More doodles of characters from briana Lawrence’s’ book “Treat me Kindly” ive fallen in love with Myles, so of course i had to doodle him naked.
KEEP DOODLING MYLES PLEASE!!! *__*
Doodling in the gallery, decided to stop reading and draw the mysterious man that Nicholas meets at the animal auction while with Claude. Doodled my own version based as close as possible to how i read it. Im horrible with clothing though… XD
W-w-what?
OMG!
Someone drew fanart from my book?!?!?!?!
*major blush*
OMG! This is so cool, thank you so much! EEEEEEEEEE!
Oh and here’s a link to my book. The Amazon link has a decent amount to read for free so you can get an idea of what you’re getting into before you decide to purchase it. Here’s a description:
I only ask that you treat me kindly, then I will do the same for you.
The words of the invitation whisper gently into your ear, speaking of rare and exotic animals unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. To detective Alex Sampson, however, that invitation speaks of something else. Death. Attendees at a prestigious animal auction are turning up dead, each murder more brutal than the last. The only clue to each crime points to a different animal, but when did birds and butterflies go from being aphrodisiacs for fairy tales to deadly mass murderers?
Hey everyone, would you like to read a scene from my book? Follow this link :)
A very cool blog has showcased my book ^^
More on rape and more on uncomfortable writing
Because I posted this on my Facebook, I thought I’d post it here. There’s not pretty things in my book, and here’s a longer, more thought out explanation as to how it all came about. Behind a cut for triggers and ranting about things like “legitimate rape" and such nonsense.
Reblogging because the issue is important to me, oh and because you should follow my writing blog of course. But mostly because the issue is important to me.
I was lucky enough to get a review copy of Briana Lawrence’s “Treat Me Kindly"; I enjoyed it so much that I bought it too. (Yay! Support authors that you love and tell them about it too.) After a rock star is found dead, Detective Alex Sampson finds embroiled in a case where the cause of death points towards an extinct animal; in the basement of a high-profile business, an exclusive auction invites society’s elite to purchase themselves a rare animal that suits their exclusive lifestyle; a young man, heart broken and defeated, attends the auction in lieu of his father.This review just made my life!
Huzzah for good reviews for the book.
Also, I should say this real quick while we’re on the subject of reviews:
1. If you’re reading the book, please leave a review somewhere. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads. Even if it’s just one sentence, even if it’s just a star ranking, the more reviews it gets the more noticeable it is.
2. If you, or someone you know, is a reviewer, even if you just actively read and post reviews on Amazon, or on tumblr or a blog, let me know. I have free copies I can give to reviewers :)
Happy reading, everyone!
Hey everyone, check it out! This is the publisher that my first book is being released through. Check out the “Upcoming Releases” section, you’ll find my book there!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Big news from the writing blog, check it out!
“Treat Me Kindly” first round edits
In the process of editing the book, hoping to have it done early next week EVEN WITH DETOUR BEING THIS WEEKEND! Yep. I’m crazy. I know.
But I’m in the second chapter already, that’s good right? Here’s my favorite quote so far from Alex, the main character, to his friend Nicholas in regards to them ever having a chance at dating:
“Nick-Nack I’ve told you that if you grow breasts and stop standing in line at midnight for hard to pronounce video games I’ll give you a shot.”
We’re in the first round of book edits! Follow the blog for more information :)
[Treat Me Kindly Snippet] It’s still Nicholas, Alex
Hello dear followers. In case you missed it (though you probably didn’t because I keep spazzing about it) I am releasing a book. It’s an urban supernatural crime thriller full of strange deaths that have been happening in the city where the only clue tends to be some sort of animal, or part of an animal (bird feathers, for example). Today, I want to post a small snippet from the book. Currently, it’s being assigned an editor, then that whole process can begin :)
This is a small scene between two main characters: Alex Sampson (the detective in charge of the strange murder case) and Nicholas Ryker (geeky friend extraordinaire)
Warnings for this snippet: Friendly banter
Story up to this point: A rock star has been found dead and the only clue is a small butterfly.
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“Any word Nick-Nack?”
“It’s still Nicholas, Alex.”
Nicholas ‘Nick-Nack’ — it’s still Nicholas, Alex — Ryker sits at his computer, several windows open and showing different pictures of butterflies. His eyes scan each box, closing the ones he doesn’t need and opening up five more in a matter of seconds. At least, it would be seconds, if not for the outdated technology of the city’s finests. What kind of officers of the law are they when they can’t even afford decent internet?
“Isn’t that it?” Alex points at one of the butterflies on the screen, standing behind Nicholas now.
“No,” Nicholas says, “That’s not the right shade of purple in its wings.”
“Looks like it to me.”
“Well it’s not.”
“How can you tell?”
Nicholas spins around in his computer chair to look up at Alex. He’s wearing a pair of large, black glasses, the thick frames wrapped around eyes that are bright like green Christmas lights. His hair is a couple of different shades like browning autumn leaves, the strands sticking up thanks to a handful of hair gel. A black and white striped shirt covers his thin build, tucked into a pair of crisp blue jeans. He doesn’t look like he’s a part of the police force, his skin is smooth and the perfect shade of baby pink unlike Alex’s rough texture. His hours are spent on the computer and he doesn’t have the ‘luxury’ of investigations, crime scenes, and living on energy drinks and packaged Japanese noodles.
“It’s too light, Alex,” Nicholas says, voice laced with disdain, “God, didn’t you learn basic colors in elementary school?”
“Yeah. Red blue and whatever the hell,” then Alex smirks, “I know how you know the difference. It’s because you’re-”
“Gay. Yes. Yes I am gay and I know colors.”
Alex attempts to ruffle Nicholas’ hair and fails, the gel forcing him to smash the molded hair down like a crispy pancake. It springs back up as soon as Alex moves his hand away, “Damn, how do you get your hair like that?”
Nicholas smiles, “It’s a secret amongst us gay men. If you join the club I’ll let you know.”
“Nick-Nack I’ve told you that if you grow breasts and stop standing in line at midnight for hard to pronounce video games I’ll give you a shot.”
Nicholas sighs and says it again. “It’s still Nicholas, Alex.”
*gasp* Can this be? A scene from my book? You bet! Be sure to follow the writing blog for more snippets from my book and other upcoming projects. Tell your friends. Tell the dog. Tell the mailman. Tell everyone! But especially the puppy because I love puppies ^^;;;
O.K. So bookmarks are actually pretty spendy to have made, especially for the amount I want for our tables at conventions. But my wonderful partner gave me the idea of making business cards with my writing blog listed on it, for now, and then when the book comes out I can splurge for bookmarks and put links on where it can be purchased :) This would hopefully gain followers at conventions, where I can talk about the book and tease at it, and the blog would have links of where the book can be purchased anyway :)
So here’s what I’m thinking for the cards. The snippet on the back is from a crime scene in the book ^^ I thought it would be best to pick a crime scene of some sort to get people interested.
Thoughts?
Reblogging for advertising myself! Be sure to follow the writing blog for more details :)
[Book snippet] Treat Me Kindly
Like how I’m calling it a book now? ^^
Anyhow, I’ve signed the contract, which makes this official. This is going to be a published book this year :)
Here’s a bit of an interesting background which, when this book gets famous *fingers crossed* will probably make people laugh or disturb them.
This was a fanfic.
This was an unfinished alternate universe Naruto fanfic. I’m sure the fic is still posted somewhere, too. Naruto was a fox, Sasuke ended up taking him home, just… yeah. The fic itself made it about five chapters, with some side chapters that were just for the characters to have smutty fun times.
This story is completely different from the fic. The fic wasn’t a detective novel at all. The only thing I kept from the fic is the first line in the story, the birds, and one of the characters that I had made up myself, and even that character has changed in which he has a mother and father, not just a father, and a closer relationship to the pet he gets.
So… yeah, it’s amazing what fanfiction can do, yeah?
Anyhow, the general synopsis of the book is this:
Detective Alex Sampson is working on a case where an ex-rockstar was found dead in his condo. The strange part is, the only sign of him being hurt is a small wound on his neck and a butterfly that was found at the scene of the crime. It looks like the victim was poisoned, except butterflies aren’t poisonous, and this particular butterfly is supposed to be extinct.
It turns out that there’s prestigious auctions going on where the rich and glamorous bid on rare animals. The animals actually have the ability to turn human and are more than willing to be obedient pets… so long as they’re treated kindly. When they’re not, things tend to take a turn for the brutal and gruesome. But as Alex gets closer to the truth, it’s harder to place blame on the quote, unquote, “killers.” On the one hand, killing people is absolutely wrong, but on the other hand these animals were pushed to the point of lashing out.
So whose to blame?
In this snippet I’m posting, Alex’s friend who works at the police station, Nicholas, has gotten into the auctions thanks to an ex-boyfriend who is part of that wealthy crowd. He gets to take a dog home, and this scene shows exactly why you need to treat these animals with respect.
Enjoy!
Look guys, its a snippet from my book. That’s right, my book! It’s going to be a book! And the back story of it’s creation reveals how much of a geek I really am ^^;;; don’t judge me Naruto was good once
