tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86271695170383828662024-02-19T17:22:11.414-06:00Paige WeaverNew York Times, USA Today, & International Bestselling AuthorPaige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-548948816124147422022-01-04T17:59:00.000-06:002022-01-04T17:59:40.422-06:00A New Year and New Beginnings - A Personal Update<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today is the first day I have opened my computer for three weeks. Ouch. It hurts to say that. (I wonder if it misses me as much as I miss it?) I usually write everyday so time away from feeling the keys under my fingers is hard. I might only be able to get five hundred words written because I'm having a bad writing day or I might get 2,000+ words wrote but I write. Every day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Except sometimes life just says, "Nope. Not today, you aren't."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Life did that to me recently and that's why it's been three weeks since my lonely keyboard saw me. After two years of being super careful of getting Covid, my husband and I took my youngest to Universal Studios in Florida. She's obsessed with Harry Potter and since we had planned a trip to visit Hogwarts in the summer of 2020 (that didn't happen because of...well, you know), we decided that infection numbers weren't that high and we would go. As usual, I had big plans to write while we were in the hotel room in the evenings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It didn't happen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I realized that walking five miles a day after staying at home so much for 2020 and most of 2021 was exhausting. Very exhausting. So my evenings in the hotel were spent trying to recuperate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Okay. No big deal. I would just ramp up my writing when I got home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">But it didn't happen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Instead, Covid did.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I came home with it. Me-the vaccinated, wash hands constantly, and wear a mask me. I was sick. Very sick. Don't ask me how my Christmas went because I can't remember. I was too sick. So there goes my writing. I was too ill to open a computer, let alone try to be creative.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now almost two weeks later, I'm finally starting to feel better. My computer's open and my fingers are flying. It's a new year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">New beginnings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">New goals for myself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I thought I would share them here, in front of everyone, because one of my goals for this next year is to put myself out there more. It's not that I'm a really private person. I'm not. If someone emails me or sends me a direct messages, I answer it like we're best friends and have known each other forever. I probably write back with too long of a reply (especially if they are asking about writing). But I don't normally put myself out there generally speaking, especially on social media. Because I think, "What's so interesting about my life? I write, play chauffeur for my youngest child, read, and do laundry." Whoopie. I also have this annoying fear of being judged. What if someone thinks what I posted is stupid? What if they roll their eyes as they read my post? What if they won't read my books because they think I ramble and that I'm boring and my personal stuff is obnoxious?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's an issue I've worked my whole life to overcome and I'm getting better at it (at least, I like to think so). But everyday I struggle with that fear/overthinking monster. It sits on my shoulder, poking me when I'm writing or when I'm considering posting something here on my website or on social media. It snickers at me when I come up with an idea. It laughs at me when I least expect it. Sometimes I can ignore the little pest and other times, it gets me around the throat and doesn't let go, strangling me until I give in. It's probably what slows me down with writing - the fear, the uncertainty that anyone will like my future books. I know I'm not the only author that struggles with this. It consumes many of us and is a daily fight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">But it's a new year and I want to flick that little monster to the curb. Stand up to it and give it the middle finger.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So one of my goals for the new year is to write on my blog more and take control of that ugly beast. Not only do I love writing about anything and everything but I also love to read what my favorite author is up to. Did she cook a new recipe or what she did over the weekend? What is her daily routine or her deep and dark feelings about writing? So I figure if I love reading about another author's life, why shouldn't I share my thoughts and life updates too? Why does that little monster snicker at me because I want to share? Because I want to talk about playlists and inspirations and aggravations? Because I want to be real and open? So my goal this year is to tell that beast to go to hell and write about everything I want to write about without fear of rejection or whatever the little monster wants to call it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another goal for me this year is to finish the series I'm working on. I'm absolutely obsessed with this dark, new world and have loved writing it. It's dirty. It's raw. It pulls no punches on how screwed up the main male character is. I've pushed my boundaries on this one and it</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is many years in the making.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The truth is, I've had a hard few years that really kicked my ass and I haven't published anything in a while. Believe me, I beat myself up about it every single day. But I continue to write and this series is the one I've poured so much into.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Many people have asked the name of the series but I've changed the title so many times that I hate to share until it's set in stone so I'm going to stay quiet for now. The series currently sits at almost 400,000 words (and it's not complete yet). A typical full-sized book from me is usually around 120,000 words. So yes, it's been a while since I published, but when the series is finished, it will be split up into numerous books and released all at once. Yay! So I hope I will be forgiven for the long wait for a new book. ;)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Other goals for the new year include working on some other books that are currently in progress that I'm also <i>so excited</i> to continue to work on. These stories have lived in my mind for so long and their stories mean so much to me. The characters are like old friends waiting for their turn and I would love to get some of them published this year too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">On a more personal note, I moved, if you didn't know. In 2020, during the pandemic, we packed up the house we had lived in for 18 years and moved across the country. It was rough and I had a hard time adjusting. My motivation suffered. My writing waned. Then we did it again in 2021, packing and moving across the country. It wasn't easier the second time around but this time, we're happier in our new state and have no plans to move again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Honestly, the last few years have been hard. My publishing plans suffered. I'm thankful every day for all the readers who continue to stick beside me, continue to tell me how much they love my books, and wait patiently while I write what I hope will be their next great obsession.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here's to a great 2022 for all of us and thank you again for reading my books! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">đ</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Paige</span></p>Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-63899975222358738892019-07-08T09:17:00.003-05:002019-07-08T14:14:38.017-05:00My Favorite Books Right NowIf there's one thing I'm passionate about besides writing, it's reading. I will read anything. Romance, horror, sci fi, historical, nonfiction, YA, kids. I read it <i>all</i>. There are piles of books in every room of my house so that I can pick one up and start reading where I left off. When I'm in the middle of cooking or eating breakfast or sitting next to my husband while he's watching a people-trying-to-survive-in-the-wild-and-naked show, I read and escape. And because I'm such a huge bookworm, I'm always interested in what others are reading and what they're in love and can't put down. (You know, the book you won't let anyone borrow because they may not return it and that's the only copy there is in the world? <i>Those</i> books.)<br />
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So, here are two that I've told anyone and everyone about lately, whether they are readers or not because I love these books so much, I can't keep quiet about them.<br />
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First of all, I fell head over heels with Tracey Garvis Graves a few years ago with <i>On the Island </i>so I was beside myself with excitement to learn she had a new book coming out. <i>The Girl He Used To Know </i>is amazing. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. It's a different kind of love story with characters I, personally, have never read about before and I absolutely couldn't get enough of it. In fact, I read it on my Kindle but once I was finished, went right out and bought the paperback. I just had to have it on my shelf. I don't want to give too much away but I highly recommend checking it out.<br />
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Ah, <i>The Nightingale. </i>This book still gives me shivers, it was so good. There's so much I could say about the story. It takes place in World War II and focuses on two sisters surviving in different ways when the Nazis take over their town. I felt like I was there, the writing was that amazing. And, ugh, did it tear me apart. I'm not someone who cries when they read a book (I don't think I ever have) but this novel made me sob. I want to read it again and again. Kristin Hannah's other books are great and I highly recommend them but this one is my all time favorite. My fingers are crossed that it will be made into a movie.<br />
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-19840705679736814482019-06-27T13:28:00.002-05:002019-06-27T13:28:30.767-05:00TeaserHere's a little sneak peek on something I've been working on a while. When I started writing it, it was supposed to be a simple love story and a little PG-rated. But then that all went out the window. It evolved into a crazy, dirty, dark, and unlike anything I've ever written before.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">He tied me
up. I was face down on a wooden platform. Ropes bit into my wrists and ankles.
My head hung down, rough rope between my lips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">âYouâre so small.
So tiny,â he said, running a hand up my leg. âIt will be a joy breaking you
in.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I squeezed my
eyes shut. A single tear slid past my lashes and fell down. My body shook,
great quivers of fear I couldnât control. I heard him moving behind me. Heard the
whip being uncoiled. Music from downstairs thumped softly, fading as my heart
pounded in my ears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">When the whip
came down on my back, my eyes burst open and I let out a scream behind the
rope. Fire roared through me and pain radiated across my spine. My bound hands
clenched into fists, rope cut into my skin, and my body stiffened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I had no time
to recover. He hit me again, harder this time. The leather whip hissed across
my bare skin. Drops of blood from my arm dripped faster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I jerked my
head up and let out a long scream, my wrists pulling at the ropes painfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">âShut up,â he
hissed, breathing hard behind me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">He hit me
again. I arched my back and let out a cry. This wasnât erotic. This wasnât
pleasure. This was evil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As he pulled
back his arm again, I squeezed my eyes shut, trying not to think about how I
got here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spread eagle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the elite.</span></div>
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-87786331884097277362017-10-11T14:09:00.000-05:002017-10-11T14:17:28.279-05:00Fate<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">In
my book, <i>Promise Me Light</i>, the characters talk about fate quite a bit. It was
fate that brought Cash and Cat together. It was fate that reunited them in the
middle of the war. I believe in it whole heartedly, sometimes spelling fate
with a capital F because I picture it as a powerful, Roman god-like woman wielding
power over us mere mortals. Iâm a sucker for looking for the signs. I believe theyâre
out there; we only have to pay attention. The universe is trying to tell us
something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">But
it had to yell for me to hear it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">When
I was younger, I lost quite a bit of my hearing. I became trapped in my own muffled
world, closed off to the outside. I struggled to hear even the tiniest bit of
sound or conversation and when I did, it sounded like it came through a long tunnel.
My life was muted. I was a viewer looking in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Because
of my lack of hearing, my speech suffered. Words were suddenly difficult for me
to say. Because of that, I became very
quiet. I remember going a week (sometimes more) only saying a few words to
others outside my family. I couldnât hear myself or anyone else speak clearly and
I struggled to say the simplest words so why should I talk? It seemed logical
to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">By
that time in my life, books were already a constant. <i>Little House on the
Prairie</i>, <i>Little Women</i>, and <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> â they were some of my
favorites. In those pages, I escaped. I lived. I became a part of a world where
there was no speech impairment, no lack of hearing. As I read, my imagination went
wild, picturing myself living in the harsh conditions of the American plains or
following a rabbit down a hole for a crazy adventure. I ran through fields with
Laura Ingalls. I sat around a fire with cowboys and listened to their tall
tales. I couldnât get enough. Many, many other books followed, year after year,
each leaving an impression on my life that I would never forget.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">It
wasnât only impressions and comfort the books left behind. They also give me friendships.
For a little girl who could not hear and rarely spoke, making friends didnât
come easily. But reading did. Books became everything to me. They were my
friends, filling the quiet that filled my ears. They were my family, accepting
me despite my hearing loss. They were my escape from a frustrating reality. The
sounds of the real world might have been lost (or when I could hear,
overwhelming) but inside the pages of a book, I was normal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Simple
words on simple pieces of paper did that for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Books
gave me the power to imagine. The power to believe in something more than me. Because
I couldnât hear, when I read my imagination took flight. How else do you spend
time when everything else is silent? I pictured cities and characters. I saw
adventures and dangers. I heard conversations and saw interactions in my head
that I could never have in real life. Simply put, I read what I couldnât hear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Losing
my hearing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gave</i> me something. Something
I still depend on to this day. It gave me the ability to be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">quiet</i>. To watch. To observe. To see
things others may not see. I learned a lot about people and their characteristics.
(Itâs amazing how much you learn about someone just by watching them, not
talking.) I learned to be okay with the stillness. You wouldnât believe what
that has done for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">It
gave me a love of books. A desire to read as much and as often as possible. It
gave me a different perspective on the world, a viewpoint some may never see.
It helped me develop my imagination. Without it, I may not have dreamed up make-believe
worlds to keep me entertained or written my first novel as a teenager as a way
to escape. I may not have written <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Promise
Me Darkness</i> or imagined any other characters. I may not have an inventory
of stories in my head if something had not been taken from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Over
time, most of my hearing returned but I remain the same. I still find myself
observing rather than being in the middle of conversations. I still like
getting lost in books and finding friendships in them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">I
think back on that girl, who was silent and alone. If I could tell her anything,
I would tell her it would be okay. Fate had plans. I might lose my hearing but
I would gain so much more.</span></div>
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</style>Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-40776267003479076542017-07-06T01:36:00.000-05:002017-07-06T01:36:50.805-05:00What You May Not Know About Book SigningsIt has come to my attention lately - via messages and emails - that many readers are in the dark about certain things in regard to book signings. What determines the price of the entrance tickets? Where does the money go? I've been getting these questions a lot.<br />
<br />
If you're about to attend your first book signing or you're a seasoned signing attendee, you might want to read on. I'll tell you some things you may not know when you buy that ticket to see your favorite author.<br />
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First of all, just let me say that I'm not an expert in organizing a book signing. I have never organized one, taking part in planning one, nor experienced the frustrations that come along with running one. But as an author, I have attended many.<br />
<br />
The first year I published <i>Promise Me Darkness</i> I was traveling all over the United States every single month. In fact, I never unpacked when I was at home. I just lived out of a suitcase. I challenged myself to pack my kids faster and faster each time. By the end of six months, I could pack everyone to travel cross-country in less than thirty minutes. (I'm still proud of that.) I wrote <i>Promise Me Light </i>on planes, in cars, and huddled in hotel rooms. I became an expert traveler, including two months in the United Kingdom for signings. I attended ones with a thousand people camped out the night before to get in. I've attended signings that went for days and weekends. I've sat in huge conference rooms with close to two hundred authors signing and discussing characters falling in love. I've been on panels, taken part in after-signing parties, roamed cities with authors after hours and listened as they discussed the good and bad about signings. I've been to wonderful ones and terrible ones. I'm not an expert but I've been to my share. I can tell you what I know.<br />
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First, many readers do not know that authors are not paid to attend signings. I repeat - we are not paid to attend signings. Now, that is not to say that some aren't paid. I'm sure they are a few that are reimbursed by either a publisher or the book signing organizer to attend but I'm not familiar with them nor have I heard any rumors in that regard (it's probably very hush-hush) so let's just ignore that little anomaly. The <i>normal</i> author is not paid to attend. In fact, <i>we</i> pay to attend. You heard me right - we pay. It's called a table fee. It normally includes the cost of a table, a tablecloth, two chairs, and help (if we need it) in the form of a volunteer assistant (who is not paid). A few more exclusive signings I have been to also included a lunch with the table fee and an author-only party. The table fee for an author can range anywhere from $150 to $200. Overseas signings can run more in my experience.<br />
<br />
Second, we - as authors - do not get paid a percentage from tickets sales. The only money we make at signings is when readers buy the paperbacks we have at our tables or other items we might be selling such as t-shirts. So if an author paid $150 to sign at a book signing and she only sold $50 worth of books that day to readers, she is at a loss of $100 plus the cost of books, travel, hotel, food, gas, freebies to readers, etc. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say (don't send me nasty messages, authors) that the <u>average</u> author doesn't break even when it comes to book signings when you add in all those other costs. We attend because we love books, we love our readers, we're overjoyed to be invited, we want to meet new readers, new authors, new people and so on. We enjoy everything about the community so we go.<br />
<br />
So where does the money you pay go? Again, I'm not an expert but I'll tell you what I've heard and have gathered from being an author at signings. The table fees authors pay, the ticket sales you pay - they go toward renting the venue. The venue is the hotel, conference center, rental spot, you name it. It is where the signing will be held. Expenses include chairs, sitting up the tables, tablecloths, sound systems, speakers, microphones, wifi access, special parking, the list goes on and on. After that, the fees you and I pay provide marketing to get the word out about the signing, gifts for you such as bags or other little items you can carry around and have the authors sign, security...it might include parties that your ticket gets you into later that evening or part of the money might go toward a charity. It just depends on the individual signing. But I do know that the venue does cost quite a bit.<br />
<br />
Does anyone pocket the money personally? The answer is yes. Some signing organizers pay themselves. Some don't. Some use their own money to pay for things but this usually only occurs with smaller signings. Is it wrong for organizers to pay themselves? There are mixed opinions on this. On one hand, putting together a good, awesome signing is very, very hard work and takes lots of hours and can be stressful so what's wrong with reimbursing oneself? On the other hand, I've never been to a signing where there is an accounting of where the money goes or just how much someone is paid so an organizer could pay themselves an ungodly amount of money and no one would know the difference. In my experience, organizers who are fair, honest, trustworthy, and are putting on signings because they really and truly love books and authors and not because they are trying to rack in the cash (even if they pay themselves), put on the best signings. It just seems to show. The ones that are only in it to make a buck, cheat the system, pocket a huge chunk of change, etc. put on - shall we say - not so great signings and these manifest themselves into terrible, disorganized events. They usually are not held again. Word gets around fast in the book/writing world and we don't forget.<br />
<br />
Signings are exciting events for the bookworms in all of us. There's nothing quite like hugging a new book to you, freshly signed by an author. This might be more information than you wanted to know about the financial side of them (from an author's point of view), but I like to be informed about where my money goes and I know some of you do too. Again, if you're an author or a book signing organizer, you might have a different experience or opinion but this is from my point of view. If you've never attended a book signing, find one near you and go!! I've had many readers tell me they were nervous about attending and meeting me but believe me, authors are just as nervous about meeting you! We're there because we love books. What better reason to get together?<br />
<br />
Until next time,<br />
PaigePaige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-32612125541708124402017-02-14T10:59:00.000-06:002017-02-14T10:59:24.625-06:00The Last Letter<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt;">Today is Valentine's Day. The day of love, romance, candy, and cards. But sometimes words from the heart can be more powerful than gifts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12pt;">The following is a scene that proves just that. It's a scene I wrote for a blog a while back. But no matter when it was written or how long it's been, Ryder from <i>Promise Me Darkness, </i>proves that his love for Maddie will go on and on.</span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Last Letter<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I
stared across my desk at the imperfect, pain-in-my-butt, bad boy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Promise Me Darkness, </i>Ryder Delaney, refusing
to flinch when he frowned at me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âItâs
Valentineâs Day, Ryder. Give me something,â I pleaded, resisting the urge to
beg.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">He
scowled, his blue eyes piercing and full of fire. I recognized the hardness
lining his face and turning his lips down. He wasnât going to talk. Hell could
freeze over first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âPleeease,â
I said, almost begging. âFor the readers of your and Maddieâs story.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">He
sighed and leaned further back in his chair. I tried to ignore the way his
crisp shirt outlined his muscles and the sexy way he reclined in his seat, relaxed
like he didnât have a care in the world. But I knew beneath that façade was a
man ready to attack at the first sign of trouble. Without an ounce of remorse,
he would take out any danger, leaving nothing but bruises and blood in his wake.
The man was a living, breathing specimen of raw sexuality and dangerous power. The
combination was lethal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">The
desire he invoked by just walking in a room - overwhelming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âI
need something romantic,â I said, forcing myself to focus on the conversation,
not on the effect of him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âRomantic?â
he scoffed. âDo I look like someone that spews romance like a damned fool? No.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âPlease?â
I asked again, begging now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">He
stared at me with those cold eyes, making me uncomfortable. The clock ticked,
counting the seconds until one of us gave in. Finally Ryder broke the silence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âFine.
For the readers.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I
smiled. He could be an ass sometimes. But thatâs why I loved him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">He
leaned forward, resting his elbows on his jean-clad knees, taking his time. And
I would give him all the time he needed. This man was dangerous. The ultimate
badass. He could tear a man apart with one hand or make a girl melt with only one
glance. He was the epic bad boy with not a care in the world. He had no rules
and no boundaries. He cared for no one and nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Except
for Maddie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">She
was the only woman that could bring him to his knees. His best friend. The love
of his life. They were inseparable but I knew the world had tried to tear them
apart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">And
only succeeded in pushing them together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âYou
ended the story too soon, Paige,â he said with a rough voice meant to scare me.
âThere was more, so much more that happened between Maddie and I.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âI
knowâŚâ I said. âBut I had to stop somewhere, Ryder. The book couldnât go on
forever.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âBut
my love for Maddie has.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I
opened my mouth to respond but no words came out. I mean, what do you say to
that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">He
pushed back his chair and stood up. Without missing a beat, he started pacing,
wearing a path on my floor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Memories
played out across his face. Darkness. Suffering. The hunger that ate at a
personâs insides until they went mad. It was all there for me to see. He didnât
hide any of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Finally
he stopped in front of the window, staring outside, seeing another place.
Another time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âThe
day that the war hit, hell came to earth. Death and destruction were
everywhere.â He paused. His throat worked hard to get his next words out. âBut that
hell gave me something. Something I canât leave without. It gave me Maddie.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">With
two strides he was back in front of me, resting his knuckles on my desk and
forcing me to look up at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âI
spent weeks in that terrorist prison,â he said with disgust. âI was a dead man
walking, full of bullet holes and almost beaten to death. But I thought of Maddie
morning, noon, and night. Itâs what kept me alive. The only thing that made me
want to live.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I
didnât say anything. How could I? What did you say to a man that had been shot
and nearly killed? That had dragged himself - bleeding and dying - back home in
the middle of a war-ravaged land. And for what? Just to get to Maddie. The only
person he had ever loved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">He
reached into his pocket, drawing my attention to his low-riding jeans that
hugged his hips perfectly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âI
came back home with something else besides those bullet holes and nightmares,â
he said, pulling out a piece of paper that looked like it had been folded many
times over. There was a red stain in one corner and black smudges in another. It
looked like it had been to hell and back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">But
maybe it had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âWhat
is it?â I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âA
letter. Note, I guess. I wrote it when I was sitting in the terrorist camp.â He
put the paper down on the table and pushed it toward me. âItâs for Maddie.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Before
I could respond, he picked his hat up from the desk and slapped it on his head,
pulling the brim down low. His eyes blazed down at me, hidden in the shadows of
the ball cap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">âShow
it to the readers,â he said. âTell them it was all I needed to let the person I
love, the person I would die for, know how much she meant to me. I didnât need candy
or roses or a damn Hallmark card.â He pointed to the paper. âI just needed that.â<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Without
another word, he turned on his booted heel and walked out of my office, leaving
nothing but a heavy quietness in his wake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Slowly
I picked up the piece of paper and unfolded it. Ryderâs long, elegant
handwriting looked shaky, forced onto the page. I imagined him sitting in a
makeshift prison, beaten, bleeding, and barely holding on. That place had
almost broke him but I knew what was in that letter had made him live on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Dear Maddie,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">As I write this, my body is bleeding and my heart
is hurting. I miss you, Maddie. God, I miss you so much.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I dream at night of pastures and slow moving
creeks. The sun is bright and the air is warm. I can feel it on my skin,
heating me from the inside out and making me feel alive.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I see a girl with hair as dark as midnight, smiling
at me in the sunlight. She is my best friend. My childhood playmate. She tells
me to live and to never give up. Her smile alone makes me want to stay alive.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">So I follow her, running through the tall grasses.
I swim with her in the creek, watching as water runs over her body. I touch her
and come alive. She is beautiful, perfection in my imperfect world. Just being
near her makes me see things in a clearer light. She is everything to me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">That girl is you, Maddie. You are my heaven in this
hell. You are my heart and soul. I ache for you. I crave your touch like a
dying man craves a miracle. I want to hear your voice just one more time. I
want to feel you next to me, whispering my name. Itâs the only reason I want to
survive. Each breath I take is for you. Each moment I stay alive is for you.
Only you. Iâve begged God to take me home. Just take me back home to youâŚ<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">But if he doesnât, I will die a happy man. Iâve
loved my best friend, loved her more than life itself. Time cannot change that
and death will not take that away from me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I love you, Maddie, with all of my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Always and forever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I love youâŚ<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Ryder<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-52622920415016889092017-01-09T14:32:00.000-06:002017-01-09T14:33:04.853-06:00Goodbye and Hello<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello 2017. Goodbye 2016. (Can I get an amen?) Iâm glad itâs
over. Catch you later 2016. Adios.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You might have noticed (or maybe not because you have a life
and - really â who cares what I do) but Iâve been kind of AWOL for a while.
Well, most of 2016. Iâm here to tell you why.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(First let me say, I usually donât spill my guts on social media. Itâs just not
me. But since this is my website and damn it, I'll do what I want, I'm going to spill.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It really started in 2015. I was writing
around the clock. Seven days a week. Sometimes 15 hours a day. You might wonder
if that was the case, why I wasnât putting out book after book. The truth is, Iâm
just a slow writer. There I said it. Iâm sloooow. I want every detail to be
perfect, to be the things that readers feel, live, experience along with my
characters. Maybe that's a bad thing. I don't know. And by the way, I'm not saying that authors who manage to put out book after book
donât put out great books. It's just how I do things. And thatâs okay. I do what
works best for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But back to 2015âŚall those long hours in front of a computer
were starting to take its toll on me. I started suffering from insomnia,
migraines, neck problems, backaches, my doctor said I had carpel
tunnel. Not fun. But I wrote <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Promise
Me Forever</i> at a whirlwind speed and published it right after Christmas 2015. Some
said it was my best book to date and I was elated about that. But after it was published, I
hit a wall. Smacked right into that sucker. I spent the release week
sick and weeks after the release sick. One illness after another. Not such a great way to spend Christmas
or start the new year of 2016. Nope. So for the first time in three years, I told
myself it was time t0 take a break.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But that bothered me, this break thing. Who did that? I was
writing and people were loving my stuff. They were asking for more! I had hit all the big lists and was successful at my dream. I was crazy for taking a break! But I
needed it. Big time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So I spent time with my kids. I read, oh my gosh, how I
read. I gobbled up books faster than my Kindle could download them. For years,
I had focused on my own writing but I missed that quiet time between the pages
of someone elseâs books. I yearned for it with all my heart and gave
into what I needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Iâm also a big crafter; something most people donât know about
me. I love to sew and cross stitch and find things on Pinterest Iâll never be
able to copy perfectly. So I returned to that, picking up stuff that was stuffed back in
my closet. There is
just something about working with your hands that calms the soul. At least, it does for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I enjoyed life again and didn't freak out if I didn't get my word count in for the day. What once was an enjoyment became a job. I had to write faster and faster and faster. I was giving myself headaches stressing so much then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The break was supposed to be for two months but things just kept
on happening. My daughter was sick again and again. Pneumonia, not once but twice. Partly
collapsed lungs. I lived at the doctor with her. Then I lost my grandmother. She was my best
friend, my biggest cheerleader. The woman meant everything to me. That was hard. Still is. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">My husband
ended up in ICU with pulmonary embolisms. Something that happened out of the
blue. Itâs a miracle heâs alive today. And other things happened. Things
that were hard to deal with and made me really look at things. I had to learn the hard way that sometimes people
can just be mean and terrible and I had to take a deep breath and move on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2016 just seemed like it was shaping up to be the year of
terribles. Between sicknesses and losing someone close to me and the physical
problems along with some other things, I just needed to refocus and take a step back. I did write. I promise. Iâm too much of a pushover to
just ignore the characters that live in my head. I started a
story on Wattpad just out of the blue. I knew about the site and had been pushed by a few industry people to write on it. So My Dirty Little Secret was born.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now weâre in 2017 and Iâm ready to start fresh. Books are coming.
More writing will be done. In the past, I only posted book-related stuff here
on my website but I thought what the hell. Iâm going to change things up. Get
more personal because why not? If people donât like it, they can move on (but I
hope you like it and stay).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Maybe youâre asking why any of this matters. Why I decided
to let you know whatâs been up with me. I mean, Iâm not that important. Iâm just
a girl who writes some books. But I wanted to tell you, a) so you know I didnât
fall off the planet and that yes, Iâm still writing, but more importantly, b)
that we all need a break sometimes and itâs okay. It really is. Life doesn't end if you don't check in once a day on Facebook or Instagram. They will still be there, I promise. So just take a breath. Find some
quiet time. When life gets too demanding or anxious or just too much to handle
and our bodies say enough is enough, return to the basics. Read a good book. Spend
time with close family. Find some quiet. Remember whatâs important.
Just <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">be</i>. If I can do it, so can you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and cowboys still roamed the streets.<br />
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I had seen him for months, leaning against a wall, his
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were always there. We danced. We laughed. We had a good time and I eyed the
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One night, he asked me to dance. I
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his cowboy hat back, he looked at me and grinned that lopsided, causing-my-heart-to-pound grin and asked
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It was hard at first. I worked and supported us while he
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We had two children. Weâve traveled around the U.S. and world.
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Heâs my manager, my account, my cheerleader in this book
world. He supported me without question and believed in me when no one else
would. Heâs talked me off the edge of despair
when Iâve felt down and been there to bring me back to earth when I got over my
head. Without him, I donât know where I would be. Heâs my best friend. The guy
who has been by my side and stuck with me through it all. A great father. An awesome man. He was my inspiration
for Cash (Promise Me Once, Promise Me Forever) and my sounding board for many
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I love you, John. That night you asked me to dance was our beginning. But each
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-52426165515920500412016-05-17T13:22:00.001-05:002016-05-17T13:22:51.755-05:00UpdateInternational readers,<br />
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It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that I will not be able to attend the RARE Author Event in Scotland this year. My daughter has had numerous health problems this past year. She's had pneumonia, strep, ear infections, and severe asthma attacks again and again. The lower portions of both of her lungs have partially collapsed twice in less then six months. In order to keep her healthy and keep a close eye on her, the doctors have recommended that we stay in the states this year. That means no international travel for me. Someone suggested that I travel alone, without my family. If you are a mother and like me, then you know where you want to be if one of your children is sick - by their side. I would hate to be a fourteen-hour plane ride away if she were to get sick again. So, after much debate with myself, I decided to not attend the 2016 Scotland signing as much as it pained me not to go. I love Scotland so much and have missed it since I was there last time. I met such wonderful readers and was looking forward to seeing them again. But family comes first, especially my children.<br />
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<u>Signed</u>, <u>personalized</u> <i>Promise Me Forever </i>paperbacks are now available. Please visit the <a href="http://www.authorpaigeweaver.com/p/buy.html">Buy Books</a> page here on my website. There you can find a link to purchase all of the books, including Cat and Cash's epic, nonstop adventure home.</div>
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-84616274461119550522015-12-27T13:06:00.001-06:002016-01-05T08:00:05.143-06:00Promise Me Forever is here!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm so excited to announce that <i>Promise Me Forever</i> is here!</div>
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In the weak, there is strength. In despair, there is hope.<br />
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My world was dark. Survival was tough.<br />
But the end of the world saved me. It taught me to love. To go on living. In its darkness, I found myself. In its bleakness, I found hope. I wasn't the girl I used to be.<br />
I was stronger.<br />
I was with the man I loved. The cowboy with a quiet presence who took what he wanted, including me. He showed me love and gave me strength. He touched me and I was never the same. I didn't want to love him but I couldn't resist. I was his.<br />
But the world was trying to tear us apart.<br />
Love may save us or it may be our destruction. We may die for it or sacrifice everything to keep it. The choice will not be simple.<br />
Live or die.<br />
Love or lose.<br />
I was about to find out which one...<br />
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-80797498572228773842015-12-22T09:12:00.000-06:002015-12-22T09:12:53.463-06:00Promise Me Forever Release InformationI have exciting news! <i><b>Promise Me Forever</b></i> will be released on <b><u>Sunday, December 27th</u></b>! I'm really excited about sharing the rest of Cash and Cat's story. It's a nonstop ride of adventure with some twists and turns no one will see coming. It might be my most edge-of-your-seat book yet!<br />
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Again, thank you for being such a wonderful fan and loving Cash and Cat so much! I hope you love their book as much as I do! Happy holidays from my house to yours!<br />
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<br />Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-5496826242387801462015-10-22T09:52:00.000-05:002015-10-22T09:52:23.434-05:00Sweet Destruction is now exclusive to AmazonOver the past few months, I have researched and talked to other authors about Amazon Unlimited and the pros and cons with going exclusive with them. I've considered it from every angle and decided I wanted to dip my toes and test the waters. Apologies to my Kobo, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Google readers. This is not a decision I made lightly but I wanted to pursue some of the marketing that Amazon offers. Since Amazon constitutes almost 70% of all eBook sales and only offers its most lucrative marketing tools under Kindle Select, I had to give it a try. I have left all of the <i>Promise Me</i> books on the other retailers so that all of your fellow readers can still find them there with your recommendations (I love you for it!). <i>Sweet Destruction </i>may return to all platforms in the future (I'm contracted for only three months of exclusivity with Amazon). In the meantime, if you do not read on a Kindle, you can still read <i>Sweet Destruction</i> using a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/kcp-landing-page?ie=UTF8&ref_=sv_kstore_4" target="_blank">Kindle app</a>.<br />
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If you do not know about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/kindle/ku/sign-up/ref=authorpaigewe-20" target="_blank">Kindle Unlimited</a> it looks to be a very nice program for readers. You pay a month fee and read books for free. Think of the library system. You 'check' books out (but you also have the option to buy them too). Not all books are in Kindle Unlimited - it is the author's choice to be. I like the idea because I'm a huge proponent of libraries. I donate books to them and have always visited mine regularly.<br />
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-50811294597974841972015-07-13T01:49:00.000-05:002015-07-13T01:49:57.289-05:00Newsletter, I conquer you.I'll admit it. I sometimes beat my head against a wall wondering what to put on my newsletter. I mean, I write all day. I sit in front of a screen and type what characters tell me to type. After that, I do laundry and listen to the woes of a teenage son and the imagination of a six-year old daughter. That's my life. I love it. I wouldn't trade it. But it's not very exciting for a newsletter! Yes, I can talk about upcoming books, signings, and fill my newsletter with other normal *yawn* information but I can only do that so many times before I get bored. There's always been this overwhelming urge in me to give you <b>more and more </b>on the newsletter but I just couldn't figure out <i>what</i>.<br />
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I'm in this business because I love to write. (If there's a stronger word for love I would use it but at the moment I'm drawing a blank). I write all the time. I write random stories that may only be 1,000 words and no one will ever see. I write scenes that happen to characters <i>before</i> the story told in their books. I write stuff that makes my support peeps say, "What were you thinking?" I write because I have to. On a daily basis, I switch between the major manuscript I'm working on to the other little side projects that will be the next big manuscripts I work on. If I'm not working on those two, then I'm writing little scenes that pop into my head that may or may not turn into full-fledged books. (You should see my computer files! What a mess!) The bottom line is I'm constantly writing. So instead of hitting my head against a wall, trying to figure out what to include on the next newsletter, I found out the answer is simple - do what I love. Write.<br />
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So starting in August, my newsletters will include little short stories. They may be long or short. Sweet or dark. Sexy or clean. They may be one scene or they may continue on to the next newsletter, telling a complete story. They will be uncut, unedited. unbetaed (I just made up that word), unapproved, unseen by others, and all the other un's you can think of. If you hate them, well, all I can say is that they are free, so stop complaining. They may be about Maddie, Ryder, Eva or Brody. They may touch on Walker and Sam or any of my other main characters. They may be about secondary characters also or strangers you don't know yet. They may be stuff that happen before PMD or after PML. They may be about Walker and Sam after they moved in together or...well, I don't know. I'm just going to write.<br />
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My plan is to release the newsletter and thus the free shortie (that's what I'll call it because why the he** not) once a month starting in August so if you are not a subscriber to my newsletter and want to read extra little stuff you won't find anywhere else from me, go get on my mailing list! Do it now because I'm not going to remind you again. (Sorry. That's the mother of a teenager coming out in me.) JK. Here's the link:<br />
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-21921613398547770262015-07-08T00:47:00.000-05:002015-07-08T00:47:19.909-05:00Deletes mean a sneak peakI'm constantly deleting paragraphs or even scenes from books I'm working on. Sometimes it adds up to a lot. I can't help it. I get delete happy. The bad thing about it is sometimes the stuff is good. Darn good. (At least I think so!) So I thought, why not share it. Post it. Just throw it out there and see if anyone reads it.<br />
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This is a little tidbit that I deleted from an early scene of the upcoming book, <i>Promise Me Forever.</i> Let your imaginations run wild... ;)<br />
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<br />Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-61391715643950766752015-04-18T12:27:00.000-05:002015-04-18T12:27:33.884-05:00Promise Me Once Release!On April 19th, Cash's book, <i>Promise Me Once</i>, will be released. Are you ready for him? I can't wait to share his story. It was fun to write and dive back into the Promise Me world.<br />
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Once with him was
never enough.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am the girl you dislike. The girl you snub at parties. I
am the one who flirts with men and knows no boundaries. I am the one you
whisper about. The one who has no rules. I am the one who takes and uses
without any regret or excuses.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the outside I am perfect. I have money, looks, and a
personality that makes people stand up and take notice, but on the inside I am
broken and hurting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I met Cash Marshall.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He wasnât what I needed, but I wanted him anyway. It was Cashâs
carved, muscular body I thought about. It was his cool, confident touch I
craved. I swore he would only be a one-night stand, another distraction to take
away the pain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But then our world changed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our story is not about love. Love is pretty and sweet and
full of niceties. Those no longer exist. Our story is about finding each other
again in a world gone crazy. Itâs about surviving the impossible when war
ravaged our land. Itâs about saving each other from the darkness and finding
out just how strong we could be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And maybe, just maybe, along the way, weâll find loveâŚ<o:p></o:p></div>
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Once and for all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Promise Me Once</span></b></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Release Date - April 19, 2015</span></div>
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(Preorder available soon)</div>
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Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-45370203874590098172015-02-25T01:43:00.000-06:002015-02-25T08:53:56.903-06:00Questions and my truthful answersRecently I was at a dinner party when my friend informed some of the people that I was a writer. I was bombarded with questions almost immediately. <i>How do you write? Do you use an outline? What is your word count per day? Where do the stories come from? Do you ever get writer's block? </i>Some of the questions were from people who had never met an author before and were curious about the process. Others were wannabe writers who wanted to know everything there was about writing a book. I shouldn't have been surprised by all the questions. Almost every single day I receive emails, messages, etc. about being an author. <i>Please give me advice. </i><i>How did you make the New York Times? </i><i>Tell me how to market. Are you a planner or seat-of-pants writer? </i>The list goes on and on. I'm always happy to answer any questions. (Okay, I admit. I get giddy answering them because I'm a book nerd.) But the truth is I remember being in their shoes, looking for answers and wondering how other writers worked. I still find it fascinating to hear other authors' processes and I'm not afraid to ask what they are so it's only fair that I tell you mine.<br />
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I can't possibly answer every single question that I get, but I thought I would answer a few common ones...<br />
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~<i>How do I come up with stories?</i> This question always surprises me. I don't understand how someone cannot have an imagination. I've lived with mine too long to know anything different. My imagination kept me entertained when I was little and preoccupied when I should have been studying. It was my friend when I was lonely (I was a very, very shy child) and gave me something to daydream about when I was bored. I have never understood people that can't imagine. How can you not? My mind just doesn't comprehend that! The people that don't have an imagination look at me weird when I tell them that my stories play out in my head like a movie. My characters tell me what to write. They can pop in my head out of nowhere. I don't <i>come up</i> with stories. They just appear.<br />
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~<i>How do I write? (A</i>spiring writers ask me this but so do other authors. It's just interesting to know how we each work.) When I start a new book, I open up Word and start typing. It's that simple. Blank page. Chapter One. Go. I write linear, meaning I start at the beginning and write scene by scene until the end. I VERY rarely skip ahead. It's just how my mind works.<br />
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<i>~Do you use an outline?</i> Good god, no. If I did it would be a mess. I would probably pull all my hair out and end up curled up in a corner rocking back and forth, crying. That's how much I hate outlines. I do have an idea in my head on where I want the story to go but when my fingers hit the keys everything flies out the window.<br />
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~<i>What is my word count per day?</i> It depends. Sometimes I'm lucky if I hit 500. Other days I can easily write 5,000. My best day was @10,000. On average I strive for 2,000 a day. That's my goal.<br />
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~<i>Do you write everyday?</i> Yes. I am a full time, this-is-my-job writer. I take my kids (a kindergartener and a teenager) to school, return home, grab some coffee, and start writing. I sit down at my computer around 9:00 a.m. I scan social media, reply to people, answer emails then I get to writing. I break for lunch and stop at 4:00 p.m. to do family stuff. I don't open my laptop again until 10:30 p.m. when everyone has gone to bed. I write until 1:00 a.m. or sometimes later then start all over again at 6:30 a.m. I survive and thrive on five hours of sleep or less. (My mother can testify that I've been this way my whole life.) (And no, I don't drink any Redbulls or Monster drinks. Only two cups of coffee a day.) But those kind of hours aren't for everyone. I do that seven days a week. Sometimes I take a day off but that's rare. I write every single day but weekends are a little slower for me. Sometimes I only write two hours if I have a lot going on Saturday or Sunday. That being said, I don't churn out a book every two months despite spending most of my waking hours writing. I know, you're asking why the heck not. Your guess is as good as mine.<br />
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<i>~Do I ever get writer's block?</i> No. There is always something for me to work on. If I get aggravated or stuck on a scene in a book, I'll close it and work on another ongoing book. Somehow that clears my mind and helps me focus.<br />
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<i>~You're a New York Times bestselling author. How can I be one?</i> Here's my answer - if I knew I would tell you. Really I would. But please, please, please just write because you want to, not because you're looking for a big paycheck. This is a tough business. Be here because it's your passion. Not because you think you can get rich quick.<br />
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<i>~How do you market?</i> I don't. I focus on the writing. Books are marketing. Giveaways, contests, Facebook parties...you are taking a gamble on if they will pay off. Your best bet is to write. That is just my opinion. I don't normally talk sales numbers but honestly, my books sales are crazy good and I don't do any marketing. The only time I market is around a book release (and I've been known to not do it then either.)<br />
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<i>~I'm a new writer. Any advice?</i> I get this open-ended question a lot. A LOT. So here's my short and sweet answer - write what you love and what you want to read. Period. Don't write something just because it's selling. Don't write about rocker duds because every blooming author out there is writing about them. Write to entertain yourself. Write what you love. You will never, ever, ever make everyone happy so you might as well only make yourself happy. In the end someone will love your book. Just make sure you do first.<br />
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<br />Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-47053732208752914782015-01-05T23:42:00.000-06:002015-01-05T23:42:00.342-06:00What's on my nightstand?I love to find out what everyone is reading. It's one of my favorite things to talk about. When I was younger, my summers were spent at my grandmother's. We would spend many afternoons sitting around the kitchen table discussing the books we were reading. We talked about the plots, the characters, and what it would be like to live during that time (we read a lot of historical romances.) Now I discuss those things with my husband (when he will listen) or with readers and other authors. Since I always want to know what others are reading, I thought I would share what I'm reading...<br />
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The first book on my nightstand is <i>Voyager </i>by Diana Gabaldon. I love her books. <i>Really</i> love her books. Like really, really love her books. (Did I mention how much I love her books?) In my opinion they are truly epic novels that are timeless and could be read again and again. I just can't get enough of them.<br />
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The second book on my nightstand (well, not really not my nightstand. This one's on my Kindle) is <i>The Slayer</i> by Kele Moon. It's not released yet but one of the secret perks of being an author is getting to read manuscripts before anyone else gets them. I have the privilege of reading Kele's manuscripts every once in a while and giving her my feedback. I did exactly that with <i>The Slayer</i> and now I'm enjoying the finished version. Love me some Kele Moon books!<br />
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Next on my list is...who knows. I have such a long TBR pile. To pick is hard, there are so many great authors to chose from. But my first priority is spending long hours in my writing cave. I've got numerous books that are halfway finished, sitting on my computer waiting for some attention. The characters in my head can be very demanding and grouchy. Must keep them happy. ;)<br />
<br />Paige Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09161502041842730326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627169517038382866.post-17410808425988010312014-12-30T20:50:00.000-06:002014-12-30T20:50:15.395-06:00Sweet Destruction Hits Lists!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm honored to announce that <i>Sweet Destruction</i> has been listed as one of the Top Books of 2014 by numerous blogs. This means the world to me and I want to thank each and every one of you that bought, loved, and continues to recommend Sam and Walker's story to others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Below are some of the blogs that have <i>Sweet Destruction</i> listed as one of their Books of 2014. Go check out their lists. I know I'm adding the other books to my TBR pile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*SubClub Books - <a href="http://thesubclubbooks.com/?p=25765">http://thesubclubbooks.com</a> (For two years in a row my books have been on their lists!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Southern Belle Book Blog - <a href="http://southernbellebookblog.weebly.com/blog/2014-favorites">http://southernbellebookblog.weebly.com</a> (Their review of <i>Sweet Destruction</i> blew me away!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">* Becca the Bibliophile Book Blog - <a href="http://www.beccathebibliophile.com/2014/12/top-30-books-and-series-of-2014-25-and.html">http://www.beccathebibliophile.com</a> (If you've ever seen a book trailer for one of my books, this lady is the one that creates them!)</span></div>
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