Sierra Rose's Blog - Posts Tagged "books"
Welcome to all!
I honestly don't blog often so bear with me. I'm Sierra and I'll certainly try to keep this up-to-date on my writings and other things.
To start, I guess I should say that I'm the author of a newly published novel called: Celtic Evil: A Fitzgerald Brother Novel: Roarke which is the first in a five part paranormal romantic suspense series based in Ireland and features the Fitzgerald brothers. All totally different from one another and also very talented in the magics they've hard since birth.
Roarke's tale begins the saga as the brothers are reunited after fifteen years apart when the evil witch that killed their parents returns to stop them from completing the long foretold prophecy that will doom him.
There are dangers from without and within in this story as Roarke struggles to face his pains, the guilt and shame that he's run from since childhood and only with the help of his brothers can he defeat this first challenge or loose not only his life and sould but those he loves.
This has been published and can be found on Amazon.com in both paperback and on Kindle. I'm currently working on the second book in the series which will be Ian's story.
I have also published a short action novella called Diablo's Return that may be expanded on in the future. There is also a poetry collection of small poems written while I dealt with my sister's battle with cancer and finally her death. The cookbook was just a collection a family recipes I put together for my Mother.
I'll see about placing a small excerpt of Roarke's book below.Celtic Evil A Fitzgerald Brother Novel Roarke
To start, I guess I should say that I'm the author of a newly published novel called: Celtic Evil: A Fitzgerald Brother Novel: Roarke which is the first in a five part paranormal romantic suspense series based in Ireland and features the Fitzgerald brothers. All totally different from one another and also very talented in the magics they've hard since birth.
Roarke's tale begins the saga as the brothers are reunited after fifteen years apart when the evil witch that killed their parents returns to stop them from completing the long foretold prophecy that will doom him.
There are dangers from without and within in this story as Roarke struggles to face his pains, the guilt and shame that he's run from since childhood and only with the help of his brothers can he defeat this first challenge or loose not only his life and sould but those he loves.
This has been published and can be found on Amazon.com in both paperback and on Kindle. I'm currently working on the second book in the series which will be Ian's story.
I have also published a short action novella called Diablo's Return that may be expanded on in the future. There is also a poetry collection of small poems written while I dealt with my sister's battle with cancer and finally her death. The cookbook was just a collection a family recipes I put together for my Mother.
I'll see about placing a small excerpt of Roarke's book below.Celtic Evil A Fitzgerald Brother Novel Roarke
Stubborn characters
I've been working on the second book in my Celtic Evil series since I plan and still do plan on a Halloween release or close to it and had a wonderful start.....until my characters decided to change.
Since I was in high school I've been writing but never before did I encounter characters who actually seem to take over plots and change a complete storyline until I had to throw out the book and start over with another of the brothers. That's what I've been doing in between reading and reorganizing books.
So I'm hoping to see have the second book out by October since Ian totally changed my plot when he took over the book and has since then also caused a rewrite of the prologue and first two chapters. Also, as I've discovered it's not easy to find a good spot in a forest of Great Britain for demon dogs to show up. Very frustrating...it's also hard to stay focused on this series when other characters are beginning to yell for attention from an action book I have planned to expand on. It's got to be me. Not every author has to deal with these types of things surely.
Since I was in high school I've been writing but never before did I encounter characters who actually seem to take over plots and change a complete storyline until I had to throw out the book and start over with another of the brothers. That's what I've been doing in between reading and reorganizing books.
So I'm hoping to see have the second book out by October since Ian totally changed my plot when he took over the book and has since then also caused a rewrite of the prologue and first two chapters. Also, as I've discovered it's not easy to find a good spot in a forest of Great Britain for demon dogs to show up. Very frustrating...it's also hard to stay focused on this series when other characters are beginning to yell for attention from an action book I have planned to expand on. It's got to be me. Not every author has to deal with these types of things surely.
Operation Ebook Drop and More!
First, let me say that I have begun particpation in a wonderful program called Operation Ebook Drop. It's a stellar way to give something back to the men and women who serve our country by giving them a little reading distraction in their harried and often dangerous lives.
Celtic Evil: Roarke(yes, I know I left out the sub-title) is now waiting final review by the folks at Kindle before going live there again and I'm hoping to have the physical proof back from Createspace soon so I can get it back up on Amazon. It is on Goodreads (if the PDF opens since I can't get it to do anything) and also on Smashwords for downloads and also on Lulu.
Now that it's been edited I'll push the marketing a little harder toward the holidays though I might have stuck my foot into something I have no clue about by signing up for the NaNoWriMo which will be the first time I've considered doing something like that. Guess we'll see how that goes since lately it's been hard for me to put together a proper sentence much less 50,000 words of a new project.
Celtic Evil: Roarke(yes, I know I left out the sub-title) is now waiting final review by the folks at Kindle before going live there again and I'm hoping to have the physical proof back from Createspace soon so I can get it back up on Amazon. It is on Goodreads (if the PDF opens since I can't get it to do anything) and also on Smashwords for downloads and also on Lulu.
Now that it's been edited I'll push the marketing a little harder toward the holidays though I might have stuck my foot into something I have no clue about by signing up for the NaNoWriMo which will be the first time I've considered doing something like that. Guess we'll see how that goes since lately it's been hard for me to put together a proper sentence much less 50,000 words of a new project.
NaNoWrIMo and a new action novel!
Well, I'm pleased to say that I not only managed to get to NaNo's required 50K limit but also completed the story for it at 70,281 words. Yippee. Needs a little tweaking but not much since I can't free write and just wrote. I think it turned out pretty well. Sierra Rose is my username there to if anyone would like to view the synopsis of the book.
Also this month (yes, I am still working on my Celtic Evil sequel) I completed an action novel called Flames of Betrayal which is the first in a series. On my webpage Sierra Rose Books There's a page for S.E.A.L. Team Omega with the blurb, cover art and & excerpt.
I'm hoping to have it out on Smashwords soon with the Kindle and paperback to follow...though I'm formatting manually for the Kindle this time so heaven knows how this will turn out. I tried it in the Mobipocket creator last night and it looked good on the Kindle for PC thingey so maybe...
Also this month (yes, I am still working on my Celtic Evil sequel) I completed an action novel called Flames of Betrayal which is the first in a series. On my webpage Sierra Rose Books There's a page for S.E.A.L. Team Omega with the blurb, cover art and & excerpt.
I'm hoping to have it out on Smashwords soon with the Kindle and paperback to follow...though I'm formatting manually for the Kindle this time so heaven knows how this will turn out. I tried it in the Mobipocket creator last night and it looked good on the Kindle for PC thingey so maybe...
Sequels, updates, and more!
Anyone who tells you that surely writing a sequel or ongoing book in a series couldn't be that hard since all the hard work was established in the first book should be smacked upside the head with Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
You would think that since your characters have been established, your group or series background set. As the author of two different series let me say that it's not as easy as one would think.
You have to make deadly certain that you maintain all character quirks, flaws, etc and things in a series really should mesh. One must have an unending supply of sticky notes to keep track of what this character did or said or how he or she would react.
So for all you new writers just coming to Goodreads, if you write a series make certain to note everything little thing because you never know when a character's most tiny little quirk may come back to haunt you.
That said, thanks to a wonderful fellow author, Magnolia Belle, the first title in my S.E.A.L. Team Omega series, Flames of Betrayal, has undergone a huge revision process and is now back live in ebook form for Kindle, Smashwords and on Goodreads. The paperback should go back live next week and at a lower price! That makes me happy since I like $8.99 a lot better. Now the fun comes to find a way to let everyone who read the first version know that there is an edited 2nd version out.
The sequel to the book is...ready but is undergoing checking for grammar/style issues and though it won't be as tweaked as Flames this first attempt won't be as flawed since it has been checked for errors once. I'm hoping for a June release though I may try for a 4th of July since it is a Navy SEAL title. Patience is still needed for this one.
Ryan's title for Celtic Evil is still in the planning/plotting stage since my lead character isn't giving up the plot so easily. Though for those who have read either of the other books in this series should know that Ryan's a stubborn man so he should be interesting to write...or turn into something.
You would think that since your characters have been established, your group or series background set. As the author of two different series let me say that it's not as easy as one would think.
You have to make deadly certain that you maintain all character quirks, flaws, etc and things in a series really should mesh. One must have an unending supply of sticky notes to keep track of what this character did or said or how he or she would react.
So for all you new writers just coming to Goodreads, if you write a series make certain to note everything little thing because you never know when a character's most tiny little quirk may come back to haunt you.
That said, thanks to a wonderful fellow author, Magnolia Belle, the first title in my S.E.A.L. Team Omega series, Flames of Betrayal, has undergone a huge revision process and is now back live in ebook form for Kindle, Smashwords and on Goodreads. The paperback should go back live next week and at a lower price! That makes me happy since I like $8.99 a lot better. Now the fun comes to find a way to let everyone who read the first version know that there is an edited 2nd version out.
The sequel to the book is...ready but is undergoing checking for grammar/style issues and though it won't be as tweaked as Flames this first attempt won't be as flawed since it has been checked for errors once. I'm hoping for a June release though I may try for a 4th of July since it is a Navy SEAL title. Patience is still needed for this one.
Ryan's title for Celtic Evil is still in the planning/plotting stage since my lead character isn't giving up the plot so easily. Though for those who have read either of the other books in this series should know that Ryan's a stubborn man so he should be interesting to write...or turn into something.
