Pinterest Board

I have a board on Pinterest that helps to inspire my writing. I've been pinning pictures of people I think resemble my characters. Might just be the hair or the eyes or the make-up, but something about them reminds me of someone I write about. 

Some of the pictures are clothes I could see my characters in. Some are the places I mention in the books from dorm rooms to mountains. 

I tried to find a necklace like the one Kairi wears in Secret Bloodline, but only came across one so far that is similar. The only thing wrong with the one in the picture is that it's a locket and the one Kairi has isn't. 

I'm hoping some of you will go look at the board to see what goes on in my head. Follow it so when I add more you can see them.

Ten Copies Sold!

Woohoo! We did it! In only four days, ten copies of If I Die Young were sold! The proceeds from the first ten books have been donated to The Children's Heart Foundation. Thank you all for helping. I hope this book continues to sell well and helps to spread the word about heart defects. I also hope the story touches many people.

This Week in Talia News

Some big stuff happened this week! Er... last week - I'm a little late posting this. I had to spend part of the weekend changing passwords since one of our accounts got hacked :(

So, here we go, this is what happened last week in author news:

Got spotlighted on the blog: Written In Blood

E & K Family Book Review did a review of Teagan's Story: Her Battle With Epilepsy.

Damaged: Natalie's Story has arrived on Apple! Buy it from iBooks to read it on your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad.

If I Die Young is live on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. I'm half way to my pledge!! So, the proceeds from the next 5 books that are sold are being donated to The Children's Heart Foundation!

And finally, I have a new idea brewing in my head for another paranormal type book. We'll see where it leads.

If I Die Young is LIVE and a Pledge

If I Die Young is live on Amazon and B&N!

I decided that since congenital heart defects run in my family (myself, my daughter, and many uncles and cousins - one uncle is on the heart transplant list right now), I am pledging the proceeds from the first 10 books sold to The Children's Heart Foundation. I hope the money will touch the lives of many people struggling with heart defects, especially in children.

If I Die Young

Yesterday afternoon, I uploaded If I Die Young to B&N, Amazon, and Smashwords. They are all still processing, but it's just a matter of time. I will let you all know when it becomes live!

When Caelyn Noel was diagnosed with asthma five years ago, it put a damper on things. Now, she’s sixteen and things are finally going her way. She has loving parents, the best friend ever, and the boy she has had a crush on since elementary school has finally noticed her. Then, she collapses in school one day. To her horror, she finds out her heart is failing and she must have a heart transplant to live. Caelyn struggles with her fear of dying and worries of having someone else’s heart.

If I Die Young Cover

As I've been saying, Streetlight Graphics did the cover for my fourth book, The Ultimate Sacrifice. When I saw the amazing job they did, I asked them to also do the cover for my third book, If I Die Young. Since If I Die Young is coming out soon... hopefully within the next 1-2 weeks, I wanted to release the cover.

If I Die Young is about a 16-year-old who needs a heart transplant. Official blurb to come :)

Without further ado...