Fractured Glass : Finalist in YA Sci-Fi

Happy Monday!

I wanted to share some exciting news.

Last week, Reader's Favorite announced their 2015 award winners, and Fractured Glass was named a Finalist in Young Adult Science-Fiction. Check out other winners here.

* throws confetti *

Check out our new cover with the two award stickers.

And now it's available at other retailers in addition to Amazon.

Buy links

Amazon

Smashwords

Nook

In more exciting news, we are now writing another book. I'm so stoked about this one. It's completely different from anything I've ever done. 

Wanna know more? Check out this post.

And here's a teaser about the title...

Fractured Glass is ON SALE!

Happy Friday!

Today, for the first and ONLY time, Fractured Glass is 99 cents. Five authors writing one story, and it's less than a dollar. Come on, that's a deal. :-)

Through Memorial Day weekend (ending at 11pm PST on Monday, 5/25, you can get the Kindle version for 99 cents. After that, it'll be $1.99 for a couple of days and then back to $2.99.

Don't miss this chance!

About Fractured Glass

by Tia Silverthorne Bach, Jo Michaels, Casey L Bond, Kelly Risser & NL Greene

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality?

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from?

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path.

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them?

Treat yourself this Memorial Day weekend!

YA Extravaganza

It's Friday... the last one of March. Wow, time sure does fly when you are having fun.

Speaking of fun, you are invited to a party this weekend, starting at 2:00pm CST today (3/27), on Facebook.

It's the YA Extravaganza.

This is a YA ONLY event. In order to get some of the best YA Authors out there in one place to meet other YA authors and the wonderful people who love to read that genre. Also to help find books that you and your kids can enjoy, read & chat together about! 

Here's the lineup...

Friday 27th 
4-5pm - Tia Silverthorne Bach
5-6pm - Marica Vance Author
6-7pm - Kelly A Risser
7-7:30 - Alexia Purdy
7:30-8pm - M.R. Polish 
8-9pm - YA Author Susan Stielow
9-10pm - Kristyn Eudes
10-10:30 - Veronica Williams (host) closing the night post in for Rachel M Raithby Author

Saturday 28th 

12noon- 1pm - Janae Mitchell, Author
1-2pm - H.G. Lynch
2-3pm - Sabrina Bradley Archer
3-4pm - Kelly Anne
4-5pm - JP Barry
5-6pm - Amanda Porter
6-7pm- Jennifer Melzer
7-8pm - Carrigan Richards
8-9pm - Heather Dowell
9-10pm - Author AS Oren

Sunday 29th

3-4pm - Denice Garrou
4-5pm - Kyra Dune
5-6pm - Theresa Kay, Author
6-7pm - Tina Bell (PA posting)
7-8pm - Author Brooklyn Taylor
8-9pm - Daniele Lanzarotta
9-10pm - Nicole Neace-Rickman

I'll be kicking off the party, so please stop by between 4-5:00pm CST. I'm giving away some fun prizes, including ebooks of Chasing Shadows and Fractured Glass. Oh, and I might even give away a copy of Chasing Forgiveness (debuting April 14, 2015).

Hope to see you there!

Defining Me & Marketing: #IWSG

The Insecure Writer's Support Group (or IWSG) is a wonderful group put together by the amazing Alex J. Cavanaugh (which now has an equally cool Facebook group). 

The first Wednesday of each month is the perfect opportunity to share my insecurities on the #IWSG therapy couch, get encouragement and support about such insecurities, and to read how other writers are faring.

Wow. It's 2015! 

Thanks to a Christmas-Eve release of Fractured Glass, I now have four published books. I hope to increase that to six by June of this year.

My writing confidence has grown in the last year. Don't get me wrong... I still have those moments when I'm staring at the screen and wondering what the Hell I'm doing, but those moments seem to be fewer and farther between. 

Now, if I could only build my marketing confidence.

I've done a lot of soul searching since I turned 40. I don't know why, but I seem to over-analyze everything about my life since then (August 2012). My whole life I moved, and I was a character with an ever-changing role. I adapted to fit in. I've continued to move about every two to three years even as an adult. 

Then, at 40, I woke up (after yet another move) and realized why I felt so uncomfortable at marketing. As authors, we--at least in part--have to sell ourselves. I'm still figuring out what that means. The more I'm around other authors--UtopYA was a life-changing experience for me--the more I realize who I am and who I want to be. I am finding my authentic self. (Thank God it's never too late!).

But, it's hard. I don't want to "try too hard" or create another persona. 

One thing I've definitely learned... to find yourself, you have to stop making everyone else happy. That's all I've ever done. Writing is the first time I really stepped outside of others' wants and did something for myself. It's scary.

During this journey, I've often felt more like hiding than shouting my successes or achievements at the top of my lungs. It leaves me feeling raw and vulnerable.

Any suggestions for marketing that feels a bit less exposed? I'm feeling rather protective of my fragile state right now. I've made a lot of progress to self-discovery, and I don't want to slide back down the mountain, so to speak.

For now, I'm climbing and gaining confidence as I go. I'm getting to define who I want to be. Really, when you think about it, as scary as it is, how awesome is that? Once I get to the top, I think shouting will be no problem, because I will be so thrilled to be there. Until then, I'm being good to myself while pushing harder than I ever have. 

Here's to an awesome year of self-discovery! *raises wine glass*

Partying on Facebook Today!

I'm still not sure how the 2015 changes are going to affect Facebook and author pages. But it's still 2014. 

Wanna party like it's 2014?!

If so, join me today (December 26, 2014 from 10:00AM until 10:00PM EST)--along with Jo Michaels, Casey L Bond, NL Greene, and Kelly Risser--for the Fractured Glass Release Day Party. Hope to see you there!

Also, I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas!

Fractured Glass is LIVE!

It's finally here!

Fractured Glass is now live in both Kindle and paperback.

Just in case you've missed me shouting it from the rooftops... Fractured Glass is the Novel Anthology I wrote with the amazing Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, and N.L. Greene. 

In the last few weeks, I've shared some of the characters' bios. Check out my posts: Diego, Harley and Sloan, Calix, Elba, and Yurit.

*****

About Fractured Glass

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality? 

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from? 

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path. 

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them? 

Buy Link 

~ Amazon ~  

Add to Goodreads

While you are on Goodreads, take a minute to enter to win a paperback copy of the book (until 12/31/14). 

Also, if you love to party and like to win fun prizes, you'll want to join us for our Facebook Release Day party. All the fun starts at 10:00am EST on Friday, December 26.

I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the book!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas Eve 

and the very best of the holiday season!

Meet the Characters of Fractured Glass: Yurit

Fractured Glass is the Novel Anthology I wrote with the amazing Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, and N.L. Greene. It's currently available for pre-order and will be published to Amazon Kindle on 12/24/14.

I wanted to share some of the characters with you. To find other character features, check out my Diego post, Harley and Sloan post, Calix post or Elba post.

Today, I want to introduce you to...

Yurit 

 

Yurit is a wise and elder gnome from the realm of Spirit. He’s part of the council protecting the fractals; a group of folks banded together to put an end to tyranny. Able to see the future, he knows a guardian needs to be found, but is hesitant to pass that amount of power to a single person. He’s short, sweet, and loves his daughter, Heema, very much.

*****

About Fractured Glass

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality? 

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from? 

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path. 

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them? 

Pre-Order Link 

~ Amazon ~  

Add to Goodreads

While you are on Goodreads, take a minute to enter to win a paperback copy of the book. Also, if you love to party and like to win fun prizes, you'll want to join us for our Facebook Release Day party. All the fun starts at 10:00am EST on Friday, December 26.

Meet the Characters of Fractured Glass: Elba

Fractured Glass is the Novel Anthology I wrote with the amazing Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, and N.L. Greene. It's currently available for pre-order and will be published to Amazon Kindle on 12/24/14.

I wanted to share some of the characters with you. To find other character features, check out my Diego post, Harley and Sloan post, or Calix post.

Today, I want to introduce you to...

Elba

Elba is ageless and comes from a realm deep within the fractal universe. No one really knows why she’s offering to help the Glass family, but the sisters have their suspicions Elba isn’t what she seems. Darkness follows her. She’s a mystery they’re all determined to unravel. 

*****

About Fractured Glass

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality? 

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from? 

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path. 

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them? 

Pre-Order Link 

~ Amazon ~  

Add to Goodreads

While you are on Goodreads, take a minute to enter to win a paperback copy of the book. Also, if you love to party and like to win fun prizes, you'll want to join us for our Facebook Release Day party. All the fun starts at 10:00am EST on Friday, December 26.

Meet the Characters of Fractured Glass: Calix

Fractured Glass is the Novel Anthology I wrote with the amazing Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, and N.L. Greene. It's currently available for pre-order and will be published to Amazon Kindle on 12/24/14.

I wanted to share some of the characters with you. To find other character features, check out my Diego post or the Harley and Sloan post.

Today, I want to introduce you to...

Calix

Calix is dark and sexy. He’s a product of cross-fractal species breeding, and no one knows his true age. There’s one thing everyone knows: Diego is insanely jealous of Calix spending time with Sloan. Everyone wonders what it is the man is truly after, but he’s not talking, and he has possession of Sloan in the fractal universe.

*****

About Fractured Glass

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality? 

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from? 

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path. 

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them? 

Pre-Order Link 

~ Amazon ~  

Add to Goodreads

While you are on Goodreads, take a minute to enter to win a paperback copy of the book. Also, if you love to party and like to win fun prizes, you'll want to join us for our Facebook Release Day party.

Meet The Characters of Fractured Glass: Harley & Sloan

Fractured Glass is the Novel Anthology I wrote with the amazing Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, and N.L. Greene. It's currently available for pre-order and will be published to Amazon Kindle on 12/24/14.

I introduced one of the characters in a couple of weeks ago. In case you missed Diego, check out the post here.

Today, I want to introduce you to...

Sloan and Harley

Harley and Sloan Glass are sixteen-year-old twin sisters with the ability to traverse what are known as fractals. Harley is a soccer player and loves dancing, hanging with her sister, and running. Sloan plays guitar and enjoys school, her mother, and reading books. Both girls are excellent students and are home schooled.

*****

About Fractured Glass

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality?

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from? 
They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path. 

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them?

Pre-Order Link 

~ Amazon ~  

Add to Goodreads

While you are on Goodreads, take a minute to enter to win a paperback copy of the book. Also, if you love to party and like to win fun prizes, you'll want to join us for our Facebook Release Day party.

It's LIVE! Fractured Glass Pre-orders Start Today

I am so excited to announce...

PRE-ORDER FRACTURED GLASS NOW!!!

Fractured Glass is a YA Sci-Fi Novel Anthology unlike any other. It was written by 5 different authors who came together to give you 1 amazing story.

 Blurb

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality?

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from? 

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path.

Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them?

Pre-Order Link

~ Amazon ~ 

Find the authors Facebook pages here...

Jo Michaels ~ Tia Silverthorne Bach ~ Casey L. Bond ~ Kelly Risser ~ N.L. Greene

Get to know the characters...

Diego

Diego is a seventeen-year-old who is adopted. His parents are workaholics, but he enjoys the freedom they give him so he can browse the internet, geek out over science, and spend every free moment at the Glass sisters’ house, studying the advanced science and mathematics their mother teaches them. 

He has a deep crush on Sloan, and he happens to be a technology wizard.

I can't wait for this book to go live on December 24, 2014!!

I will be sharing the other character bios in the coming days. But, enjoy Diego first.

Fractured Glass: It's Almost Here!

Fractured Glass is a novel anthology written by Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, N.L. Greene, and me, and it will be available for pre-order November 28, 2014. 

Please keep watch for more details here or on my Facebook page.

I'm so in love with this book and had an amazing experience co-authoring with these awesome ladies. I wish I could write every book this way!

Want to win a copy?

GOODREADS BOOK GIVEAWAY

Fractured Glass

by Jo Michaels

Being released December 24 2014

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 Oh, and here is a sneak peek (check back for more shared peeks this week)...

Expected Publication Date: December 24, 2014. 

Cover Reveal of Fractured Glass: A Novel Anthology

I'm so excited to reveal the cover for Fractured Glass, a novel anthology. It was such an amazing experience writing a story with these incredible woman, all of whom I met for the very first time at UtopYA (even though I knew a few online previously).

Writing this book was like nothing I've ever experienced before. I'm so proud of it!

Some information...

Expected Release Date: Late December, 2014
Pre-orders: Late November, 2014
Title: Fractured Glass
Author(s): Tia Silverthorne Bach, Jo Michaels, Casey L. Bond, Kelly Risser, and N. L. Greene
Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction with five sub-genres (paranormal, horror, fantasy, magic, and romance)
Length: ~100k words

About Fractured Glass

What if other worlds existed alongside your own? What if you could travel through them and truly escape reality?

Sloan and Harley Glass were born moments apart; but, despite their differences, the sixteen-year-old twins couldn’t be closer. They’ve held their tongues each and every time their mother has uprooted them—often moving across the country with little notice. They’ve learned to accept change. But what is Mom running from?

They discover they’re travelers—half-descendants of those who can traverse an entire universe of parallel worlds known as fractals. When the past catches up, Harley is kidnapped and taken to one of those distant worlds. Now, Sloan must garner her courage and find a way to rescue her sister. Traversing the worlds isn’t the hard part; it’s surviving the elements and the creatures lying in wait to destroy everything in their path.
Will the Glass sisters be able to save the fractal worlds from the kidnapper, or will everything fracture and crumble around them?

*****

Why is this novel different? Well, because it’s a novel anthology. Each of the authors endeavored to use the same characters and to guide those characters through five sub-genres of 20k words each in the same storyline. You’ve never read anything quite like it, and we do hope you enjoy the Glass sisters’ adventures.

Now we’ll get to the good stuff! First, the digital cover:

And the full wrap...

We can’t wait to release this puppy out into the world for all to read and be entertained. Thanks so much for stopping by to check out our cover. We’ll have some giveaways when the book goes live, so be looking for that post, too!

If you’d like to visit the authors, you may do so via the links below:

Tia Silverthorne Bach
Jo Michaels
Casey L. Bond
Kelly Risser
N. L. Greene

So, I'd love to know. What do you think of the cover and the idea of a novel anthology?