You all know how I love my ghosties, so I'm thrilled to have Chrys Fey here today with a guest post in celebration of her new release, Ghost of Death!
It's also (almost) Insecure Writer's Support Group Day so I'm going to combine the two. Gotta have some good stuff (Chrys's new release) along with my same old insecurities!
My last few posts for the IWSG have been about the lack of time, the stress of not writing, and lots of studying of the craft. And so nothing has changed. It's a slowing down and learning year for me. I've given myself permission. Right now I'm taking the James Patterson Master Class (we received a copy of his outline of Honeymoon! Eeep! It's 27 pages long and I can't wait to dig in.)
But moving on...
For more information on the Insecure Writer's Support Group, click on the link.
I love to watch ghost movies, specifically ones about real ghosts...not poltergeists or evil entities. Real ghosts are the kind of ghosts I also like to write about, like Jolie Montgomery in Ghost of Death, my newest short story. For fun, I am sharing my top ten favorite ghosts from fiction.
It's also (almost) Insecure Writer's Support Group Day so I'm going to combine the two. Gotta have some good stuff (Chrys's new release) along with my same old insecurities!
My last few posts for the IWSG have been about the lack of time, the stress of not writing, and lots of studying of the craft. And so nothing has changed. It's a slowing down and learning year for me. I've given myself permission. Right now I'm taking the James Patterson Master Class (we received a copy of his outline of Honeymoon! Eeep! It's 27 pages long and I can't wait to dig in.)
But moving on...
For more information on the Insecure Writer's Support Group, click on the link.
Ever give yourself permission to take a step back?
How's your writing going?
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And now on to the best part of this post,
Chrys Fey!
I love to watch ghost movies, specifically ones about real ghosts...not poltergeists or evil entities. Real ghosts are the kind of ghosts I also like to write about, like Jolie Montgomery in Ghost of Death, my newest short story. For fun, I am sharing my top ten favorite ghosts from fiction.
My
Top Ten Favorite Ghosts:
1. Casper
2. The Grey Lady (Harry Potter)
3. The Ghosts from A Christmas Carol (Past, Present, and
Future)
4. Sam Wheat (Ghost)
5. Susie Q (Played by Amy Jo Johnson)
6. Penny Halliwell (Charmed)
7. Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice)
8. Ellen Rimbauer (Rose Red)
9. Samara Morgan (The Ring 1 + 2)
10. Bloody Mary
QUESTION: Do you have a favorite ghost?
Title: Ghost of Death
Author: Chrys Fey
Genre: Supernatural/Suspense
Format: eBook Only
Page Count: 41 (short story)
Page Count: 41 (short story)
Release Date: April 22nd, 2015
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Blurb:
Jolie Montgomery, a twenty-one-year-old woman, wakes up
in an alley next to her corpse. She has no memories of her murder or the night
she died. She didn’t even see the killer’s face before he or she took her life.
Wanting justice, Jolie seeks answers in the only way a ghost can...by stalking
the lead detective on the case.
Avrianna Heavenborn is determined to find the person
responsible for a young woman’s death. She gets closer to the killer’s identity
with every clue she uncovers, and Jolie is with her every step of the way.
But if they don’t solve her murder soon, Jolie will be an
earth-bound spirit forever.
Book Links:
Excerpt:
With the sound of her mom’s grief
wafting up to her, Jolie came to terms with her present state. I’m dead and now my mom knows it. She eyed
the door in front of her. She hadn’t yet walked through a door, but if her hand
could pass through metal then she knew she could move through wood.
If I have to be a ghost then I’ll be a
damn good one. All across the afterlife I’ll be known as the Ghost of Death!
And I’m going to start by walking through this damn door!
She would’ve taken a
deep breath to brace herself if she could have, so she mentally pumped herself
up instead. You can do it! Easy-peasy.
Nothing to it. And she took a step forward. Solid matter slipped around and
through her form. On the other side, a familiar site confronted her: a black
and white bed, the bright green shag carpet in the middle of the room, and a
white desk.
Stepping up to her desk, Jolie eyed
her ancient desktop computer, the one she used before her dad gifted her with a
laptop when she announced she was accepted to the local university. Wanting to
send out the first ever tweet from the afterlife, she pushed the button to
bring the device to life, but her finger poker straight through it. Resigning
to her Twitter-less fate, she moved toward the full-length mirror hanging on
the wall. She saw nothing. Not even a shimmer in the air hinted at her
presence.
Being
a ghost sucks!
Also Available:
Blurb:
Detective Reid Sanders doesn’t believe in the
supernatural, but when he’s faced with a crime scene that defies the laws of
nature, he has no other choice but to start believing. And solving a magical
murder involves working with a witch.
Liberty Sawyer embodies the look of your classic evil
witch, so, it’s no surprise when she uncovers the murderer is a witch that she
becomes Reid’s number one suspect. If she can’t convince him otherwise, more
people could lose their lives to dark magic, including her.
Book
Links:
Amazon US / Amazon UK / The
Wild Rose Press / NOOK
/ KOBO
BIO:
Chrys Fey is the author of Hurricane Crimes and 30
Seconds. She is currently working on the sequel to Hurricane Crimes that’ll
serve as book two in the Disaster Crimes series.
When Fey was six years old, she realized her dream of
being a writer by watching her mother pursue publication. At the age of twelve,
she started writing her first novel, which flourished into a series she later
rewrote at seventeen. Fey lives in Florida where she is waiting for the next
hurricane to come her way.
Not sure I have a favorite ghost, but I always love it when one pops up in my favorite shows.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for writing, I don't generally give myself permission to take a step back. Too hard on myself, perhaps.
That's alright, M.J. Maybe a ghost is still out there that you don't know that'll become your favorite. ;)
DeleteCongrats on your new book, Chrys. And awesome you are taking the class, Gwen. Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Natalie! :)
DeleteSometimes you have to step back to move forward.
ReplyDeleteChrys, I'd say the ghosts from A Christmas Carol are my favorite.
Who doesn't love the ghosts from A Christmas Carol? They are classic!
DeleteThank you so much for having me on your blog, Gwen! And for combining my post with your IWSG post. I'm happy that your blog is my last stop for my tour. :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you have given yourself permission to slow down. We all should learn how to give ourselves permission to take a step back for a while. And learning more about the craft is the best thing to do during that time.
Chrys has so many great posts popping up all over the blogosphere. The nice weather always distracts me from writing time because I have a big outside area to take care of.
ReplyDeleteSusan Says
Thanks, Susan, but this is my last one for my blog tour. :)
DeleteI've given myself permission to step back and take it easy. It usually helps too. I finally stop stressing over things and relax and find it much easier to get back to work.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Chrys! (Again. I think I've said it on every blog I've seen her on. =D)
Yes, you've congratulated me quite a few times. Thank you! :D
DeleteThe Indigo Eady series has several ghosts you can't help liking, but Fran may be my favorite :-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Chrys on the publications and wishing her well in sales and hugs!
And I give me permission to stop badgering myself for the lack of writing this year and to embrace forward progress and learning.
Thank you, Angela! :)
DeleteYep, Casper would be at the top of my list of favorite ghosts!
ReplyDeleteYay to Casper! He's so cute. How could you not love him?
DeleteCongrats to Chrys! My favorite ghost? Hmmmm....
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shelly! :)
DeleteEvery time my kids get sick or are home for the weekend or holiday, I must take a break. The long periods of quiet writing time just don't happen. So when they're not at home, I have to focus, or that time is lost. My favorite ghost? Hmmm. Poltergeist was one of my favorite movies as a kid. (The remake is not so fantastic.) The Shining by Stephen King and Ghost Story by Peter Straub are tops for ghost-filled books.
ReplyDeleteOh, you like the real scary ghosts. ;)
DeleteI think we have afforded the luxury of giving ourselves permission to step back . . . we've worked hard for so long :-) Congrats to Chrys!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jamie! :)
DeleteWhat a great line, "I'm dead and now my mother knows it!" Super.
ReplyDeleteI do have favorite ghosts, but none of them are from books or movies. All of mine come from folklore. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs for my writing, I've written 3k of my 15k goal already, so it's going well. ;-)
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