PSYCHO!

I have been watching the series, Bates Motel, on TV since season one. Psycho (with Anthony Perkins) was one of my favorite movies of all time so I Decided to check out the book by Robert Bloch, 1959. I didn't even know that it was a book first. I just thought it was a screenplay, but had no idea who wrote it. Now I am searching for the original movie to come on TV. You would think that with the number of channels we all get these days that it would be playing somewhere. We just recorded the remake, but I want to see the original. I may have to buy it, but that's okay. I own Psycho II, so I guess I need the first one too. The movie was close to the book. One thing that surprised me was the description of Norman Bates. Do you know how he was different in the movie than he was in the book? Go ahead and guess. Have fun!

Spring

Our last snow! I hope.

Writing time

Some say they can't write because life gets in the way so they have no time to do it. I tend to drop off the internet when this happens, but I keep writing. Have a happy day!

Looking For Love cover reveal! By Ashelyn Drake

Fans asked, and Ashelyn Drake agreed. Mike from the Campus Crush companion series needed another story. The final installment of the Campus Crush series, Looking For Love, will release on March 17th. Because this is a companion series, the books stand on their own and do not need to be read in order.

Right now, you can read the other books in the series for FREE. Find them on Kindle and Nook as individual books

or all together in one boxset. (The boxset does not include Looking For Love.)

And now for the cover of Looking For Love!

Mike Hannigan is looking for love in all the wrong places. Maybe that’s because having his heart torn to shreds by who he thought was the perfect girl left some emotional scarring. But that’s about to change. 

Summer Patterson isn’t like anyone Mike’s dated before, and he can’t help but be intrigued by her. Now if only he could keep his foot out of his mouth long enough to win her over. But when a secret involving Summer brings Mike’s past crashing back to the present, he’ll need some backup from his best friend and wingwoman, Mindy, to sort out the mess.

Will Mike find love before he leaves Timberland College for good?

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*This is a New Adult title and is not suitable for younger readers.*

Ashelyn Drake is a New Adult and Young Adult romance author. While it’s rare for her not to have either a book in hand or her fingers flying across a laptop, she also enjoys spending time with her family. She believes you are never too old to enjoy a good swing set and there’s never a bad time for some dark chocolate. She is represented by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary Agency.

Blog: http://ashelyndrake.wordpress.com

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Check out the book trailer (like a movie trailer) for Katie Clark's upcoming supernatural novel, Shadowed Eden! It's available for preorder with the opportunity for a free book!

youtu.be/zGl3i7ZhJLs

Day two of the new year, and it's already a happy one. Just received a contract from Highlights for another magic trick. Coin Thought.

Just had to share.

Got 34 new picture book ideas this year in the Picture Book Idea Month challenge.

Enslaved

Do you or a teen in you life like dystopian? Katie Clark's #EnslavedSeries is now available for preorder on Kindle!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OEQTFZW?cache=d3ee6133131bd1e0a37e9c0a4abf4fe4&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1413981655&sr=8-2#ref=mp_s_a_1_2
 

Game in Highlights

My children’s game appears in the September 2014 issue of Highlights For Children! It’s on page 29 titled Sum It Up!

What does this button do?

Do you press, or click on, a button to see what it does? What if it takes you on some magical adventure? What if it erases your WIP?

What would your MC do?