Interview of author Adam Dreece

I am blessed to have gotten to know Adam from my interactions with him on Twitter.  Not only is he a talented writer, he is also a wonderful mentor.  Adam has helped me more than he realizes and I truly appreciate his time and advice.  I recently finished reading book 1 in his The Yellow Hoods series, Along came a Wolf.   Words can't express how talented he is.  I love the way his mind works.   As soon as my daughter catches up on the books she's reading I would love for her to read Adam's series.   Before reading his book I didn't really know the term SteamPunk and Along came the Wolf made me long for the simpler times.  Book 2 Breadcrumb Trail is on my list of books to read next.

1. Many authors develop an interest in writing at a young age. What first sparked you interest in writing?

I loved being able to pull something out of my mind and put it into someone else's. I could share an experience, an idea, a feeling with them and I was hooked.

2. What difficulties and challenges (if any)  have you faced as a writer?

Time and energy management is the biggest one. I have a full time job that is very demanding, I have my family with three kids, and I've got a couple of permanent conditions that zap my energy on a regular basis (chronic pain, severe asthma, rib-cage tissue inflammation). Now, with the launch of book 2, I have a company managing a lot of the promotion for my books, which requires a significant amount of my time (in a good way) but it means further dividing my time.

3. Would you please tell us about the premise of your Yellow Hood series? How did you come up with the idea?

The idea really stems from a story I'd made up for my daughter one night, and combined with an idea I had from when I sing The Muffin Man to my son when he's going to bed. 

The Yellow Hoods takes place in a world that is in an equivalent to our late 1750s-1800s. The steam engine plans have just been drafted, and it, along with other inventions, will take that world on a different course than our world went on. The inventors responsible for this, as well as the steam engine plans themselves are incorporated into the tale. It also incorporates some elements of fairy-tale but from the perspective that Ring-around-the-rosy was about the real world black plague, and therefore I've incorporated other rhymes and tales from the perspective of 'what real world events could they have been based on?'

Ultimately, it's a team adventure series with three teens at the heart of it, and two other generations of characters involved (20s-mid thirties, 50+).

4. How many books do you have planned for the series?

I have planned for The Yellow Hoods to be a five book series (watch me reading this when I'm writing the REAL finale, in book 7), and then I plan to jump 10 years and write about the Steampunk world that's been created.

I also have several side-books sketched out, one about the Cochon brothers that would take place between books 1 and 2, and another that would take place later on. I'm not sure if I'm going to write those, but they're there in the background.

5. Do you have a favorite character (of your own) that tugs at your heart and why?

I get asked this question on a regular basis, and from book 1 I'd say no. As soon as I'd start to answer one, I'd realize I'd want to change my answer. From the new characters I introduced in book 2, Marcus Pieman edges o

6.  Many authors share their ideas with friends, family and other authors. With whom do you share your ideas?

My daughter and my wife are the ones that I share things with. Of the two of them, my daughter is really the one that I discuss the most with.

7.  What are you currently working on?

Book 3 - All the King's Men. It's due to the editor January 2nd and planned to be released mid-April at CalgaryExpo'15.

8. What do you enjoy doing when you are not writing?

Great conversation, a good movie or thinking. I also really enjoy answering emails from people with questions about writing or who are stuck, and keeping up with my tweeps on Twitter.

9. Would you ever branch out a write about a different genre?

Yes, absolutely. I actually have a personal memoir I need to finish editing and get out, as well as a series of non-fiction books related to what I do in my full-time life. From a fiction perspective, I'd broaden to other forms of science fiction but I'm not really interested in writing romance or mystery at this time.

10. How do you deal with procrastination?

Can I get to this question later?

In all seriousness, I think of it as procrastinating later. If there something that I really don't want to deal with, I usually make myself knuckle down and get it off my plate and out of my mind.

11. Who or what inspired you to write this series?My daughter inspired me to write Along Came a Wolf, and my son inspired me with the world of the Muffin Men. As of yet, fans of The Yellow Hoods won't know who the Muffin Men are, but they will. There's a reason why I whistle the Muffin Man tune regularly.

12. What are you currently reading?

I recently finished Flashboys, and am now listening to the audiobook of Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel. It's about startups and making things that are different. As an author-preneur, I don't want to just make SOME MORE books and be like everyone else. I want to introduce great ideas from other knowledge domains to push my thinking.

Adam Dreece

Author of emergent Steampunk series  The Yellow Hoods

Young Adult written for everyone

Book 1 - Along Came a Wolf at Amazon, Amazon.ca, Kobo, Smashwords, The Yellow Hoods Store

Book 2 - Breadcrumb Trail at Amazon, Amazon,.ca,  Kobo, Smashwords, The Yellow Hoods Store

3 Chapter free samples available

Blog: AdamDreece.com

Twitter: @AdamDreece

Interview of author Jason Cantrell

I have met some awesome as well as talented people on Twitter and one of those creative people is fellow author Jason Cantrell.  Jason has written a short story called Radiance (Arcana Revived) as well as Manifestation: Arcana Revived Volume One.  Both of these books are available on Amazon.  His imagination takes you on a wonderful and intense journey.   I am excited to introduce to all of you Jason Cantrell.

1. Many authors develop an interest in writing at a young age. What first sparked you interest in writing?

When I was in fifth grade, our teacher gave my class a creative writing assignment. We were given the first page of a haunted house-style horror story, which set the scene and introduced elements that we could play off of in our writing. Each student then had to continue the story from there, coming up with their own twists and turns. Most of the other students wrote about a page. I immersed myself in the project and wrote a gripping 7-page story with action, excitement, secret passages, and a twist ending. I had so much fun that I asked the teacher for another assignment.

After that, I spent my teenage years writing short stories based on my Dungeons & Dragons adventures. Eventually this led to me taking creative writing classes in college. Today, I have a bachelor's degree in Writing Arts from Rowan University, and I'll be earning my Master's in Writing in the spring of 2015.

2. What difficulties and challenges (if any)  have you faced as a writer?

Probably my biggest challenge is overcoming my issues with self-esteem and doubt. Like most writers I know, I tend to be plagued by worries about whether my work will ever be successful. On the other hand, there's also times that I'm a raging narcissist who is convinced that I've written solid gold. So, it swings to both extremes.

3. Would you please tell us about the premise of

​Radiance​

​ and Manifestation​

? How did you come up with the idea?

Manifestation introduces a world where magic has not existed for centuries. The story begins with the rebirth of magic, but with unpredictable consequences. The people manifesting these arcane powers have no idea where they came from, how to control them, or how to protect against them. Gabby Palladino, the main protagonist, finds herself trapped in a city that suffers an unexplained catastrophe, and she has to struggle to survive while trying to figure out why these supernatural events are occurring and why she's been caught in the middle.

Radiance is an independent short story set in the same world, taking place just after the climax of Manifestation. It provides a more up-close-and-personal look at one of the people who has been altered by these magical forces. Maria Vasquez finds herself transformed when she is touched by mystical light and she manifests an arcane power of her own.

I developed the idea for this series after seeing a number of post-apocalyptic fantasy stories that introduce a world years or centuries after a supernatural change. What all of these stories usually have in common is that the changes to the world and the rebirth of magical abilities are always part of the history and back story. I wanted to write a series that shows the initial changes that come to the world and guides the reader through the entire transformation.

4. How many books do you have planned for the

​Manifestation: Arcana Revived ​

series?

The series will consist of a number of sub-series, as well as short stories, poems, and a novella. Manifestation is the first book of Series One, which will be a six-volume series that shows the rebirth of magic, the conflicts that erupt as a result of these arcane powers, and the changes that take place in the world. The second series will then focus on the world after the change as people adapt to the new world and the supernatural forces that have altered it. Each future series after that will focus on a new, self-contained story arc that explores different aspects of the setting.

The short stories, starting with Radiance, are being released one at a time as eBooks. Eventually they will be compiled into a short story collection that will be available in paperback and eBook. A poetry collection, with poems inspired by the lives of the characters and the struggles they go through, will also be released in the future. At least one independent novella is planned with its own individual plot, separate from the main story arcs but still fitting within the world of the Arcana Revived series.

5. Do you have a favorite character (of your own) that tugs at your heart and why?

It's hard to pick favorites, but the one who "tugs at my heart" most of all is Gabby Palladino. She's a gentle soul, a poet, and a girl who bears an impossible burden. Throughout the series she grows and changes, starting off as a frightened high school student caught in circumstances beyond her control or understanding, and eventually becoming something much more. But that's a story for the sequels.

6.  Many authors share their ideas with friends, family and other authors. With whom do you share your ideas?

I'll talk to anyone and everyone about my ideas, but my fellow grad students in Rowan University's Master's in Writing program are the ones I go to most often. Many of them have read various versions of my works-in-progress, especially since many of them were written as part of my class assignments.

7.  What are you currently working on?

I'm in the middle of revising Volume Two, Contamination, which will be released in 2015. I'm also prepping to begin Volume Six, currently untitled, which will be written for the 2014 NaNoWriMo.

8. When do you enjoy doing when you are not writing?

Reading, video games, Star Trek, Doctor Who, webcomics, and a variety of other aspects of geek culture. I'm also a big fan of steampunk in all of its forms.

9. Would you ever branch out a write about a different genre?

I frequently write in other genres for either school assignments or freelance ghostwriting jobs. I've dabbled in romance, mystery, sci fi, and contemporary fiction. Though if I were ever to write a serious project of my own, such as a contemporary novel with no supernatural elements, I'd still be able to fit it in with the Arcana Revived world by making it a prequel. For example, three of the short stories I mentioned that will be included in the collection are "origin stories" that show the backgrounds of some of the major characters, before the rebirth of magic. Those stories deal with psychology, family drama, and romance, each addressed using very different genre conventions than the rest of the urban fantasy series.

10. How do you deal with procrastination?

I put it off until I can't help it anymore, then I procrastinate as much as I want.

11. Who or what inspired you to write th

​ese stories​

?

The stories themselves were mostly inspired by the two main characters, Gabby Palladino and Tock Zipporah. I had originally written both of them in separate, independent short stories on collaborative writing sites. I felt like they had a lot more potential for growth and development than they ever achieved in those stories, so I decided to put them together in a novel and see what happened.

12. What are you currently reading?

At the moment, New Life and New Civilizations, Exploring Star Trek Comics. It's a collection of analytical essays that explore the often-ignored world of Star Trek comic books, newspaper comics, and even coloring books, all of which are fascinating contributions to the Star Trek franchise. The book contains essays from a variety of authors with experience with the Star Trek franchise, and it was edited by Joseph F. Berenato.

Manifestation is available in paperback on CreateSpace and Amazon. You can also get eBook versions of both Manifestation and Radiance on Amazon Kindle. You can also checkout ArcanaRevived.com for updates on the latest book releases.

You can find Jason on his blog, Facebook, Goodreads, or on Twitter @CantrellJason.

What type of writer are you?

The most challenging aspect of writing that I face is developing the story/character plot.

  Some writers create a complete outline for each chapter, each character and knows what will happen in the story (including the subplots) from the beginning all the way to the end.  These writers are known as Plotters. 

Then  you have your Pantser writers.  These writers just sit down and type out their story by the seat of their pants.  They only have a small idea on what they would like to happen in the story, but for the most part they write whatever pops into their mind. 

Lastly there's the Plantser writer.  This type of writer is both a plotter and a pantser.  They make rough notes on what they would like to see happen in the story as well as any changes to the characters.  These writers start writing with a general idea while following their notes to keep them on track.

I am a plantser writer.  I keep a notepad near by as well as a notepad on my phone.  As an idea comes to me I jot them down.  When it is time for me to write, I glance at my notes, sit in front of my laptop and write whatever flows into my thoughts.  I have a hard time plotting out a complete outline since my creative mind constantly shifts directions.  It took me a long time to accept what type of writer I am.  I always thought because I didn't create an outline I was doing something wrong and shouldn't follow my dream.  But I eventually got over that realizing that just like anything in life, it takes all kinds.  Some of the best writers fall into each of these categories.

So the question is, what type of writer are you?

What I've learned so far about promoting my book

I see on twitter all of the time different people offering to promote your book for a fee.  Some may offer book promotions for just $10 while others want more with the promise of sharing your book with all of their twitter and facebook followers.  I am here to tell  you to save your money and invest it into something worthy like a book cover or an editor.

I did pay a couple of people/groups to promote my book on twitter and while they did what they promised, I gained nothing from it.  Yes I suppose more people saw my book but I do not have anything to show for it except for money that could have been spent on better things, like purchase a copy of Scrivener.

I have made my share of mistakes and I have learned the hard way what works and what doesn't--still learning.  If you are proud of your book scream it from the roof tops and don't pay anyone to do that for you.  Engage with people on twitter and there's also twitter groups that will retweet your post for free.  GoodReads has tons of groups you can join for discussions, to engage with other readers as well as promote, & lets not forget about cross promotions.  You will be amazed at how many authors will become your biggest fan since they are readers too.

By the light of the moon

I have been working feverishly on book 2 of my Lexi Reed series called By the light of the moon.  I thought I would give you a little glimpse of what this book will be about.

Ever since Lexi has returned to Melba she has been going through some changes.  She can feel an evil lurking about wanting to control her.  Lexi's fights it as much as she can but this takes a toll on her and she is moody and has a bad attitude.  Yes some of this is teenage blues but the majority of it is the madness she feels within in her, growing.  Everyone in her coven avoids her when the can and walks on egg shells for fear she may snap and turn into the fiery creature they are all afraid of.  Including Kevin.  Right when Lexi needed him most, he breaks up with her.  He tells her he can't take anymore of her awful and unpredictable attitude and they need to stop seeing each other for a while. 

On one of her sleepless nights, she has a nightmare of a beast with glowing amber eyes chasing her repeating "I have something to tell you."   She quickly learns when she wakes up that her nightmare was real.  Later that day when the sun is shining, she heads to her special spot and gives her mind a break.  A beautiful appears before her and the closer it gets to her, it turns into a cute boy her age.  He is a Wayfarer witch named Jonathan.  Jonathan was the creature that haunted her real life dream in the attempt to warn her that Leticia is in limbo and wasn't dead, and that Rosella was coming to her town.

Leticia's soul has been floating in limbo between the mortal world and the immortal world, her evil spirit however latched on to Lexi while she was out of her body saving Kevin.  The evil that Lexi has been desperately trying to fight won't disappear until she completely destroys Leticia once and for all.  Sounds simple right?  In order for her to accomplish this, she needs to be out of her body to face Leticia's soul, only Leticia knows that if Lexi is out of her body for more than five minutes, she will die.

Rosella still wants everything that Lexi has and will stop at nothing to gain it all.  She disguised herself as a gorgeous teenage girl and using magic glamors the entire town to fall head over heels for her.  Starting with Kevin.  With magic comes with a price and using magic to make someone fall in love with you comes with the biggest price of all--isolation for the rest of ones life in the underworld. 

Jonathan and Lexi start becoming close and with Rosella out of the way and her nasty spell broken, Kevin is brought back into reality.  He now needs to fight for Lexi's attention.  Both boys have fallen for her and she doesn't know what to do--be with the one that her amulet said is her perfect match or be with the one that makes her heart beat rapidly.

TGIF!

I am super glad today is Friday!  Although, my Friday has started out pretty stressful.  First when I started to pull out of my driveway, I witnessed my dog jumping over my fence!  I told her bad dog all the way back to the yard.  She's still a puppy (she's big) but still a puppy and can't be trusted staying inside all day.  I asked my neighbor to keep an eye on her only to find out half way to work, she was trying to jump back into our yard.  Ugh this doggie!  So because of all of these my daughter beings to worry (she's 9 and this is her dog) and that makes me stress a little. 

Then when I get to work drama happens.  Now, I will gladly write about drama for your amusement and entertainment but I can't stand to be a part of it.

Now I am going to turn my Friday around to a brighter one, after all the weekend is here!!!  We are taking my daughter to a water park on tomorrow and on Sunday I will be working on By the light of the moon.  See, the silver lining awaits :-)  Plus...I have an idea for another book thanks to my stressful encounters this morning.  Hmmm things are already looking up :-)

YAY!!! I received my first book review!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ME0K5GS

Ways to contact me

You can find me on twitter https://twitter.com/LCDawn, facebook https://www.facebook.com/L.DawnYAauthor, Email me at lcdawnauthor@gmail.com and don't forget to check out my website http://lcdawn.wix.com/lcdawn

A lot has happened

So...a lot of wonderful things have happened since the release of A tale of two witches.  I have added my book to smashwords and it is currently being distributed to Apple, Kobo, Sony, Barnes & Noble, and a few other eBook distributors.  I am really excited about that!  Also, I have done a few author interviews, added my book to some online book sites as well as added my book to good reads.  Below are the links for my author interviews for you to check out:

http://awesomegang.com/lisa-dawn/
http://pretty-hot.com/lisa-dawn/
http://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-lisa-dawn/

I am currently working on Book #2 of my Lexi Reed series called By the light of the moon.  I have so many ideas for this story that I am having a hard time getting past chapter 2, I keep re-writing lol but don't freit, it will be available around October (I hope.  Fingers crossed).  I will let you know about this story when I do :-)

I am also working on a paranormal romance that I have yet to name.  My mfc (main female character) is Apryl Cage.  She is a teen witch and a lost soul.  People think she is a freak and never take the time to get to know who she really is.  Dominique Haskins is the new kid and his is nothing but trouble.  His parents keep moving him from school to school, but his bad reputation follows him.  His is gorgeous and of course all of the girls want to be with him, but he only has eyes for Apryl.  She has a calming effect on him.

So far that is all that I know.  If you have any ideas for these stories I would love to hear them :-)  Also I am going to start posting a lot more and if you subscribe to my blog you will be the first ones to hear when these two books will be released.

XOXOXO
Lisa Dawn

RELEASE DAY FOR A TALE OF TWO WITCHES

I am super duper excited today.  A tale of two witches is now available on Amazon for just $.099!


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ME0K5GS

A powerful witch.
A jealous vampire witch.
A new love interest.
What could possibly go wrong?

Lexi Reed is not your typical, normal sixteen year old girl. She is becoming the most poweful witch that exists, and has always been told she is the only one that can destroy the vampire witch Leticia.

Leticia is power hungry and wants to be the one that is most powerful and take over the world. She knows the only way she can get what she wants is to get rid of Lexi and absorb her power.

Lexi starts growing close to the boy that has loved her for so long, Kevin. Leticia takes Kevin hostage leaving Lexi to race against time, battling her inner demons along the way, on her quest to rescue her love and exterminate the vampwitch.

Excerpt from A tale of two witches

I am feeling quite generous today so I thought I would share one of my favorite parts from A tale of two witches.

Searing anger engulfed me and it felt like hot lava was coursing through my veins.  I could sense my temperature was rising, just like on those scorching summer days.  My heart began to pound faster and faster and a painful tingling sensation flew slowly through my body.  Unable to control what was happening, my body started to twist and bend in ways I never thought was humanely possible, and I swore my bones were breaking.  The pain was so intense that I couldn’t help myself—I howled in agony.

“LEXI!” Tessa cried out and I could tell by the high pithiness in her voice something was wrong.

“That’s amazing.”  Sebastian’s eyes grew big and everyone stopped eyeballing me and gazed at Sebastian like a deer caught in the headlights.

The temperature of the heat streaming through me escalated and I raised my hand to my forehead and jumped back.

“How are you feeling Lexi?”  Delena wondered.

“I feel weird, hot and scared.”  I screeched.

“You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen and I’ve been around for eighty years.  I have only seen these wonderful beings in books!”  Sebastian couldn’t contain his excitement.

“Creature?  Oh my god what am I?  Am I hideous?  I wish I had a mirror!”  I clamored.

Out of the thin blue sky a full length mirror appeared right in front of me.  I gasped in horror at the image reflecting back at me.  I lifted one arm and then the other, watching the fire bounce upon my body with shades of gold.  An eye catching array of reds, blues, greens, yellows, oranges and purples were covering me like I was being hugged by a rainbow.

“What am I?”

“Um…was I the only one that noticed the mirror falling from the sky?”  Michaela giggled trying her hand at comedy.  We just looked at her and shook our heads.

“You are absolutely exquisite.  You’re a Phoenix.”  Sebastian’s face lit up like a Christmas tree.

About me

Although I am pretty sure you are more interested in the entertainment I will bring to you rather than who I am, I figured I would tell  you anyway.  For my privacy and the privacy of my family, you will never see a picture of me.  I would like to be able to be with my family, especially my daughter, and not have someone trot up to me and say something about my writing or my book--especially if they didn't like it.  So for now, you'll just need to live with my witch pic :-)

I grew up in a small town and since there wasn't much to do except to cause havoc, I turned to reading at an early age.  One of my favorite authors was (still is) Stephen King.  And as the cliche goes, that's when the love of writing began as well.  I wanted to write horror stories,  I wanted to be the next Stephen King.  Well...that never happened.  I would write on and off and found that expression through words was incredibly helpful for me to get through my teen years.  Eventually, life took over and the need to work was more important than the need to write.

When my daughter asked me a few years ago why I didn't write anymore, I couldn't give her an answer.  There was absolutely no reason what so ever why I should have stopped writing, stopped learning the craft.  I might be successful today if I just kept at it.  But I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and the only conclusion I can come up with, I wasn't ready back then but I am ready now.

I wrote A tale of two witches for my daughter.  Yes it's a YA book but I wrote it so even kids at the age of 9 can read it.  I have to market it as YA since the characters in the story are 16 and older, but anyone can read it.  I want her to be proud of me and also I do this to inspire her.  She herself is very talented and loves to write.  She enters writing contests as well as participates in the writing UIL's at her school.  I know one day she will be a great author.  She is very involved with my writing always wanting to know what chapter I am on, what my word count is, and how many pages it will be.  She told me not to make my books too long lol

I have find joy in writing again and I am excited about it.  I look forward to the little writing time I get and enjoy getting lost in my other world.  While I am waiting for A tale of two witches to be edited and polished, I have started working on book 2--By the light of the moon.  I hope that I can have A take of two witches uploaded on Amazon and ready to go by the beginning of August, so make sure you watch for the announcement :-)

I also now have a website too http://lcdawn.wix.com/lcdawn

Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings.  Go enjoy your weekend and read a book or two.

Sooooo....

I didn't realize it has been that long since I have posted anything.  So let's catch up.

Back in March I announced that I was finished with my book.  Well....I was just kidding :-)  I have went back and made several changes as well as making it a bit longer than it originally was, and...I even changed the title.  It is no longer Haunted Moon and Wicked Deeds, it is now A tale of two witches.  I am very excited about the changes that I have made and I am pretty close to being done with the writing portion, then the editing begins and the beta readers will start their critique, finalizing my masterpiece so I am able to self publish it and make it available to all of you.

I have enjoyed immensely writing this story and I am all to thrilled and eager to start my second book of the series.  I am throwing the title Wild Side around.  TONS of ideas for this story and a pretty intense twist from what goes on in A tale of two witches.  I will keep you posted on when A tale of two witches will be available and I know you will just love it!

Finally done!

I did it!  I finished book one of my Lexi Reed series, Haunted moon and Wicked deeds!  I have started the query process and I am not going to lie, it is nerve racking.  All it would take is one agent who will believe in you as much as you believe in yourself.  I will NOT let myself get discouraged or over think this process, all that would do is drive me insane. 

I am extremely proud of this story and I hope eventually you will be able to read it and love it too!  Below is a little synopsis, let me know what you think!  And wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday!!!!!

Lexi Reed has been told all of her life that she was the chosen witch.  She was the only one that would be able to defeat the horrid vampire, Leticia.  Lexi was getting ready to turn sixteen, and on her sixteenth birthday she would receive a very special amulet.  Not only will this amulet help on her quest to destroy Leticia, it will always reveal her perfect match.

Lexi lived with her coven on a farm in Melba, Oregon, and her father believed in the old ways—you were to marry within your coven.  She detested all of the boys in her coven and wanted to have the chance to choose who she wanted to be with.  The day of her birthday arrived and it wouldn’t be long until the ceremony would start, honoring Lexi and for her to receive her amulet.

As soon as her mother placed that talisman around her neck, she began feeling the torment of each powerful witch before her, and seeing their faces.  She ran away to her special spot by the ocean trying to comprehend everything that just happened.  Soon she started to get visits from other witches before her, as well as a sweet vampire, Sebastian, to help guide her through what she needed to do to rid the world of Leticia.

Leticia is an extremely old vampire and once was under the control of a very powerful witch, Alexandria.  Alexandria controlled the vampires with her amulet where they craved human food and not human blood.  Leticia fed up with being controlled and wanting to taste that warm nectar once again, found a way to possess the amulet and kill Alexandria—so she thought.

Leticia, like many vampires were once witches that were either burned at the stake or tortured in another way, and came back as vampires to avenge their deaths.  Leticia wanted more than anything to be the most powerful being throughout the universe.  She caught wind of another powerful witch emerging and know she needed to stop her.  One night Leticia and her army of vampires set out heading towards Melba, Oregon to rid themselves of Lexi.  Sebastian warned Lexi they were coming.

Lexi found herself falling for a boy that has been in love with her for as long as she could remember, Kevin.  They thought their love was strong enough to enchant a dagger that would Kill Leticia.  The night Leticia strolled in, they plunged at her with the knife but all that did was fuel her furry.  She kidnapped Kevin and went down a hole that led to the underworld.

The underworld is controlled by two fairies, Tessa and Drake, and they gave Lexi their permission for her to enter their world and find Leticia.  After they made their way through the Forest of Dread to the Mountain of Embers, they found Leticia compelled help from an evil witch, Rosella, who had the ability of mind control.  Lexi was able to slow Rosella down and once again was face to face with Leticia.  Lexi’s powers were growing and she was just about to destroy Leticia and save Kevin.  Rosella intervened and herself, Leticia and Kevin were gone.

Lexi felt defeated but knew she couldn’t give up.  She needed to save Kevin no matter the cost and began plotting how she was going to return back to the mortal world, a kill Leticia and rescue Kevin.

It's a New Year!

I didn't accomplish my goal in 2013 so 2014 will be my year. 

2013 was a learning year for me--at least in the writing world.  I developed more of my craft and learned more of what it will take for me to be a successful author. 

As you know from previous posts, I am working on a YA series.  Since day one, I have been excited about this story.  On my way to work this morning, my thoughts wondered through the traffic, and my story took a different twist.  I FINALLY came out with the title for book one!

Haunted moon and Wicked deeds.

This paranormal, fantasy story is so much fun to write!  Full of vampires and witches and maybe eventually, in books to follow, there will be more!  Soon I will introduce you to all of my characters, once I finish bringing them to life, from my head onto paper.

2014 will be an exciting adventure and I am looking forward to sharing all of the adventures Lexi Reed will endure.