IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I was born on June 24th, 1987.

Today (it's midnight my time) is my 26th birthday.

I have very mixed feelings about this birthday. One, is because it will be four years until I'm 30

And another reason is because of how much things have changed.

Don't get me wrong, I haven't changed much over the years.

I've always been a nerd, rarely, if ever, got into trouble

and still am the crazy person that I was 10 years ago.

BUT

there are some aspects that have definitely changed.

My oldest daughter is turning five on Wednesday

*sobs* she's getting so big!

Although I am/have been a mother for the past 5 years, that's not what I'm focusing on today.

Today is about personal growth.

When I look back on my life, I see all the missed opportunities,

failures, achievements, happy moments,

and moments of complete despair.

Everything that I went through has led me to THIS moment, THIS point in time.

Are things perfect?

Far from it. But I am loving every minute of it

(even when I do get depressed and need a giant kick in the a**)

Luckily, I have a group of awesome friends that have yanked me off my unicorn and beat me whenever I need it. (They love doing it too, don't let them fool you)

But before my sleep deprived brain gets anymore rambly,

I just wanted to take this time and say:

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone that has ever put me down, made me sad, or made my life hell.

I have grown stronger because of you.

Thank you to everyone who ever said that I would never do anything with my life.

That I would be nothing but useless.

Because of my anger towards you, and the feeling that no matter how stupid

or useless you thought/think I am that I KNEW that I wasn't and 

had something to prove,

I am now a published author.

WHICH I WILL HAPPILY RUB IN YOUR FACE!

(yeah, that's me bitches!)

And also, a very heart felt THANK YOU

to those few who have always stuck by my side,

who believed in me when I had nothing left to believe in.

You guys are as much a part of my success as I am, if not more so.

I wouldn't be alive (literally) if it wasn't for you.

I love you guys.

So, to end this rather disjointed blog I have to say only one thing:

I'm living proof that you can take any situation, any childhood (if you know me, then you know that mine was far from happy) and overcome it.

Whether you believe in yourself or not, 

you have the ability to become everything that you want, 

because you are capable.

You are priceless.

And the only way you will become what others tell you that you are is if you give up,

and give into their negativity.

Never do that, because you are so much more than what they want you to be!

Hope you guys have a great day,

and a very merry un-birthday to you!

I'm Insane Like That

Okay, so as many of you have already guessed, I am highly impulsive.

I'm one of those

"I have to wait? Why? It's right here in front of me! Pfft, don't give me that promo crap,

we're doing it NOW!!'

Type of person.

(is it just me, or does she look highly insane? I LOVE IT)

So, this is what happened on the 15th!

I poured myself a cup of coffee, and went to check my email:

and BAM! All formats were just sitting there in my inbox, taunting me!

And I was like:

I can freaking

HIT PUBLISH!!!

Some of my friends were all like:

'You have a blog tour going to start, remember? You should wait for more promo!'

And some of them were like:

so I sat there, with my fingers itching.

I looked at both aspects, and decided to tell my friends

SO I PUBLISHED EARLY!!!!

*throws confetti*

So here I am, feeling all of the above, then finally draining out and being all like:

Then I quickly turn to

But the bottom line is that

IT'S HERE!!!

So what are you waiting for?

CLICK HERE MY MINIONS

And The 5 STARS Start Rolling In

I'm bored, so I figured I'd blog.

Some of you may be asking yourselves

"How in the hell can she be bored? Isn't she supposed to be writing?"

In which case I will reply

"Yes, yes I am. But I am FREAKING OUT!"

 

Now, why am I freaking out?

Simple.

So far EVERYONE freaking loves The Prophecy.

Now, I know. That's absolutely awesome and a hell of a lot better than what I was expecting.

Lets be honest, I'm still waiting for that horrible review that will make me want to cry.

BUT the fact that there is 100% worth of 5 STAR reviews so far leaves me with this:

They love the first book SO freaking much,

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SECOND ISN'T UP TO PAR?

 

Lets face it. I could slip.

My writing genius could take a steady decline into the sub-par or,

Goddess help me,

truly awful dribble.

 

So I'm faced with 'what-if's'.

WHAT IF

the second book sucks some massive a**?

WHAT IF

everyone is disappointed?

WHAT IF

I go from all 5 STARS down to all 1 STAR reviews?

WHAT IF

the sky turns to ash and my nose falls off?

 

I know, a lot of paranoia without even a HINT that any of that could happen,

but the fact still remains that it is ALL a possibility.

 

So I guess I better just buck up and get to writing, eh?

If I let all the thoughts consume me, I'll actually have disappointed people because

I wont have ANYTHING written.

O.O

That would not be good. Cue the angry mob.

 

 

So I guess I'll just shove all that paranoia to the side

and get back to work.

We'll see how it all falls together in the end ;)

 

Until next time, Happy Reading ^.^

 





Light Of The Moon Cover Reveal!!!

 

COVER REVEAAAAAAALLLL!!!! WOOT WOOT!

 

 



BIO:

David James writes books about stars and kisses and curses. He is the author of the YA novel, LIGHT OF THE MOON, the first book in the Legend of the Dreamer duet, as well as the companion novellas, THE WITCH'S CURSE and THE WARRIOR’S CODE. A Legend of the Dreamer anthology, SHADES OF THE STARS, will be released in July 2013, and will include the exclusive novella, THE ENCHANTER'S FIRE. The final book in the duet, SHADOW OF THE SUN, will be released in late 2013. Living in Michigan, he is addicted to coffee, gummy things, and sarcastic comments. He enjoys bad movies, goofy moments, and shivery nights. Be sure to visit David’s blog and facebook to learn more about his various addictions and novels.

Shades of the Stars: A Legend of the Dreamer anthology. Shades of the Stars includes the novellas The Witch's Curse, The Warrior's Code, and an exclusive story called The Enchanter's Fire. Exclusive playlists. Essays on the world of the Order. Interviews. Deleted scenes from Light of the Moon. And an exclusive look at the sequel, Shadow of the Sun.

Add Shades of the Stars on Goodreads : http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17853546-shades-of-the-stars

Stalk David

Twitter https://twitter.com/DJamesAuthor

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Blog http://djamesauthor.blogspot.com/

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"Set Fire To The Third Bar” by Snow Patrol-Light of the Moon Playlist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfa9yxCpWoA

I love love love this song. Featuring duel, fighting vocals, it mimics Light of the Moon so well it’s almost scary. I love the way the voices compliment each other, the way the song builds, the way it’s almost poetic in nature and yet very relatable. I wanted to create that feeling when I wrote Light of the Moon.

AND NOW FOR THE COVER!!!

I loooooove covers ^.^

 

 



IT'S DONE!

So I started this whole writing journey after my New Years resolution...

And let me tell you something....

THANK THE GODDESS IT'S ALL OVER!!!

Over for the first book, of course.

Get to start the entire process over again O.O

 

 When I first started this whole experience, I was like

BIG BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!

***JA LYNCH *DENISE GROVER SWANK***ELLA JAMES***ANN M HARGROVE***

***K ANNE RAINES***KRISTIE DENNIN HAIGWOOD***NICHOLE CHASE***

***WILLOW CROSS***AMY MILES***KAREN HOOPER***LISA MORGAN***

***MILLY TAIDEN***TAMMY BLACKWELL***M.R. POLISH***

***MICHELE GANO MILLER***ADDISON MOORE***LAURA HOWARD***

***LP DOVER***SUSAN BURDORF***ADAM KUNZ***

***ADRIANE BOYD***CYDNEY LAWSON***GENA D LUTZ***

***MERCY AMARE***HEATHER HILDENBRAND***OLIVIA CUNNING***

***LIZZY FORD***SARAH ASHLEY JONES***HEATHER DEORTO FLEETNER***

***AMBER GARR***MORGAN WYLIE***CAMERON JACE***

***VK SYKES***MICHELLE VALENTINE***NICOLETTE GREY***

***MAGGIE SHAYNE***JASINDA WILDER***RAINE THOMAS***

***KIERSTEN FAY***MILLY SILVER***FELICIA TATUM***

***DESIREE DEORTO***