Author Appreciation Day #huganauthor

Susie Levine is hosting a great blog hop to celebrate authors! Why? Well, she realizes how important reviews are to authors. How without the ratings, without the few sentences from a happy reader, that it makes it harder for a new reader to come along and snatch up the book. Really! How many times have you seen a book on Amazon and not purchased it because it didn't have enough reviews? Below, you'll find a link back to her original post and...

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Rules for Reviews

I don't often post about writing. I usually refrain from offering unwarranted advice, unless you're close to me and I know something that will help you. Which is maybe what's going on here today. I know something that so many authors and writers do not, and I want to share this wisdom. I want to ease your suffering. I want to end world hunger . . . . You really think I've gone too far? Fine. Ending world hunger would be nice, though. So,...

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You Have a Visitor #indielicious

Hey, guys. Sorry I missed my post last week. My family and I have been working tirelessly on our garden and backyard chickens. Yep, you heard me right. We're raising backyard chickens. To be fair, we have three acres. So . . . I'll post pictures of the cute little babies sometime soon. Anyway, last teaser post I left you in Derick's POV. This week we're back in Abby's. She's home from the hospital . . . and maybe a little bored, and Derick just...

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Colour Wielders #newrelease

The time has FINALLY come for my good friend and critique partner Dawna Raver's book to come out. I've seen so many different versions of this story that I'm going to have to read the whole book again before I can review it, and that's just fine with me because ARIK is HOT! Sorry, girls, he's mine! Anyway, you've all seen the cover, right? Well, now you've seen it again. You can buy this baby on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Kobo, and I'm pretty...

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Cover Reveal Time!

I love cover reveals! And this one is by fellow Curiosity Quills author, Katie Hamstead. And look at those eyes! :-) KIYA releases April 30th, so make sure you add it to your Goodreads TBR pile! Blurb: To save her younger sisters from being taken to the cruel life of the palace, Naomi intervenes and gives herself to be a wife of the erratic Pharaoh Akhenaten. In the palace, Naomi finds herself thrust into the intrigues of the royal family,...

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The Raven Boys #review

I know you've all heard me rave about Maggie Stiefvater. She is an amazing author, and while I'm not always 100% satisfied with all her books, I AM enthralled with them. Maggie's voice is so strong, so poetic and magical. The Raven Boys was no different. She has this soft way of telling a story, and I will gladly read everything she writes.Now that I've raved a bit about her...the book.The Raven Boys started out slow for me. I had trouble settling...

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Things That Make Me Go . . . Sqeeeee!

Okay. I'm a huge, HUGE, fan of The Hunger Games trilogy. I adore the world Suzanne Collins created--no, I don't think killing people is great, but I do believe she captured our current world of 24/7 media perfectly, and she captured what thirst for power and image does to people--and I love Katniss. She's incredible. So, when I saw the trailer released for Catching Fire, I paused, held my breath, turned up my speakers, and leaned forward . . . then I OMG'd a few times. Why? Because the producers and directors have done it again . . . they captured...

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Friends & Lovers Trilogy

To promote the release of the Friends & Lovers Trilogy, Bethany Lopez is giving away a Nook, an autographed skin for the Nook, and an autographed paperback of Friends & Lovers. Enter through the Rafflecopter, and earn more chances to win by following everyone who is participating in the promo on Twitter! Friends & Lovers is Make it Last, I Choose You, and Trust in Me, and includes a bonus ending for each couple. Check out the Awesome...

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And I Ran . . .

I ran so far away. What? Is that song not stuck in your head now, too? My job here is done. Not really. Yesterday I decided to go for a run. No, zombies weren't chasing me. No, the neighbor's house wasn't on fire. No, I haven't actually lost my mind . . . Yet. But the sun sat low on the horizon, the sky still a pale shade of blue. Birds flew from tree to tree, singing while hunting bugs— Sick of all that yet? I thought so. Anyway,...

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Call This Dude A Taxi! #indielicious

Happy Sunday! I've spent the week with my children, playing at theme parks, playing outside, watching movies, being bored, reading books, editing books . . . you get my drift. I've LOVED this week. Also, I have super amazing news. BUT . . . I can't share it yet. Hehehe. I know I'm cruel. You still love me. Onto my teaser from Shattered Secrets. We are picking up EXACTLY where we left off last week. Why? Because, as I said last week, I adore Derick....

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What's in My Mail?

This is for you PK Hrezo, and for everyone else who wants a good laugh. Enjoy the video!...

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