NEW COTT WINNER!! CHAWNA SHROEDER

Guest blogger: Jennifer Slattery

Sometimes Clash of the Titles highlights great talent. Other times we get to "discover it." This is exactly what happened with our speculative fiction unpub'bed clash.

Join me in welcoming Chawna Schroeder to the COTT family!

There's nothing like discovering great talent before it goes to print! And I have a feeling we're going to see our latest COTT champion's books on bookshelves very soon. When we do, we can all say, "We saw her on COTT first!" And this clash--a battle for best speculative fiction unpub'bed--was even more exciting because the winner has been invited to submit a full proposal to Asraea Press for immediate review!

Her winning excerpt was pulled from the pages of Metamorphosis, a gripping tale of a Beast and her master:

Once upon a time there lived a Beast…
Not in a shining castle, but among a pack of dogs.

For as long as Beast can remember she has lived among her master’s dogs. With them she sleeps. With them she eats. With them she fights and struggles to survive. But through hunger and cold, she dreams of one day becoming Master’s favorite, earning bones with meat and a place beside the fire.

Then strangers attack. Her pack scatters. Fire eats the village. And Beast knows: Master is no more.

Alone and unprotected, Beast tries to defend herself against slavers scavenging for any leftovers. But she is only one, and they are strong.

Tracked by men, sold as a monster, is Beast only prey to be hunted…
…or something more?

A few comments from readers:

"I enjoyed both excerpts! I am curious about the world created in A, but B really got me in the gut."

"Great job! Keep writing!"

"God has given you a gift. Your TRUE fans will always be there for you!! Never give up and follow your dreams!!! I am sending up a prayer for you and your family!!!"


Join us March 19-23 for a fun Flash Clash!

IT'S TIME FOR BOOK BLOGGER HOP 8/12-8/15

If you haven’t read the changes to the Hop, please read this post before entering your link. If you do not read this post first, you will have major issues entering your link. Do not email me if you have issues and have not read this post first! Got it? (If you have issues and you HAVE read this post and done everything correctly, then, by all means, please e-mail me!)
Don’t forget to sign-up for Book Blogger Appreciation Week and nominate your favorite blogs/books!

Welcome to the NEW Book Blogger Hop!
Are you a book blogger? Are you a reader? Then welcome to the place where all of us connect over the weekend and chat about books!
Not sure what a book blogger is and if you are one? Do you have a blog? Do you blog about books? Do you write book reviews on your blog? Do you rave about books and authors on your blog? Is your blog content primarily about books? Then you are most likely considered a book blogger!

How it Works
As long as you meet the qualifications of a book blogger, you may add your book blog link into the linky list below. But before you do that, there are a few requirements. Read up, to save yourself a headache with the linky!

1. Before you add your link, you must post about the Hop on your blog and link directly back to THIS POST (not just my domain, but the direct post for this Hop). The linky is going to review the link that you enter in your submission, looking for a link to this post on your blog. If it doesn’t find one, your link will not be approved. This is called back linking and I had to institute it because people were taking advantage of the Hop and getting some free advertising without promoting the Hop themselves. You can read more about this here.

2. While you are creating your post, answer the following question (there’s a new prompt each week)!
“Let’s talk crazy book titles! Highlight one or two (or as many as you like!) titles in your personal collection that have the most interesting titles! If you can’t find any, feel free to find one on the internet!”

I chose another book from my collection.

Until Forever
by Darlene Shortridge (Goodreads Author)

It was something she would never forgive herself for…

It wasn’t until lunchtime that Jessi remembered to call home. No answer. She tried calling several times while she ate her lunch. Still no answer. She closed her eyes and rested her arms and head on her desk. She breathed deeply, wishing she had remembered to call earlier.

Until Forever is a story of a young family that is torn apart by the devastating effects of alcoholism. Can healing take place in a relationship when an unforgivable act is committed? Will Jessi's pain and Mark's guilt keep them apart forever, or will unforeseen circumstances bind them together?

Paperback, 270 pages

Published January 25th 2011 by Tate Publishing & Enterprises

ISBN139781617392443

I Was Featured on The Steady Hand Blog

This was a big surprise to me.  I feel very honored to be featured by April Mazey on her blogThe Steady Hand. If you get a chance stop by and check it out.

WEEKEND BLOG HOPS

BOOK BLOGGER HOP - JULY

Finding New Friends Weekend Blog Hop - Week 18

Blog Hop in Progress

I found a great blog hop that last Friday - Monday every week on Crazy For Books. So looks like today is the last day until it starts up again this Friday. If you would like to join in on this hop just click on the button below it will take you to the hop where you will find the rules and the host that you need to be sure and follow.

Crazy For Books has asked this question of the blog hoppers.

How many books are currently in your To-Be-Read (TBR) Pile?

My answer is: My list gets bigger everyday. If I don't stop adding to it I will be reading from the grave. ;)
I love the idea of the questions wonderful idea CrazyForBooks.