New release today! Love Under Will in the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance!

Today my story in the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance is now available online at Amazon.com, bn.com...and...bookstores near you!

That's right, my very first release straight into bookstores!





Blurb:
Angels who serve the Powers That Be must work to fulfill Divine Will, or become one of the fallen. An overwhelming assignment weighs upon Aliyael’s angelic shoulders: return Julael, a recently fallen angel, back to his rightful place among the rest of the seraphim.

However Julael brings not only challenges towards her perception of angels and humanity, but to her heart as well. Can she rescue him from the darkness, or will she fall with him? Or worse yet…for him?

Buy link: http://www.amazon.com/Mammoth-Book-Hot-Romance/dp/0762442662/ref=cm_cmu_up_thanks_hdr

For more info, go here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/loveunderwill.html

Love & Magic,
Adrianne

New release! Love Under Will in the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance is now available in the UK

Love Under Will, a short paranormal/urban fantasy and erotic romance story in the Mammoth Book of Hot Romance is now available in the UK!





You can order it online here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mammoth-Book-Hot-Romance-Books/dp/1849014671/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1


If you live in the US, you can preorder it here: http://www.amazon.com/Mammoth-Book-Hot-Romance/dp/0762442662/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2


It'll be arriving in the US August 23rd!


You can read more about this story here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/loveunderwill.html




Love & Magic,
Adrianne
www.adriannebrennan.com

Site back up!

My site is back up and running as of the start of the weekend. I'm in the process of updating it, but the news page is very current:

http://www.adriannebrennan.com/news.html

And for those of you in the UK, look for a happy surprise! Check out the url for details.


Love & Magic,
Adrianne
www.adriannebrennan.com

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FYI:Website temporarily down

My website was forcibly taken down by my hosting company, and I'm in the process of getting the nameservers transferred over to my new webhost so it'll be up and running again.

Once that's set I will let everyone know.

Sorry about this and for the record, I advise everyone to avoid Freeservers/MySite.com like the plague.



Love & Magic,
Adrianne

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So, you want to be a writer...

A lot of people come into this profession wide-eyed and unknowing, and learn as they go along what being a writer as a career entails. Heck, I entered the same way and found out quite a bit that I never would've anticipated. Some things were more obvious than others while a few details took me by surprise.


I'm writing this post so those of you who are new or considering breaking into the field are less surprised and more prepared for the reality of being a writer.


So, without further ado, here goes:


1) Writing involves self-promotion, and your publishers are not responsible for doing that for you. 
 This is the big shocker for many, self-included. Most enter thinking all you have to do is write, and people will magically find your works and purchase them. Not so. Being a writer means you have to be willing to put your neck out there so people can find you. That means putting up a website, registering a domain name in your name (or pen name), blogging, and engaging in social networks both online and offline.


What do you do if you're an introvert and are horrible at talking to total strangers about your writing, let alone trying to promote yourself? Join up with other authors and promote as a unit. It'll take some of the pressure off of you and will make you more visible for less effort.


2) You have to be willing to deal with constructive criticism, and constantly improve in your craft. This is the area where some people will balk at. After all, if their book was accepted, what's wrong with it? But if you look around at how people's unedited works do not make the grade and how embarrassing it would be to be in the public eye and have obvious grammatical mistakes, typos, sentence structure issues, you'll understand what a huge service your editor is providing you. Not to mention the chance to become an even better (and hence more successful) writer. 


So be nice to your editors, folks. They're your gold and your chance to shine.


3) You have to adhere to the standards of your publishing company(ies). Different places will have different themes, house rules, editing standards, you name it. You may not like all of it or agree, but it's there for a reason, often to establish enough commonality among their works to make an ease out of the editing and publishing process. Other times it's very exacting standards so they can be sure of high quality works going out their door. Remember, it's their reputation on the line.


4) You have to respond well (or not at all) when you take a hit on the chin, especially in regards to negative reviews. There is NEVER a single writer who does not get a negative review. Usually it boils down to different reading tastes and interests: you just won't be everyone's cup of tea, and you'll have to accept that. Heck, I have a negative review on Goodreads from someone who clearly doesn't like reading about vampires or lesbians, so why he chose to read a particular work of mine is beyond me--I can only conclude masochistic tendencies. :) The only way to respond to these things is not at all. If they're a reviewer who agreed to review your work for them, you thank them for their time and move on. Take the high road; you'll benefit more from it in the long run. If there's something in their review you can learn from for the future, take it. And keep on plugging away.


Whether writers like it or not, this is a profession which requires dealing with people and being in the public eye. After all, it's people who make up your readers, your fanbase, and potential investors in your future works. That's the reality of the business. It's a lot of hard work and effort, but it's also very rewarding. I'm happy to say that I've met many wonderful people as a result of being a writer, and have been in all sorts of amazing events and situations which I never would've been in had I not become published.


And above all else, I still love to write. It's my passion and will forever be such. And as long as you can maintain that passion, you can do what it takes to stay in it.




Love & Magic,
Adrianne
www.adriannebrennan.com