As you may have figured out, I love watching my aunt Linda and Uncle Geoff’s cats when they are away. They are adorable and loved to be pet! But, they also like to get into everything too. However, I have to say that they were very good this time around minus Whitney hissing at Maggie.
So, I would like to share with you some photos that I took of the little ones. Whitney is the one with the white paws, and Maggie is the other one lol.
Hey everyone! So, as most of you know, I run a magazine called Literary Lunes. Well, as a result, I formed my own mini-indie publishing company called Literary Lunes Publications. The magazine has become popular enough, that I needed to split it up into two websites, and form the on-line presence of it’s publishing company.
I originally began the company on blogger or blogspot as some of you know it as. However, I don’t like the new blogger interface, and decided to move it to the same webserver I use for my other sites. It makes sense, right?
So, I have been re-constructing the new Literary Lunes Publications website. It’s still got the same basic menu tabs, only, it’s much better organized. I am no-where near finished, but I thought that I would give it a shout out here, and see if any of you would be kind enough to give it a follow? The website is www.literarylunespublications.com.
The other problem I had with it being on Blogger, was that I couldn’t customize it the way I wanted to. Blogger doesn’t have nearly as many options as wordpress, and now that I have it on the Bluehost server, I can have unlimited emails and access to some pretty awesome plugins :).
So, please give my new site a follow loves. I’d really appreciate it! Again, the address is www.literarylunespublications.com I will be having a website re-launch party there in a few days, and will be answering any questions you guys may have for me 🙂
I am excited to be a part of the release day party and giveaway for author Katie Jennings. Please be sure to take a look at what she has to say about her books, and enter her giveaway!
About Katie
Katie Jennings is a mid-twenty-something year old girl with an imagination for days and a supportive husband who thinks she’s a colossal nerd. She writes because she loves it, and because breathing life into characters is the greatest escape she’s ever found. Most of her time is spent puttering around online, editing her latest book, or feeding people food to her cat. She lives just north of Los Angeles, and enjoys reading fantasy and romance novels, watching Once Upon a Time, playing around on Photoshop, and finding new music to fall in love with. She believes in, above all else, happy endings.About her new releases:
A Life Earthbound blurb: (Book Three)
Of Water and Madness Blurb: (Book Four)And now for the giveaway!
One lucky winner will receive signed print copies of books 1-4! How awesome is that? Click the rafflecopter link below to enter.
Where to find Katie:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dryadquartet
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dryadquartet
Blog: http://katieajennings.wordpress.com/
Website: http://www.katieajennings.com/index.htm
Hey everyone! There have been some changes and updates to the blog tour schedule! Please take a look at them. Thanks!
June 13- Erin Danzer www.erindanzer.com/blog
June 14- Me, My Shelf and I www.memyshelfandi.com
June 15- Bilinda Ni Siodacain http://bilindanisiodacain.blogspot.com/
June 16- Beth Ann Masarik www.bahbammymusings.wordpress.com
June 17-Nikki http://www.closeencounterswiththenightkind.blogspot.com
June 18-Lizzy Ford http://www.guerrillawordfare.com/
June 19- Tricia Kristufek http://triciakristufek.com
June 20- Martha http://theshortone08.blogspot.com
June 21-Danica Page
June 22- Cassie from Gathering Leaves http://gatheringleavesreviews.blogspot.com/
June 23-Misty http://www.the-top-shelf.com/
June 24-Ali http://myguiltyobsession.blogspot.com/
June 25- Sheri www.makingconnectionsgroup.blogspot.com
June 26-Adrienne DeWolfe www.writingnovelsthatsell.com
June 27- Cambria Hebert www.cambriahebert.com
June 28-Audris http://yabookmark.blogspot.com/
June 29- Miriam Pia http://www.uranianfiction.webs.com
July 1-Heidi Permann www.rainydayramblings.typepad.com
June 30- Tiffany http://reviewsalatiffany.blogspot.com/
July 2- Kindlegraph book signing and www.literarylunespublications.com release & new website launch party!
July 3-Vix Parungao http://www.mum-writes.com
July 4- Jenn at www.indiesupporter.com
I am EXTREMELY EXCITED to have on the blog today one of my favorite authors (who seem to mention a lot on this blog), Cambria Hebert. For those who may not remember, Cambria is the author of the Heven and Hell series. I’ve reviewed her book Masquerade, and her novella titled, Before. Unfortunately, I have not been able to read Charade or Between yet, but it is on my summer to-read list!
Today, Cambria is going to talk to us about writing and naming characters.
Dying at the hands of a psycho was a shock. Having my life returned to me by an angel was incredible. Being named a Supernatural Treasure and being given Sam as my guard was pretty darn awesome. Acquiring a debt for it all—well, I should have seen it coming.
Now here we are, fighting demons from Hell, caring for a boy that I just don’t trust, and traveling to faraway places to return a treasure to its rightful place. Nothing is as it seems. Everyone wears a mask; everyone puts on a charade. It’s up to us to separate the truth from the lies and reality from fiction. A hard task when my new reality involves fallen angels, witches and dragons… and did I mention Hell?
Anchoring me down through it all is Sam. Sam, who must face tragedies of his own and is put to the test again and again.
If we fail in our task, life as we know it—life as you know it—will end. Forever.
Take it away, Cambria!
Hey everyone!
Great to be here today as part of the Heven and Hell Tour: Charade. As we all know, I am a writer. I also am a scuba diver, a mountain climber and a bus driver. Okay, I’m not but doesn’t that lie – I mean – statement prove how good of a writer I am??
Beth Ann has asked me to talk about writing for today’s tour stop so after a lot of thinking and latte sipping I decided to talk about naming characters. Naming a character can be very difficult. To me, there has to be some kind of balance to a name. It can’t be difficult to spell because that would make it difficult to read. And if it’s difficult to read the reader will stumble over it every time they see it and it will disrupt the story. But a writer wants to be unique, and what better way to show that than a name?
Course, the characters always want a say too. When I pick the wrong name the character will let me know – loudly. For this series, the Heven and Hell series, I have a mix of unique and traditional names. There is one character in particular that told me his name – most definitely. This character becomes a big character in the third book, Tirade. I searched for about an hour or so, looking at names on baby name sites to pick something that would fit him. I read name meanings, looked at hundreds of names. Finally, I found one. I went back to the manuscript and I wrote his first scene, his introduction. In this scene he is asked his name… I thought “here we go, I can use the name I picked!” So when asked his name, he responded.
With a completely different name.
Yup. And no matter how hard I tried to write in the name I chose, he wouldn’t have it. He had a name and it wasn’t the one I chose. So that was about an hour of research time right down the toilet…
LOL.
Yes, I could have used the name I chose but when I do something like that I walk around day and night feeling like I have an itch that I can’t scratch. Something feels “off” about the manuscript and it’s a terrible feeling so it’s best for me to just do what the character wants.
Here is a brief list of names that I chose in the Heven and Hell series and the reason I chose the name:
Heven – I actually first heard this name because a friend of mine has a daughter named this. When I started writing Masquerade I thought of the name and I really liked it, it seemed to fit the character and I also think it’s very fitting considering some of the themes in the book.
Sam– I went through a whole host of names for Sam, I actually wanted something more unique. A lot of the names I went through did begin with the letter “S” but none of them seemed to fit him. I worried that there were too many “Sam’s” already out there but once I thought the name I knew that was it. And I actually thought that because he is such a unique character, with unique abilities that a more ordinary name was fitting. He told me he wanted something normal about himself and so I gave him something.
Kimber – Kimber needed a unique and trendy name. I hadn’t read a book with this name in it before so I figured it would be a good fit for her. Of course, I since seen it around but that’s okay. It still fits her.
Cole – another semi-ordinary name. To be honest, I just liked the name and thought it fit. His was relatively easy to choose.
Gemma (She is introduced in Charade)- I thought the name was strong, unique and kind of sparkly. LOL. Just how I pictured the character and I like the way it looks in print so it was a good fit.
So those are some of the names that are in the Heven and Hell series. It was fun picking the names but even more fun getting to know the characters behind the names.
A big thanks to Beth Ann for having me on her wonderful blog today!!!
To stalk, er follow Cambria, please visit the following links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cambria-Hebert/128278117253138
Here we are again folks! I took some pretty awesome scenic photos again with my Iphone. Man I love this camera! Doesn’t it take pretty pictures?
Now, for some beautiful sunset photos. These were taken at the town docks where I live. The sunset was so beautiful, that I had to stop my car & take some photos.
And now, these photos were taken from my best friend’s block. Check out the view of the NYC skyline.
These next two photos were taken tonight while I was leaving work. It was overcast and we had a sun shower. I just loved the way the sky looked and couldn’t resist taking these photos.
And last, but certainly not least, my favorite picture of all:
God’s Thumbnail, also known as tonight’s moon:
There you have it folks! I hope you enjoyed these photos as much as I did! 🙂
I’M SO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN’T HIDE IT! At midnight tonight, Cambria Hebert’s novella, Between releases! For those of you who don’t know, Between, is the latest release in the Heven and Hell series, a new YA/Fantasy saga that is taking the world by storm! I am happy to share publishers with this super talented author. Not only is she talented, but she is super nice too!
At the end of this post is a giveaway of Between, a novella that takes place Between Masquerade (Heven & Hell #1) and Charade (Heven & Hell #2…not released yet).
For those of you who have been following my blog the last few weeks, you may have noticed that I’ve been participating in the Masquerade Read-along. It’s a lot of fun, and a great way to meet other bloggers and make new friends.
To get to know Cambria and her books, click on the images below to get to her Goodreads page.
Be sure to stop by Cambria’s facebook fanpage tomorrow for up-to-the-minute release info and giveaway info! She’s giving away lots of fun goodies! BUT, be sure to read to the very end of this blog post for a very special giveaway 🙂
Now, if you’ve never read any of Cambria’s books Before (hehe, see what I did there? ;)), then hop to it! Trust me, you won’t regret picking up her books. What? My telling you to simply buy it isn’t good enough? How about I leave you with some reviews and a couple of trailers then?
My Review of Before (takes you to my other blog)
Cambria’s trailers:
(she made them herself)
Before:
Masquerade:
Between:
And last, but certainly not least, Charade:
NOW, THE GIVEAWAY:
To enter for a chance to win a copy of Between, please leave me a fun comment along with your email written as follows: youremail(at)gmail(dot)com. This will keep the spambots away. And remember, the more creative and interesting the comment, the higher the chance you have at winning a copy of Between. You have until 11:59 eastern standard time on April 20th, 2012 to enter. A winner will be announced sometime on Saturday.
STALK…er….FOLLOW CAMBRIA:
Her website/blog: http://www.cambriahebert.com
Her facebook fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambria-Hebert/128278117253138
Her Twitter Handle: @cambriahebert
Before I forget, I am also going to be hosting Cambria on her tour for Charade, which is due to release on May 18th. She will be gracing us with her presence on June 10.
Thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget to enter Cambria’s giveaway right here on my blog 🙂
Wow! Where did the time go? I honestly cannot believe that there are only six more months until I’m married O.o’. Wedding plans have been going well I have to say, Kevin & I have decided where we are going to live come October :).
I will be perfectly honest, as much fun as all of this wedding planning is, it is also quite scary. I mean, being married is a serious step, and not something to take lightly. I’m so afraid that I am going to screw this up and drive Kevin away. I’m always asking him, “Are you sure you want to marry me?” His answer is always “yes.” Why? I have no idea to be perfectly honest. He must be as crazy as I am to want to marry me. LOL.
So, are you anxious to find out where we are going to live? I’ll bet you are. My parents have graciously offered to turn our den into a studio apartment for us. It’s technically already an apartment because my grandma used to live there before she moved into a nursing home. So, we don’t have too much work we have to do on it thankfully. It will give Kevin and I some more time to save up money for a better apartment or house. We aren’t planning on having children right away, so we can stay there for a year or two until we are ready to be on our own.
We have ordered the save the date cards, and those will be going out soon. Please note, that while we wish we could invite everybody, due to spacing and financial reasons, we obviously can’t. We would like to, however, invite everyone to come to the ceremony itself. The wedding will be held at Our Lady of Fatima in Port Washington, NY. If you are interested in attending the wedding, please contact me on facebook.
In other exciting news, we have booked a photographer and a DJ :). We aren’t going over the top so to speak. Neither one of us is big into all that stuff. We’ve started coming up with our playlist, and those who do come to the reception, we are positive that you will LOVE our selections :).
And lastly, we had a LOVELY visit with Kevin’s mother, who came down to visit us for the first time last week. She met my parents, and it was a very nice time. We took her to the church so that she could see where we are getting married, and to the reception hall. I honestly could not have been blessed with a nicer mother-in-law 🙂
Now, I will leave you with some nice pictures of me, Kevin, and his mother, Nancy Jill Hale 🙂
Another thing that I love taking pictures of, are my aunt Linda’s cats, Whitney and Maggie. I can usually get Whitney to pose for me, but Maggie is usually more difficult. Whitney is the one with the white paws, & Maggie is the other one. And yes, they are sisters & little terrors.
One of the things I love to do on Easter, is color Easter Eggs. This year, I got to color them with my fiancé. The end result? Some really pretty, speckled eggs, & pink & purple colored fingers lol. Check em out 🙂
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