Showing posts with label curiosity quills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curiosity quills. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Release: Creature of the Night by Anne Stinnett

Blurb:
What promises to be the most sensational season yet of the hit reality competition Creature of the Night is set to premiere. The competition will be fierce, and the challenges will be bloody because the twelve contestants are competing for more than a check and a bit of fame. They are competing for immortality.

To earn it, they will vie for survival before an audience that lurks like a pack of fiends, ready to repay any sign of weakness with jeering applause. At the same time, they must impress a panel of vampire judges, the most approachable of whom is a nightmare out of history. But the real predators are the producers.

The contestants are bursting with bravado and anxiety. They have come to live, and to die. Their ranks include an intellectual desperate for more time, a vampire rights advocate on the verge of disillusionment, and a ballerina who thinks she has nothing to lose. Under scrutiny from the bickering vampires and bloodthirsty audience, the competitors must navigate potentially lethal challenges and, if they ever hope to become undead, stay alive.

Goodreads


About Anne Stinnett:

Anne Stinnett was born in Los Angeles where she spent most of her first decade reading books and playing in traffic. Eventually, she learned the foolishness of frolicking amongst moving vehicles, but she is still a voracious reader of multiple genres. After growing up in California, she moved around a bit, eventually landing in Albuquerque. She graduated from the University of New Mexico, with a major in English and a minor in Theater Arts. She now lives in Palm Springs, California with her freeloader canine friends Sirius (yes, Black) Midge, and Bueller, who occasionally allow her to get some writing done.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Guest Post: The Heroines Journey by G. Miki Hayden

Blurb:
Two girls separated by centuries, one living in the Middle Ages and one in the here and now, find common ground in their heroines’ journeys: the need to forge their own lives and identities and the hope of meeting that one, true love.

Amazon

Heroines Rule in The Heroine’s Journey


We’ve heard about the Hero’s Journey for most of our lives. That’s the model of what all fiction is supposed to be. But now, we girls and women are coming into our own—the time is up, and today is ours. Our struggles have become noticeable in society and the gender so totally submerged throughout human history is on the rise—and owning our equality with the male.
Yet the truth is that life isn’t all about gender; it’s about finding our authentic selves and being able to live from that with courage and intelligence.

Mostly, though, my novel, The Heroine’s Journey, is meant to be fun. Two girls help each other across the centuries and are clever enough and determined enough to succeed at what they need to do.

Today, this very day, youth is coming into its own and taking hold of the ideals that have been held up in our society while not being entirely enacted. So, hero or heroine, this is our time. Humanity and love will certainly conquer.


Here's an excerpt for a little taste!
"Cinderella," griped Gwen to her best friend Kresta, while the two sat in the noisy cafeteria eating a "Healthful Wednesday" lunch of chow mein. "What was Cinderella's claim to fame? The size of her foot? Give me a break here. So she got the guy. That's it?""You're right," agreed Kresta, tapping a bit more soy sauce from a miniature paper cup onto her food. "She didn't do anything clever or smart. She was just a ‘good' girl. Any luck she stumbled over was by way of the fairy godmother's generosity. Very handy.""Yeah," continued Gwen. "And those females in Shakespeare who dressed like men. What's up with that? They had to hide their gender to achieve anything? That can't be what the Heroine's Journey is all about."The girls stared at one another. Gwen pondered.As two of the members of the boy's basketball team passed the girls' end of the table, Gwen's attention wavered, and Kresta shifted in her chair: Lance Reilly and Jerod Afifa. Gwen's heart rate increased, and her mouth drained of moisture. Although getting the guy wasn't her idea of an ultimate objective, the concept did have a certain pulse-accelerating appeal.Deep in a conversation that demanded hearty peals of male laughter, neither athlete gave the girls a glance.



G. Miki Hayden has published a steady flow of short stories in anthologies, national magazines, and small press publications. She has had a number of novels in print, including Question Woman & Howling Sky, a new adult fantasy set after a series of cataclysmic ecological disasters; Strings, a middle grade fantasy based very loosely on string theory; and The Heroine’s Journey, a young adult mind-meld fantasy spanning many centuries. Miki teaches writing online at Writer’s Digest University, has been on The New York Times summer reading list, and won a short story Edgar.



Monday, February 19, 2018

Guest Post: Shoeburn and the Ill-Fitting Necklace by Shoeburn Ruffet


Blurb:
Shoeburn Ruffet is forced into finding the whereabouts of a business magnate’s lost piece of jewellery. Regina Wendle, the most powerful woman in Welt Foot and the business magnate, will unleash bees, sink phoney submarines, and sabotage helicopter outings until her necklace is found. 

Shoeburn will do slightly less exciting stuff to figure out what the necklace’s true purpose is. 

The necklace has something to do with him. It has something to do with his father. It may even have something to do with his dead mother, who could or could not be Regina Wendle. Shoeburn does a few heroic things in this story amidst all his blundering, but he’s not really a hero. He just finds himself unable to say ‘no’ in a situation that isn’t about a missing necklace but is instead one in which a necklace goes missing. 

He’d just rather not be there at all.





About the Author:

Shoeburn Ruffet has no formal education, thinks chickens should have bigger wings, and has lived half his life with the same suspenders. He spends days looking out a keyhole, and he thinks you know as much about him already as you should ever know.

Tea is his drink of choice, but if it’s too hot it’s not tea anymore and is a third degree burn instead. During his last visit to the graveyard, Shoeburn met four people whom he had forgotten about. He wants you to know that he knows nothing about Regina Wendle or her necklace.

He is constantly rethinking the definition of “private diary literature.”

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Guest Author: Child of Nod (The Balance Series Book 1) by C.W. Snyder

Blurb:
Alice wakes one day to find herself on the other side of death, in the corrupted fairy tale land of Nod. Unable to remember much of the events leading to her demise, she sets out on a journey to discover her memory and the reason for her presence in Nod. Unknown to her, the man responsible for her death, Jack, is on a mission to find her spirit and end her second life.

Alice takes flight, only to find herself drawn into the lives of those around her and the mystery permeating that place. From the humble streets of Elysium to the mirrored spires of Memoria, her journey takes her on a path that leads to a decision that will affect the fate of Nod.

Along the way, she meets a cast of characters that include a madman with a dark secret, her faithful companion, Dog, and woman made of memory. Together, they help her on her journey as she uncovers the truth of Nod and the woman behind it all, the Red Queen.

Little known fact about the novel: Child of Nod was conceived in a dream - about a nomadic group of worshippers and their desert queen. It took four years to write, and is the culmination of my love of fable, myth, and fairy tale.

It's been called a dark and twisted Alice in Wonderland - horror fantasy for the modern age. In it you'll find puns, references to works of art, snark, poetry, and music, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Bio:
C.W. Snyder is a marketing and communications coordinator currently splitting his time between work and writing. He has worked as a developer and a project manager and authored several short stories, including a runner-up in Fictuary’s short story contest. His literary influences include Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Richard Kadrey.
Born and raised in Michigan, Clayton is a North Dakota transplant currently living in Bismarck with his wife and two dogs. He participates in several charitable works, including the annual Brave the Shave event for research for childhood cancer, and the local humane society.





Friday, January 12, 2018

Blitzes, Reviews, and Release Date Announcement


Today, Widow of Papina has a blitz going on, so I'm being tweeted links to blogs like crazy! I'm glad to see it getting some noise around it, and I hope it picks up a bit of momentum.

The blitz for Quest for a Popstar is on January 16th, which is also it's release date! It's coming up so fast. If you want to join the blitz, sign up HERE.


Both books are available for review. I'd love to see some reviews up on the day of QfaP's release, and I'd love to see some reviews on Amazon and Goodreads for WoP. You can request Quest for a Popstar HERE and Widow of Papina HERE.

Quest for a Popstar is also available for pre-order which you can find on Amazon

Curiosity Quills has ARCs available for Dwarves of Calcus (Fairytale Galaxy #3) Here are the details to request a copy:
Simply email your request to marketing@curiosityquills.com, along with your preferred digital format - Kindle (mobi), Nook (ePub), Adobe Reader (PDF) - and one of the team will have copies sent to you as soon as possible.
If you're interested in reading a book that's a sequel, but have yet to read the previous books in the series, please let us know, and we'll send you all the books in the series! 
I'm still waiting for a cover for this one, but the insides are all ready to go for what I believe is going to be a MARCH 6TH release. 

In other news, I am now back in college! I intend to earn my degree to become a Secondary English Teacher! So excited. I'm currently working at an Elementary school as an Interventionist, so I'm getting some real world skills while studying. But, because of work and school, my releases will likely slow down for a while. I'll work on keeping the series current, but new projects won't be in the works for a while. The studying should help improve my writing skills though, which, in the long run will be beneficial for my readers! Yay!


That's it! Update complete.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Reviewers Needed!

Okay guys, normally I go hunting for reviewers, but at the moment, I'm really short on time so I'm going to put this out there.

I NEED reviewers for:
Widow of Papina

Quest for a Popstar
(Reality Romance #1)
(Cover and links still to come)
Blurb:
I haven’t done much performing, not since high school. Yet here I am, backstage, waiting for my turn to audition.
I’m excited, I’m nervous, and after witnessing the talent of the Murphy family that performs before me, I almost throw in the towel. But I don’t. I walk out on that stage, and what happens next is something I never could have predicted.
The events that follow all fall like well lined-up dominoes. My life, my world, everything changes. Suddenly success is overshadowed by exploitation, loyalty wrecked with betrayal, and trust gets slaughtered by life changing secrets.
Oh, and then there’s Lucas, the guy—of course there’s a guy—who might end up being the deciding factor on whether walking out on that stage would end up being the best decision of my life…
…or the worst.


Dwarves of Calcus (Fairytale Galaxy #3)
(Cover still to come)


Please only offer if you will post on Goodreads and later Amazon when they go live (Widow of Papina is already live FYI) I have electronic ARCs, no paperbacks.

If you are interested, please contact me at katiejteller@gmail.com
Feel free to pass this on to anyone who would be interested.

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Review: 18 Thoughts (My So Called Afterlife #3) by Jamie Ayres

From Goodreads:
Olga Gay Worontzoff left the Underworld for her final year of high school anxious for things to return to normal, but fate has other plans.

The new hottie at school reads her thoughts but nobody else’s. Her best friend wakes up from his coma acting like a completely different person. Caught in a world that’s a mix of familiar and supernatural, she must confront what she will—or won’t—do to bring him back and stare down her own perceived inadequacies to face a couple of tenacious demons, figurative and literal.

Everything she thought she knew about reality will change as she walks the line between past and present, fear and faith, love and loyalty.

And by the end of a heartbreaking year, she might be forced to realize “normal” in the conventional sense of the word is the one thing she may never achieve.




My Thoughts:
After I finished the first two books, I jumped straight into this one to see how things would end with Olga and the boys. This book started out strong. I loved that we saw Nate and Connor's perspectives as well, although it did make me like Connor even less. He always came across as selfish, even with his intentions for Olga.
But about halfway through, things just got... weird. Things made me uncomfortable and I found myself glancing around to make sure no one else was around.
But what bothered me the most was in book 1 I felt like Olga made massive progress, even book 2 had her continue to grow in ways I understood, even when they were reckless. But I felt like the memory wipe made all of it get reversed, and the parallel "18 Things" were just not as good.
And the ending. Blurg. It was like an anime ending; unsatisfactory. No spoilers, though. I just want to say I did not like it. It could have been so much stronger and way more interesting, plus again, satisfying.
Anyway, I'm glad I read the books. Like Hunger games, most of it was great, except that ending.

Monday, September 4, 2017

Son of a Pitch Requesting Publishers



For the third round of our events, I've lined up an amazing collection of publishers who are ready to read the efforts of the finalists. Many have returned from previously, so I'm really excited! Check them out.



At Blazewe’re committed to bringing you high-quality, hard-hitting books full of heart. Whether the story is a mystery, thriller, horror, steampunk, or some goofy comedy, there will be a message woven into the pages for readers to find and fall in love with. We want you to walk away inspired, in awe, or just happy to be alive. Or maybe you’ll look at other people differently, in a less negative light. Whatever the case, you will find heart in our stories.

We're looking for contemporary or high fantasy.


Curiosity Quills Press (CQ) is a hybrid press founded in 2011 that specializes in fresh, unique fiction of the highest quality.
At CQ, we believe that everyone needs an escape, and we want to be yours. Come grab a book and nerd out with us for a while.

Over the past three years we have successfully tripled our business going from writer-advice blog to full-service publishing press. If you are an author interested in submitting, please visit our submission page: http://curiosityquills.com/submission-guidelines/

***Personal note: I have been with CQ for about 5 years and love them. I've obtained bestseller status through them and their marketing efforts.***


Falstaff Books is a digital and print publishing company based in Charlotte, NC dedicated to bringing to life the best in fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and dramatic literature. We love bringing amazing stories to light and giving incredible writers a voice. The battered, ignored, rejected “misfit toys” of fiction are all welcome at Falstaff Books, where we understand that every scar is a story and only with different voices can harmony be created.

So many wonderful stories struggle to find homes and an opportunity to reach readers; Lakewater Press was founded to offer some of these a chance. They’re small, personal, and savvy, focusing on quality not quantity, and ensuring each book isn’t simply released then abandoned, but nurtured for its entire life.


Publisher of Romance, NA & College, Crime, Romantic Suspense, Thriller, Suspense & Non-Fiction. Following your dreams is the first step to becoming limitless...




Soul Mate Publishing welcomes you to romance, where two become one.  We offer high-quality romantic fiction for readers around the world.  Our novels, written by only the finest authors, will be available both electronically and in paperback.
Whether you enjoy traditional romance or are searching for stories that push the limits, you'll find what you're looking for.  We are NOT the same old thing!

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Review: 18 Truths (My So Called Afterlife #2) by Jamie Ayres

From Goodreads:
Lying is unbearable, betrayal is inevitable, and choosing which path to take is impossible.

Olga Gay Worontzoff ended her senior year as an eighteen-year-old girl totally in love with Nate, enjoying their new romance and about to attend the university of her dreams. Now she’s spending her summer in the weird subculture of the Underworld, with charmingly witty and powerful angels, and problematic demons, trying to rescue Connor, the best friend and secret crush she was unable to save during a freak accident.

But Nate has other things on his mind, mainly Grace. She’s their first assignment as joint spirit guides, and Olga’s feeling hurt and jealous. His mysterious behavior has Olga questioning everything she believed about him and now she must decide whether to stick to their plan, or follow her heart. Unfortunately, a series of mistakes threatens everyone around her and plants Olga in the center of cosmic events much larger than she ever imagined.

Only one thing is certain: the chilling truths uncovered during her journey will leave no one untouched.
 

My Thoughts:
Now I'm back at work, I've got the Audible going again, and since book 1 was read at the end of the last school year this way, I got started on this book now I'm back.
Honestly, I struggled in the beginning to like this book. The whole thing didn't sit well with my own personal understanding of life after death and made me uncomfortable. But, since I really enjoyed the first book, I pushed on.
Once Olga and Nate started their assignment with Grace, I was hooked. I played the book at any moment I could to find out what they'd do next. I could really feel Olga's conflict and her need to know what had happened to Connor. I'd want to know what happened to the guy if I was in her shoes too!
I was still rooting for Nate, even when he seemed to be distracted. After getting to know him in book 1, I knew there would be more to it than his eyes wandering. The waiting for find out killed me though, and broke my heart.
By the end, I flicked straight onto book 3 on my Audible because THAT ENDING!  No spoilers, but the need to continue was imperative.
So, basically I'm still enjoying this series, even if this book had a rocky start for me. Now, to conclude Olga's sordid tale.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Review: 18 Things by Jamie Ayres

From Goodreads:
Olga Gay Worontzoff thinks her biggest problems are an awful name and not attending prom with Conner, her best friend and secret crush since kindergarten.

Then, Conner is killed in a freak boating accident and Olga feels responsible for his death.

When she downs an entire bottle of pills to deal with the emotional pain, her parents force her into counseling. There, her therapist writes a prescription in the form of a life list titled “18 Things”: eighteen quests to complete the year of her eighteenth birthday.

But there’s more to Olga’s quests than meets the eye and when her therapist reveals a terrifying secret, her world is shaken.

There’s only one thing she knows for certain: her choices won’t just affect her future, but all eternity.



My Thoughts:
This book... I'm not sure how to put into words my thoughts without giving away too much. I'll start from the beginning.
18 Things starts out strong; heartbreaking, and powerful. I really felt Olga's grief. That shows real skill. I was hooked, and, since it was on audible, I listened while I worked around my house and in my car pretty much non-stop.
Nate is the perfect match for Olga. He's sweet and kinda goofy and nerdy, just like her. Although, the narrator gave him a ridiculous TMNT kind of voice, I did enjoy him, even if Olga was totally oblivious to his obvious liking of her.
There were some super cheesy moments that made me cringe as it moved into the second half of the book. Things that teens haven't said or done since the 90s. The guys all having TMNT voices only highlighted the awkward. And what was with the dis of Bill and Ted?? No. Next it will be Ferris Bueler and BTTF. Not acceptable.
That end... ohh, I was pretty mad about it actually. At work all day I brewed over that twist. But the fact that I cared so much said how involved I got with the book. I hated it because it felt so unjust for the characters I'd come to care about.
So yes, I'll be "reading" aka audible, the rest of this series. Excited to see what happens next, because there were some big loose ends with this one!

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Release Day Facebook Live Giveaway Prizes!


As I have mentioned, for the Release of Myths of Mish (FTGC #2) I will be having a Facebook Live session. With that, I will be open for Q&A and also a huge giveaway. Below are the giveaway prizes I will be giving out throughout the event.


Prizes up for grabs during the FB Live release day event for Myths of Mish:
Signed copy of Princess of Tyrone
3 ecopies of Myths of Mish
5 ecopies of any of my books, reader's choice.
Signed paperback of The Undead: Playing for Keeps by Else Elmore

Emma and the Banderwigh (Tales of Widowswood Book 1) by Matthew Cox

Broken Dolls by Tyrolin Puxty
The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse by Nina Post
Five: Out of the Dark by Holli Anderson
Fairy Keeper by Amy Bearce
Bleed Through by Adriana Arrington

Today, Book 1, Princess of Tyrone is on SALE! So join in the countdown fun and grab you copy and read it in time for book 2's release on March 28.

Saturday, March 11, 2017

The Myths of Mish Release Countdown!


Seventeen days until the release of book two in the Fairytale Galaxy Chronicles, Myths of Mish! For those who read Princess of Tyrone I hope you're excited!
To celebrate, I'll be sharing teasers from Myths of Mish, as well as some excerpts, and teasers and fan art from Princess of Tyrone. All of this will be on my Facebook Page, and finishing the day of release with a Q&A and giveaway on Facebook Live. So leave your questions in the comments, on my page, on twitter, and I'll answer them all then.



Also, send me anything you would like me to share, things like links to reviews, teasers you made, your favorite quote from book one, fan art etc. I'd LOVE see them and share them and you will go into the running to win one of my ebooks of your choosing.

I'm excited for this release, and I hope you are too!



Monday, January 23, 2017

Son of a Pitch Requesting Publishers


For the third round of our events, I've lined up an amazing collection of publishers who are ready to read the efforts of the finalists. Many have returned from previously, so I'm really excited! I also have an agent who will be coming by the twitter pitch party, Jen Linnan. Exciting! Check them out.


At Blaze, we're committed to bringing you high-quality, hard-hitting books full of heart. Whether the story is a mystery, a thriller, horror, steampunk, or some goofy comedy, there will be a message woven into the pages for readers to find and fall in love with. We want you to walk away inspired, in awe, or just happy to be alive. Or maybe you'll look at other people differently, in a less negative light. Whatever the case, you will find heart in our stories.


City Owl Press is a cutting edge indie publishing company, bringing the world of romance and speculative fiction to discerning readers. 

Co-founded by award-winning authors, Yelena Casale and Tina Moss, the City Owl Press team brings together more than a decade of business, writing, editing, design, marketing, advertising, and publishing experience. 


We believe in connecting every book with the right reader and every reader with the right book.


What do you believe?



Curiosity Quills Press (CQ) is a hybrid press founded in 2011 that specializes in fresh, unique fiction of the highest quality.
At CQ, we believe that everyone needs an escape, and we want to be yours. Come grab a book and nerd out with us for a while.
Over the past three years we have successfully tripled our business going from writer-advice blog to full-service publishing press. If you are an author interested in submitting, please visit our submission page: http://curiosityquills.com/submission-guidelines/



Falstaff Books is a digital and print publishing company based in Charlotte, NC dedicated to bringing to life the best in fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and dramatic literature. We love bringing amazing stories to light and giving incredible writers a voice. The battered, ignored, rejected “misfit toys” of fiction are all welcome at Falstaff Books, where we understand that every scar is a story and only with different voices can harmony be created.
Immortal Works is a full-service small press that specializes in genre fiction for those looking for an enthralling tale, but don’t want to have to worry about graphic violence, obscene language, or pornographic content. That doesn’t mean our titles don’t have dark villains, irreverent humor, or thrilling romance. It just means that you don’t have to hide our books from your mom, wife, and bishop. Immortal Works publishes mainstream genre fiction in print, as eBooks, and every one of our titles will be available on Audible!
So many wonderful stories struggle to find homes and an opportunity to reach readers; Lakewater Press was founded to offer some of these a chance. They’re small, personal, and savvy, focusing on quality not quantity, and ensuring each book isn’t simply released then abandoned, but nurtured for its entire life.


WHO ARE WE? Simply put: we’re authors, lovers of the written word. Whether we started as readers, editors, designers or television personalities, our driving passion is the creation and growth of incredible stories. Collectively, our team has over a dozen years of experience in all aspects of the industry–from the traditional query, agent, publisher pathway . . . to the wild and fast-moving world of advertising . . . to the complex and delicate workings of bottom-line driven marketing. We use these valuable skills to magnify the talents of our authors and showcase their works to the fullest degree.
REUTS is an boutique YA/NA publisher that offers an unconventional, yet advantageous and author-friendly approach to traditional publishing.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? It means we offer our authors the enhanced creative control usually associated with self-publishing, while also providing the expert level of support one might expect from a professional publishing house. Essentially, we’ve combined the best of both worlds while leaving behind the undesirable or inconvenient parts of either.
Join the movement– get REUTED in an amazing book.



Soul Mate Publishing welcomes you to romance, where two become one.  We offer high-quality romantic fiction for readers around the world.  Our novels, written by only the finest authors, will be available both electronically and in paperback.
Whether you enjoy traditional romance or are searching for stories that push the limits, you'll find what you're looking for.  We are NOT the same old thing! 



World Weaver Press, LLC is an independently owned and operated publisher of fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction founded by Eileen Wiedbrauk and Elizabeth Wagner, and currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

We believe that publishing speculative fiction isn’t just printing words on the page — it’s the act of weaving brand new worlds.

We believe in great storytelling. We believe in challenging genre boundaries and engaging the fundamental human drive to tell stories that resonate emotionally. The way we do this is by partnering with great writers to craft and edit the best fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction stories possible. By creating beautiful, well designed paperbacks and ebooks. By growing their publicity. And by fostering a family of authors and editors excited to work with us. 

Monday, August 15, 2016

Son of a Pitch: Meet Curiosity Quills Press


Curiosity Quills joined us earlier this year for Son of a Pitch and it's a pleasure to have them returning. As my publisher for the best selling Kiya Trilogy, and my latest release Princess of Tyrone, I can say from personal experience they are a quality press that's on the up and up. So, I am very pleased they're back!




Curiosity Quills Press (CQ) is a hybrid press founded in 2011 that specializes in fresh, unique fiction of the highest quality.
At CQ, we believe that everyone needs an escape, and we want to be yours. Come grab a book and nerd out with us for a while.
Over the past three years we have successfully tripled our business going from writer-advice blog to full-service publishing press. If you are an author interested in submitting, please visit our submission page: http://curiosityquills.com/submission-guidelines/

Editorial Wish Lists:

Managing Partner Lisa Gus is looking for historical, contemporary romance / women's fiction, unique retellings / steampunk, and alternate history.



VP of Operations, Andrew Buckley, is seeking Adult (all genres), NA (all genres), YA (all genres), and MG (all genres). Specifically he’d like to see some original Sci-Fi and Horror stories and he’s always open to any bizarro fiction with a unique twist.