Q&A With Madison Daniel

Hello Madison welcome once again to my blog.

1)      Introduce yourself again to my readers

MD: My names Madison and I write with the passion of an old musical composer. Music is everything. I am the author of the Ember series.

2)      Tell us about your current publications

MD: First there is the Ember saga. Ember is out now. The next installment will be available in November. Both brought to you by the amazing indie publisher, Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=Ember+by+Madison+Daniel

I also have a new anthology called Beyond the Never that I have written with my most inspiring sisters in words...Alexia Purdy, Kyani Swanigan, Jenna Kay and yourself, Linna Drehmel. The book holds 10 dark, sexy and haunting stories of forbidden fairy-tales, nightmares and anything that goes bump in the night. It was a total blast to put together! My writing sisters are the best!

3)      Tell us what you have coming up this year

MD: Writing, promotion, more writing, editing, promotion, editing, writing some more...shall I go on? Ha! Actually, I hope to meet some of my readers this year. I really want to say, “thank you” in person. My friends, followers and fans are my fire. I write for them completely.

4)      What WIPs do you have going on right now?

MD: I have the 3^rd book in the Ember series, AFTERSHOCK...it’s coming along nicely. I have a new YA/SCI-FI series that I hope to have ready for a very near future launch. It’s such a great ride and has an original cover design from one of my personal favorite artists! I’ll announce that as soon as I can. There is the possible follow up to OUR new anthology (Beyond the Never). Another new series, YA/APOCALYPTIC LOVE STORY, is plotted out. A horror story called STILL (adult), is scratching to get out too. OH, and a possible comic book/graphic novel too. (I always wanted to see Ember as a comic book!)

5)      Who are your main musical muses?

MD: Too many to name. The Beatles, Queen, Aerosmith, Extreme, Muse, Garbage and anything Chris Cornell touches.

6)      Do movies inspire you? If so what is your favorite?

MD: Completely inspire me! I write as if I was describing a movie. Moving eye candy! My fav is “The Crow” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” Both the eternal search for hope. “Aliens (#2)” and the “Kill Bill” movies are right there at the top too.

7)      What inspires you other than music?

MD: Emotions. If you can’t feel it, it’s probably not worth writing down. Also, eye candy...an image can inspire a million words.

8)      If you could live anywhere in the world where would that be?

MD: Somewhere with beaches, crystal clear water, lots of rain and a kick @ss internet connection!!!

9)      What is the last place on earth you want to live?

MD: I can’t answer that yet...I haven’t been enough places yet. :)

10)   If you could choose to be any gothic being what would it be? (Vampire, Werewolf etc)

MD: An immortal. Not a vampire though. More like Dorian Gray (without all the bad karma.) OR Highlander (without all the beheadings!)

11)   If you could have lunch with a past historical figure who would that be and why?

MD: Cleopatra. I would love to sing for her.

12)   I heard you are a good musician, please tell my readers about your music, do you sing? Play piano, guitar? Do you have a band?

MD: I play guitar, bass and a little piano. I sing like a mutha trucka!!! Always singing! Point me in the direction of a microphone and hold on! KA-BOOM!!!

Sadly, I think my band days are over. Though, I still joke around with a past bandmate about “getting the  band back together” for one more show. There is a definite possibility of a duet session though. 2 boys and 2 guitars, rocking til the break of dawn! Who’s in?

I still write a little on the side too.

13)   What do you think was the best piece of music ever written?

MD: Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is almost perfect. Love it. But honestly, I don’t think “the best piece” has been written yet. :)

14)   What makes a hero in your eyes? (I grew up in the military, mom dad and brother all served to me they are heroes)

MD: Sacrifice. Complete and unselfish acts of kindness. People who spend their whole lives bringing smiles to others lives. That’s a hero to me.

15)   If you could make just one statement that the world would always remember you by what would it be?

MD: Music is life and the written world is our soul.

(OR...BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER...AND...PARTY ON DUDES!!!!)

MD: Thanks for having me again! I love it here! LIVE like you mean it! & DREAM out loud! ~ M.

*Come find Madiosn!

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/MadisonDaniel13 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/MadisonDaniel13

SPOTLIGHT! FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS!

Once again I have found another great band in the UK.
FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS!

This band is five talented musicians:
Kier
Laurence
Drew
Barrone
Luke
I found that the band officially started on July 8, 2008 and that they all now live in London, UK.







I am very please with the discovery of this band. They have such a wonderful sound. I love how they harmonize, and their music is fast paced but not so fast that you don't know what is going on. I love the honesty that I hear when i think about what the lyrics are saying.  It is complete artistic expression. I saw on their facebook page that they call their kind of music 'Death Pop', they remind me of a British  version of Oingo Boingo.

I have really been having fun watching their unique videos on youtube as well here is one that I like:

Please find these talented musician and find out for your self how kool they are. And as always PLEASE use legal means to down load their music, do not support pirate sites!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearefearlessvampirekillers
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/fvkillers
Tumblr: http://wearefearlessvampirekillers.tumblr.com/
Official website:http://fearlessvampirekillers.co.uk/
itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/militia-of-the-lost/id522383289
Backstreet merchant: http://www.backstreet-merch.com/stores/fearlessvampirekillers/official_fearless-vampire-killers_cd_militia-of-the-lost-deluxe-book-edition_fvk25.html

Spotlight! Ashestoangels

ASHESTOANGELS!


Once again I bring you another blog post about a new band, a British one as well. Before I get into their music I would like to say they are very photogenic! Look at that stunning photo!


This band is made up of five wonderfully expressive people...

Crilly- Vocals and synth

Davey- Guitar and vocals

Nico- Bass and vocals

Adam- Guitar and vocals
Jim- Drums and vocals

I really love their sound. Their music is powerful and fast paced. I love the fact that all five of them sing too, adds depth to their sound. I thought as I was listening to their music that they somewhat remind me of a band from the 90's that I love very much called QueensRyche. I think it is the sound of Crillly's voice that reminds me of them. 

If you want something to make you want to jump around and dance then go seek these guys out!

Website: http://www.ashestoangels.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ashestoangels

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/ashes_to_angels

SPOTLIGHT PROMO: NATHAN SQUIERS

In celebration of his new release Wicked Paints. It is my privilege to bring to you my friend and publishing brother Nathan Squiers!

Click on the link to get your first taste, only .99

http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Paints-Crimson-Shadow-ebook/dp/B007TLLXHC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334361838&sr=1-1

"WICKED PAINTS" blurb:

Elizabeth has a gift. Every night, allowing her mind to travel into dark and mysterious places, she sees a world of vampires and creatures of darkness; a world she knows is real and feels compelled to paint.

But her gift--her talent--is going to be put to the ultimate test when she dreams of Xander Stryker.

Driven by a need to depict her new subject in all the horror and splendor that she felt in her dream, she resorts to the unimaginable. Her need will pull her into the depraved depths of the very supernatural world that she'd dreamt of for so long.

Is her mind prepared for the darkness of the unseen world, and is her body capable of withstanding her own unnatural motivations to create the perfect portrait...

A portrait of the legacy of the Crimson Shadow.

Author's bio***

Born in Massachusetts in 1986, Nathan grew up in Andover where his

affinity for story-telling flourished due to a love of books and

movies as well as an overactive imagination. At the age of 13, Nathan

and his mother moved to upstate New York to be closer to their family.

After surviving public school, where he spent most of his days locked

away in the AV room watching old 80s movies on Laserdisc and planning

out his next video project, Nathan began a shaky college career. A

love of inventing and telling stories was motivation enough to pursue

an education in English, and, as luck would have it, a series of

phenomenal professors were presented to get him pointed in the right

direction. It was in his first years of college that Nathan began to

actively pursue a writing career, starting his first literary journey

with a piece that would become Crimson Shadow (due for release summer

of 2012 by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing).

Like any good story, a chaotic turn of events brought Nathan from the

very brink of insanity and loneliness to the warm, comforting embrace

of Megan, his best friend, lover, kindred spirit, and--more often than

not--personal handler. It was with Megan at his side that Nathan was

able to continue his writing (sometimes solely motivated by the young

lady's threats of dismemberment if he tried to stop). With Megan's

help, Nathan was able to see Death Metal, his fourth manuscript,

through the publication process.

Nearly ten years later, Nathan continues to invent stories and put

them into a literary sequence that he hopes will be somehow

decipherable by other readers. As a lover of all things creative, he

works in both novels, novellas, short stories, as well as comic book

scripts (just don't ask him to draw something if you don't like stick

figures and poorly-executed shapes).
COME GET YOUR PIECE OF HIS BOOK:


http://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Shadow-Noir-Series-ebook/dp/B007YXIR24/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1335883171&sr=1-1

Come be a stalker of the literary genius! 

Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/TheLiteraryDarkPrince
Facebook Crimson Shadow page: http://www.facebook.com/CrimsonShadow.Legacy
Facebook author page:http://www.facebook.com/Nathan.Squiers
Goodreads:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5258872.Nathan_Squiers
Vampire Freaks:http://vampirefreaks.com/Literary-Dark-Prince
Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly:http://www.crushingheartsandblackbutterfly.com/our-authors.html
Main website:http://www.nathansquiers.com/#!home|mainPage

WHO'S THAT GIRL? RUE VOLLEY!

I know you have all seen her, here and there on the Internet. And I am happy to say that I have crossed paths enough with this wonderful woman to call her my friend. She has interviewed me on her magazine as well as doing a live pod cast with her over skype. She is kind and works hard to help and promote other authors and artist with out any thought for her self. I felt it was time to present to you this wonderful woman and her work.








HER OWN WORDS....

*If there is one thing that rings true with me it is that I love anything paranormal in nature. I started watching old vampire movies in 1975, thank god my Mom didn't stop me. It was then that the creatures captivated me and this love affair has only grown more intense with me over the years. It is not only vampires that hold my attention, it is anything out of the normal and as I grew into my awk...ward teenage years I started dressing in all black and sneaking into clubs to listen to "The Cure" & "Depeche Mode" and of course I had my clove cigarettes with me (that burned mostly in my hand as I did not inhale)...but as time marched on, I held onto my black clothing fetish, but shed the cloves and then something incredible happened....Anne Rice.
It was her take on the vampire that humanized the creature for me for the first time, and with her descriptive nature and her underlying sadness at the hand of immortality, vampires became people to me and not just creatures of the night. I carried this with me, not having any intention of ever writing anything, in fact I am a movie junkie and as movies became more thrilling with stories such as "Blade", "Underworld" and "30 days of night", the vampire changed on film and suddenly they had backstories, they had feelings and they were relateable to everyone. I honestly did not sit down to write an epic adventure that the "Blood & Light Series" became, but as the characters matured and I mixed more of my own experiences into it, it did and to date I have written 5 full novels and I am currently working on my 6th installment to the series. The Blood & Light series is about a vampire race, that existed long before humans...but the twist is that they do not need blood to survive, they need lifes energy, something that we all create...every living thing, and although I did include blood into the story as some do feed on it, it is purely for pleasure and tends to serve as a bonus in sexual situations and to some vampires who are ruthless in nature. My vampires are current day, real beings...they do not stalk around sneaking into windows and wearing capes, they are sarcastic, fierce warriors and dedicated to their families and to each other. They are able to glamour people with spells, not the old "I look into your eyes and you do my bidding" and they are able to portal through mirrors to other places and sometimes get caught in a "purgatory" of sorts for immortals that I call "memory". The story is written from one girls perspective...that of "Rue Volley" who is just turning 17 when the story begins and as she matures, each book matures as she grows older. Each book is a year in her life, leading you to her 21st birthday (when vampires in my world actually receive their immortality and power). I thank anyone who gives the story a chance, new authors face many trials...most are nervous to branch out and try something new...but to all who do, I honestly am grateful and if you enjoy humor, adventure, sarcasm, romance and sexual tension...you will find something that you like in this. The books are written as if you are watching a series and although they may seem long, I use a lot of conversation to move you along, give you answers to questions you may have and give you the opportunity to live the story with these characters that are near and dear to my heart.

about my books...

There are many books to chose from when it comes to Rue Volley and her work. First she wrote a 6 book series titled "The Blood & Light vampire series". Now with this series you will find that Rue takes you on an epic journey, if you are a fan of vampires, demons, angels, ghosts, Greek mythology, and sci-fi...this is a series you will want to dive into. The story starts out somewhat in progress and in book one you are introduced to the core group of characters that most of which will remain throughout the series itself. Blood & Light is wrapped in mystery, humor, adventure, romance and everything in between. It is the story of a 16 year old girl and with each book you live a "year" in her life as she struggles with personal problems, new romance and the fact that she does not want to be a vampire. This series is a completely new twist on the vampire genre as it does mention blood, but is mainly based on "energy" as the vampires feed on it and as the story unfolds you will find that you are immersed in a world of vampires with a deep and treacherous past. There are epic battle scenes, some language and mild sexual situations. This is NOT just a teenage angst series but the main character "Rue Volley" does mature as the series progresses and she uncovers her past and grows as a person into what she needs to become. It is an unforgettable journey. The final 3 books in this series will be released in 2012.

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"Red Wine" is an anthology that Rue was involved in and her short story "Birth of a vampire" is twisted and shrouded in mystery. It is actually a backstory on a small vampire character that joined the Blood & Light series in book two in that series titled "Smoke & Mirrors." The story is about a young girl, who is a twin and quite disturbed. It is a quick and enjoyable read that will leave you wanting more and you can get more by reading The Blood & Light Vampire Series.
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"Razor Saga" is an extremely erotic 3 book series that follows a woman by the name of "Lilah" as she mourns the loss of her sadistic lover "Rin". The story starts out in an extremely erotic way and continues through all three books. These books are short and easy reads but sure to get you flustered in a good way. They include language, graphic sexual situations, violence and a detailed look into the world of bondage and fetishes. This series is ADULT 18+ only.

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"One Bite" is book one is another erotic tale Rue Volley has spun. This story follows a woman and her partner who are in the FBI and is shrouded in mystery and eroticism. This was the first time that Rue Volley played around with the traditional view on vampires with blood, fangs and all. It takes you from the harsh streets of New York City to the hillsides of Romania and book two in this series will be released in 2012. It is a quick and enjoyable read sure to make you want more. This series is also ADULT in nature with graphic sexual scenes and language. 18+ only.
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"a witches tale" is a new series that Rue Volley is currently working on now. The first book is available now and book 2 will be released in 2012. This story follows a teenage witch "Alexi" as she struggles with the loss of her mother and wanting to leave the home she has always known, but she is held to the town of "Ravenswood" for more reasons than just her Father. This story starts out as Alexi is narrating, giving you a background on the place she is from and her life up until this point. Other characters are soon introduced and then the story starts to take a turn allowing you to be immersed in a magical world, one of which Alexi hopes she can navigate along with her best friend Logan Stewart and all the magical characters that soon enter into her life. This series is adult in nature only because of some language and probably the closest Rue Volley has come to a YA series. It is full of humorous situations and lovable characters that will draw you in and keep you reading. It is wrapped in humor, romance. mystery and the paranormal. Book 2 in this series "This & That and what killed the cat" will be released in 2012.

if I had to define myself it would simply be "a jack of all trades and a master of none."
xoxo
Rue

LINKS TO HER AND HER WORK....

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Rue-Volley-Blood-Light-Series/166002266766880 ...facebook fanpage

http://www.ruevolley.com/ ...my website

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_10?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=rue+volley&sprefix=rue+volley%2Cdigital-text%2C225 ...my page on amazon.com (kindle store)

http://www.freewebstore.org/storepage1218883.aspx ...get my books in PRINT here:)

http://rueview.moonfruit.com/ ...my magazine

http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/show/rv_radio ...my radio show

COME WATCH THE TRAILER FOR HER WORK...

A BETTER LATE THAN NEVER CONFESSION

I AM PLEASE TO FINALLY BRING YOU THE CONFESSION OF A MAN WHO I THINK IS A LITTLE SHY BUT A GREAT WRITER:

JOSEPH DAVIS!

Confessions

I’m not really sure if I can say that I had a best and worst, but I do have favorites and least favorites.  I started writing initially as my own personal therapy and so when I sit down to write after going through a spell of not writing the story or theme written about reflects, not necessarily my mood or how I’m feeling, though that does happen from time to time, but more often how I want to feel or be.

My most favorite would have to be, absolutely my book, The Saga of Olav.  It was a work in progress for at least ten years and changed form and got revised several times before I was happy with the world construction and naturally the way the story would be written due to that process.  Even within that there are things that are my least favorite and that has wound up being something that I’ve passed off as being a part of the process.  It was, for me, a great accomplishment in that it was the first book that I published, even though it was self-published.  It was the act of publishing itself that was important to me.  I never was concerned with publishing and being a big name at a bookstore or on Amazon or anything of that nature, but I recently found out that a girl in Indiana is doing an accelerated book report on The Saga of Olav and that has been the biggest thrill for me, being a bookworm to know that someone out there loved my book as much as the books I grew up loving.  To me that’s greater than any award, or huge contract that I could get from a publisher or the literary community.  It is still a work in progress and soon I plan on going back to this world of an Industrial Revolution and Vikings to finish the next book in the series, The Saga of Maggnus.

My absolute least favorite would have to be a book of poetry that I also self-published before The Saga of Olav called Say it as One.  I like poetry and I’m good at writing it and have won a couple of awards with it, but for me it’s very simple to write and does not pose much of a challenge to me like switching from scene to scene, or keeping the story moving smoothly, or keeping a reader interested as I do in standard fiction.  All of the poems in that book are very personal to me and I have close to another book’s worth of poems, but I’m not certain if I will ever publish them.  When I published Say it as One it was more to actually publish something for the first time.  I had a lot of trouble ever finishing anything on my writing up until that point and I chose to put everything that I had at that time and put it all together and then sent it into Createspace because it was something that I could say that I had finished something.

Link www.createspace.com/3429521/ The Saga of Olav

Tuesdays Tale: The Twitter Bug

Hello my name is Dr. Eve Albrecht. I am the head of the Anthropology team. It is my wish that someone out there will one day discover the truth about the ‘Twitter bug’. I don’t think I have long to live as my mind is turning to mush as we speak and I think the MIB have just pulled up in front of my house.

About a year and a half ago I was called out by my university to Antarctica. Now I know you wonder why in the world an anthropologist would be called out there where there is no life no culture. Well this is where my story kicks in. Please bear with me as I am not an author, I am a scientist.

A team of geologist went out to take some routine core samples and the samples were brought in to my universities field unit in Antarctica, it is a department that I don’t see. When they opened the core sample there were many layers of ice and snow and then rock. But just before the lay of rock there was what looked to be a modern day button of sorts with the letter T on it.

When the geology team freaked out and could not figure out where it came from or how it got there. They called me in. I have degrees in both anthropology and archaeology. It would seem strange that something so modern looking would be down so far in an ice and rock core sample.

My first reaction is that it was a prank from an intern. But I could tell by the look on my colleges face that he thought that this was no joke! So I promised that I would take this in to have it radio carbon dated. This is when the shock came in….This button tested at being 10,000 years old, and yet further testing shows that the button is in fact made from modern plastics and dyes.

Now me as a 38 year old archaeologist/anthropologist I do not have time for doing much socializing on the inter net so I don’t know much about social web sites. I stick to research sites and keep all my work in word doc files and that is it.

One night after I got back, I took my work home and I had a digital image of the button on my laptop as I was working and my 15 year old daughter came up behind me and told me that the picture was that of a ‘Twitter’ button. Upon asking her what she meant she told me that twitter was a social web site that a lot of her friends at school loved, but she had not got on it yet (she said she liked facebook better whatever that is).

Not understanding what……………………hang on I have to hide it think the MIB are here……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..ok I am back. I think they are gone. Anyway I sent the image of the button to a friend of mine in New Mexico along with all my data. He told me that this came from (I didn’t buy this at the time but now…) that ship had crashed in Roswell back in the 50’s and that the button carried a virus called the ‘twitter bug’ and that the government had tried to cover it up by burring the evidence in Antarctica and that we were never meant to find it. He also said that I could be in danger if they knew that I had the button.

I believe him now because his broken and twisted body was found in the Rio Grande River the next day. I have destroyed the button and all my research, but I still felt that I should write down some kind of record of what happened.

Beware! The twitter bug is spreading………………………I have to go post my tweet now………………………………………………………..

**Thanks for reading my story with the word prompt 'broken'. Keep a look out for next weeks story.

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