Some Questions for You to Ponder...

While you're waiting for Book Two, ponder these and decide what you think is going to happen! 

1. Is Efroy dead or alive?

2. Will Elysia make it to Rielture?

3. What happened to Yaron?

4. How will Roman influence Lliam's and Elysia's relationship?

5. What is the significance of the medallion and Nathaniel's reaction to it?

6. Is Veryan still alive after the razing of Meneltauré?

7. What role will the egg have in the fight against Zoser?

8. What will happen with Malitha and Alqua? 

9. Who are the wolves, and where did they come from?

10. Who is Zoser?

Comments and predictions welcome!!

A Tribute

 In tribute to Colton and his awesomeness, I decided to edit some of the pictures I found online. Enjoy!

    Colton's theme is that he's a Messenger for God, and his theme verse is John 13:16: "I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him." 

 And the second picture contains lyrics from his favourite worship song, Everything, by Lifehouse. 

The third reminded me of a song he sang a few weeks ago, Piano Man :) (And forgive my obsession - he's just a cool dude ;) )

God Must Have Greater Plans

As you may or may not know, last night, Colton Dixon was eliminated from American Idol, and today, we his fans are both sad at his loss from the show and excited for his future. As evidenced with past Idol contestants who were eliminated early in the show such as Jennifer Hudson, Chris Daughtry, and Mandisa, this doesn't have to be the end for Colton, and I'm certain that with a heart like his - one after God's own heart - God will bless him richly and make sure he has an amazing future, no matter what path he pursues. He was a huge inspiration to me, as I know he was to millions of others, and I'm eager to see what God has in store for my Christian brother! Colton is an amazing young man with incredible talent! 

    Oh, and he got my book - and he has DEFINITELY earned a character in my series ;)

It's Almost There!

An update on my package (containing a copy of Young Falcon) that I sent to American Idol contestant Colton Dixon: it's in Los Angeles, CA, and should be delivered tonight! :D Speaking of which, Idol starts in 30 minutes...Whoo-hoo!! I'll let you know when I hear back from him, and pray that the best possible results are obtained from this!! :)

Editing Book Two

I know I've said this before, but I'll say it again: I'm going to start editing Book Two again! Sadly, it's going to need some serious work :/ A lot of the second half of Book Two, I wrote when I was 13 and haven't really touched it since (*sigh*...). I'll probably be posting some snippets as I go along, so be on the lookout for those! And remember, I can't get Book Two published until I recoup what we spent publishing Young Falcon, so PLEASE tell everyone you know about it and sell me some more books!!! :)

P.S. Just for fun, here's the very first paragraph of Book Two. Enjoy!

From the prologue, A Hard Lesson:
Roman stared down into the churning waters with loathing, his eyes burning as he searched for Elysia. The bitter taste of failure filled his mouth, and his hand clenched in a painful fist around the hilt of his sword as he angrily surveyed the Ivalojoki’s rocky banks. Why had he chosen to trap them against the shore like that? He should have known that it was their only way of escape, and albeit risky, that they would take it! You blasted idiot, he cursed himself, already thinking with dread and resentment of what Zoser would do to him in punishment for this latest disaster. Roman still had tender bruises from his last beating, and the thought of another made him cringe. And worse, what if Zoser reassigned this project to Lliam, as he had all the others Roman had failed to complete to his satisfaction? This assignment was such an important one, too; frankly, he had been both shocked and proud that Zoser had put him in charge of it. Roman writhed with internal agony at the thought of Lliam stealing yet another assignment from him—it would only serve to further elevate his faultless brother and lessen his own standing before Zoser. He could not let that happen, not again. Watching the angry waters, Roman burned with a desperate desire to rectify his latest mistake.   

Young Falcon's Send-Off

Okay, tomorrow is the day! Young Falcon is getting sent to Colton Dixon tomorrow! I wrote him a 3/4 page note and basically told him how awesome he is, so hopefully that along with the book will get me a note in response ;) So excited! Pray all goes well and Young Falcon doesn't get lost on the way there or something tragic ... Haha! Hope y'all have a great week! :)

I'm Going to Send Young Falcon to Colton Dixon!

So, on American Idol tonight, I saw that some girl sent my favourite contestant, Colton Dixon, a prom invitation, and my mum was like, "Hey, you should send him your book!" She was joking, of course, but I thought that was actually a good idea, so I am, indeed, going to send Colton a copy of Young Falcon. He's a very strong and vocal Christian, and on his Facebook page, he said he's trying to write back to all the letters he's getting, so I thought 'What the heck? Why not?' That'd be SO COOL if he read my book! It'd be pretty sweet if he, you know, mentioned it on his Facebook page or Twitter page, too ;) I'll leave it up to God as to the response from Colton. Wish me luck! :D

Quality Books and Page 86

Ok, some updates for you! I'm currently on page 86 of Book Four, page 13 of The Rat Race, and I'm loving both! (I am, however, having some conflictions about The Rat Race's plot, but those will hopefully be resolved soon.) Book Four's events are heating up nicely, and the first major battle scene is coming up soon! Mini spoiler: Zoser will be there, and so will Nathaniel :) I'm excited!!

   Also, Young Falcon has been accepted by Quality Books, an organisation that distributes new books to libraries all over the country. Praise God! Small steps now that will lead to bigger steps later ♥ Hopefully, this will get the book some good exposure; I'm dying to read a fanfiction. Haha! ;) Anyway, they've ordered 5 books to start with and hopefully more will follow. Please continue to pray for Young Falcon's success so that I can share the next stories of Sons and Daughters with the world and use the talent God's blessed me with! I hear all these stories of now-famous authors (such as Christopher Paolini) who started out very small and stayed that way for a while, and then something happened to bring their work into the public eye, so I have faith that God will do the same for me when the time is right. It's hard to wait, though ;) 

    Hope everyone is doing well! I'll try to post more often, but it's spring, and spring is always busy. Have a great weekend! :)