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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Bad Timing by Nicky Peacock @NickyP_author
Welcome back to Kicky Peacock! She's visiting the blog today to talk about her newest book, BAD TIMING, the second book in the Battle of the Undead Series!
Guest Post by Nicky Peacock
Hang on…for a second.
When you’re starting out as a writer, the biggest hurdle is finishing your first book, the next is getting it published; and then you’re good, right? Well, no not exactly. You then have to produce more books and the second one can be just as daunting as the first, maybe even more so.
It took me a year to finish Bad Timing (ironic title anyone?) It’s the second of my Battle of the Undead series with Evernight Teen and came out December 2015. I must admit though, a lot went wrong that year for me; life events out of my control grabbed my fragile writer’s soul and choked the creativity and will right out of it. I always knew that I wanted the series to be a trilogy with a prequel and had a pretty decent plan laid out for the main plot, but I found myself doubting what I was doing and felt like I’d be letting down the readers and the characters if I wasn’t 100% behind by words. These books are told from the perspective of the main character Britannia who is a bad ass heroine with a dry wit and serious case of crappy luck. Now, I had the crappy luck in spades, but at the time I certainly wasn’t feeling very bad ass or particularly funny.
So I decided to write the prequel instead and leave Bad Timing on the back burner. This is why both books come out within a month of one another. My prequel Traitors’ Gate sheds a little more light on the major plot of Battle of the Undead and is told from a new character’s perspective, Lucinda. It can be read at any point of the series and is a free read through Evernight Teen. Changing books helped. Once finished, I felt invigorated to tell Britannia’s story and I completed Bad Timing within just a few weeks.
I still have fears though, as I’m sure every author does. Bad Blood (first in the series) had great
In the meantime I’ve started a second series with Evernight Teen, The Twisted and The Brave. Yet another nervous breakdown waiting to happen, as this one slightly veers away from my usual full-on paranormal genre and heads more into dark thriller territory. If I thought that bringing out a second book was nail biting, I’m dreading April when the first book of this series, Lost in Wonderland is released!
More About the Book!
Bad
Timing – Battle of the Undead #2 by Nicky Peacock.
“You know now that monsters are real.
Whether they have recently risen to reach for your flesh, or have chosen now to
step from the shadows; you are surrounded by them. You also know that I am one too,
but I’m all you’ve got and time is running out…”
There’s no rest for the wicked, especially in a zombie apocalypse. Britannia has used every vampire skill at her disposal to keep those she cares for safe, but with old enemies and unseen adversaries moving against her, she will have to push herself to both her physical and ethical limits to survive. Britannia is changing, but will it be for the better?
There’s no rest for the wicked, especially in a zombie apocalypse. Britannia has used every vampire skill at her disposal to keep those she cares for safe, but with old enemies and unseen adversaries moving against her, she will have to push herself to both her physical and ethical limits to survive. Britannia is changing, but will it be for the better?
14+ due to violence and adult situations
Please note this is the second book in a series that should be read in order.
Please note this is the second book in a series that should be read in order.
About
the Author:
Nicky is an English author living in the
UK. When she’s not writing her YA and adult urban fantasy and horror fiction,
she is running a writers’ group and helping local schools with creative writing
working shops to encourage the next generation of budding authors.
Some random Nicky facts:
She loves chocolate and hates fleece.
She loves dogs and hates monkeys (they
look too human)
She always has one day a week where she
doesn’t have her phone on or touches the internet.
Organising is her ‘thing’ and she hates
being late for anything.
Her favourite colour changes depending on
her mood.
She tends to write in UK spelling (you may
have already noticed that!)
She can’t live without TV but could easily
live without social media.
Her favourite food is a roast dinner, but
she won’t eat lamb.
She’s weirded out by having to write in
the third person – so I’m stopping now!
Author
Links: Blog: Twitter: YA Facebook
Page: UK Amazon Author Page: US Amazon Author
page: Good Reads: Pinterest: Tumblr: Authorgraph: Google +:
Sunday, March 13, 2016
New Release: It Started With Your by Melissa Alexander @mzalexanderbook
New from Melissa Alexander
It Started With You
A contemporary romantic suspense novel
BLURB
Alexandria McNeil has had a killer week. After showing up at her boyfriend’s house, Alex discovers him with another woman. By the end of the day, she returns home to find the police at her condo and her neighbor has been violently murdered. The lead homicide detective working this murder is her long-time crush and best friend’s older brother, Carson Knight. The last thing Alex needs is Carson Knight entering her life and turning it upside down. The last thing Carson wants to deal with is coming face-to-face with Alex and acknowledging his desire for her.
While Carson and his team race to track down a killer, both Alex and Carson have to deal with their feelings before it is too late.
BUY NOW ON
AMAZON
Melissa Alexander grew up in South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina and holds a BA in Liberal Arts. She met her husband while in college and after living in Columbia, South Carolina, Chicago, Illinois and London, Ontario. Melissa and her husband, their two children and two dogs finally settled in Atlanta, Georgia.
Melissa has always enjoyed reading and after a co-worker brought over some books for her to read while on maternity leave, she was hooked on romance novels. When Melissa is not busy with her family, she enjoys running, reading and working on her next book.
Melissa loves to hear from her readers. You can find her on Facebook or follow her on Twitter (@mzalexanderbook).
Melissa has always enjoyed reading and after a co-worker brought over some books for her to read while on maternity leave, she was hooked on romance novels. When Melissa is not busy with her family, she enjoys running, reading and working on her next book.
Melissa loves to hear from her readers. You can find her on Facebook or follow her on Twitter (@mzalexanderbook).
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy by Pawan Mishra
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Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy by Pawan Mishra
Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy is a humorous account of a man with a quirk--and the extraordinary measures his colleagues take to combat it!Set in a small town in northern India, this story follows Coinman, his peculiar habit, and the incredible animosity it provokes in everyone around him. He just wants to do his clerk's job with colleagues who'll treat him fairly. He just wants a wife who'll treat him like a husband. He just wants a happy home life. Instead, what does he get?
His colleagues are planning his complete destruction.
His wife is an obsessed actress more than a little "off plumb."
And there are enough shadows and secrets in his home for two lifetimes.
Can Coinman ever get what he wants? Or will that cost him his sanity?
BUY ON AMAZON
Guest Post from Pawan Mishra
India and the US have very different cultures, social structure, and issues that a common man undergoes--and living though the diversity has definitely influenced my thingking and my writing.
I spent my first twenty years living in very small towns in India. While fulfilment of basic needs is a wide challenge for a large population in the small cities in India, the beareucracy in the admistrative offices makes it tougher for the ordinary working class to make the ends meet. The perennial struggle very often causes very raw human reactions and behaviors to surface, manifesting a spectrum of human psyche not typically found in an affluent society. Spritual connection of the culture, as well as collectivism, work well as people work through their struggles; providing mental strength to endure hardship and allowing courage to laugh on their own myseries. My experience in the narrow alleys of small cities in India has resulted in a very rich world inside me, filled with vivid colors, that comes as almost surreal to the outside world.
The influence of living in the US culture came primarily from individualistic culture: of one being oriented around oneself instead of identifying with a collective mentality, in typical social interactions, caused me to probe more in the areas which I would otherwise have left unexplained for the high context nature of the Indian culture where a lot of responsibility would have remained on the shoulders of the readers to interpret "the obvious". As a result, my writings have become more low-context: more precise and more eloquent.
In combination, the writing has become more challenging. Explaining aspects of happenings that are surreal in more precise manner, without leaving a lot for a reader's interpretation--for a global reader has not seen much of the setting that is being talked about!
Praise for Coinman
COINMAN, a thoroughly modern Indian folktale, presents a humorous portrait of a nonconformist who triumphs without trying.~IndieReader.t
Quotes from Coinman
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Sample Chapter
http://www.lunespark.com/About Pawan Mishra:
Pawan
Mishra is a leader in the technology and finance industries. He
completed his education, including postgraduate work, at Indian
Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India, in 1999. He
discovered his passion for storytelling, reading, and creative writing
during his early childhood. Originally from Aligarh, India, Pawan now
lives in Morrisville, North Carolina, with his wife Ritu and two
daughters, Mitali and Myra. To learn more about Pawan and his writing,
visit: www.pawanmishra.com.
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