Friday, January 29, 2010

What I'm reading now... Hush, hush


So, finished Shadowland by Alyson Noel yesterday. I liked it, and I'm excited about the fourth book. It's funny, because I realized the whole series tends to revolve around two things... yeah... sex and numerology.

Lol.

Still though, very good for a teen read. You really get the feeling of what it's like to be in high school again. Love is fleeting, friends do stupid things, classic drill. Love it!

So on to what's next...

I've been waiting for this book for all my life, it seems. And to think, I haven't even cracked the cover yet!!!! It's obvious why I know I WILL love it. Um... Hel-lo! Angels anyone? It's practically my middle name... Besides, look at the cover... two words...

teen... dream...

I'm such a dork, stuck in my youth... I hate the fact I get older every year. Blah. Oh well. I can still live vicariously through the characters of my books. Thank goodness!

So excited. I can hardly contain myself!!!




Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Help Me Vote!!!!

I can't decide!! I want your help. I am open for suggestions, critiques, whatever! I want to know what you think...

I went simple, medium simple, and super complicated. I have a hard time figuring what's catchiest.

Option One



Option Two



Option 3





Monday, January 25, 2010

Knight Angels Book Description...

Been working on this a bit today. It's really the hard part if you ask me, whew! How to put a whole 85,000 word book into a paragraph. No easy feat. Here's a stab...

Description

When seventeen-year-old Jane Taylor witnessed her father's death at age seven, something happened to her. Ever since, her thoughts have been consumed by death, going so far as to foresee the ever-changing deaths of those around her.

Sixteen-year-old Emily Taylor always resented her sister’s closeness with their father, who died when she was only six. Ever since she can remember, she’s had the strange ability to read minds, something her father held the key to. Left helpless, she drowns herself in a world of prescription drugs, sending her responsible older sister Jane – who acted as the mother her real mother refused to be – over the edge.

Seventeen-year-old Wes Green was adopted as a baby, left carelessly by parents that clearly did not love him. He moved in next door to Jane, sharing an alleyway window and finding in her a childhood friend that soon turned into his high-school crush. All summer, though, the pain that’s been wracking his body seemed to come with no explanation. He was done growing, was plenty healthy, and worked out regularly as a member of the wrestling team. When senior year starts, though, and the pain gets worse, the changes ahead of him are anything but what he expected, and far to animal for his taste.

When Max Gordon, doomed to be a teenager for the next thousand years, found himself standing above her dying body, he saw in her bright eyes something he hadn’t seen in the nearly one-hundred-years he’d spent roaming Earth. Her father was already dead, but there was a chance he could still save her from the wreck. Jane was her name, and she was only seven, but already she was all he ever wanted. It was his job to bring her back, but it was an act that could have been the biggest mistake of his life.

When four teens enter Glenwood High on an unseasonably cool day in September, no one but Max could understand the future that was ahead of them. Drawn together by blood and friendship, they each hide a dark secret that will soon help to bind them even closer.

When the one face Max hoped to never see again shows up on school grounds – his evil twin brother, Greg – he knows that coming back for Jane was the wrong thing to do. Finding that Greg already knows about Max’s attraction for Jane, Max finds he can no longer hope to leave again, afraid of what Greg will do.

Max has to protect Jane, Jane wants to be normal, Wes wants Jane to love him, and Emily just wants the voices to stop…

And Greg… he just wants everyone dead.

Friday, January 22, 2010

The Knight Angels Second Rough Draft...

I finished the second rough draft yesterday and I'm already an eighth of the way through the third round. I have a deadline of Monday to get it done for the editor, so cross your fingers. So far, I can't get enough of this book! I must say, I think it's the best yet. I'm really comfortable with the characters, and I find myself relating to them more and more every day. They are glimpses into my own life and relationships throughout high school. Because of this close proximity to my own life, I believe each character has a strong background and personality.

The whole book was inspired by the song "Diary of Jane"

When I was in high school and college, I really loved this song, it spoke to me, begging to tell a larger story. The music video itself lends a good amount of inspiration. See for yourself...





Main Character Names:

Jane
Emily
Wes
Max
Greg

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Favorite Song of the Moment... "I'm Alive"

There is nothing better than to have Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews together, especially when singing about something so essential to life in general. It's a feel good song, one that makes you happy to be alive, hence the title.

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