Friday, November 27, 2015

Celebrate: Done & Tons of Giveaways!

This week I'm celebrating:
1) I'm finally done with revisions of Bloodwalker!  Yay!  (It now goes out to a final CP and a few betas.)
2) I promise, no more squawking about the book -- for a while anyway.  But I may have a Vote For The Cover poll in January, and I hope to release it in March. :)
3) To celebrate my accomplishment, I've found tons of giveaways for you!! (bottom of post)

When you finish a big project, do you do anything special to celebrate?

My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things Linky:



Grab the Linky html-code here:


** To see who’s posted for the hop look at my Celebrate The Small Things Blog Roll, left sidebar bottom **


 Celebrate the Small ThingsTo be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit)



Foxy's Friday Freebies!

Foxy has been nosing around the net
When she finds great FREE STUFF, she'll feature it on Friday Freebies posts -
  • Free short stories, novellas, and novels
  • Giveaways for books and swag
  • Free services for authors


Here are Foxy's suggestions for Nov 27, 2015:


Free YA Contemp Novel – Win Traffick by NY Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. This book is a sequel to her bestseller Tricks, about teen prostitution. Enter via rafflecopter on the YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 5)

Free YA Comedy Novel – Win The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand. No zombies, just a group of kids trying to make a movie for YouTube and failing miserably and hilariously. Enter via rafflecopter on YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 5)

Free YA SciFi Novel – Win 1 of 5 paperback copies (US) of Zodiac by Romina Russell via rafflecopter on the YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 6)



Free YA Urban Fantasy Novel – Win 1 of 2 signed paperback copies of The Other Inheritance by Rebecca Jaycox about alternate worlds and a girl with special powers via rafflecopter on YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 6)

Free YA SciFi Dystopian Novel – Win 1 paperback copy (US) or 1 ebook (INT) of Sugar Skulls by Lisa Mantchev & Glenn Dallas about a futuristic society where everyone lives “on the grid” until 2 teens breakaway, endangering their lives, via rafflecopter on YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 6) 

Free 2 YA Steampunk Novels – Win 1 of 3 sets of The Inventor’s Secret and The Conjurer’s Riddle by NY Times bestselling author Andrea Cremer about teens fighting the evil Empire’s Machineworks via rafflecopter on YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 6)


Free YA Contemp/Romance Novel – Win 1 of 5 copies (US) of For the Record by Charlotte Huang about an Australian girl who becomes a rock star and an even bigger international sensation when a super-star shows interest in her, but she has secret feelings for her bass player, via rafflecopter on YA Book Central blog. (ends Dec 6)

Free Trilogy of YA Paranormal/Mythos Novels – Win all three books of the Blooming Goddess trilogy (YA Paranormal/Mythology) by Tellulah Darling who’s giving away 1 signed paperback set and 3 ebook sets via rafflecopter on the YA Books Central blog. (ends Dec 3)

Free Mystery Novel – Win Front Runner: A Dick Francis Novel by Felix Francis, part of the very popular series of horse racing murder-mysteries by ex-UK jockey Dick Francis, enter via email instructions on Red Carpet Crash site (ends Dec 4)

Free Romance eBook – Win Love is an Action by Bry Foster about a college girl falling for a hot but infuriating French man who’s determined to prove her scientific brain doesn’t know everything, especially about love. Enter via Entry Form on Romance Novel Giveaway blog. (ends Dec 12) 

Free Cook Book – Win Best of Bridge Home Cooking, 250 recipes for all types of food, via entry form on the Pawsitive Living blog. (ends Dec 2)



Free Woman’s Fiction Novel – Win The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick about a successful woman forced to return to her small hometown to fulfill the strange conditions of her sister’s will and learns more about life than she thought possible. Enter via Entry Form on the Fresh Fiction blog. (ends Dec 1) (You’ll be put on their mailing list but you can opt out any time.)

Free Regency Romance Anthology – Win  A Gentleman For All Seasons, an anthology of 4 Regency Romance novels by authors Shana Galen, Kate Noble, Vanessa Kelly and Theresa Romain. Enter via Entry Form on the Fresh Fiction blog. (ends Dec 1) (You’ll be put on their mailing list but you can opt out any time.)

Free $15 Starbucks Card or a Mystery/Romance novel or an audio book – Win your choice of 3 prizes:  That Night on Thistle Lane by NY Times bestselling author Carla Neggers, an audio book of her Echo Lake, or a $15 Starbucks card. Enter via Entry Form on the Carla Neggers blog. (ends Nov 30) (You’ll be put on her mailing list but you can opt out any time.)

Free $50 Amazon or B&N Gift Card – To celebrate the release of Only Wheat Not White by Varsha Dixit, a diverse romance about an Indian girl falling for a white nightclub owner, the author is giving away a $50 Amazon or B&N card. Enter via Entry Form on the Romance Novel Giveaway blog. (ends Dec 18)

Free Kindle Fire, $5 Amazon Card, 3 Novels – Win a signed paperback or ebook of Love Me Like That by Renee Kennedy, about a Southern spitfire who can’t decide between her heart or her head, an ARC copy of Love Me Without Regret by Renee Kennedy, a Kindle Fire, a $5 Amazon card, or  winner’s choice of any ebook from authors Kay Lindy, Kris Hack or Maggie Adams via rafflecopter on Romance Novel Giveaway blog. (ends Dec 20)

Free Kindle Fire, $100 Amazon Card, Signed Novel Copy – To celebrate the release of The Second Chance (romance) by Aubrey Parker, she’s giving away 2 Kindle Fire devices, $100 Amazon card, and 3 signed paperback copies of her novel via rafflecopter on My Book Addiction blog. (ends Dec 3)

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For Foxy's other Freebies, go to the Freebie page.

If anyone has a FREE short story (for download or online at a free ezine), novella, novel, special giveaway, or author service, please let Foxy know so she can plug you here!  Write to: laura.6eg(at)gmail.com

Friday, November 20, 2015

Celebrate: Almost Done & Giveaways!


This week I'm celebrating:
1)  I revised 9 chapters this week, putting me at 27 out of 33!! 
2)  At this rate, I'll definitely be done revising next week and get the ms off to one more CP and a beta or two. 
3)  I credit my warp speed to The Muppets.  For some strange reason, their adorable song "Mahna Mahna" has been stuck in my brain for a week, from morning till night. (The name may not be familiar, but if you listen, you'll probably recognize it immediately.)  It's such a cheerful song I can't help feeling optimistic and energized, and the revised chapters are flying by!  

Do you ever get a certain song stuck in your head?  Does it affect your mood or your work?

My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things Linky:



Grab the Linky html-code here:


** To see who’s posted for the hop look at my Celebrate The Small Things Blog Roll, left sidebar bottom **


 Celebrate the Small ThingsTo be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit)



Foxy's Friday Freebies!

Foxy has been nosing around the net
When she finds great FREE STUFF, she'll feature it on Friday Freebies posts -
  • Free short stories, novellas, and novels
  • Giveaways for books and swag
  • Free services for authors


Here are Foxy's suggestions for , 2015:


Free 5 eBooks – This is the last week to enter TB Markinson's fabulous giveaway featuring 5 free books!  Win Christmas Actually (Anthology), Paris~Rue Des Martyrs by Adria J. Cimino, Legacy (Anthology), Christmas Confessions and Cocktails by Vicki Lesage, and The 13th Floor Collection by Christine Rains via rafflecopter on the TB Markinson blog. (ends Nov 30)

Free 2 eBooks - a SciFi YA eBook & Horror/Fantasy YA eBook - Win 2 ebooks: Lifer by Beck Nicholas about a slave on a spaceship who puts her life on the line to spy for rebel leaders and A Murder of Magpies by Sarah Bromley about a psychic girl who searches for her mother's killer despite the danger. Enter via rafflecopter on Mythical Books blog. (ends Nov 27)

Free $15 Amazon Gift Card & a YA Paranormal eBook – Win Mystique by Shari Arnold about a town where people start waking up at their own funerals, very much alive. Enter via rafflecopter on My Book Addiction blog. (ends Nov 27)


Free $15 Amazon Gift Card - To celebrate the release of Bound by Donielle Tyner a SciFi YA novel about a girl who must train to fight her most dangerous enemy--her own grandfather--the author is giving away a $15 Amazon card via rafflecopter on Mythical Books blog. (ends Dec 4)

Free $20 Amazon Gift Card - To celebrate the release of Runaway Heart (Romance) by Sonya Loveday & Candace Knoebel, they're giving away a $20 Amazon card via rafflecopter on Mythical Book blog. (ends Nov 24)


Free $50 Amazon/B&N Gift Card – Win one of two $50 Amazon (or B&N) cards to celebrate the release of Chance of a Lifetime by Marissa Clarke, an adult Contemp Romance about a blind girl fulfilling her bucket list with the help of the man whose recklessness cost her her sight. Enter via rafflecopter on My Book Addiction blog. (ends Dec 6)


For Foxy's other Freebies, go to the Freebie page.

If anyone has a FREE short story (for download or online at a free ezine), novella, novel, special giveaway, or author service, please let Foxy know so she can plug you here!  Write to: laura.6eg(at)gmail.com

Friday, November 13, 2015

Celebrate: Halfway Done & Giveaways!


This week I'm celebrating:
1)  I got 6 more chapters revised this week, that puts me at the halfway point. Yay!
2)  I'm pretty pleased with myself for getting so much done. But this fast full-revision would never be possible if I hadn't gotten such awesome & helpful feedback from my wonderful CPs: Kate, Tania, Kim, Stuart, and Dave. You guys ROCK!!
3)  This week, I also managed to do a crit for a multi-published horror author, and also reviewed a book by another multi-published horror author. And both thanked me very nicely!  It feels good to be starting to know successful authors in my genre. :)
4) I just realized I know more UK Horror authors than US ones.  I'm not sure why that's surprising, but it is... My fav Sci-Fi author is British too.  Hmm.  Maybe I'm a closet Anglophile.

Do you know a lot of people from other countries?  Or do your connections mostly come from your own country?

My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things Linky:



Grab the Linky html-code here:


** To see who’s posted for the hop look at my Celebrate The Small Things Blog Roll, left sidebar bottom **


 Celebrate the Small ThingsTo be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit)



Foxy's Friday Freebies!

Foxy has been nosing around the net
When she finds great FREE STUFF, she'll feature it on Friday Freebies posts -
  • Free short stories, novellas, and novels
  • Giveaways for books and swag
  • Free services for authors


Here are Foxy's suggestions for , 2015:

Free $25 Amazon Gift Card – To celebrate the release of The Urban Boys (YA Paranormal Adventure) author K.N. Smith is giving away a $25 Amazon card via rafflecopter on My Book Addiction blog. (ends Jan 10 2016)

Free Clean Teen Gift Box or $25 Amazon Gift Card – To celebrate the release of Forsaken (YA Paranormal) author C.J. Hart is giving away a Mystery Box from Clean Teen Publishing (for US residents) or a $25 Amazon card (for International residents) via rafflecopter on Juniper Grove Book Solutions blog. (ends Nov 22)

Free Kindle Fire (8G) – To celebrate the release of Paper Dolls (NA Contemp) author Ketley Allison is giving away a Kindle Fire via rafflecopter on My Book Addiction blog. (ends Nov 18)



Free Amazon Kindle and $40 Amazon Gift Card – To celebrate the release of Designed for Murder (Romantic Suspense) author Avery Flynn is giving away a Kindle and $40 Amazon Card via rafflecopter on Mythical Book Blog.(ends Nov 22)



For Foxy's other Freebies, go to the Freebie page.

If anyone has a FREE short story (for download or online at a free ezine), novella, novel, special giveaway, or author service, please let Foxy know so she can plug you here!  Write to: laura.6eg(at)gmail.com

Friday, November 6, 2015

Celebrate: Still Revising & Giveaways!


This week I'm celebrating:
1) I revised 8 chapters so far this week!  Yay!
2) I just finished Ch 11 (of 33), so I'm a third of the way through. (Except Ch 11 needs a bit more work, and Ch 12 is the only one that needs a full re-write because I'm changing the setting.)
3)  I got inspired by a setting and decided on the next novel I'll be writing!



It's a based on the city of Whittier, Alaska, an ex-military base, cut off from civilization for most of the winter, the only access is by sea or a 2-mile tunnel that's only 16 feet wide.



The town's 200 residents all live together in one 14-floor apartment building that has a police station and post office on the first floor, and a school connected to it by an underground tunnel.


Can you imagine living in one apartment building with everyone in your town?  And it being so cold you can't go outside? 


CTST has a blog roll change:
Into the Imagination Vortex (Aura Eadon) has a new blog address: https://auraeadon.com

My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things Linky:



Grab the Linky html-code here:


** To see who’s posted for the hop look at my Celebrate The Small Things Blog Roll, left sidebar bottom **


 Celebrate the Small ThingsTo be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit)



Foxy's Friday Freebies!

Foxy has been nosing around the net
When she finds great FREE STUFF, she'll feature it on Friday Freebies posts -
  • Free short stories, novellas, and novels
  • Giveaways for books and swag
  • Free services for authors


Here are Foxy's suggestions for Nov 6, 2015:


Free 5 eBooks – TB Markinson is holding another fabulous giveaway featuring 5 free books. Win Christmas Actually (Anthology), Paris~Rue Des Martyrs by Adria J. Cimino, Legacy (Anthology), Christmas Confessions and Cocktails by Vicki Lesage, and The 13th Floor Collection by Christine Rains via rafflecopter on the TB Markinson blog. (ends Nov 30)
Free 1 of 3 novels – Win The London Game (romantic suspense) by Alyssa Linn Palmer, or Backstabbing in Beaujolais (cozy mystery) by Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noel Balen, or White Leopard (crime thriller) by Laurent Guillaume via entry form on the France Book Tours blog. (ends Dec 1)

Free MG SciFi Action/Adventure 2-book Series – Win The Voyagers: Project Alpha (#1) by DJ McHale and The Voyagers: Game of Flames (#2) by Robin Wasserman via entry form on the Childrens Book Review blog. (ends Nov 25)

Free 2 YA Fantasy Novels - Win The Young Elites and The Rose Society by NYT Bestselling Author Marie Lu via rafflecopter on the YA Books Central blog. (ends Nov 15)

Free YA Historical/Mystery Novel – Win Traitor Angels by Anne Blankman via rafflecopter on the YA Books Central blog. (ends Nov 13)




Free All 5 YA Novels from Penguin Teen Publishing – Win all five of these novels: Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski, The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle, Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett, Survive the Night by Danielle Vega, and The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen by Katherine Howe via rafflecopter on YA Books Central blog. (ends Nov 15)


Free 5 Novella Set and $10 Amazon Gift Card – win The Elementals, Season 1 by S.G. Basu a YA Sci-Fi Thriller and a $10 Amazon card via rafflecopter on the Juniper Grove Book Solutions blog. (ends Dec 1)





For Foxy's other Freebies, go to the Freebie page.

If anyone has a FREE short story (for download or online at a free ezine), novella, novel, special giveaway, or author service, please let Foxy know so she can plug you here!  Write to: laura.6eg(at)gmail.com
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