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You know you were put on this planet to bring all the creative ideas in your head and heart to life, to inspire and share with others. You know that because the thought of not creating ‘your thang’ gives you anxiety and heart palpitations, reaching for a pint of Haagen Daas and your favorite comforter to hide under.

You know there are people out there who not only want, but who need your gifts in their lives to be entertained or challenged, or perhaps to escape if only for a little while… or to connect.

You know all of that but you’re stuck. You haven’t been able to move the needle in awhile, if at all, and you’re wondering if maybe you should keep or find that day job…that “backup plan” that “those people” keep talking about.

Here’s a quick checklist. Take a look. Do you find yourself checking any of these off?

___ Your online marketing isn’t working like it used to.

___ Your social networks aren’t really working together to find new buyers.

___ You feel like you’re talking to the same people over and over.

___ You feel like you’re only reaching your fellow creatives and friends instead of the right audience.

___ You’re doing what works for others, but it isn’t working for you.

___ You’re not even sure what to say sometimes online, or perhaps you feel like a broken record or like you’re begging for sales.

___ You know your work would inspire and captivate the audience…but you can’t seem to grow your sales.

___ You don’t know how to keep interest in you and your work between new launches/releases/pieces.

___ You know social media and talking to your audience is important, but you can barely find the time to create, much less be online for hours on end.

___ Your sales drop between new launches/releases, but you want to do this for a living and need for your sales to be consistent or better yet — increase.

___ Your confidence and happiness ebb and flow in direct proportion to how much  money is in your bank account. When the funds are low, the doubt demons and fear feed your anxiety about your worth and purpose.

___ You want to be able to live your life as a full-time indie-preneur. You want more freedom to travel, inspire your children, impress your spouse or family and live the life you know you were meant to live.

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Cover reveal Light in Darkness YA Anthology

Thank you for checking out the cover reveal for the upcoming release of YA Anthology Light in the Darkness!

The e-book version of Light in the Darkness will release on August 11, 2014. All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT), a non-profit organization based in New York. 

Light in the Darkness

Being young is hard, especially with a rough home life. Not to mention if you have a special ability that sets you apart from others, leaving you feeling like an outsider, or the freak that no one understands. Living in the shadows doesn’t have to last forever. Only you can change the road you're on, just look within yourself and accept who you are. Once you do, you will find your Light in the Darkness.

Publisher: Ivy Media Press

Cover Design by Airicka Phoenix of Airicka’s Mystical Creations

Anthology Contributors:  JP Gibbs, Dennis Tyler, Emily Piland, Timothy L. Frasier, Will Overby, Tabitha Short, Elizabeth Loraine, Carlyle Labuschagne, DJ Shaw, Candy Crum, Stacie Wilson and Casey L. Bond

New author on the block, Aspen Drake

******Not for young adult eyes!****


New author on the block, Aspen Drake, just released Episode One of A New Adult Smexy Serial, Fierce Salon. 

Each episode is approximately 60 pages long and will be released on a monthly calendar. Grab a copy free from the Kindle Unlimited Library or become a reviewer to receive free copies at http://aspendrake.blogspot.com/p/reviewers.html. 

Here is an excerpt:

We each take a container and dig in. I’m halfway through my cashew chicken when Gabi starts the interrogation. “So where is this brilliant place that hired you?”

“Fierce Salon on Santa Cruz. It’s really high end and I know a stylist there so she got me the interview.”

“Fierce? Did you meet Nate Edwards?” She puts her chopsticks down in a rare display of food self-control.

“Yeah, he’s the one who hired me.” I shovel some fried rice in my mouth. “Know him?”

“Know him?” She barks out a short laugh. “I fucked him a few years back.”

My jaw drops and I almost choke. “What?”

“Yeah.” She has a dreamy look in her eyes as she gazes out the back window. “He’s so beyond gorgeous.”

“Isn’t he gay?” None of this is making sense unless he swings both ways.

Gabi laughs and looks at me like I’ve grown a second head. “Have you met him? He’s 100% slut but as far as I know, it’s always with women. Mostly model types. I think he was really drunk the night we hooked up.”

“When?” I whisper, completely fascinated by this new piece of information.

“Right before I met Matt.” She looks a little embarrassed as she comes clean. “We were at a New Year’s Eve party and both ended up in a dark room at midnight and just went for it.”

“You just met him and fucked him that night?” I’m astonished I’ve never heard this story before.

“Um, more like I met him and fucked him within about fifteen minutes.” She gets up and grabs a couple hard ciders from the fridge. “You’ve seen him. If he knocked on the door right now, I’d drop my panties and hop on with no questions asked.”

“And you call him a slut.” I have to laugh. “I can’t believe you never mentioned this.”

“Eh.” She shrugs and takes a long pull from her bottle. “It’s like one of the fantasies that you aren’t entirely sure happened so you don’t tell people because you’re afraid they’re gonna tell you it was just a dream or something.”

I nod, not completely sure what she means but not interested in a deeper explanation. I’m still trying to processes the fact that the beautiful Adonis that I’ll be working next to everyday is not gay and apparently fucks strangers at parties.

Not only that, during the few encounters I had with him today, he showed less interest in me than the confirmed gay guy. Talk about a blow to the ego. I guess this is the universe’s way of confirming I need to give up on dating for a while. I have an amazing opportunity with Fierce and I can’t blow it.