tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13944396520184580892024-03-05T23:44:30.401-08:00Writer's RendezvousRobyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-89361421201103652092012-10-08T12:53:00.001-07:002012-10-08T12:53:16.371-07:00Action, Romance, and Feel-Good Family...Are all recipes Whimsical Publications has cooked up to keep you warm and happy this fall. Check out these great new releases!<br />
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We have author Tex Leiko here this week talking about himself and his writing! Drop a comment below to be eligible to win a free signed copy of his novel, Crimson Rain.</div>
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WR: Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you write?
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T: I write science fiction because I love technology. I love
the idea of exploring the stars and what the future holds. However, I tend to
write about dystopian societies because it doesn’t take a genius to look around
at the world and see that things are wrong and only getting worse. Anyhow, I
have much hope for the future, however I write the way I envision worst case.</div>
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I also write fantasy, it is yet to be published (though my
first work, Crimson Rain, has elements that border fantasy) Anyway, I also
write fantasy because as a kid growing up I did nothing but nerd out on both
pen and paper rpgs as well as just about everything that came out on PC. I
loved the classics like Lord Of The Rings and a lot of R.A. Salvatore’s works.</div>
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Last but not least, I like to dabble in steam-punk and
western themes. Mostly because I <u>hate </u>westerns in general. The wild west
was a fun and interesting time, however most tales that I see/read of that era
are utterly and completely boring! I don’t care enough to write a true western
however I do like throwing those elements in to a story which is why steam-punk
interests me greatly.</div>
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WR: If you could be any one of your characters, who would
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T: I don’t know how to break this to you all… But I am
already two of my characters, and in all reality I am all of them and they are
all me. I’m happy with that, I wouldn’t want to be any of them because I have
to be all of them.</div>
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WR: What is your creative process like? Do you need music to
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T: It is always different, it just depends on what kind of
scene I am working on. Sometimes I’m drinkin’ scotch and blasting music,
everything from heavy-metal, to 40’s-50’s jazz to hardcore ambient techno.
Other times, total silence, and on occasion, while having a full on
conversation with my fiancée. Anyhow, my creative process is just me living and
doing my thing, if you’re looking for any tips on inspiration all I’ve got to
say is go live life, and imagine.</div>
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T: Katy Perry in a blue wig, Rebecca Black’s song “Friday”
cus it makes me giggle, those frickin’ chewy ginger candies and lighting things
on fire to watch them burn!</div>
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WR: What inspires you?</div>
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T: Life and just really…taking it in.</div>
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WR: What is one of your worst pet peeves?</div>
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T: Being late, or slow with anything. Or being incompetent!
I am currently an amateur author and though I can’t go into great detail, with
my current job I am constantly forced into working with people who don’t know
how to do their frickin’ job and it is really frickin’ important that they do,
but they don’t! *End rant*</div>
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WR: Describe what a perfect day would be for you.</div>
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T: Wake up, get laid, go rock climb, get laid again, have
some scotch while twirling it in a glass and overlooking a cityscape, ride my
bike down to a cruddy hole in the wall Vietnamese restaurant and get a huge
bowl of Pho and some fresh spring rolls, take the scenic route through the park
to get home, get laid, do some writing, get laid then go to sleep.</div>
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WR: If you could bring any fictional character to life,
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T: Ares…from the Korean manga, Ares. That character is
radical, though he is fictional (I know) he lived a life of loss. Loss of
family, later the loss of his master and a total jerk cutting out one of his
eyes and left bleeding with his mortal enemy taunting him to come and take his
revenge…at this point he is eight years old. </div>
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Joins a group of mercenaries at like age twelve, makes a
best friend…best friend is the king of an enemy country and he betrays your
friendship but taking everything he learned about you and your country and uses
it to wage war against you! WTF!!! But still, Ares just moves ahead. He finds
the silver lining and doesn’t stop, never gives up, and in the end has a heart
large enough to forgive some who don’t deserve it. Also he is a total badass
who is always taking on fights in which he is outnumbered and typically wins
hands down.</div>
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WR: If you could shape-shift, what animal would you turn
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T: An arctic wolf. Man they’re beautiful. </div>
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WR: Where can we find you and your work around the web?</div>
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T: Well I have my own site, <a href="http://www.whoistex.com/">www.whoistex.com</a>. There you will find
updates and whatever. I will post teaser chapters to upcoming works and works
that are out, maybe the occasional short story or poem, we will see. I’m new to
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Also I have a facebook page, an author one and a personal
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Last but not least my publisher’s website, <a href="http://www.worldcastlepublishing.com/">www.worldcastlepublishing.com</a>.
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How can four stranded children survive and get back home after finding
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Following a family tragedy, the Seekers children find
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All Tess Knight wanted was a loan to purchase a car but what she got was
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Nathaniel
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<span class="text"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">What’s the world to do when gold starts disappearing and the agents assigned to the case are turned into life-size lawn ornaments?<br /><br />Send in Double O Fang Agent Pierce De Vein, and Shifter Intelligence Agent (SIA) Kitty Katt to investigate. Unhappy with their forced alliance, each loner must learn to work with a partner and stop trying to outdo one another long enough to solve the case. When the evidence points to an evil gnome and his army of rogue leprechauns, the agents infiltrate the organization in the forms of a bat and a cat.<br /><br />Will their plan work, or will they end up sleeping with the daisies as a pair of garden decorations?</span></span></span> Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-30863620413860754972012-08-06T14:33:00.001-07:002012-08-06T14:33:19.515-07:00Stave Away Summer Boredom with These Great Titles!<a href="http://www.purplesword.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/caps-public/content/3951072/THUMBNAIL_IMAGE" /> </a><br />
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The Elven Chronicles: Revelation is the first in a six part series about
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Resilient and practical, Kara Barton has continually strived to live a
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Darkness Falls is a frame novel, a story within a story. Primarily, it
tells the story of one man, Robert Hendricks. We first meet him in 2179
onboard an alien star ship approaching Earth. He is the lone human on
the ship and it will be the first time he sees his planet in over 150
years.<br />
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He has been away so long, in fact, that Hendricks has very
little in the way of actual memories of his home. The only thing he
knows for sure is that his feelings about going back are far from
positive. This is a problem for his extra-terrestrial hosts, the Gulran.
The Gulran have a growing interest in this sector of the galaxy and
Earth is vital to their plan. With Hendricks as an ambassador the
Gulrani High Arbitor, Gorak, thinks the mission has a good chance of
success. Without the human's help, he's not so sure. In order to ensure a
positive outcome - but also to help his troubled friend - Gorak
hypnotizes Hendricks and, through his recollections, travels back with
him to the Earth of 2026. <br />
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For Hendricks, the end begins with a
total blackout of North America. It doesn't take long for him to learn
that the line between order and chaos is as thin as a stream of
electrons flowing down a copper wire.<br />
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They do exist and they always have. They live, love, and work amongst us
and they are part of us. But they are different too, they are stronger
and they live longer. They are the topic of many books, movies and
myths, but their existence remains a secret, not everyone would accept
them. And like us, they have those that are simply evil. Keeping these
evil ones under control is the price they must pay to continue the lives
they love. They must protect their human brethren from the Dark Ones,
those that would rather kill than preserve. <br />
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Century after
century the good battled the Dark Ones, always prevailing and preserving
the lives of their beloved humans. In the 17th century, two powerful
Dark leaders emerged, they organized their forces and a bitter war
ensued. It was a fight to the death and the good thought they?d won.
Four warriors led the battle, four warriors whose strength was beyond
anything they knew, four warriors whose legacy had to be protected? <br />
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good formed a consortium and with the help of a powerful sorcerer, a
spell was cast; a spell that would follow the warriors? lineage in case
their power was needed again. The warriors are long dead, but their
heirs are not, and now they must fight. The Dark Ones have re-emerged,
they are more powerful, more resourceful and they want to control
mankind and the world. <br />
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Clare had an ideal life.
She lived in the perfect little town, had a great family and four of the
best friends in the world. She also had nightmares, nightmares that
plagued her for almost a decade. But these are not ordinary nightmares;
they are premonitions, warnings of what is to come and what she will
become. <br />
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She discovers that she isn?t alone in these vile dreams;
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<b>Tell us a little bit
about yourself. What do you write? Why?</b></div>
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I am a married father of two who teaches junior high English
full time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I write a series of
suspense/mysteries about my two heroes with parapsychological abilities.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">If you could be any
one of your characters, who would you choose?</b></div>
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I would be Clay Thomas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He’s a morally good man who wisely controls the use of his gifts and
unselfishly uses them to help other people.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What is your creative
process like? Do you need music to write? Silence? </b></div>
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I can write in practically any environment, but at my desk
is the most comfortable with distractions closed off and music down low.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What is a guilty
pleasure of yours?</b></div>
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I like popcorn with lots of salt and butter and Mountain Dew
to wash it down.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What inspires you?</b></div>
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Smiles from others and words of encouragement inspire
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like to know that I’ve made others
smile, but I also appreciate it when others lift me up too.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What is one of your
worst pet peeves?</b></div>
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I really don’t like certain grammar errors:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Examples are “I seen it…it don’t matter…I’ll
read them books…I don’t have none.”</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Describe what a
perfect day would be for you.</b></div>
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My perfect day would have to be 24 hours long without rest
necessary so I could accomplish more than usual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d read, write, play, laugh, watch a great
movie, spend time with my closest friends, and spend some quiet time
alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d eat my favorite foods, watch
my son score 30 points, talk for a while with my daughter, and…</div>
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any fictional character to life, yours or anyone else’s, who would you pick?</b></div>
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My favorite character of all time is Edward Pierce from
Michael Crichton’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Great</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Train Robbery</i>, but he was actually not
fictional, so I’d say Spenser from Robert B. Parker’s series.</div>
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shape-shift, what animal would you turn into and why?</b></div>
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My vision of Heaven includes large, wild cats as pets, like
lions, tigers, panthers, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of those, I think I’d want to be a
cheetah because they’re so fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Where can we find you
and your work around the web?</b></div>
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Author page on facebook:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-LaFerney/139308736084156</div>
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Webpage with links to my books:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>http://jefflaferney.com/</div>
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Amazon page:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Publishers website with links to purchase my books:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Gordon Force only had two weeks to go on his job. He was going to be
working with his brother Dallas in keeping their alpha safe. But he had
a favor to fulfill, a shop to visit and only a question or two to ask.
He never expected four kids, two goofy aunts and his mate to walk into
his life.<br />
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Alexis Dark was hiding. Her brother-in-law was a real
piece of work and she knew he'd killed his wife, her sister. But no one
wanted to believe that he had done it. The marks on the body were too
consistent with that of an animal not a human they'd told her. Well she
knew better.<br />
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When Gordon went to her house to speak to her again she met him at her door smelling like soap, shampoo and oh so lovely sex.<br />
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She
closed her eyes to the almost purr of his voice. It was hypnotic and
the most soothing thing she'd ever heard in her life. When she found
herself pressed against him she looked up into his eyes suddenly very
afraid and very needy. <br />
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"Don't," she said as he lowered his head to hers. "Please, don't." <br />
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"Too late." He brushed his mouth over hers once then pulled
back to look at her again. "Christ, it's you." This time when he took
her mouth, it was to devour her.<br />
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Sydney was nothing if not direct. She was a captain in the military and
had been sent on another assignment. Being in the Army was her life. She
was one of Cain's sisters. On a fateful mission, Sin was injured and
left for dead but it wasn't how the stars were aligned for her life to
end. She had been shot 5 times on her right side, once in the right
shoulder, and in her belly. The outcome didn't look good for her. Once
recovered as best as she could be, she went to stay at one of Cain's and
Alyssa's homes to decide what was left of her life and what she should
do.<br />
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Payton Cooperider was a detective and a good one at that but
someone wanted him dead and would do anything to make that happen. He'd
been shot in the gut and was now waiting for the lights to go out on his
life when he made a phone call for someone to come to his rescue. While
in the hospital, plans were made between him and his mother for him to
go to Ohio to recuperate. His mom's cousin, Thomas Miller had made
arrangements for him to stay at one of Cain's homes to get well while an
investigation was going on for his attempted murder.<br />
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After out
running late at night, Sin stopped an intruder and managed to hurt her
knee again. Back at the hospital she has her first encounter with her
new roommate, Coop. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.<br />
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But
someone is still out to get Coop and Sydney has a high price over her
head. How are they going to be tied into each other's lives? Will Coop
still want Sydney when he finds out that she can't give him what he
wants?<br />
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Kathryn Broussard has managed her life with dignity and an I know you
have feelings, but I'm coming through anyway attitude. She exudes
confidence and control over the land much as a reigning queen rules her
court. Her main focus-Grace, her daughter. Although grown, Grace depends
on her mother's razor sharp decision-making ability for everything. All
is well in the land of dysfunctional mother-daughterhood until the
unthinkable happens. Kathryn dies. With her mother now gone, Grace is
forced to manage her own life for the first time. And Kathryn must find a
way to maintain control of her daughter, even though unusual
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A mother's love, however dysfunctional, is a force to be reckoned with.<br />
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The choices that you make today are the ones you will live with forever.
As I drive through many different cemeteries you will hear the voices
of those behind these stones. Some are old and worn while others are
just beginning to fade as the memories of those teens whose names are on
the stones. Bad Choices are made when teens become despondent, feel all
alone, do not fit in or even just want to become popular at any cost to
themselves or others. The ground is flat and filled with mold and
mildew on some of the plots and stones while others are covered with
moss. The newer graves that have just been dug have no bushes or grass
as the occupants have just arrived and their graves have yet to settle.
Get in the back seat of the limo and join the driver and find out just
why each of these teens wound up behind the many different stones in the
many different cemeteries you will be visiting. Bad Choices: we all
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A cursed lineage. A secret magic. A destiny that neither one of them could have predicted.<br />
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When
Elkliss Keep is rampaged by her sinister Uncle Simeon, Lysandra lost
everything she had ever known or loved within a heartbeat. Destiny
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Josie
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Her German employer plans to clone
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lightning rod for danger. She turns to an exciting Englishman, who has
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In the not too distant future a young woman bears witness to the end of her world.<br />
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Earthquakes,
tsunamis and volcanic eruptions rock the planet, reducing cities to
smoking rubble, burying entire islands and coastlines beneath
cataclysmic waves.<br />
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As a population in the
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single glimmer of hope flare into a beacon for the survivors?<br />
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A ragged band of vampires are cutting a bloody path of destruction from
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the high mountain treetops silver, hundreds of hunters arrive in Swan
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band of vampires have arrived, as well. Raphael Goldhawk, king of the
high vampire council, has decreed the taking of human life unlawful.
Raul Stannard, an ancient enemy of the half-human king, is determined to
overthrow the council, even if it means the exposure and eventual
annihilation of the vampire race. Four people, a Ferry County forest
ranger (Roger Atley), an Indian spirit-walker (Harley Truefeather), and a
young married couple (Brian and Holly Jensen), are about to be caught
up in an ancient power struggle, and in a love affair as old as time
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Bruno
returns to his pack only to find utter devastation. The woman he loves
is all alone and there is an evil creeping in the darkness of the
forest. Being a God fearing werewolf, he takes it upon himself to
confront the evil and drive it back to hell.Serena’s
heart is tied to an outlaw. All her life she has been an outcast. Evil
is tormenting her and the pack. Her only hope is her motorcycle riding,
biker werewolf, Bruno. Together they will face their nightmares and
goodness will prevail.Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-36608610790486761322012-07-09T15:56:00.002-07:002012-07-09T15:57:14.441-07:00Interview with Bret Jordan<br />
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: Tell us a little bit about
yourself. What do you write? Why?</span></div>
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years ago than I would like to count, I picked up a book my grandmother had
read to my grandfather. He was a quadriplegic, so I imagine books and movies
filled in the time on some very long days. The book was The Hobbit. I was
hooked on the first page. Once I’d read The Hobbit, I devoured The Lord of the
Rings and then anything I could get my hands on. My love of books started out
with Fantasy, then Science Fiction, Horror, Westerns, just about anything I
could get my hands on. I often read during lunch, after school, before bed, I
took every opportunity I could get to immerse myself in another world. By the
time college rolled around I wanted to be a writer, unfortunately life took my
in a different path for several decades. I made a living by programming
computers, married a wonderful woman, and had four daughters before I decided
to tackle writing again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">I began with short stories of
horror submitted for e-zines, and anthologies. As I wrote my new stories became
more involved and longer, and they slowly took on a fantasy element as I got
back to my childhood roots. Today I write fantasy stories with a twist of
horror, and often a bit of romance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: If you could be any one of
your characters, who would you choose?</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B: Several years ago I wrote a
story about a druid who has an affair with a dryad. It was a short novella
length story that had a sad ending. A year after writing the story I returned
to the druid and dryad’s world and gave them a daughter named Shaylee. She was
a young girl on the brink of womanhood. Unlike other women her transition from
child to woman brought about an unexpected change as her dryad side emerged.
Shaylee: Druid’s Daughter was a sweet tale about change, people, friends, and
magic. This story was followed a year later by Shaylee: Druid’s Staff. Shaylee
is a young adult in this tale and she is coming into her own as far as her
powers are concerned. Writing about Shaylee over the last few years was like
watching a child grow up, and she is a character that I have a soft spot for.
She is a troubled girl, but centered and ready to deal with whatever comes her
way. Of all the characters I’ve written about I think Shaylee is the one I
would choose, not only because of her special abilities, but because of her
personality, and her desire to overcome any challenge that comes her way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: What is your creative process
like? Do you need music to write? Silence? </span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B: My stories begin with notes
scratched on everything from paper napkins to receipts. I like to think about a
story for a good while and make sure all the pieces fit before I start. My
notes and initial ideas aren’t set in stone, but they give me a solid
foundation to start with. Once my notes are taken and the story has a solid
form in my mind I begin the rough draft on my iPad. Each evening I write a
thousand words or so and when I’m ready to call it quits for the night I send
the document to my computer to add what I’ve done to a rich text file. Months
later, when the story has completely written on my iPad and transferred over to
my computer I begin to go back over it. I add ideas that I jotted down while
writing - I often think of details later that I have to go back and fill in. I
also do what editing I can and make sure the story has good flow. I repeat this
process several times until I’m satisfied the story is what I want it to be.
Once I’m a happy camper I button it up and send it on to the publisher.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">While writing I’m one of those
guys who has to be completely focused on the story. No background music for me.
I try to time my writing for when the kids are in bed or otherwise occupied, so
things are as quiet as they can possibly be.
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<span style="color: silver;">B: I’m not sure how guilty I
feel about it, but I suppose if I had to say I had a ‘guilty pleasure’ it would
be beer. I like dark beers, such as Guinness. I like having a beer or two while
watching a movie, or reading a book. </span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B: Of all the questions, this
one is probably the most difficult. It’s not because I’m hard to inspire, it’s
because I can be inspired by darned near anything. Driving in the car and
listening to music might bring on a stray thought that gives me inspiration.
Mowing the yard might get my brain working toward an inspiring story idea. I
suppose the common theme here is doing something that is monotonous so that I
can crawl inside my head and just think. </span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: What is one of your worst pet
peeves?</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B: You know how, when your
driving your car, and the passenger reaches over and changes the radio station?
That would probably be my worst pet peeve. I don’t mind if someone asks to
change the station before they do it, but it’s just darned rude to do it
without asking. I think this pet peeve comes from when I worked construction
and car pooled with another guy. He not only changed the radio station to music
that I absolutely hated, but he went through my glove compartment, and just
generally fiddled with everything he could. I kept my cool and just fumed until
one day he reached over and honked my horn at a girl he didn’t know as we were
passing. At that point I had no choice but to say something…and I remember
saying a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: Describe what a perfect day
would be for you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B:A perfect day for me would be
a day where I ride my motorcycle a couple of hour to the lake and meet up with
my family. At the lake I would take a hike with the kids and read a good book
under a tree. That evening I would sit by a campfire with my wife and enjoy a
few beers while visiting with her and the kids.</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: If you could bring any
fictional character to life, yours or anyone else’s, who would you pick?</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">I’m sure nostalgia is playing
harder here than anything else because I’ve got three names in my head on this
question: Allanon from The Sword of Shannara, Gandolf from The Lord of the
Rings, and Duncan Idaho from Dune. All three of the characters were introduced
to me in my earliest reading years and they seem to have stuck the hardest. Of
the three I would have to choose Allanon. He’s a mysterious, brooding druid and
he’s been with me so long and I’ve read the books so many times he almost feels
like a family member now. LOL</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">WR: If you could shape-shift,
what animal would you turn into and why?</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B: I think I would turn into a
hawk. Having the ability to fly would be awesome, and they look so noble and
strong, like they could stand up to anything and come through it unscathed.</span></div>
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your work around the web?</span></div>
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<span style="color: silver;">B: Many of my books are available
through the Amazon.com, Barnes and Nobles online, Smashwords, and through
purplesword.com and dopamalovibooks.com. If you check out my website at
bretjordan.com you can find links to all my books in the writing section of the
site. I’m also on facebook at facebook.com/bret.Jordan.</span></div>Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-43956949780467679612012-07-02T09:21:00.001-07:002012-07-02T09:21:07.243-07:00Whimsical Publications' Author of the Week: Destiny Booze<br /> <br /> About Destiny: Destiny Booze grew up at a campground in Virginia where her childhood was full of hard work. There was also an element of excitement as she met a large variety of diverse people<span class="text_exposed_show"> with widespread tales about fun and adventure. She grew into a young lady with a very active imagination.<br /> <br /> Destiny attended Virginia Western Community College for two years. Her writing career began as a community journalist, yet creative writing was always her passion. In May of 2009, she released her debut romantic suspense novel, Altered Beginnings.<br /> <br /> Other titles by Destiny Booze: Predetermined Endings (2009), The Curse of a Mind (2010).<br /> <br /> Destiny resides in Botetourt County, Virginia with her husband, son and house full of pets where she strives to be the best wife, mother and writer that she can be. Her family is always priority number one. Other things of great importance to her are friends, and YOU, the readers!<br /> <br /> Find her here: <a href="http://www.destinybooze.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.destinybooze.com/</a></span><br />
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kidnapped by a vicious cult of raiders? If the option to genetically
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Several decades after a nuclear catastrophe rocked the
globe only two bastions of civilization stand secure on the planet.
Amongst the technology and the relative peace and serenity, though, lies
a darkness that is kept anything but secret. The government allows the
rich to victimize the poor and large corporations to kidnap people like
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Two corporations seek to
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three unlikely heroes are seeking change, each one for their own
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or will they fail, dooming the earth to slavery at the hands of these
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It's the near future hell of
global warming and the world is burning up. Nicole Sky can't take it
anymore. The water rationing, the stifling heat, her frazzled parents
arguing in the other room . . . . It's all too much for her, and she
runs outside to escape her misery. It's no better outside. Smoke from
uncontrollable fires billows in the air. Sirens wail in the distance.
Lawns are dead from lack of water. Nicole finds a tree to take shelter
from the blazing sun when a strange, nearly featherless bird scratches
on the ground nearby, revealing a gold pocket watch buried under some
scattered twigs. Nicole soon discovers that it's no ordinary watch. The
watch face has odd symbols on it and sixteen blue buttons instead of a
clock face and hands. Fired with curiosity, Nicole presses one of the
strange buttons and a blue light engulfs her. Before she knows it, she's
no longer on Earth but instead on a strange world of twin suns and
mist-like alien flowers. Nicole is scared and disoriented, but it's
cool, and it's such a relief to her, to be freed from the oppressive
heat of Earth! She's curious, so she begins to explore. And when Nicole
encounters a magnificent flaming bird a phoenix she knows that there is
quite an adventure ahead of her. Soon she meets Lily, a sweet-natured,
purple-furred alien, who reveals their whereabouts as Lunara, a planet
far from Earth. Together, they set out for adventure but are soon caught
in a terrifying storm. A flash of lightning guides them safely to a
small cottage called The Various Doohickey Place. The establishment's
shopkeeper Madam Banda has dark secrets of her own. Venturing off on
their journey once again, Nicole and Lily are beset by the Omenra, an
evil race of aliens bent on galactic conquest. Led by General Malkior
Taggerath, the Omenra send an assassin on Nicole's trail. She and Lily
are saved from certain death by shadowy Diu of the Airioth rebel
faction. Diu soon reveals that it was he who left the gold watch, a
teleporter called the Galactera, back on Earth. But even more, he
informs Nicole that Earth is in grave danger in just one month, the
Terranova, an Omenra-engineered weapon of mass destruction, will destroy
her home world. After learning of the war between the Omenra Empire and
the Airioth rebellion force that is tearing the galaxy apart, Nicole
and her newfound allies set out on a quest to collect four enchanted
artifacts mystical crystals with the power to destroy the Terranova in
which dwell the enchantments of water, air, fire, and earth. Now, chosen
by fate, guided by destiny, and driven by a prophecy in which she does
not believe, Nicole must embark upon a perilous journey, ally with a
dangerous force, and unravel the secrets of the Galactera to find a way
back home. Because Earth has a deadline.Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-24614705470282348492012-06-18T15:50:00.001-07:002012-06-18T15:53:24.851-07:00Whimsical Publications' Author of the Week: Janet DurbinAbout Janet: <br />
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I've been told "remember us when you're famous" by
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books. But that is not my inte<span class="text_exposed_show">ntions.<br /> <br />
My intentions is to have something out there for people to enjoy, to
talk about, to wonder where in the heck the idea for that book came
from. Not for fame and fortune.<br /> <br /> After is a creation from love,
love for my son. It became something fun and exciting when he moved away
from writing to other things. Stolen is a continuation of that fun, and
Vengeance will close out that trilogy. But, fear not, other books are
in outlined form for those characters. Drayco, Shyanne, and Drizzle are
too near and dear to my heart to let them end so suddenly.<br /> <br />
Innocence Taken was a step out of the norm for me. I seldom swear, much
less use the type of language used in that book. But it too was fun to
write. It was a challenge. A challenge that forced me to step out of my
comfort zone. And I feel I met that challenge. More books with Nature
and Web are planned; and who knows, they may be just as graphic. Just
make sure to keep all the lights on when you read them.<br /> <br /> I have
other ideas ready when the time arises for me to get to them. And as
long as there are people who want to read my books, I will continue to
write them. Even if people forget who I am, I will still write. For it
is not my intention to be famous and without privacy. It is my intention
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the government escaped? What if it was a virus, a virus so deadly it
killed incredibly fast? So fast that a cure was out of the question.
What would you do?<br /><br />Journey with me to find out how the twins,
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the world around them seems to have fallen back in time to an era
before technology, an era where the sword rules.<br /><br />The twins become
separated shortly after the deaths stop. Over time, they begin looking
for one another when the longing for family fills them. After they find
each other, they learn that someone else is looking for them, as well.
The Boss wants Shyanne badly. Why—they don't know—but they're going to
find out.<br /><br />With their animal companion, a genetically altered
mountain lion named Drizzle, the twins embark on a cross-country
journey. They encounter many obstacles along the way, but the worst is a
mercenary named Ruben. He will stop at nothing to accomplish what he
is paid to do, even if it involves killing his own men. Unfortunately,
he succeeds in <br />getting Shyanne.<br /><br />Now Drayco must survive his
biggest challenge, a challenge filled with pain and suffering, if he is
to help his sister survive the Boss.</span></span></div>Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-43733829743508732012-06-18T11:01:00.001-07:002012-06-18T11:01:46.056-07:00Get Ready for the Weekend with these Great Reads!<a href="http://www.worldcastlepublishing.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://caps-public.s3.amazonaws.com/content/3908269/THUMBNAIL_IMAGE" /> </a><br />
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find a disappearing bookstore, an ancient bookseller, and The Book of
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REVENGE OF THE WIZARD<br />
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In
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girl, a dragon-slayer giant, and a yellow, polka-dot dog, must un-mask
and force a wizard to release a fire-breathing dragon from a deadly
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THE GARGOYLES OF GOTHICA<br />
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safe and thriving, but it has been stolen by his evil stepmother, the
former queen. She has cast a spell on the gargoyles that sit atop
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the winged-beasts menace the countryside every night. The boys, with the
help of twin Goth princesses, Lily and Ivy and their cousin, Sir Valor,
must retrieve the scepter and free Gothica from the terror of the
Gargoyles. Only then can they return to their own world through the
bookstore that may have disappeared. <br />
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THE CENTAURS OF SPYR<br />
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This
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be able to return home. They emerge in a world populated by the hairless
people of Haven, trees that can speak and move, and colonies of
mythical beasts that live in the surrounding plains and mountains. There
is imminent war between Griffons and Hippogriffs and Haven lies
between. Even guarded by a massive forest of trees, the destruction of
Haven appears to be a real possibility, unless Tyler and Zack and their
Haven friends, Kai and Cassa, can find a stolen crystal, prized by the
Centaurs in the mountains of Spyr and convince them to help stop the
war. The Centaurs live in isolation and want nothing to do with the
other inhabitants of the country. Tyler and Zack face the most dangerous
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Shawn MacFarland is heading to Aaron MacManus home when he makes a stop
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a pretty bad guy. He wakes up to find blood on his clothes and a
switchblade stuck in his ribs and can't remember how it got there and
what has happened. Everything is a blur because now his memory is gone
as well. What was he doing there? He knows it wasn't a robbery because
he has all his credit cards and his id so he at least knows who he is.
Shawn has gotten up and started walking till he comes to a deep cave and
decides he needs to rest so he can find food and heal.<br />
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Cade is a
cook by trade. She works in a restaurant during the day and a bar maid
during the night. She's got to pay her bills and make money so she can
find a place to stay that has running water and heat before the winter.
Her home has been a cave. She's shopping when she runs into Duncan and
they start a conversation. He mentions to her that Ms. Penny, the cook
they have at the MacManus home is going on vacation for two weeks and
they need someone to cover. Cade offers because she could use the extra
money.<br />
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She's never been around a vampire that can be up during
the day, wolfs, nymphs, and faeries. She's fine with that as long as she
isn't dinner for anyone. She's exhausted after the past few days so she
heads to her temporary home, the cave. She hears a noise after lying
down, and before she knows it, there's a hand covering her mouth. This
man wants to feed from her and terror fills her body. Once he feeds, he
forgets to seal the wound and it is history in the making for them.
She's weak and isn't positive of all the details anymore but when she
gets to the MacManus home she collapses.<br />
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Can Shawn save Cady from
her brother and Gabriel? Will Cady learn to accept Shawn and be able to
keep him and the MacManus family safe from harm?<br />
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Does she always have to be so bossy, Andrew thought to himself? Quinn
Waite was Cain's sister and worked for his wife, Alyssa as a secretary
and her own personal security. Quinn owed Alyssa that much for saving
her from being killed by her own father. Quinn had been married in the
past to an abusive man and once her sister Sydney found out, she taught
her self-defense causing the man to sign the papers for divorce.<br />
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Andrew
Miller works as an attorney for Alyssa at her company Howard
Enterprises. They have been friends for years and he as well was there
to protect Alyssa. She still has enemies that are out to get her.<br />
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Quinn
and Drew have an eye for each other but after a night of passion, she's
accused him of taking advantage of her and cries rape. Drew is livid
and takes off to Paris on a business trip to get away. Not remembering
till too late that it was a mutual encounter, she finds out later that
she is pregnant and isn't sticking around. How is Drew going to fix the
mess he's gotten himself in? Will love prevail for them and can they
live happily ever after?<br />
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When Alyssa's mother Shannon and
Guinevere, Cain's mother get together, things will never be the same.
They both have their own reasons to have her eliminated and they would
stop at nothing. But what tricks do these women have up their sleeves?<br />
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Join us in our journey for the second installment of The Waite Family.Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-74229477365953632012012-06-16T13:49:00.001-07:002012-06-16T13:49:43.308-07:00Interview with Sandra SookooWe have Sandra Sookoo here today talking about herself and her great stories! Drop a comment below and have a chance to win some book swag and a copy of one of Sandra's back list books (2012 books excluded)!<br />
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S: Hi, my name is Sandra Sookoo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m an almost forty writer with a big
imagination and a wicked sense of humor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I write romantic fiction—all kinds!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>From contemporary stories to paranormals, from sci-fi tales to
historical drama, I love writing it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, for the promise and
the lure of the happily ever after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
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Wedgie Tales and Panty Lines, but I’m awfully partial to my stronger heroines
like Joy from Cairo Nights or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emma from
Damaged Cargo.</div>
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write? Silence? </div>
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S: Usually I’ll listen to music while I’m doing research,
plotting and outlining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I’m
writing, I like silence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe, if I’m
writing from home, I’ll put on the Food Network in the background.</div>
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Next Top Model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shh, but don’t tell
anyone…</div>
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S: Life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Music,
books, photos, paintings, song lyrics, snippets of conversations I heard in
passing, animals, flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inspiration
is everywhere, you just have to open yourself to it.</div>
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WR: What is one of your worst pet peeves?</div>
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S: The perfect day is one where I can do what I love and
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big cat, maybe a lion or a tiger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a
lover of all felines and I’d love to see the world like they see it.</div>
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Believing is Seeing blog:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span class="text"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"> </span></span></span><span class="text"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">“Oh no, off you go,” Simon told him as he pushed against him. “This is my mystery. You were sent here to deal with a bigger one.”<br /><br />Luke stepped away from the railing, put his hands in the air and chuckled. ”If that’s the way you want it. Remember, the offer for dinner still stands. And if not dinner, lunch. I’ll be waiting at the Grand.”<br />Only Simon would have picked up the undertone in his friend’s voice, and nodded agreement. It was Luke’s way of telling him that if he didn’t see him at one meal, he would expect him at the next. If he still didn’t see him, he would come looking.<br /><br />Simon anticipated the youth coming past the hotel at some point. When it hadn’t happened in the next few minutes, Simon resigned himself to the fact that he would simply have to go looking. Then, she made an appearance. It just wasn’t quite the appearance he expected. When he heard loud voices coming clearly from down the street, he turned in that direction, ready to deal with whatever came his way.<br /><br />In the semi-darkness, he couldn’t make out the figures, but there seemed to be plenty of action behind the saloon doors. He stood on alert, straining to hear the words. Deciding he would have to move closer, he stayed in the shadows of the buildings, and steadily made his way to the voices. No matter how interesting the youth or how much he wanted to pursue that mystery, he couldn’t lose sight of why he was in town—to check on Gregory Weldon and follow the trail of counterfeit money that seemed to surface in Hobart.<br /><br />“Told you before, you whelp, no matter how much money you bring to the table, it’s not going to be enough. Now, scat.”<br /><br />“I need that information, Mr. Weldon.”<br /><br />Simon’s brows snapped together. He knew that husky voice. Great, they were tangled together, the youth and his <br />number one suspect. The youth’s bravado made Simon break out in a sweat. He, or as he strongly suspected, she, was no match for the man confronting her. Weldon’s voice, if that was who was speaking, was deep and rough, sounding as if it belonged to a much older man. <br /><br />“I told you I would pay anything for it.” Now Simon’s ears pricked up for an entirely different reason. Those were the words of a desperate person. Perhaps they really were tied together! That’s what he was here to find out. He pushed away any preconceived notion he might have had that the youth was innocent. He knew that neither age nor gender would have anything to do with a person’s acts.<br /><br />Not a full moment later, there was a scuffle, and then the youth was practically thrust through the saloon doors. He stumbled, but before he could recover his balance, Simon came up behind him from the shadows and covered his mouth, grabbed him by the arm, and dragged him around the side of the building. The youth struggled to gain foothold on the walk.<br /><br />Definitely a female, Simon thought, grinning to himself. No self respecting boy would fight that way. He locked one of his arms around both of hers, just below her elbows to still her. She still tried to kick him, but with his feet braced wide, she had a difficult time finding a target. “Hold still,” he whispered into her ear when it was close enough. “I’m not going to hurt you.” She slowed her thrashing but still struggled against him. When he made no untoward move, she stilled, looking at him warily from the corner of her eye. He could hardly blame her for that.<br /><br />“I overheard you out there, and I have some questions.” He spoke softly so that his voice wouldn’t carry. She pulled against him, but he held her easily. “It sounds as if you’re in trouble. Are you?” When she made no response, he gave her a little shake. “Are you?”<br /><br />Finally, she shrugged her shoulders.<br /><br />He bit back a grin. Stubborn thing. “Perhaps we can help each other out.”<br /><br />She stiffened in his arms, then started to thrash about, nearly slipping through his hands. He tightened his grip and <br />brought her back hard against his chest. “Just listen before you make any decision.” There was no response. “Will you do that much?”<br /><br />At least he got a very reluctant nod that time.<br />“Fine. Now, I’m going to remove my hand, but I expect you not to scream. Got it?” Again, a hesitant nod. “Now you can lead me somewhere where we can talk.”<br /><br />Slowly, he removed his hand and she looked at him warily, but she didn’t scream.<br /><br />“How do you know I won’t lead you somewhere you can be killed?” her voice whispered in the dark.<br /><br />Simon lowered his hands. There was always that possibility. “I trust you,” he said. “All I want is to talk, and from something you said, I think you can help me. We can help each other,” he amended at her cautious look.</span></span></span>Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-694006849581477082012-06-04T16:05:00.001-07:002012-06-04T16:13:24.054-07:00Have you met author Melissa Hosack?<span style="color: #eeeeee;">About Melissa: </span><br />
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<span class="text"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Beauregard
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and damage to innocent lives. Though sworn to defend mortals, Beau feels
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Bradley and her artifact. After an attack that leaves Bradley lucky to
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object. Now it is up to Bradley, Beau, and Bradley's slightly unorthodox
and eccentric best friend Camden to track down the artifact and save
innocent lives from <br />falling victim to its powers. If the three of
them don't end up killing each other, Beau just might be able to
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<br /><span class="text"><span style="font-size: 14px;">"Because
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but I just couldn't resist such a title. There was quite a bit of the
dark side with vampires, werewolves and witches battling it out, but
even more surprising was the unexpected humor provided by Beau and
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just about anything that strikes my fancy, aside from Horror or Historical.
Can’t do the first and the second… Well, a caterwauling feline would do a
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Any one, huh?
Honestly, that’s just too hard to narrow down. I like a lot of my characters
and feel strongest about the whomever I’m working on at that time. I’d love to
envision myself in some of their lives, but as just one? How about just one who
doesn’t have to do dishes or laundry. I’d totally be that person. LOL! </b></div>
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WR: What is your creative process like? Do you need music to
write? Silence?<br />
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<b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Usually, I can sit
and write, but I get distracted by the evil that is Facebook. I really like the
Zynga games. Bad, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bad</i>, distraction
there. I listen to music a lot if I’m not alone. It drowns out the others in
the house who have to listen to the TV too loud, or the boy screaming at his
video game when it doesn’t go his way. I don’t typically need music or silence
to work, though. It sure doesn’t hurt though to have my ears plugged! </b></b><br />
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<b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Going to get my nails
done. It’s the only thing I really consider a “me” splurge. I’m usually alone
for a few hours of no house stuff, no work stuff, no child stuff, and
definitely no man stuff. haha. </b></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Usually what I’m
reading, or if someone pops up and says “Any takers for ____ (Insert book theme
idea). Yeah, I’m the idiot who always volunteers for those even I don’t have a
single clue of what I could write about. Somehow I manage to pull a book out of
thin air.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Messing with
dialogue. Do NOT tamper with dialogue. Now if it’s a you’re/your deal, that’s
totally okay, but if characters say ain’t it’s because they say it! *deep breath* That’s on the personal side. On
the reader side of things: I hate getting a book that’s been poorly edited. It
shows very little commitment from the author and/or publisher. Mistakes happen,
even in the most nitpicked book. But not every page, or more. It usually won’t
keep me from buying again, but I’m way more cautious about it.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No family
interruptions, sleeping in late, having someone cook for me and clean up their
mess. Hours and hours of uninterrupted writing/reading/goofing off, at will.
And maybe getting my nails done again. hahahaha. :) </b></div>
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WR: If you could bring any fictional character to life, yours or
anyone else’s, who would you pick?<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I really like Delany
Coltrane from Delany’s Catch. He seems like a forthright kind of character (no
pun intended) and would shoot it straight, y’know. He’s kind, considerate, and
cares about his family and friends. He’s a good guy. Aside from him, Charlie
and Gregory from The Charlie Factor, because if I could get those two, I know
the rest of the crew would show up. It’s just a given. I think it would just be
fun to hang out with them. </b></div>
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and why?<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I love wolves,
dragons, tigers or just about any cat. I’m not picky. If I could shape shift,
wouldn’t that be reason enough? </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This is pretty easy.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.dianacastilleja.com</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.dianadericci.com</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I also have a
newsletter loop : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dianas_Sizzlers_List/ Pretty laid back and quiet. Then there’s the
Facebook pages. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Diana-Castilleja/199935450045354?created
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Please catch me at
either of those for the most up to date info. </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thanks for letting me
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Knowing he has another life in Dallas, she holds a secret, too. But she
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<span class="text"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">By
eleven-thirty, Matt entered the River Café. He smiled when he saw his
table with a reserved sign on it. He chuckled to himself, thinking she
was going a little over-board, but it made him happy.<br /><br />Lauren spotted him immediately and walked quickly to him, as though she had been waiting and feared another <br />waitress would get to him first.<br /><br />“Hello. Would a small table by the window be all right, sir?” she asked formally with the menu clutched to her chest.<br /><br />Matt grinned. “I see it’s reserved for someone. Maybe I could just sit at the bar.”<br /><br />“Oh,
I think I can pull some strings and let you have it. The person who
reserved it is so good-looking he’s probably out beating off the girls.
May I seat you?”<br /><br />Now, he laughed. “Yes, ma’am, pretty lady, you may,” he said in a whisper as he leaned toward her.<br />He heard her suck in her breath a tiny bit. Maybe his nearness made her nervous, because she stumbled slightly as <br />she turned toward the table.<br /><br />“Would you like tea with lemon?” she asked with mock politeness.<br /><br />He only nodded slowly at her, while he gazed into her eyes.<br /><br />Lauren stared back and didn’t move for a moment.<br /><br />“Be right back,” she said, but paused a beat before she walked away.<br /><br />As
soon as she left, a paunchy middle-aged man approached his table.
“Hello, there, son. Name’s Leonard Elkins. You are Matthew Carrington,
are you not?” He rocked back on the heels of his highly polished dress
shoes.<br /><br />Warily, Matt studied the man in the striped dress shirt and blue pants held up by bright red suspenders. Without <br />standing, he replied, “Yes, sir, I am.”<br /><br />“May I sit for a moment while you wait for your drink?”<br /><br />“Be my guest.” He didn’t want to be impolite, but he thought the man acted a little too impertinent.<br /><br />“I’ll
get right to the point, seeing as how I have a short lunch time today.
Bonner has an Old Settler’s Day every year at the end of August. You
know. Carnival, food booths, bands, and speeches. The Chamber of
Commerce would like it if you would be part of our celebration and allow
us to introduce you as a gen-u-ine hero. The introduction would come
between...”<br /><br />“Hold on, sir. I must decline. I appreciate the gesture, but I don’t do speeches, or...”<br /><br />“You needn’t speak,” he interrupted, “if you don’t want to. Just let ’em see you. But we’d really like a speech. It would...”<br /><br />“Here’s your tea.” Lauren stood so that her back turned slightly to Mr. Elkins. She gave Matt a regretful look and <br />walked away.<br /><br />“No,” Matt said firmly but politely. “I cannot. I will not. Please understand.”<br /><br />“Well,
I’m just not going to take ‘no’ for an answer,” he said, as he snapped
his suspenders with his thumbs. “Consider this. As I see it, you’re
somewhat obligated to help us out here. We paid your salary, you know,
when you were in the U.S. Army. Look at it that way. Taxpayers pick up
the tab, so we’d appreciate it if you would give us a little in re-turn.
We’re not asking much, mind you, only about fifteen minutes or so of
your time. I’ll give you a couple of days to think it over. You’re
staying out at Eleanor Carrington’s place, aren’t you?”<br /><br />Matt stood and placed a twenty on the table, retrieved his ball cap, placed it on his head, and began to walk out.<br /><br />“Now,
see here, young man,” Leonard called after him. “I was only being
neighborly, welcoming you to town. No need to get all riled up.”<br /><br />Hearing this statement, Matt turned back around and towered over the short, stocky man.<br /><br />“Sir,
good day,” he said in a low voice. “And don’t ask me again. The answer
is ‘no.’ It will remain no until hell freezes over.”<br /><br />In an attempt to keep his emotions under control, he walked as sedately as he could out the door. “Damn, damn, <br />damn,”
he muttered as he moved down the sidewalk a few feet. His lunch with
Lauren as his waitress was ruined. Not only did he not get to eat, the
man prevented him from speaking with her. No way could he stay in there.
“Damn!” he said once more for good measure.</span></span></div>Robyn Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372184987862013323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394439652018458089.post-52615055804395889452012-05-16T14:46:00.000-07:002012-05-16T14:46:01.736-07:00Get it while it's hot! Two Mr. Rights by Sandra Sookoo<a href="http://www.purplesword.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://purplesword.com/zencart/images/twomrrights_200x300.jpg" /> </a><br />
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Bradly Wolff is the Alpha were of his pack, and dealing with a couple of
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We have author Melissa Hosack here with us, sharing about herself and her wonderful writing. Drop a comment below and be entered to win a copy of her book <i>Hunter.</i></b></div>
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<b>WR: Tell us a little
bit about yourself. What do you write? Why?</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> I live near Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania with my husband, Jeremy, and
our two year old son, Marshall Frost. When not writing, I enjoy reading as well
as playing sports. I love going out to the flea market on Fridays in the summer
with my son and simply walking around in the sun. I’m also an amusement park
junkie. If there is a terrifying ride, I am the first in line! I am currently
attending London School of Journalism, taking their Creative Writing Program.</div>
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I mainly write Paranormal Romance. I started out writing
children’s stories when I was younger. In high school, I saw my first scary
movie. I snuck the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Scream</i> into
the house against my father’s wishes. Around the same time, I read Anne Rice’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Interview With A Vampire</i>. I was hooked
after that! I couldn’t get enough of the paranormal. I got into the television
shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, both which center around the
paranormal. The addiction never stopped. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: If you could be
any one of your characters, who would you choose?</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> That is such a
hard question. Usually, the more I like a character, the worse things I put
them through. I feel it builds personality and makes them interesting. I would
possibly say Aurora from my
unpublished novel <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dark Rising</i>. She
had multiple paranormal studs vying for her affection, but then again, she
suffered through the zombie apocalypse, had her entire family killed off, and
was stalked by a psychotic serial killer. The supernatural studs outweigh the
negative aspects…right?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: What is your
creative process like? Do you need music to write? Silence? </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> My creative
process is totally random. I get ideas from the most off the wall things. Then
I just run with it. When I’m done, the thing that initially inspired me becomes
such a small aspect in the story, one wouldn’t believe that such a tiny detail
inspired an entire novel.</div>
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I don’t need music to write or silence. When I sit down with
a pen and paper, I am able to tune out the rest of the world. I get tunnel vision
as if there is nothing except my character and the story that needs told.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: What is a guilty
pleasure of yours?</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> Role Playing
Games. I am so addicted to RPGs. It is interactive writing with others that
keeps me fresh. My RPGs keep me in constant writing mode.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: What inspires
you?</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> As I said
above, the most random things inspire me. I love Anthology books, because I
enjoy the challenge of a theme. I’m inspired to find some interesting,
supernatural angle for any topic thrown my way.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: What is one of
your worst pet peeves? </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> Electronics!
More accurately, people who are so absorbed in their electronics that they
ignore the rest of the world. It drives me insane to go out in public and see
someone talking on their phone while placing a dinner order or paying for a
purchase. They are so obsessed with texting or the latest app that they can’t
afford the person they are interacting with the respect of their attention. It
is so rude!</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: Describe what a
perfect day would be for you.</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> The perfect
day for me would have to be a carefree day with my family where we get no
interruptions from work, other family members, or friends. I love the other
people in my life, but sometimes I just need some downtime with my boys. I
would love 24 hours with just my husband and son. The three of us could maybe
take a trip to the flea market and go out to dinner.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: If you could
bring any fictional character to life, yours or anyone else’s, who would you
pick? </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> I would be
tempted to say Kieran from my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dark Rising</i>
series, the psychotic serial killer mentioned above, but I don’t think bringing
a maniacal vampire to life is a wise decision no matter how cool he is.</div>
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Instead, I might have to go with Peeta from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hunger Games</i>. Peeta was the most
selfless, caring character I’ve ever read. After reading the first book in that
series, I declared he was the perfect man. He upheld that title in my eyes
throughout the trilogy. Then again, I prefer my heroes with a darker edge to
them, so maybe I would choose Artemis Fowl. I would love to sit down and have a
chat with that devious individual.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: If you could
shape-shift, what animal would you turn into and why?</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> I would want
to be something sleek and sexy with razor-sharp claws, perhaps a leopard.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WR: Where can we find
you and your work around the web?</b> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">M:</b> You can find
information on all of my books on my website at: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/melissahosack/">https://sites.google.com/site/melissahosack/</a>
You can also buy my books at these sites:</div>
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<a href="http://www.whimsicalpublications.com/melissa_hosack/MelissaHosack.html">http://www.whimsicalpublications.com/melissa_hosack/MelissaHosack.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.evernightpublishing.com/pages/Melissa-Hosack.html">http://www.evernightpublishing.com/pages/Melissa-Hosack.html</a></div>
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