First order of business -- I'm following on from my last post to let you know that Ravenstoke is also now available in paperback on Amazon and CreateSpace.
Now on to the giving -- I have several giveaways on various blogs at the moment including Candace's Book Blog, Paranormal Wastelands, and I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read. Next Thursday, Rachel down in Oz will host a giveaway on her blog The Rest Is Still Unwritten. On Feb 20, a giveaway begins over on One A Day YA. Stay tuned for more updates or you can always check my Facebook fan page (click on FB on the side of this blog) or my Twitter for more timely deets.
Quote of My Week: Me to 7 year old son - "What kind of fool do you take me for?" Son - "Um, Daddy?"
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Winterborne Now In Paperback
Yes, I realize I'm going a little backwards with the whole ebook to paperback thing, but there it is. Winterborne is now available in beautiful, smell-the-pages paperback on CreateSpace and Amazon.
Ravenstoke will be next up. Just waiting for the proof to approve it!
Also, please keep an eye out for my middle grade novel in the next few weeks. If you know any kids ages 9 and up who like themselves a little unicorn and adventure, this will be the book for them. More to come on that.
Quote of My Week: "I love the book! I would buy it if it was published. It was truly was one of the best books I have ever read and I was honored to read it." - Abby, middle grade beta reader
Ravenstoke will be next up. Just waiting for the proof to approve it!
Also, please keep an eye out for my middle grade novel in the next few weeks. If you know any kids ages 9 and up who like themselves a little unicorn and adventure, this will be the book for them. More to come on that.
Quote of My Week: "I love the book! I would buy it if it was published. It was truly was one of the best books I have ever read and I was honored to read it." - Abby, middle grade beta reader
Friday, 13 January 2012
Keep Those Reviews Coming
I am very excited to see positive reviews coming for Ravenstoke. Please check out the latest at The Caffeinated Diva.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
The Routine
Happy New Year to all! Right off the bat, I'd like to thank Nicole over at Book Nook Club for a great review of Ravenstoke. Please spare a few minutes to check out her blog. A welcome way to kickstart the new year.
Now that I am officially back into the routine (not to be confused with 'the routine' performed by Ross and Monica on Friends, although that would be awesome), I aim to be a better, more consistent blogger. This is not a resolution, merely an aim. I refuse to resolve to do anything, other than ensure that my children are bathed and fed on a semi-regular basis.
We had a busy Christmas at home with my in-laws to start, and then my parents flew in from the US for a week. Swapping from one set of parents to the next is always difficult because it means at least one of us (me or my husband) is perpetually, albeit mildly, annoyed for the duration. There is a lot of jostling for the remote control and begrudgingly watching episodes of shows you didn't even know existed. There is apparently a woman on TV who is like Supernanny for dogs. Aside from the absence of the ubiquitous naughty step, the shows are identical in format. Interestingly, the woman on the dog show kicked off the episode by declaring that dogs should not be treated like people, then proceeded to 'train' the dogs in a style similar to the way that Supernanny 'trains' children. They really should get their stories straight before shadowing each other on international television. She also rocks the British accent, a prerequisite for any show that modifies human or animal behavior (or should that be 'behaviour'?). We then watched an endless loop of Escape to the Country where English home buyers seem to have limitless bank accounts and lots of free time for clarinet playing, painting, and dog walking. The show basically serves as an ad for the lottery because I immediately bought several tickets for the enormous Euromillions pot so that I, too, may grab my slice of idyllic English life (insert here - the old coach house, the fisherman's cottage, the converted barn with a high spec interior, the country estate, etc.). I also indulged in a little house porn, flipping through page after page of luxury homes with Farrow & Ball-painted bathtubs and large country kitchens complete with colorful Agas.
Today, however, the kids are back in school, meals are expected in a timely fashion, and the kitchen ceiling requires painting after my husband struggled with a cork in a bottle of red wine. (Newsflash - he lost.) Back to the routine, indeed.
Quote of My Week: "Hey, Jane Austen has a new book out!" - Anonymous (I refuse to divulge the name of this misinformed person, but I can safely reveal that it was not one of my children.)
Now that I am officially back into the routine (not to be confused with 'the routine' performed by Ross and Monica on Friends, although that would be awesome), I aim to be a better, more consistent blogger. This is not a resolution, merely an aim. I refuse to resolve to do anything, other than ensure that my children are bathed and fed on a semi-regular basis.
We had a busy Christmas at home with my in-laws to start, and then my parents flew in from the US for a week. Swapping from one set of parents to the next is always difficult because it means at least one of us (me or my husband) is perpetually, albeit mildly, annoyed for the duration. There is a lot of jostling for the remote control and begrudgingly watching episodes of shows you didn't even know existed. There is apparently a woman on TV who is like Supernanny for dogs. Aside from the absence of the ubiquitous naughty step, the shows are identical in format. Interestingly, the woman on the dog show kicked off the episode by declaring that dogs should not be treated like people, then proceeded to 'train' the dogs in a style similar to the way that Supernanny 'trains' children. They really should get their stories straight before shadowing each other on international television. She also rocks the British accent, a prerequisite for any show that modifies human or animal behavior (or should that be 'behaviour'?). We then watched an endless loop of Escape to the Country where English home buyers seem to have limitless bank accounts and lots of free time for clarinet playing, painting, and dog walking. The show basically serves as an ad for the lottery because I immediately bought several tickets for the enormous Euromillions pot so that I, too, may grab my slice of idyllic English life (insert here - the old coach house, the fisherman's cottage, the converted barn with a high spec interior, the country estate, etc.). I also indulged in a little house porn, flipping through page after page of luxury homes with Farrow & Ball-painted bathtubs and large country kitchens complete with colorful Agas.
Today, however, the kids are back in school, meals are expected in a timely fashion, and the kitchen ceiling requires painting after my husband struggled with a cork in a bottle of red wine. (Newsflash - he lost.) Back to the routine, indeed.
Quote of My Week: "Hey, Jane Austen has a new book out!" - Anonymous (I refuse to divulge the name of this misinformed person, but I can safely reveal that it was not one of my children.)
Friday, 16 December 2011
5 Star Review for Ravenstoke
The first review for Ravenstoke is in and it's a lovely 5 stars (or 5 butterflies in Anna's case). Please check out Anna's blog - Books to Brighten Your Mood.
I'll also be guest posting there next week in time for the holidays. I'll post the link when it's up and running!
Quote of My Week: "When I'm seven I won't need you to sit in my room before I go to sleep. That way you can get enough sleep." (Only 3 more years to go then. Yay?)
I'll also be guest posting there next week in time for the holidays. I'll post the link when it's up and running!
Quote of My Week: "When I'm seven I won't need you to sit in my room before I go to sleep. That way you can get enough sleep." (Only 3 more years to go then. Yay?)
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Ravenstoke has arrived...
Ravenstoke, the sequel to Winterborne, is now available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes for the happy holiday price of $2.99. Now everyone run out (or sit at your computer like I do) and buy e-readers for your loved ones for Christmas and Hanukkah! Thank you in advance to everyone who buys and reads the book. I hope you enjoy it!
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Ravenstoke is coming
I'm pleased to announce the sequel to Winterborne will be with you shortly. I am about to send it off to the conversion elves who will provide me with shiny, new ePub and mobi files for your ebook viewing pleasure. Writing the blurb has been a little challenging because I'm trying not to include spoilers from book one.
Here's what I've cobbled together so far --
Loie and Mia's seventeenth birthdays brought more drama and surprises than they ever expected. Now they are adjusting to the fallout and struggling to keep those newfound powers in check. When Andreas is called away to England under mysterious circumstances, a new guy is sent to Salcey Ridge in his place. Cian is smarmy and cocksure and Loie wants nothing more than to sic a hellhound on him. Unfortunately, Cian isn't the only complication in their lives as the girls must also contend with the reappearance of Mr. Winterborne himself and Loie's most dreaded fear - a part in the school musical. Can they survive the rest of junior year unscathed?
Here's what I've cobbled together so far --
Loie and Mia's seventeenth birthdays brought more drama and surprises than they ever expected. Now they are adjusting to the fallout and struggling to keep those newfound powers in check. When Andreas is called away to England under mysterious circumstances, a new guy is sent to Salcey Ridge in his place. Cian is smarmy and cocksure and Loie wants nothing more than to sic a hellhound on him. Unfortunately, Cian isn't the only complication in their lives as the girls must also contend with the reappearance of Mr. Winterborne himself and Loie's most dreaded fear - a part in the school musical. Can they survive the rest of junior year unscathed?
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