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November 30, 2013

My Love / Hate Affair with Rain

I live in the Pacific Northwest. Yes, it rains here. It rains a lot. While our total rainfall accumulation is not the highest in the nation, it's the constancy that gets to most people. Fall and Winter are gray and cloudy most of the time. Rain, when it falls, comes down like a Chinese water torture--slow and steady and unending.

How could I not cast rain in my stories set in this part of the
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Published on November 30, 2013 13:46

September 28, 2013

What Makes a Story "NEW" Adult vs. Adult?

I wish I could say I was a new adult...sometimes. There's a lot to be said for the ease of youth--taut dewy skin, supple joints, stamina and speed--but maturity ain't so bad either. I made some choices in my younger days that might have killed me, but ultimately made me stronger in a different sort of way, like forging steel in fire.

Where am I going with this?

Where is the divider line between
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Published on September 28, 2013 08:49

September 4, 2013

Perry Road by Emi Gayle Release Day and #giveaway!

Perry Road is Now Available!
Release News! Perry Road, the first in the Revolution Series, by Emi Gayle released September 3, 2013


Perry Road

Revolution Series by Emi Gayle

Release Date: September 3, 2013

Target Reader: New Adult/Young Adult

Keywords: Dystopian Paperback, EPUB, Kindle

Description


In 2132, “We the people …� means nothing, and it hasn’t for a hundred years.

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Published on September 04, 2013 00:00

July 4, 2013

Cover Reveal: Perry Road (Revolution #1) by Emi Gayle

And the blurb!

In 2132, “We the people …� means nothing, and it hasn’t for a hundred years.

Like all the citizens of the American Union, eighteen-year-old Erianna Keating is not to ask questions. She is not to believe anything except what the A.U. tells her. More importantly, she’s not supposed to know what she doesn’t know, nor that she’s a pawn.

Like everyone else, though, she is, and
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Published on July 04, 2013 08:14

July 1, 2013

Evernight Teen Summer Kickoff Blog Hop Winner was...

Karin!!

As the randomly selected winner for my stop, Karin wins her choice of any currently released Evernight Teen ebook. Karin, I've sent you an email requesting your book choice. I'll shoot that information over to Evernight's Marketing department for them to fulfill pronto for you.

Big thanks to everyone who participated and to S.X. Bradley, whose YA book, Unraveled, was spotlighted on
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Published on July 01, 2013 17:57