Blog Award!

The lovely Deirdra of A Storybook World surprised me with an award! I think this is the first award my li'l blog has received.

Pretty shweet.

I'm chuffed.

That One Night: Releasing Soon!

So the cover for my next short has been out for awhile on Goodreads, but the blurb telling you what my next release is actually ABOUT has been allusive.

Well it's READY.

And it's HERE. 

You wanna know what That One Night is about? Sounds like a random hook up, doesn't it?

Well NO.

DESCRIPTION

Can a friendship that lasts just an hour be completely perfect?

A year ago, Annie and Bree were best friends, then they graduated high school and it turns out a year is a long time.

When Annie shows up at her best friend's birthday hoping to slip back into the friendship that was, she discovers she's no longer a part of Bree's world and decides to slip out quietly without making a scene. 

But a chance encounter on the way out means that sometimes you can find friendship when you least expect it.

Coming SOON SOON OH SO SOON (Coming this week).

Add it to your To-Read list on GoodReads!

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Adios!

Writing Retreat Swooniness & The Kiss Off 2

Hello most excellent ones!


I just spent the week in a house by the beach all by my lonesome with NO TV, NO INTERNET (except on my phone), just me and my computer and plotting devices (highlights, note cards, pens, thesaurus, Blake Snyder's book Save the Cat) and books I've been dying to read (I read Dead is the New Black, Au Revoir Crazy European Chick and am halfway through Preloved!).


It was so very productive and brilliant and awesome.


It rained a lot, but that just helped me get shit DONE and it propelled me into The Kiss Off 2!


Do you know what it's about yet? Have I told you that?


THE KISS OFF 2 DESCRIPTION
The money's in! Poppy's royalties for penning the accidental hit song The Kiss Off that shot her boyfriend's band to super-stardom are in and she knows EXACTLY what she's doing with it.
THE KISS OFF 2 (COMING 2013) will include:

• A road trip to a summer music festival with an unexpected passenger.
• Camping.
• The realization too late that they don't actually like camping.
• Sunburns.
• Accidental topless swimming.
• Paparazzi punch ups.
• A news-worthy (yet totally false) love triangle.
• Obsessed fan girls.
• A stalker.
• And an overwhelming request from someone super-famous.

Not only is it about all that, but Poppy meets her singer/songwriter idol and this is essentially what happens:

It's not going to be pretty.


Are you on Goodreads? Add The Kiss Off 2 to your To-Read list! If you actually WANT TO, that is.

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Hope you all had a great weekend,

Love you lots!

The Summer Splash Blog Hop!

I hope you peeps up in the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying your Summer, spending it in the water or at least in front of the air conditioning.

BE WARNED:

Down here in the Southern Hemisphere, our cats don't have to worry about melting right now. I am sitting under the ducted heating in my dressing gown and Ugg boots and I think most cats are too.

But that doesn't stop me from participating in Summery stuff!

Yep - between July 23 and 31 there are something like 70 authors offering PRIZES!

You hear that? There will be tons and tons of STUFF TO WIN!

It's a free for all, I assure you. And authors of every genre available will have prizes on offer, from Amazon gift cards to custom jewellery and SO MANY BOOKS. so stay tuned for that.

Including TWO Grand Prize Winners of a KINDLE FIRE!

Yep.

Excited yet? Me too.

Stay tuned.

Paperback Writer

Guess what, you guys?
I'm no longer simply a writer of ebooks.
I am now also a writer of PAPERBACKS.

And it is AVAILABLE NOW from CreateSpace and Amazon and coming soon from Book Depository and Barnes & Noble and a whole stack of other great places.

Yes, yes I have stroked it like a cat because it's so pretty. What's your point?

Cover Love #5

Hello there fellow bookavores!

As you know, I am a book whore. I am friends with some book bloggers who receive books from publishers that they either don't want to read or are done with and want to pass on to others so as to share the love and I think I am getting a name for myself as a bit of a hussy as I NEVER SAY NO.
Not just because the stories inside hold so much promise, but because the artwork is damn pretty too.

So without further ado, here are some of my fave books covers at the moment! They're not necessarily new, but they ARE most definitely AWESOME.

I kind of think these are awesome but in totally different ways. Except some of that type is impossible to read.

What do you guys think? Do you have some book covers that simply demand you buy that book?

The Haps

Hello there, awesome ones!

What's the haps in your world? Lots has been going on here.

WINTER

Firstly, winter has arrived. Booooo hiiiiiss. But when visiting my parents, my mother introduced me to the awesome that is a heated blanket. A rug that you throw over yourself that is HEATED, people. You plug it in. I currently have it draped over my knees, because I stole it from my mum. That's what your kids are supposed to do, right? Commandeer your cool stuff?

EUROVISION

I have been listening to the GOOD songs from Eurovision. And some of them were really good this year! One I particularly liked that didn't go through to the final, was Woki mit deim popo by Austrian rappers Trackshittaz.

I was scratching my head as to why they didn't go through. I mean, it's catchy! Then yesterday I decided to google what the lyrics are when translated from French to English.

Well the pole dancers on stage with them made a lot of sense and I kinda understand why French-speaking voters wouldn't have voted for them, as songs about love are much more universal than songs about shaking your booty in the club. Ah well. I can go back to pretending I don't know what it's actually about.

GAME OF THRONES

For those of you who have seen it (and care) was that the best ever season finale or what? The VERY END, I'm talking. I literally giggled with evil delight. Can't believe we have to wait soooo looooong now for next season.

WRITING

I have an Edwina Ray short story just about ready for sale. A Sarah Billington short nearly ready, and I have written the first and half of the second book in the Saturday Night collection. The timeline for this thing is INTENSE.

         AND then there's this:

I've started writing the sequel! It's lots of fun so far. A little bit insane but I think that's what you expect from Poppy and her friends. And her family. And her dog.

COVER DESIGN

And I've been working on some cover designs for myself, and clients. If you find yourself in need of book cover art, keep this in mind, okay? I have been so busy with editing that I haven't actively been looking for design clients, but it's something I love doing and I want to do more of it!

EDITING

I have a new business client I'll be regularly editing for which is exciting, and I've been working with some really great writers and editing their work to help make them the best books they can be when they hit the market. I love having a hand in that, and hearing of fan feedback. I have a couple of manuscripts lined up for the next few months that I'm raring to get started with. One thing at a time! Or maximum three, really.

STUDYING...well...

And I have an exam on Tuesday. One exam and one unit to go and I will have finished my degree! I'm looking forward to it. I REALLY REALLY AM. 

Whatchoo been doing?