Avery Blair is the main character in Harrowed, our new horror novel from Horror Twins Press. When Brian and I were envisioning our novel, we wanted a main character with a strong backbone--someone who was in charge of her own destiny. We imagined Avery as headstrong, thirsty for a story, and determined to find the truth. When we actually started writing, Avery became all of that and more. We were no longer in charge of her. Like we'd envisioned, Avery spoke to us and started writing her own story. And as it turned out, she had a lot to say. We have very special[...]
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1 One of the things I love most about working with Brian is that he's full of surprises. We love to surprise each other. Usually mine starts with "I did a thing..." Earlier this week Brian messaged me. The message said, "I may have just cut a trailer for Harrowed..." It was followed by another. "I may have jut sent you a link." My eyes bulged out of my head when I realized what he was saying. HE MADE US A BOOK TRAILER. I was so excited and jazzed and I couldn't wait to see it. And then I saw it. And it was perfect. BEHOLD THE GLORY OF THE BOOK TRAILER![...]
Today is a very special day. Why? Because today Brian LeTendre and I are revealing our cover for Harrowed!! Harrowed is a YA horror novel about a serial killer stalking a small town in Massachusetts, and a girl who is trying to solve the murders. Everyone knows how much I love horror and I was beyond excited to start collaborating with Brian on a new series called the Woodsview Murders. Book one is Harrowed, out 9/22/15. Brian has done a fantastic job updating everyone on the progress and our crazy edit month that we affectionately dubbed "Editpalooza." Me, l[...]
As most of you know, Brian LeTendre and I have been writing our butts off working on our novel Harrowed (The Woodsview Murders, #1), which comes out in September. Working with Brian has been wonderful. He’s so dedicated to writing and creating that he’s driven me to step up my writing game and my author game. I’ve written more in the last few months than I have ever in my life. And damn it feels good! Now, Brian and I are embarking on a month long Editpalooza extravaganza, editing our novel and getting it polished and perfect. We’ll[...]
Today I am grateful…Here’s another installment of Monday Gratitude, including a list of things I am thankful for. What is Monday Gratitude? Monday Gratitude is a new feature on my blog where I’ll be listing neat things that I find and the events, books, blogs, and people that I’m thankful for. Raynor is starting to feel better. For those of you who don't know, my sweet four year old rescue dog suffers from a disease called Intervertebral Disc Disease. It's a horrible disease and this time around, when it flared up again the poor pup had[...]