Showing posts with label Candie Leigh Campbell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Candie Leigh Campbell. Show all posts

Monday, June 26, 2017

It's My Birthday and I'll Blog if I Want to

Hi y'all! I can't tell you how happy I am with the name change!

Whew! What a refreshing new view it is.



But enough about that. Let's talk writing. You remember my last post, Hello World, where I confessed to not writing for a year because of really stupid fears and insecurities? And how I promised I was writing  Evade (SEEK Book 2) again?

Search (SEEK Book 1)


Well, wow! I wasn't lying. When I wrote that post a month ago I had just begun [my ninth attempt at] writing [it] and I had maybe six thousand words (not much). Well...I finished my rough draft a week ago at fifty-eight thousand words.

I kicked NaNoWriMo's ass!!!!!!



Fastest I've ever written and I'm not a slow writer (when I know what the hell I want to say!).

I'm just beginning the second week of my two-week break from the manuscript (If you don't do this, you should! I highly recommend everyone walk away from their book between each revision.), but I am so excited to get back to it. It's like my brain was writing all along and it's just busting with all of the things I wouldn't let it say.



Sorry brain.



So, next Sunday I'm going to begin the revision process -- YIKES, wish me luck, that first glimpse of slop can be terrifyingly intimidating -- and I'll keep you posted on my progress.

Coming up: I'm writing another The Writer's Maze post about my recent triumphant return to writing.


Until then, lot's of love and smiles. Keep writing!

The Teenybooker

Saturday, May 7, 2016

eBooks, Print and Audio--Gimme gimme BOOKS!

You have all been amazing blog followers, supporters, cheerleaders and friends. I could never say thank you enough, but I can give you a free copy of my eBook Search (SEEK book 1)!

Leave a comment below with your email address if you'd like one and I'll send you a code for Search (SEEK book 1) FREE of charge.

My Advanced Reader Copies and some bookswag arrived yesterday! Look how pretty!


In other news, I'll be attending my first author signing July 16th & 17th. I'm super excited about that. If you're going to be in the area, please come say HI! and grab some free swag.



My next hurtle to cross is making Search (SEEK book 1) into an audiobook. If you'd like to read more about my story or help in way possible please visit my GoFundMe.


Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Writer's Maze: I Wrote a Book--Now What? And a Giveaway!

What do you do once you've realized your dream and published a book? You sell it, of course!

Go. Now. Buy my book. And tell all of your friends to buy my book.

Share the crap out of my link.
Share it everywhere EVERYWHERE! 

Thank you for your support and encouragement. And thank you for your patience as I write the rest of the SEEK Saga.

Anticipated Release Dates:

Evade (SEEK #2) November 2016
Extract (SEEK #3) May 2017
Kill (SEEK #4) November 2017

As of today, I'm right on schedule and anticipate no problems during production.

Search (SEEK #1) is live. Eeeeep! http://www.amazon.com/Search-SEEK-Candie-Leigh-Campbell-ebook/dp/B01EKKTZT2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1461193757&sr=1-1&keywords=candie+leigh+campbell#customerReviews

Click the picture for the link to Search (SEEK #1).


SEEK
Out of seven billion people, there’s only one thing we all have in common.
We search for what eludes us.
We evade what causes us sorrow.
We extract what doesn’t suit our needs.
And we kill to get what we want.
WE SEEK.
In the time it takes you to read this, two lives will be revoked and one spared. Some call it divine intervention, others say natural selection decides, but no one really knows for sure.
EXCEPT ME.
My name is Keira, and this is how I saved you.


Seventeen-year-old SEEK agent Keira Donavan knows her job—Search, Evade, Extract, and Kill the Khayal, but when she encounters Jonathan Steed, her green-eyed fast-talking human target she learns her life is a bitter lie. With a bounty on her head and her family held captive, the huntress becomes the hunted. Now Keira must choose, save her family or band together with Jonathan and his crusade of unlikely misfits to prevent the extermination of an ancient mystical race. In the end, no one is safe, not even her heart.

Tweet, Follow and Enter My Amazon eBook Giveaway:

 

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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Self Published Author Keeping it Real: Simple Marketing

Hello, you wonderful group of followers! You guys are absolutely amazing!

I've had this blog for close to five years now and I can't tell you how much your support has meant to me. It's been a long journey, one I've shared openly, of the many ups and downs to becoming a YA author. And now, as my release date approaches and I try my hand at self marketing (NOT as easy as it sounds!), I thought I'd share with you some of the social media posters I've been creating and sharing EVERYWHERE I can.

If you follow me on social media and you're already sick of seeing these, I apologize. I'm trying really hard not to be THAT author who just bombards you with their crap. I'm trying to mix it up by still posting my usual stuff and sneaking in my commercials on the side.

So here we go, my fabulous whatever-they're-calleds...







If you feel so inclined to share them, thank you! I love you! You're my hero!

Check out the fan made "SEEK Saga" fan page!
It's pretty friggen awesome and I stop by from time to time.

Friday, April 1, 2016

Search (SEEK #1) COVER REVEAL


It's time to share my beautiful cover! It's been a long road getting here and many of you have been with me from the start. Thank you! Your support and encouragement have made it possible.

And for those of you who've accidentally stumbled on this blog and thought you were going to play a word game...I'm sorry, but welcome. I'm happy you're here too.

All right, let's get to it.

HERE

SHE

IS

http://www.amazon.com/Search-SEEK-Candie-Leigh-Campbell-ebook/dp/B01EKKTZT2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1461291535&sr=8-5&keywords=Search+%28SEEK+%231%29
Picture Opens a Link to Amazon

SEEK
Out of seven billion people, there’s only one thing we all have in common.
We search for what eludes us.
We evade what causes us sorrow.
We extract what doesn’t suit our needs.
And we kill to get what we want.

WE SEEK.

In the time it takes you to read this, two lives will be revoked and one spared. Some call it divine intervention, others say natural selection decides, but no one really knows for sure.

EXCEPT ME.

My name is Keira, and this is how I saved you.


Seventeen-year-old SEEK agent Keira Donavan knows her job—Search, Evade, Extract, and Kill the Khayal, but when she encounters Jonathan Steed, her green-eyed fast-talking human target she learns her life is a bitter lie. With a bounty on her head and her family held captive, the huntress becomes the hunted. Now Keira must choose, save her family or band together with Jonathan and his crusade of unlikely misfits to prevent the extermination of an ancient mystical race. In the end, no one is safe, not even her heart.

Read Chapter One Here!

 

  Search (SEEK #1) release: May 1, 2016

 

Stay tuned for more details and awesome giveaways.

Don't forget to follow me on Goodreads!

Friday, March 4, 2016

Into the Dim and Celebrating Victories Awesome YA Giveaway!



Firstly, a HUMONGOUS congratulations to my fantastic friend and crit partner Janet B. Taylor! 

  
She is the real deal folks. This girl works her butt off and still finds time to be there for others, remain positive and encouraging, and write us the most amazing romantic historical YA time-travel. Seriously, how many debut books have trended on Twitter hours after their release? Not many, but this baby was trending away! Woohoo! So without further ado, let me introduce Miss Janet Taylor’s lovely book, Into the Dim:



“Addictive, romantic, and rich with historical detail, Into the Dim is an Outlander for teens.

When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles. Agreeing to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic, but also a member of a secret society of time travelers. Trapped in the twelfth century in the age of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Hope has seventy-two hours to rescue her mother and get back to their own time. Along the way, her path collides with that of a mysterious boy who could be vital to her mission . . . or the key to Hope’s undoing.”     

To enter please check out Into the Dim on Goodreads

Follow Miss Janet Taylor on Twitter

Follow the link to my Amazon Giveaway

And that's it. Good luck!

And for those of you following my story, Search (SEEK #1) is coming along nicely. The cover reveal is still set for April 1st and to celebrate these small victories I’m sharing, for the first time ever on my blog, the back cover blurb! 

I can't watch.



Seventeen-year-old SEEK agent Keira Donavan knows her job—Search, Evade, Extract, and Kill the Khayal, but when she encounters Jonathan Steed, her green-eyed fast-talking human target she learns her life is a bitter lie. With a bounty on her head and her family held captive, the huntress becomes the hunted. Now Keira must choose, save her family or band together with Jonathan and his crusade of unlikely misfits to prevent the extermination of an ancient mystical race. In the end, no one is safe, not even her heart.




SEEK
Out of seven billion people, there’s only one thing we all have in common.
We search for what eludes us.
We evade what causes us sorrow.
We extract what doesn’t suit our whims.
And we kill to get what we want.
We SEEK.
In the time it takes you to read this, two lives will be revoked and one spared. Some call it divine intervention, others say natural selection decides, but no one really knows for sure…except me.
My name is Keira, and this is how I saved you.

Well? What do you think? If you like it, please make sure to add me to your Goodreads and mark Search (SEEK #1) To Be Read. Or leave a comment below, all encouragement welcome! Thank you, awesome friends! I heart you all.