The Buzz

Tara’s Blog Hop Happy to host Tara Fox Hall on her Blog Hop. Here’s a little about her newest book Taken For His Own, the 4th installment of the Promise Me Series (Vampire Romance) released April 2013: Blurb: After learning Theo is alive, Sar immediately embarks on a mission to find him. Reunited, the lovers return to New York, Danial, Terian and … Read More

I am so excited to become a part of the new Emblazon group. Here’s a little “About Us” taken directly from the Emblazon web site: Emblazon is a collection of authors–some indie, some traditionally published–who have each produced at least one children’s novel. Our audiences range from fifth grade to young adult, but we have a particular focus on ages 11 to … Read More

I am  honored and excited to host my lovely Indie-Visible author-sister, Julia Park Tracey. Indie-Visible Ink released Julia’s novel, TONGUES OF ANGELS, as a 10th anniversary edition in May 2013.  Julia gives us a (very!) memorable account of a book signing she did not long after the original edition was published. Post: I waited till I got out the door, across the parking … Read More

CLICK ON THE BANNER TO SEE OVER 50 SCI-FI or FANTASY BOOKS PARTICIPATING (INCLUDING MY OWN!)  YEP, THAT’S RIGHT, ARROW OF THE MIST IS 99 CENTS FOR TWO DAYS!!    Click below to buy now 😀 

TONS OF GIVEAWAYS!!!!!!!!! CHECK OUT SIDE BAR FOR ALL OF THE AWESOME BLOG HOP SITES——–>> MY GIVEAWAY: RANDOM.ORG HAS CHOSEN THE WINNER AND THE WINNER IS… HANNAH PEASHA! ONE EBOOK COPY OF MY DEBUT MIDDLE GRADE/YA FANTASY ARROW OF THE MIST  SIGNED BOOKMARK & POSTCARD (USA)   TO ENTER: LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST TELLING ME YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE MYTHOLOGICAL/MAGICAL … Read More

  Check out these AWESOME blogs hosting my book tour! JULY 1st The LUV’NV ~ A Dream Within A Dream ~ OMFG!Books ~ Rondo of a Possible World ~ Literary Meanderings JULY 2nd Stephanie Parent YA Author ~ Off the Page ~ Cover2CoverBlog ~ Bookmarks, Spoilers and Happily Ever After ~ Tynga’s Reviews JULY 3rd Moonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf ~ Pieces of Whimsy ~ Alexa Loves Books ~ lilybloombooks ~ The Next Chapter JULY 4th Little Lovely Books ~ A Backwards Story ~ In This World of Books  JULY … Read More

  Title: RAKSHA (Blood and Fire book 1) Author: Frankie Rose Genre: YA Dystopian Blog Tour Dates: April 26 – May 10, 2013 ***Hosted by Girls Heart Books and Lady Amber’s Tours***  Wow, last day of LAUNCH BLOG TOUR for my Indie-Visible Sister-Author, Frankie Rose, and her newly-released Young Adult Dystopian RAKSHA. I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy … Read More

I was so excited to get my “spring” package of bees on Friday and escort them to their new home. I was also happily surprised by how many people were acquiring bees at the beekeeping supply store. Evidently, bees in the news have encouraged more people to join in this important hobby. Our particular store is pretty cool, too, as … Read More

I’m thrilled to post this meshing-of-two-books-interview with fellow Indie-Visible author, Rebecca Lawton. Arrow of the Mist by Christina Mercer and Junction, Utah, by Rebecca Lawton, novels just released by these indie authors, both star strong female protagonists.  The characters negotiate worlds in different backgrounds and genres, but the wo-tagonists (woman protagonists) carry on a time-tested tradition in which the main character, … Read More

VISIT MY BOOKS PAGE FOR ARROW OF THE MIST TO FIND PURCHASING OPTIONS. I’ve been tagged by Chelsea Starling to join with her and some of our fellow Indie-Visible pals, Jordan Rosenfeld, Stephanie Naman, Eros-Alegra Clarke, and Sharisse Coulter  who’ve published, or will be publishing books this year, to take part in “The Next Big Thing”. What is the title of your book? ARROW OF THE MIST Where … Read More

Writing Goals For The New Year: By end of January Have revisions complete on current manuscript Start working with web site designer By end of February Have revisions complete on first book Arrow of the Mist Get current manuscript out to agents who requested it at 2012 Conferences Have awesome web site up and running By end of March Have … Read More

Note: This post is also at Indie-Visible as Building an Onion Mastering the craft of writing is like building an onion from the middle out. You start with a core idea and layer on skill and practice and knowledge over a number of years. With every layer you cry your eyes out over failures, successes, and sheer exhaustion, until you build it big … Read More

The last couple of weeks have been busy, busy. How I managed to schedule so much in a row was a bit of an oversight, but it’s all good. First up was the SCBWI Conference in Oakland, CA on October 20th. I’d been to this annual event a couple of other years, and though I preferred the old venue, the speaker line-up this … Read More

    When an awesome group of writers decide to take the world by storm, what do you get? Drum roll…. Indievisible Literary Justice For All. I’m thrilled to be a part of this Independent-Writer Collective, excited for our upcoming book releases, blog posts, contests, and tons of kick-ass fun! Come on over and take a peek at our team … Read More

I am cheating a little and using my good friend and writing partner’s post, about our few days at the coast…(yeah, it rhymes) 🙂 Thelma and Louise meet Velma and Mildred

At our last critique group meeting, we discussed the difference between how Young Adult and Adult stories read.  For me, young adult fiction differs from adult fiction in that the “voice” is different–more youth-driven. Not just the use of slang or “imitating” a teen, but seeing the world from a teen’s eyes. Teens often see, hear, and respond to life … Read More

CHAPTER 1… Chapter titles—some people love them, some people could care less if a book has them. Some agents/editors like them, some do not Vicki Motter. Absolute Write has a whole discussion on them here. So does NaNoWriMo. Nathan Bransford took a poll which showed that 39% of the respondees loved them, 37% didn’t or skipped them, and 22% had no opinion. … Read More

This past month I haven’t written a ton (though I am making progress!), but I’ve read several books, and we all know that reading, reading, reading, is mooo-ey important for writers to keep their muses afoot. I try to mix the bag up a little and read from different genres, though I’m partial to Young Adult and those with a … Read More

In our very populated world, most honeybees rely on humans to provide their housing. In fact, 90% of the wild honeybees in North America have died off (Varroa mites are hugely responsible for this as well), and beekeepers are losing hives to CCD (colony collapse disorder) every year. Though CCD is still an ongoing challenge, one way to combat the lowering honeybee population … Read More

THANK YOU ADVENTURES IN YA AND CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING!LAST WEEK’S WINNER – CHRISTINA MERCER Faerie Winter by Janni Lee SimnerThe long-awaited sequel to Janni Lee Simner’s breathtaking YA fantasy debut, Bones of Faerie. Liza is a summoner. She can draw life to herself, even from beyond the grave. And because magic works both ways, she can drive life away. Months ago, she used her powers … Read More