Hello Writers and Readers!
Happy Freebie Friday!
Here’s your free books for this Friday, ENJOY! 🙂
** Please note** At the time I am posting this message, all the books are free for the kindle version on Amazon.com. They may not be free for long, so hurry and get yours! I hope you find something you like!
2. Grave Echoes
4. The Heart of Thornton Creek
Happy Reading!
~ Eileen 🙂
The air was warm and I could feel beads of sweat forming on the divot of my lower back. I licked my lips nervously and tasted the tang of my fear. The sidewalk outside the restaurant was crowded and I patiently got in the line to await entrance. My wrap was hooked on my bent elbows, the ivory silk slinking over my arms. My midnight blue dress had spaghetti straps and no back. I felt sexy and elegant. My dark curls were piled on my head, allowing the sporadic breeze to kiss the curve of my neck.
Glancing at my watch, I could see that I was still early and getting closer to the door. A warm hand startled me, grasping my arm lightly and leading me away from the line. I looked up into his smiling eyes.
“You’re beautiful.” He said, grinning down at me. His dimples flashed.
How could I resist? I smiled in return and kept walking as he led me past the hostess podium and directly to a private table near the bank of windows. He held my chair and then handed my wrap to the hostess who stood silently nearby. His hand brushed my naked shoulders as he moved around my chair and despite the warmth of the evening, I shivered.
I love Halloween and to celebrate, I’m offering my short story Lila’s Sanctuary for free today and tomorrow! Download it now and read it between Trick-Or-Treaters!Â
If you like it, please leave me a friendly review on Amazon.
Happy Reading!
~ Eileen 🙂
Hey There!
Are you guys all ready for Halloween? It seems like it sneaks up on me every year! On to the Resource! 🙂
While looking for submission calls, I stumbled across an oldie but a goodie. The Classified ads on the Poets and Writers website. They have lots of open calls for various markets and listings for groups, etc. It’s a pretty good place to check out once in a while.
The Classifies page has some different categories to choose from: Manuscript Calls, Conferences, Contests, Publication, Retreats, Residencies, Resources, Services, and Workshops.
Once you make a selection, you can peruse the ads and choose options to pursue. The Contest section is my favorite. It’s got tons of resources to choose from. Check it out and let me know what you think.
The information is updated regularly, so I recommend you book mark it, or visit my Resources Page for the link at any time!
Happy Writing!
~ Eileen 🙂
Hello Writers and Readers!
Happy Freebie Friday!
Here’s your free books for this Friday, ENJOY! 🙂
** Please note** At the time I am posting this message, all the books are free for the kindle version on Amazon.com. They may not be free for long, so hurry and get yours! I hope you find something you like!
1. Escaping Eternity (The Guardian Angels Series)
2. No Cure for Murder (Brier Hospital Series)
3. The Doctor
4. Taken
Happy Reading!
~ Eileen 🙂
“What’s your field of study, Marty?”
“Bio-Genetics.”
“Bio-Genetics? Like cloning and stuff like that?” Sarah’s eyes were round with surprise. Who knew this jock-in-geek’s clothing was smart too?
Marty grinned, used to the surprised response he got when he told someone his major, “Yeah. Like cloning and stuff like that.”
Hi Everyone!
As you may know by know, I like to use random word generators as inspiration and a general kick-in-the-pants for writing things on the fly. I usually use OneWord, but the other day, OneWord was on the fritz, so I sought ought another random word generator. I’ve posted a few on here before, and you can find them on my Resources page, but these few I just found deserved to be shared as well.
This is a really cool generator that will give you random words as well as random names. (By the way, clicking on the screen shots below will take you to that part of the site.)
When you visit the site, on the right side, there is a list of word generators to choose from. It looks like this:
The generators are really easy to use. My favorite word generator on this site is the Random Word Generator. It not only gives you a word, but also the definition.
This site also has random name generators. Click on Name Generator at the top of the site and you’ll see a list of name generators on the right.
As you can see, it’s not just a plain name generator. You can generate all kinds of names here. The part I like is that you can put in a part of the name and have the rest generated if you want. I have a terrible time making up last names for my characters, but I usually know what I want their first name to be.
For example, I’m starting a book where the main character’s name is Jenna. I can’t think of what Jenna’s last name should be. So, I can use the Last Name Generator, enter Jenna as the first name and click Generate.
Super useful!
Creative Random Word Generator
This one is more straight forward, with just some random words being generated. However, you can generate multiple random words at once by clicking on the numbers. Sometimes I find it handy to generate 5 words and try to use them all in my story, chapter, poem, or whatever I’m working on. So I can click on the 5 tile and get 5 words.
I might use each word at the start of a paragraph, chapter, scene, or other part of my story to give me a kick in the pants to get going!
I hope you like the resources this week, check back next week for more Resource Saturday goodies!
Happy Writing!
~ Eileen 🙂
Hello Writers and Readers!
Happy Freebie Friday!
Here’s your free books for this Friday, ENJOY! 🙂
** Please note** At the time I am posting this message, all the books are free for the kindle version on Amazon.com. They may not be free for long, so hurry and get yours! I hope you find something you like!
1. Psyched
3. Blood Forest
4. Released (The Shapeshifters’ Library)
Happy Reading!
~ Eileen 🙂
‘Instructor. Such an interesting word,’ Janna thought to herself. ‘What exactly is an Instructor? Someone who instructs you to do something. Yes. But that’s not a ‘teacher”.
Making up her mind, she turned to Matthew and said, “Matthew, I do not accept your title as ‘Instructor’. You are not ‘instructing’ me to do something. You are sharing knowledge, you are teaching. Perhaps you could use ‘educator’ or ‘professor’.” She smiled, satisfied with her observations.
“Thank you, Janna. I’ll keep that in mind. And once again, please call me Mr. Tanner; not Matthew. Take your seat.” Not for the first time that morning, Matt wondered why he had taken the job at the Gifted and Talented school.
“There’s no time!” Grabbing his arm, Marie yanked on him and started to run. Looking over her shoulder, she could see Mark still trying to grab the satchel.
“Leave it!” She shouted, paranoia edging into her voice.
The double doors at the end of the hall burst open and the stampede of officers started toward them.
Eileen Maki 