Chasing Memories Cover Reveal!

Submitted by jillybug
on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:29

About Chasing Memories (Tala Prophecy, Book 1)

There isn’t another way; not now. The others are coming. I can’t let them have you…

Seventeen-year-old Reagan has a problem: She can’t remember what happened the night her brother was taken. Now, the dreams haunting her from the incident are becoming more intense by the day. All the while, the lines between what’s real and what’s a product of her paranormal-obsessed mind are becoming blurred.

Is she losing her mind or has she just stepped into a world she thought only existed in books? 

Caught in a web of worried parents, competing boys, Wiccan

Just Write Week Ten Prompt

Submitted by jillybug
on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 23:03

 

Every week RebeccaTDickson.com and Laura Howard throw down a writing prompt for writers to 'write raw'. Which basically means no thinking, no editing, no plotting. Just a prompt and your emotions. Baring it all. 

This week the prompt is:

“I wanted to know that he would be okay if I died. I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force in the lives of people I loved.”

 

And here is my follow through. What do you think? What would you write?

But I was. Malevolence, destruction. I was something to be stomped on, rubbed off like gum at the bottom of a shoe.

My son, my boy,

Unreasonable Expectations

Submitted by jillybug
on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 20:48

My young  daughter, Eva, was playing with her responsibility chart. She can't read yet so there are pictures instead of words on the things she is supposed to do:

Say Please and Thank You

No Whining

Clean-Up your Toys

Pretty simple, things really. Anyway she looked sad and then said. "Oh, I forgot to say thank you in preschool today."

Without thinking I said. "That's okay. We don't expect you to be perfect. Just try to remember next time."

Might not sound very profound, but I realized if I can say that to my daughter, why can't I afford myself the same luxury?

No matter what I'm struggling

Join me on Tune-Up Tuesday

Submitted by jillybug
on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 15:42

15 Minutes, my YA Time Travel Thriller, is my new baby. My new heart and soul. And today the first 500 words is featured over on Tune-Up Tuesday.

 

You can read the unedited version, than a version after I received some feedback from Rebecca Dickson. Stop by and offer your own thoughts and ideas to help make 15 Minutes the best YA novel EVER. 

4 Star Review plus enter to win big bucks!

Submitted by jillybug
on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 14:21

Okay, maybe not big, but $50 and who can't use a little extra money these days?

 

Check out the review over at My Paranormal Book Review and enter to win.

"Dream Slayer is a good start to a new Young Adult series. Cooper does an excellent job transitioning the writing from real life Natalie to the dream Natalie. I enjoyed this concept of two alternate dimensions. Cooper's writing style easily transitions between the two dimensions. I loved the witty dialogue and pop culture references."

The Next Big Thing

Submitted by jillybug
on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 17:55

 

Ready for the New Big Thing Blog Hop?

Kind of breaking the rules because I was tagged by two people. One tagged me and I hadn't written my post yet, OOPS. So I will give them both credit. Thanks to SM Blooding and Carla Laureano, (Whose last name I can never spell, so I totally just copy and pasted it.) Check them out! While they write radically different things, they are both incredibly talented.

The rules of the blog hop: 

  1. Mention who tagged you, and link to their post.
  2. Give the rules.
  3. Answer the ten questions below.
  4. Link to at least 3 other people.

What is the working title of your book?

Last Minute Christmas Sale All 99 cents!

Submitted by jillybug
on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 14:59

Supa Christmas Sale!!

With the stress of the holidays nearly over, now is a great time to sit back, curl up in your favorite reading chair, and get lost in fabulous new worlds. To help you do just that, some authors have banded together and put all their titles on sale, right NOW!! Some of this season’s most popular e-books have been discounted to just $0.99!!! Don’t miss out!

For all of you who got new Kindles for Christmas, this is the perfect opportunity to start your new library!! Please spread the word and share this post with all your friends – they’ll thank you for it!

Forbidden Love

Submitted by jillybug
on Sun, 12/09/2012 - 14:57

When you think about forbidden love, Romeo and Juliet come to mind. So popular there are a gizzllion and two renditions of them in books, movies, TV shows.

There's just something about the couple that shouldn't be together. It's makes no sense, and good can come of it, but they love each other. And love conquers all.

Right?

Glistening Haven has it's own forbidden love. Between a human and a glistening.

Glistenings are thought to be a sub-species of the human race. Really humans view them now not much different than insects. They have no rights. No one cares if they live or die.

Which side would you choose?

Submitted by jillybug
on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 14:33

Which side would you pick?

On one side you have The Humans:

Once they were on the run for their lives while hunted by the beautiful known as the Glistenings. But they found back, regained control. Now they have the Glistenings in concentration camps designed to keep them happy, docile.

Humans remain in control by keeping a close watch of Glistenings and monitoring their every move, their every breath. If it wasn't for this system, humans believe the glistenings would come back and wipe them out. 

They are a sub species. A pest.

On the outside, human's are struggling to live their lives.

The Characters of Glistening Haven

Submitted by jillybug
on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 01:44

Here's a run down on some of the players you'll meet at your stay in New Haven 56.

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