#TeaserTuesday

Tara has to keep so much secret, no matter who it is...

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“Nothing,” I told her, my voice a little too bright.
“Yeah, and if you lay your hands on me, I’ll see again,” Cassie replied, her voiced dripping with sarcasm.
“It’s nothing, honestly,” I tried.  If I’m honest, I wouldn’t have believed me if I’d been in Cassie’s shoes. I blame Kaolin for all of this.
Cassie leaned towards me, her face was set, she looked kind of pissed off. “Tara, I don’t really care what it is you and Kaolin keep whispering about, honestly, I couldn’t give a monkeys. But, if you will insist on whispering about it whilst I’m within hearing distance, then I’m going to want to know. So, either tell me or shut up.”

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara is learning that she has to be careful who she tells about her gift...

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“Seriously, if you’d been charged with murder and you found out the police used a psychic person, and a FIFTEEN year old psychic, how would you feel?”
“Pretty pissed off.”
“Yeah, but would you believe it?”
“Well, yeah, coz I know you, but if I was your everyday nutter, I might not.”
“My point is proven.”
“Spoilsport.”

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara is starting to find her feet in this new position

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“If it was murder it will,” I told him, holding out my hand for the ring.
“Tara, before we start, I just want you to be clear that anything that goes on in this office stays in this office. I don’t want you to discuss any active case with anyone. That includes your father.” His tone was serious, and I almost rolled my eyes at him. Did he really think I was that stupid? I mean, I may be socially stunted, but I’ve seen cop shows before and I know that I can’t go broadcasting the details of cases. No matter how much Kaolin nags me.

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara is pretty firm on who she shares her secrets with...

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“I am not telling Cassie. End of discussion,” I snapped, before taking a bite out of my sandwich.
“What aren’t you telling Cassie?” Cassie said, appearing behind me. Obviously whatever meeting she’d been dragged away too hadn’t taken too long.
“I’m er…” I stumbled.
“Well, come on Tara? I’m waiting,” Cassie said, adopting a tone that was almost identical to Mr. Andrews this morning. Kaolin snorted and almost choked on her sandwich. Good, I hope it hurts. This is all her bloody fault.

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara wants to keep her gift a secret, you never know how people might react...

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“I just thought you could finally solve that for them. You know, get hold of something of hers, bam, case solved,” Kaolin muttered, her lips barely moved.
“Kaolin, as my first and pretty much only friend, I don’t want to have to kill you but if you don’t drop it I will be forced to hurt you.”
Cassie turned her head to look at the both of us. “What the hell are you two whispering about?”
“Nothing,” I told her, smiling sweetly.

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara's unaware of what this job with Mike will entail...

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When I opened my eyes, Inspector Clifford was stood over me, he’d slipped something under my head so that I didn’t do myself any damage. It was a refreshing change to not have someone standing over me and telling me that the ambulance was on its way.
“You okay?” he asked.
“Yeah,” I said. I took a deep breath. “Suicide.”
“Pardon?”
“It was…er….the lady…she committed suicide. Her husband took her kids to the United States.”
“I know. But that shows me that you know what to look for.” He gave me a small smile and I wondered for the first time, but certainly not the last, if I’d made the right decision. Why was he putting me through cases that he knew the outcome of if he knew the outcome? Did he think it was fun seeing what I saw?

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara didn't make a good first impression with Cassie, but she doesn't hold it against her...

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“No, some of them are like Tara,” Cassie replied, dryly.
The comment should have hurt, that was the aim of it anyway, but it didn’t. Because Cassie was right, I’d not been particularly welcoming. In my defence though, the last time I got dumped with a new student…well, we all know what happened then.
“I have issues,” I muttered.
“Hey, at least you don’t hide behind them,” Cassie told me, giving me a small smile.

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#TeaserTuesday

 

Tara has to be careful who she gets close to, and Cassie is no different...

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I knew there was no point in arguing it with him. Cassie seemed like a nice girl, she had no necklace for me to get a vision from and as long as her clothes hadn’t been worn by somebody who’d died recently I should be okay.
I mean, lightning never strikes in the same place twice, right?

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#TeaserTuesday

Tara hasn't had the best luck with new friends, but she likes Cassie and is willing to take the risk.

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I knew there was no point in arguing it with him. Cassie seemed like a nice girl, she had no necklace for me to get a vision from and as long as her clothes hadn’t been worn by somebody who’d died recently I should be okay.
I mean, lightning never strikes in the same place twice, right?

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#ICYMI Presenting the new cover for DYING THOUGHTS - SECOND SIGHT.

Hey Readers,

I know, it's been a long time since I did an update. I have got a few other posts already written, but thought I'd do a more personal and general one about news that may have been missed in my writing posts.

Firstly: NEW COVER ART!

Now you may have noticed that over the past year or so, there have been new covers for a few of the the books released before Dying Thoughts - Third Wish. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, me and my cover artist, B, were no longer happy with the existing covers. Lynne & Hope was the first of the older books to get a revamp, and as you can see up above, Dying Thoughts - Second Sight has just received its new cover too! The other reasoning behind this leads onto my next point...


Secondly: PAPERBACKS!

Now, as you'll all be aware, I always planned to have every book available in both e-format and paperback. It's finally happening this year! I hired a proof-reader to read the first six books and check them for any errors, and once corrected, I have been working upon the paperback covers, uploading the files, checking formatting etc. to make sure that by the time book eight - Dying Thoughts - Fourth Week - is released, I should also be able to release a paperback version of at least three other books. By the end of 2015, ALL eight books should be available in paperback. Once that's all done, I'll plan to release in paperback and e-format at the same time.

Thirdly: COVER REVEAL!

This year, I am planning a cover reveal event for Dying Thoughts - Fourth Week. It's set for the14th August at 12:00 (BST) and will run through live until around 16:00. I am hoping to be able to find three (or more) young adult authors to take over the event for a short thirty minute period, where they can do one of the games I've planned and have ten minutes to talk about anything they wish. If you're interested in doing that, you can email me at bugbooks@virginmedia.com 

Fourthly: DYING THOUGHTS - FOURTH WEEK RELEASE!

It's taken a long time to get the book ready, but I'm pretty sure I now have an actual release day. 18th September will be the day that the fourth Dying Thoughts book is released on Amazon Kindle (and hopefully paperback shortly after). I am planning a big event for that, and will try to keep you all updated as and when I have actual ideas about what it will entail. I am very busily working on making sure the editing is done by the middle of August, so that I can send it off to the proof-reader afterwards and then set it up so that it is ready to be pre-ordered by the end of August!


I'm hopeful that these events will all go along as planned with as few hiccups as possible. I promise to keep you updated, should there be any more developments, so be sure to like my Facebook page or my Tsu, and follow along here to be kept up to date and make sure you don't miss something important!

Holiday Sale!

HOLIDAY SALE!

If you have a reader in your life that would love the DYING THOUGHTS series, now is the time to buy them their very own copy! From DECEMBER 2ND to DECEMBER 16TH, there will be a sale running on all three DYING THOUGHTS books. The first two have 50% OFF coupons for Smashwords and the third will be FREE on Amazon from December 9th to December 13th! Want to grab a piece of the action? Here's what you need to do!

For DYING THOUGHTS - FIRST TOUCH - you can use the coupon code: KN67Q on the Smashwords checkout and you will receive 50% OFF the purchase price. This will only work directly through Smashwords and is only available until DECEMBER 16TH 2013!

For DYING THOUGHTS - SECOND SIGHT - you can use the coupon code: TG29H on the Smashwords checkout and you will receive 50% OFF the purchase price. This will only work directly through Smashwords and is only valid until DECEMBER 16TH 2013!

For DYING THOUGHTS - THIRD WISH - you can get a FREE copy from Amazon from MONDAY December 9th to FRIDAY December 13th. This book is only available on Amazon across all their sites.

Enjoy the sale and grab them while you can!

Reviews, Guest Blogging & Other Updates

Since I have recently had a bunch of guest blogging posts, I thought I would do a post to let you all know what they're about and where to read them. I will also post some links to recent reviews that you may not have seen.

My first guest blog post was for Amber Skye Forbes and was entitled: My Writing Path. Amber is a new writer with her first book out now. 

I was also chosen for an Author Spotlight by J Bryden Lloyd who runs The Write Stuff group on Facebook. If anyone who is also an indie writer and wants to join, send me a PM on Facebook and I'll add you to the group.

I was asked for an interview from Carol Ann Kaufffman after she did a review of LYNNE & HOPE (Review can be found here).

There is also a new interview up on my Smashwords page, which you can read here.

And finally, I did a guest blog for Katanna: Fiction for the Masses entitled: Seven things that influence my writing.

As for new reviews, Nerd Girl on Facebook did a review of DYING THOUGHTS - FIRST TOUCH, DYING THOUGHTS - SECOND SIGHT and LYNNE & HOPE.

I am always looking for Guest Bloggers, so if you feel like you have something you'd like to write for this blog, feel free to contact me at bugbooks@virginmedia.com and we can go from there.

50% OFF SALE!

To celebrate the release of DYING THOUGHTS - THIRD WISH on JULY 8TH 2013. We are running a 50% OFF sale at Smashwords. The first two DYING THOUGHTS books will be 50% for until JULY 22ND 2013. Be sure to grab your copy now and catch up on the series before book three is released on Monday.

DYING THOUGHTS - FIRST TOUCH is now $1.50 with the coupon code YY96D.

DYING THOUGHTS - SECOND SIGHT is now $1.50 with the coupon code: VN33F

Both books are available in all e-book formats from Smashwords, while the third will be released exclusively on Amazon Kindle. The coupon is ONLY valid when the books are purchased through Smashwords directly.

BOOK GIVE-AWAY!

I've decided that once I reach 80 LIKES on Facebook, I will do a book give-away. Basically I am offering the winner the choice between BLACKOUT, DYING THOUGHTS - FIRST TOUCH, THE FRIENDSHIP TRIANGLE & DYING THOUGHTS - SECOND SIGHT in whatever e-book format they wish. You can read about the books at the links above and it only applies to books available on Smashwords.

The rules and such are:

1. Once my page has reached 80 likes, I will post and ask everyone who wants to take part to pick a number between 1 and 100.

2. I will use a random number generator to choose a number and the person with the number wins. If the number hasn't been picked, I will re-roll until a winner is chosen.

3. Everyone can pick ONE number and enter ONCE. Repeat entries will be ignored.

4. I will contact the winner via Facebook and post the winner on my blog AND Facebook. They will then be able to chose ONE of the above books in the format they wish. 

5. If I am unable to reach the winner within 72 HOURS, I will pick another winner using the same generator.

6. Prize not transferable, worth money or any of that stuff.

Good Luck and feel free to share the link with friends!

Writing Characters - Tara & Kaolin

Writing Characters - Tara & Kaolin

When you're writing a series, one of the important things is that you actually *like* the characters. Luckily, when I started the DYING THOUGHTS series and made Tara the main character, I fell in love with her pretty much straight away. So, here's a piece that discusses the two main people in that series of books.

TARA

I named Tara after my pet rat - yup, I had pet rats. I had called one Tally (bet you can guess why!) and it seemed fitting to name my next character after my two creatures. As I've said in past interviews, I got the idea for the DYING THOUGHTS series when I was walking round ASDA at some stupid time in the morning because I couldn't sleep. I had wanted to write a series because of my disappointment at having to say goodbye to Tally and know that I would probably never get to write about her again. So, the idea was born and along with that the character.

Tara strikes me as the typical teenager who has a famous father. She lost her mother at a young age and her dad gave up his career in the music industry to make sure that Tara was well looked after and loved. She, however, may have disagreed with the way he did it. Like telling her that her mother had died from a battle with cancer. The premise of the books is simple, Tara has a "gift". She inherited from her mother and was unaware of that for the majority of the first book. She never knew where the gift had come from and why, when she touched objects that belonged to someone who had died, she would have a vision of their last moments on earth.

For the majority of the first book, Tara had no idea about the history of her gift and it was more of an annoyance for her. Writing her was always a joy because when I thought I had pushed her to her limits, she would turn around and surprise me. She had been the centre of attention for a while in her early school years when her dad was still famous and they rubbed shoulders with other families. After her mother's death and her dad's retirement, that stopped and Tara became the typical loner. She was the opposite of Tally, she didn't care (and I'm not just saying that, she really did NOT care) and then along came Kaolin.

Once she realised that she could have a friend who was not as freaked out by who her father was, basically someone who did NOT care that her father had been famous, she found a kindred spirit. Don't think they were alike in any way though. Kaolin and Tara were as different as chalk and cheese. They made it work though.

I've recently finished the fifth book in the DYING THOUGHTS series and I have to say that Tara can still surprise me. As I want her to go one way, she'll stomp her foot down and say "nope, not gonna happen." Other times I think of her not doing something and she's all for it. You have to learn as a writer that when you mould and create these characters, they do become life like. They are not real in the literal sense, but they are real to us. There have been times in the five books where I have hated what I am putting Tara through, have shed tears at her hurt. I think that just makes her feel more real.

KAOLIN

Kaolin was always planned to be an integral part of the DYING THOUGHTS series. She was always going to be Tara's friend. I didn't know how close they would become because sometimes if you force it, make the friendship too close then it'll seem fake and wrong. Kaolin had her own tortured past and she herself goes through a lot in the books. She's also the voice of reason to Tara's insane ideas and theories.

When I first introduced them to each other, I wasn't sure if it would work out. There were times when I thought that maybe Tara would push it too far and that would be the end of their friendship. However, if nothing else, they have become closer as I write each book. As I said, they are VERY different, but it works for them. Kaolin is a "peek" as Tara says. Peek being someone who is both popular and a geek. Kaolin is someone that the popular kids want to get into their circle and wonder why she bothers with Tara. I'll say this for her, no matter how much Tara may piss her off at times she is a very loyal friend.

The good thing about their friendship is that they both know when to push and when to back away. They go through good times and bad together and I like to think that even when I close the books and write the ending to the whole series that years from now, they will still be as close as they are now. Secondary school (high school to those from the US) is a hard thing to go through on your own, especially when you're like Tara who seems to attract trouble like it's going out of style and having someone like Kaolin around who can ground you and get you to count to ten before lashing out is a must for everyone who has to go through that experience.

She seems to be able to seek out the truth behind Tara's own worries and even now, as I write book six in the series, I can't see them parting ways. I have a friend like that myself who has been through thick and thin with me, good and bad and we're still the best of friends. I like to think that Tara and Kaolin have that going on too.

You can get the first and second DYING THOUGHTS books on Amazon Kindle as well as many other e-book retailers. The third is due out on July 8th 2013. Follow Joey Paul on Facebook or her on this blog for updates about her books and other ventures.

A Happy New Year!

We hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and holiday and from all of us here at Joey Paul Online, we would like to be among the first to wish you a Happy New Year. May 2013 hold all that you wish for and more!

The release of Joey's sixth book - "Dying Thoughts - Third Wish" - is coming up in February 2013 and we were wondering if to celebrate this, people would like to do a review of any of Joey's other five books. The reviews can be emailed to this blog, or even left on Joey's Amazon or Smashword page, as well as the other retailers that stock her books. Along with the release of the third in the Dying Thoughts series, Joey's fifth book - "Lynne & Hope" - will be made available on all other e-book sites.

Remember to follow this blog or "like" Joey's Facebook page for continual updates!

Books now LIVE

Just to let you all know that Joey's first four books are now LIVE on the iBookStore as well as other places online. The books have been distributed to all online book shops that sell e-books and you can grab your copy now!

Remember that you can buy direct from Smashwords and use the 20% OFF coupon codes for BLACKOUT (BL35T) & DYING THOUGHTS - FIRST TOUCH (SV32Q). This promotion runs until DECEMBER 27TH 2012 so grab a copy while you can!

Now available on Amazon Canada, Japan and Brazil!

 

 

 

JOEY PAUL'S BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON CANADA, JAPAN & BRAZIL!

Just a quick update to let you know that all five of Joey Paul's books are now available on Amazon CANADA, JAPAN & BRAZIL!

Grab a copy for your collection now!

Available Everywhere E-Books Are Sold!

 Available where e-books are sold!

After working for a few months on getting everything in place and the books edited to the point where they would be accepted as e-books elsewhere, we are pleased to say that the first four books - BLACKOUT, DYING THOUGHTS - FIRST TOUCH, DYING THOUGHTS - SECOND SIGHT & THE FRIENDSHIP TRIANGLE are now available from other e-book retailers, such as Barnes & Noble UK & USA, as well as the iBookStore. You can also buy direct from Smashwords from Joey's profile.

Due to the agreement that we have, LYNNE & HOPE will remain exclusively on Amazon until February 2013 when the new book, DYING THOUGHTS - THIRD WISH will be released on Amazon UK, USA, France, Italy, Spain, Germany & India as a Kindle e-book.

Keep an eye on this blog and Joey's Facebook page for details of any special offers to celebrate the upcoming holidays!