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FanFic Friday: Before They Found Romance – They Were Friends With Benefits
In my FanFic “It Is What It Isn’t”, Hook and Emma strike a deal to become “Friends with Benefits.” The fic was written during early season 3, before Zelena and before Emma lost her memory, so Neal is still in the picture, and he and Hook find themselves the target of a particularly nasty curse.
Here’s a taste of some of the fun with Emma and Killian…
Feel Like Re-Visiting An Old Friend – Here’s An Excerpt From “Sky Woman”
In this scene from Sky Woman, Miri is at a loss – she’s been kidnapped and has no idea where she is. She doesn’t speak the language, and communicating with Lunan and his brother, Kaivan, has been difficult. Here we see her moment of discovery – when she realizes just how far from home she really is. Continue reading
And Here It Is….The Big Reveal – Check Out The Final Cover (And Another Teaser)!! #amwritingromance
And this, folks, is why you pay a professional designer. I can knock out an okay-looking cover, but this….this is everything I wanted it to be.
If any of you are from Dublin, you know well that’s Howth in the foreground – and Howth features prominently in this tale.
This cover is pure romance, and once again, Colleen at Mystique Book Designs has knocked it out of the park. I can’t wait to put it all together and put it out there! In the meantime…here’s another little taste of Amy and Michael’s story:
Coming To Print – Someday In Dublin!
Take a good look at the cover, because it’s only going to be teasing you for a little while longer. I’ve decided to take Someday In Dublin to print!
And that means I really, really need a good, professional-grade cover. My mock up might be fine for an e-book, but if I’m going to be asking people to pay print-on-demand prices, they deserve the best I can make it, from the inside out.
Colleen at Mystique Book Designs is hard at work on my cover (she did the covers of my Seeder Saga novels as well as the amazing cover for my YA book) and it’s looking terrific! Can’t wait to show you the finished design when it’s ready!
As of right now, I’m planning to launch the book within the next two to three weeks — I was hoping for an April launch originally, but I just landed a paying writing gig that’s slowing me down a bit – and I’ve gotten some beta-reader feedback that I’m digesting as well.
And of course, along with the print-on-demand package, the book will also be offered as an e-book through both Smashwords and Amazon.
I appreciate all your patience – I promise, it’ll be worth the wait!!
FanFiction Friday: The Scene After Emma Replaces Killian’s Heart #Oncers #Captain Swan #Hookers
Welcome to another FanFic Friday! “You Had Me At Malfeasance” is a series of one-shot fics set in and around the episodes of Once Upon A Time.
In this scene, Emma Swan is holding Killian’s heart in her hands, quite literally, and needs to put it back where it belongs. The episode begins the scene here and ends it not long after, so I decided to expand it a little. Enjoy!
Listen To The Feedback, But Write What You Know
A year or so ago I was slogging my way through my first foray into a YA (Young Adult) novel, and it wasn’t going so well.
I had a terrific story, and my protagonist was well fleshed out, but I was stymied by one thing:
I asked my daughter for feedback. She was a little younger than the target audience, but my daughter is hella smart for her age and witty as hell with a good head on her shoulders, so I asked her to describe her dream guy for me. My protagonist needed a love interest, and I was having a hard time getting a handle on this guy. Since I was writing for the YA market, she was perfect for the picking. Continue reading
Someday In Dublin: The Drunken Phone Call
In Someday In Dublin, Amy and Michael meet and fall for each other in a whirlwind weekend in Dublin – only to have it all fall apart. When Amy returns home, they both soon realize that it’s just not so easy to forget each other, as witnessed in this scene:
To Sit In Solemn Silence…
I don’t work well with music.
Well, not writing, anyway. Or the work at the day job. I can’t listen to music and get a damn thing done. I envy my coworkers, tapping away at their keyboards with their earbuds in, heads bobbing, passing the day in a blur.
I envy Stephanie Myers who can publish a soundtrack for her books (and then take a wheelbarrow of cash to the bank).
And if I have to do work that doesn’t involve my brain much, like cleaning a kitchen or folding laundry or cooking, I’ve got my reggae music blasting in the background and I’m hugely more productive for it. But if I sit down to write….I need to keep my ever-distracted brain on a leash, or it won’t get done.
If I’m listening to music I love, I’ll be singing along. Loudly. I’ll get so wrapped up in the music, I won’t be paying much attention to the task at hand. I lose my train of thought every time a great song swells into its chorus, or that glory note approaches.
Just one of the drawbacks of having a degree in Theatre with a minor in music, at least when it comes to discipline and writing, two words I don’t put together often enough.
Do you listen to music when you write? Do you think it helps you?
One American Girl, One Irish Guy, One Wild Irish Weekend – Someday In Dublin!
Amy travels to Dublin on a whim, desperate to escape her life and reconnect with her carefree, younger days. She assembles a list – an Irish ‘bucket list’ of sorts – for her whirlwind weekend, planning every single detail…
Except for Michael. She never saw him coming.
When they connect at a crowded bar, sparks fly and Amy’s plans become twice the fun, until a secret changes everything between them, altering the course of two lives.
Can Amy find her spirit and rekindle her passion? Can Michael face his inner demons and find the absolution he needs? And can an unseen force bring them together to find what they need in each other?
Find out….Someday In Dublin!
Britt DeLaney 