A few words about this whole Carroll Bryant Situation

Now before I start I just want to say that I normally stay out of the internet drama that can go on between author's and blogger's but this one just really upset me. Ok so as many of you have already probably heard or read about over the last 24 hours an author Carroll Bryant has publicly bashed multiple blogs in the attempt to well I am not exactly sure what his intentions were to be honest. This is extremely unprofessional on his part and he has in my opinion ultimately destroyed his career. I do not think that Carroll understands that us Bloggers are the reason that self published author's have the chance to be noticed. I know how hard it is for an author to get published by one of the major publishing houses and I know that Bloggers are extremely important to self published authors. I know some great self published author's who appreciate all the hard work that Blogger's do for them and this is just plain disrespectful.

Blog Tour Stop: Guest Post by Jocelynn Drake Understanding a Males POV


Stepping into Gage’s Shoes:  Understanding a Man’s Point of View
By Jocelynn Drake
When I started writing novels from the first person point of view, there had been no question in my mind that my main character would be female.  As a woman, this was instantly the safest and wisest course of action.  I know that men and women see the world differently.  There’s a mountain of books that have been written on how the men and women view their environment differently.  I didn’t want to worry about sounding male when my main concern at first was sounding like a 600-year-old vampire (that’s hard enough!). 
But as I worked on the Dark Days series, I decided to stick a toe in the water in the fourth book (PRAY FOR DAWN) by telling the story from the vampire hunter Danaus’s point of view.  Not the easiest of tasks, but it was definitely fun and interesting.
When the Dark Days series came to an end last summer, I was presented with the opportunity to try something completely different.  The doors were thrown open to my imagination and the sky was the limit. It was thrilling and exciting!  I was back to playing god and the cosmos was spread before me, waiting for my unique brand of insanity.
One of the first things I decided was that I wanted to step away from the female point of view.  I loved working with my vampire Mira.  I loved her temper, her intense concern for her close friends, and the internal struggles that waged within her on nearly every page.  I loved her because she was so damaged and because she had to be the potential to become the villain as easily as she had the potential to be the heroine.
But with the Asylum Tales, I needed to stretch my skills and tackle some new terrain.  Gage was the perfect chance.  As the idea for the series started to form in my mind, the realization that my narrator was going to be male was one of my first decisions and I have never wavered from that.  I wanted to try to see the world through a guy’s point of view. 
With Gage, my first thought was that I had to watch the emotional baggage and turmoil.  Mira walked around unable to completely shed the demons from her past.  Gage has his own dark shadows, but he keeps them largely buried in the past.  The other thing that I’ve tried to keep in mind with Gage is that I’ve tried to rein in his emotional impulses.  When things go wrong, his first desire is to jump in and act, but unlike Mira, he’s been a little more careful, planning ahead in hopes of saving his own skin.
I think one of my favorite things is that I’ve turned off the little censor man when I’m writing as Gage.  Most people are gifted with a little man in their brain who is able to stop most of the stupid things that we think from coming out their mouths.  Gage’s censor man takes a lot of vacations and I’ve enjoyed just letting the first things that come to him exit his mouth.
Gage has been fun to work with because I think he represents all the male friends I’ve had during my life as well as both of my brothers.  While Mira tapped into my own personal dark side, Gage has been a great chance to stroll through some wonderful memories with old friends and family.   And like Mira, Gage has become a part of my private writing family along with Mira, Danaus, Tristan, Valerio, and Jabari from the Dark Days series.


 Prequel Novella available for Kindle or Nook
The Asylum Interviews: Trixie: An Asylum Tales Short Story Prequel Novella will be available September 4 2012


 Angel's Ink Book 1 in The Asylum Tales will be available October 16 2012



About the Author

Love comes in many varied forms.  There is the love of family, love of country,
 and love of chocolate.  But for Jocelynn Drake, one truly treasured love is the love of a good story.  
This Midwestern native spends the majority of her time lost in the strong embrace of a good book, whether she writing it or reading it doesn’t
 really matter.  When she’s not hammering away at her keyboard,
 frowning at her monitor, or curled up with a book, she can usually 
be found cuddling with her cats, Harley and Demona, walking her dog Max,
 or flinging curses at the TV while playing a video game.  
Outside of books, cats, and video games, she is completely enamored 
of Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, explosions, fast cars, tattoos,
 and Anthony Bourdain (but only when he’s feeling really cranky).

The New York Times bestselling author has completed the
 Dark Days series, with six books and two novellas, and is hard at
 work on her new series, The Asylum Tales, which will release two 
novellas and one novel in 2012. 

Recommend A...


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This is hosted by Shayn from Chick Loves Lit. This weeks theme is novel published in 2010. Wow this one is really hard just because 2010 was a great year for books. But I think that I am going to have to go with 
Before I Fall


Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I absolutely adored this book. It was one of those novel's that you just cannot put down once you start it! If you have not yet read Before I Fall I highly recommend you do.

Bewitching Blog Tour: Guest Post and Amazing Giveaway with Susannah Sandlin



Vampires in Alabama? (How Did They Ever Get In?)


Let’s face it. Alabama is not exactly hot vampire territory. New Orleans? Sure. Savannah? Charleston? Somewhere down on the bayou? Maybe. In the South, after all, things can “go south” fast.


When I began looking for a place to plant my happy little community of vampires and their human familiars in Redemption and the Penton Legacy series, I discovered that I needed to look no farther than a little crossroads about thirty miles from my backyard.


My vampires are trying to not draw attention to themselves, you see. During a time when a pandemic has turned the blood of vaccinated humans poisonous to them, they are well-fed and their human companions are willingly bonded friends and companions. They just want to be left alone in a place where other vampires can’t find them as they search for humans who are safe to feed from. (Stray vampires might see this little town of unvaccinated humans as an all-you-can-eat midnight buffet in the vampire Garden of Eden, after all!)

Waiting On Wednesday: Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Waiting on Wednesday is a great way to showcase the books that you are most looking forward to releasing. This week I am waiting on


Ten

Ten by Gretchen McNeil.I was introduced to this one at HarperCollins HCC Frenzy Event and I am so freaking excited! It sounds mysterious and it looks to be a great thriller! I cannot wait. Ten is set to release September 18 2012 from Balzer + Bray

Sherry Soule Blog Tour : Moonlight Mayhem Book Trailer


So today I am hosting Sherry Soule and posting her book trailer for her second novel in her Spellbound Series Moonlight Mayhem.  The cover on this book is absolutely gorgeous and the trailer is great! 



If you want to follow this tour check out the other stops here. Over 90 Days there will be 100 blogs participating in this great tour to promote her second novel which is set to release this July.  Do not forget to stop by next Monday because I will have Sherry again for a Pop Quiz and EBook Giveaway! 

Recommend A....

Recommend A

This is hosted by Shayn from Chick Loves Lit. This weeks theme is a Contemporary novel.

This week I am recommending 
If I Stay

If I Stay by Gayle Forman is such a great Contemporary novel. I read this book in about four hours. I could not put it down. It was so heartbreaking and emotional. It was such a great read. You can check out my review here