Welcome Debut Author Molly Harper !

Five words and/or phrases that describe you:

One woman, too much snark.

Five people and or things that inspire you:

My mother,
my husband,
my daughter,
my son,
my sister. Of course, I didn't say they always inspire me in GOOD ways. :) A lot of arguments are settled in my head while I'm writing.

Five of your favorite authors:

Jane Austen,
Stephen King,
Nora Roberts,
Olivia Goldsmith,
Mary Higgins Clark.

Five reasons to read your book:

-The heroine is fired, given a gift certificate for potato skins instead of a severance, mistaken for a deer by a drunk hunter, shot and turned into a vampire. All in the first chapter.

-There's a vampire named Dick Cheney.

-There's a aisle at Wal-Mart specifically devoted to vampire products.

-There's a werewolf/vampire double date.

-You will laugh. A lot.

To a lucky commenter Molly is offering up a copy of her book and some bookmarks as a giveaway. (This book is on the top of my Must Buy List :D )

Meet Debut Author Caitlin Kittredge

Caitlin Kittredge is the author of the Nocturne City series,her debut novel NIGHT LIFE has just been released.



Here is Caitlin's Fantastic Fives



Five words and/or phrases that describe you:


Ambitious,

wordy,

enthused,

erudite,

crazy.

Five people and or things that inspire you:


My mom, who raised me as a single parent AND homeschooled me.

Really great writing in any genre.

My friends and their triumphs.

Music, especially live music.

Pretty pictures of my favorite actors (especially Christian Bale or David Tennant. Yumm.)

Five of your favorite authors:


Neil Gaiman
Robin McKinley
Raymond Chandler
H.P. Lovecraft
Warren Ellis

Describe five of your heroes/heroines through your eyes:


Luna Wilder, of NIGHT LIFE: A smart, strong, emotionally flawed homicide detective who's also a werewolf.
Dmitri Sandovsky of NIGHT LIFE: A werewolf pack leader, a criminal but a staunch family man and protector of those he loves. A walking paradox in many ways.
Petunia Caldecott of 'Newlydeads': A sensible detective inspector from London who happens to be one of the few who can commune with the Old Gods. Also has a penchant for curries, loud music and the musicians who play it.
Jack Winter of 'Newlydeads': Aging punk rocker has-been, talented mage when he can bother to take the time, tattooed, bleached and devilish, with a good heart under all of the scars.
Dee McNamara, from a WIP, DEATH WISH: A clairvoyant who was saddled far too young with responsibility for her unstable brother, with a survivor's mind and a stage magician's reflexes. Dee isn't a good person, but she's the best one she can be, considering her nomadic life.

Five reasons to read your books:


Snappy dialogue.

Heroines who are smart and real, and hopefully never TSTL.

Exotic locales both real and fictional.

Terrifying alternate history involving Lovecraftian monsters and dead Irish gods.

And hot guys. Of course.



-Caitlin Kittredge

http://www.caitlinkittredge.com/

Please Welcome Debut Author,Selena Illyria

The Journey to Becoming Published
By Selena Illyria

I believe it was Eleanor Roosevelt that said, "Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.". Being published is a by-product not a goal for me. As a writer, it is nice to be published, to have that tool to reach so many readers, sharing the world I created with them, but it is not why I write. I just love to write. Once I decided to become a writer, my world shifted and worlds opened up to me that I never thought possible. Now, I can't get those worlds or the characters found therein to shut up and let me think.

It's bad enough to have ideas on my own, but it's even worse to toss around ideas with my CPs Celia Kyle and Shara Cooper. They enable me and encourage me, but they are not the only ones. I started off writing fan-fiction, than tried my hand at writing my own stories. If not for the encouragement of my friend and fellow author Eve Vaughn, I wouldn't have dared to try writing Erotica. Once I started I couldn't be stopped. I found myself thinking of new story lines and new characters. But during that time I never thought I could be published, I didn't think my work was good enough compared to say Eve Vaughn, Marilyn Lee, Celia Kyle and Shara Cooper. As time went on my confidence in my writing grew. I started to love the characters and worlds I had come to create. I thought of being published, looked at the submissions guides but I was still unsure if my work was good enough.

As time went by and I started to finish more and more stories, the thought of being published become more than a passing thought. I contemplated which of my stories I could submit and which ones needed more work or thought. I finally chose one, had it beta read, edited and then sent it in. It was rejected. I was sad of course, but after looking it over I could see it needed more work. From the time I had submitted that story to the time I had found out it was rejected I had become a better author. I could now writer longer stories. I had also co-founded and contributed to the free story site The Pink Chair Diaries. That in and on its own helped improve my confidence in my writing greatly, also I was able to reach new people who discovered my work. After waiting a few months, writing a few more stories, I decided to try subbing again, this time with a new story. I was nervous, scared and worried that they wouldn't like it. During the waiting time I worked on more stories and kept on the lookout for that email that would tell me yea or nay. Finally I got a response back, they liked it. They wanted to contract it. I was overjoyed my brain couldn't process what had just happened. It happened so quickly, I signed the contract, sent it in and it all hit me, I am now a contracted author. In a few months I will be a published author. After months of hard work, after all the worrying, all the checking, me, Selena Illyria, will be a published author.

-- Dear Reader, Let Me Seduce You . . .

Website: http://www.seleaillyria.com/

Blog: http://www.selenaillyriasthoughts.blogspot.com/

My Space Page: www.myspace.com/selenaillyria

Selena Illyria Contributes to: http://www.pinkchairdiaries.com/