Sunday, January 31, 2010

Feb 2010 Contest- Territorial



February 2010 Contest- Territorial
We will be celebrating the release of third book in the Were Chronicles: Pack Territory

 
Contest starts today through midnight (CST) February 28th.
Win a free copy of my upcoming February Release Pack Territory- Were Chronicles 3.

Contest Rules-

Subject- Territorial

In the body of the email me and tell me where is your favorite place you’d ever lived?
If you don’t have one- tell me where you would like to live.

You have until midnight CST to email your answer. The winner will be posted on my yahoo group and blog on March 1st.

Good luck everyone!

Crissy Smith

Friday, January 29, 2010

Team Werewolves Contest Winner


Hey Gang,
I want to Thank everyone who entered my Jan contest Team Werewolves.
There were alot of great shifters mentioned. I wasn't surprised that a few answers would have matched my own.
Great job everyone!
The winner of the contest was Beverly Davis- Taylor!
Congrats Girl!
She has recieved a free copy of my book The Favour: Book 1 in the corporate wolves series.
And don't forget to look for my Feb contest coming Feb 1st!
I will be giving away a free copy of my new release Pack Territory- The third book in the Were Chronicle Series
Crissy
Romance on the 'WILD' side...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Press Send- Part 1



“PRESS SEND- PART 1”
Hi everyone. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog for my five week blog series. Follow me from the beginning to where I am now. Hopefully you might pick up some ideas. Hey, maybe you can even give some!

Remember every time you leave a comment your name is entered into a drawing and at the end of the series someone will win a copy of one of my backlist titles!

I will monitor the comments and make sure all you cats are being nice. While I want you to express your opinion I will not tolerate any negative words directed to the commenter’s. I reserve the right to delete comments at my discretion.

PLEASE NOTE- I AM NOT AN EXPERT. THIS BLOG IS MY OWN STORY. ANY ADVICE OR TIPS GIVEN IS STRICTLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH.

Now with all that out of the way let’s get started.

One question I always get is- how long have I been writing.

My answer- Forever.
Or at least it seems like it. Okay a little background here.
My dad (who will be mentioned a lot) has been an aspiring writer my entire life. As a child he wrote children books. This is one of my best memories. He would write after I went to bed. The next night he would read me what he wrote. I still remember the airplane story with the dog.

So me being a daddy’s girl wanted to be just like him. At about eleven or twelve (my own daughter’s age) I started writing short stories in a spiral notebook. (Yes I still have the spirals.)
Writing has always been in my life. Reading too for that matter. But more on that later.
Anyway, so I have always written as a hobby or for school projects.

I started my first manuscript for submission in the Spring of 2008. It was published October of 2008.

Second question I get a lot- Why e-publishing?

My answer- Why not?

So there I was after leaving a job I hated for nine years at a new job. Where I basically answered the phone and sat there. Talk about your long and boring days.

That is when I got back into reading. I always had a book with me as a child/ teenager. But after having my daughter I hadn’t read a book in years. My sister introduced me to the Stephanie Plum books. Which I loved. But my sister-in-law introduced me to other books. Books with a little more HOTNESS! Which I looooooooved!!!!!

Since I was able to read at work I started to find authors I liked, then loved, and then couldn’t live without. Hello Nora Roberts/ JD Robb, Christine Feehan, Angela Knight, and Emma Holly.
But… like most good things I had two problems.
1. We don’t have a bookstore in my town. I know, it should illegal not have a good bookstore. But our Walden’s in the mall closed down years ago.
2. My second problem, damn books cost a lot of money.
While I am at this job I also get into social networking. Namely- MySpace.

And WOW I am introduced to e-books.

I start grabbing them up! E-books are much more affordable than most of the hardcover books out there. I find genres I really like and authors become my favorite. But esp. I find certain sites I like to buy from. (You know publishers)

So when I decided to write my own e-book of course I went to my favorite publisher’s website to see their submission guidelines.

So here is your first HINT for submitting.

Ask yourself-

Would I buy an e-book from them?

Do they have a good updated website? How long have they been in business?

Do they have new releases weekly, monthly, that is also important. You don’t want your book sitting there 12 months waiting to be published after you have a contract.

Are their submission guidelines straight forward? Can you understand what they want?

And most of all- Buy some of their books and see what they publish! That is the best way to check to see if they do a good job editing the book, and any problems you find, now keep in mind there is always room for human error. But if every page in the book has a typo there is a problem.

After a couple of months of reading the 15-25k stories I just knew I could do it. Lol! If I only knew then. But I sat down and during the day job had seven hours to get my story down. And I wrote and wrote and wrote.

And learned more about myself than I thought I would ever. Who knew I had a problem finishing things!
Tip #2-
Are you on the social networking? Myspace, Facebook, yahoo groups, etc. If you are- start friending authors. If you are interested in e-publishing read their blogs. There are several authors who posted about being published that really helped me.
Yahoo Groups- This is the best way to read what is happening in the publishing world. Get involved, ask questions, if won't hurt- trust me.
Does your favorite author have a website or blog? Check it out! I found on one author's website where she had posted email addresses for agents and publishers she recommended.

So there you have how long I have been writing and some tips on picking an e-publisher. Next week join me for how I submitted my first manuscripts. Three went out in a week. One got contracted.

And feel free to ask questions you would like answered or share your own stories to help others.
Don’t forget every comment enters you into the contest at the end of the series.
Crissy Smith

Monday, January 4, 2010

Coming Soon- Pack Territory

PACK TERRITORY COMING FEB 22, 2010!!!



Book three in the Were Chronicles Series


Adam White is the new Alpha in his territory but Tasha Johnson may the one in charge.

As new Alpha of his territory, Adam White has his hands full. He must make the transition to his new role as smooth as possible, which is easier said than done.

His father's mental state is worrisome, a teenage girl has run away, and the woman of his dreams is helping with the search.


Tasha knows the last thing the new Alpha needs is to look for her missing sister. Desperate, she goes to him and asks for his help anyway.

As they leave their territory behind and travel to the city, she has more than just her runaway sister on her mind. Adam has taken a hold of her thoughts and fantasies.


With so much happening around them, can two fated mates find one another and leave the world behind? If only for a few stolen erotic moments.


CRISSY

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Jan 2010 Contest- Team Werewolves


January Contest - Team Werewolves

From Jan 1st until midnight Jan 28th email me at cmsmith0328@yahoo.com with the subject Team Werewolves.

Inside the email let me know who is your favorite all time shape-shifter. Answers can be from books, movies, or anywhere else you might find a furry friend.
The winner will be announced on Jan 30th at the Total-E-Bound blog Hitting the hot spot, along with my yahoo group and blog.

Winner will receive a free copy of my ebook The Favour: Corporate Wolves.

Crissy