DAY TWO: K-Books: Spensations Blog Tour: Breaking Glass by Lisa Amow...

K-Books: Spensations Blog Tour: Breaking Glass by Lisa Amow...: Hey Guys today we have a very special edition of Spensations. Not only are we having a book spotlight but it's also my turn to post f...

The Breaking Glass Book Tour Schedule

Links will be updated as they are received.

May 29 The Cover Contessa
http://www.thecovercontessa.com/2013/05/blog-tour-breaking-glass-by-lisa.html

Interview and SHARDS premiere

June 1 K-books Spensations
http://k-booksxo.blogspot.com/2013/06/spensations-blog-tour-breaking-glass-by.html
Interview and Spensations special feature

June 3 Lisa Gail Green
Paranormal Point of View: Jeremy Glass Stops By to Shoot the Breeze
 Jeremy Glass talks about unrequited love, sort of...

June 4 Killer Chicks

http://www.killerchicks.org/2013/06/breaking-glass-giveaay-lisa-amowitz.html
Book teaser..

June 5 Rebekah Campbell
http://reflectivebookworm.blogspot.com/2013/06/breaking-glass-tour-stop-and-giveaway.htmlGuest post

June 7 Taneesha Friedus
Guest Post: The Real town behind Breaking Glass
http://kaidansseduction.blogspot.com/2013/06/spencer-hill-presents-breaking-glass-by.html

June 8 YA Bound
http://yabound.blogspot.com/2013/06/breaking-glass-by-lisa-amowitz.html
Book Blast


June 9 Margay Roberge

http://margayleahjustice.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-tour-and-giveaway-breaking-glass.html

 Book blast 

June 10 Laura Diamond
http://lbdiamond.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/breaking-glass/
Guest post 

June 13 Stacy/Renee
sassybooklovers.blogspot.com
Book blast 

June 15  Kimberly Ann Miller
Book blast 

June 16, Jeannette Whitus
Interview and book blast 
http://www.walkingonbookshelves.blogspot.com/


June 17
Mandy Silberstein
 Interview

June 18 Paulina/Rashika
http://tangledinpages.blogspot.com/
 Interview 

June 20  Curvy Writers
 Guest post 

June 21 Aseel Najii
 mycrazybookobsession.blogspot.com
 Interview 

June 22 Michelle Pickette
Book blast 

June 24 Cecila Roberts
Book blast 
http://cecereadandwrite.blogspot.com/

June 25 Kendra McCormick/ Nicole Hanson
http://www.bookscompleteme.com/
Interview 

June 26 Sarah Ahiers
Book blast 


June 27 Emily Trunko
www.onemilysbookshelf.com
Review and book blast

June 28 cherry_chez@hotmail.com
Interview

June 29 Teresa
Interview
http://www.readerslive1000lives.com

June 30  Lisa Austin
Book blast


July 1  Jennifer Allis Provost
 An awesome interview :) 

July 2 Jess Danowski
Book blast 

insidethepagesofabook.blogspot.com

July 3 Susan Nadathur
Book blast 

July 4 Ednah Walters

July 5 Catherine Peace
Guest Post 

July 7 Mary Bearden

http://www.mmbearcupoftea.com

 
July 8 Marni Rost
Guest post 

July 9 Ellen Gault
http://www.alwaysyaatheart.com/
Interview 

July 10 Aubrie Dionne
Guest post 

 July 11 Michelle Mclean
 Guest Post

 July 12  Julie Belfield
Guest post - mysteries 
http://bookarooju.wordpress.com/


July 13 Kristin Adams
Guest post - process
http://www.bloodsweatandbooks.blogspot.com/

July 14 Kristin Aragon
 Review

July 15 Maghon
guest post 

July 18 Serenity Shield
Book blast

July 19 Kelly Hashway
Guest post 

July 21 Amber M
Sapphyria's Book Reviews
Book Blast 

July 20  Brenna Wildug
http://two-tall-tales.blogspot.com/
Interview and book blast 

July 25  Jessica McKenna
http://simplyinfatuated.com/ 
interview 

July 29 Alana Rock
http://passionatebookdivas.com/ 
Interview and review 

July 31 Literary Rambles Feature
http://www.literaryrambles.com/

RUNES by Ednah Walters, trailer reveal

What reviewers are saying:

HOLY RUNES!I really enjoyed this story especially Torin *swoon*. Ednah did a wonderful job on Runes! It is a must read for fans of YA books!...
Breanna-http://two-tall-tales.blogspot.com/

Wow! I've got to start by saying that it takes something original and excellent to surprise me, and this book did just that! I found myself about 75% of the way through the book with my mouth hanging open...
Carrie Williams (Goodreads)

Oh HOLY COW! This book was a mind blowing surprise! I loved the way it turned out and I am literally going crazy over the ending. I was not expecting it to turn out the way it did....
Maida...full review May 23-  http://loveaffairwithabookreviews.blogspot.ca/

Heres the link to the book trailer, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsTcQwXCafc

 Links: where Runes will be avialable for a sale price of $0.99

Amazon Pre-order link for print:  http://www.amazon.com/Runes-Ednah-Walters/dp/0983429766/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1367437599&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Runes+ednah+walters 

Amazon links:

Kindle (US): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CP4YKTG

Kindle (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CP4YKTG

Kindle (CA): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00CP4YKTG

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=ednah+walters

Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father's disappearance, her mother's erratic behavior and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James, a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her.

Raine is drawn to Torin's dark sexiness against her better judgment, until he saves her life with weird marks and she realizes he is different. But by healing her, Torin changes something inside Raine. Now she can't stop thinking about him. Half the time, she's not sure whether to fall into his arms or run.

Scared, she sets out to find out what Torin is. But the closer she gets to the truth the more she uncovers something sinister about Torin. What Torin is goes back to an ancient mythology and Raine is somehow part of it. Not only are she and her friends in danger, she must choose a side, but the wrong choice will cost Raine her life.

About Ednah Walters:

  

EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, sheÆs at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. SheÆs working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN.

Ednah also writes New Adult paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. She is presently working on book 2, IMMORTALS.

Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at www.ednahwalters.com or www.ebwalters.com.

Contact Ednah:

Website:  http://www.ednahwalters.com/index.html

Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4188120.Ednah_Walters

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/EdnahWalters

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ednahwalters

Also there is a giveaway that will go along with the trailer reveal.  This is for US mailing addresses only.  Here is the Rafflecopter link:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Cover reveal for Spence City's 400 Lb Gorilla; another cover design from me...

Matt Danmor thinks he’s lucky. Not many people survive a near death accident with nothing more than a bout of amnesia, a touch of clumsiness and the conviction that the technician who did the MRI had grey skin and hooves.
Still, it takes time to recover from trauma like that, especially when the girl who was in the accident with you disappears into thin air. Especially when the shrinks keep telling you she’s just a figment of your imagination

.
So when the girl turns up months later looking ravishing, and wanting to carry 
on where they left off, Matt’s troubled life starts looking up. But he hasn’t 
bargained for the baggage that comes with Silvy, like the fact she isn’t really 
an English language student, or even a girl. 

Underneath her traffic stopping exterior is something else altogether, something involving raving fanatics bent on human sacrifice, dimensionally challenged baked bean tins, a vulture with a penchant for profanity, and a security agent for the Dept of Fimmigration (that’s Fae immigration for those of you not in the know) called Kylah with the most amazing gold-flecked eyes…

The 400 Lb Gorilla is caustic, (vampire-free) introduction to the Hipposync 
Archives: Contemporary fantasy at its sparkling best."

My Interview with Lena Goldfinch and Review of Aire on the Enchanted Inkpot

The Enchanted Inkpot: Interview with Lena Goldfinch and Review of Aire: Available now on KINDLE Paperback April 22, 2013 "Danger, magic, romance, and royal intrigue, AIRE is a must read!" —...

The adventures of "Lisa Squared"..my cover design for Lisa Gail Green's THE BINDING STONE

 

I designed this cover for the wonderful Lisa Gail Green and I want to share it with everyone. Please check out and add Lisa's book on Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17303477-djinn

Here's a synopsis:

Tricked into slavery by the man she loved, the Djinni Leela has an eternity to regret her choices.

Awakened in the prison of her adolescent body, she finds a new master in possession of the opal that binds her. But seventeen-year-old Jered is unlike any she’s seen. His kindness makes Leela yearn to trust again, to allow herself a glimmer of hope.

Could Jered be strong enough to free her from the curse of the Binding Stone?

 

Luck is a stranger you meet on the road called Perseverance (via the SCENE 13 blog)

Yes, well, there is a such thing as luck. Like going to a bar with a friend and both of you meet your future husbands on the same night. What kind of crummy romance novel did that come out of, you ask? The crummy romance novel of my life. That actually happened to me. I've long since lost touch with that other couple, but I'm still married to that guy.

So, I guess, there have been zillions of times I've been lucky.  Close shaves, near catastrophes averted. That's the kind of luck I'll stick with.

But I don't want to talk about that kind of luck. I want to talk about luck vs. perseverance in publishing.

But first, how do you define luck?

Getting signed on your first submission for a mega-deal with a top publisher and a king's ransom sized publicity budget? Yeah? I am familiar with plenty of tales like that. And I guess those folks are lucky. They were in the right place at the right time and someone noticed. Some of those lucky people worked their buns off to get that lucky. Some didn't work that hard and got lucky anyway.

So here's my feeling about luck. Forget it. Because if you are one of those people who don't work all that hard and get lucky—then what? What will you do for your second act?

This is what I think luck in publishing is. Luck is finding your writer's voice. And that usually isn't about luck at all. That's about probably three or four books in from your first. Drafts, and rewrites and miserable critiques from your critique group.

I wrote four entire books before I wrote BREAKING GLASS. The first three are in the dust bin, probably never to be heard from again. The fourth has been totally re-envisioned and has possibly found a new life. I know that's not that impressive to some of you workhorses with six books coming out in a year. But I'm guessing it took years of effort to be able to write that fast and that well.
Once upon a time I had a thin prickly skin and wanted the world to know what a genius I was. That big break was going to come. Oh yeah. And it did. Sort of. I found a *big agent* who insisted that they could *make my career*. Right. That was almost five years ago. Said agent and I did not see eye to eye on what my career should be. The agent was very quick to tell me that I would *never design my own cover.* So that was that. The end of my so-called lucky streak.

It took me a good year to pick myself up off the floor and pull my shattered ego together again. I realized I had to get out of the Lucky Game--and just write. And write and write and write, until I bled words.

And here's the rest of the story. It may not be that mega-deal of my once upon a time dreams, but I'm pretty sure it's some really amazing luck.

In early 2010, I won first runner-up in a writing contest. Which got me noticed by a rather well-known agent. Who didn't sign me, but actually helped me edit my ms. I queried my butt off that spring, breaking every rule in the book ( I sent out 90 queries at the same time). I got a 25% request rate, maybe because of the contest win? I have no idea. Maybe because I asked a few really talented query writers to help me write the best query I could manage? I'll never know.

In the summer I had about nine agents considering my ms. But they were hemmng and hawing. Only one agent was ready to sign me without hesitation. That was the then, brand spanking new agent, Victoria Marini. She later confessed I was her second client. And given my past experience with a big shot agent, I was ready to give the little shot a try. Little shot, you're thinking? Victoria Marini who is now practically a household name? I took a chance on her--she took a chance on me. We are both very happy with the arrangement.

But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. It took awhile to sell BREAKING GLASS. A few big publishers were really interested--BUT--they couldn't get their associates to sign on. It was too weird, too this, too that. No one wanted to take a chance on anything in 2011.

Except the brand new publisher Spencer Hill Press. They fell in love with my manuscript. Just the way Victoria had fallen in love with my writing. They were small. They didn't have the capital to do mega-anything except mega-enthusiasm. But, honestly, mega-enthusiasm should not be under-rated.
Yet, here it is a year later and SHP has tripled in size to become one of the biggest small publishers out there. So big, in fact, it is now officially a mid-sized publisher. And, what some of you may know is that Spencer Hill Press DID let me design my own cover. And then hired me to do about seven more for other authors. With more to come. Who saw that coming?

So--what IS luck, anyway?

Luck is a stranger you meet on a road called Perseverance.

You can't really meet that stranger if you don't drive down that road.
And if you do try to take a short cut, it might just be a one-night stand.

Thoughts? Reactions? Tales of your own you'd like to share?

 

BREAKING GLASS releases July, 2013 from Spencer Hill Press
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Breaking-Glass-the-book

visit the SCENE 13 blog, a new blog for authors with books releasing in 2013

And check out the awesome Marchapalooza Giveaway!