Cat Phoenix's Blog - Posts Tagged "lying"
June 2018 Update
The time has come! The sequel to Fighting, Lying, is officially added to Goodreads with a solid release date, July 18th. The third book will soon follow! I hope you love it as much as I do!
Who doesn't love fun facts?
Fighting is free at Smashwords.com until the end of July!
5 fun facts you may not know:
1.) Lying is from August's perspective, but Confessing is alternating perspectives between Spencer and August.
2.) I wrote two books because that's just how long it took to tell their story, but also so that Spencer sort of gets his own book, too, because he deserves it.
3.) I am currently writing a spin-off book featuring two new characters we meet in Lying. They live in a town called Summit, so because I haven't hammered down the title yet, I'm temporarily calling it Summit #1. It will start a new series called Summit. I will announce the official title when I announce the book's publish date (no worries, it won't be five years from now). Check my Current Projects for my writing progress bar!
4.) It took a few years to write these two books, and while it killed me to keep putting off publishing, it had to take this long to get the final story out. There's just no way around it. If I'd published what I had in the normal publishing time frame for a sequel, you'd have a totally different story and only one book.
5.) These two new books (and let's be real, probably all of my future work) have lots of graphic violence, sex and language, so even though it's romance, maybe don't let your grandmother read these unless she's one of those cool grannies who owns a motorcycle and approves of you skipping school even though she donated her hard-earned money to your college fund.
This is the end of the post, but the beginning of a whole new story for you to sink your teeth into. I hope it's tasty enough for you. Seriously, I hope it leaves you salivating for more. Or maybe just some good old BBQ.
This blog post was transplanted from my website.
5 fun facts you may not know:
1.) Lying is from August's perspective, but Confessing is alternating perspectives between Spencer and August.
2.) I wrote two books because that's just how long it took to tell their story, but also so that Spencer sort of gets his own book, too, because he deserves it.
3.) I am currently writing a spin-off book featuring two new characters we meet in Lying. They live in a town called Summit, so because I haven't hammered down the title yet, I'm temporarily calling it Summit #1. It will start a new series called Summit. I will announce the official title when I announce the book's publish date (no worries, it won't be five years from now). Check my Current Projects for my writing progress bar!
4.) It took a few years to write these two books, and while it killed me to keep putting off publishing, it had to take this long to get the final story out. There's just no way around it. If I'd published what I had in the normal publishing time frame for a sequel, you'd have a totally different story and only one book.
5.) These two new books (and let's be real, probably all of my future work) have lots of graphic violence, sex and language, so even though it's romance, maybe don't let your grandmother read these unless she's one of those cool grannies who owns a motorcycle and approves of you skipping school even though she donated her hard-earned money to your college fund.
This is the end of the post, but the beginning of a whole new story for you to sink your teeth into. I hope it's tasty enough for you. Seriously, I hope it leaves you salivating for more. Or maybe just some good old BBQ.
This blog post was transplanted from my website.
Music and Books
Lying releases in about seven hours! I can't believe it's already here! You can still pre-order it, or simply wait until the wee hours of tonight/tomorrow morning, then read under the stars. Or under your desk at work tomorrow when the boss isn't looking, and the Office Bitch, Karen, is preoccupied with someone else's personal life. Whichever you prefer.
God, Karen's such a fickle bitch.
Just like last time, I figured I'd share some music I listened to while I wrote my books and read other fantastic books. My two favorite playlists are epic movie/game soundtracks for the action scenes, and some slow, sexy music for my favorite scenes, but I also listened to upbeat music, lazy music, etc.
Music always works wonders in sucking me into a different world and magnifying the magic of whatever I'm reading, especially when it's a book I've never read before. I can sit in a totally crowded cafe, but if I have my headphones, I'm in a different world.
I listen to some Pandora, and of course music I own, but I'm linking to my Spotify playlists so you can put your investigative skills to work and scope out what inspires me and puts me in exactly the right mood for what I'm writing/reading. This isn't all of my music, and I'm sure I'll add more and more as time goes on, so feel free to follow the playlists for your own listening. Or ignoring it altogether. You know, you do you.
Storytime Epics Playlist (movie soundtracks)
Midnight Playlist (slow, sexy music)
Dirty & Dangerous Playlist (bluesy-rock)
Bright Light Playlist (upbeat music)
Slow Motion Playlist (sad music)
All The Feels Playlist (bit of drama)
Lazy Sunday Playlist (easygoing)
I hope you find something you like, and of course, happy reading!
God, Karen's such a fickle bitch.
Just like last time, I figured I'd share some music I listened to while I wrote my books and read other fantastic books. My two favorite playlists are epic movie/game soundtracks for the action scenes, and some slow, sexy music for my favorite scenes, but I also listened to upbeat music, lazy music, etc.
Music always works wonders in sucking me into a different world and magnifying the magic of whatever I'm reading, especially when it's a book I've never read before. I can sit in a totally crowded cafe, but if I have my headphones, I'm in a different world.
I listen to some Pandora, and of course music I own, but I'm linking to my Spotify playlists so you can put your investigative skills to work and scope out what inspires me and puts me in exactly the right mood for what I'm writing/reading. This isn't all of my music, and I'm sure I'll add more and more as time goes on, so feel free to follow the playlists for your own listening. Or ignoring it altogether. You know, you do you.
Storytime Epics Playlist (movie soundtracks)
Midnight Playlist (slow, sexy music)
Dirty & Dangerous Playlist (bluesy-rock)
Bright Light Playlist (upbeat music)
Slow Motion Playlist (sad music)
All The Feels Playlist (bit of drama)
Lazy Sunday Playlist (easygoing)
I hope you find something you like, and of course, happy reading!
Quick Note about Lying
It totally slipped my brain to warn you that Lying does end with a cliffhanger.
I, myself, hate reading a book and expecting a HEA, or at the very least for all the loose ends to fix themselves, but then getting there and it's a totally unexpected cliffhanger. Sometimes it heightens my excitement and need for the sequel. But other times, when I had no idea the cliffhanger was coming and I have to wait for more story to soothe the burn, it can irritate me slightly. It's the only kind of warning I like before reading a new book because I can get impatient if I really want something. So I have to sincerely apologize to those of you who have already bought the book without the warning, but hopefully a balm to the burn is knowing the direct sequel will be out exactly one month from now.
I can go ahead and say that Confessing does not end with a cliffhanger.
Thank you for reading my books! If you wouldn't mind, I'd love for you to rate or review and don't forget to tell your creepy and/or suave local mortician about August and Spencer.
Happy reading :)
I, myself, hate reading a book and expecting a HEA, or at the very least for all the loose ends to fix themselves, but then getting there and it's a totally unexpected cliffhanger. Sometimes it heightens my excitement and need for the sequel. But other times, when I had no idea the cliffhanger was coming and I have to wait for more story to soothe the burn, it can irritate me slightly. It's the only kind of warning I like before reading a new book because I can get impatient if I really want something. So I have to sincerely apologize to those of you who have already bought the book without the warning, but hopefully a balm to the burn is knowing the direct sequel will be out exactly one month from now.
I can go ahead and say that Confessing does not end with a cliffhanger.
Thank you for reading my books! If you wouldn't mind, I'd love for you to rate or review and don't forget to tell your creepy and/or suave local mortician about August and Spencer.
Happy reading :)
