We lost 0-13, but we looked good doing it!! I'm definitely considering writing a scenario like this into one of my books! In fact, I think I've stolen almost everything in my books from someones life, including my own. Does that make me a thief?
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
My Kickball Team!
We lost 0-13, but we looked good doing it!! I'm definitely considering writing a scenario like this into one of my books! In fact, I think I've stolen almost everything in my books from someones life, including my own. Does that make me a thief?
Monday, June 13, 2011
Secrets Inside Us
I just googled the title of my book and nothing came up. How's that for creativity? Not only is it one of a kind, it also correlates with the story perfectly. It might sound funny, but I'm kind of proud of that. I guess I'm just easily amused...
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM SIU:
1. BLOOD & GUTS
2. ROMANCE
3. SEX
4. LOVE
5. VIOLENCE
6. MYSTERY
7. SURVIVAL
8. HOPE
9. BETRAYAL
10. HUMOR
My friend, who has been unofficially critiquing my book, said that she re-read one part three times because it was so funny. That's really awesome! It really makes me feel like I can do this!
WHAT MAKES SIU DIFFERENT:
1. My supernatural character/s are just as vulnerable and fragile as the normal characters around them. They will never run at superhuman speeds, have superhuman strengths or hearts made of stone.
2. There's none of that fated gooey love stuff (Frankly, if you're fated to love someone, as far as I'm concerned, it's no longer true love) Don't get me wrong--it's a romance, but it's on a level that everyone can relate to and attain in their own lives, not just dream about reaching in some kind of fantasy.
3. Instead of adding a touch of reality to the paranormal, I tried to add a touch of paranormal to reality.
4. My characters are all delicious! Who wants to read a story about ugly people? Even the awkward and deformed will come off as hot and badass in my series!
5. There are no vampires. I've heard through the grapevine that people are becoming completely desensitized to them. I think that is a shame. Vamps are super sexy. I might write about vampires later, but not in this series. I also want to write a book about zombies, but every idea I get seems to already be taken. Anyways... I digress.
WHY YOU MIGHT HATE ME AFTER READING SIU:
1. I love cliffhangers!!
2. I'm not afraid to kill off the characters you love
3. Hopefully, I'll leave you unsatisfied and wanting for more... but in a good way.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM SIU:
1. BLOOD & GUTS
2. ROMANCE
3. SEX
4. LOVE
5. VIOLENCE
6. MYSTERY
7. SURVIVAL
8. HOPE
9. BETRAYAL
10. HUMOR
My friend, who has been unofficially critiquing my book, said that she re-read one part three times because it was so funny. That's really awesome! It really makes me feel like I can do this!
WHAT MAKES SIU DIFFERENT:
1. My supernatural character/s are just as vulnerable and fragile as the normal characters around them. They will never run at superhuman speeds, have superhuman strengths or hearts made of stone.
2. There's none of that fated gooey love stuff (Frankly, if you're fated to love someone, as far as I'm concerned, it's no longer true love) Don't get me wrong--it's a romance, but it's on a level that everyone can relate to and attain in their own lives, not just dream about reaching in some kind of fantasy.
3. Instead of adding a touch of reality to the paranormal, I tried to add a touch of paranormal to reality.
4. My characters are all delicious! Who wants to read a story about ugly people? Even the awkward and deformed will come off as hot and badass in my series!
5. There are no vampires. I've heard through the grapevine that people are becoming completely desensitized to them. I think that is a shame. Vamps are super sexy. I might write about vampires later, but not in this series. I also want to write a book about zombies, but every idea I get seems to already be taken. Anyways... I digress.
WHY YOU MIGHT HATE ME AFTER READING SIU:
1. I love cliffhangers!!
2. I'm not afraid to kill off the characters you love
3. Hopefully, I'll leave you unsatisfied and wanting for more... but in a good way.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Really, what am I doing?
I downloaded Microsoft Word onto my computer and... BOOM! 130,000 words later I have a completed full length novel. A novel that took me three months to write. A novel that took me five more months to edit. I literally just ran my hand through my hair like some love drunk teen that doesn't know what to do next. Really, what am I doing?
Everyone tells me it's great and that kind of pisses me off. I want you to tell me it sucks. I want you to tell me what's wrong with it. I want to know what I can do to improve it. Nothing is that easy; nothing is that cut and dried. You know what they told me? Get it published--get it published and send me a signed copy.
I wrote my query letter. It's been sitting on my desktop for about two months. It's a good letter too. I had it all set to send off to Curtis Brown, but then I didn't. I wrote an urban fantasy. It's a genre already far too saturated and I have NO credentials. At least there's not any vampires, but still. I decided to self-publish. Really, what am I doing?
I'm 30,000 words into the second book of the series... Yup, it's going to be a series.
I've done my research. I spent three weeks alone teaching myself how to properly format a Word document into an html. I cringe just thinking about how close my head came to exploding, but hey... now I can link a TOC all by myself. Did I mention that I wanted to self-publish via Amazon and Barnes and Nobles for the Kindle and the Nook? I'd never venture off into the silly realm of paperbacks and hard covers. I told you: I've done my research.
I plan on selling the first book of the series for 99 cents and the ones that follow for no more than $4. I've never spent more than $4 on an ebook and I don't expect anyone else to either. I will publish once the first three books are complete. I'm hoping to hook the readers for the long haul. The long haul? Really, what am I doing?
I'm reaching for a dream... however outrageous it may be. It's been sliding all over the place like a slippery fish, but eventually it's going in the bucket because I'm not putting this one back. That's what I'm doing. :)
Everyone tells me it's great and that kind of pisses me off. I want you to tell me it sucks. I want you to tell me what's wrong with it. I want to know what I can do to improve it. Nothing is that easy; nothing is that cut and dried. You know what they told me? Get it published--get it published and send me a signed copy.
I wrote my query letter. It's been sitting on my desktop for about two months. It's a good letter too. I had it all set to send off to Curtis Brown, but then I didn't. I wrote an urban fantasy. It's a genre already far too saturated and I have NO credentials. At least there's not any vampires, but still. I decided to self-publish. Really, what am I doing?
I'm 30,000 words into the second book of the series... Yup, it's going to be a series.
I've done my research. I spent three weeks alone teaching myself how to properly format a Word document into an html. I cringe just thinking about how close my head came to exploding, but hey... now I can link a TOC all by myself. Did I mention that I wanted to self-publish via Amazon and Barnes and Nobles for the Kindle and the Nook? I'd never venture off into the silly realm of paperbacks and hard covers. I told you: I've done my research.
I plan on selling the first book of the series for 99 cents and the ones that follow for no more than $4. I've never spent more than $4 on an ebook and I don't expect anyone else to either. I will publish once the first three books are complete. I'm hoping to hook the readers for the long haul. The long haul? Really, what am I doing?
I'm reaching for a dream... however outrageous it may be. It's been sliding all over the place like a slippery fish, but eventually it's going in the bucket because I'm not putting this one back. That's what I'm doing. :)
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