iPod Apps For Writers REPOST

(This picture was made by Exceptional-Mind)

Here is a list of useful iPod Touch/ iPhone Applications for Writers that I've found in the App Store. There are a ton more but I'm only listing the ones the are for free.

WriMoDemon

The WriMoDemon was made for Nanowrimo but it can be used ANY time of the year. Use it to keep track of your progress for your WIP (daily word count, percentage of completion, days left). When you're done press the reset button and all setting will go back to zero.

Note: You don't copy and paste your work on it. All you do is write the # of words you have written.

Merriam Webster Dictionary

What is a writer without their tools: words. I use this app all the time to look up new words I don’t know. I try to use as much vocabulary as possible because the more words you have in your noggin the more tools you have at hand while you’re writing.

Note: this app also includes the word of the day, so everyday you can learn a new word.

StoryTracker

The Story Tracker helps you keep track of the submissions you’ve made for the book you’re querying for. It's really only useful for those who are currently submitting to agents.

Note: it's not the full version but it does just about the same thing.

One Word Lite

One word helps writers keep track of their daily progress. It also tells you how many words you should aim for each day in order to reach your target word count.

Note: It's just like WriMoDemon except it has pretty pictures and it doesn't show the percentage of completion. I personally prefer WriMoDemon than this.

The Writer's Hat

The Writer's hat can help you come up with really random ideas for prompts. Some of them are actually pretty interesting.

Note: It can feel really random at times

iPod Apps For Writers REPOST

In My Mailbox (9)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. It features new books you bought or recieved during the week.

This week's IMM reads are:

GODDESS INTERRUPTED by Aimee Carter
Source: Harlequin Teen
Add to Goodreads: Link

I actually ended up reading this all in one sitting yesterday. You can read my review here.

In My Mailbox (9)

Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter REVIEW

 

By: Aimee Carter

Release Date: March 27, 2012

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Source: Publisher

Add to Goodreads: Link 
Pre-order Goddess Interrupted

Kate Winters has won immortality.

But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant and secretive. . .

I'm not going to lie--for the majority of the time I was reading this book I was angry. Really angry. Not angry as in I didn't like it, but angry as in "How could [insert character] do that to [insert character]?" But if a book managed to make me feel so angry that I wanted to rip a character's head off then that's because I was involved in it enough to do so. Which means despite all the things that happened in Goddess Intterrupted and how predictable some of the plot was, I was really engaged in this book.

Why was I so angry? Henry is infuriating.

Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter REVIEW

☆ Young Adult Giveaway Hop! ☆

The Young Adult Giveaway Hop is hosted by the lovely Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Amber at Down the Rabbit Hole


What can you win?

A copy of HUNTING LILA by Sarah Alderson! Hunting Lila was just amazing! It's one of those books you sit down to read and don't get back up until you've read the very last page. If you haven't read it yet I highly reccomend that you do. [:

GUIDELINES:
- Enter using rafflecopter
(try not to use your real name if you don’t want others to see it)
- Must be 13 years or older to enter
- Contest ends 12:01 am on Feb 1st
- INTERNATIONAL

☆ Young Adult Giveaway Hop! ☆

~ COVER REVEAL ~ Renegade by J. A. Souders





 

   RENEGADE
   By: Jessica Souders

   Publisher: Tor Teen

   Release: Fall 2012

  

 Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law.

But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie. Her memories have been altered. Her mind and body aren’t under her own control. And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.

Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.

~ COVER REVEAL ~ Renegade by J. A. Souders

☆ Dreaming Awake Giveaway Winner! ☆

The Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop is hosted by the lovely Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.

Thanks to everyone who entered this giveaway! I really enjoyed reading all your comments on the Everneath review. If you didn't win this time around there'll be plenty more chances to in the future.

The winner of a copy of Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes is: 

Congratulations, Thais Priscilla!

☆ Dreaming Awake Giveaway Winner! ☆

So apparently BEA is free to book bloggers....

....and yet again, this year I can't go. *cue sad opera music*

The thing is I would have gone this year because my dad would have definetely driven me to the big apple NYC, but then I went to their website and this happened:

Dates of BEA 2012:

Monday, June 4 - Thursday June 7th

Basically all the days of the week that I can't go because I have to be in school. If any of the dates were on Fri-Sun maybe I could have gone. I mean, there's one event for Sunday but it doesn't have to do with blogging.

But if you are a book blogger, and you live close to NYC, and you don't have school Monday through Thursday (maybe your school gets out earlier than mine), and you dont have to go to work that day click HERE to sign up for a FREE pass to BEA. You won't get in automatically; you have to wait about 2 weeks to be approved first. But still, it's a really great opportunity! :)

So apparently BEA is free to book bloggers....

Why I'm Staying Away From Goodreads For Awhile...

There's been way too much drama going around on Goodreads lately between authors and reviewers. I do not appreciate these authors trolling the reviews and then writing mean nasty comments about the reviewer later on twitter and/or other public social media sites. It is a real disgrace to the community. If you're confused follow the links below and it'll explain everything that's been happening since the year began.


This, scroll down to message # 3 (I'm still in complete shock!)

http://www.goodreads.com/user_status/show/10254573

Incidents # 1- 5 Summarized

http://cuddlebuggery.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-five-days-on-goodreads.html


And then finally the one that set me over the edge:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show.html?id=231455953&page=6#comment_43376093


Authors: If you're not able to develop thick skin then you're unprepared for the business. Getting negative reviews is part of the job description. Not everyone is going to like your book. If you're going to say something mean about a reviewer who took the time to write a review for your book then please do it in private via email, and not in public social media sites such as twitter where EVERYONE can see what you're saying. 

Rant over. That's all I have to say. -__-

What do YOU think about all the drama that's been happening lately?

Why I'm Staying Away From Goodreads For Awhile...

☆Giveaway! Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes☆



The Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop is hosted by the lovely Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.

I decided since I had an extra copy of Dreaming Awake that I'd host another giveaway. I don’t like having extra copies of books lying around when there’s probably someone out there that would really want to read it. I haven't finished it yet, but it's been an amazing read so far! To those of you who don't know, Dreaming Awake is the sequel to Fallen Under, the first book in the Fallen Under series. I first fell in love with the book when I saw its beautiful cover.

I mean look at it:

But let me tell you—it goes above and beyond that. So even if you haven't read Fallen Under yet, maybe you'd want to get this one so you won't have to wait an eternity to get the next one. :)

GUIDELINES:
- Enter using rafflecopter
(try not to use your real name if you don’t want others to see it)
- Must be 13 years or older to enter
- Contest ends 12:01 am on January 19th
- INTERNATIONAL

☆Giveaway! Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes☆

EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton Review

E V E R N E A T H

Author: Brodi Ashton

Release date: January 24, 2012

Publisher: HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray

Add to Goodreads: Link

Rating: 4 Stars

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists. . .

Everneath started off for me as a book that kept me turning the pages mostly because of the amount of things I didn't know. What exactly is the Everneath? Why did Nikki have to stay huddled with Cole for a century & where? Why did that person betray her? What happened in the past that I don't know about that the rest of the characters in the story do? Among many other questions I had running rampant in my head that day.

I sighed and began to think that this was one of those stories where you're kept completely in the dark until the very last few chapters, and until then you're left wandering aimlessly...confused. BUT this was not one of those books. The more I read the more the pieces began to fit together. And I found as the small details began to materialize in front of me that the story got quite addictive. Now, with most of my questions answered I was able to really think in depth about what was going on between Nik, Cole, and Jack and the mystery that was the Everneath. I still feel like the characters haven't really explored the Everneath, but I'm almost 80% sure we'll find out more about the place in the 2nd book. I have a feeling the protag will want to go take a visit there for awhile (just a guess though!)

At first I had a hard time connecting with the protagonist—Nikki—because of how distant she was. But then later I find that there's a reason for that: Living in the Everneath has drained her of her emotions. As the affects of the Everneath fade Nikki's true character begins to show, and I loved seeing the real her with all her emotions intact. I felt like she was a great heroine. Her actions in this book tell me she's not the type to stand in the background and watch things happen. She caring, and adamant in making her vision become a reality (even if she knows the odds are really against her). I loved Jack! He's not an Everliving with super powers. Just an regular human guy with a great personality. And although Cole was the antagonist of this story, I found myself feeling pity for him throughout the whole book. I pictured him constantly as a hurt puppy. (Don't ask me why). You can tell that he's not entirely evil just by reading the dialogue, and he really cares for Nikki....but he's a bit selfish. He will get what he wants at the expense of other people's lives. But then, he's an Everliving so what do you expect? Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am really incredibly excited to read the next one. Hopefully the wait won't be that long.

EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton Review

☆ Winter Giveaway WINNERS Annouced! ☆

First off, thank you SO much to everyone who entered the giveaway! There will be another one like this in february. This was my first time using rafflecopter and it's just amazing, and really simple to use. I was especially happy because it picks the winners for you - I seriously could never pick it myself (even if it were a slip of paper pulled out of a hat).


So without further ado the winners of the Winter Giveaway / New Year Giveaway Hop:


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Congratulations!

Tiff Pull

Miranda Sherman

Christina Marie Madison

*Winners:

Please contact me with your book choice (Wildfire / Elixir), along with your mailing info. :)



☆ Winter Giveaway WINNERS Annouced! ☆

2012 New Year's Resolution!

☆ Happy New Years! ☆

To those of you who don't know I'm giving away 3 brand new books in my Winter Giveaway!  Depending on how things go I'll probably pick a 4th winner so I don't have any extra books lying around. :) 

In my post from last year one of the things on my New Year's Resolution for 2011 was to blog more often. And, although it could've been a lot better, I think I really stuck through with my goal. In 2010 I had a total of 49 posts. And in 2011 I had a total of 105 posts. That's a really HUGE improvement for me. But this year I'm raising the # of posts a bit higher. My goal for 2012 is to have at least 150-200 posts on the blog. Wish me luck!

What goals do you have for 2012?

2012 New Year's Resolution!