I've got big news about four of my favorite sexy stories!
You might have noticed that Punishing the Art Thief, Ginger Snap, Chastity Belt, and Hollywood Spank are no longer for sale from publisher Ellora's Cave.
That's because the rights to these books have reverted to me, and I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be self-publishing them soon!
The new editions will be re-edited (while keeping the story intact), have brand-spanking-new covers, and every single one will have lower prices!!
So keep your eyes peeled.... these stories are going to be re-issued soon!
I'm also going to put Punishing the Art Thief, Chastity Belt, and Hollywood Spank into trade paperback editions!
Get ready... this is gonna be fun!!
Best,
Shoshanna xoxo
Sexily *Evers* After...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
12/1 LAST DAY to win $50 GC in celebration of THE PULSE!!!!
LAST DAY to enter to win a $50 GC in celebration of THE PULSE, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy!
ENTER NOW!!!!!!!!!
Goddess Fish Promotions has organized a wonderful book blast - we've got 25 participating bloggers, and you can increase your chance of winning a $50 Giftcard to Amazon or Barnes and Noble by commenting on the blogs! Support our blogging community by stopping by and saying hi! Some of the bloggers will also have reviews of THE PULSE, too!
The Book Blast is on the following sites... get ready for some fun!!
1: Author Koko Brown
2: Bunny's Review
3: Farm Girl Books
4: Wicked Readings by Tawania
5: Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess
6: Rachel Leigh
7: Booklover Sue
8: Snarky Mom Reads...
9: Author Raine Delight's Blog
10: Accolades and Book Burnings
11: Dawn's Reading Nook Blog
12: Wake Up Your Wild Side
13: Wickedly Wanton Tales
14: The Talent Cave Reviews
15: Aly's Miscellany
16: Punya Reviews...
17: Margay Leah Justice
18: Blood Moons and Nightscapes
19: Worlds of Possibilities
20: The Hedonistic Minimalist
21: Simply Ali
22: Beyond Romance
23: Desiree Holt
24: Long and Short Reviews
25: Christine Young Romance Writer
Want to read THE PULSE (post-apocalyptic, dystopian erotic romance)?
It's available on sale for a limited time for just $1.99, before it goes up to $5.99!
Nook http://bit.ly/1hQfOhA
iBooks http://bit.ly/18GMoLO
...and wherever ebooks are sold!
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Win a $50 GC on Monday 11/25! RELEASE DAY!!
Monday, 11/25/13 is release day for
THE PULSE, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy!
Set your calender, and support our blogging community by stopping by and saying hi! Some of the bloggers will also have reviews of THE PULSE, too!
The 11/25 Book Blast will be on the following sites... get ready for some fun!!
1: Author Koko Brown
2: Bunny's Review
3: Farm Girl Books
4: Wicked Readings by Tawania
5: Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess
6: Rachel Leigh
7: Booklover Sue
8: Snarky Mom Reads...
9: Author Raine Delight's Blog
10: Accolades and Book Burnings
11: Dawn's Reading Nook Blog
12: Wake Up Your Wild Side
13: Wickedly Wanton Tales
14: The Talent Cave Reviews
15: Aly's Miscellany
16: Punya Reviews...
17: Margay Leah Justice
18: Blood Moons and Nightscapes
19: Worlds of Possibilities
20: The Hedonistic Minimalist
21: Simply Ali
22: Beyond Romance
23: Desiree Holt
24: Long and Short Reviews
25: Christine Young Romance Writer
Want to read THE PULSE (post-apocalyptic, dystopian erotic romance)?
It's available on sale for a limited time for just $1.99, before it goes up to $5.99!
Kindle: http://amzn.to/H879cU
Nook http://bit.ly/1hQfOhA
iBooks http://bit.ly/18GMoLO
...and wherever ebooks are sold!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Want an ARC of The Pulse?
Book Bloggers (and authors with blogs!):
*****Do you want an ARC of The Pulse, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy, and be part of my release day Book Blast that Goddess Fish Promotions is doing? ******
The first 25 bloggers can sign up here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/10/virtual-book-blast-tour-pulse-by.html
If you're a reviewer, you can get an ARC of The Pulse on Edelweiss here: http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sku=1476728259
Please note: If you already got your ARC before 10/15/13, then you were probably given the wrong book (a mix up that probably occurred because both books are called The Pulse and both have a heroine named Emily!). :( But the correct book file is now available!
More info from Goddess Fish: "The Book Blast Tour will take place on Monday, November 25, 2013 and is limited to the first 25 people who sign up. This tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion on their blog. Additionally, a PDF copy of this story will be available for review in conjunction with a promo post.
Shoshanna will be awarding a $50 gift card for either Amazon or BN to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour."
Thanks! xoxo Shoshanna
*****Do you want an ARC of The Pulse, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy, and be part of my release day Book Blast that Goddess Fish Promotions is doing? ******
The first 25 bloggers can sign up here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/10/virtual-book-blast-tour-pulse-by.html
If you're a reviewer, you can get an ARC of The Pulse on Edelweiss here: http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sku=1476728259
Please note: If you already got your ARC before 10/15/13, then you were probably given the wrong book (a mix up that probably occurred because both books are called The Pulse and both have a heroine named Emily!). :( But the correct book file is now available!More info from Goddess Fish: "The Book Blast Tour will take place on Monday, November 25, 2013 and is limited to the first 25 people who sign up. This tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion on their blog. Additionally, a PDF copy of this story will be available for review in conjunction with a promo post.
Shoshanna will be awarding a $50 gift card for either Amazon or BN to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour."
Thanks! xoxo Shoshanna
Saturday, October 12, 2013
The Pulse is on Edelweiss now!
If you're a book blogger or reviewer, just wanted to let you know that my publisher, Simon & Schuster Pocket Star, put The Pulse, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy up on Edelweiss!
Link to The Pulse on Edelweiss
Here's the blurb and cover for The Pulse:
Book One in the heart-pounding Pulse Trilogy—a gripping erotic romance set in post-apocalyptic New York City one year after an electromagnetic pulse destroys America’s power grid. "Intense, exciting, and sizzlingly sexy—a perfect post-apocalyptic romance!" (Heather Thurmeier, bestselling author of Escape to My Arms and Stuck on You)
Emily Rosen lives in a military camp at Grand Central Station, where women sell their bodies to soldiers for extra rations. When she discovers a dark secret—that America is rebuilding outside of New York City, and everything the city’s refugees have been told is a lie—she escapes, the soldiers hot on her heels…
But Christopher Mason, a convict who broke out of prison after the Pulse, finds Emily first. Although he’s survived this long on the streets by looking out only for himself, Emily is beautiful, alluring, and impossible to leave behind.
Now Emily must convince this intimidating, magnetic stranger to be her guide as they journey out of New York and into the unknown. She’ll barter with her body, but sex with Mason can never be currency—it’s pure passion, and everything she desires. Despite the crumbling world around them, can Emily and Mason discover true love blooming in the darkest of places?
The Pulse is available for preorder at Amazon and B&N at a limited-time sale price of $1.99.
Link to The Pulse on Edelweiss
Here's the blurb and cover for The Pulse:
Emily Rosen lives in a military camp at Grand Central Station, where women sell their bodies to soldiers for extra rations. When she discovers a dark secret—that America is rebuilding outside of New York City, and everything the city’s refugees have been told is a lie—she escapes, the soldiers hot on her heels…
But Christopher Mason, a convict who broke out of prison after the Pulse, finds Emily first. Although he’s survived this long on the streets by looking out only for himself, Emily is beautiful, alluring, and impossible to leave behind.
Now Emily must convince this intimidating, magnetic stranger to be her guide as they journey out of New York and into the unknown. She’ll barter with her body, but sex with Mason can never be currency—it’s pure passion, and everything she desires. Despite the crumbling world around them, can Emily and Mason discover true love blooming in the darkest of places?
The Pulse is available for preorder at Amazon and B&N at a limited-time sale price of $1.99.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Review: The Marshall Plan® Novel Writing Software
When I first read literary agent Evan Marshall's book The Marshall Plan® for Novel Writing in 2009 (before I was published) -- I tried to use his system to make a novel outline using paper in a notebook. (This was my review, back then). It didn't work out for me, mainly because I write romance (which has very specific formulas of sorts, that can't be put into a system that has the romantic involvement as secondary).
He's created software that follows the principles of his book, and offered it to me for free to try out and write about it. ***None of the links are affiliate links, btw. This is a brand-new version of The Marshall Plan® Novel Writing Software for both Windows and Mac.
If writers want to try out Marshall's outlining system, then using the software will help make an outline more easily than if they tried to do it with paper, from scratch. But...
Personally, I really don't outline. I'll write a one page synopsis to sell a book, but that always changes as I write. I know that if I'm going to write a romance novel, then my book starts with two people who are not together, and ends with them in love and living happily ever after.
I've found that my stories naturally fall into three acts, with a game-changer at the end of act 1, one in the middle, and one at the end of the middle (before the last act). If I hadn't read Marshall's book I might not even be aware that's what I was doing.
Some writers are outliners/plotters. I sort of wish I was, as well, because then I wouldn't have to go back and change the beginning of every single book I wrote when I hit the end. Alas, I'm a pantser. That one time I tried Marshall's outline, not only did I not finish the outline, but I didn't write the book. At all. The story felt all used-up to me.
I like discovering what will happen as I write. It keeps it fresh and fun and interesting, even if it involves more clean-up work at the end when it's time to edit.
So... do I recommend this software? Not if you write romance. And not if you hate outlining. But if outlines are your thing, and you're writing some other genre fiction that's not romance, it might work for you. I really wish there was an option to change the outline to fit the romance genre more easily, because writing an outline for a book with a romance subplot won't work.
One big issue I found: if you decide to change your wordcount, you will actually lose entire sections you may have already filled in. The data will be lost.
One good thing about his outlining system is it will help writers remember to have a reaction scene after something big happens, and to keep track of alternating POV characters.
The last three books I wrote (The Pulse Trilogy - book 1 releases November 25th from Simon & Schuster/Pocket Star) - I had so many different characters and POVs and surprises/game-changers etc that I'm *still* unsure how I kept track of it all. My copyeditor made this crazy-long style sheet to keep track of it herself.
I wish I could say that I tried the software, was able to successfully plot out a book, and then write it. But instead I just looked at each section and thought "that'll come out as I write" - because that's what happens for me. That's me, not everyone. Your mileage may vary.
Put simply, even though I read his book four years ago when I was brand new to all of this, I am not his target audience now. I've already got a method that works for me -- it's messier than his way, but it works. However, if you're overwhelmed by the complexity of writing a full novel (and that's okay! It's not easy!), then this type of hand-holding through the outline could work really well for you.
I bet after doing it once or twice, the rhythm of what should come where and when and how will come naturally.
In summary... read the book first. Marshall knows what makes a book fast-paced and what looks good to publishers. But he doesn't necessarily know how your individual author-brain works (my brain just wants a blank MS Word doc). If you like his book and want to try his outlining method, then I suppose it makes sense to do it using the software.
The software costs $149 and has a 30 day guarantee, per the website.
Keep on writing, my friends :)
Best,
Shoshanna Evers
If writers want to try out Marshall's outlining system, then using the software will help make an outline more easily than if they tried to do it with paper, from scratch. But...
Personally, I really don't outline. I'll write a one page synopsis to sell a book, but that always changes as I write. I know that if I'm going to write a romance novel, then my book starts with two people who are not together, and ends with them in love and living happily ever after.
I've found that my stories naturally fall into three acts, with a game-changer at the end of act 1, one in the middle, and one at the end of the middle (before the last act). If I hadn't read Marshall's book I might not even be aware that's what I was doing.
Some writers are outliners/plotters. I sort of wish I was, as well, because then I wouldn't have to go back and change the beginning of every single book I wrote when I hit the end. Alas, I'm a pantser. That one time I tried Marshall's outline, not only did I not finish the outline, but I didn't write the book. At all. The story felt all used-up to me.
I like discovering what will happen as I write. It keeps it fresh and fun and interesting, even if it involves more clean-up work at the end when it's time to edit.
So... do I recommend this software? Not if you write romance. And not if you hate outlining. But if outlines are your thing, and you're writing some other genre fiction that's not romance, it might work for you. I really wish there was an option to change the outline to fit the romance genre more easily, because writing an outline for a book with a romance subplot won't work.
One big issue I found: if you decide to change your wordcount, you will actually lose entire sections you may have already filled in. The data will be lost.
One good thing about his outlining system is it will help writers remember to have a reaction scene after something big happens, and to keep track of alternating POV characters.
The last three books I wrote (The Pulse Trilogy - book 1 releases November 25th from Simon & Schuster/Pocket Star) - I had so many different characters and POVs and surprises/game-changers etc that I'm *still* unsure how I kept track of it all. My copyeditor made this crazy-long style sheet to keep track of it herself.
I wish I could say that I tried the software, was able to successfully plot out a book, and then write it. But instead I just looked at each section and thought "that'll come out as I write" - because that's what happens for me. That's me, not everyone. Your mileage may vary.
Put simply, even though I read his book four years ago when I was brand new to all of this, I am not his target audience now. I've already got a method that works for me -- it's messier than his way, but it works. However, if you're overwhelmed by the complexity of writing a full novel (and that's okay! It's not easy!), then this type of hand-holding through the outline could work really well for you.
I bet after doing it once or twice, the rhythm of what should come where and when and how will come naturally.
In summary... read the book first. Marshall knows what makes a book fast-paced and what looks good to publishers. But he doesn't necessarily know how your individual author-brain works (my brain just wants a blank MS Word doc). If you like his book and want to try his outlining method, then I suppose it makes sense to do it using the software.
The software costs $149 and has a 30 day guarantee, per the website.
Keep on writing, my friends :)
Best,
Shoshanna Evers
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Cover Reveal for The Pulse!
The Pulse, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy from Simon & Schuster Pocket Star, releases November 25, 2013 and is available for pre-order now!
S&S.com: http://books.
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/
iBookstore: https://itunes.
Nook: http://www.
S&S.com: http://books.
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/
iBookstore: https://itunes.
Nook: http://www.
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