Hi!
I don't know if I ever wrote it here but I'm one of the moderators of the NA group on Goodreads. We also have a Facebook page. ;)
In a very short time we gathered over 1000 members all new-adult books lovers! It's amazing and as promised, we're doing an amazing international giveaway.
Good luck and feel free to spread the word about the group, giveaway, Facebook pages, etc.
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3.23.2013
3.11.2013
Writing a sequel is not easy. Not at all.
Hi!
While I just did a cover reveal - with the help of amazing people - for my novel By My Side, I've got many other projects I'm working on. One of which is entitled Patch Up, a new adult novel that is not exactly a romance as you can imagine first. I deeply care about this novel because the heavy subject the plot is centered on is important to me and I wanted to write something intense, emotional and moving. It was hard to write it and edit it but with the help of my beta readers, I can be proud of it.
But here is the thing. When I wrote Patch Up I had in mind a stand alone book with many possibilities for a companion novel, but I never really entertained the idea of a sequel. And yet, here I am, writing a sequel for Skye and Duke's story. This time the tone is a little different because the story evolved along with the characters' lives and the romance is going to be way more present.
Don't get me wrong, if I started writing this sequel it's because I have tons of ideas to make it interesting and because my characters still have things to share. Though, it's way more difficult for me to write this sequel than it was to write Patch Up.
I think it's because I'm afraid it won't be as good as Patch Up is, because I'm wondering if I'm over doing it after everything Skye and Duke went through, and I'm also wondering if their romance is going to be that interesting for the readers after how they managed to be where they are at the end of Patch Up. Yes, I'm doubting and it's very common for me.
I never thought writing a sequel would be like this. I know Patch Up can be a stand alone novel but I don't want to say goodbye to my characters just yet. Maybe this sequel will never be published but I think I need this kind of closure writing it will bring me. It sounds weird, I know, but it is difficult to let go after you spent months deeply involved with your emotions, fears, doubts and hopes.
But right now, fingers crossed for the future of Patch Up.
If you're like me, having a difficult time writing your sequel, think about this...
While I just did a cover reveal - with the help of amazing people - for my novel By My Side, I've got many other projects I'm working on. One of which is entitled Patch Up, a new adult novel that is not exactly a romance as you can imagine first. I deeply care about this novel because the heavy subject the plot is centered on is important to me and I wanted to write something intense, emotional and moving. It was hard to write it and edit it but with the help of my beta readers, I can be proud of it.
But here is the thing. When I wrote Patch Up I had in mind a stand alone book with many possibilities for a companion novel, but I never really entertained the idea of a sequel. And yet, here I am, writing a sequel for Skye and Duke's story. This time the tone is a little different because the story evolved along with the characters' lives and the romance is going to be way more present.
Don't get me wrong, if I started writing this sequel it's because I have tons of ideas to make it interesting and because my characters still have things to share. Though, it's way more difficult for me to write this sequel than it was to write Patch Up.
I think it's because I'm afraid it won't be as good as Patch Up is, because I'm wondering if I'm over doing it after everything Skye and Duke went through, and I'm also wondering if their romance is going to be that interesting for the readers after how they managed to be where they are at the end of Patch Up. Yes, I'm doubting and it's very common for me.
I never thought writing a sequel would be like this. I know Patch Up can be a stand alone novel but I don't want to say goodbye to my characters just yet. Maybe this sequel will never be published but I think I need this kind of closure writing it will bring me. It sounds weird, I know, but it is difficult to let go after you spent months deeply involved with your emotions, fears, doubts and hopes.
But right now, fingers crossed for the future of Patch Up.
If you're like me, having a difficult time writing your sequel, think about this...
3.08.2013
By My Side: Cover Reveal + Blurb
Hi!
I can't believe I'm about to post the cover and blurb of the first novel I wrote and it is going to be available at the end of the month! It feels quite unreal right now.
Let me know what you think about the cover and if the blurb makes you want to read the novel. :)
Out 03/29/13
Blurb:
Lily Saunders sees her family falling apart. Her father is deserting her, and her mother is drinking more and more. Even sarcasm can't help Lily. When she thinks her best friend, Andy Green, will help her, she discovers how his blinding jealousy will mess everything up.
And then Gabe Green comes back home. She thinks it'll be like always between them—sarcasms and curses thrown at each other—but she's mistaken. He's different, and understands right away the problems she's trying to keep for herself.
But even if he's there for her, making her fall hard, they both know it'll end soon. Because at their age, you can't expect forever. Right?
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17565301-by-my-side
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Stephanie.witter.author
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/StephanieR76 (I'm a twitter addict!)
Feel free to spread the word. Thank you!
I can't believe I'm about to post the cover and blurb of the first novel I wrote and it is going to be available at the end of the month! It feels quite unreal right now.
Let me know what you think about the cover and if the blurb makes you want to read the novel. :)
Out 03/29/13
Blurb:
Lily Saunders sees her family falling apart. Her father is deserting her, and her mother is drinking more and more. Even sarcasm can't help Lily. When she thinks her best friend, Andy Green, will help her, she discovers how his blinding jealousy will mess everything up.
And then Gabe Green comes back home. She thinks it'll be like always between them—sarcasms and curses thrown at each other—but she's mistaken. He's different, and understands right away the problems she's trying to keep for herself.
But even if he's there for her, making her fall hard, they both know it'll end soon. Because at their age, you can't expect forever. Right?
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17565301-by-my-side
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Stephanie.witter.author
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/StephanieR76 (I'm a twitter addict!)
Feel free to spread the word. Thank you!
2.24.2013
Cover Reveal + excerpt: The Love Game by
Hi!
I don't know you but I can't wait to read this book. And the cover is gorgeous. Let me know what you think about it and if you want to read the new adult book of the lovely Emma Hart, don't forget to add it on your Goodreads to-read list!
Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17341522-the-love-game
Synopsis:
His challenge? Make her fall in love with him.
Her challenge? Play the player.
Until life changes the rules of the game.
Maddie Stevens hated Braden Carter on sight. Arrogant, egotistical, and the playboy of the University of California, Berkeley, he's everything her brother Pearce has taught her to despise. So why, when the girls challenge her to play the player, doesn't she say no? She doesn't know either.
Braden wanted fiery little Maddie the second he laid eyes on her - and he'd do anything to have her, hence why he's agreed to make her fall in love with him. After all, it's the only way he'll get what he wants. Sex.
But, as Braden discovers, there's more to the girl from Brooklyn than he ever imagined - and he can't help but care about the broken girl behind those pretty green eyes.
Maddie finds Braden isn't just a walking erection - he actually has feelings. He can be sweet, funny and his good looks don't exactly hurt. That means trouble - but when her brother Pearce turns up in Berkeley begging for her help, she realises Braden and Pearce aren't so alike anymore.
And maybe, just maybe, they're exactly what each other needs.
Excerpt:
He slides one of his arms around me and pulls me to him so my back is flush against his chest, both of our arms wrapping my stomach. “See? I've got you. It's fine, Angel.”
“This is crazy. Never again is Megan organizing a date.”
“Yeah, she got a good one with this.” He laughs again and I shake my head.
“No, no, she didn't. This is terrible.”
“Really? I would have thought that being up against me would be a good thing.”
“Maybe it would be if I could actually focus on the fact I'm pressed against your body.”
“Well, then.” He spins so he's in front of me, skating backwards.
“Braden, you can't see where we're going!”
“That's your job.”
“Oh my god.” I try looking over his shoulder but I can't. He's too tall, dammit. “You're too tall!”
“Then you just have to trust me.” His lips take mine in a searing kiss and I gasp inwardly, grabbing hold of him tightly. His hands find my waist and pull my hips against him, our speed slowing slightly. He goes to deepen the kiss, his tongue tracing between my lips, and I nip his bottom lip before I open to him. My fingers tangle in his hair as our tongues meet, starting an intricate dance of want.
For a second, I forget the game. I forget the fake relationship. I forget the fact I'm on roller-skates and Braden isn't-
“Oomph!” Braden grunts, hitting the floor. I laugh, rolling off him.
“I told you we didn't know where we were going!” I say through my laughter, blades of grass tickling my ears.
“Hey.” He rolls towards me, propping himself up on his elbow. His hair flops down towards my face, casting little shadows over us. “I totally knew where we were going until you distracted me.”
“I distracted you? Oh no, mister. You kissed me, not the other way around.”
“And I didn't hear any complaints about that.”
“Maybe that's because there weren't any.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“Then let's try again.”
I don't know you but I can't wait to read this book. And the cover is gorgeous. Let me know what you think about it and if you want to read the new adult book of the lovely Emma Hart, don't forget to add it on your Goodreads to-read list!
Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17341522-the-love-game
Synopsis:
His challenge? Make her fall in love with him.
Her challenge? Play the player.
Until life changes the rules of the game.
Maddie Stevens hated Braden Carter on sight. Arrogant, egotistical, and the playboy of the University of California, Berkeley, he's everything her brother Pearce has taught her to despise. So why, when the girls challenge her to play the player, doesn't she say no? She doesn't know either.
Braden wanted fiery little Maddie the second he laid eyes on her - and he'd do anything to have her, hence why he's agreed to make her fall in love with him. After all, it's the only way he'll get what he wants. Sex.
But, as Braden discovers, there's more to the girl from Brooklyn than he ever imagined - and he can't help but care about the broken girl behind those pretty green eyes.
Maddie finds Braden isn't just a walking erection - he actually has feelings. He can be sweet, funny and his good looks don't exactly hurt. That means trouble - but when her brother Pearce turns up in Berkeley begging for her help, she realises Braden and Pearce aren't so alike anymore.
And maybe, just maybe, they're exactly what each other needs.
Excerpt:
He slides one of his arms around me and pulls me to him so my back is flush against his chest, both of our arms wrapping my stomach. “See? I've got you. It's fine, Angel.”
“This is crazy. Never again is Megan organizing a date.”
“Yeah, she got a good one with this.” He laughs again and I shake my head.
“No, no, she didn't. This is terrible.”
“Really? I would have thought that being up against me would be a good thing.”
“Maybe it would be if I could actually focus on the fact I'm pressed against your body.”
“Well, then.” He spins so he's in front of me, skating backwards.
“Braden, you can't see where we're going!”
“That's your job.”
“Oh my god.” I try looking over his shoulder but I can't. He's too tall, dammit. “You're too tall!”
“Then you just have to trust me.” His lips take mine in a searing kiss and I gasp inwardly, grabbing hold of him tightly. His hands find my waist and pull my hips against him, our speed slowing slightly. He goes to deepen the kiss, his tongue tracing between my lips, and I nip his bottom lip before I open to him. My fingers tangle in his hair as our tongues meet, starting an intricate dance of want.
For a second, I forget the game. I forget the fake relationship. I forget the fact I'm on roller-skates and Braden isn't-
“Oomph!” Braden grunts, hitting the floor. I laugh, rolling off him.
“I told you we didn't know where we were going!” I say through my laughter, blades of grass tickling my ears.
“Hey.” He rolls towards me, propping himself up on his elbow. His hair flops down towards my face, casting little shadows over us. “I totally knew where we were going until you distracted me.”
“I distracted you? Oh no, mister. You kissed me, not the other way around.”
“And I didn't hear any complaints about that.”
“Maybe that's because there weren't any.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“Then let's try again.”
12.24.2012
Merry Christmas!
I wish you a merry Christmas!
I hope you'll have a wonderful time with your family and friends. Thank you all for your support. :)
12.14.2012
Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein: cover reveal, contest and blurb
Hi!
I know I'm not a book blogger or anything but I loved so much Pretty Amy, a contemporary YA novel, I wanted to participate at this cover reveal. Moreovere, the cover is just gorgeous!
Maybe you didn't read Pretty Amy but if you want a young-adult novel where the characters sound true, where the mistakes and flaws are not smoothed and you just want to discover an author I'm sure you'll want to read her next novels, give it a shot. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
That being said, I've got an awesome news for you if you want to be published. Yes, you read right PUBLISHED!
I know I'm not a book blogger or anything but I loved so much Pretty Amy, a contemporary YA novel, I wanted to participate at this cover reveal. Moreovere, the cover is just gorgeous!
Maybe you didn't read Pretty Amy but if you want a young-adult novel where the characters sound true, where the mistakes and flaws are not smoothed and you just want to discover an author I'm sure you'll want to read her next novels, give it a shot. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
That being said, I've got an awesome news for you if you want to be published. Yes, you read right PUBLISHED!
Lisa is hosting an EPIC CONTEST to celebrate DEAR CASSIE’ s cover reveal. Lisa wants you guys to share diary entries of your favorite fictional characters with me. That’s right, choose ANY character from books, TV, movies, a cereal box and write a 500-750 length diary entry from their point of view.
We will choose the top 5 and then let the masses vote on their favorite. The favorite will be published in the final version of DEAR CASSIE. You read that right, published with the author’s name! The additional four will win $20 book buying gift cards.
So get diary-ing! Send you entries to prettyamystories@yahoo.com by January 1st!
Voting for the top 5 will begin January 7th, with the winner being announced January 14th!
Make sure to let your readers know, too!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lisa Burstein is a tea seller by day and a writer by night. She received her MFA in Fiction from the Inland Northwest Center for Writers at Eastern Washington University. She lives in Portland, OR, with her very patient husband, a neurotic dog and two cats. Dear Cassie is her second novel.
DEAR CASSIE official Blurb:
What if the last place you should fall in love is the first place that you do?
You’d think getting sent to Turning Pines Wilderness Camp for a month-long rehabilitation “retreat” and being forced to re-live it in this journal would be the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.
You’d be wrong.
There’s the reason I was sent to Turning Pines in the first place: I got arrested. On prom night. With my two best friends, who I haven’t talked to since and probably never will again. And then there’s the real reason I was sent here. The thing I can’t talk about with the guy I can’t even think about.
What if the moment you’ve closed yourself off is the moment you start to break open?
But there’s this guy here. Ben. And the more I swear he won’t—he can’t—the deeper under my skin he’s getting. After the thing that happened, I promised I’d never fall for another boy’s lies.
DEAR CASSIE excerpt:
We kept walking on the lake trail, the bullfrogs croaking. There was also a humming in my ears from the nicotine.
It could only be from the nicotine. It had nothing to do with being outside, at night, alone with Ben. It had nothing to do with Ben coming to the cabin and taking me instead of Nez and it definitely had nothing to do with the stars above us shining like they were the sky’s tiara.
I stopped on the trail and looked up, taking them in, when all of a sudden bright colored lights exploded in the sky—fireworks, one after another, on top of each other, huge kaleidoscopes of light, like sparkling rainbow spiders.
“How did you know?” I asked, my voice going softer, like if I talked too loudly they would stop. It was so beautiful, after weeks of so much ugly.
Ben turned to look at me, the colored lights in the sky turning his skin pink, blue, green. “I’m magic.” He shrugged.
I geared up to tell him to fuck off, because that was some corny-ass shit, but then I realized that he really kind of was. In that moment he was able to actually make me forget being me.
“I would try to kiss you,” he said, “but I’m afraid you’d kick me in the balls.”
“I probably would.” I laughed, the sky filling with noisy color like paint launching from a giant popcorn popper. “But like I said, it wouldn’t be about you.”
“I guess I’ll have to figure out how to make it about me,” he said, taking off his boots and socks and standing. “Come on.”
“There is no way I am getting near that water again,” I said.
“I’ll make sure nothing happens to you,” he said, holding his hand out to help me up.
I looked at his palm, open, waiting, just wanting to hold mine. For once, I didn’t think about anything except that there was a cute, sweet, smart-ass boy standing in front of me with his hand out.
I pulled off my boots and socks and took it.
We stood at the lakeshore, our hands still clasped, the water licking our feet, fireworks decorating the sky.
I turned to him. He was looking up, his mouth open in wonder like he was trying to swallow the moment.
It was definitely one worth keeping.
DEAR CASSIE pre-buy links:
The Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Dear-Cassie-Lisa-Burstein/9781620612545
PRETTY AMY Links:
The Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Pretty-Amy-Lisa-Burstein/9781620611197
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pretty-amy-lisa-burstein/1108930786
Additional links to Lisa’s pages:
Website: http://www.lisaburstein.com
And now, because I know you're impatient to see the cover...
12.07.2012
I'm getting published!
I have some great news! :)
The first novel I wrote last year entitled By My Side will be published by Anchor Group Publishing!!!
Yeah, I know, I'm quite excited because it's a dream I had and never thought it'd be possible.
It's way too soon to have a release date but I can already tell you it should be out in 2013. ;)
I won't tell you much about it right now because I love to keep some mysteries for later, but By My Side is a Young-Adult Contemporary Romance where the main characters have some issues to deal with. I can't help it, I love to write some drama. ;)
11.19.2012
NaNoWriMo, a wonderful thing
Writing 50 000 words in a month seems impossible, but with the NaNoWriMo nothing is impossible!
I had a consuming idea for a New-Adult contemporary romance and I wanted to boost my word count and finish the first draft before December. I needed this story to have a break from my series The Players after I wrote the first installment.
So, here I am with a little over 35k words written in November and I'm really delighted. First of all, I'm deeply in love with my main characters and I can't think about anything else. They move me and it's a pleasure to write their story. Second of all, I really hate the "bad guy" in this story which means that I'm not doing a crappy job writing scenes with this guy.
I'll have tons of work to do on this first draft that'll count between 70k and 85k, but I'm delighted to know that I can write fast a story about a tough issue.
And you, are you a participant of the NaNoWriMo? Let me know how it's going on for you.
You can find me on the NaNoWriMo website, so if you want to add me to your buddies list, feel free!
9.23.2012
Looking for Beta Readers or Crit partners!
Hi!
You know this moment when your novel is written, you did the first round of edits and then you look at all those pages and can't find what to do more by yourself?
It's what I feel right now. I'm French and even if I know my english is not that bad, I don't have the american slang that could make the difference. I need to improve my novel, my writing style and see if there are plot holes in my novel. But now, I can't do it all by myself.
So here I am, looking everywhere for beta readers and/or crit partners for Mixed Up Feelings.
If you have some experience in beta reading or as a crit partner it's even better but I'd be delighted to talk with you a little no matter what if you are interested to help me with my novel.
You can contact me by email stephanie.witter.author (at) gmail (dot) com
Or
You know this moment when your novel is written, you did the first round of edits and then you look at all those pages and can't find what to do more by yourself?
It's what I feel right now. I'm French and even if I know my english is not that bad, I don't have the american slang that could make the difference. I need to improve my novel, my writing style and see if there are plot holes in my novel. But now, I can't do it all by myself.
So here I am, looking everywhere for beta readers and/or crit partners for Mixed Up Feelings.
If you have some experience in beta reading or as a crit partner it's even better but I'd be delighted to talk with you a little no matter what if you are interested to help me with my novel.
You can contact me by email stephanie.witter.author (at) gmail (dot) com
Or
9.15.2012
What About A Playlist?
I don't know how it works for you, but I need some music when I write. It always helps me to be in the good mood, to have some rhythm for a scene and to just feel what I'm writing. I can't function without music.
So, I don't know if you want to know a part of my playlist - not all because there're 138 songs in it - for when I wrote Mixed Up Feelings but I want to share it with you.
* Crash by Sum 41
* Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind
* Longest Night by Howie Day
* Collide by Howie Day
* Best Of You by Foo Fighters
* Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
* Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash
* The Truth by Good Charlotte
* I Saw by Matt Nathanson
* By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North
* We Are Young by Fun.
* SING by My Chemical Romance
* Cancer by My Chemical Romance
* Just The Way I'm Not by All Time Low
* Sick Little Games by All Time Low
* I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace
* Last Kiss Goodbye by Hinder
That's all for now. Otherwise, there're also some Jeff Buckley's songs, Civil Wars' songs, Saving Abel's Green Day's, Muse's and so on. According to deezer, my playlist is 8 hours and 49 minutes long.
I'd love to know what you're listenning when you're writing.
See you soon!
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