Melissa Lemon Author Guest Post and Giveaway!

Being a writer is a lot like getting on a ROLLER COASTER RIDE.

At first, there are butterflies DANCING in your stomach, but that doesn’t stop you from getting in that LINE, just as long as you’re tall enough. You sit toward the front if you want that extra THRILL of looking onto the tracks that are supposed to keep hold of everything, or you sit in the back if SPEED is what you’re after. You buckle. And pull the lap bar down. The ride JOLTS to a start. Chug, chug, chug. There are still butterflies. They’re WILD ones. UP and UP you go. Then UP and UP some more. (I’m talking about rejections, here, of course.) More uphill and you start to WONDER if there even is a top. For me, there were three YEARS of traveling up. Then came that short, unexpected e-mail that contained an offer for publication. I paused. I CRIED. I soaked it all up and started making plans. I must be one of those people who sit in the FRONT, because it took a while before the ACTION kicked in.

Then, WHOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!! Downhill is much preferred, even if my CHEEKS are blowing backward in the WIND and my hair makes me resemble a TROLL DOLL. Is that a LOOP I see? As in, I’ll be going UPSIDE-DOWN in this thing? I GRIP the lap bar a little tighter and brace myself. I HOLD my breath. A little longer. Phew, it’s over. Wait, there’s another loop. I can’t remember the last time I took a DEEP breath, but here it goes. This time I close my eyes. It doesn’t help. Then, phew, it’s over again. I BREATHE in, and then out, but it is just in time for a JERK to the left, followed by one to the right. A quick UP and STRAIGHT back down. At least I can feel my hair resting on my shoulders. Or is the troll doll look permanent?

I take a moment to evaluate the tracks as my whole body shakes from the RICKETY motion. That’s when I realize I’ve gotten on the roller coaster ride that never ends. There is another STEEP hill way out in the distance. (Jerk to right). There are more loops, BIG loops. (Quick up and down.) When did I get too old for roller coaster rides? (Round a corner.)

The machine slows a little, as if it, too, needs to take a breath. What is that coming into view? It’s a WATERFALL, surrounded by lush, green and BLUE mountainous terrain. It’s sunset, and the sky is BATHING in glowing pink and orange. There are gardens. And people. The people make me LAUGH, make me CRY, make me THINK. The roller coaster begins to speed up AGAIN, but this time, there is also the view. And I SMILE. I always did like ROLLER COASTERS.

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Sypnopsis:

After their father’s disappearance, Cinder leaves home for a servant job at the castle. But it isn’t long before her sister Ella is brought to the castle herself—the most dangerous place in all the kingdom for both her and Cinder. Cinder and Ella is a Cinderella story like no other and one you'll never forget.

My early review is HERE. This book is to be published Nov. 8, 2011.

However...

GIVEAWAY!

You can win an ebook before it is published! And since it's an ebook, it's international!! Just comment below and leave an e-mail addy with your comment if it isn't in your profile! Easy! I'll end the giveaway on the 21st at 10pm MST!

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