Name: Kris Summers Title: Phenomenally Genre: Paranormal romance It started as a whisper. When I didn’t respond, he bent to speak in my ear. Cold hands gripped my shoulders, sending chills down my spine. Annoyed, I massaged my temples, brushed my platinum hair out of my eyes, and continued to feign taking notes on Ms. Stein’s lecture. It didn’t work. The ghost wouldn’t leave me alone. Unable to resist the temptation, I scanned Read more…
Name: J.C. Martin Title: SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND Genre: Crime & psychological suspense Dan Stanton is starting to regret his sixth pint of lager. I can tell that from the way he stares at me, from the way he swipes at his beer-glazed eyes, as if rubbing them hard enough would erase my image from his sight. In mere seconds, his face morphs through an entire range of human expressions: the glimmer of recognition, the Read more…
R 3/23/11 THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED COME BACK ON MARCH 24TH TO SEE THE TOP TWENTY SEMI-FINALISTS! It’s on! Everyone post your entries to your blog now. Get critiques from your followers and the participants, and when you’ve polished those first 250 words send them to me at *** in the body of the email. Or if you don’t need the critiques send off your entry now. And here’s more details… Here’s how Read more…
SHOW ME THE VOICE LINK There’s only one more day (or less than one) before the blogfest part of the contest begins. You don’t have to do both the blogfest and the contest. You can do just the blogfest, just the contest, or both, your choice. The blogfest is to get critiques and an opportunity to meet new followers. The blogfest is March 20-21. Afterward polish up those first 250 words and then email them Read more…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I have gifts to give away to some lucky followers. Today is one of my favorite days of the year. So bear with me as I get all the sappy fun stuff out of the way or you can just scroll down and see if you won a prize. I have to pause to take a moment to remember my grandmother. She was such an eccentric woman that Read more…
Natalie Fischer Before I start I want to give you some excellent links to recent posts from Natalie featuring voice. She explains it so well, that I had this oh-I-totally-get-it moment. And here they are… On her blog at Adventures in Agentland: YA vs. Adult: what’s so different, anyway? On the Adventures in Children’s Publishing blog: Literary Agent Natalie Fischer On Nailing Voice… Go check them out for great tips on how to polish up Read more…
Today’s coffee is Starbuck’s Americano with nonfat steamed milk, which is fabulous, since I haven’t had creamer or milk in my coffee for like six weeks. I’m totally excited right now! Well, not just because of the coffee, but also because I’m announcing my next blog contest. I’m humbled and honored to announce that the amazing Natalie Fischer, who is now agenting at The Bradford Literary Agency, has agreed to be the judge for Read more…
Surprise! You didn’t think I’d give something away so soon after the first giveaway, did you? To help celebrate the release of Lisa and Laura Roecker’s book, The Liar Society, I’ve bought a few books and now I’m giving them away to a couple of lucky followers for my birthday month giveaway. If you’ve been under a rock lately, here’s something about the book. Lisa and Laura Roecker’s blog Best friends don’t send emails once Read more…
I can hardly believe that March is already here. It seemed like it would take forever to come. So I’m celebrating my birthday the entire month of March by giving away gifts to my followers. I’ve picked days that are special to me to shower some lucky winner chosen from both my Blogger follower and Networkedblog lists by Random.org with a gift. The reason I picked today is because it’s my oldest son’s birthday. Both Read more…
It’s been over a week since the huge contest with Weronika Janczuk, and I’m so happy that so many of you gained a lot from this blogfest. There will be more. I first have to stalk beg ask a few agents to participate. I’m working on it and will hopefully have a new contest soon. So coffee around here hasn’t been the same since starting my diet. Black. Need I say more? Next week, I Read more…