Jennie Bennett, Romance Author

Today I'm super excited to have my good friend and CP  Rachel Schieffelbein   reveal her cover for Run for the Roses. Isn't it so pretty? Run for the Roses by  Rachel Schieffelbein Release Date: 11/2013 by Swoon Romance Summary from Goodreads: Abigail Conrad has spent her whole life training for one goal: to win the roses at the Arabian Youth Nationals. She’s given up friends, a social life, and doesn’t have time to even think about guys -- much less date! Now that she’s headed off to college in the fall, it’s her last chance to be a Youth National Champion, and she won’t let anything distract her from that dream. Except maybe Chase, the older brother of Abigail's biggest rival. He’s charming, funny, and possibly Abigail's biggest problem. How can she focus on riding when her mind keeps wandering to Chase’s green eyes and confident smile? With her dream on the line, Abigail had better learn to figh...

What defines a nerd? To me it's someone who's so passionate about something they take any chance they can to obsess over it. Being a nerd is a good thing :) Am I a nerd? You bet I am. I've stayed up late for book and movie premiers. I've dressed up like my favorite characters for Halloween and movie premiers. I've even argued about the properties of a horcrux, the meaning behind the Harry Potter spells, and the timing in which they were used. Oh yes, I'm a nerd. I even own this T-shirt Twilight nerds, FTW So when I first heard about Cassie's Mae's book entitled HOW TO DATE A NERD, my reaction was a little like this: Then, even better, she let me read it. (Find my review here ) And today she's hosting an awesomesauce bloghop *squee* So what's the nerdiest thing about me? My obsession with Zelda? My addiction to kdramas? (yes, that's a nerdy thing, there's even a KCon that I wanted to go to so bad I ...

Comment on Alex’s blog this week for a chance to win a Cassa mug, mousepad, magnet, and swag! CassaStorm By Alex J Cavanaugh From the Amazon Best Selling Series! A storm gathers across the galaxy… Commanding the Cassan base on Tgren, Byron thought he’d put the days of battle behind him. As a galaxy-wide war encroaches upon the desert planet, Byron’s ideal life is threatened and he’s caught between the Tgrens and the Cassans. After enemy ships attack the desert planet, Byron discovers another battle within his own family. The declaration of war between all ten races triggers nightmares in his son, threatening to destroy the boy’s mind. Meanwhile the ancient alien ship is transmitting a code that might signal the end of all life in the galaxy. And the mysterious probe that almost destroyed Tgren twenty years ago could return. As his world begins to crumble, Byron suspects a connection. The storm is about to break, and Byron is caught in the mi...

One of my biggest weaknesses as a writer is repetition. Seems like all of my first drafts have loads of the same words used together, and cliche phrases that felt like good filler space at the time. The other day Cassie read one of my stories and said "This is cliche, make sure this conversation is special to them." and you know what? She's so right. I had to laugh at myself becasue I often think as I'm writing that there are no new ideas, only new ways to look at old ideas. Even so, I tend to stick to old ideas when it comes to jotting down a sentence. Thank goodness for the editing process and the chance to correct those mistakes. Which brings me around to purpose of this post--I want your advice. What is it you do to avoid cliche's and twist the old? Have you ever struggled to be unique?

Today I'm super excited to welcome Sheena-kay Graham to my blog for her cover reveal. Take it away Sheena-kay! (rhyme not intentional...) The day has finally come. Time to reveal the cover of Sacrifice HER. Be amazed. Goodreads:  Sacrifice HER Release Date: December 2013 Summary: When a city is at stake is the life of one sixteen-year old girl worth risking thousands? Deidra Moore goes on the run after escaping from a group of human sacrifices for Bane: God of War. She doesn't believe he exists and sees uncertainty in the scorching desert as a better alternative. But Faux City isn't finished with her and their leader Lord Brinn is ordered by Bane - through one of his maiden worshipers- to bring her back or face dire consequences. In the desert Deidra meets a wanderer named Kane and as feelings spark can they find a safe place to lead a new life before Lord Brinn and his soldiers catch up with them? Yet the question remains. Does Bane really exist and if he does wh...

Attention Nerds! It's time for the bloghop of the century! Cassie Mae is releasing How to Date a Nerd on September 24th and she wants you to celebrate with her! The rules? Post the blog hop button, Nerd's goodreads link , and tell Cassie the nerdiest thing about you. That's it. People can get as creative as they want, pictures, videos, etc. And she'll hop around and choose a random nerd participant for a Nerd swag pack. (The prize includes nerdy t-shirts, candy, HOW TO DATE A NERD keychains and buttons, as well as a signed copy of HOW TO DATE A NERD.) I'm ready to get my nerd on. How about you? Awesome t-shirt that only kpop nerds would understand. Bring on the nerdiness!

It's the first Wednesday of the month and time for another round of the Insecure Writers Support Group! Can you believe that Alex J. Cavanaugh has been hosting for two years? Talk about awesome! This month I'm taking a little break from my insecurities (they're still there, especially in the middle of Pitch Madness ) to talk about something else entirely. Today is my baby's 1st birthday.    I'm pretty sure I'm not going to have any more children so it's really sad to think that the last baby in my house is now turning into a toddler. I can hardly believe I'm old enough to have three kids, much less three kids which are growing without my permission. Today I'm going to step away from the computer and squeeze my youngest as hard as I can, because he's growing up way too fast. Do you ever wish time would just slow down?

As you may or may not know #PitchMadness is in full swing and the top 60 pitches will be announced on Friday. If you don't know - here's a link to fill you in on the details. The question begs to be asked, what do you think of pitch contests? It's obvious that lots of people like them (they're 478 entries, yikes!) But how beneficial are they? I've heard stories of people getting agents through pitch contests *cough* PK Hrezo *cough* but I wonder if the majority of people find representation this way? Probably not. Still, that didn't keep me from entering Pitch Madness. Why? Because it's all about getting your work in front of the right people, and improving. Let me preface the rest of this post by reminding everyone to please stay away from contest where you aren't interested in the agents/publishers. It's a waste of everyone's time. Moving on... Sometimes opportunities are available through contests that you can't get through ...