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INSPIRATION WEEK – “Inspiration for Shudder’s Setting” + Excerpt, Reviews &#
From the guest post:Ever sprint out of the movie theater for a mid-show bathroom break, only to find yourself alone amongst the rows and...
Jul 17, 20133 min read
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“Test their love, strength and will to live” – Review & Giveaway
In Shudder, you pick up three days after the events of Stitch ended. Alessa and Isaac are outside the walls of Paragon in search of the...
Jul 16, 20131 min read
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INSPIRATION WEEK – “The Bones Incident” + Reviews & Giveaways
From the guest post: There’s an incident early on in Shudder where Alessa and Isaac are happily strolling through the forest until they...
Jul 15, 20132 min read
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BAD GUY WEEK –> INSPIRATION WEEK: “Inspiration for the Engineers” + Review &
The antagonists for the Stitch Trilogy – Paragon’s elusive leaders, the Engineers – were born out of one question: what if smart people...
Jul 13, 20131 min read
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Inspiration for the Engineers (Guest Post)
This content was originally posted on www.upinthebibliosphere.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. The antagonists for the...
Jul 13, 20133 min read
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BAD GUY WEEK Excerpt + Review & Giveaway
Excerpt:The Draftsman met her eyes earnestly. “Listen, Phoenix. I know Paragon is not the best place ever created. But if you were the...
Jul 12, 20132 min read
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A Short Reprieve from BAD GUY WEEK w/ Double Interviews
After a few days of heavy bad guy related content on the tour, I’m sure you could use a little light refresher, and so today we’re...
Jul 11, 20132 min read
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Cover Reveals! Komal Kant’s Wrong Side of Town & Echoes of Melody
Unrelated to the Shudder tour, I’d like to share two awesome new covers by my friend and AMAZING fellow indie author, Komal Kant! Here’s...
Jul 10, 20132 min read
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BAD GUY WEEK continues: “A Profile of Evil: the Engineers” + Reviews, Excerpt & Giv
The Developer Role: Architect behind the entire Paragon scheme and de facto leader of the Engineers Skills/Experience: Talented software...
Jul 10, 20131 min read
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A Profile of Evil: the Engineers - Guest Post
This content was originally posted on www.crysbookreviews.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. As readers learned in Shudder (or...
Jul 10, 20132 min read
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It’s BAD GUY WEEK – “The Nature of Evil” + Giveaway & Interview
Everyone loves to hate the classic evil villain. “Muahaha, I’m going to take over the world!” he cackles – maniacally, of course – and we...
Jul 9, 20132 min read
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Shudder Movie Dream Cast + Interview, Review & Giveaway
First, head over to Falling Books for a guest post featuring the Shudder Movie Dream Cast! Also don’t miss a great author interview...
Jul 8, 20131 min read
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“Sucked right back in” – Shudder Review @ The Aussie Zombie
I loved the first book in this series, Stitch – it was a fantastic blend of great characters and a genre mish-mash that I’ve never...
Jul 6, 20131 min read
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Exclusive Lizzie Interview! Plus 2 Reviews & Excerpt
The action, suspense, compelling characters and deftly built world mesh together to create a stunning installment that has me waiting,...
Jul 5, 20131 min read
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Happy 4th! New Excerpt & Giveaway @ Willing to See Less
The crowd replied with a deafening roar of condemnation, snarling and howling like a rabid animal just itching for blood. As the mob...
Jul 4, 20131 min read
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“Blew me away. A spot-on, perfect follow-up to Stitch.” 5-Star Reviews & Interview
First, at Literary Meanderings, the interview (and a giveaway which Sarah was kind enough to throw in herself – THANKS SARAH!), along...
Jul 3, 20133 min read
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Teaser & Giveaway @ All Fantasy Worlds
“We’ve all taken new names here.” He sat up a little taller, a newfound confidence cascading through him. Something lit up inside him....
Jul 2, 20131 min read
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Guest Post: On Music and Writing + Review, Interview, Giveaway
First, an unpopular opinion in my guest post at Comfort Books: For a lot of writers, music is a huge part of their craft. They use it as...
Jul 1, 20131 min read
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Double Reviews & Excerpts + Giveaway & Bookmarks!
First, from Behind a Million and One Pages, excerpt, bookmarks, and a fab review: Most main characters start to get on your nerves, and...
Jun 30, 20131 min read
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“And then, BAM, she punched me in the gut again!” 2 Reviews + Giveaways!
“When I read Samantha Durante’s debut novel, Stitch, I was blown away. Samantha had so skillfully woven a punch to the gut into her story...
Jun 29, 20132 min read
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