Laura Catherine's Blog

Hello Everyone!!

It's almost Christmas, just a few days away and I have something special just for you.

Bloodjinn (Djinn #3) has been released today (22/12/2018).

I'm so unbelievably excited to finally be releasing this book. To celebrate the release, all three books in the Djinn series are on sale for $0.99 for a limited time over the Christmas period. So make sure you grab a copy of this best-selling series.

I've finished the final read through of Under Control and uploaded the files to all my preorders. Only 3 weeks to go until release.

I sent the manuscript off to my formatter to get the paperback ready.

Now I get to focus on a new project. I've been researching and plotting a new standalone novel called A Witch's Mark which is a fairy tale reimagining. I'm really excited to start a new project.

Under Control (The Guardians of Ivalice #2) will be released in a month's time on June 16th. You can preorder it now for only $1.99 or read the first in the series also for $1.99.

Both books are available on Amazon, Kobo, Nook and iBooks. Links on my website: www.lauracatherineauthor.com

Other exciting news from me is that I'm just finishing up a round of edits for Bloodjinn (Djinn #3) and sending it off to my betas.

The count down is on!

Laura Catherine

The second book in The Guardians of Ivalice series, Under Control, is being released next month on June 16th.

It is currently up for preorder on Amazon, Kobo, Nook and iBooks.

I'm really excited to share this new book with all of you. I love these characters and their relationships.

So make sure you add Under Control to your reading list and keep your eyes out for its launch on June 16th.

Happy reading!

Hello everyone,

I just wanted you all to know that I will no longer be using this blog for my books as I just don’t have the time to keep updating the various things and I haven’t been writing blog posts in ages. I wanted to focus more on my books, so I have created a new author website just for my books with bios and links to buy. This keeps it all much more simple for me and now I can completely focus my time on publishing new novels.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far, please check out my new author website for all info regarding books.

You can find my new author website here: www.lauracatherineauthor.com

 

It has been a long, long time since I’ve written a blog post on my website and probably even longer since I’ve worked on a novel. Since publishing Blooders at the end of 2015 a lot has happened in my life. I started a new job in child care that I love, which also meant I had to complete a Diploma in that field. So I’ve spent much of the first half of the year working and studying which really got me off track for writing.

I felt like writing had to take a back seat because I really needed to finish my Diploma so I could earn more money, but the longer I left my writing the more I forgot about it completely. I’d stopped posting on my blog, tweeting, and all other social media marketing I had once done for my books. I never checked how my books were selling. The only reminder of their existence was the emails I’d get each month telling me I had a royalty statement, which wasn’t a lot.

Finally around mid-year I had finished my Diploma and handed everything in, but I soon realised that I had told everyone the next short story in the Djinn series was due to be released. I hadn’t finished it and to make things worse, I didn’t want to finish it. I’d spent so much energy and time on my Diploma and learning at work that I was drained. I didn’t want to write and the promise of a pay raise and steady work made me feel like I didn’t really need to write either.

Occasionally I’d have an idea that sparked my interest (I have such a great idea for a Post-Apocalyptic series that I know it going to be full of adventure and troubled character relationships) and I’d spend a week or two jotting down notes on characters and plot, but the spark would fizzle out by the time it came for me to actually do some writing.

So I continued through the next few months pretending like I didn’t have books to write, that there were more important things I had to do, but deep down I wanted to write, I wanted to publish new stories.

Then in September I got engaged to my partner, Lyall. We’ve been together for 6 years. We live together and we have a beautiful cat named, Zuko. While amazing and one of the happiest moments of my life, it was another distraction. I went into full wedding planning crazy mode and booked a bunch of things for our wedding next year.

Then it was over. I didn’t have anything more to organise for the wedding, I had my Diploma, my pay rise, and work was great. Everything suddenly seemed a lot more simple.

Going through my emails one day I received one telling me that NaNoWriMo was coming up and I realised that this could be my chance to get back into my writing. I had previous planned out the whole plot for the third Djinn book, Bloodjinn, during one of my sparked weeks. I was ready to start writing it and NaNo could give me the push I needed to get started again.

For me, starting after not writing for a long time is the hardest part. Once I start the words flow easily, but staring at the blank page can drive me away.

Last week I made the decision. I was going to complete this years NaNoWriMo by writing Bloodjinn. I was going to get myself back into marketing my books (another emailed pushed me to do this when The Book Enthusiast let me know about Black Friday sales in America and asked if I wanted to participate, which I have signed up for, so look out for Djinn and Blooders on sale next month). I also decided to revamp my website/ blog. I have literally just finished going through all my pages and updating them. I’m going to be updating the look of my website over the next few weeks as well with the help of my graphic designer friend.

I have a plan now and I hope that this plan rekindles my love of writing and lets me reconnect with my readers. I do apologise for disappearing without much of a trace. Life has ups and downs, not everything goes to plan and I’m of course only human. So I hope you can forgive me and give me a second chance to show you my worlds through my writing.

Will Survive has been released and is available on Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. All the buy links are below and remember that Will Survive is only $0.99.

There is a giveaway:

1. A $5 Amazon gift card (Worldwide)

2. An ebook copy of Djinn & Blooders (Worldwide)

3. A signed paperback copy of Djinn & Blooders (Australia Only)

You can enter through the link below:

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Title: Will Survive

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Age Group: Young Adult

Length: Short Story

Release Date: April 11th, 2016

Blurb:

The release date for Will Survive will be Mid-2016. The cover for all the short stories were done by Rebecca Berto of Berto Designs.

 

Title: Will Survive

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Age Group: Young Adult

Length: Short Story

Release Date: Mid-2016

Blurb:

Will thought he had died when the warehouse collapsed. He thought he had brought the Blooder, Alec, down with him, but Will survived.

Taken captive to the mysterious Blooder city, where no Djinn has stepped foot since the failed treaty, Will will learn what happens to those who cross the Blood King.

Sentenced to be drained for his ability proves difficult when Alec can’t puncture Will’s skin. Alec will have to come up with more creative ways to torture Will.

Will might have survived once, but Alec promises to make him wish he hadn’t. 

I’ve been outlining and planning the third instalment in the Djinn series for a while now. It’s been tricky trying to fit everything in and getting the story the way I want it. I’m sure there will be many changes as I write it. I’m hoping to start working on it soon. I’m currently working on Will Survive and another new series.

The main reason for this post is that I wanted to share with you all the title for the book.

First there was DJINN and then there was BLOODERS.

The next book in the series will be called BLOODJINN.

The blurb is still in the works too, but as soon as its ready I’ll share that too.

 

I’ve put Blooders up on Story Cartel today. For those of you who don’t know Story Cartel is a website where you make your book available for free in exchange for honest reviews. Those who review the book go into the draw to win a monthly prize which could be a kindle or gift card for Amazon, B&N etc. This allows authors to gain more reviews for their novels and gives the reviews a chance to get something too.

I used Story Cartel back in 2013 when it had just started up. I put Djinn up and managed to get 7 reviews out of it. For a first time author that was amazing results. It is because of this I have decided to use it again for Blooders.

Blooders will be available for 3 weeks to download and read and then you have until the end of the 4th week to upload reviews. The reviews need to be honest, whether bad or good, I want to know what you thought of my work.

I’d be grateful to anyone who could take the time to read and review. Click on the link below to download your free copy of Blooders.

READ BLOODERS FOR FREE