Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner
Publication date: September 18th 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Synopsis:
A mermaid’s supernatural beauty serves one purpose: to lure a sailor to his death.
The Massacre is supposed to bring peace to Eriana Kwai. Every year, the island sends its warriors to battle these hostile sea demons. Every year, the warriors fail to return. Desperate for survival, the island must decide on a new strategy. Now, the fate of Eriana Kwai lies in the hands of twenty battle-trained girls and their resistance to a mermaid’s allure.
Eighteen-year-old Meela has already lost her brother to the Massacre, and she has lived with a secret that’s haunted her since childhood. For any hope of survival, she must overcome the demons of her past and become a ruthless mermaid killer.
For the first time, Eriana Kwai’s Massacre warriors are female, and Meela must fight for her people’s freedom on the Pacific Ocean’s deadliest battleground.
The Massacre is supposed to bring peace to Eriana Kwai. Every year, the island sends its warriors to battle these hostile sea demons. Every year, the warriors fail to return. Desperate for survival, the island must decide on a new strategy. Now, the fate of Eriana Kwai lies in the hands of twenty battle-trained girls and their resistance to a mermaid’s allure.
Eighteen-year-old Meela has already lost her brother to the Massacre, and she has lived with a secret that’s haunted her since childhood. For any hope of survival, she must overcome the demons of her past and become a ruthless mermaid killer.
For the first time, Eriana Kwai’s Massacre warriors are female, and Meela must fight for her people’s freedom on the Pacific Ocean’s deadliest battleground.
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Guest Post :
Finish your story: 3 Tips for Getting that Book Done
To make a
ridiculous understatement, writing a book is hard. Few people actually finish
the task—whether because they can’t find the time, or they get stuck in a story
rut, or they lose inspiration once they realize how difficult it is. Let me
tell you, there is nothing more rewarding than a finished and published book! Here
are three tips to help you get that story done.
1. Write down your dream and look at it daily
Writing down a
goal is a magical thing. When you make it tangible, it’s like you’ve transformed
your dream into a prophecy.
Write “I am a
bestselling author” (or whatever your goal is) on an index card. Look at it
every day. Live it and believe it. Work at that dream every single day, even if
only for twenty minutes.
Because I have
a full-time job and hobbies, the only time I had to write Ice Massacre was between 6am and 7am. I’m not a morning person, but
by putting that index card over my alarm clock, I gave myself the motivation to
leap out of bed and get to work on my dream. I promise you, it’s effective.
2. Understand that your
first draft will suck
All right, I’m
going to be honest with you. The first draft of anything I write is like, the
worst thing ever. It’s like someone gave a chimpanzee a dictionary and a pen
and wouldn’t feed him until he scribbled out enough words to form a full-length
novel.
The second
draft, however, is better. The third and fourth are pretty darn good. My point
is, don’t be discouraged when your novel sucks after the first go-around. You
can’t possibly make a fantastic story in only one draft—you need time to get to
know the characters, to identify plot holes, to fix the fact that you used the
word “sighed” eighty times in one chapter. Personally, it takes me at least
seven drafts to get a novel right.
3. Study the craft of writing
A common reason
why writers get stuck is that they hit a roadblock in their story. They’ve dug
themselves into a plot hole, or they don’t know where to go next. I’ve probably
read a thousand blog posts about writing over the last few years. There are
endless resources to help you learn the craft, and I recommend that you
subscribe to a few writing blogs and read at least one post every day.
Here are a few
of my favourites:
·
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/ (She
also has a podcast, which makes it easy to study writing while you're doing
other things!)
* * *
Finishing your
book comes down to working hard and believing in yourself. You don’t need to be
the best writer in the world in order to write a good book—you just need to
have a story to share and the drive to write it!
Do you ever
find it hard to finish a story? What tips and inspiration can you share?
AUTHOR BIO
Tiana Warner was born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. She enjoys riding her horse, Bailey, and collecting tea cups.
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