Showing posts with label dice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dice. Show all posts

Friday, May 22, 2015

Friday Five for May 22, 2015


1. I have all three covers for my Dice & Debauchery series now. The final cover is my favorite! They make quite the attractive set too. One week until Layers of Lace is released! I won't be touring until August, but if you'd like to do a shout-out for me, I'd greatly appreciate it. Email me or leave a comment, and I'll send the info your way.


2. Today is my son's last day of preschool. I'm excited and a little sad. We were so lucky to have a super preschool. Small classes, play based program, and the best teachers ever! They'll have a graduation tonight. The kids will wear caps and gowns. It'll be amazingly cute! Plus we'll get cake. Mmmm... cake.

3. So with the last day of school is my last day of morning writing time for the next few months. I'm already mourning it. Yet when August comes around, my little guy will be in school for full day kindergarten. Full days every weekday to write. It's like this shiny, golden treasure just beyond my reach. Summer will go quickly, I know, and I'll enjoy it, but oh, that beautiful, shiny writing time. I can't stop thinking about it!

4. I'll be posting on my blog less in June and July, but you'll still see me lurking about at night. Not the creepy kind of lurking. Though, after long, hot days, I might look a little scary!

5. It's the long weekend. Yay! In my schedule: a renaissance birthday party, Dungeons & Dragons, and maybe we'll get to see Avengers 2. Have a fantastic weekend, folks!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour brings you an awesome review!


Reviews are so important to authors and readers. It helps give authors important feedback and boost sales. For readers, it allows them to learn more about a book before they buy them. I always read the reviews before I purchase a book. Please consider leaving a review. Just a line or two will do.

And speaking of reviews, click on over to the awesome Cherie Reich's blog for a fantastic one about Loose Corset.

Roll (or click!) to win!

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Monday, March 9, 2015

The Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour dresses up!


You don't have to have until Halloween to dress up as your favorite character.
Just go to a convention and join in the coplay fun!

Come over to the lovely Elizabeth Arroyo's blog and find out about my cosplay experiences.

Do you have your copy of Loose Corset yet?
Ellora's Cave  * Amazon * B&N * Kobo * Goodreads

And don't forget to enter the giveaway!
Story Cubes - sort of like a random story generator. So much fun!
Star Wars Galactic Dice Game - May the Force be with you!

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Monday, March 2, 2015

The Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour gets artsy!


Geek girl problem #798: There are only six more stops on the Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour!

Today I'm over at the super talented Heather Holden's blog talking about geeky art. Do you remember 8-Bit Theater?

It's the final month of this tour, and there's one more awesome geeky giveaway!

I'm giving away TWO dice games this month.
Story Cubes - "Let your imagination roll wild!"
Star Wars Galactic Dice Game. Roll high and channel the Force!

One for the writer geeks and one for the Star Wars geeks!
Plus, three lucky winners will get a unique Christine Rains die and swag.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour finishes February with an interview


It's the last tour date of February. How can this be? We need more geeky stuff. Thankfully there's still one more month left of the Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour. Yup, I'm crazy, I know.

Today I'm going to be grilled by the marvelous Tara Tyler. Find out if I would ever do a vlog. Would you? Do you know what it is?

There are still a few days left to win a fantastic game called Zombie Dice. There will be a new giveaway next month, but it won't have brain-eating powers!

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour teases you some more and Very Inspiring Blogger Award


Geek girl problem #432: All the new books you want to read come out on Tuesdays and you don't get paid until Fridays!

I'm over at the awesome Shannon Lawrence's blog today to hook you in with another excerpt.

 A BIG thank you to Jeff Chapman for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! He's a talented speculative fiction author, and I'm so happy that recently he became a part of Untethered Realms.

The rules for accepting this award are as follows:
1. Thank the person who nominated you, and link to their blog.
2. Display the award logo.
3. Nominate at least 15 other blogs (more or less) and provide a link where they may be found.
4. Then, go to their blog, leave a comment to let them know they have been nominated, and where to find the information they need to accept (rules).
5. Mention three things that inspired you the most during the past few weeks. 

Here are three things that inspired me:
1. My son's bravery. He recently had surgery on his eyes to correct an eye turn. A scary thing for a small child. Scary for anyone to have an operation on their eyes! But he didn't complain, whine, or cry. He was sweet, well-mannered, and incredibly brave even after two and a half hours of waiting at the surgery center before he was taken into the OR. What an amazing and wonderful person he's grown to be.
2. Heather Von St. James and her victory over asbestos cancer. Read my blog post here.
3. The tree in my front yard has little buds on it. I feel that excitement every year when I see it budding and know that it will soon be in full flower. It's a Cleveland Pear, and when the flowers are in full blossom, it's so pretty. My next novel will be set in early spring so I can have a tree just like it in it.

I'm not going to nominate anyone in particular. Every one of you is an inspiration. Do not doubt it.

Zombie Dice. You know you want them!

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Monday, February 16, 2015

The Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour Reverse Interview!


Today I'm sitting down with geek girl Clare Dugmore and interviewing her about Loose Corset. Yes, you read that correctly. Clare is not only one of my critique partners but a talented romance writer herself. We have dubbed this The Reverse Interview!

Roll the dice and enter for a chance to win dice!

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Monday, February 2, 2015

This World Bites Blog Tour - Review and the next stop on the Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour


Blurb:
It's her first day on a new world and Cera's already found trouble. Michael, her guardian, has been bitten by a zombie and will soon join the undead ranks.

Everyone tells her there's no cure, but Cera isn't one to be deterred. She's willing to face off with zombie hordes, demon slavers, and black market informants if it means she'll find a cure for Michael. But she's not the only one hunting for something.

Something is hunting her.

My review:
Cera and her strange crew are searching for a cure for her comatose father. They've had their share of troubles, but none like that which faces them now on this new planet. Cera's guardian is bitten by a zombie, and as she searches for a way to save him, something is trying to capture her. Good thing she's a powerful elemental. Wait. Her powers don't work against demons? Oh oh.

What a wonderfully quirky and fun speculative fiction tale. It's over the top and it works so well. The reader is thrust right in to the story, joining a cast of odd characters with a colorful history. It's a new world with zombies and other supernaturals. It paints a fantastic urban fantasy-like setting where even the zombies have restaurants they can go to eat.

The plot is twisted with surprises ready to jump out at you, but for me, it's the characters that shine brightest. Cera has a powerful young voice, but she's been around for a while. She's a strong leader and I admire her dedication to her friends and purpose. I just want to pinch Michael's cute dimpled cheeks and hug him, but I suppose he'd like that a little too much. I'm also a big fan of Duke, a sexy vampire that owns a vegan restaurant. Each character has a rich history and will make you laugh. I laughed a lot while reading this book!

This World Bites is zany and unusual. Be prepared for a wild ride when you read it. And read it you must! I highly recommend it. Good thing this is the first in the series. That means there's more coming!

Buy the book now!



Loni Townsend
Wife. Mother. Writer. Ninja. Squirrel.

By day, she writes code. By predawn darkness, she writes fantasies. All other times, she writes in her head.

People call her peculiar with a twisted sense of fashion, but don't let those understatements fool you. Her behavior is perfectly normal for a squirrel disguised as a human. That's part of being a ninja—blending in.

She makes her home in Idaho with her sadistically clever—yet often thwarted—husband, two frighteningly brilliant children, and three sneaky little shibas.

Find her on her blog or social media.

Contact info:
Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ | Goodreads

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The Geeky D&D Tour continues with new awesome hosts and another nerdy giveaway!

Today I'm explaining con slang over at my wonderfully geeky critique partner's site, T.F. Walsh!

This month's giveaway grand prize is Zombie Dice. It's an awesome dice game. I'm a big fan of Steve Jackson Games, especially Munchkin.
The second prize for 3 winners is a unique Christine Rains die and some swag.

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Getting Geekier on the Geeky Tour


Space: the final frontier.
These are the nerds who built our ships and gadgets.
Their lifelong mission: to explore strange new fandoms, to seek out new books and new sciences, to boldly go where no geek has gone before.

Today I'm over at the wonderful Ellie Garratt's blog where I'm talking about geeks in space!

You still have a few hours left to enter January's giveaway.
Dice. You know you want them.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Time for a teaser!


The geeky fun continues!
And it's time to tease you.

Head on over to the lovely Loni Townsend's blog
for an excerpt from Loose Corset.

You still have a few days left to enter to win your own set of gaming dice!


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Friday, January 23, 2015

The Last Stop on the Loose Corset Tour & #SpecFicChat


Geek girl problem #122: You only have a few hours left to enter the Loose Corset Goddess Fish tour giveaway!

The final stop on the Loose Corset tour is Long and Short Reviews.
I have some tips on how to handle negative criticism.

A big thank you to all my hosts on this tour.
Also a huge thanks to Goddess Fish Promotions.

It's the first time I've used a virtual book tour company, and I have nothing but good things to say about them. They're super efficient, and I will use them again in the future. I highly recommend Goddess Fish to writers who want help in promoting their books.


My Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour will continue next week.
You still have over a week to enter for a chance to win your own set of gaming dice from Chessex.


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Talking about all things speculative fiction, Fridays on Twitter.

 


TwitterChatASBAR

 

Next chat begins January 23, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. GMT/1:00 p.m. EST. @mpax1 is starting it off.

 

Topic: Punking it up. What’s the attraction of Steampunk?

 

Use #SpecFicChat to join the conversation any time. The chat is ongoing, which means you can join in anytime that’s convenient to you, including a day after this Friday.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

The Loose Corset Tour delivers an interview & Clare Dugmore's All It Takes


Geeks are sexy.

Find out more about nerdy me today.
I'm being interviewed at Booklover Sue's.

If you've picked up my book, please consider leaving a review after you've read it. Even if it's just one line saying you loved it or that it made you blush. Reviews are so important to authors.

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I'm so excited to share the start of something awesome!
The wonderfully talented Clare Dugmore is posting a serial romance with each chapter being an episode.


All It Takes is one night to change the rest of their lives.

Graduating Uni, travelling Europe and buying her own place – these are on Megan Green’s to-do list.
At just twenty-two, becoming a mother isn’t.

Fast cars, expensive clothes and bedding a different women every night – this is how Kian Murphy spends his time when not in the MMA ring. 

Pre-natal scans and birthing classes are not on his agenda.

After a chance meeting and passionate encounter, Megan finds herself pregnant with Kian’s child. But with a womanizing reputation, and a temper that often leads him into trouble, Kian is hardly boyfriend material, let alone father material.

Now Megan and Kian must work out if they have All It Takes to turn their one-night-stand into a relationship that will connect them for a life-time.

All It Takes is a dual-POV new-adult, contemporary-romance about responsibility, love and discovering who you are in life. 

Goodreads | Wattpad | Figment | FictionPress


Content: 


Chapter One - First published January 21, 2015: Wattpad | Figment | FictionPress

Chapter Two - February 4, 2015

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Two Awesome Geeky Tour Stops


The dice are rolling hot this week!

Today I'm over at Unabridged Andra's blog with a guest post on writing different genres.


My next host for the Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour is the sci-fi and SyFy loving author, Mary Pax. Come find out some of my Geek Woman Problems.

You know you want some more dice!


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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Loose Corset tour continues!


Today my host is Susana Ellis at Susana's Morning Room.
I interviewed my geek girl protagonist Morgan Reid.
Find out what she was thinking when she first met the gorgeous Dean Bradley.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Fifth stop on the Loose Corset Goddess Fish tour


Geek girl problem #88: The Loose Corset Goddess Fish tour is half over!

Today I'm sharing ten geeky things about me

Share with us something geeky about you!


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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Next stop on the Loose Corset Tour


Have you entered the giveaways for a chance to win your own Christine Rains die yet?

Today I'm talking about why people are drawn to erotic reads at Words of Wisdom... from the Scarf Princess.

Why do you think people read erotic stories?

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The geeky tours continue!


Push up your glasses and read on!

Today I'm visiting with Merissa and Debbie at the Archaeolibrarian.
I'll be giving you tips on how to meet your deadlines and remain sane.


The next host on my Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour is a proud geek girl, L.G. Keltner.
Click over to her blog and learn about gamers' superstitions about their dice. Oh yes, we gamers are a superstitious bunch!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Second stop on the Loose Corset Goddess Fish Tour


Have you bought your copy of Loose Corset yet?

Join me at Books & Other Spells today where I discuss the creation of the geeky characters in Loose Corset. I didn't have to look far for inspiration!

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I'm over at the Untethered Realms blog today too.
The post is titled "Colors of Christine."
Test your geek skills and see if you can name the superhero in the picture at the top of the post before reading the small script!

Don't forget to enter for your chance to win dice!


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Monday, January 12, 2015

Double the tours, double the geeky fun!

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Today is the first day of the Loose Corset Goddess Fish virtual tour!

I'm excited to visit new hosts and meet their readers.
I'd love for you to come along.
There will be a giveaway!

Please join me at my first stop today,
I'll be sharing 7 fun facts about Loose Corset!


My Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour continues today too.
I'll be talking about Dungeons & Dragons at the marvelous and geeky Graeme Ing's site.

And yes, all my giveaways are international!
Click on the host sites to find out what you can win.

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P.S. This is my 1,000th post for this blog!