Happy June Everyone, June is here! Yep, it's here. May was more eventful in my real life. So, off we go: Writer's Life Updates:  Nothing fun to report on the query front with the YA Fantasy I've been querying. I still have a couple out. Editing: I've got a YA Fantasy with a Christmassy theme to it. I'm enjoying getting it polished. I hope to start querying it, soon. I'm not sure what 'soon' is, yet, though. Writing: WIPs (Works In Progress) that I'm writing are on hold (for the most part) while I edit. Other stuff: I fixed up my Mood Board for the YA Fantasy (Christmassy) story and that's up on my social media accounts (Facebook, X/Twitter, and Instagram). As for real life...strap on your safety belts: it's a wild ride! There have been several storms in my part of the world (especially in May). We're all safe, which I thank God for that.  One particular storm did something strange (well, strange for us, it's never happened before to...

  Happy April Everyone! April has sprung or arrived or hopped in (whatever image suits you). The leaves are returning to our trees and I've seen some flowers around in different places. How about you? My Easter was very nice. We went to Mass (Catholic Christian liturgy). I really like the joy involved. It was beautiful. In the evening, we went over to one of my sister's house and had dinner with her and her family, my parents, and one of my aunts who had come into town. It was fun. My father made apple pie (one of his specialties) and my sister cooked (delicious).  Updates? I think I've mentioned this before...I've been working on a Christmassy-mythology inspired type of novel. It's a YA Fantasy (of course...because I like to incorporate fun type of magic in my work). It's going pretty well. I'm getting closer and closer to the end of writing the manuscript and then I can move into edits. It's mostly whimsical and light, with some serious moments. I'...

Happy Monday Everybody, Last week on Facebook I revealed one of the songs from Hailey Banks' play list . Hailey's story is the one that's releasing in early summer/late spring this year. To get to know Hailey, read the Immortal Dreams Trilogy-- Divine Love , Astral Love , and Immortal Love , she's Laney's best friend. Play lists can reveal some of the moods of either the author, the scene, and/or the characters involved. To see the play lists from my Immortal Dreams Trilogy, click here . Music has a way of inspiring a lot of writers. When I wrote my stand-alone Fantasy Romance, All's Fair In Love & Lion , I listened to a lot of Chris de Burgh 's music. There was something so beautiful and stirring in his ballads. Interestingly enough, I didn't listen to very much of his music for the Trilogy (except for one song for Immortal Love ) but that's because Immortal Dreams  novels are a different story. All's Fair In Love & Lion is s...

Happy Tuesday One & All, So, are you all ready? Today I have an official blog book review for you...the very first one of 2017. Pretty cool, huh? I think so, anyway. This one came about when I requested the ARC of her upcoming book one of her new series. I agreed to do a review in exchange for the ARC (Advanced Readers Copy).  When March 2017 hits, readers and Kerrelyn Sparks fans will embark on a brand new journey into a Fantasy Romance. Kerrelyn weaves a world of imagination, magic, adventure, suspense, danger, intrigue, and romance. As always, her story is well-mapped out and she handles the details well.  Lord Leofric (Leo) is an interesting leading man--he can be hit and survive a lightning strike, while absorbing the power and in turn, wielding it for his own purposes. Unfortunately, he can't TOUCH anyone. Luciana's character arc takes the journey of her taking a step that looks brave, and showing her actually becoming determined and brave. She's no ...

Happy Thursday All, I'm overdue for posting this, but I plead life and other things as the reason this hasn't gone up. I don't have an assistant, so I probably need to start keeping a log of To Do list for this blog. (Hey there's a New Year's Resolution right there!) Anyway, I do want to introduce to you all a novel by author Larynn Ford . Since this is a promised review, it's an official blog book review. Lynzi Lancaster didn't figure herself for a target until several life threatening incidents happen...all in one week. Who would want to hurt her? Then there's the dreams. Layne Brady has been long gone out of her life for twenty years. Now all of a sudden she can't get him out of her mind or her dreams. Magic and reality clash as Lynzi works to make sense out of what's happening to her and Layne struggles to prove that he is very much alive, and still loves her deeply. If you like a twist on contemporary/western with a hint of the F...

Happy Monday All, Hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was pretty good. I've been working on getting Book Three in my Immortal Dreams Trilogy written. So while I'm working on that and you my darling readers are awaiting the release of Book Two, Astral Love , how about another kind of story while you wait? Today I've got author Joanne Guidoccio with me and she's here to talk about her novel, Between Land And Sea , which is on sale for 99 cents on Amazon Kindle (Links can be found at the end of the blog post). So I'm going to let Joanne tell you about writing her novel and a little bit about the novel itself... While planning Between Land and Sea , I considered different fantasy elements. What advantage could I bestow upon a beautiful mermaid who had given up her tail and lost her mermaid powers? A magic wand came to mind, but I quickly dismissed a possibility often associated with fairy godmothers and benevolent elders. In this case, there was...

Happy Wednesday All, I hope you enjoyed Marie Hall's post yesterday on Regency Romance and how they influenced her. I know I did. Today I welcome author Mina Khan to Write By Bethany. When I Author Mina Khan was scheduling authors for this week, I got on the two email loops I'm a member of and asked who would be interested (out of Fantasy and Paranormal authors).  Mina sent me an email asking if I had room for her and whether or not Mary Shelley was taken. I replied that there was room, and no, nobody had claimed Mary Shelley as their topic. So what follows is an interesting take on a novel that is definitely categorized as a Classic. My thanks to Mina for being a part of Classics Week!  So, now I invite you to sit back and relax as Mina takes the floor... Thanks Bethany for having me over! My geeky heart is thrilled to be sharing & discussing one of my favorite classic reads – Frankenstein , or The Modern Prometheus by British author Mary Shelley . ...

Happy Wednesday All, Oh my! I'm so behind. Last week, I was up in Gatlinburg, Tennessee at a resort for a family reunion. We flew out to Charlotte, North Carolina on July 14th, rented a car, and drove up to the resort.  Offspring and Husband went swimming at one of the resort pools and hiking in a National Park. I hung out with my family, answered posts on Christie Craig's blog (on July 16th--congratulations to Kathleen O. for winning a copy of All's Fair In Love & Lion . Hope you enjoy it). Thursday we had a baby shower for my brother and his wife. That was fun.  Friday we went out to Dollywood for the day. Offspring and Husband are far more adventurous about rides than I am, but that was okay. I walked through the water that they had misting around for park-goers to cool off. Of course, I probably shouldn't have bothered since later we got totally drenched by a rain shower. However, before that happened, we saw birds of prey (including a bald eagle and g...

Happy Friday All, Before you head off on your weekend fun, please stop by and check out the interview I did with Monroe (the hero of All's Fair In Love & Lion ). We're guest posting on my awesome Critique Partner, Tess St. John's blog. Come check it out and please be sure to leave a comment! (This is stop number 5 on my blog tour, by the way). :-) Have A Fabulously Fantastic Friday!

Happy Thursday All, I'm a little late posting this...so please forgive me. First of all, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who has already purchased All's Fair In Love & Lion . I do hope you enjoy it.  If you haven't gotten a chance, and want to, it's available on Amazon Kindle . Today I'm on Stop #4 of the Bethany Averie AFIL&L Blog Tour, and I'm guest posting on Dana Wright's Bookgirl Knitting . What's my writing process? Am I a pantster or a plotter? Which did I use to write AFIL&L? Come find out! Have A Tip-Top Thursday!

Happy Tuesday (well almost Wednesday), I'm so excited! Thrilled beyond believe. Late in the evening Tuesday night, All's Fair In Love & Lion went "live" on Amazon Kindle!! Thank you to Soul Mate Publishing for publishing it! You all have been so helpful. I really appreciate it. You can buy it by clicking right here .  Hope all of you who buy it enjoy it!

Happy Friday All, Everybody have a good week? I hope so! My week has been busy (if you haven't already guessed) but it's been good. Turned in a list of final edits to editor on Thursday afternoon (yay) and we'll see what's next with all that. Meanwhile, I'm kicking off my Bethany Averie All's Fair In Love & Lion Blog Tour.   My first stop is to be a guest of Tonette's over at Four Foxes One Hound .  A little background: Years ago, when I first started this blog, I gathered followers here and there...as I continued with different posts, interviews, and giveaways more people found out about it. Through it all, Tonette has been one of my most loyal followers. But, she'll explain it all to you much more. So enjoy!  Next stop will be on Sunday June 30, 2013.  Have A Fabulously Fun Friday!

Happy Thursday (I know the time stamp says Wednesday, but this is for Thursday), Hope everyone is having a good week! I am super busy. I got the final review from my editor, so I'm working on that. My blog tour starts THIS Friday, so I'm anticipating that. I also launched my website .  Anyway, here's a special sneak peek at All's Fair In Love & Lion . The incredibly talented RM Brand made this book trailer for me.  Thank you, RM! You rock.  RM Brand is an author and a graphic designer. She's done work for the very talented Christie Craig (also for Christie's C.C. Hunter YA novels). She's also doing some independent work, as well as for others. She also made the banner on this blog, the Facebook Banners for my author page, and the ad you see in the margin. (She didn't make my book cover, an extremely talented artist working for my publisher, Soul Mate Publishing , made the book cover). RM Brand will be launching her website, soon. Have A Thr...

Happy Tuesday All, So much is going on! It's all very exciting as July 10th draws closer and closer...I can feel it, can you? Now before you click on anything, make sure you read the entire blog post--I wouldn't want you to miss anything. First of all, my Bethany Averie Author website has been launched! Some of you have already been to it. For those who have not, click here . There's a blurb for All's Fair In Love & Lion (below it a special notice about a surprise coming soon), and information on other things I'm working on, plus other fun things.  Enjoy. Second of all, the Bethany Averie All's Fair In Love & Lion Blog Tour kicks off this Friday (June 28, 2013) as I make a guest appearance on Four Foxes One Hound , as Tonette 's guest. This blog post is an interview--so you'll get to know me and my writing technique better. Thirdly... Inspired by author Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Lindsey brings to life a brand new Young Adult (...

Happy Thursday Everyone, Thank you for the prayers and positive thoughts for offspring and I. Offspring is doing better--and I'm working on getting better. There's been several new releases lately and I've been utterly remiss in posting about them, so here we go: In no particular order: Author pal of mine, Wareeze Woodson's debut novel, a Historical Romance, Conduct Unbecoming A Gentleman was recently released. You can find it on Amazon.  I did announce when C.C. Hunter's YA Paranormal final book in Kylie's Shadow Falls series, Chosen At Nightfall. I did a short review of this one. Teri Thackston put out a Paranormal Romance, Wait Until Moonrise , available in E-Reader format.  J.D. Faver has a new Romance, The Reluctant Rancher available through Amazon.  Contemporary Fantasy Author, Shanna Swendson   has her newest Enchanted Inc. book available in print (I don't know if it's available on E-Reader yet. Last I saw it...

Happy Monday Everybody, The edits for All's Fair In Love & Lion are doing all right. I'm working on several ideas for promotional items, and fun little tidbits...which, I will reveal sometime in the future. I'm very excited about several things and hope you'll enjoy them, too. I know it's been a very long time since I've done an author interview. For that, I do apologize. However, I promise, it's worth the wait! Lynn Kurland is an author I discovered when I was in high school (many moons ago). The first book I read by her was probably This Is All I Ask. When I started reading her, she didn't have a lot of books out, but now Lynn has two series--Paranormal/Historical Romance following the MacLeod & de Piaget families, and a fantasy one full of magic. I haven't really read her fantasy books; however, the MacLeod/de Piaget books are awesome (and there are a bunch of them, now, I'm happy to say). My favorite is probably Stardust Of Ye...