Okay, who missed me? It got a bit busy here, and I haven't been feeling well. Tomcat and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary on April 19.
Aren't we cute?
Also, I turn 31 on May 2. So see. . . I've been busy. Or will be busy. . . Maybe I'm just getting old and forgetful.
Sadly, 13 is still not up for pre-order. It will be soon. A clickable table of contents is a bit tricky. On the plus side, I have a lot new skirts I've made while being pissed at my ebook formatter program. lol
And now, it's giveaway time!
In case you missed it, here is the story trailer for this one:
And the post where I talk about the story can be found here:
http://rainalorring.blogspot.com/2015/04/congrats-to-derek.html
And that's all for this post. I have words to write, t-shirts to cut up, and commas to fix.
So the second givaeway is over. Congrats to Derek!
The next giveaway will be announced Monday. Thank you to everyone who participated. This post, I have a new story trailer for you. The story is "The Other Fish in the Sea." Like "Pale Moon Rising," it was originally published by Aurora Wolf. One of my inspirations for the story was the idea of speed dating. At the time I wrote the story, I was married to my first husband, and I didn't date much before my first marriage. I found the idea of speed dating to be such a strange way of meeting people that part of me wished I'd gotten to do it. Even thought I did date between my first marriage and my current one, I still have yet to go speed dating. I did, however, online date. It's how I met my current husband, who I talk about all the time. I've yet to write a story about online dating, but considering my experiences with people I met other than Barry, such a story would likely be much darker than "The other Fish in the Sea." The story is urban fantasy, which is one of my favorite genres to work in.
So my toe is much better. I'm going to have an awesome scar, but considering it's on my toe, I don't really care. My allergies have seen to it that my head has kept hurting though. So I've kinda looked like this:
Also, I cut my hair. See.
The left side is a pixie cut, but the right side is a layered bob. It's super easy to fix. I'm considering dying it a strange color. My husband's vote is for green.
Speaking of my wonderful hubby, this weekend we're kid-free, so we're going to attempt to get 13 formatted, and it'll be up for pre-order on Smashwords. Wish us luck! I'm off to do a final edit on 13, and then I have some work to do on A Broken Howl before sending it off to my edit, who is the amazing Roz that you met in this post.
Thank you to everyone who participated in my very first giveaway. It was loads of fun. With it being a holiday weekend and me just getting a functioning computer back, there won't be a new story trailer this post. There will likely be two for Friday though!
Big CONGRATULATIONS to the winner!
The release party for 13 has been set up on Facebook. Be sure to check it out by clicking the below image.
Now for the second giveaway. This is another special advance copy of one of the stories from 13. To enter, click on the below image.
And if you need a reminder about the back story for this one, follow the link.
I may be redoing the story trailer for this one to include the special cover I made for it. I like it a lot, and mine art major husband likes it too. . . which means a lot.
DT (my laptop) is working great now that he's running only Ubuntu and
doesn't have nasty Windows 8 on there too bogging him down. Skynet (my
desktop) will be needing a new HD before she is running. Luckily, DT is
an awesome ass computer. It's a little cramped on my desk. I actually had to clean the damn thing, but it didn't stay that way for long. I think what I need is an adjustable wall mount for my desktop.
A Broken Howl will hopefully be going to my editor this week. I'm a little behind schedule because of computer issues.
Hopefully this week, 13 will be available for pre-order on
Smashwords!I know you're all sitting there asking, "What about Amazon?"
Honestly, I dislike Amazon. lol. Eventually, 13 will be on
Amazon, but it likely will not be available for pre-order there. Why?
Because Amazon is a pain in the ass. It'll be on there hopefully on
release day though. Have I mentioned Amazon annoys me? Amazon annoys me.
I've heard much better things about pre-order for Smashwords, so
hopefully it'll go smoothly.
I also have stuff to cut up this week. My recon pile is threatening to takeover my workspace. That means I need to cut some stuff up. I also have things to make for an event with a friend this weekend. We're going to a concert where they spray you with paint, so we have to wear white.
I've also been rather busy being a mom this pass week. For those who don't know, I have two kids who I refer to as my "monkies." Why? Because they commonly act like mischievous little creatures. They're often up to something.
And last but not least, I've been having migraines on and off again. Thank you bi-polar Texas weather. What hasn't been helping is this bird that has decided to move in by our bedroom window. I think it might be a mocking bird because it's copying the sound of my alarm clock. The bird needs to migrate.
So I'm having my first giveaway. The
first goodie is a special one of a kind advanced copy of one of
the stories in my forthcoming collection 13 (coming May 18th). This edition will be only issued once to only one winner. The copy will also have the winner's name in it and be digitally signed by me. The prize will also have a special cover that was made just for that copy. The cover is below, and if you click the image, you'll be taken to the post that tells you how to enter. There is also a link to the contest on the right side of the blog. The winner will be chosen at random on Monday!
For the background on this story and the trailer, you can check out this post.
I'm still having computer issues, so I likely will not have a new story trailer until Monday. Now, go enter my contest!
