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"Quitting My Day Job to Live the Dream" In one of the few romantic comedies I enjoy, When Harry Met Sally , Harry (Billy Crystal) says to Sally (Meg Ryan), “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” That pretty much sums up my decision to leave my day job and write full time, with me as Harry and my writing as Sally. However, this is a blog post, so maybe I should elaborate. My day job was working part-time as a library assistant for the Reference Department of my local library. My job consisted in helping people sign into their email, answer phone calls, and research some of the most random questions in the history of man. And, every now again, I looked up a book. From a writer’s standpoint, it was a dream job. I only worked half a day, leaving me entire afternoons or mornings to write, and when I did work, I had a front row seat to human n...

Jassy de Jong, author of Drowning, has provided a guest post for readers. You can read it below: I confess... I love Valentine’s Day. Some call it over-commercialized. I say that’s just as well. Thank goodness for all those entrepreneurs out there, designing cards with hearts and glitter, and making teddy bears on sticks and ruby pendants and chocolates with red wrappers, and growing long stemmed roses. I mean, what would we give as gifts otherwise? Easter eggs? Pumpkins? Some call it schmaltzy. Well, what do you expect? It’s a day celebrating love. Soppy, doting, romantic, couply love. It’s all about hand holding, intertwined fingers, long, deep gazes into each other’s eyes. It’s about saying, “You’re so amazing,” and getting the answer, “No, you’re so amazing, and then saying, “I’m so glad I met you,” and hearing, “No, I’m so glad I met  you . Here, have some more champagne.” I googled the origins of Valentine’s Day... I had a confused idea it was something to d...

here is a link that will take you to the book: http://bookstore.xlibris.com/Products/SKU-000780005/The-Wizard-and-the-Fairy-Princess.aspx The Wizard and the Fairy Princess - H. F. Galloway : Xlibris bookstore.xlibris.com about the author: Having always been a storyteller, I was asked by a friend of mine if I would create a story with her being one of the characters. She had always dreamed of being a fairy. I said “Sure,” not having much knowledge of what being a fairy was. Churning my brain, I began the research. Every night, a piece of the story arrived while I slept, filtered in the subconscious mind. Being a writer, I get to savor the story like a fine meal, embracing every moment until sadly, happily, and unexpectedly it comes to the end. synopsis:A human is accidently transported back to an enchanted world where fairies live, and he begins to acquire magical powers, eventually becoming a wizard. At the same time, a fairy egg...

I want to thank Tasha for having me as a guest on her blog. I love talking about how I came to be a writer and how I put my stories together. My promise to my readers is that I write authentic crime while telling arresting stories. As a retired twenty-one year veteran of the Los Angeles Police department, I weave small bits and pieces of my experiences as a police officer into the stories I write. Police work is not always pretty and sometimes the reality can be troubling to those who don't wear the badge. Those who do wear the badge usually learn coping mechanisms for the evil acts people inflict on one another. Most police officers like to think they are trained to handle whatever the streets throw at them – and usually they are prepared. However, a year or so ago, police officers all over Southern California and, in particular, the LAPD were on edge – and with good reason. A former LAPD officer felt he'd been wrongly fired from the department and wrote a rambli...

Frederick Lee Brooke’s latest,  Saving Raine , is a radical departure from his previous quirky and funny  Annie Ogden Mystery  series. In this first installment of  The Drone Wars , he reveals his dark, dystopian, action-packed side – and, boy, chaos has never been so entertaining. "...a fast paced, well written, plot driven exciting sci-fi story full of adventure." --Kamilah Bryant, Amazon reviewer "...a fantastic look into what our future may become."  --Marsha Jeanne Thalleen, Amazon reviewer Find  Saving Raine  on  Amazon  and  Barnes & Noble .  Add  Saving Raine  to your Goodreads to-read list ! This tour has a MASSIVE giveaway! Make sure to enter the Rafflecopter below! About  Saving Raine Matt, Raine went to California because her parents thought it was safe. It’s not. You’ve got to get her out as soon as possible.  She could die, Matt. When 19-year-old Matt Carney gets a...

“I'm very polite by nature, even the voices in my head let each other finish their sentences.” – from Completely Flappable   Each year I organize an event during which I give away free books and raffle off some prizes. This year I thought it would be fun to donate the proceeds as well. I'd chosen Child Helpline International as they support toll-free child helplines worldwide, and help highlight gaps in child protection systems. I'd like to thank everyone who picked up a copy of "No Hope for Gomez!" or "Unspent Time", and I'm happy to be report that we raised over a thousand dollars for the CHI. The Kindle HD Fire goes to: Daniel Wakefield Regs, Graham Parke PS -lets see how far we can get next year ;)

On Family and Its Role in I, Walter by Mike Hartner         Family. That word alone means different things to different people. To me, it meant a father, a mother, and several brothers. But, much more importantly to me, it meant love. My family wa s bathed in, and surrounded by love. And that is the most encouraging thing in the world.          So place yourself in the family of Walter Crofter. His father, Geoff, is wishy-washy at best, mostly spineless, and allows people of wealth to get away with nearly anything simply because he’s afraid of losing their business even more than he already has.            Walter’s brother Gerald saw the way customers treated their father, and his reaction was to rise among the ranks of the illegals in London. He was trying to inflict pain on a class of people that had physically and emotionally...

“I'm very polite by nature, even the voices in my head let each other finish their sentences.” – from Completely Flappable Don’t you just hate it when you have a thousand little thoughts rattling around your brain, good for nothing but keeping you up at night? Ideas, worries, mental reminders for the next day? My voices can get pretty insistent, and mostly this is a nuisance, but sometimes it’s okay, when there’s a story idea or two among the ramblings. And rarely, very rarely, I get what I think is a really good idea, but one that I don't know what to do with. For instance, a while ago it occurred to me that it’s probably not governments or big corporations that wield the world’s greatest financial power. I think it’s us. All the little people together. Then I started wondering what could happen if we all decided to set 1 month of our incomes aside towards fixing this place up a bit. How many of the world’s problems could we actually solve permanently? Half of them, maybe?...

Suzy Turner would like to reveal the cover for her new chic lit, Forever Fredless, here on PrincessReviews! Her guest post/reveal is below!!  Drum roll, please... Cover Reveal Forever Fredless by Suzy Turner Kate Robinson has spent the past two decades yearning to find her soul  mate, the boy she found and then lost during a family holiday.  Shortly after her twenty-eighth birthday, however, she inherits a fortune  from an old family friend and becomes something of an overnight  celebrity. Can her new-found fame lead her to him after all this time? Forever Fredless will be available from online bookstores from October  2013 For more details about Suzy and her books, visit:  http://suzyturner.com http://suzyturner.blogspot.com http://facebook.com/suzyturnerbooks http://twitter.com/@suzy_turner http://pinterest.com/suzyturnerbooks

Thanks for hosting us, Princess Reviews!!! I decided to spend this fine morning at Jumpin' Java Coffee House , one of Olga's favorite hot spots off Washington Street in her small hometown of Grand Haven, Michigan. I'm sitting at a table by the front window to keep an eye out for her. Ah, here she is, sporting Capri jeans and a red Wonder Woman t-shirt, her red curly hair done in french braid pigtails. Me: Hey, girl. How are you today? Olga: I'm happy! Is that for me? *points to a coffee mug in front of the empty seat* Me: Of course! I know better than to approach you with a bunch of deep questions in the morning without giving you coffee first. *takes a seat and groans after her first sip* Olga: Hmm, Chocolate-drizzled Snickers flavored whipped mocha. So . . . deep questions? How deep are we talking about here? *Me grinning as I refrain from a That's What She Said joke. Afterall, Olga is only eighteen years old* Me: Umm, nothing too heavy. Lots of quest...

Why I Write YA Fantasy By Greg James Why do I write YA Fantasy?             The simple answer would be because it’s fun. I’ve always had a fertile and over-active imagination so the creation of a whole world with its people, creatures, lands and seas gives me plenty to do while I’m in the process of telling my story. But the simple answer doesn’t cover everything.             I am fascinated by mythology, not only the historical kind but modern mythologies that have been created by writers like J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan and H.P. Lovecraft in their respective fantasy worlds. To read about the old stories is one thing but to make mythology living, breathing and happening now is something else. To reinterpret the old stories and put your own spin on it, and hope that people understand and like what you are doing, is daunting, exciting and a challenge.   ...

J.S. Wilsoncroft has generously donated 2 e-copies of her paranormal romance to be given away here on PrincessReviews! :) What to Win: E-Copy of My Haunting Love How Many Winners: 2 Who Can Enter: anyone (international) Entry Requirements: Follow PrincessReviews once read, review My Haunting Love  and submit a copy to PrincessReviews for a guest post (PrincessReviews will also forward your review on to Wilsoncroft) How to Enter: Leave a comment on this post with your email  (so we can contact you if you win!) When to Enter: August 10-17, 2013 Amazon's Book Description: Calista Rose is a 16-year-old deaf girl who senses something strange in her new home. Soon she meets a ghost named John and becomes smitten with his handsome good looks and charming ways. Little does she know, falling in love with him brings out the true evil that lingers inside her home. Can she survive  My Haunting Love?

My name is Tasha Haight and I am the Distinguished Young Woman of the Eastern Shore of Maryland for the Class of 2014. Sounds pretty impressive, right? But what exactly is Distinguished Young Women? Distinguished Young Women, formerly America's Junior Miss, is basically a scholarship pageant. Contestants are judged on academics, interview, self-expression, fitness, and talent. Girls compete in their local programs during their junior year, and the local winners (like me!) move up to compete for the state title during the summer before their senior year in high school. Most state programs last more than one day, because the girls do more than just the pageant. They go out into the community and do community service, rehearse their program, learn about their duties, and have fun with each other and their "little sister". Me and Maddie (my little sister) on her farm! In Maryland, during the week of the state program we stay at a host family's house with our ...

Suffocate #1 in The Breathless Novelette series Suffocate is the first novelette in THE BREATHLESS series. It is a 15,000 word young adult thriller that combines the dystopic and science fiction genres. For centuries, the world outside the Biome has been unlivable. Today, marks the first time anyone will attempt to leave the suffocating ecosphere. Eria is not worried because her scientist father has successfully tested the new Bio-Suit many times.  It's a celebratory day until something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of tragedy, Eria uncovers a deep conspiracy in her perfect bubble. If those responsible find out what she knows, they won't stop hunting her until she takes her last breath. The 2nd novelette in the series, CHOKE, is scheduled for June 2013. The 3rd, EXHALE, is scheduled for Winter 2013 Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble Choke, #2 in The Breathless Novelette series   When Eria escapes her home in the Biome, she uncovers more about ...