On the last Wednesday of each month, I’ll be showing off the covers of new releases belonging to my blog followers. And with each book, I’ve asked the author to share a short writing quote to inspire you. (Yeah, I realize it's now May 1st. I kind of screwed up when I checked the calendar).
Before I introduce you to the upcoming New Adult thriller Bitter Angel by Megan Hand, I want to tell those of you who are planning to query soon that I wrote about Agent Stalking this week on the Querytracker blog. It’s a valuable lesson as to why you should filter your thoughts when using social media sites.
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I guess for inspiration I would say: It's Numero Uno about the writing. If you don't love your characters, others won't either. Spend time with them, get to know them, become their best friend. When that's finished, find where you fit, dig your hole nice and deep, and prepare to grow roots. Those roots will keep you through the toughest storms. And the publishing world is stormy for sure, so pack an umbrella! :)
Torn between two realities.
A choice that will mean life or death.
But she won’t know anything… until she wakes up.
College sophomore, Lila Spencer lived Friday night twice. She doesn’t know how or why, just that she did. As if she split in half and went in two different directions.
Out clubbing with her friends, Heather and Nilah, the girls rock it out and party hard. What begins as an innocent night will lead to a deadly fight for their lives, and Lila might be their only chance for survival.
In bed with her boyfriend, Jay, Lila is safe and warm as she drifts to sleep in the arms of the man she loves. Until she is sucked into a horrifying nightmare of her friends' deaths.
As the sunlight warms her face on Saturday morning, the two scenarios collide. But there can be only one outcome. Will she wake up in her warm bed with Jay by her side, devastated and grieving for her friends? Or was she there to save them?
The answer is just the beginning.