Beyond Words

It's my privilege and an honor to be a stop on The Apocalypse Gene Blog Tour. One lucky commenter will win a print copy of the novel. The winner will be chosen at random with the aid of Random.org. Please remember to leave your email address along with your comment. Good luck! BOOK LAUNCH GIVEAWAY: WIN A KINDLE - Entry Form Here: http://www.theapocalypsegene.com/cy-chi/?page_id=81 Welcome Suki Michelle and Carlyle Clark. Tell us a little about The Apocalypse Gene . What inspired you to write it? The Apocalypse Gene takes place in the near future during a time of global pandemic. Our protagonists (Olivya and Mikah) are a pair of highly gifted psychics, Olivya with aura-sight and Mikah an elite Empath from a clan of demon hybrids called The Kindred. Mikah learns that the Kindred are linked to the pandemic, but without initiation, he is barred from learning their truths. When Olivya’s mother falls ill, Olivya and Mikah embark on a quest to uncover Kindred secrets. In the s...

In celebration of the release of my novel, Invisible , I'm going to give away five kindle editions to the first five people to leave a comment. Please leave your email address with your comment. Here's the blurb - Lola’s not pretty. Lola’s not popular. Lola wishes she could disappear … and then one day she does just that... For seventeen-year-old Lola Savullo, life is a struggle. Born to funky parents who are more in than she could ever be, Lola’s dream of becoming a writer makes her an outsider even in her own home. Bullied and despised, Lola still has the support of her best pal Charlie and Grandma Rose. Not only is she freakishly tall, Lola’s a big girl and when forced to wear a bathing suit at her summer job as a camp counselor, Lola’s only escape from deep embarrassment seems to be to literally vanish. Soon after, she discovers the roots of her new “ability”. Slowly, with Charlie’s help, Lola learns to control the new super power. The possibilities are endl...

Michelle Fayard for winning an ebook of Dianne Hartsock's Alex . Enjoy the read, Michelle :) Thank you to Dianne for offering her fabulous book as a prize. 

Beyond Words is inching closer to 100 followers and as a celebration, I will be offering a $25 Amazon gift card once the milestone is reached. The prize will be awarded at random through Random. org to one of my beloved followers. So spread the word, only 5 followers to go. Contest ends midnight Eastern Standard time August 15th.

Michelle is excited to do a free critique of a query letter or the first 250 words of a manuscript to a random commenter. Comment within one week, and be sure to include your e-mail address. You can win a blog contest even if you’ve won before. How can you really tell if an agent is the right one for your book? Do you pick an agent with a great client list, or will they be too busy for you? Or should you pick a new hungry agent with less experience? Although there is no right way to spare ourselves this decision agony, the following has been successful for me. Whenever I read a book that resonates with me strongly, I do some research to see if I can learn who the editor and agent are. Then I see if they accept the genre I write. If so, I start reading books by the authors they’ve repped. I also rely heavily on www.agentquery.com and http://caseylmccormick.blogspot.com/ to get a feel about what others have experienced with my prospective leads. I also look to see if they’re an ed...