Design Your Own Book Cover Contest!

Have you ever wanted to see how your book would look like behind the window of a Barnes & Noble bookstore? I can pretend with creative Teralyn's Design Your Book Cover Contest! I am positively giddy about participating. It gives us crazy writers a chance to show off our books!


We are to post our covers August 31st--today--by joining Teralyn's linky*. There is a spot for you to "Like" under each bloghopper's name where you'll vote which covers you like--sorry, you can only "Like" three covers! Teralyn will announce the winner with the most votes September 7th.

Eros has been thrust from Mount Olympus by his mother, the goddess of love Aphrodite. The only way he can return home is to find the first girl who can resist his charm and snub true love.

It isn't until the hottest guy in school vanishes right before her eyes that Angie realizes her mistake.

Will she ever find him again after traveling hundreds of miles to Greece?

This YA urban fantasy novel in the works toward publication!

I hope you love my cover! #30 :)

 


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Win a signed copy of S. B. Niccim's Veiled!

Have you ever wondered if spirits are eternal? If they just spontaneously generate from the day we are born?


This novel is the first of its kind that I've ever laid hands on. I found Heaven a fascinating place where Angels guard their charges with fierce devotion. I lived their joy as mortals succeeded in their righteous choices and experienced their sorrow for wrong.


Meet Tess, a determined Angel that endures conflict even before she is born on Earth! The dark angels are determined to stunt her growth, but will her soul mate save her in time?


The world in which Niccum creates, starts before the beginning of time, and grows richer with every step of the way. She did a fantastic job with making her characters come to life. The world she built makes sense, and I fell in love with every one. I worried for them as they stumbled along in their choices. I cried for the joy and peril the characters endured.

This book makes me think about life in general, how angels really work around us.  I find Niccum's world fascinating to read, enchanting and enjoyable.

Visit S.B. Niccum's blog, and website!

Here's your chance to win your very own signed copy of Veiled! Every comment equals one entry, international wins an eBook!


I will announce the winner on Friday's post!

FFW: Centuars, Dragons and Mermaids

For FFW, we are discussing creatures of sorts. I've written a novel and my main character is a snowy-white centaur. In my novel, he is one of the most powerful creatures in this magical world--even above the elves. He falls in love with an elfin princess, but she's been chased away from her kingdom by a band of rogue humans. Together, they traverse the lands gathering help to fight for her kingdom.

I've written a high fantasy novel that mentions a dragon in passing, but I have yet to write about one!

I started a mermaid novel--inspired by my hubby in a hot tub at a 
bed and breakfast with bubbles clouding him in.



I've written an epic high fantasy novel of elves with goblins and dwarves. No humans.


I started writing a novel involving fairies long ago. I wonder if my muse could still inspire me?

I could go on with unicorns and Pegasus and all those fantastical creatures! I have a novel brewing for Medusa, too!

I wonder what FFW palz have said about their fave creatures? Let's check them out! Alex J. Cavanaugh, Anastasia Pergakis, J.D. Brown, Deirdre Coppel, M. Pax, and Jeffrey Beesler.

What is your favorite creature to write about, or have dreamed about writing?

Are You a Prolific Reader?

Have you ever heard of a makeup artist who doesn't wear makeup? Or a chef who doesn't cook at home? What about a writer who never reads?


I have to admit that I'm way out of the loop of the hottest reads out there. As a writer, I'm bustling about editing, writing, critiquing, endorsing, illustrating, blogging, networking, marketing, setting up appointments--not counting real life motherhood and outside activities--and reading.


What, reading?


I read. A LOT! I read self-help books and many authorly friend books for book reviews. I read my own books--ahem, does that count?


I have friends who are in the same situation as I am: they are avid readers of the books they review. Does that make me like the fashion model who slums it while she's off duty?




How do you manage to keep up with the greatest and latest of books and write and edit and critique and endorse and blog and...and...?

Star Trek As We Know It Blogfest!

The creative Ellie Garratt is holding the splendiferous Star Trek As We Know It Blogfest--woooooot! To read other entries, click here!

Before I go onto the other stuff, let me tell you that Data is my mostest, favoritest character--GO DATA!

"The Host"
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
Dr. Crusher and her affectionate patient
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 23
Directed by	Marvin V. Rush
Written by	Michel Horvat
Featured music	Jay Chattaway
Production code	197
Original air date	May 11, 1991

I'm such a hopeless romantic!




Oooh! Can you see why this romance author loves this episode? I was so enamored by the love here, but so CRUSHED at the end. I cried. No, I bawled my eyes out and I was only a teenager then!

I was also intrigued by the romance between Will Riker and Deanna Troi. Their little interludes had me coming back for more in hopes that one day . . .

they would end up together.


I'm so glad they married at the very end. 

Finally . . .






What are your favorite scenes?


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