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Meet Ashleigh

23/11/2014

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PictureVampire Girl Image by Little-Pip she can be found on deviantart.com
Full Name: Ashleigh Morgan
Nickname: Ash, Lady Ash
Race: Vampire
D.O.B.: May 21, 1827
D.O.D.: October 31, 1847
Age: 20 y/o when killed and turned
Weapon(s): Her feminine wiles, her fangs, her speed, and most importantly her brain.
Family: Mother: Anna died in childbirth
                 Father: Justin Morgan killed trying to protect her.
                 Siblings: None
Date of Rebirth: October 31, 1847

Killed her Master: October 31, 1927 (helped by Connie and Maryjo). 80 years to the day when her father was killed and she was turned, she finally achieved her revenge. She escapes Chicago that night and heads for Scotland.

Physical Description:
Eye Color:  Silver/Blue with a slight up tilt to the outer corners
Hair Color/Style: Dark chestnut long, little more than half way down her back usually wears it down
Skin tone: Olive complexion
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 120 pounds

Identifying Characteristics: Her eyes esp. with the dark hair and olive complexion

General Appearance: No tattoo’s, when she was growing up it was unseemly for a lady to have them, even though that word only fits her gender wise. She’s always been told that she was pretty and has always used that to her advantage. She has a few scars on her back and shoulders from falling out of a tree that she and friends used to climb to jump out of for swimming.

She likes to wear things that are form fitting and that show skin. She likes short skirts as well as cropped shirts; she also enjoys having men notice her. She will wear jeans or slacks as long as they are snug enough to hug her hips and ass.

Wears minimal jewelry necklaces and bracelets

Personality:
Strengths: Speed, agility, people are always under estimating her (esp. men)
Weaknesses: Good looking men, sunlight, the people she cares about
Likes: Men, Sex, Blood
Dislikes: Hunters, jealous women, not getting what she wants
Hobbies: Killing stupid little mortals that prey upon the wrong people (i.e. rapists and such), gardening, massage
Skills: Gardening, bartending
Reputation: Within the vampire community ‘The Master Killer’
Personality: Ashleigh is in general, pretty nice, for a vampire that is, as long as she getting what she wants, usually meaning blood, sex or to be left alone. She has no problem telling people what she thinks of them whether it’s flattering or not. She’s been called a bitch more times than she can count and only laughs at those that call her that. She doesn’t trust easily but that has kept her alive for a long time now. And once you’ve earned her trust and friendship she considers you hers and will venture to Hades and back for you.

She has a problem with most male vampires as her sire and his closest friends sorely abused her. But from that experience she also learned a wonderful way for controlling men, which with the time period she was born in she would not have known otherwise.

Friendly with most people she meets; she tries not to judge people by their looks but by their personalities and how they treat others. She has no patience for stupid people and has no problem telling someone that they are stupid. She loves getting compliments and hopes to one day find that one true love. But she is also a realist and knows that that is just bullshit.

History:
Past: Ashleigh’s mother died during childbirth and her father would not talk about her. Her father raised her as best he could on his own as he never married again. Soon after her 20th birthday she and her father were attacked. Her father was killed trying to protect her. She remembers staring into her father’s empty dead eyes, his blood soaking into her clothes as she too was killed then turned. She rebelled constantly and was beaten quite often by her sire for not being a quiet, docile female. She bided her time before killing him to avenge her father. Making sure she learned all she needed from him and the other older vampires they lived with. A couple of them, two females (Connie and Maryjo), helped her with dispatching their sire. She then left to make her own way in the world.

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Join us for Seattle PubCamp!

2/11/2014

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November 15th, 8:30am to 6:30pm. 
@ The University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture

Publish happy! Come to a one-day self-publishing conference in Seattle. Learn how to become an "Authorpreneur," exploring all the nuts and bolts of self-publishing. We'll cover everything from writing and editing your masterpiece, to building your author platform and marketing your books. Three concurrent tracks will focus on writing craft, publishing and book marketing.


PubCamp in Seattle is Writer.ly’s third in-person self-publishing conference that was developed as a way to help writers get writing, learn the craft, educate them about the business of self-publishing and book marketing and network with other writers in their community.

What some people had to say:

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“I hope you all do this again next year! This was wonderfully informative.”
– Màiri C.

Speakers include:
Our keynote: Laurie McLean, 
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Waverly Fitzgerald, author on the economics of self-publishing
Northwest Editor's Guild panel on how and when to work with an editor
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To Research or Not To Research...

27/10/2014

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PicturePlaces like: The Internet Guide To Scotland have wonderful information
    As a reader I am one of those that will look places up if they are supposed to be set in a real world setting. I find it very disappointing that some authors will just completely make things up because they do not want to take the time to do a little research.
    Now, don’t get me wrong I’m not saying research is easy by any means! I myself am having a very fun time researching Scotland during the last 1920’s… NOT. It is rather challenging to get things accurate and I am doing my best to have things like that correct even though it is for a Forever Fey story.
    Things like certain roads that are in place now or bridges were just tracks back then or you had to take a ferry! I don’t want to have my characters going over a bridge that was not in place until 20 years later than what the setting is for them. This is where I get frustrated as a reader with some authors.
   Places where there are standing stones in Scotland, England, Wales and such is NOT going to change… no one is going to move those.
  Why not choose one of those locations for the scene in your book especially if it is going back in time—quite far back I might add. Or if you are going to mention a castle why make one up? Places like The Internet Guide to Scotland have wonderful information about Standing Stones and where they are all over Scotland.
   As a reader do you prefer places that are in real locations to be actual places or does it not make a difference? Please let me know in the comments or send me an email with your thoughts on this.


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Preface for Bewitched

8/7/2014

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PictureImage courtesy of Wolfsong Publishing
“Don’t you dare tell me who I can or cannot see!” Damara snarled across the family dining room table at her brother. They were supposed to be having a nice family lunch with their uncle.

William’s voice was filled with ice. “You will do what you are told. You know the laws of the clan as well if not better than any of the others.”

“To hell with the laws! I love Scott, and that’s not going to change. He knows all about us already because of his father. I’m over twenty-one Will I can choose a mate for myself. You don’t understand because you haven’t let yourself fall in love.”

Raising his chin so that he was looking down his nose at her he responded in an arrogant tone. “It doesn’t matter if I’ve been in love or not. I don’t need to fall for anyone to know that getting involved with people different from us is a bad idea.”

“You’re referring to Mom and Dad. Sorry, big difference here. I am not going to hide anything from Scott. Not like Dad did to Mom.” Damara narrowed her eyes as she glared across the table at her overbearing sibling.

“You two need to stop. This arguing isn’t doing either of you any good, and it’s giving me indigestion,” Uncle Mac interjected, frowning down at his bowl of venison stew. He had been looking forward to eating lunch at home with his niece and nephew for a change.

“Sorry, Uncle Mac, you’re right though, this isn’t getting us anywhere.” She turned to face her brother, and let ice filled her voice, “If you don’t back off on trying to run my life, you are going to regret it dear brother.”

“Oh, what are you going to do?” William asked, his voice dripping sarcasm as he leaned back in his seat cross his arms over his chest.

With a smile that could make the stoutest man’s blood run cold, she leaned slightly across the table pushing her bowl of stew aside and in a quiet voice she answered him. “What will I do? How about this dear big brother, if you do not back off I’m going to use all the spell knowledge I have to teach you a lesson. And not only that, but the spell will stay in effect until you find a woman that you can love.”

“Oh, sure you will. Like I’d be able to fall in love with a woman while under some bloody spell of yours.”

“I swear by the Goddess you wouldn’t know love if it bit you on your hairy arse! Besides, you are forgetting just how strong I am at spell casting. You would never even know what was happening until it was too late.” A smug smile played upon her lips she leaned back, her eyes glittering with contempt.

“You wouldn’t dare. There would be too many questions as to where I was, not including the repercussions that would occur at the next convocation. And you know that the elders would call for an early one if I was to disappear,” William said smugly.

“Both of you just knock it off! William, you do need to back off on bossing your sister about regarding her life or anything else. And you,” Uncle Mac said, rounding on Damara, “you just stop with the spell threats right here and now.”

“I’m sorry that we’re upsetting you Uncle Mac. But, just to clarify, I am not threatening. I am simply stating fact. I am tired of trying to do everything for everyone else. I have been the dutiful one in this family and am tired of it. I love Scott, period, and there will be no changing that. William, if you continue to anger me and try to run my life, I will follow through on what I said. Believe me if you want. Ignore me at your own risk. It is your choice.” Damara got up from the table and stalked out of the kitchen.

A low growl rumbled from deep in William’s chest as he started to sputter in disbelief. “I can’t believe that stubborn, ungrateful, irresponsible…”

His Uncle looked in the direction that Damara had gone, then turned and quietly stated, “Don’t push her, lad. She can, and probably will do what she said. We both know this.” William started to interrupt his uncle who held up a hand for silence, “Just listen for a change. You keep at her the way you have been and I may just have to see about helping her follow through on what she said. Think about it laddie. I’m going back to work now.”

Uncle Mac got up and walked out of the dining room just as Damara had moments before. William sat there stunned, unable to fathom how crazy everyone in his immediate family was getting. Keeping control over the entire clan seemed to be much easier that controlling his own family. He looked around the table at all the dishes and uneaten food. Shaking his head he got up from the table and put all the food away and the dishes into the sink, before he too headed back to work.


                                                                                               ~~~~~
(Sometimes big brothers really should listen to their baby sisters as William will learn the hard way.)

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Cover Reveal ~ A Midnight Meeting

15/6/2014

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So a few weeks ago I did a sneak peek for you all of A Midnight Meeting. One of the Forever Fey stories. Well here is another peek to go along with it. Most of you know that I normally create my own covers. It just tends to be easier as my OCD about little things can drive others crazy. Thank the goddess that my friend Cyn gets me!


Here is the amazing cover that Cynthia (Cyn to me) of CCR Studio create for me. What do you think? I personally love it! I only gave her a vague idea of what I was picturing and it is almost as if she could see the same thing I was in my head. 

Thank you so much Cyn! I look forward to working with you again!
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