Letter to my YA self - Jessa Russo

Our next letter to my YA self comes from YA author Jessa Russo. Jessa's debut novel, EVER, will be released soon from Curiosity Quills Press. ---Dear Sixteen Year Old Me,Your dad just died. You’re broken and scared and your emotions are so crazy you don’t know which way is up half the time. The pain is intense. But you have free reign now. Mom wants you to be happy, so she’s letting you do whatever you want for the most part. You’re taking advantage...

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Letter to my YA Self - Krystal Wade

My name is Sharon Bayliss and if you haven't already noticed, I have temporarily hijacked Krystal Wade's blog. What happened was...Krystal went camping in the forest and followed a yellow light that mysteriously appeared to her. She ended up falling through a portal to another world. Krystal managed to contact me and let me know that she'll be back to her normal blogging duties once she saves Encardia from Darkness, which should take a couple...

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Wilde's Fire only 99 Cents!

To celebrate next week's release of Wilde's Army, we've reduced the price of Wilde's Fire to just 99 CENTS! Awesome, right?! Go grab your copy now!  B&N, Amazon, Kobo, & iTunes. Wilde's Army is now on Goodreads! Make sure you add it to your TBR list! There's a new Who Said It contest running....

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Buccaneer Blogfest

Banner by Cody Underwood Ahoy mateys! Okay, I've got that out of my system, I promise to keep my pirate lingo to a minimum. I have an exciting announcement. Court Young and Sharon Bayliss will be hosting the Buccaneer Blogfest, an event designed to help bloggers build their platform and create connections. Together we will sail the blogging seas! Arrrgggh! This blogfest is open to all bloggers and want-to-be-bloggers who post about writing,...

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Murder Mystery Suspect - Dughbal from Wilde's Fire

It's time for the Stein and Candle Detective Agency MURDER MYSTERY BLOGFEST! What's that you ask? It's a blogfest where you introduce the villain from your novel or WIP or create one just for the contest. Then you'll solve clues to find out which suspect is the killer. It could be your own suspect! For all the details, go here. Meet our next suspect, the god Dughbal from Wilde's Fire (Darkness Falls). Here's how he is described...

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Why Does Charlaine Harris Hate Me?

Why Does Charlaine Harris Hate Me? Since Krystal deigned take a well deserved vacation (Hmph!), I've decide to borrow her blog for a day and rant about something that's been eating me lately: Why does Charlaine Harris hate me? For those of you who faithfully have followed the Sookie Stackhouse novels, as Krystal and I have, you'll know why the end of Deadlocked has many of us scratching our heads. Charlaine—yes, after twelve books we're on a first name basis—seems to be taking the series in a disappointing direction. With only one book remaining...

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Deathly Daemons #wildesarmy #sixsunday

Ten days until the release of Wilde's Army! I can't believe it! *Pinches Arm* Yep, I'm awake! So, last week we left off with Brit showing Kate some painful images. But, shortly after, daemons came back into the disgusting cave and decided it was killing time. To make this more painful for Kate, they decide to take her sister first! Enjoy! (That seems so wrong, doesn't it?) ~ The vile creature walks up to my sister, licking his blackened lips....

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How to Make a Customer Angry!

So, I'm on vacation. Yep. The girl who never stops working decided to stop writing, stop editing, stop going to the day job, stop worrying about every little thing for TWO WEEKS. I've been sitting out on my front porch, listening to the birds sing, watching lightning bugs blink all around the yard, enjoying the soft glow from the crescent moon, and sipping on my drink of choice: margarita. It's a beautiful evening here in Virginia. I couldn't ask...

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Who Said It? #contest

The Winner of the Last Who Said It is . . . drum roll, please . . . Ash! @Ash_Ash. E-mail me at krystalwade70 (at) yahoo (dot) com to claim your prize! Rules of this ridiculously easy contest are on the "Contest" page here on my blog, but you have one week to guess who said the line from Wilde's Fire (listed below). If you guess correctly--and no, I will not tell you whether you are right or wrong until after the contest is over--then you will be entered into a monthly drawing for Wilde's Fire gear. Tell me you don't want a poster of Kate running...

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Oh, Arland Maher!

Kate and Arland are participating in A Midsummer Night's Blog Hop. They are interviewing characters from Author Kinley Baker's books, Ruined & Denied. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arland: Nice to meet you, Caleb. Kate tells me we have many things in common. If your Tabitha is anywhere near as headstrong as her, I know you must be exhausted trying to keep her safe. Caleb: We share a similar history. Sorry to hear about the loss of your people. The...

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Wilde Stuff!

Not only do I have a beautiful little model--freshly showered--but now I have posters of Wilde's Fire and Wilde's Army! AND You can win one of these posters, if you go here. The wonderful Sharon Bayliss, a soon to be published author at Curiosity Quills, interviewed me about the acquisitions process at our fast-growing publishing house! If you're not into clicking links and participating in simple-easy-to-win-contests, then you can wait around...

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Strange Connections #wildesarmy #sixsunday

Hey guys! Another week closer to the release of Wilde's Army. I can't wait. And just look at that cover! Anyway, Kate just asked Brit to show the location of everyone in the cave. But can Kate handle what she sees? Enjoy! ~Sharp pains radiate from my shoulder up the back of my head. I want to rub the spot, but my hands won't move. My wrists burn; rope is intertwined between them. She shows me Arland. My breath hitches in my lungs. He's worse...

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Awesome, They Are. Yoda, They Love.

How do you know when you have the coolest daughters ever? When they want a life-size Yoda Fathead on their wall, of course! I love my children! There's never a dull moment in our household. Never a minute where I say, man, these kids have no imagination. They are smart, funny, and full of life. Kid #3 wanted nothing more than to have a Yoda birthday card. No frilly princesses for her, thank you very much--not that there's anything wrong with princesses;...

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Too Cliche? Or Not Too Cliche.

Okay, so it's been awhile since I've posted something downright funny. I think. Don't any of you dare say my serious posts have been funny. I'll cry. I swear. Anyway, I've been dreadfully busy, and so I thought my recent google chat conversation with my crit partner would be fun to share. It's about the word cliché. I think the word cliché has become a bit cliché lately. Everyone tosses this word around like it's a hot potato. I mean, come on, if you really sit down and think about it, every book has been written, every story has been told. Someone...

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Shadows #TWC1

I want to thank Ziva D'Arcy from Coach O's class at North Stafford High School for writing this post. I may have come up with the idea, but Ziva, a future author, wrote the short story, and I think she did quite well. I looked through my window to the west as the sun cast shadows behind North Stafford High School.  The dark areas usually only scare little kids, but most little kids can’t claim to be burned by the dark.  I can though.  My long withheld phobia of the gloom all began when I was ten.  My parents always told me...

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Are You in My Head? #wildesarmy #sixsunday

Maybe you've noticed, but I have a shiny new ticker on the side of my blog, counting down the days until the release of Wilde's Army. ARCs are out, and the first review has even come in. It's fantastic, btw! YAY! Anyway, here's your six, and happy Sunday. Thank you for always stopping in to comment! Picking up where we left off last week, Kate is still in her sister's head. Enjoy! ~ The torches on the walls are still bright with flames. The air smells so strongly of rust and mold, I find it hard not to vomit. Brit's chest hurts as she holds...

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Who Said It?

The Winner of the Last Who Said It is . . . drum roll, please . . . TIA! @Sunflwr38. E-mail me at krystalwade70 (at) yahoo (dot) com to claim your prize! Rules of this ridiculously easy contest are on the "Contest" page here on my blog, but you have one week to guess who said the line from Wilde's Fire (listed below). If you guess correctly--and no, I will not tell you whether you are right or wrong until after the contest is over--then you will be entered into a monthly drawing for Wilde's Fire gear. Tell me you don't want a poster of Kate running...

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The Stamp #TWC

I want to thank Coach O's class at North Stafford High School for their participation in writing this short story. This isn't a typical piece for me, and was difficult to continue, but I hope you enjoy! Thank you to the kid in the back of the room for the wonderful suggestion of the last line. * * * Abandoning hope, I stared at the river a good hundred feet below. One step and it would all be over. One step and I'd never have to worry about this again. One step . . . . * * * Carl walked up the drive, carrying the mail the way he always has,...

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Where Am I? #WildesArmy #sixsunday

Happy Sunday, everyone. I cannot believe another week has passed--and somehow we're out of town AGAIN! This weekend we're in Dover. (Go Tony Stewart!) Okay, so here's the set up: Perth and Kate are waiting for the right time to move in and rescue the others. In last week's six, Perth suggested she try to make a connection with Brit in order to learn more about the situation. So, that's exactly what Kate does. In this scene, she's just connected with Brit. Enjoy! ~Control over my hands and feet returns, but it doesn't feel anything like what...

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