Books on Fire & ROW80 Update

Happy Wednesday!

I wanted to share a wonderful podcast that I was fortunate to take part in yesterday. Amy Jones, a great YA author herself, does a weekly podcast featuring indie young adult authors. My favorite part... she has the authors read an excerpt from their books. What a great way to give readers a taste. Would hearing a great excerpt encourage you to buy a book?

If you get a chance, check out my interview and reading: Episode 13. While you are there, check out some of the other authors. I've listened to several and really enjoyed them. Plus, I'm giving away an eBook copy of Chasing Memories.

Wednesdays are also for A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) updates.

My kids have a whole day of half days this week for conferences, so they are all home each day by 11:45am. Loving it, but it's not leading to much productivity. Still, I found time to do a podcast and write down some thoughts for my NaNo project.

And I've read three books this week already. It helped that two of them were Strength and Courage by Carrie Butler, the first two in her Mark of Nexus series. So excited for book 3. (see my reviews here)

I'm behind on my sponsorship duties but will catch up today. Looking forward to it.

Cover Reveal of Carrie Butler's Courage & ROW80 Update

Monday... not usually my favorite day during the school year. But during the summer, any day is a good day.

I'm taking a 4-day break from the cross-country road trip to hang out with friends in Superior, Colorado--my second home and the setting for my young adult book, Chasing Memories.

But I have several things to share today.

First, the cover reveal of Carrie Butler's Courage. In addition to being an indie writer, she's a great friend to indie writers. So excited for her newest release...

About Courage, Mark of Nexus (Book 2)

Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Paranormal Romance (PNR)
Release: October 15, 2013
Formats: E-Book & Paperback

Rena Collins never thought she’d long for the past—back when affection from Wallace, her freakishly strong boyfriend, was the most dangerous aspect of her life. But now that the human-altering organization known as ERA has gone on the offensive, nothing is safe. Her bloodline is exposed, her relationships torn apart, and just when it seems like things can’t get any worse, ERA ups the ante. To save mankind from forced evolution, Rena will have to mend her broken ties and form a resistance... hand-in-hand with the one she hurt most.

Where to find Carrie:
WEBSITE | BLOG | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | GOODREADS | GOOGLE+ | NA ALLEY | PINTEREST 

Where to find Courage (Mark of Nexus #2):
BOOK PAGE | GOODREADS | BOOK TRAILER

And the book trailer...


Can't wait to read this one! For a more detailed cover reveal, please visit my Mom in Love with Fiction review blog tomorrow (Tuesday, 7/16/13).

I'll update everyone on my Chasing Memories cover tour on Wednesday, but here's a picture from the Kansas City zoo (yes, that's me with my wolf ears).

Now for my A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) Update*
* I do Sunday updates on Mondays

Write. Write. Write.

Decided on a major twist in Book 2 of the Tala Prophecy. Did research in CO this weekend. I'm so excited about the possibilities. My new goal is to have Book 2 in the hands of my amazing editor by December.

Would love help on a question I've been thinking about for a while... is there a better time of year to publish?

Market Chasing Memories

I've joined so many blog tours and events over the next three months that I can barely keep up with all of it. This leaves me with several posts still to write. I'm so excited to get some reviews and ramp up promotion.

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Staying the course with MWF. For any of my fellow word nerds, check out Friday's post for the origin of the phrase Petered Out.

Happy Monday everyone!