Thursday, August 5, 2021

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Becoming a Published Author with Jessica Samuels #NewAdult #PNR




There was a lot I didn’t know about being an author and it did change me and how I thought about things. Here is just 10 of them!

1. Always carry books on you! You will never know when the time comes since after I was published people wanted to see my actual book and they were so excited to meet me and get it signed by me since it means they actually knew an author of a book. 

2. Marketing is hard. The hardest thing about being an author isn’t the writing, it is the marketing and putting yourself out there.

3. Bad reviews suck but not the end of the world. Try to not let it get you down since we all get them. 

4. People will love the fact that you are an author and be impressed by it. A lot of people love it when I tell them I write books and am published.

5. You will get a high like no other when people love your books. I love people telling me they can’t wait to read my books and wrote a good review. 

6. Cover artists are awesome on Fiverr.com I got one that I go to for everything since they do a good job on the cover.

7. Editors are awesome they will make your book shine and it is easy to find a good one. I self publish and am traditionally published. 

8. Creative control is fun! And when you are published and Indie you have control of it all. 

9. Twitter and social media is your friend since after you publish you need a platform to talk about your books and share them. 

10. Always say yes to free ebooks if someone wants one to review cause after you publish getting reviews is important on your journey!

There is a lot that will change after you publish. It is all fun though and I wouldn’t change it for the world. I could go on and on with fun lists!


Afterlife
Vampire Witch 
Book Two
Jessica Samuels

Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance, NA PNR
Date of Publication: June 6th, 2021 
ISBN: 979-8516421037
ASIN: B096TH65ZF
Number of pages: 116
Word Count: 34,057

Cover Artist: Rebecacovers 

Tagline: A Witch goes after the person who made her mom sick, 

Book Description: 

What would you do when the fate of a realm lies on your shoulders?

Lilly finds herself in pure chaos while the realm gets corrupted by evil. Only a few months ago her mother passed away and on top of that Agatha, the new leader of the coven made it her goal to harass her for her ancestry. 

Unable to stand up to these challenges, she lets herself get consumed by her grief til the day her father gives her a new purpose - to retrieve the magic stones so she can save the realm of the ever consuming evil. Her vampire soulmate Malachi stands by her side while she learns the shocking truth about her mother’s death.

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Excerpt

“Hi, Lilly,” Dad said interrupting me from my thoughts and a tall figured followed close behind him. Oh my God was he cute! His reddish brown hair, hanging loose down his shoulders, made the red in his eyes seem even more intense, I could see it even from this far away.

He was so sexy no one else even compared to him, and the moment he smiled my heart melted.

The tense set of my dad’s wide shoulders told me he was frustrated. He sat down swiped a hand though his slicked back hair and pinned me there with a flash of his blue eyes.

He wore the family uniform we all wear for meetings which is his black shirt and black jeans in combat boots. He sat down across from me and the sexy dude sat next to him.

“Hey Lilly.” He turned to the sexy dude and swiped a hand towards me. “Malachi Drake this is my daughter.”

“Hi,” I swiped my hand on my pants and extend it. Malachi shaked it.

“It is nice to meet the beautiful Lilly Ravenson,” he said.

I loved him already, he was polite.  

“He is here to be your bodyguard.” Dad said shocking me.

“What? Why?”

Dad looked at me, "So some stuff has happened in the coven. And one of the leaders are trying to take over all the Vampire covens. Things are so strained they are going after hybrids and anyone not pure Vampire. We need to keep you safe and the person next to me to do it is Malachi Drake. He is your Protector anyway and the one who is supposed to keep watch. He will be by your side always and with time all yours."

“Wow,” I said.

“He came to me recently since he has been trying to find you to keep you safe, and there is a lot of stuff happening behind the scenes everywhere. Even when you moved away from the coven you were in danger. Especially the moment Agatha and the dumb warlock ghosted you. Agatha bullied you to break you and turn you evil or worse kill you. I’m glad you got away from that. You don’t deserve the shit she put you through. I was talking to other Vampire covens and Witch ones. The evil is spreading so fast that it is overtaking the good ones.”

“I knew there was something going on there I mean someone was stealing from my blood stash and there were tints of black in people’s magic. It was starting to take over mine,” I said.

Dad looked at the menu, “There is something I want you to drink only exclusive to here, and it will help control the alcohol stuff and get rid of the remnants of the black magic.”

He scanned the menu, “Found it. Waitress.”

The waitress zoomed here instantly and looked at my dad. “Do you need something, sir?”
He smiled, “Get my daughter the purifying blood drink. We need it stat.”

She smiled, “Coming right up.” And she went to get it and came back a few minutes later and put down blood drink in a black wine glass. I drank it down and it was healing everything, and the remnants of the black went away.  

I smiled, “That helped greatly. I feel way better now and mentally better, too.”
He smiled, “Good, and it means you finally have your Protector by your side. There is something we can do to stop the evil.”

I've only heard of Protectors in legends. They are for the VampireWitches. Guardians. And they are also their soulmates too their perfect half who will never leave. And he is really sexy, too. There is definitely something there.

 

 About the Author:

Jessica Samuels is an author who writes young adult and new adult paranormal romance. When he isn't writing about vampires, werewolves, witches and angels she is watching stream, reading and playing video games with friends to pass the time.

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