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And one of my books is on sale for 99c!

When someone is killed too suddenly or tragically, there's a creature ready to bargain for their soul...

Fate's cruel hand took Alana from Matt before he had a chance to tell her how he felt.

A year later, he's still mourning her loss but Matt doesn't realize that he hasn't completely lost her. Yet, he'll never know how close she really is if he continues to ignore his ability.

Alana has struck a deal that'll save Matt before the end of All Hallows Eve, but time is running out. And if it does, both of their souls will be lost.

 

Buy it for 99c | Read an excerpt

 

::: THE SOUL DEALER, Book 1: Deception is part of a Duology. Here's the second book. ::: 

  

 

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Whoa, is it Thursday already?

Seriously. It's almost the end of another week and I've fallen behind on my blogging over here. I'd been so good most of the month, too.

Anyway. There's a good reason for that. I've been busy writing up a storm. Or at least, that's what I was doing yesterday and this morning.

I give you my progress:

•NaNo word count: 53,915.

As you can see, I've met the NaNoWriMo goal already. I actually passed the 50k-mark yesterday afternoon, but hadn't finished the story. I did that this morning, after adding another 3k+ before my daughter had even woken up. Heck, she's still sleeping. But hubby started work super early, and although I felt like shite this morning, I wanted to get stuck into the writing first thing. It always sets me on a nice and very productive path for the rest of the day. :)

So, the first draft of Sunny & Silver's short novel is now done. Except, I'd like to open up the Word doc either later on, or maybe tomorrow, so I can read the last three or four chapters again. Whenever I get to the end of the story, it always ends up being a mad dash to get all the thoughts, scenes, and dialogue outta my head. And sometimes that means I leave something out and just need to give it one final read through before putting it aside for next year. I won't be revising it until 2011.

Phew. My fingers, wrists, arms, and shoulders are aching now. I need a break!

Have a great day.

PS. I got a really great review for THE SOUL DEALER: Redemption from the BookWenches. You can read it here. Yay! Thanks Teagan. :) 

The second Soul Dealer novella is here!

This is the companion story to THE SOUL DEALER: Deception.

If you ever wondered what happened to Cain, this is where the answer lies...

When someone is killed too suddenly or tragically, there’s a creature ready to bargain for their soul…

Cain was killed by a sorcerer and dumped inside an empty room. Alone, with only his thoughts to torment him, he begins to regret betraying his best friend. So when a thing calling itself the Soul Dealer offers him a second chance at life, he accepts the challenge.

Sandy spends most of her nights alone. But tonight, in the beach cottage her parents left for her before they died, she plans to end the depression plaguing her every waking moment.

If Cain doesn’t stop Sandy before the end of All Hallows Eve, both of their souls will be lost.

 

THE SOUL DEALER: Redemption is now available from Evernight Publishing.

 

 

Also, to celebrate the launch of their new website, Evernight Publishing has a contest you can enter!

It's dark outside

Yep, looks like another overcast/rainy day. Which totally sucks when it's a weekday and I have to take my daughter to school, and then go for my walk in the puddles.

Sucky, much? lol.

I haven't minded the rain so much lately, but because of it yesterday afternoon I lost my most fave skull phone charm. It was hanging off my phone one second, and then the raincoat must've done something to it, and the next time I checked, it was gone! :( So sad. I loved it. Gave my phone extra personality.

Anyway. The final round of edits for THE SOUL DEALER: Redemption have been done! Wooohooo.

I just finished them now. I worked on it yesterday (and reached pg34/72) and then got stuck into them as soon as hubby left really early this morning. Not kidding, he had to get to work by 5am. So, the extra time helped me achieve my goal before my daughter was even awake.

Of course, I haven't actually emailed them in yet because I want to take one last/quick look at them, pick out an excerpt, and then send it in. That also means that I should have a release date very, very soon. Cool! I'll keep you posted. 

Phew. That pretty much means that I've got the rest of the day to keep up with the notes, catch up with a little bit more reading, and even (maybe) squeeze in a yoga workout. Depends how I feel after the walk. Did another weights workout last night. Ouch! Still, the soreness from that won't hit me until this afternoon, so it might just be okay. ;)

Well, that's it for today. Se ya later!

Just thinkin'

You guys already know about my fascination with 30STM, right? But I'm not sure if you know that I have a very similar fascination with MCR. There's just something about these two bands that gets my creative juices totally flowing! It's awesome.

So when I drop my daughter off at school, I always switch on my MP3 player and listen while I walk. The last few days I've been plugging back into The Black Parade. Before that I was listening non-stop to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Both albums are totally awesome, I can't get enough, but this is also a way for me to gear up for their next album. We've already pre-ordered it. And I just can't stop listening/watching Na Na Na. It totally rocks! And I love the fictional angle that Gerard Way gives his albums/songs. He's very creative, and even writes comic books.

So, there you have it. These bands are two of my biggest musical influences, and I've gotten several story ideas just from listening to their songs. Just thought I'd share. ;)

We've hit mid-week again. Yikes! Today, hubby started work super early so we got up at 4m. We'll be doing that again tomorrow. And even though I kinda feel like a lightheaded zombie waking at that time, it also gives me a lot of extra time to do stuff before my daughter wakes up. Like this morning, I wrote/proofread/scheduled my upcoming Samhain blog post. It'll go live on October 29, but I wanted to get it done a few days before. It's a little post about NaNoWriMo. I'll post the link here when it's posted.

I also received the final round of edits for my upcoming Evernight Publishing novella, THE SOUL DEALER: Redemption. Instead of throwing myself into it all day today, I'm going to tackle the beginning of it, and then plan to have it finished by tomorrow afternoon. Friday, at the very latest. I've just got a small list of other things that need doing as well, especially for my upcoming NaNoWriMo novel, which I'm now super excited about! Yay.

Either way, looks like I'll be pretty busy for the rest of the week. So, I better get started, huh? See ya later!

Good morning to ya, Monday!

Firstly, I just wanted to wish my daughter a HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY again. Sure, it was yesterday and I told her about a hundred times, but I just wanted it to be on my blog, too. She had an awesome day, and so did we. :)

Well, here we are again. At the beginning of yet another week. Not long to go of this month, so I really have to make a decision about whether or not I'll be taking part in NaNoWriMo. I'm a little undecided because I really want to take part, this'll make it my 5th year in a row if I do, but my head's a little scattered at the moment. And I'm pretty sure that some edits will make their way towards me during that month.

Hmmmm. Decisions, decisions.

At least I met my three goals for last week: the first round of edits for THE SOUL DEALER: Redemption were done and emailed to my editor, The Hidden outline/proposal for the next three books was done and emailed, and I finished reading + reviewing BY MIDNIGHT. (see below)

Oh, and before I forget, I got my first (very awesome) review for THE SOUL DEALER: Deception: "Yolanda Sfetsos took a great idea and ran with it, turning it into a killer story. The Soul Dealer: Deception is a great spooky Halloween story." 5 Hearts, Marissa, Sizzling Hot Book Reviews. You can read the whole review here.

Now that I'm faced with a new week, it's time to set some new goals. We'll see what I can manage. I've got a few things in mind, but I need to put a small list together. Though I do know that I need to get two interviews done and emailed sometime within the next few days. Maybe this'll also be the week when I manage to get that short story written. Maybe. Hopefully.

But for now, have a great week!

The first Soul Dealer novella is here!

If you like paranormal romance, you might enjoy Alana and Matt's story of love lost... and found.

When someone is killed too suddenly or tragically, there’s a creature ready to bargain for their soul…

Fate’s cruel hand took Alana from Matt before he had a chance to tell her how he felt.

A year later, he’s still mourning her loss but Matt doesn’t realize that he hasn’t completely lost her. Yet, he’ll never know how close she really is if he continues to ignore his ability.

Alana has struck a deal that’ll save Matt before the end of All Hallows Eve, but time is running out. And if it does, both of their souls will be lost.

THE SOUL DEALER: Deception is now available from Evernight Publishing.

The second novella, THE SOUL DEALER: Redemption is coming soon from Evernight Publishing.