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He eventually slept, dreaming of the sea and the sun hanging low on the water, setting the world afire. #1lineWed
Another Excerpt From “Someday In Dublin” – Don’t Piss Off The Leprechauns!
In Someday in Dublin, Michael and Amy take a tour of the countryside and do a little shopping. Amy is determined to pick up a few certain things from her list.
“What do you think of these?’ she asked, holding up a pair of odd-looking girl and boy leprechaun salt and pepper shakers.
“I think they’re horrid,” he said. “You don’t plan to pay money for those, do you?”
“They’re not much money. And I think they’re cute.”
“The pepper leprechaun looks rather wonky. Her leprechaun breasts are uneven.”
She gave him a look. “Leave it to a man to focus on leprechaun breasts. Fine. I’ll put them back.”
“I’m only codding ya,” he said. “Buy them if you’d like.”
“I can’t look at the pepper without seeing her freaky boobs now.” Continue reading
“I’ve never seen those two before in my life. But there are two like them in every pub in Ireland.” #1lineWed
And This Is Why You Always Order A Hard Copy Proof Of Your Printed Book
Yes, that’s the print copy proof of Someday In Dublin, held in my hot little hand. Oh, it’s marvelous!
And it’s f**ked up.
Something in the conversion process went awry – I’m not sure what because the template is letter perfect – and the first four chapters have double-spacing between the paragraphs. I don’t know why and they don’t know why and we don’t know why. And I caught two little typos that somehow slipped by me before. Ugh. Continue reading
Sky Woman Is FREE on Fridays In June! Here’s An Excerpt! #FridayReads #amwritingromance #romance #amwritingfantasy
In Sky Woman, the first book of my Seeder Saga, Miri Reynolds finds herself kidnapped and taken to another planet, where she initially meets up with a shady man whose motives are less than friendly. Miri’s fair hair and blue eyes make her a valuable commodity in this land.
In this chapter, Miri tries to escape his clutches and finds herself running headlong into Lunan – who ends up being her ticket out of there. Continue reading
My Great Big List Of Writing Resources #amwriting #writingtips #writing
From time to time I clean out my bookmark file and go back through some of the writing resources that I’ve found particularly helpful. I’m going to share these today and maybe you’ll find some use for them, too.
I’ll start with this marvelous item I found in the writing community on Reddit – It’s a list of current writing deadlines for various publications. Special thanks to redditor u/motopoeta, who got these originally from the monthly email that’s sent out at Literistic. If you want to see this on a monthly basis, go to Literistic and subscribe!
Ray Bradbury (one of my all-time favorite authors) on how list making can improve your creativity.
5 Ways To Stretch Your Word Count
The Free Visual Online Dictionary – for when you need to find the right word. Continue reading
Sail Away To A Magical Realm And Spend Eight Nights At Sea! #romance #fantasy #amwriting
What happens when a sexy, sarcastic pirate meets a sensual stowaway and her secretive sibling?
I’ll give you one guess, and it starts with “S.”
STEAM. Serious steam.
Zephyr Jamieson is sailing the seas of a magical realm, where witches and mermaids and other magical creatures abound. When he pulls Rina and her brother Aven out of the hold of his ship, he can either pitch them over the side or find a way to help them get what they need…for a price.
Here are just a few of the reviews for Eight Nights At Sea:
“This love story is so softly mystical. The details wrap around your heart and pull you in.”
“This is one of the best stories I’ve ever read! I would trade places with Rina in a heartbeat! Pirate Zephyr melted my heart…”
“I absolutely loved everything about this book.”
“If you love a good pirate, or even if you don’t – this story is so magical it will make your heart spin.”
What To Do When Projects Are Warring In Your Head
So here’s what’s going on in my writerbrain right now.
I have not one, but two projects to finish under my other pen name. One is a rework of my YA novel (which is itself part of a larger trilogy), and the other is a semi-memoir kind of thing that’s one of those “truth is stranger than fiction” kind of stories. Those have deadlines in the immediate future. They are a priority.
And along with those priorities, comes my hashing out the over-arcing story and plot points of my Elemental Novels, a fantasy romance series in four parts based on Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This thing is epic in its scope, and I’m working hard to intertwine the stories before I really start fleshing it out and filling it in. Continue reading
Novels vs Novellas And Why I Do Both
Adult romance is such a big, wide-open category.
You have everything from love stories with a steamy scene here and there to pounding, throbbing naked multi-player action that may or may not include fantastical beasts and battlefield implements.
Me, I write all kinds of stuff. I even have another pen name that I use for the more G and PG rated things like my YA fiction. And when it comes to steam, I’ve made no secret that I think story trumps sex anytime. That being said, sometimes you just want a good, dirty read and you don’t necessarily need the romance. That’s why I write both novels and novellas. Continue reading
Britt DeLaney 