The 13th Floor collection blog tour begins and Nick Wilford's editing service launch

Happy first day of October!

And happy first day of The 13th Floor Complete Collection blog tour!

I have a spectacular month planned. There will be FIVE giveaways. Yes, I may be a little crazy, but I know you love it.

I'm starting off the tour with one of my fantastic critique partners, Tania Walsh.

Did you know she recently released a great paranormal romance called CLOAKED IN FUR? An awesome werewolf story.

I'll be talking about writing the series from start to finish.

Plus, you can enter a giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of the collection!

Buy THE 13th FLOOR COMPLETE COLLECTION here:

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With the unstoppable rise of self-publishing, it’s easier than ever to put your words and stories out there in the world. This is a great thing, and I’m all for it. However, it’s not just about the story - although of course, that is the most important part - but the way it’s presented. After spending months or years on a novel, building an incredible world and honing your characters and storylines to perfection, the last thing you want is to be let down by a lack of editing. It’s just as important as an arresting cover image.

Nick Wilford, Freelance Editor is a one-stop shop for affordable editing, proofreading and formatting services. With professional training and ten years of experience as a journalist and editor, the time has come to transfer these skills in order to help out the fellow authors I have come to love.

But it doesn’t stop there. I’m ready to edit anything; from a crucial term paper, to memoirs and other non-fiction books, short stories, articles or job application letters. Let me put that finishing touch on your masterpiece.

Feel free to take a look at my website for further details of my services and prices.

Bio: Nick Wilford is a writer, freelance editor and stay-at-home dad. Fascinated by words from a young age, he trained as a journalist before embracing the calling of fiction. When not writing he can usually be found spending time with his family or cleaning something. He has four short stories published in Writer’s Muse magazine. Nick is also co-running a campaign to get a dedicated specialist college built in Scotland.

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Day 4 of The Dragonslayer blog tour

A great way to spend the weekend is in the company of a good book. Do you have your copy of The Dragonslayer yet?

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Today we have dragons and a dragonslayer.

Media Sharif did a character interview with Xan. Find out how he keeps his body in top shape!

In continuing with my supernatural creatures theme, I'll be talking about dragons on TF Walsh's blog. Fearsome or friendly?

Bonus stop today at YA fantasy author Graeme Ing's.
He asks me about my favorite books and characters. 

Today's tidbit: You'll see a little more about the 13th floor when Lois is stuck in the apartment with Xan. Yet no matter what happens, you can't convince a skeptic like her that anything might be magical.

Day 3 of The Marquis blog tour

I'm over at my other  fabulous CP's blog today,

Tania Walsh.

She has an awesome weekly series on mythological creatures. In honor of her love of beings of lore, I wrote a post on the central ones in The Marquis: demons.

Today's tidbit: There are several BIG mythological beings in the 13th Floor series such as giants, dragons, and Zeus.

FEARLESS is here!

Woo-hoo!

It's here! It's here!

FEARLESS is now available at

Amazon

Smashwords

B&N
Kobo

It costs $.99 on Amazon and B&N,
but it's free on Smashwords and Kobo.
If you could please do the
price-matching thing on Amazon,
I'd be very grateful.

Spread the word!

Please pop over to Tania Walsh's site today.

I've a guest post about monsters.

So much fun!

Speaking of monsters,

it's the first day of the

"What was your childhood monster?" blogfest!

I can't wait to read all your posts.

I'll be posting my childhood monster tomorrow.

UPDATE:
I finally got everything fixed on CreateSpace.
THIS is the new link.
I'm sorry about the delay.
(Tip for writers publishing their work on CreateSpace: Make sure you get a free CreateSpace ISBN. They will give you a section where you can add your own, and you will likely already have one if you've published the story as an ebook already. CreateSpace wants their own ISBN, but they don't tell you that. Because once you add it in and click that button, you CANNOT change it. And when you get everything approved and accept the proof ready to be sold, you CANNOT delete the project. Customer service didn't help explain the situation either. The only thing you can do at this point is start over by making it a new project. Though the second time I went through it was much much quicker than the first!)

New blogfest badge and schedule

I LOVE this new badge! The artwork is amazing. It has the perfect atmosphere. I was happy to get permission from the artist, an extremely talented woman named Nina. I discovered Nina on deviantART. Please check out her site. Her artwork is beautiful. Some pictures are lively, some are dark, and others are simply breathtaking. Every piece inspires a dozen stories in my head.

Don't forget to sign up for the "What was your childhood monster?" blogfest to help promote the release of my novella, FEARLESS.

I added FEARLESS on Goodreads. It took a little bit to figure out. I also can't find where you can add tags for your book to list it under certain genres. Does anyone know if you can do that?

I'm excited to be doing a guest post on writing action scenes at Kathleen Doyle's Thirsty Thursday blog on July 31st. Pop by for a visit! Don't worry, I'll remind you again on Tuesday.

I have a big week lined up for my release. Of course, there's the blogfest happening August 7th - 9th.

On August 6th, I have an interview with Shelley Sly, a fellow writer and geek. I also have a guest post on writing fear at my hard-working critique partner, Cherie Reich's blog. You still have one more day to enter to win the entire Gravity trilogy by Cherie!

August 7th is the official release of FEARLESS. That day I'll be over at Tania Walsh's site with a post about monsters. Tania is awesome, and we share a love of mythological creatures. Every Monday, she has a fascinating post about a mythological monster.

I'll be visiting the lovely Aubrie Dionne on August 8th. We'll have a fun chat. In other Aubrie news: on July 30th, Aubrie will be revealing the cover to her newest sci-fi romance novel, Colonization. There will be a giveaway!

Finally, on August 9th, I'll be interviewed by M. Pepper Langlinais. Be prepared for something out of the ordinary. I can't wait to find out what she'll ask me!

The Lucky 7 MeMe and the Sunshine Award

I received this cool meme from Tara Tyler and Tania Walsh.

Thank you! This is really neat.

Here are the rules:

1. Go to page 77 of your current MS.
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy down the next 7 lines - sentences or paragraphs - and post them as they're written. No cheating.
4. Tag 7 authors.

Here are my seven lines from Witch's First Rule:

“She didn't say why she wanted it, but I'm going to assume it's because she doesn't want me making the potion.” Magena hurried through the kitchen and down the hall to go up the stairs to the second floor. The vacuum was sitting by the linen closet still plugged into the wall. She smacked the handle as she stormed by and knocked it on its back. “My home has been violated. It'll never feel right again.”

Nathan kept pace with her. “I'm going to have to call Mr. Knox and tell him what happened. I'm sure he can help you cleanse the house if you feel something wrong with it. There's no use--”

(I didn't cheat, but likely the scene will be cut from the manuscript!)

Here are the next lucky seven writers:

1. WritingNut

2. M Pepper Langlinais

3. Cherie Reich

4. Aubrie Dionne

5. Lorelei

6. Sarah Ahiers

7. Julie Dao

I also received this wonderful award from Kathleen at Writing, Reading and Life.

Thank you for a bit of sunshine on a rainy day.

Here are the rules:

1. Thanks the person who gave it to you.

2. Write a blog post with the answers to the questions.

3. Nominate 10 other bloggers for the award.

Favorite color: blue

Favorite animal: wolf

Favorite number: 5

Favorite non-alcoholic drink: pink lemonade

Facebook or Twitter: Facebook.

My passions: My son, husband, reading, and, of course, writing. There's also chocolate. Most particularly chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cheesecake. Mmmm.

Getting or giving presents: giving. I love the reactions and they stay with me longer than any material thing a person can give me.

Favorite pattern: whorls

Favorite day of the week: Saturday

Favorite flower: wildflowers. I love seeing a field full of various wildflowers. I'm not a fan of flowers in the house.

I'm giving some sunshine to everyone who wants it. Have a great weekend!

Sharing an award and NaNoWriMo 2011 - day 12

Huge thanks to the wonderfully talented Tania Walsh who gave me the Liebster Blog award.

The award comes with three short rules:
1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top bloggers and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog. Check, see above.

I'm passing the award on to three awesome individuals:
1. Aubrie Dionne - She just posted pictures from her latest book signing. Go Aubrie! Her latest sci-fi romance is doing great and the next one is due out in January.
2. Joshua - His blog is called Vive le Nerd. We nerds have to stick together!
3. Gabby - A great friend and such a creative woman. She's doing NaBloPoMo this month as I'm pounding away at NaNoWriMo.

NaNoWriMo update: My word count is 28725. If I pull myself away from Blogger, I might reach 30000 tonight. Thank you for your encouragement. You all have been so great. Keep plugging away. If you're stuck, go to a random plot generator and throw yourself a curve ball.

Potty training update: My son used it successfully again this morning. It wasn't a fluke yesterday! I won't be pushing the training yet as he's still young, but he'll be rewarded greatly for each time he does go. We bought him his own potty seat for the toilet. He was unimpressed. Thanks to those of you who shared your own potty training stories. I love hearing about them!