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Q1 2021 Recap!

Hi friends,

Starting today, I’ll have a new kind of post go up every 3 months here on the blog. It’ll be a post with all the latest goodies and summarizing what happened the previous quarter, and I’ll probably also tell you about my plans for the next quarter. This way, you guys can have a better idea of what’s going, even if you missed a post or 2 or 5 lol, and also have an idea of what’s to come.

Note: I hold the right to change my plan at any time with little to no warning! Lately, life has been very demanding of my person, and I have had little time to write, which means, my plans are changing more than ever.

What happened:

So I don’t repeat all the information from other posts and risk this one being way too long, I’ll just add the links below and you can click and read them, if you want.

Release of Breaking Down
Release of Rite World Boxed Set
Release of Summer Prince
Autumn Rebel Cover Reveal
Release of Shadows and Starlight – a FREE exclusive anthology!
Etsy Store – buy signed paperback copies!
Buy direct – you can now buy e-books directly from me. This means I’ll give you an exclusive discount (apply the coupon FORMYREADERS on checkout for 10%!). You pay less and I make more money. For me, more money = more books for you!
Books in large print – read more about it here!
New mailing lists!
Creation of 2 news pages on the website: Fiction Apps and Audiobooks
I’ve been posting chapters of The Light Calling on my newsletter! Sign-up to read it!
Or, if you prefer, you can listen to the audiobook of The Light Calling for FREE by either signing up for my mailing list, or on YouTube
Creation of my YouTube channel–please subscribe!
Production of Audiobooks! (you can peek at the upcoming audiobooks on the page linked above!)

What’s happening now:

Writing Autumn Rebel
Plotting a Halloween book
Still producing Audiobooks
Trying to stay sane while helping the 6yo with virtual kindergarten (it’s not going too well, you guys)

What will happen next:

The writing will continue slow because of life. Things should speed up a tiny little bit in June.
Audiobooks! I’m guessing I should have two new audiobooks ready in April, and more coming in the summer. I’ll announce it on my blog (and everywhere online) when they are up for sale!
In April, there will be a new boxed set up for sale! Stay tuned for that too!

I think that is it for now! I’ll do another one of these posts when Q2 of 2021 ends!

Cheers,

Categories: My Books, News, Social Media

The Post About All The Things

Hello friends,

There are so many things going on around here, a lot of things changing, book and writing wise, I mean, and I want to tell you all about it so you don’t miss anything, so if you haven’t already, go grab some coffee or tea or wine, and come back to read it all!

About Me, Life, and Writing

We’re all living through unprecedented times. Things are super crazy right now, but thank goodness, my family and I are fine. We’re closer than ever, we’re happy, we’re healthy. My only issue with all this covid-19 thing (in a personal level) is the fact that the kids are home all the time, which means my writing time shrunk a lot since March. Even though I prefer them at home right now and will keep them at home and do virtual learning (school starts back next week), I miss having my alone time at home when I could write and write and write.

And now school is starting back for the 2020-2021 year, and I just know things will be a little hectic, at least for a while until we get into a routine–and that will eat up even more of my already little writing time.

Which means, I’ll be writing even less …

I do have 3 books scheduled to come out by January 2021 (you’ll read about them below)–and those are mostly ready–so I think I’ll be able to continue publishing a book every 2 maybe 3 months for a while.

As for what I’m writing next … I’ve decided to stay in the Rite World for a little longer (or indefinitely if you guys keep reading those books! lol). I’m actually outlining 2 series in that world right now: one, a Upper YA Urban Fantasy which will have the same feel as the Blackthorn Hunters Academy (though it won’t be set in an academy), and two, a standalone NA/Adult Paranormal Romance that will feel a lot like the Rite of ___ (Vampire, Warlock, Wolf), but instead of being a trilogy for each couple, it’ll be standalone books. I had thought about writing both at the same time, like write book 1 of one series, then book 1 of the other series, then go back to book 2 of the first series, and so on. But I’ll be honest, with the kids home and one girl in kindergarten and me having to stay with her in front of the computer for several hours doing all the work with her, I’m just not sure how I’ll be able to manage writing two series at a time. Before the pandemic, I wrote about 3.5-5k words per weekday. Now I’m super lucky when I write 750-1k words 4x a week. I think I’ll choose one of those 2 series and start with it. When the pandemic goes away and the kids can go back to school, and I regain my precious writing time, I’ll rethink the juggling series thing.

Also, I’m just finishing a novella (title: The Vampire Hunt) which will be exclusive for my newsletter subscribers, so if you haven’t already, subscribe to my newsletter (scroll down to the “Where to Find Me” part for the link). I have another novella (title: The Dark Calling) which I wrote and had free for a while a few years back. I realized I can revamp that novella a bit and set it in the Rite World, so I’ll do that still this month. I do not know what I’ll do with this second novella–probably add it as a bonus on a boxed set or something. Regardless, if you subscribe to my newsletter and/or join my facebook group, you’ll hear about it.

All right … let’s talk about other stuff now …

Bookfunnel Promo

I always try to participate in a promotion on Bookfunnel, which means lots of FREE books for you.

Click here to access the one I’m in now.

All My Series

I’ve been telling you guys I’m switching from being Amazon exclusive (Kindle Unlimited) to being “wide,” which means you’ll be able to find my books not only on amazon, but at Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Smashwords, and others.

These are the current series I have out and where you can buy them:

PS: When “wide,” the first book in the series will be FREE!

RITE WORLD

The first 6 books are wide, and book 1 is free.

Books 7 to 9 are in KU, but I’ll take them out and put them wide by the end of the year.

The Vampire Heir (Book 1)

The Witch Queen (Book 2)

The immortal Vow (Book 3)

The Warlock Lord (Book 4)

The Wolf Consort (Book 5)

The Crystal Rose (Book 6)

The Wolf Forsaken (Book 7)

The Fae Bound (Book 8)

The Blood Pact (Book 9)

Boxed Set 1

Boxed Set 2

THE FIRE HEART CHRONICLES

These are wide and book 1 is free!

Heart Seeker (Book 1)

Flame Caster (Book 2)

Earth Shaker (Book 2.5)

Sorrow Bringer (Book 3)

Soul Wanderer (Book 4)

Fate Summoner (Book 5)

War Maiden (Book 6)

Boxed Set

THE EVERLAST

These are wide and book 1 is free!

Destiny Gift (Book 1)

Soul Oath (Book 2)

Cup of Life (Book 3)

Everlasting Circle (Book 4)

Boxed Set

THE BREAKING SERIES

This series is back and it got slightly new covers!

These are wide and book 1 is free!

Breaking Free (Book 1)

Breaking Away (Book 2)

Breaking Through (Book 3)

Breaking Down ((Book 4)

RITE WORLD: BLACKTHORN HUNTERS ACADEMY

This one is still in KU, but I’ll take them out and put them wide by the end of the year.

The Demon Kiss (Book 1)

The Hunter Secret (Book 2)

The Soul Bond (Book 3)

The Shadow Trials (Book 4)

The Infernal Curse (Book 5)

Boxed Set

Free Books

In addition to the four series starters mentioned above, I have one short story and one novella FREE right now. Click on their titles below to check them out:

TESTED

INTO THE DARKEST FIRE

Audiobooks

I wish I had time (which means money, tbh) to make more audiobooks … but for now I have only 4 of them.

RITE WORLD: RITE OF THE VAMPIRE

The Vampire Heir (book 1)

Amazon | Tantor Media| Audible | Google Play

The Witch Queen (book 2)

Amazon | Tantor Media | Audible | Google Play

The Immortal Vow (book 3)

Amazon | Tantor Media | Audible | Google Play

HEART SEEKER

The Fire Heart Chronicles Book 1

Amazon | Audible | iTunes

Willow Harbor

Right now, my two WILLOW HARBOR books are in Kindle Unlimited for the first time. They will likely remain there until mid November, which is when the KU term ends, and then they will return to all other vendors.

Hunter’s Revenge

Siren’s Song

Upcoming releases

My next 3 releases are:

The Blood Pact

Rite World 9: Rite of the Wolf 3

Sept 4th 2020

Daughter of Darkness

A Standalone Contemporary Fantasy Romance

Dec 18th 2020

Breaking Down

The Breaking Series Book 4

Jan 14th 2021

Where to Find Me

If you still haven’t, you should totally sign-up for my Newsletter, and join my Facebook Group.

But there are many others places you can follow me, and I would really, really appreciate it if I saw you there, like: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter, Bookbub, Pinterest, Goodreads, and Books2Read.

Phew, I think that’s it for now!

Cheers,

Categories: Events, New Adult, News

Daily News #1

… just not so daily.

That’s the name of my new feature. If you guys saw NA Alley today, you read The NA Alley Gazette. What I’ll be doing here, is almost the same, but I’ll include not only news and upcoming events from the NA Alley members, but also from my friends and whatever they are writing/doing, even if it’s NA.

– Reese Monroe (aka Lynn Rush) signed with agent Nicole Resciniti, and snatched a 3-book deal with Entangled Publishing for her Bound by Hades trilogy.

– Summer Lane’s State of Chaos released last month! (Click here for buy links)

– My own Destiny Gift is the Featured Book of the Month at NA Alley – you can enter for a change to win a copy here (only 7 days left!).

– Carrie Butler is re-releasing Strength in August – read more about it here. The sequel Courage will be out October 15th. You can sign up for the blog tour here.

– Victoria H. Smith has two books releasing August 12th – The Bringer’s Quest and Incandescence. You can sign up for the blog tour here.

– My own Breaking the Reins is almost here too (August 18th). You can still sign up for the Release Week Blitz!

– Jaycee DeLorenzo plans on releasing A Love Less Perfect (Riordan College #2) late this fall.

– Magan Vernon’s Life, Love & Lemons (YA) releases August 20th.

– L.M. Augustine’s Two Roads (NA) releases August 26th.

– Alyssa Rose Ivy’s Enduring Light (The Afterglow Trilogy #3) (YA) releases August 20th.

– Sawyer Bennett’s Off Course (NA) releases August 4th.

– I’m writing Everlast #2 (still untitled). The cover reveal will be in September, and the blog tour is already scheduled for December – but the sign up post should go live only around October.

– I’m participating of a signing with other 35 authors Aug 10th, in Stamford, CT – it’s called Stamford Author Event and it’s free! Check more about it here.

– The New Adult Sleepover Weekend is scheduled for Dec 6-8 in Savannah, GA. You can read all about it and sign-up for it here.

Cheers,

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Categories: Events, My Books, News

Over this side of the screen …

I have a couple of news and reminders to share with you:

BEA 2013:

One of the perks of living so close to NYC? Getting to go on so many concerts, events, shows, museums, and CONFERENCES!

This time, it’s BOOK EXPO AMERICA :)

I’ll be there all day Saturday, June 1st (with a black shirt with the cover of DESTINY GIFT stamped on it). If you plan on being there, let me know. I would love to meet you!

#NACrushTourney:

Have you guys heard of the #YACrushTourney hosted by Brit, Amy and Jen of YA Sisterhood? If you haven’t, click here to read what it is.

So, since the NA authors and readers are disappointed their heroes can’t make it into the YA Crush Tourney, NA Alley will be hosting the first NA Crush Tourney ever!

NA_Tourney2

This years, we’ll start small, with only one category and not many heroes competing, but I bet it’ll be fun and a huge success. And hopefully next year we’ll be able to expand it :)

The official announcement is up on NA Alley’s blog. Click the link and help us spread the word!

DESTINY GIFT Promo:

Destiny Gift is still on sale for $0.99!

DG promo

BREAKING THE REINS Pic Teasers:

Breaking the Reins has 234 adds on goodreads as of last night. When it gets to 300 adds, I’ll post the third teaser pic. And when it gets to 400, I’ll post a fourth one, and so on.

Here are the first two teaser pics for your enjoyment ;)

BtR teaser 01a

Teaser 02

Stamford Author Event:

Here’s the official text:

“Join 35 authors of contemporary, new adult, paranormal fiction and more at the Hilton Executive Center in Stamford, Connecticut, on August 10, 2013, from 12pm-4pm. Enjoy an afternoon of books, swag, and more as you get the latest releases from your favorite authors and discover new voices.

You’ll also be eligible to enter a raffle and clinch the Grand Prize: a brand new Kindle Paperwhite, loaded with all our books! Attendees will also qualify to win VIP passes to mix and mingle with authors and book bloggers at the after-event, from 4pm to 6pm.”

Btw, admission is FREE! Here’s the blog in case you want to follow the news :)

Amazon E-book Refund:

I’ve never really cared about this, until I became a published author.

Amazon refund policy states that you can return an e-book 7 days after its purchase – that’s enough time to read it. Did you ever go to a bookstore, buy a paperback or a hardcopy, read it and even if you didn’t like it, return it?

Glenda Wallace created this petition for authors to sign, so we can ask Amazon to cancel their refund policy. Like she states on the petition, “Is this fair or not? This is like going into a restaurant, buying a meal, then asking for a refund after you’ve already eaten it!”

So, if you’re an author and agree with this, please click the link above and sign the petition!

Phew! That’s it for now …

Have a great weekend and a safe holiday!

Cheers,

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Categories: #ROW80, News

#ROW80 check-in 09/09

Hello friends! It’s ROW80 update time.

My goals for last week and how it went:

Writing: revising Amber Energy. Giving myself until Sept 15th. I’m being bad with this. Yes, I’m revising and adding more words (cause I can’t revise without upping the word count). I added 2000 words Tues, and 3000 Wed. And on Thurs I broke the manuscript down scene by scene and analyzed each scene, focusing on important element and keys, if I was missing any or presenting them too late or too soon. Complex work, but I like doing this. On Fri, I employed all I had done on Thurs (switching scenes order and adding/cutting scenes, etc).
Reading: finish book #51. Again, I got to 40% of a book and gave up. It’s frustrating! Now I’m 21% into another one but I think I’ll finish this since it’s great so far …
Social media: blog at least twice and hop on Twitter from time to time. Done.
Exercise: 3x at least. Four. Monday was a holiday and I had plans to go, but woke up with a headache and couldn’t =(

It was a good week, I think. BUT my mind keeps wandering to other projects. Several other projects. I want to work on several projects at once and I’m sure it won’t work out nicely if I try it. First, because it’ll take longer to finish one thing, second, because it’ll give room for more distraction or down time while switching from one to another.

On the bright side, Friday night I received some amazing news … I’ll probably be able to share more on that some time this week. And, with that news, came more work. Stay tuned because there’ll probably be a post this week about it ;)

Moving on … my goals for next week:

Writing: actually revising. Send my ms for first critique until Friday (but I hope to get it out the door by Wed). And I need to start working on the “amazing news” too.
Reading: finish book #51, read book #52.
Social media: blog at least twice and hop on Twitter from time to time.
Exercise: 3x at least.

That’s it for now.

Want to check out the other ROWers? Click here!

Have a great week, everyone!

Cheers,