Well, editing is going along smoothly. I have made it to about half way! Edit has added another 5k to the manuscript... where do all the words come from I wonder? Up to a 90k work of fantasy though I do find that as the writing progressess (since the first novel), it's not quite as YA as it should be.
I wonder, is it me changing my tastes, or is society getting less blaze about things?
Enough of the deep thought, Friday the 13th was a great night to get out and about to attend a themed trivia night. No sexy vampire costume for me... Zombie all the way! Needless to say my friend and I received a few good looks on our drive into the city! Good night in all!
Well, have been working on a cover for Elflings so you may have seen my ice dragon art. I'm pretty happy with it, only thing I'm working on is the silhouettes... not sure if I'll keep the ones I have, or work on a female archer and a two sworded warrior for Elonan... will try both and will let the world decide. In the works will also be a green dragon, purple... something darker for Subversion and then for the grand finally a combination of them all. Let me know what you think.
Almost 1 year since Quest of the Demon was published I'm back to do a book signing at the Seymour Library on the 10th of March. So if you want to have a chat, catch up, grab your own copy of the recently released Tallen - Quest of the Demon Aftermath 1 or just ignore me as you walk into the library to borrow a book, head on down (or up) to Seymour on the morning of the 31st. I'll be there from 11am.
If you would like to secure your copy of either book, sign up on facebook.
Thank you to Jasmine and Marissa for their time. These two lovely bloggers are from Beneath the Moon and Stars and both of them thought it would be a good idea to see what my first was all about.
For Jasmine - "This book was a perfect change for me. I haven't read a fantasy in forever." I'm lucky she took a chance on reading Quest of the Demon (which is nothing but fantasy) because she finished her review with the following; "Overall I loved this. I've heard rumors about a sequel and I'm hoping there is one. I highly recommend this :). 4/5 Stars"
As if that didn't make me happy enough. Her co-blogger, Marissa also had some lovely things to say "Overall I really enjoyed this book there was dragons and ships and magic and it was awesome. 4/5 stars."
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Well it's 2012 and now it's almost February already! Where does the time go? I'll tell you, it gets poured into books both reading and writing! As of today, the first draft of Deceiver has been finished! Yes, I did my happy dance much to the amusement of my husband. Also, as a belated Merry Christmas and as a present to my readers, here's a sneak peek of Elflings - Quest of the Demon Aftermath 2!
"Was he imagining the sound? Had the cold, fatigue and hunger finally driven him mad? The thought of food made his stomach rumble but he doubted that he would be able to take off his backpack let alone find the rabbit that he had stashed there.
Elonan looked up. Was that a flicker of movement? He squeezed his eyes shut and looked again only to find that the white spots in his sight remained. With the brightness of the sun and the spots in his vision he saw nothing more. Under the snow covered jacket his shoulders tensed. Blurred vision or not, Elonan knew that something was out there. By sheer power of will he managed to clench his fingers into half fists. His daggers were within easy reach but with no sensation in his hands he would not be able to hold them. With grim determination he readied himself." - end of chapter 5
"I liked Quest of the Demon and I think I liked Tallen even more." - Ashlinn
Thank you to Ashlinn for her time. Hopefully everyone shares her oppinion :) Though I'm sure they won't. I was also pretty chuffed by another comment;
"I just want to say that Ms.Sawyers writing has improved since her first novel! If your looking for a fun and adventurous read this is your calling...."
The review can be found here;
Congrats to Christina and Wendy who have both won a copy of Tallen - Quest of the Demon Aftermath from Goodreads. Your books will be making their way to you shortly. Yes - it is the 1st of December already!!! Where does the time go? Tallen is out, the ebooks are all online and though it is very busy, life is good.
Below is my finally finished ebook cover that I created. Not too bad for a non artist.
Your chance to win The Apoalypse Gene (or an ebook for Quest of the Demon) to celebrate the Launch! What are you waiting for, heaps of awesome prizes up for grabs. Check it out!
Check it out, ARC of Tallen to be sent out before the official release date of Dec 1, 2011! Good luck.
Congratulations to Samantha Holdaway and Paulina Twiggs, winners of my good reads giveaway. Your autographed copies of QOTD will be in the post on Monday! Keep your eyes out to win an Advanced Reading Copy of the follow on novel Tallen, Quest of the Demon Aftermath!... Link soon to come.
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