Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Cover Reveal: Shadows and Embers


Today, I am delighted to do a cover release for a friend of mine. Her book is Shadows and Embers, the official sequel to Cursed With Power. What's CWP?

(More information concerning CWP is posted below.) But let's take a peek at the pretty cover, shall we?



 
Isn't it amazing? In case you are wondering what Shadows and Embers is about, the blurb is posted below:


It's 1569 in Transylvania; Léal Irvine has committed to a powerful man all for the sake of revenge. Handsome, young Irvine is a high-ranking magician working for Esmour's organization, Destin, which is composed of Dark magicians from around the local areas. However, one by one magicians vanish or die, and suddenly the world of magic is not as safe as it once was. One of the members and Léal's best friend, Nicia, betrays the organization before the downfall. Unfortunately no one realizes the act of treason might have saved her life.

A year later Destin has fallen, and Léal sees the world through icy blue eyes. With only five Dark magicians alive his survival is constantly threatened, and he has no great leader or trusted allies to turn to. After infiltrating Belsgar and killing a member of the Magic Council, the war between darkness and light is no longer something anyone can walk away from. A new villain rises with a secret that could be deadly; meanwhile Nicia works to prove her loyalty to Léal while trying to revive their friendship.

Sides will be chosen, relationships will be at stake, and in the end the balance of the magical world will depend on the outcome of the war. When you're walking on a thin line between revenge and forgiveness how do you choose the right path without stepping too far over the crack?


The expected release date is July 26th.

I know I said at the start of this post, I would give more information about Cursed With Power. So here it is:

Cursed With Power is a YA Fantasy novel and it was Lindsey Sablowski's debut novel published by Old Line Publishing. The book cover for CWP and its pitch are posted below:





Celestria Hale learns that she is one of the last living Dark magicians.

Upon leaving her hometown, she searches for others like herself to find out what has happened to her kind. She meets Alaire, another Dark magician with a dangerously sinister past. Through their travels, Celestria and Alaire come face to face with their enemies. The White magicians plot against them, developing a conspiracy that will overtake the last of them. While struggling for survival,

Celestria must also come to terms with her sister's death. But is her sister dead? There's no way out. The battle's already begun, and only the most powerful force will prevail. Everyone shows a longing hunger in their eyes, but their greed for power is only the beginning of a war raging between darkness and light. With the war approaching to determine the fate of magicians, Celestria fears for her and Alaire's existence. Destiny may find them, but will it be enough?


Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Cursed-With-Power-Lindsey-Sablowski/dp/1937004740
http://lrenees-fictionalwriter.blogspot.com/
http://lindseyrsablowski.wix.com/lindseysablowski#


Tuesday, July 2, 2013

July NaNoWrimo: Day 2

Today is the second day of NaNoWrimo. I had better luck writing today than what I did yesterday. The words came to me easier and I was able to get into the story. My motivation to write is slowly returning.

How fitting that I'm watching my brother play Assassin's Creed III a few days before the 4th of July. It is so patriotic.  Anyway, I have completed 2% of Tattered Dreams and I'm okay with that. I have to write 2,622 words per day in order to finish on time. As much as I would love to complete my first NaNoWrimo, it isn't worth straining my eyes looking at a keyboard.

Here is the word count per day:

Day 1: 646

Day 2: 1,700

I hope everyone's NaNo project is going smoothly.

Monday, July 1, 2013

July NaNoWrimo! (Day 1)

Today is day 1 of July NaNoWrimo!

I'm trying to see if I can finish a NaNo project this time. So far, I have never been lucky enough to do that. Either time gets away from me or I suffer from writer's block. So far I have written 425 words so far. I'm hoping to get up to about 2,000 words tonight so that way I have a fighting chance to finish it.

My goal is 80,000 words which is considered the minimum length for an adult novel. Tattered Dreams (which is my July NaNo) is inching its way along. It is the first thing I have been writing in a long while. I lost my motivation to write for quite some time and only recently have I been able to write anything at all.

Only time will tell if I actually finish the first draft Tattered Dreams or not. I plan on writing six drafts in total for Tattered Dreams. I will try to write every day during July NaNo and complete the project.

Providing that Jake cooperates with me and doesn't decide to do anything cheeky.