Author: Jenny

Twenty Minutes With James L. Sutter

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James_Sutter-150x150Every once in a while I am given the opportunity to sit down with my good friend Dave Robison to co-host The Roundtable Podcast. I was super excited to be given the chance to partake in a special edition of the RTP’s Twenty Minutes With, where Dave and I talked for (far longer than) twenty minutes with Paizo Publishing editor and author, James. L. Sutter, about writing, editing, plotting, music and blueberries. It’s always an amazing experience, hearing about another author’s process, and I took a lot away from this outstanding conversation.

I am a huge gamer, finding so much inspiration in the storytelling aspect of role playing games, and as far as I’m concerned, this guy is living the dream!

If you’ve got a commute, or you’re looking for something to listen to while you’re getting in some exercise, this is a great way to spend 45 minutes.

Twenty Minutes With is a chance for us to sit down and talk shop, pick the brain of someone we respect and admire in hopes of walking away inspired and ready to take over the world. There is occasional adult language, just so you have fair warning. The podcast is rated M for Mature on iTunes.

Hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did recording it.

The Roundtable Podcast Twenty Minutes With James L. Sutter

On the Fourth Day of Christmas…

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This event has been a lot of fun, and we’ve had so many great people come out to join us. To me, that’s what the holiday season is all about–spending quality time with good people. We have definitely captured the warmth of that vibe this holiday season.

Today’s gift comes from a pretty dynamic duo you’ll definitely want to check out. You can find the links to their books on the Facebook Event Page, or in the “Show More” section on the YouTube video. You can also still grab the books from Day Two and Day Three at this time, so you’ll certainly want to make sure you snag them before they’re no longer free.

Now, on to today’s video!

Thank you to everyone here who has taken time out of their day to join us for this. Like I said above, it’s been a lot of fun and we are all grateful to see so many smiling faces every single morning when Starla posts the day’s goodies.

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for a giveaway from another author!

On the Third Day of Christmas…

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The Reader Appreciation Event continues, and on Day Three, Dalisa Lynn is giving away the box set of her Embracing series. You can find out all about it here, and if you haven’t yet joined us over on Facebook for the 12 days of giving, I hope to see you there. Today is also Dalisa’s birthday, so helping spread the word would be a wonderful gift for her, I think.

If you’ve got a Facebook account, you can join us online for the ongoing event right here! Even if you don’t have Facebook, you can still partake, just follow the links in the youtube video to Delisa’s freebie over on Amazon! Thanks to everyone who’s joined us. We’ve had a really great celebration with old and new friends, and we are all grateful to those who’ve joined us by spreading the holiday cheer. Be sure to check back tomorrow for Day Four and another amazing gift!

On the Second Day of Christmas…

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Hi everyone, and welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Reader Appreciation Event. I have no idea who today’s author is, *whistles innocently,* but I hear this Jennifer Melzer person is giving away the first two books in her Serpent of Time series. You can find out more in today’s video.

With ten days left, after today, and still time to take advantage of Starla Huchton’s giveaway from day one, you can grab tons of goodies. It’s a great way to not only discover new books, but meet other readers, so I hope to see you there. You can find the event right here, just follow the link to join us for the all day, every day celebration, and feel free to share with everyone you think might enjoy a few free books in a variety of genres.

On the First Day of Christmas…

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I will be posting one of these every day for the next 12 days! Our 12 Days of Christmas Reader Appreciation event has launched! The first author playing Santa today is a favorite, and you’ll definitely want to check out what she’s offering.

There’s still time to join us over on Facebook for the event. Every day another author will be putting gifts under the tree just for you, and you don’t want to miss out. Tell your book-loving friends and family, and please feel free to share the event with everyone you know.

12 Days of Review Requests from Jo Michaels

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I wanted to take a moment to share this opportunity I discovered yesterday because heaven knows we could all use unique opportunities like this one. Gaining reviews is essential to helping us all gain credibility as storytellers. As much as I tend to wish it wasn’t so, word of mouth from readers does help us sell our books.

Author Jo Michaels is currently running a 12 Days promotion, each day she will post a new rafflecopter for entries, and in the comments section of that blog, you can pitch one of your books for her to read and review. She will check out your sample, and announce the winner on the next day’s blog post. She will also link to all the previous day’s winners so interested readers can check out the sample and see if they might be interested in the books offered.

All of the rules for this unique and exciting 12 Days can be found right here on this post. Please read through them carefully before pitching, take time to formulate a one minute elevator pitch and present it.

I pitched my book yesterday, and it got a few people interested. Hope you’ll check it out!

Good luck to all who decide to take a chance on this. It’s a really fun way to meet new people and get your book in front of some potential new readers. Great ideas like this must be shared!

 

It’s Teaser Tuesday Again!

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I love sharing these with you guys. I think because throwing these teasers together each week has actually been one of my favorite parts about promoting this book. Finding the right quotes and moments to go with the right images, it’s so much fun. I hope you enjoy this week’s teaser!

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Siren is now available for pre-order: Amazon US, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, India (coming soon), Brazil, Mexico and Australia.

For signed paperback pre-orders, follow the link to the Siren main page on my website.

12 Days of Christmas Reader Appreciation Event

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The holidays are officially upon us, which means a lot of us taking time to reflect on the little joys that make our lives worth living. This year, my friend Starla Huchton came up with a really great way to give back to the people who make it possible for us to do what we do all year long. She organized a 12 day event over on Facebook, which kicks off on December 14 and carries on through Christmas. Twelve authors giving back, one each day, to the people who make it possible for all of us to keep doing what we do.

The event is open to the public, and all are invited to join in to take advantage of all this sweet, literary loot! I hope you’ll join us and invite your book-loving friends, as well.

Each day will offer a new surprise, and you can grab copies to gift to your friends as well!

All you need to do is log into your Facebook account, drop by the event page and click join us for twelve days of grateful giveaways!

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Hope to see you there!

Bag of Cats

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bag of cats 3Sometimes my brain is a bag of cats, and you know if you put cats in a bag (do not do this thing, it’s very cruel, but I’m sure you already know that,) those cats get agitated and start shrieking and clawing and squirming around. It’s all chaos and insanity, and before you know it everything’s scratched up and bleeding and there are headaches. Oh, so many headaches…

And I’m sure you’ve guessed by this point that by bag of cats I’m really talking about ideas, not cats, and at the moment my mind is overflowing. I have too many cats in there with a single ball of yarn, and they’re all clawing and making it really difficult to grab a single thread and just start tugging on it until everything falls into place.

bag of cats 2Can’t concentrate… can’t think clearly. Must find a way to go on…

I’m in the middle of finishing an urban fantasy novel that I love to pieces and want to see stuffed between a lovely cover and put upon the shelf, but the other ideas are crowding it out. They’re so loud I can’t hear myself think if I don’t pay attention to the new things.

It’s annoying. I feel scattered, unable to commit to myself, but at the same time I know if I don’t answer the cat that’s screaming the loudest, it will just get louder and louder until I go crazy—er, crazier, than I already am.

bag of catsI blame the short attention span internet life inspires. Everything is shiny and new and exciting, and I want to touch it all! All of it, all the time, but you can’t touch everything all at once. We only have so many fingers, so I have to find a single cat and start placating it, or the chaos will just continue to grow.

So, my question for you this morning is how do you keep yourself in check? Do you keep yourself in check at all, or do you answer the loudest cat when it screams because you know it’s going to guarantee the best results for a time? What do you focus on when everything is so loud?

I’d love to hear your methods in the comments section below, if you have methods. Maybe you don’t. Maybe you love the chaos, which would be really cool to hear about it!

Teaser Tuesday: Siren

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I have been dreadfully absent for the last week. I took a little stay at home vacation from the internet and writing to indulge in a video game I’ve been waiting for what felt an entire lifetime to play. It was incredibly inspiration and my mind is abuzz with so many plots and plans.

Now I have so many things that need to be done, I have no idea how I will find time to do them all. It’s kind of thrilling when that happens, though, right? Inspirations knocking at the door, all the little voices clamoring to be heard and done justice on the page. I also have a ton of editing to do, but I’m easing my way back into it all, and while it’s always a dread leaving a vacation atmosphere, even an imaginary one, it’s good to be back to work.

I wanted to share another Teaser Tuesday with you all. I think this one is, by far, my favorite of them all to date.

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If you’re interested, you can pre-order your copy of Siren from Amazon, or grab a signed paperback from my site. If you do pick one up, I’m holding a weekly drawing, which you can find out more about over on my site.