Let there be Light

Welcome to the A to Z challenge - Let's keep going!

A to Z Writing advice:
Leave it alone and Let it gel – sometimes you just have to get away from your WIP. After a round of edits or reaching a goal or getting a rejection or ten, do something else before diving right back in. Write a short story or poem, enter a contest, or go read!! We all need some separation, then we can come back with fresh new ideas!


Visiting BROKEN BRANCH FALLS (MG Fantasy) - Teenage fantasy creatures in high school break the rules, causing chaos. Gabe the goblin leads a quest to find the Book of Ages, hoping it can help save BROKEN BRANCH FALLS:

one of her sketches - isn't it awesome!

La Prueba del Corazon - The test of the heart, the way to become a dragon friend, very challenging!
Laura Kramer - My fabulous and talented, inside-the-book illustrator. I am proud to say I "discovered" her. She's about to graduate from high school and I know she's got a brilliant future!

And for laughs:
Reasons men are happier people... 

L is for Lasting
For men, the same hairstyle lasts for years, even decades.
Everything on their face stays its original color.

Keep the Change

Welcome to the A to Z challenge - Killer, dude!

A to Z Writing advice:
KISS (Keep It Short & Simple) – when writing queries and blurbs, you can't get into the juicy details. You have to tempt readers, agents, etc, with a brilliant taste of what's to come, an appeteaser, making them hungry for more. And a blurb is the shortest! But that's all anyone wants to hear when they ask: What's it about? They just want a quick few words to decide if they even want to read the back cover! My advice (which I got from SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder):

• to sum up your story in one sentence, label the character and sell the twist - "It's about a broom salesman who falls in love with a witch" - get to the crux of the story
• memorize your blurb, you never know when you'll be on an elevator with an agent, hence, the elevator pitch
• try it out on strangers, get their reactions, like when waiting in line at Starbucks (this part I struggle with, but it sounds good!)

Easy? No way! I know, it's very hard to pack all that awesome into a couple of lines or paragraphs - but you can do it!!

Visiting BROKEN BRANCH FALLS (MG Fantasy) - Teenage fantasy creatures in high school break the rules, causing chaos. Gabe the goblin leads a quest to find the Book of Ages, hoping it can help save BROKEN BRANCH FALLS:

kiss - yes, there's a sweet kiss scene in my MG fantasy. I love a little romance =)

And for laughs:
An alphabetical list of reasons men are happier people... 

K is for Keeper
Men get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness

J is for Jordy

Welcome to the A to Z challenge - Just right!

A to Z Writing advice:
Jot it down – Always have paper around, or your phone, or some way to write down those fleeting ideas before you forget. I'm always packing a notepad!


Visiting BROKEN BRANCH FALLS (MG Fantasy) - Teenage fantasy creatures in high school break the rules, causing chaos. Gabe the goblin leads a quest to find the Book of Ages, hoping it can help save BROKEN BRANCH FALLS:

sketch by Laura Kramer

Jordy - Gabe's goofy goblin buddy, seems air-headed, but don't underestimate him. a funny guy!

And for laughs:
An alphabetical list of reasons men are happier people... 

J is for Job
Same work, more pay.

Okay, jovial readers! It's time for another BONUS! Sydney Aaliyah has a stunning new cover! Check it out!

**This book contains adult subject matter.
Not intended for young readers.**

Title: ANOTHER NEW LIFE
Author: Sydney Aaliyah Michelle
Publication Date: June 2, 2014
New Adult Contemporary Romance

Cover Design by: © Arijana Karčić, Cover It! Designs

Miranda Preston is a walking contradiction. Beautiful on the outside, but, insecure, haunted and damaged on the inside. Despite these contradictions, she’s ready to start Another New Life.

When her talent wins her a piano scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, Miranda arrives on campus determined to experience everything college has to offer and to keep her secrets in the past where they belong.

An easy task, until the first guy who catches her eye happens to be someone, she’s known all her life.

Eight years have passed since the last time Miranda and Troy saw each other. He reminds her of the best and worst times of her life, but she can’t think about one without dwelling on the other. As they grow closer, every day their attraction reminds them they are no longer kids.

The epic romantic love story that is Miranda and Troy seems to be destined for a happy ending, but Miranda knows it's only a matter of time before her secret is discovered. A secret that will not only destroy their relationship, it will destroy Troy, too.

Can Miranda focus on her future with Troy while preventing her past from tearing them apart all over again?

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About The Author

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Sydney Aaliyah Michelle is a New Adult Contemporary Romance writer, a voracious reader and movie fanatic who hails from Texas. 

Sydney has been blogging at sydneyaaliyah.com for three years, where she interviews people about their tattoos, discusses her favorite movie quotes, reviews books (New Adult & only the ones she loves) and journals about her writing and editing process. After surviving 5 1/2 years living in China, she had the courage to finally pursue her passion and become a writer.

Sydney’s self-published debut New Adult Novel Another New Life will be available June 2014. An active tweeter, she is also a JuNoWriMo (2x) and NaNoWriMo (2x) winners who notes the sci-fi action flick “The Matrix” as the best representation of her life in the past. She is blessed to be awake now and doing what she loves.