Empathic Ink

THE BODY by D. Nichole King Spirit Trilogy #2   They vowed to never return. Their lives depend on it. With last summer behind them, Lucas and Carrie think they’re safe. Only the Moore House isn’t through with them.  When Lucas receives bad news, the search for the elusive half-demon who holds the key to Lucas’s death becomes first priority. The creature might be Lucas’s only shot at finding his soul. Problem is he doesn’t want to be found. Dead ends and blocked attempts leave them wary. Lucas seems to be fading away. His eyes no longer glow, his skin pales. Exhaustion consumes him, leaving him distant when he’s with Carrie. Not knowing what’s happening to him kills her. From all around, shadows creep in, and there’s nowhere to hide. Then, a mysterious stranger suddenly appears in town and unlocks a deadly secret from Lucas’s past.  When the Moore House becomes their only escape— No one is safe.  Find THE BODY on GOODREADS Pre-Order THE BODY on ...

No, they really didn't. When I first saw Jasinda Wilder's cover, I was like No... flippin'... way ! Not only did her cover include the same picture, but her title was also very similar. I immediately notified my publisher. How can they do this? Isn't this some kind of copyright infringement or something? Oh, my word... it's just like mine! M y publisher quickly calmed me, of course, saying that she doubted a NY Times Bestselling Author would copy us. I could have been offended, but I wasn't; she was right. But I was oh-so glad that my book came out first so people wouldn't think I  copied her . Of course, I've learned a lot since then and realize that this happens... quite often, actually. I can't tell you how many covers I've seen and have been like Oh, that's so-and-so's book , only to realize it's not—just their cover. For those who don't know, this happens because cover designers and authors use stock photos which...

(Well, this was my reaction, anyway.) Your manuscript was accepted and is being published...woop woop! Now what? Once I had a publisher, I thought the hard part was over, but I was wrong. Just because your book is being published doesn't mean people will automatically read it. Yes, your friends and family will read it just to see if you're any good or what you have to say... or if they're in it. But how do you get a stranger to read it? Or better yet, how do you get a stranger to buy your book and not read it on a website that's published every single blood, sweat, and tear-soaked chapter illegally? Well, I'd like to give you step-by-step tips on how to do just that, but sadly, I have no clue. Famously seasoned authors don't, either. Why? Because we can't control what others read or how/where they read it.  However , we can control the number of sites that enable people to illegally download or read our books for free... at least some of t...

Book Reviews Authors love book reviews. Not only do they help other potential readers decide if they want to read a certain book, but they also give the author feedback about their work, not to mention increase the book's rating. However, there is a difference between giving an honest review and just being rude. For instance, a fellow author just shared a post about a review that a reader left stating that they couldn't even finish her book because it made them want to vomit. Vomit? A review like this tells other readers nothing, except that the reviewer is obviously very immature and shouldn't have written it in the first place. They probably didn't have the mental capacity to even understand what they were reading, let alone give an honest review. Yet this bad 'rating/review' will be factored into the book's overall rating, not to mention ingrained in the author's mind every time she sits down to write.  How to write a book review Just be ...

A little bit of me.... A month or so ago, I was in a funk on where I wanted to take book 3 in the 'For Always' series, so I took a weekend break and wrote ' Haunted ', which was a story that had been floating around in my head for a while. Since it's a fairly quick read, I decided to write it on Wattpad , which was/is rather frightening, since there's probably a million people on there from all over the world. Believe it or not, as much as I like to write, it's scary...putting myself (my stories) out there like that for all to judge. However, I'd rather get some bad comments or reviews than have regrets, always wondering ' what if '. The way I see it, opinions are all them , but regret is all me . I am so glad I faced my fears of failure and actually let people read my stories. My main goal was to write something that people would enjoy reading, and from what I've been told by readers, I've done that.  And I know that everyone isn...

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Several people have asked me the same questions, so I thought I would publicly answer some of them. I love it when readers have questions, by the way, so never be afraid to ask me something! 1. My daughter is ten and wants to read 'For Always'. Is the content suitable for her? It is YA, not middle grade, so if it were me, I would wait. My daughter is nine, but was dying to read it, so I've been reading it to her, omitting any parts that may not be age-appropriate. To me, fourteenish & up is a more appropriate age, more for content than language. (It is fairly clean as far as language goes, but it is a romance novel.) 2. Will Max & Nellie hook up? This is one of those questions that I didn't expect, but I guess I can see why people have asked. Sorry, I can't really answer this one just yet. That's one of those things you will have to find out when you read book two...or three. (And that applies to questions about Beau...

Now available on Amazon! Click Here WHAT?!? I went out to eat with my family last night and came home to a few messages on Facebook. One happened to read: Hi, I just saw that your book is on Amazon to download for Kindle. I have two Nooks! Why does it show Kindle ebook and not paperback yet? Not thinking it would be available at all until the 18th, I quickly pulled up Amazon to see if it was actually there (after I sat there with my mouth hanging open, trying to halt my rapidly increasing heartbeat). To my surprise, there it was. My unpublished virginity had been taken—I was officially a published author! With this being my debut novel, the feeling of seeing my baby, my firstborn, up in lights—on Amazon—was overwhelming. The thought of someone reading my words and hopefully loving my story excited me more than any amount of money the book may bring. Something I had dreamed about for a long time had come to fruition, and people were going to be able to read my book...