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Hey Peeps! It’s an exciting day!! Who doesn’t love a cover reveal? Well I got that. But I got something to go with the cover too…. a Book Trailer! Yay! Settle in your seat and get ready to delight your eyes and ears. 🙂 I have mentioned a few times that I am one of 3 moderators in a group in GoodReads called Creative Reviews… (our button is over there ————–> on the right side somewhere!). Well our group is filled (and I do mean filled – we have over 900 members) to the brim with writers, reviewers, editors, proofreaders and crazy people. (I beRead More →

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Hey Peeps!!!! I have some super most excellent most creative and colorful post for you today. Oh, yeah, and its informative too!!! (Excuse me while i catch my breath……….) Aaaand I’m back! Today I have an interview with Regina Wamba, a super talented designer. She has designed all 3 of my book covers. She is sooo good at what she does and book cover design isn’t all she does. Nope. Uh-huh. She does websites, logos, photography and book trailers. I’m pretty sure she’d knit you a sweater if you said please. She knows her stuff. If you need a designer you should check out herRead More →

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Hey Peeps! We busted through another week and I have got something super glittery, something super shiny for you to brighten up your day!! Jenn from Indie Supporter is here today with a completely random post. That’s right, Random. She is going to be telling us all about her love of sparkly, glittery things! There are even pictures!! LOL. So get out your sunglasses and have some fun! First off, let me do my usual GUSHING THANK YOU to Cambria for letting me use her blog, AGAIN! You seriously are such an amazing chick and I heart the heck outta ya!!! Get your sunglasses readyRead More →

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Hey Peeps! Well as most of you know the months of November and December are just plain crazed for me! Yes, that’s right I am about to be even crazier than usual. As you know my debut novel, Masquerade, comes out December 16th and the short story teaser, Before comes out November 18th. That isn’t all I have being published. I also have another short story – a stand alone – being published this month. November 23, 2011 – to be exact – right before Thanksgiving. It’s called Whiteout. Its a paranormal short story that will be available as an Ebook only. It is a greatRead More →

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Hey Peeps! I have got something Amazing today! It’s an interview with a Publisher! but not just any publisher. MY publisher. Lynn Calvert is the founder and owner of Otherworld Publications. She is the go-to gal for the publishing house and is the bestest boss lady in the land. And she knows all about publishing too. So I thought, who better than to bring the people (yeah, you) the answers to all of their publishing questions? She is going to give us all the inside scoop on a small publishing house. I’m not going to keep rambling (yeah, like I usually do) because this isRead More →

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Title: Abduction Director: John Singleton Rating: PG-13 Genre: Action, Suspense Format: In theaters now Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lilly Collins, Alfred Molina Nathan is a carefree teen with a normal suburban life, living with his two parents and crushing on the girl next door…. Until one day he sees a photo of him from childhood on a missing person’s website. At first he doesn’t believe that the little boy could be him but he can’t shake the odd feeling he has so with the click of a button he ages the photo and is left staring at a picture of himself… Which leads me to theRead More →

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Hey Peeps! It’s Friday!! The end of the week is near and the weekend is just around the corner! But we aren’t at Saturday yet. Nope. Nuh-huh. And I know you might be at work or home and just staring at the clock wishing it would just come on already… so hows about a little break? Today I am continuing my Adventures in Publishing Segment with and interview with an Editor. Now, this editor isn’t just any editor. Nope. She has – on occasion – admitted to wearing a poncho and goggles to edit in. Clearly she’s very serious about her job.  🙂 My guestRead More →

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Well The Unlocked Diary made it to 100 followers! Actaully I am 124 followers! Yay! You guys are so awesome!!! So I did say that I was going to be giving away a 15$ BN gift card when I hit 100… well we did and I haven’t done the giveaway. Until now!!!!!!! The winner of the $15 Barnes and Noble gift card is : Stephanie @ FAB Congrats girl! I will be in touch to send you your prize!!!! Bummed you didn’t win?No Problem. As you all know my book comes out in December and I have a short coming out in November…. and IRead More →

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Hey Peeps! I thought I would start out the week here at The Unlocked Diary with a Guest Review from author Dale Ibitz. I read this review of hers and it just got me really excited about this book and I thought it was something to bring to my people (yes, you). I love, love the cover for this book and after reading Dale’s review I added it to my TBR list on GoodReads. So before the review I thought I would tell you a litte about Dale, who is a member of my Creative Reviews group on GR (our button is over there onRead More →

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Hey Peeps!!It’s finally Friday!! Are as thrilled as I am that its the weekend? It felt like a marathon to get to the end of the week but we did it! Today I have something fun for you guys… an interview with a fellow Otherworld Publications author. (FYI Otherworlds Logo is over there on the right– you can click it to visit their website). Beth Ann Masarik is here today. Beth Ann’s debut novel The World Among Us was published recently and she also has a short story published titled Murderous Regrets (don’t we all have some of those? Oh, we don’t? Forget I saidRead More →