June 10, 2013.

The Sun!

 

Gosh, it feels like ages since I’ve seen the sun. It’s June and this is the first week this year that we are supposed to reach 70 degrees every day. (Okay, workday, but I’ll take it!) We’ve had less than five (or so) days this whole year it’s been that warm. I’m stoked!

 

Maybe we can even turn off the heat in the house. I know, right? But I turned it off last week. I think it got up to 72 degrees one night. The next day, I decided since it was almost June, we shouldn’t be running the heat anymore.

 

I came home to 63 degrees. Brrr.

 

I’m nearing the finish line in my edits on Electric Moon. I’m excited. It goes off to the editor next!

I’ll start posting a few sneak peeks for you soon, so stay tune.

 



April 30, 2013.

Reblogging from The Writer’s Guide to E-Publishing.

 

Happy Tuesday, all! India Drummond is here today with a post I’m sure most of us can easily relate to. Take it away, India!

Last month, an author I’d not spoken to in a while came to mind. She was someone I’d spoken with professionally, we’d read each other’s blogs, and I truly enjoyed her books. I began to wonder if I’d somehow lost another colleague’s posts in the sea of social networking I do every month. (Sadly, it happens.) So, I decided to look her up and find out if she had any new books out.

I couldn’t find her Facebook page or profile.

Her website had been deleted.

Her books were no longer on Amazon.

I started to doubt my recollection. I hadn’t spoken to her in a few months. Did I have her name confused with someone else’s? Had I written her blog address down wrong?

I emailed her, not at all confident I would hear back. I worried that she’d died or suffered some personal catastrophe. How could someone vanish?  

 

Read the rest of the story here… I Quit!

 


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April 28, 2013.

 

 

I’ve been stuck in my writer’s cave for the last few weeks. Thankfully, I’m coming to the end of the book. Then, all I have left are the edits. The last chance to improve my work before I send Electric Moon off to my beta readers and editor.

 

As noted in the picture, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been treading water for a while, so I’m excited to find out how the book will end and begin fixing things in the story.

 

After months of waiting, spring is finally here. We reached 70 degrees! We still have a few snow piles melting yet, but the snowy season is done.

 

Time to get back to the story. I left Raven and a few others facing off with the killer. But not everyone is friendly. One of her men has been taken hostage. She must risk him being infected and possibly killed…unless she can find a way to eliminate the threat before it’s too late.

 



February 16, 2013.

It’s been so long since I’ve posted anything, I’m not sure I remember how!

 

I’ve been having some technical difficulties the last two weeks, but I believe all the issues have finally been resolved. To celebrate the release of my new book, I’m giving away two print copies. For your chance to win, click the button below or in the side column. Good Luck!

 

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway

BloodSworn by Stacey Brutger

BloodSworn

by Stacey Brutger

Giveaway ends March 16, 2013.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

 

Enter to win

 

 

I was planning to work on Demon Slayer for my next project. The book has been written, but needs deep revisions before I can hand it over to my editor. Instead, I changed my mind and decided to finish Electric Moon. Raven has been whispering in my ear a lot lately. I have a little over a hundred pages completed and a vague outline done on the rest of the book. Kind of. I’m in the process of re-reading the first book to reacquaint myself with everyone. I can’t wait to get started!

 



February 02, 2013.

Sorry for being gone for so long. I’ve been working my fingers to the bone with late nights, but I finally have some exciting news to share!

 

After weeks of edits, I finished BloodSworn. I never thought I would get it done. When I realized that I was only re-wording sentences…over and over…I decided enough was enough and drew my line in the sand. lol

 


BloodSworn is now live and available to order in both ebook and print on Amazon!

 

Don’t you just love the name of the book and the cover? I’m more than thrilled the way things have turned out. I hope you join Merrick and Trina as they go on a wild adventure, fighting for their lives, and the love that neither of them ever expected to find.

 

Below is the blurb and excerpt. I hope you enjoy!

 

 

Blurb:

The last BloodSworn witch must confront her fate if she hopes to save the man who forced his way into her lonely heart.

 

Ten years after they bound her powers and banished her, Trina Weyebridge had successfully carved out a new existence in the human world. She put her life as a witch behind her. But, her magic would not be denied, the bindings holding them in check are weakening. Vampires who crave a taste of the powers stored in her blood are hunting her with deadly force and have kidnapped her sister to lure her out. In a desperate bid to free her sister and gain her own freedom, Trina bargains with the all-too-tempting lion shifter who calls out the long forgotten wild side in her…she would be his concubine in return for pack protection. She’d be safe…until they found out the truth.

 

UNDENIABLE DESIRE. FORBIDDEN LOVE. INESCAPABLE DESTINY.

 

When Merrick spots a female intruder living on his property, he’s intrigued by her daring. Curious to find out more, he follows her and comes to her aid when she falls prey to an attack. After weeks of unnatural silence, his beast awakens at her touch, and he suspects that she might be the only one able to save his race from a disease killing his kind. Not willing to take the chance of losing her, he binds her to him the only way he knows how…by claiming her as his own. All he has to do to save her is uncover the secrets of her past, stop a pack revolt, convince her that she’s desperately in love with him in return, and prevent a war.

 

 

Here is a little peek:

Trina was halfway bent down to kneel and grab her bag when she saw him.

 

The same man from her dreams.

 

A very naked man.

 

Merrick.

 

Her mind rebelled. She couldn’t have had a sexy dream about the man who might very well destroy her. Vampires had been in this very house not a day ago. She couldn’t forget that, no matter how much her body wanted to be worshiped by him.

 

Merrick lay stretched out, dwarfing the extra-large couch. He didn’t look comfortable, but that wasn’t what captured her attention. The sun highlighted the golden color of his skin. It was just how she imagined his cat would appear.

 

The only thing blocking her view was the sheet draped haphazardly over his slim hips. Her brain short-circuited at the thought of him completely nude.

 

Him sleeping within a few feet of her and all without a stitch of clothing on struck her dumb, and her emotions jumbled at the conflicting emotions.

 

She swallowed hard and fanned her face. No matter how much she might have wished it, there was no way that image would ever be far from her mind. Every time she saw him now, she would picture him stretched out as if for her pleasure.

 

It didn’t matter that she was a doctor, that she’d seen hundreds of naked bodies. She knew layers of skin and bone, but nothing in her studies had ever shown a man structured quite like him, with muscles quite so defined and begging to be stroked.

 

Doctor.

 

She shook her head at the reminder, as if she could banish the impulse so easily. She needed to get a closer look at him to decide what was the best course of action…for medical purposes she told herself sternly when her pulse betrayed her and sped up.

 

She just didn’t know if she’d survive it.

 

One thing would help…getting him clothed.

 

But she couldn’t tear her gaze away from that sheet. Or more precisely, what it hid. Where was a gust of wind when you needed one?

 

Her fingers itched to explore all that exposed flesh, but she feared it had nothing to do with science. Her body urged her to touch, while the sane, sensible part of her mind seemed to have taken a vacation.

 

Then she saw the lines of strain, the stiff way he held himself even in sleep. She needed to see his back.

 

“Merrick, roll over.”

 

Trina found herself sprawled across the floor with a lion, in all but animal form, half sprawled over her with his face just inches from hers.

 

She hadn’t even seen him move.

 

Was it her imagination or were his teeth sharper, his body larger, and his eyes shaded just this side of golden?

 

She gave a tentative smile, knowing better than to try and escape. “Hello.”

 

“Are we under attack?” He blinked as if confused, finally recognizing her. His sleepy expression sent her heart thumping hard against her ribcage. The rumpled appearance only made him more attractive, more approachable and more touchable than was good for her.

 

Especially when she felt the sheet tangled around her feet.

 

No matter how much she told herself not to do it, it was too late. Her eyes flickered downward.

 

Yup, naked.

 

And such a nice naked backside, too.

 

It was her turn to blink when she felt his arousal.

 

“Attack?” It sure felt like it, and she was unarmed. She cleared her throat when he continued to gaze around the room. “I woke you to begin your physical therapy.”

 

Vivid green eyes met hers. The wildness had retreated, yet she very much felt like a mouse under a cat’s paw. Heat seeped in her pores, but the calculated look he gave her brought back some of her sanity.

 

“Get up.” She resisted touching him. It would be a mistake as once she started, she was very much afraid she wouldn’t stop.

 

Frown lines crinkled the corner of his eyes, and he levered himself up on all fours. Trina didn’t wait, but scrambled backwards, her eyes anywhere but on him and his now very happy dangly parts.

 

“It’s safe.” The humor in his voice had her head snapping up. He stood, the sheet tucked around his waist. He wore a slightly disgruntled expression that looked sexy as hell and a too-knowing gaze that did things to her body that should be illegal…or bottled.

 

 



January 24, 2013.

It’s been a hectic week. Have you ever had those days where you never seem to get anything done? That’s my week/month. I set aside a couple of hours each night to write, but ‘things’ always seem to come up. Did you know that kitchen remodeling can take over your life? Sigh…

 

Not everything that happened was bad (like the computer getting a virus that took hours to fix). Final edits are done, and the printed proof of BloodSworn came in the mail today. One more read-through, last minute changes, and the book should be ready to go live next week. Yay!

 

To show my excitement, I’m going to share the book cover. Isn’t it wonderful?

 

THE LAST BLOODSWORN WITCH MUST CONFRONT HER FATE IF SHE HOPES TO SAVE THE MAN WHO FORCED HIS WAY INTO HER LONELY HEART.

 

Ten years after they bound her powers and banished her, Trina Weyebridge had successfully carved out a new existence in the human world. She put her life as a witch behind her. But, her magic would not be denied, the bindings holding them in check are weakening. Vampires who crave a taste of the powers stored in her blood are hunting her with deadly force and have kidnapped her sister to lure her out. In a desperate bid to free her sister and gain her own freedom, Trina bargains with the all-too-tempting lion shifter who calls out the long forgotten wild side in her…she would be his concubine in return for pack protection. She’d be safe…until they found out the truth.

 

UNDENIABLE DESIRE. FORBIDDEN LOVE. INESCAPABLE DESTINY.

 

When Merrick spots a female intruder living on his property, he’s intrigued by her daring. Curious to find out more, he follows her and comes to her aid when she falls prey to an attack. After weeks of unnatural silence, his beast awakens at her touch, and he suspects that she might be the only one able to save his race from a disease killing his kind. Not willing to take the chance of losing her, he binds her to him the only way he knows how…by claiming her as his own. All he has to do to save her is uncover the secrets of her past, stop a pack revolt, convince her that she’s desperately in love with him in return, and prevent a war.

 

Stay tuned for a sneak peak in the next couple of weeks.

 



September 21, 2012.

This weeks has been full of a lot of ups and downs for me.

 

For every step forward, I was knocked backward or sideways. I’m mentally tired. The weekend can’t come soon enough for me.

 

Some good news that I can share…I officially wrote ‘The End’. The book needs a lot of work. Toward the end, I have sections like : Add fight scene here

 

I’m both excited and dread editing this book. I’m really not sure how it turned out until I dig into the pages.

 

Wish me luck…I’m going to need a lot of it!

 

 



September 05, 2012.

Progress is slow, but I have been making progress on my writing.

 

The book is taking shape, the uphill climb to the end is drawing near.

 

Dog and I are still exercising every morning. Well, mostly the dog, but don’t tell him. We throw ball ever morning at 6:30. He’s sort of my alarm clock. When he drops the ball at my feet, I know it’s time to get off the computer or I will be late for work. I ignored him once and it was a close call!

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend and good start to the first day of school!

 

Are you ready for Fall? The world around me has begun to lose its vibrancy, getting ready for the brilliant Fall colors. Half the fields on the way to work have already removed their crops. Weather is still holding out, but I can see Fall taking shape outside my window. Even the sun is starting to get up later and later.

 

Are you ready for Fall?


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August 29, 2012.

I was a good girl last week, I backed up my computer.

 

Murphy’s Law runs strong in me. If it can happen, it will.

 

So what do you think happened when touching the only files of the book I’m working on?

You guessed it. I accidentally wrote over it!

 

After much swearing, surfing the net to find answers, I finally accepted the inevitable.

I wasn’t going to get my files back. I had to go to my back-up, back-up files and recover the book.

 

I lost pages…about 5000 words. Three days worth of work.

I was devistated. I spent all day Saturday re-writing missing pages. I added some good material, but I fear one scene is missing something. Sigh. I’ll have to re-write it for the third time to see if I can get it ‘just right’.

 

It doesn’t look like I’m going to have my book completed this weekend. I’m about 25,000 words (plus) short. *wince*

 

Yeah, I had a great week last week. Kicked off the internet, lost 20 pages of my manuscript, spent hours of wasted time on the internet trying to find worthless answers. Yay, me.

 

Hey, it can only get better, right? On the bright side, at least I didn’t lose the whole book.

 



August 22, 2012.

I want my next book released by the end of December, so I put myself on a schedule.

 

But now I find myself struggling. I’m half done with the book, but in order to keep my schedule, I need to write another 30,000 words in two weeks. I’ve done it before. Heck, I know what happens for the next 20,000 words.

 

I should be able to reach my goal, easy-peasy.

 

But every time I sit down, I never seem to get enough done. I feel like a cat watching the birds out the window, easily distracted, not wanting to miss the golden goose. I have a three day weekend coming up (minus a small appointment). I’m going to unplug everything, not connect to the internet, play some music and write through the night.

 

I’m determined to get it done. Whish me luck!!

Do you challenge yourself? What do you use to keep yourself on track?