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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Interview with Tom from Forbidden Territory
It's less than a month until Forbidden Territory is released! Eeekk. Today we're interviewing Tom (Thomas) Williams, an exchange student from Oxford, England.
Welcome Tom. How are you enjoying New Zealand so far?
Hullo. Thanks for having me today. I am in love with New Zealand, the nature and the scenery are completely amazing and the people aren't too bad either! Living in a small town surrounded in bush, lakes and mountains is such a contrast to my life back in Oxford.
Do you miss England?
Will my family read this?
Not likely...
Cool. Then not at all.
Heh heh. So you live with Mica Latham's family. What's that like?
How long have you got? It's like living in a sitcom! I didn't know they made families like this. Rebecca (Mica's mum) is a cuddly, caring, annoyingly lovely person who hugs me a little too often.
Mr Latham is a typical kiwi bloke and is kind enough to teach me some farm stuff and is incredibly patient when I mess up. Very very different to my father...
And Mica... well she's a whirlwind. She talks constantly, walks into my room without knocking, is up and down like an umbrella but I completely love her like a sister. This experience wouldn't be as cool without her.
In Forbidden Territory you run into some trouble in the bush. What was that like?
Trouble, that's one word for it. I admit it was like a horror movie at times, I was pretty terrified but lucky I was with Lexy. She is amazing when under pressure and in fact saves my life more than once. I owe her a lot. There were some pretty amazing times too, but I'll let you read the book to find out more about that.
Would that involve you and Lexy?
Mmmmmmmm
... so are you in love with Lexy?
(long silence)... completely!
Awwww.
Well thank's for your time, Tom. Leave a comment if you have more questions for Tom. We'll chat to him again soon.
If you want to find out a little more about Mica and Lexy, you can check out Forbidden Territory on Goodreads, LIKE the Mica & Lexy Facebook Page and there is also a FREE SAMPLER available with the first few chapters of Forbidden Territory.
To read past interviews click on the following links:
Mica
Lexy
Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, June 4, 2012
The Quiet Hero
I was lucky enough to have a weekend away working on my next solo project - Betwixt. It was very cool to bury myself away with this story. I really like the characters I'm working with. Dale, in particular, is my favourite.
He's the hero of this story, but he doesn't meet that typical hero persona. He's not the tall, gorgeous guy that all girls fall for. If anything, most girls don't like him. I can't picture him running into battle with a sword and shield. He's definitely not the sporty type.
Don't get me wrong, he's capable, but other than long distance running, he really doesn't like doing PE. He'd rather bury himself in the basement of his house playing drums until his mother can't hack it anymore. Or he'd rather spend hours at his computer losing himself in a game or novel.
Dale's the kind of guy who isn't afraid to speak his mind, has no time for high school dramas and to most, he probably comes across as either shy or grumpy.
But to me, he is a true hero.
You see throughout this story, he puts the one girl that drives him insane, before himself. In my opinion that is the ultimate quality of a hero. Someone who puts other people's welfare above their own. They think of others first and they make sacrifices to help them, not caring what it costs.
Those are the heroes I fall in love with.
People in my story will probably never see Dale as a hero, but that's what he is. He just doesn't make a big song and dance about it :)
What do you think about the quiet heroes?
Have you read a book recently where you encountered one?
Image source: http://www.mbrsociety.org/2011/06/01/real-heroes
Don't get me wrong, he's capable, but other than long distance running, he really doesn't like doing PE. He'd rather bury himself in the basement of his house playing drums until his mother can't hack it anymore. Or he'd rather spend hours at his computer losing himself in a game or novel.
Dale's the kind of guy who isn't afraid to speak his mind, has no time for high school dramas and to most, he probably comes across as either shy or grumpy.
But to me, he is a true hero.
You see throughout this story, he puts the one girl that drives him insane, before himself. In my opinion that is the ultimate quality of a hero. Someone who puts other people's welfare above their own. They think of others first and they make sacrifices to help them, not caring what it costs.
Those are the heroes I fall in love with.
People in my story will probably never see Dale as a hero, but that's what he is. He just doesn't make a big song and dance about it :)
What do you think about the quiet heroes?
Have you read a book recently where you encountered one?
Image source: http://www.mbrsociety.org/2011/06/01/real-heroes
Thursday, May 31, 2012
A Taste Test Blog Tour ~ WINNERS
The WINNERS have been drawn! Congratulations to the following, you will be contacted by the Author of your prize pack within 48 hours. Comment on my blog if you haven't heard within that time:
• Claire Frith
• Tejasvini Rao
• Demitra Giote
• Emma (You are the winner of my prize pack. I'll be emailing you shortly)
• Merisha Henderson-Abbott
• Alexandra Louk
• Barbara Kerr
Thanks for supporting us everyone. Hope you enjoy the books and look out for Forbidden Territory's release in a month! YAY.
Back to normal blog posts next week. See you then.
Brenda (aka Zealous Girl)
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet Melissa
Welcome to day six of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Melissa Pearl. Co-author of Forbidden Territory with ME!
Not only is Melissa my BFF but she is one of the most amazing people I know. She's super talented at almost anything she tries, but particularly writing, she's an amazing mum, a beautiful wife and the bestest friend a girl could have. I could go on but you probably want to know what questions I have for her :-)
Not only is Melissa my BFF but she is one of the most amazing people I know. She's super talented at almost anything she tries, but particularly writing, she's an amazing mum, a beautiful wife and the bestest friend a girl could have. I could go on but you probably want to know what questions I have for her :-)
The ten quick fire questions I have for Melissa today are:
Dogs or Cats? Dogs
MMs or Skittles? MMs
Favourite TV Show? Rookie Blue
What books are currently on your nightstand? Bible, devotional book & my Kindle
Favourite kind of date? Dinner and a movie
Guilty Pleasure? Eating cheesecake. YUM! I love a good cheesecake :)
First book you remembering devouring? Bluebirds by Margaret Mayhew
Boots, Sneakers or Stilettos? Boots all the way.
The last song you sang along to? Bullfrogs and Butterflies - one of my son's CDs. Those kids’ songs are really catchy!
Where do you like to sit in a movie theatre? Third row from the back, middle of the screen
Thanks Melissa
Check out Melissa’s Time Spirit Trilogy in ebook or paperback: here or here.
Goodreads: here
Blog: here
Facebook: here and here
Twitter: here
To find out more about Melissa and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.
Happy touring everyone :)
CJs Duggan's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
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Monday, May 28, 2012
A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet LM Preston
Welcome to day five of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is LM Preston. Author of The Pack.
The question I have for LM Preston today is, what are you doing when you aren't writing?
I find the most inventive places to write. I write on my porch, in my car while on long trips, at my kids sports practices, on little pieces of paper - almost anywhere I can sneak it in.
But when I'm not writing, I'm just as busy. I do in person tours from April-October. I go to Balticon, Comic Con, Faerie Con, Writer's Conferences, Book Festivals, Middle and High Schools, Libraries, books signings and other events. I also belong to a Critique group, am Vice President of Mid Atlantic Book Publishing Association and Recruiter for Editors & Lit Agents for the Maryland Writer's Association. And if that doesn't make you think I'm completely insane, I'm a wife and mom four who's team mom, who takes my daughter to open mic, who goes to my son's lacrosse games, who's a movie addict that goes to the movies every Friday. A sufferer of Wanderlust who escapes on a mini-vacation every couple of months.
Thanks LM Preston
Website: http://www.lmpreston.com/
Amazon: Buy online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lm.preston.7
Blog: http://lmpreston.blogspot.com
To find out more about LM Preston and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.
Happy touring everyone :)
CJs Duggan's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Check back tomorrow when we ask Melissa 10 top questions!
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
A Taste Test Blog Tour - ME!!
Welcome to day four of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Me: Brenda Howson. Co-author of Forbidden Territory.
I'm going to tell you about myself:
I’m a full time mum with two little munchkins (just today my 1 year old started walking - very exciting) and we live in New Zealand with my husband, who is also my high school sweetheart. Before kids I worked in IT and Graphic Design, which I also loved.
I think of myself as a very creative person, whether I’m knitting, sewing, making cards, or writing. I love it all. I wish there were more hours in the day so I could do them all.
Since I was a child I’ve written stories. When I was a teen it was all about romance and I would craft out scenes where girl meets boy, or boy kisses girl. But as an adult my best friend challenged me to write an entire book and I was hooked. This was something I wanted to do more of and get better at.
Even as a mum, I still crave stories about first love and teen adventures (some of us just never grow up) so that’s what I mainly write and read about.
And what I love about writing:
I love that I can make up a world that is not mine. I can be someone else (through my characters), experience other things and fall in love again. I love to disappear into a story. Love, love, love it.
To find out more about me or enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.
Happy touring everyone :)
CJs Duggan's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Check back on Monday when we ask LM Preston what she does when she's not writing!
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A Taste Test Blog Tour - Meet Heather
Welcome to day three of A Taste Test Blog Tour. The author I’d like to introduce today is Heather/Nolia. Author of Wiccan Wars.
The questions I have for Heather today are: Tell us the blurb of the first story you ever started writing?
Wow, that was so long ago that I don’t even remember! The first book I can remember writing was about a teen girl who ran away from home with a strange guy. They ended up across the country and got sucked into some kind of kidnapping plot and the girl ends up shooting and killing the bad guy. It was terrible and will never, ever be read by anyone other than me. I'm quite sure it's the most awful thing in the world. Of course, there's another one I wrote around the same time that takes place on a cruise ship...
And what are your Future Plans?
I have so many books in the works that I can’t even keep up! I’m currently focused on a paranormal romance/horror entitled “The House”, as well as the sequel to my highly rated debut novel (“The Temple”), called “The Trickster”. Also, another sequel (to “Abigail”), “Angel”. The first in a witchcraft mystery series called “Mother of All”, as well as a thriller titled "Disembodied". Those are just the ones I'm actually focusing on--the list of ideas goes on even longer!
Thanks Heather!
Wiccan Wars release date: August 2012
To find out more about Heather/Nolia and enter to win one of seven prize packs, please check out the links below.
Happy touring everyone :)
CJs Duggan's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Michelle A Hansen's blog
Nolia McCarty's Blog
LM Preston's blog
Melissa Pearl's blog
Check back tomorrow because it's MY TURN!!!
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