It's that time again...welcome to the August Newsletter! For those of you who aren't aware, I did an update of my website - adding a Landing Page and pretty-fying the individual page banners. In other news, July was a little hot and humid here per usual, which prompted Jason and I to entertain the idea of moving somewhere like Montana or Maine. Maybe we can invest in a summer house...when I'm a big-name author, ha. Yeah...don't know where I was going with that. Anyways... |
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1. WRITING UPDATE 2. QUERY UPDATE3. NEW SNIPPET4. WHAT I'M LISTENING TO5. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... 6. FUN ARTWORK (JUST BECAUSE) |
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I crushed my 25k goal for Camp NaNo...and with my furious weekend fast drafting, I ended the month with over 42k. So Shattered Stars Book 2 is *nearly* finished (sitting roughly at 70k for the moment)! Now to go and fill in all those pesky placeholders. Wish me luck! ALSO - I'm hosting LIVE writing sprints on my YouTube channel every Tues/Thurs from 8:30 - 10:30 am EST. Hope to see you there! |
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THE QUERY TRENCHES Not too much to report here. I did send out a few more queries - including one from #PitMad and another from #SFFPit! My updated stats are below: Queries Sent: 17 Queries Rejected: 9 Full Request(s): 1 (+2 Pit "requests") Still Out: 5 |
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NEW SNIPPET: "Spring Rains" |
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If you haven't already seen it yet, I've posted this quarter's "snippet" from the backstories of my characters in my Victorian-esque Science Fantasy, THE PROMISE OF SHATTERED STARS. You all got a quick tease in last month's newsletter, but you, as members, can access the full revised short story on the Members Page! Learn more about Hallie Walker, a girl who only wants to escape her quaint little mountain town and explore the worlds she's only ever read about in dusty old tomes. |
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Click on the pics to be taken to the Spotify albums! Unleashed is probably my top album from Two Steps from Hell with my recs on the album being: "Secret Melody," "Unleaashed," "Impossible," and "See Me Fight." It's an old favorite, and it helped me get through draft #1 of Shattered Stars 2. The other band, Nightwish, is one my husband, Jason, has been listening to lately. I've taken a particular liking to "How's the Heart." |
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I'm also adding a download link (click on the button) to my Fantasy Religions template. It's also available on the Members Page! It's a simple question + answer format to help you keep track of your fantasy (and sci-fi) religions! |
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So... to the right is what I envisioned. But my art skills aren't quite there yet. Understatement of the year. However, I did my best with my equally limited Photoshop skills, and I had so much fun creating these mock covers! Maybe one day, something like these will sit on a shelf in Barnes and Noble. Maybe. And at that happy time, someone more skilled and brilliant with Photoshop will have made my book cover pretty! Ha. Either way, enjoy! |
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As you are a Newsletter Subscriber... Don't forget to take advantage of all the exclusive, free content using the password "AlliMember" on the Members Page. This includes the full Hallie and Kase snippets from The Promise of Shattered Stars! |
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