Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Buried in New Orleans by Chris Myers! I have a wonderful Top 10 post for you and a giveaway for a gift card and eBooks.
Title: Buried in New Orleans
Series: RIPSTERS
Author: Chris Myers
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Publisher: Books on the Edge
Jolie's best friend Drew has always been special, despite the fact he's dead. But what
she uncovers in New Orleans may mean the end of him.
Almost a year ago, Drew made a suicide pact with his girlfriend April Savoie. Jolie
and Brit drag him back to New Orleans where it all happened to find out why he
cannot crossover. While they make their way to the French Quarter, April's younger
sister Addy steals a death speaker stone from the voodoo queen of New
Orleans.
Even though her heart belongs to Drew, Jolie must face his ex-girlfriend. She will
also have to find her old babysitter, the voodoo queen, before she exacts her revenge
on Addy, and most of all, Jolie must return Drew to his rightful place before it's too
late.
Buy the Book
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Other Books in the Series
Date with the Dead
She starts a ghost hunting business called Ripsters. Somehow she’s managed to
recruit Brittany, a glamour SAP smothered in pink, and a techie allergic to ghosts.
Brit actually thinks he resembles the R&B singer Chris Brown. All that pink has
clouded her vision. They both have special talents Jolie’s hoping will be useful to
their venture. Right now, they’re working for a family in need of major therapy due
to a dead guy with a hole in his head.
Buy for Date with the Dead
Dead and Missing
Buy Dead and Missing
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Guest Post
TEN BOOKISH PEEVES by Chris Myers
1. Too many typos. I have never read a book that didn’t have some grammar mistake
or typo, but if the story is rife with mistakes, I won’t read it.
2. No research done on the topic. No one is perfect, but when it’s apparent that
nothing was researched, the fiction is sometimes irresponsible and hurtful to
those who have experienced what happened in the book and make it seem less
than the actual experience.
3. Male and female characters that sound the same, i.e. dialogue, internals.
4. TSTL. Too stupid to live heroines or heroes. My critique partners jump all over me
whenever I have one of those moments. I recently read a highly rated book where
a seasoned cop left his loaded guns on his front porch step at the request of a
teenaged boy.
5. Too much narrative. It drags the story. During my rewrites, I try to remove as
much as possible.
6. A male voice that sounds like a valley girl. Guys do not think like women, and
women shouldn’t expect them to.
7. Male voices that all sound the same: sarcastic, testosterone infused, machismos.
8. Male characters that women instantly fall in love with who are either abusive or
have the psychological profile of a serial killer.
9. POV switches in a scene or chapter or too many POVs. Unless you’re Barbara
Kingsolver, don’t use too many because it dilutes the connection the reader has to
the story.
10. The expectation that a writer is perfect. We aren’t. My critique partners catch
problems with my work all the time, and I thank them when they do, but I work
really hard at doing my best.
What are your pet peeves when you read? Please respond in the comments.
Guest Post
TEN BOOKISH PEEVES by Chris Myers
1. Too many typos. I have never read a book that didn’t have some grammar mistake
or typo, but if the story is rife with mistakes, I won’t read it.
2. No research done on the topic. No one is perfect, but when it’s apparent that
nothing was researched, the fiction is sometimes irresponsible and hurtful to
those who have experienced what happened in the book and make it seem less
than the actual experience.
3. Male and female characters that sound the same, i.e. dialogue, internals.
4. TSTL. Too stupid to live heroines or heroes. My critique partners jump all over me
whenever I have one of those moments. I recently read a highly rated book where
a seasoned cop left his loaded guns on his front porch step at the request of a
teenaged boy.
5. Too much narrative. It drags the story. During my rewrites, I try to remove as
much as possible.
6. A male voice that sounds like a valley girl. Guys do not think like women, and
women shouldn’t expect them to.
7. Male voices that all sound the same: sarcastic, testosterone infused, machismos.
8. Male characters that women instantly fall in love with who are either abusive or
have the psychological profile of a serial killer.
9. POV switches in a scene or chapter or too many POVs. Unless you’re Barbara
Kingsolver, don’t use too many because it dilutes the connection the reader has to
the story.
10. The expectation that a writer is perfect. We aren’t. My critique partners catch
problems with my work all the time, and I thank them when they do, but I work
really hard at doing my best.
What are your pet peeves when you read? Please respond in the comments.
~ About the Author ~
Chris Myers spends most of her free time writing and dreaming up new characters
who fight each other for page time. She is an award-winning author of five published
novels: LENNON'S JINX and LENNON'S RAIN, first two in a New Adult romance
trilogy, and DATE WITH THE DEAD and DEAD AND MISSING, first two in a YA
paranormal mystery series, and a dark thriller.
Chris's work has appeared in the NewsMag and has earned several awards including
first place Paul Gillette, Colorado Gold finalist, and semi-finalist in the Amazon
Breakthrough Novel Award. She has taught writing workshops for PPW and Delve
Writing and was an adjunct professor at CSU.
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Giveaway
Amazon gift card
Book 1 and book 2 ebook giveaways (from Amazon)
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