rrn7JM0R-3PMNXiZoStxCiDnPNg0Am6EXroK8s0HgXRlxND0pC-OUXmeuvMs/s1600/beadis.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LhrnI5cWLiAnoBrzopgREcs-Adke3yEqMzUnnntF1WAD0P_01Ox7Y3KIwG3QJiOhNpiAqLbO97d0bH_Rrn7JM0R-3PMNXiZoStxCiDnPNg0Am6EXroK8s0HgXRlxND0pC-OUXmeuvMs/s400/beadis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700168944457534098" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Beautiful Disaster by Jamie Mcguire<br /></span><br /><br /><br />I purchased Beautiful Disaster based on two things. The story’s description and the amount of positive reviews on Amazon, that’s not to say I base my reading on what others think—because I don’t. <br /><br />The cover was eye catching, and reading the synopsis really pulled me in.<br />Before I get into my opinion (everyone has their own) I want to say obviously this story has something that kept me reading. I don’t finish a book unless it forces me to. But that doesn’t mean I enjoyed it as much as I anticipated.<br />I am going to challenge myself today to explain the story in one very small paragraph—which I think can be done.<br /><br />So here goes…<br /><br />Beautiful Disaster is a story that is just that, a beautiful Disaster. It’s a story about a dysfunctional relationship between Abby aka “pigeon” and Travis Maddox. (I don’t even need a paragraph that wraps it up for me in a nutshell)<br /><br />How did I feel while reading this book? I felt astonished, shocked, happy and then sickened. It was like watching a horrible scenario play out before your eyes (a man snatches an old ladies purse and beats her with it, but you merely sit there and take it in instead of doing something) that was sort of the way I felt about this book.<br /><br />I sit here wondering about the author. Did she see this book as an actual relationship that made her swoon? Was she trying to shock and awe? Because the dynamics between the characters was so twisted I couldn’t enjoy their relationship about a quarter of the way through the book. It was grimy. The kind of relationship that to me would have me filing for a restraining order.<br /><br />I get dysfunction. I love it, I write it. But there was a point where the intrigue I felt for Travis flew out the window. He became everything you don’t want out of a man. He was clingy, possessive and “stalkerish”. Not to mention violent. Even knowing what he had been through in his life it didn’t resolve his ways for me. I simply read to see if one of them killed the other one, or if somehow they would see how toxic they were for each other and act like normal human beings and walk away.<br /><br />A lot of the story was so much that I just couldn’t get into it. Abby goes from this mysterious college girl to a former gambler intertwined with the mob. Really? Or how about the scene where the macho Travis bust into an episode of Mobbed in the cafeteria (google it if you don’t know what show I’m talking about, it’s great.) Some parts were just too hard to believe to enjoy for me.<br /><br />Aside from this it didn’t take away from the great characters. I loved America and Shepley. They were funny and helped the story along, although if America was such a good friend I wonder why she rooted her friend’s horrible choice in men along for as long as she did—actually she basically supported the horrible relationship from beginning to end. It took her to the end to finally say enough is enough. And every time, like an emotionally battered being she was pulled back in.<br /><br />I would say there were three times in the story that I felt the book should have ended. And then it went on and on and on. I kept reading, sure, but really it was so long and to me I think it could have been half the amount that it was and still have the same moral—yeah I think there is a moral to this story. Don’t be so completely dependent on someone that you can’t function normally without them. And don’t get stupid tattoos. *shrugs*<br /><br />I want to say I think the author is a great story teller; she made one hell of a chaotic relationship. If you’re looking for a chaotic tumultuous romance then this is for you.<br /><br />I’ve even read over some reviews and giggled. It’s a story, the point of a book is to entertain and I was totally entertained. I would even read another book by the author.<br /><br />Even though the relationship had me cringing a little part of me enjoyed the disaster. And if a story can keep you reading and in awe, well, to me that’s a good thing.<br /><br />I give it three stars for the simple fact I like to fall head over heels for my characters and although there were aspects I liked about them all, I just felt that it was a little cheesy for me.<br /><br />So with that I say enjoy Beautiful Disaster as what it is: a form of entertainment. I don’t think the author was trying to teach anyone a lesson in life. She just wanted readers to come along for the ride.<br /><br />And lastly, there is a lot of foul language (which I love) and sex. *gasp* (which is fine by me) so if you’re young and living with the rents, I say stay away.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799511168994952895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-58336294507187149572012-01-21T13:17:00.000-05:002012-01-21T13:17:56.075-05:00Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale (The Others #12) by Christine Warren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimorVwrEa0yv_zl25OPOyt6zookIm67c1VFDd5vx8maHk5qj8ZYT_KDhi2JJhczOxcrLwr5zdzxviv2nezl6RRQGtgA2xf523Aepr7lAfzwFczTMGGnD5RrekorkuhNpXMm_dSqeVboA/s1600/Not+Your+Ordinary+Faerie+Tale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimorVwrEa0yv_zl25OPOyt6zookIm67c1VFDd5vx8maHk5qj8ZYT_KDhi2JJhczOxcrLwr5zdzxviv2nezl6RRQGtgA2xf523Aepr7lAfzwFczTMGGnD5RrekorkuhNpXMm_dSqeVboA/s400/Not+Your+Ordinary+Faerie+Tale.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><span id="reviewTextContainer265489578"><span id="freeTextreview265489578">I saw this book and figured, why not? It's the first I have read of this series and by this author, and I am glad i gave it a chance! The author's writing style is pretty good, not the best, but likeable all the same. I say this because there was some awkward phrasing here and there that had me rereading to get a better grasp of the situation. It definitely didn't stand in the way of my liking the story!<br />
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The MC, Corrinne, is a reporter for a small newspaper and she has been given an assignment that puts her smack dab in the middle of Other territory. Now, as I said, I have not read the previous books in the series, so I gathered pretty quick that she has watched her best friends marry into the Other world and is less than thrilled about it. In fact, she is pretty thoroughly creeped out by it and has sworn off any possibility of ever getting involved with the opposite species. It's so distressing in fact that she depends heavily on her bottle of aspirin to an almost unhealthy degree--which I found quite humorous. <br />
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Luc is from Faerie and is part of the Sidhe race. He is the head of Queen Mab's warrior elite and he has been sent through the magical doorway to Manhattan to retrieve her troublesome nephew who has been calling far too much attention to himself. He seems to both love and hate his job. And he definitely holds some pent up rage against the nephew of his Queen. When he seeks help from Rafe, the head of the Other council, he runs into Corrinne, who is also seeking Rafe's assistance. <br />
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Luc has never considered the human race as particularly attractive. Actually, he and his kind consider humans to be children in comparison to their longevity and life experience. So when he sees Corrinne and is instantly overwhelmed by his attraction to her, he is take aback. Likewise, Corrine can't believe she is fantasizing about the hot "fairy" in the room, considering her massive distaste for anything Other. <br />
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Their relationship took off like a bullet and the heat never went below a low simmer. The two of them pair up to hunt down this mischief making nephew while trying to unravel another layer to the mystery surrounding him that I won't give away. All this while trying, and failing, to keep their hands off each other! Along the way, Luc discovers the connection between him and Corrinne goes deeper than simple attraction that I found simply lovely. <br />
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This is definitely a series that I would like to check out. It's a refreshing departure from the traditional vampire saga, although hints at previous books in the series tell me they are no exception. I'm hoping to see more characters from the Other community, like Leprechauns and Brownies!</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391130234241176504.post-29889722932554693602012-01-16T19:49:00.000-05:002012-01-16T19:49:35.861-05:00Lothaire by Kresley Cole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6kSxKMqAVtZ_rkWPk4mjLhsQBP6ewwDx0vF0vWjdiMOP3VDl-g36DCVJpHpGYf353BbZfrNmC_K8hMjGBb8VUiQ6XgQ1XicVnRDuPb_ClwFrg0Uz2rqsT-wzLiZGijbmazzwK6DiYf8/s1600/Lothaire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6kSxKMqAVtZ_rkWPk4mjLhsQBP6ewwDx0vF0vWjdiMOP3VDl-g36DCVJpHpGYf353BbZfrNmC_K8hMjGBb8VUiQ6XgQ1XicVnRDuPb_ClwFrg0Uz2rqsT-wzLiZGijbmazzwK6DiYf8/s320/Lothaire.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>LOVED this book! </b></span></span><br />
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Once again Kresley Cole makes my heart melt. With each book I am swayed to another of her delectable men-good, bad, or in between, scarred or made of utter perfection, doesn't matter in the least. She manages to make each one mouthwateringly delicious. <br />
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Lothaire, the fearsome rageaholic suffering from a touch of the crazy never fooled me. Well, maybe a little what with the plotting and the killing and deceiving "Lothaire-talk". But deep down I thought I had glimpsed a seriously misunderstood immortal hottie. <br />
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I have to say, I was seriously impressed with Elizabeth's fortitude. She was ready to kill herself or die trying to keep evil from taking over the world. I really felt for her predicament. Having your body possessed by a former goddess bent on death and destruction? No thanks. But she handled it with grace and had the good sense to fight back instead of cower where others most certainly would. Of course Lothaire would want her! She's everything he's looking for, except for that disgustingly human condition of hers. No matter, he'll fix it! <br />
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That's pretty much their relationship. She lacks everything he imagined his woman, his queen, would possess: goddess qualities, strength, cunning, and a fierce warrior instinct...all of which she actually has but he is unwilling to see because he was raised to despise humans. However, he can no more resist her than he could a good torture session with one of his enemies, because Ellie is his Bride. <br />
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It takes him a long time to come to this conclusion, but once he does, he is faced with myriad problems to solve so they can be together. Including the pesky fact that he took an oath to the Lore-an unbreakable vow-to kill her! Plus, it seems that Lothaire is stuck in his own times mentally. He's brash and unwitting when it comes to handling females. He's completely without thought to Elli's feelings unless it's sexually based, he's overbearing and possessive and basically everything the women's movement sought to obliterate. It's no wonder Ellie had reservations about becoming his Bride. <br />
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Through it all, there is no doubt the two have forged a bond, and maybe even love each other, but both are too stubborn to cop to it. The struggle was almost unbearable at times, but I kept turning pages because I simply had to make sure these two made it to their fairytale ending. I won't say that's what I got, but it's probably as close as you're going to get when you're dealing with a millennium old vampire who's known nothing more than death and destruction and revenge his whole life. I can say that I am completely satisfied with the ending and am eager for the next in the series to hit the shelves. <br />
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Type faster, Cole! For the love of the gods, type faster!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02839627295408145565noreply@blogger.com0