Happy Birthday!

I haven't yet posted my preview for this coming week. I'll do that when I get home for work. But I also have another excuse as to why I haven't posted it--

It's my birthday!!!

Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

“Would you stop running?” Frustration cut through his voice. “You don’t want to reach the palace too soon. I have a lot to say.”

“Get on with it, then.” She pun, scorn twisting her features as he stepped close. Dark eyes looked up, their depths filled with mixed emotions—anger and hurt, and deep down a layer of fear.

Holding her gaze, he grasped for words. “Over a month ago, Uncle Henry sent a letter, begging my father to return to the palace. In it he claimed the life of the heir to the throne was in danger.” She froze. “My life?”

Wednesday Writes: Exercise #1

Stand in front of the mirror. Write down what you see in such a way that someone that has never laid eyes on your might see you through your description. Work in hints of character or flaws.

Monday Quotes: The Thirteenth Tale

"There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic."
-Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

 Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

“Who are you? Who are you really?”
His mouth turned even more grim. “We’re getting closer.”
"You want to kill me!"

Warnings: There is lots of sexual tension and some swearing.

Wednesday Writes: First Lines

The first line of a book is the most important. How many first lines can you remember?

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man with a good fortune is in search of a wife."

"Call me Ishmael."

The first line helps draw the reader into your book. So, how do you deal with all of that pressure? Do you start with that zinger line? Or do you write everything else and let that first line be the last thing you write?

Monday Quotes: The Ordinary Princess

"She raised her twisty coral stick and waved it three times over the cradle of the seventh princess. 'My child,' said the Fairy Crustacea, 'I am going to give you something that will probably bring you more happiness than all these fal-lals and fripperies put together. You shall be Ordinary!'"
~The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye