Writer and voice actor Dustin Beard: Only in his teens and already 'Out of Time'.

Dustin Beard is pursuing his creative dreams with the use of his voice and his imagination. I just read his short story, "Out of Time" and found it to have the same scary, chilling edge as the shows I loved growing up in the Sixties, such as Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. I won't spoil it for you. Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Out_of_Time

He recently had a job shadow at a public radio station (WKOK) and was asked to read one of their commercials. They were really impressed with his vocal ability! Since then he has continued to write stories and work on his voice acting skills. This summer, he will be working with different online games, and acting out different character roles. Dustin, you're off to a great start!

Talent runs in the family. I found about Dustin from his older sister Destani at the Tennessee Renaissance Faire where I bought one of her music CDs. She's a singer/songwriter and her father, Ed Beard, Jr. is a famous fantasy artist. Here is Ed Beard Jr.'s link: http://www.edbeardjr.com/

Check out my other blog, Blogs About Writing where I am featuring the music and lyrics of Destini Beard! http://blogsaboutwriting.blogspot.com/2014/05/music-and-lyrics-are-her-destiny-meet.html

The works of Roy Askham: Edwina goes Medieval..literally.

Edwina's life is full of surprises. She moves into a five hundred year old Tudor cottage in the North of England. Little does she understand what is about to happen in her bed on her first night. Having a very lucid out of body experience, she is alarmed when she is zapped back in time to Medieval England, where she encounters a man who is stripping off his own clothes and replacing them with a dress. The man cannot see Edwina in her out of body condition. She watches on as a woman unexpectedly appears on the scene much to the horror of the man.

Each and every night for months on end, Edwina finds that she cannot retire to bed without her bedroom decor changing to the decor of the Medieval period. She continues to watch the man on his travels from England to Scotland where he finds himself in grave danger. As Edwina watches, she is devastated to learn that besides being trapped in time, she is also possessed by an evil entity, which causes devastating consequences for her in the twenty first Century.

I have just read the sequel, Nothing, soon to be released on Amazon. Sparing you any spoilers, Edwina takes the reader on a wild ride.
Curious about Evil Across Time? Here is the link: http://amzn.to/1njo77L
Kudos to you, Roy Askham.

Meet Parker Stevens, my guest blogger!

The book link: http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_shadesofdarkness.html
Synopsis:

Anna and Donovan have loved each other since they were children in Ireland. As adults, they are separated by class expectations and a mother who would stop at nothing, even murder, to see her son married to the woman of her choice. Anna is forced to become a Dark One, one of the Irish dark fairies known for their shape-shifting abilities, and their taste for blood. Anna races to reunite with Donovan on the ship of dreams, before he slips away forever. Now time is running out and Anna and Donovan must race against time to save each other.

 
From the book:   He could barely think straight. He remembered all those nights without her when he’d worried for her safety, the long days of not knowing that nearly drove him crazy. All the times when he thought he had lost his sanity. “Anna, my God,” he murmured now against her neck, “Where have you been? I thought you were gone forever. I love you.”
   His whispered words touched Anna in a place she’d tried to bury the night she’d been transformed, but he broke through those barriers as if they were nothing.
   Anna stayed still and let herself feel for the first time in two years. She had not wanted him to ever see her like this. She had just wanted to make sure he was okay…that’s why she stowed away on this ship with him… but she chose to enjoy this moment anyway. There was no way she could deny herself this. For the first time since she’d died, she felt alive.
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Like a travel agent, Parker Stevens transports you to exciting destinations in her writing. If you like what you see, Parker Stevens aka Stephanie Parke is working on Curse of the Scarlett Moon and should be finished by this summer. It is about government created werewolf soldiers using an engineered virus from the mutated gene of a normal shifter.
About the author, in her own words: 
I fell in love with writing after my favorite show, Moonlight, was cancelled and I began to write fan fiction. I have won several writing contests for my fiction stories and I have had my work published online on several different websites. I hold dual bachelor’s degrees from Ohio University in Business and Education.
I have a love of writing, art and paintball and when I am not writing I am a fifth grade teacher.  I make my home in Ohio with my three favorite men – my husband and my two sons.
Find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sparke78?fref=ts 

Short story or poetry writing contest that spans genres and sub-genres.

It can be NA, YA Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Chick Lit, Sci Fi or a combination.

What's new?

NEW WRITING CONTEST (on the author page of Theresa Oliver): Write a short story (at least 500 words) or poem (no word limit) of your choice in the fantasy genre using this pic for inspiration. Who is this couple? Are they human or not? Are they on Earth or another planet? What is their relationship? You make the call! E-mail all entries to theresaoliverauthor@gmail.com with "Writing Contest" in the subject line by 5 p.m. EST, Sun., April 27, 2014. Winners will be announced then. Good luck!

View Dracon's Revenge, a paranormal romance work-in-progress on Watt Pad!

Prolific writer and author, Theresa Oliver has already uploaded six chapters of her 2nd book in the Cambria series. You can read all six: 
http://www.wattpad.com/36603894-dracon%27s-revenge-cambria-series-book-2-chapter-1
So, what was book one all about? Take a look: http://www.amazon.com/Cambria-Book-1-Theresa-Oliver/dp/0985218940/ref=la_B0061JPWT8_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397330127&sr=1-4

Cover reveal for Love Bites Anthology: Release Party April 13th.

TIME TO PARTY!!!   Join us 1-3 p.m. Eastern Time, Sunday, April 13, 2014, for the ONLINE release of "Love Bites," the Write More Publications New Adult Paranormal Romance Anthology! Lots of fun, contests, and prizes! Invite your friends! See you there!

Featured Authors: Elaine White, Kim Stevens, Theresa Oliver, Dana Piazzi , Stephanie Parke, Vanessa Hancock, Ashlea Burns, Susan Burdorf, Becca Boucher, and Monica Blanton.

Attention writers: Fractured Fairy Tale Anthology deadline extended until June 15th.

The cover reveal!

Write More Publications is still taking submissions for "Happily Ever After," the Fractured Fairy Tale Anthology. Submissions have been extended to June 15, 2014. Submissions should be short stories between 5,000 to 10,000 words, but no more than 15,000 words in length. Send submissions to writemorepublications@gmail.com with "Fractured Fairy Tale Submission" in the subject line. And, may the fairies be with you!