For those of you who have been following along, you know that I try to post a Teaser Tuesday post each week here on Wendy's Musings. With the upcoming overhaul of this site (I am trying hard to keep it just about my author side of the house), this particular post will no longer appear.
However, if you would like to continue following my teaser posts and would also like to check out my past and upcoming book reviews, then come on over to Escape Into Fiction, my book review blog! Today's Teaser Tuesday post can be found there along with all sorts of other bookish things.
Thanks for your understanding and I apologize for any inconvenience.
Blog for Author Wendy Lohr
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Where Did My Mojo Go???
It's Monday morning and I am trying hard to find my mojo. For some reason, though, it is hiding very well at the moment! So, I'm going to ramble for a bit here and then see if I can find it again.
Starward (Galactic Dynasty #1) is now available on Nook, Kindle, and in paperback....YAY!!! I love this novel and hope that you will give it a chance! And if you do, please be sure to leave a review on Amazon or Barnes & Noble or even on Goodreads...us aspiring authors really appreciate it!
I believe in one of the posts a long time ago in a galaxy far far away I mentioned that my next project would be The Soul of Arial. Well, I've really be struggling with that project, flip-flopping back and forth trying to decide how I want to lay it out and write it. So, I finally took a deep breath and admitted to myself that now was just not the time to be working on it. That means that The Soul of Arial project has been tabled for the time being and I will let everyone know when I've decided to pick it back up again. Until then, you will not be hearing anything else about it but I did want to let everyone know what was going on with it.
With that said, my next project is to begin writing the second book of the Galactic Dynasty series, Starward's sequel. I have begun writing, but vacations and business stuff has prevented me from getting very far with it. I am hoping, however, to remedy that this week by spending some time each day writing on it. I pretty much have worked out the entire plotline with my co-author and Muse, E. M. Lohr, so it's just a matter of sitting down and letting the words flow out of my fingertips.
Oh, and the other project I've got lined up is developing my very own website!!!! My intention is to shift this blog and all things pertaining to my work as an author to this new website, but that may take some time. So, for now, I'll still be posting here and will hopefully have a new site to direct everyone to in the near future!
Exciting times all around but then I don't think I've had a dull moment since I began this new journey as a full-time author 3 years ago! I'm having so much fun creating new worlds and sharing them with all of you fabulous readers and I look forward to doing that for many years to come!
So, I guess that means I should actually hop off of here and get on with creating more of one of those worlds now! Have a wonderful week and I'll be back again soon with more posts!
Starward (Galactic Dynasty #1) is now available on Nook, Kindle, and in paperback....YAY!!! I love this novel and hope that you will give it a chance! And if you do, please be sure to leave a review on Amazon or Barnes & Noble or even on Goodreads...us aspiring authors really appreciate it!
I believe in one of the posts a long time ago in a galaxy far far away I mentioned that my next project would be The Soul of Arial. Well, I've really be struggling with that project, flip-flopping back and forth trying to decide how I want to lay it out and write it. So, I finally took a deep breath and admitted to myself that now was just not the time to be working on it. That means that The Soul of Arial project has been tabled for the time being and I will let everyone know when I've decided to pick it back up again. Until then, you will not be hearing anything else about it but I did want to let everyone know what was going on with it.
With that said, my next project is to begin writing the second book of the Galactic Dynasty series, Starward's sequel. I have begun writing, but vacations and business stuff has prevented me from getting very far with it. I am hoping, however, to remedy that this week by spending some time each day writing on it. I pretty much have worked out the entire plotline with my co-author and Muse, E. M. Lohr, so it's just a matter of sitting down and letting the words flow out of my fingertips.
Oh, and the other project I've got lined up is developing my very own website!!!! My intention is to shift this blog and all things pertaining to my work as an author to this new website, but that may take some time. So, for now, I'll still be posting here and will hopefully have a new site to direct everyone to in the near future!
Exciting times all around but then I don't think I've had a dull moment since I began this new journey as a full-time author 3 years ago! I'm having so much fun creating new worlds and sharing them with all of you fabulous readers and I look forward to doing that for many years to come!
So, I guess that means I should actually hop off of here and get on with creating more of one of those worlds now! Have a wonderful week and I'll be back again soon with more posts!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Teaser Tuesday: A Storm of Swords continued
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This weeks' teaser comes from A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire #3) by George R. R. Martin. If you haven't read the first two books or seen the HBO series then this passage might be a tad spoilery where Bran's physical condition is concerned:
Bran shook his head. The day was growing old by then, and long shadows were creeping down the mountainsides to send black fingers through the pines. If the little crannogman could visit the Isle of Faces, maybe I could too. All the tales agreed that the green men had strange magic powers. Maybe they could help him walk again, even turn him into a knight. They turned the little crannogman into a knight, even if it was only for a day, he thought. A day would be enough. (p. 343)
Bran Stark is such an amazing character. I know this particular snippet is much longer than the two sentence rule, but the entire passage resonates so well that I had to share. I just felt that this passage summed up Bran beautifully. It shows the predicament he's in, the desires he has, and the maturity that came to him much earlier than it would have if he hadn't been permanently injured. After everything he's been through, he still clings to his childhood dream of becoming a knight one day and for him, in his early gained wisdom, one day would be enough.
What's your teaser this week?
Leave me a link below and have a great Tuesday!
Monday, July 22, 2013
I'm Officially Back From Vacay!
Madison Wisconsin Skyline
And what a vacation it was! I really enjoyed Madison, WI and would recommend the Olbrich Botanical Gardens, the Henry Vilas Zoo, and the National Mustard Museum to anyone who visits Madison. All of these places are free to get into and had some pretty awesome things to check out.
Here's just a couple of pics from the Olbrich Botanical Gardens...this place is amazingly beautiful!
And here's some pics from the Henry Vilas Zoo!
And some pics from the National Mustard Museum! :)
I took a lot more pictures than this, but these were some of the ones that I really liked or just made me giggle!
After spending a week in Madison, we headed to Iowa and visited with one of our authors, Jessica L. Padilla. It was an awesome visit and we're really looking forward to releasing Jessica's debut paranormal, Blood Origins, soon!
And then from Iowa, we traveled through miles and miles of cornfields (no joke) to Indiana, where we met up with our other author, Jessie McClain, and her family. Jessie is the author of Awakening Iris, which is now available!
Then it was back home once more where we spent another week doing yard work and house work, and we visited with some family who happened to sort of be passing through. The Muse and I actually live about 20 minutes from the nearest town and our house is literally not on the way to anywhere....it's a destination! lol
So, that was my last 2 weeks and the reason for a lot of silence on the blog here. But, I am now back and ready to set my fingers to typing and will be sharing more posts and updates in the coming days. I hope everyone is having a good Monday (if there is such a thing) and staying cool!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Teaser Tuesday: A Storm of Swords
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This weeks' teaser comes from A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire #3) by George R. R. Martin:
My hirelings betray me, my friends are scourged and shamed, and I lie here rotting, Tyrion thought. I thought I won the bloody battle. Is this what triumph tastes like? (p.56)
So, I have now made it to the third book in this amazing series and it just keeps getting better and better. I still love Tyrion and ache so badly for him for not getting the respect and love and appreciation he truly deserves. The author has created such a complex character that makes you invest your emotions into him even though he's only fictional. The mark of a truly gifted writer! I can't wait to see how this book and this particular character evolves!
Have a teaser for me?
Leave me a link below and have a great Tuesday!
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Road Trip!!
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you all are enjoying beautiful weather, great cookouts, and maybe even some awesome fireworks displays this evening! And I hope all of this is taking place with family and/or friends.
We're actually having a cookout today (some beautiful hunks of steak are going on our grill....yuuuummm). But, no fireworks for us this year. That's okay, though. We have to get up around 4am tomorrow because we are going on a ROAD TRIP!!!!
Yep, we're heading to Madison, Wisconsin where the hubby and Muse will be in meetings and attending a conference. Once we're done there, we'll be heading to Iowa to meet one of our authors and then to Indiana to meet another author and then back home again! A whirlwind trip, but it should be a lot of fun. :)
What will I be doing while he's locked up in meetings? Well, I will be feverishly writing on the second book in the Galactic Dynasty series! With Starward (book one) finally available for purchase - you can check out Cressen Books' website for purchase links - and the celebration of that release out of the way, I have come up with all sorts of ideas for the next book. And after having spoken with my co-author and Muse about story flow, plot line, and general direction, I am now ready to pound out at least the first several chapters! I'm very excited to begin this novel and will keep everyone informed of the progress.
And when I'm not writing, I intend to get a lot of reading done. I've just started the third book in the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, and hope to have lots of time to read that. Of course, when the Muse is not in meetings, I fully intend to drag him around the city to see the sights....we will, after all, be tourists! So, I'll be taking pictures and will try and post some of the better ones once we get back home.
So, there you have my excitement! Have a safe and wonderful Independence Day and I'll be back on when I get the chance to give updates and share pictures!
We're actually having a cookout today (some beautiful hunks of steak are going on our grill....yuuuummm). But, no fireworks for us this year. That's okay, though. We have to get up around 4am tomorrow because we are going on a ROAD TRIP!!!!
Yep, we're heading to Madison, Wisconsin where the hubby and Muse will be in meetings and attending a conference. Once we're done there, we'll be heading to Iowa to meet one of our authors and then to Indiana to meet another author and then back home again! A whirlwind trip, but it should be a lot of fun. :)
What will I be doing while he's locked up in meetings? Well, I will be feverishly writing on the second book in the Galactic Dynasty series! With Starward (book one) finally available for purchase - you can check out Cressen Books' website for purchase links - and the celebration of that release out of the way, I have come up with all sorts of ideas for the next book. And after having spoken with my co-author and Muse about story flow, plot line, and general direction, I am now ready to pound out at least the first several chapters! I'm very excited to begin this novel and will keep everyone informed of the progress.
And when I'm not writing, I intend to get a lot of reading done. I've just started the third book in the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, and hope to have lots of time to read that. Of course, when the Muse is not in meetings, I fully intend to drag him around the city to see the sights....we will, after all, be tourists! So, I'll be taking pictures and will try and post some of the better ones once we get back home.
So, there you have my excitement! Have a safe and wonderful Independence Day and I'll be back on when I get the chance to give updates and share pictures!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Teaser Tuesday: A Clash of Kings final
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This weeks' teaser comes from A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) by George R. R. Martin:
He knelt beside her, so they were face-to-face. “A girl whispers if she fears to speak aloud. Whisper it now. Is it Joffrey?”
Arya put her lips to his ear. “It’s Jaqen H’ghar.” (p. 685)
This will be the last teaser from A Clash of Kings as I should hopefully be finished reading it by the end of this week. Arya Stark continues to be one of my absolute favorite characters and I loved this particular exchange between her and Jaqen H'ghar. She had realized that the two names she'd whispered to the assassin before had been meaningless in the grand scheme of things and she wanted her last to truly mean something. This was a bold move by her and in a lot of ways changes the direction of her path yet again.
Anyway, this has been an amazing book to read (really no surprise there) and I can't wait to get to the end of it so I can continue on to the next book in this incredible series!
What's your teaser this week?
Leave me a link below and have a great Tuesday!
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