It is my pleasure to welcome Thianna Durston to Book Reviews & More by Kathy. For today’s stop on the virtual tour for Discovery, she graciously offers some valuable advice about writing.
Someone asks you for advice about writing. What do you tell them?
Write. Write like it is the last thing you’ll ever do. Write it when it’s bad. Write it when it’s good. Write. Write. Write.
Get a book as good as you can. Get it beta’d. Get it edited as far as you can do. Then send it out into the world. Will it be perfect? No. But if you wait for it to be perfect, it will never get out there. Because no book is perfect. None. And even if it is perfect? Some will love it. Some will hate it. And chances are in 3-5 years you’ll look back on it and go “Ugh. I want to redo it.” And that’s a good thing. It means you’ve learned more and that your skills have improved.
So write, my fellow writers. Write. Call yourself a writer if that’s who you are and just do it.
Title: Discovery by Thianna Durston
Drakyl Ranch Series Book 1
Publisher: NQWYE Press
Genre: M/M, Paranormal, Romance
Length: 154 pages
Summary:
Living in Montana and working the ranch is all Aaron wants to do for the rest of his life. Diagnosed as allergic to the sun thirteen years previous, every day is a struggle to get out of bed. Having to wear long-sleeved shirts, gloves, and even material to cover his face from the effects of the sun, just makes it all worse. Now, in his thirty-second year, he is sure this will be his last summer. While he hates it, he knows he needs to come to terms with the truth and put things in order for his younger cousins. Before he does so, he heads out for one night of pleasure before facing what’s coming.
Jaret loves excitement and new adventures. For over five hundred years, he has sought them out. In Montana on a whim, he comes across someone he doesn’t expect, someone who makes him feel things he does not understand and does not want to give up. In no time at all, he feels like he cannot live without Aaron. The only problem is Aaron doesn’t know who he is, what he is, nor that he isn’t going to die. Not on Jaret’s watch. With a plan to help the other man discover who he is in place, he only has one thing to worry about: whether an ancient enemy will come and destroy everything he now holds dear.
Product Warnings: This book is a paranormal m/m romance with some horror elements. It also crosses cowboy and vampire genres. If you don’t think cowboys look hot with fangs, you’re missing out.
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Excerpt
“You’re not going to die, Aaron.”
“You don’t know that. This sickness, ailment, curse…whatever the fu*k it is. It’s gettin’ worse. And it’s changin’. Morphin’ into somethin’ scary. My nightmares lately have been horrible.”
“What kind of nightmares?” Of course, Jaret knew. They were the same kind all of them had during the change. Fire and ice as the body went through horrendous chills and soaring high fevers. They would only stop once the change was complete. For after that, there was no real sleep anymore.
“Bein’ caught on high mountains, pelted with snow. Of the forests here bright with orange fire. Of you—” His voice broke. “Callin’ out my name only I’m no longer here to respond.”
“Babe,” Jaret said in a soft voice, not understanding why but knowing he was closer to this drakyl than he had ever been to anyone. “We’re going to get you cured. Then you can come out with me at night. We’ll keep the place predator free while your cousins slave in the sun. How does that sound?”
A sad attempt at a laugh left the other man’s throat. “Promise me you won’t leave until I’m gone?”
Fury swept along Jaret’s veins. Anger at the sun, the fact the man next to him was terrified, and at Davis for not explaining to the poor man earlier what he was. But mostly, he was furious at himself for not telling Aaron the truth. Leaning in, he placed his nose against Aaron’s. “I promise you,” he said in a deep growl, “that you are not going to die, Aaron Drakyl. I won’t let it happen.”
Author Bio
Thianna loves to write strong stories with even stronger heroes. While all of her books have an erotic overtone, it is the story that is the most important to her. “The story should be able to stand on its own. The erotic elements are an add-on.”
She enjoys writing about couples with kink, paranormal couples, and straight out strangeness. But more on that later… You can find her at mm.thiannad.com.
She also writes m/f under the name Thianna D.
Author Links: Website * Facebook Author Page * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads
Giveaway
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I love cowboys but I love vampires also. So I would say both. Thanks for the giveaway, this sounds great. Can’t wait to read it. 🙂
Thanks for sharing
Yee haw! Cowboys for sure 🙂 But, mix ’em together and this sounds like an exciting book! Thanks for the chance!
BOTH AND THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY!