SEASINGER is breaking soon, and I thought you might like to get to know our characters a little.
Kai Vand is our main guy, and a very wealthy man. He’s the offspring of a powerful water Elemental and a human, which makes him a “Twixter” – and gives him power to manipulate water. He’s got an extra gift that sets him apart even from his own kind – he’s a seasinger (you’ll learn all about that in the book), and his gift leads him right to Shira. Continue reading
In my Once Upon A Time FanFic, “Adrift,” Killian Jones is hit with a curse that resets the last few years of his life, and the ripple effect has had some catastrophic consequences.
Emma finds herself facing a very different man and some very different circumstances. Can she help Killian find himself, break the curse and set things right?
In this scene, Emma, Hook and their friends are set upon by Zelena’s infamous flying monkeys… Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to another Resource Thursday. This week: Opportunities and Contests with fast-approaching deadlines! If you’ve got a slamming story or book (or can cook one up in a limited time frame), you might want to check these out:
Opportunities For Writers in Feb/Mar of 2016 (this is a comprehensive list of literary reviews and contests accepting submissions – LOTS of good stuff!)
The Erma Bombeck Writing Competition is open now through Feb 15th. 450 words could get you a free ticket to the writing workshop.
The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing offers prizes in Poetry and Fiction, covering tuition, room and board at their week-long summer seminar.
The Wisconsin Romance Writers of America has contests for both unpublished and published authors, opening in Jan and Feb, respectively.
The Narrative Travel Writing Contest at Transitions Abroad is now open – if you’ve ever wanted to be a travel writer, this one has no entry fee.
Swoon Reads YA Romance Novel Contest runs bi-annually. Deadline is Jan 31st. No entry fee.
Good luck, and get your work OUT THERE!!
He registered the muted glow of the sun from behind
closed lids as he slowly twined his fingers with hers.
1 Line Wednesday
Topic: Sun
Today, I’m giving a shout-out an excellent blog piece by author Cecilia Tan. Cecelia is, of course, an author of some renown in the erotica market, but she’s also a highly respected sports writer and the founder of her own publishing house, Circlet Press.
In her post, Cecelia discusses the importance of not just reading your own reviews, but the reviews of others in your genre, as well. Particularly the bad ones! Continue reading
And here it is….the cover for the second installment of The Elemental Destinies – Seasinger!!
Meet the Elementals – a magical race that inhabits our world embodying the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. Kai is a “Twixter,” the half-human offspring of an water elemental, who’s learned to make his own way in our world. Continue reading
In my contemporary romance, Someday In Dublin, Amy and Michael share a whirlwind romance in Ireland, only to have events from their past collide and tear them apart.
In this scene, Amy has returned home to Philadelphia, but Michael isn’t quite ready to let go yet… Continue reading
Today, instead of writing resources, I’m going to hook you up with a fabulous reader resource. After all, you’re not a good writer if you’re not a good reader, and this resource is amazing and not very publicized.
Project Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books – you can download them or read them online. Continue reading
His eyes darkened and a smile slowly spread across his face.
“You’re beginning to sound like a challenge.”
1 Line Wednesday
Topic: Dark
Where would I be without my thesaurus? It comes in so handy, doesn’t it? I don’t know how many times I’ve been editing and caught myself getting repetitive with certain descriptors. I start sifting through synonyms and find exactly the right one….
And then I end up cutting half of them when I do my final edits because, damn. I am bat-shit crazy with the adjectives. I frequently need an intervention. Continue reading
Britt DeLaney 