Music To My Ears: “My Hairdresser Reads All Your Stuff!” #amwriting #romance

I was chatting with an old friend from high school over the weekend, and she mentioned that she just bought a copy of Windsinger and couldn’t wait to read it. I thanked her, of course, and she dropped another bit of happy into my lap:

“My hairdresser reads all your stuff!” she said. Apparently, she’d mentioned to the girl that I write romance (among other things) and the girl looked me up, and has bought everything I’ve ever written. She especially loved The Seeder Saga and was eagerly awaiting the first book of the Elemental Destinies.

So there you have it. A hairdresser in a very small town in the desert southwest reads me. And I couldn’t be happier.

Readers, I love you. I don’t remember to say that often enough, but really, I do. It’s not really about the money – because, let’s face it, I’m self-pubbed and while I do all right, I’m not laying around on my yacht eating caviar as I tap away at my keyboard, here.

The fact is, I write stories I love, and it’s just so incredibly validating when one of you loves them, too. So thank you. Really. From the bottom of my hopeless romantic heart.

Thank you for reading, thank you for buying, thank you for believing in me.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Windsinger by Britt DeLaney

Windsinger

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Giveaway ends October 23, 2015.

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Enter My #Goodreads Giveaway For A Chance To Win A Copy Of WINDSINGER! #FridayReads

Meet the Elementals – a magical race that inhabits our world imbodying the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. Cecy is a “Twixter,” the half-human offspring of an air elemental, who doesn’t always fit in with the rest of our world.

In addition to her magical heritage, Cecy bears another gift, one which will lead her to Brad, a scientist who is studying a very strange phenomenon – one that might signal a far deeper problem and a danger to life as we know it.

Together, they stumble upon a mystery that affects them both, and discover that playing it safe means nothing when love and desire are in the air.

Enter today (and through Friday, October 23rd) for a chance to win one of five signed copies of Windsinger, Book One of the exciting new Elemental Destinies series!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Windsinger by Britt DeLaney

Windsinger

by Britt DeLaney

Giveaway ends October 23, 2015.

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at Goodreads.

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The Seeder Saga Is Coming To Print! And Here’s An Excerpt!

My Sci-Fi Romance Trilogy, The Seeder Saga is the story of three women on three different planets who are bound by a common thread: all of them have come in contact with a “Seeder” – someone who is part of a galactic corps who “seeds” and transplants humans all over the galaxy.

In book two, Rain In The Moonlight, we begin to uncover a plot that affects humanity all across the galaxy, a plot that revolves around a very special spore grown only on Rain’s home planet. She and the people of the River Valley have been sabotaging the machines that have been harvesting the spores from the river, and Ajan is a hired hunter from another planet who’s been commissioned to find and capture the leader of the River Valley people.

He and Rain strike a bargain, based in part on her need to enlist him in their cause, his need to get more information about her people, and their very healthy attraction for each other. Ajan agrees to help, if she agrees to share his bed. It seems a straightforward bargain, but they both end up with more than they bargained for. In this scene, Rain is at a welcome celebration held for Ajan, fully aware that when the party is over, she’s expected to fulfill her end of the bargain… Continue reading

Announcing A New Free Short Story: Atrophy! #FreeReads

When an ancient creature steals your last breath, the consequences can be…severe.

By request! Here’s the short story that got my brain whirling on the path that eventually created Windsinger.

This was originally a contest entry, and one of my first forays into the horror genre. It’s not a terribly long read, but I think you’ll like where it goes.

So sit back in your creaky house and try not to feel that cold chill on your neck as you read Atrophy.

Let’s Start At The Very Beginning – If You Can Figure Out How To Start #amwriting #writing

I need to write a book. I have a partial outline. I have an overall outline for the entire series. I know where I need this book to end up and mostly where it’s going.

I just can’t seem to begin the damn thing.

One of the key things you really need to do as a writer is hook your readers from the start. I love a book with a great opening – and even better, a book that grabs me with the opening sentence. You’ve got to pique their interest. You’ve got to grab them and not let them go – particularly in this age of the Amazon 10% free sample read. You’d better get them sucked in and rolling, or you’re not going to sell that book.

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Looking For Great #FridayReads To Carry You Through The Weekend? Check Out The Seeder Saga! #romance #goodreads

It’s almost the weekend – and time to curl up with a good book or three! Do you love romance? Action? Sci-Fi? Snarky, sarcastic women (and men), Alpha-males, chicks who can fight, and poignant backstory? Try out The Seeder Saga – you’ll be glad you did! Read on for more info! Continue reading

Writer Resource Thursday – Today’s Topic: Writing Opportunities & Contests

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Hello everyone! It’s Thursday, so it’s time to share some writer resources! This week I’ll be highlighting opportunities that you might not want to miss!

51 Magazines That Pay Writers #250+

10 Magazines That Pay Writers $500+

Top 5 Writing Contests For Your Book

Halloween Short Story Contest With $500 Prize

Finally, I’ll finish off with the granddaddy of all writer links: Redditor motopoeta publishes a huge list of monthly writer resources in the Reddit writing community – you don’t want to miss it!

You Cross A Pirate At Your Peril

#1LineWed Theme: Dialogue

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Theme: Dialogue

Rolfe leaned in close, holding the cutlass up in front of Zeph’s face. “You won’t mind if I borrow this, will you? I do so enjoy a good disembowelment. Once I slice you open with your own blade, I can pull out your entrails and show them to you. Always good for a laugh.”