Today Realm walker is spotlighted at
Whatever You Can Still Betray
http://whateveryoucanstillbetray.blogspot.com/2013/10/spotlight-realm-walker-by-kathleen.html
And Claire’s Book Corner
http://www.clairesbookcorner.blogspot.com/2013/10/book-spotlight-giveaway-realm-walker-by.html
Both sites have excerpts up today as well. Thanks to them for hosting.
And today I’m a guest on Jill Archer’s blog talking about why I write in fantasy worlds
Fantasy: Turning “Can’t” Into “Why Not?” by Kathleen Collins
Thanks Jill for hosting!
My Advice to Writers
If you are anything like me than you have received the advice to ‘never give up’ over and over again. And generally it’s coming from an author who published their first book after only five rejections or an agent who’s already rejected you and you think ‘what do they know’.
Well now you’re going to hear it again, only this time it’s coming from someone who has been where you are. Realm Walker is not my first, second or even third book. It is, in fact, my fifth. I started submitting this book almost two years before I sold it to Carina. It went through so many changes (including a POV shift) that it isn’t even recognizable as that original book anymore. It was rejected over 100 times and I thought many times about just giving up and setting it aside.
But I…
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Today I’m over a Bookish Babbles with my advice to beginning writers. This was on the schedule for tomorrow but they’ve already put it up so I might as well share it with you as well.
Thanks to them.
Today you’ll find Realm Walker spotlighted on Mary’s Cup of Tea
http://networkedblogs.com/Pzdzp
And You’ll find an awesome review at Paranormal Cravings
http://www.paranormalcravings.com/great-new-series-realm-walker-by-kathleen-collins/
A Huge thank you to them both for hosting.
And apparently I’m also in the spotlight at the Paranormal Book Club blog 🙂
http://networkedblogs.com/PypQn
Thanks to them as well
So in addition to my blog tour, I’m doing a giveaway. I’m calling it the “My Favorite Things” giveaway.
There will be 8 copies of my book given away and the grand prize winner will win the book plus the goodies below.
The goodies include:
A felt owl bag (I have a minor obsession with owls)
A cool Skull sign
A skull glow in the dark ring (yay, glow in the dark)
Charms – including the vampire themed “Blood Donor Wanted”
Fuzzy socks (I can’t live without my fuzzy socks)
A cool woven bracelet with silver skulls
A skeleton voodoo doll key ring
Vampire themed cookie cutters
and last but not least Vampire shot glasses
Click Below To Enter!
So as release day crawls ever nearer, I will be embarking on a four week blog tour on Monday September 30. I’ll try to stay on top of where you can find me on what day. Some sites will be doing reviews, some will be posting excerpts and I’ve written guest posts for others. Just over a month to release day. Are you getting excited?
And here fine people is my gorgeous, absolutely perfect cover for Realm Walker from Carina Press. Hope you all like it as much as I do.
Here’s the official cover copy for Realm Walker. Make sure you check back as I should be doing the cover reveal soon. And trust me, it is gorgeous.
An estranged mate, a mangled body and a powerful demon who calls her by name…
As a Realm Walker for the Agency, Juliana Norris tracks deadly paranormal quarry using her unique ability to see magical signatures. She excels at her job, but her friends worry about her mysterious habit of dying in the line of duty without staying dead. That’s only the first of her secrets.
Most people don’t know Juliana became the mate of master vampire Thomas Kendrick before he abandoned her seven years ago. Most people don’t know the horrors she endured at the hands of the vampire he left in command. Most people don’t know her true parentage, or why a demon on a world-threatening rampage has taken a personal interest in her…
Even as Juliana pursues the demon, it goes after all she holds dear—including Thomas, who is back to claim her for his own. But if she can’t reconcile her past and learn to trust herself again, she will lose him forever.
The life of an author is a hard one. There’s a lot of rejection and a lot of disappointment. And we push through because we know (hope) there will be moments where we get the call from a publisher or an agent. And while both of those moments were over the moon awesome for me…This moment tops them all I think. Ladies and Gentlemen I am happy to announce that Realm Walker is now available for preorder on Amazon. Woo Hoo!
Kathleen Collins 