February is over and so is #BuyIndieMonth. I now have 87 books to read in 2012.

Yes, I will read every one of them, and yes, I will review them all, so hang in there.

And for those authors who I regularly talk with...as I've said before, be assured, I'll buy more. I'm addicted to books!

If you use Novelines, BookLook, RomanticSuspense, SixSunday, BookBuzzr, ThrillerThursday, TuesdayTeasers, or other book hashtags on Twitter, chances are I'll see your book and want it.

I'm an addict; I simply cannot stop! And though it may take me some time, I assure you I will read them all, and if I like them, I'll review them when I'm done. Heck, sometimes even if I don't like them, I'll find something good to say, offer up what I thought was good that other readers will enjoy, because we all have different tastes.

So if you see yourself or someone you know on my list of books, please pay it forward.

And if you decide you want to buy my newest novel, here is the link: She Belongs to Me

Pay it forward blogs to visit:

Drippings From the Mind of Me

Off the Beaten Track

Utterances of an OverCrowded Mind

Comments

To prologue or not to prologue, that is the question. Readers, please weigh in!

Personally, I love prologues. They get you right into the action whether it was in the past or something exciting that is to come. But that’s exactly why most agents’ blogs I’ve read say not to use them. Paraphrasing…“If you need a prologue, then your story must not be strong enough…” Hmm … well, I like them, and I use them. But I’m curious what readers think, and I’d love you to weigh in. AND, if you have some great examples, please leave the title in the comment section. Now … here’s what I’ve noticed. Plenty of bestselling books have used them, even though they aren’t always called prologues . Same diff in my opinion. My biggest example is ‘Twilight’. If that little blurb wasn’t in the beginning, I don’t think I would have made it through the first chapter. How about movies? I don’t watch a lot. But I’ve started to notice how many have “prologues”. I also don’t have cable, but I have NetFlix, and hubby has just started watching ‘Breaking Bad’. Okay … I...

The rule of thirds: No matter what you do, someone will hate you. Get over it and Write On!

No matter what you do in life, a third of the people will love you, a third will hate you, and the rest will be indifferent. Get over it and Write On! Yes, I'm talking to myself. If you're listening, GREAT! It's good advice! Is it easy advice? Heck No! For some reason, even though that percentage is rather low on my books--the percentage of people who hate my books runs about 4.6%--it still hurts. Note: I only averaged the 'firsts' in my books, the books I actively promote. Because if I go to the second, third, and fourth books in my series, those numbers drop drastically. Obviously, if readers don't like my first book, they don't go on to the rest of my books in a series, so those books receive little to zero one-star reviews. So...if the number of one-star reviews we receive is less than five percent--Thank God ALL of the 33 1/3% of the haters don't write reviews--why do we get so depressed when we receive a one-star review...

Creatus Animus is available!

Amazon Kindle Amazon Worldwide Barnes & Noble Nook iTunes / iBooks Kobo Smashwords Scribd Oh, and as I promised, if you've already purchased the boxed set, it is updated with the new release. If you don't know how to update your set, simply leave a comment below, and I'll help you out. If you haven't read the Creatus series yet, or would like to share it with a friend, here's your chance. The Prequel and Book One are available in a Special Edition Set for FREE! Until next time, Happy Reading! Carmen If you haven't read the first three books, don't click this sneak peek. There WILL BE spoilers! Sneak Peek at Creatus Animus

Carmen DeSousa

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