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I haven't quite finished Shadow Stalker yet... there are a couple of areas I'm sorta stuck on. Just not sure what I want to do with it yet because I'm trying to take into consideration where I want these things to go in future parts of the series. So while I'm working that out, I've decided to start the editing process. I figured that maybe I'll have something come to me in the meantime and it's

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It's that time of year downunder and I've started my spring cleaning. Boy does this place need it. It's kinda scary how dirty windows can get in just six months time. So I'm taking the week off from writing to get it all done, since I'm doing some reorganizing too. Then we'll be having a garage sale to get rid of all the stuff we don't need anymore. I know, I know... I didn't meet my end of

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Sorry I haven't been keeping up with things here. I've been so busy with writing (on more than one project) that I haven't really made much time for keeping up with my blog here. I suppose that's a good thing in a way, but I don't like keeping my readers in the dark. So before I get back to working on Shadow Stalker, I just wanted to let you know that I'm getting there. I'm on track for

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I've seen the movie, Eragon, a couple of times and I really liked it a lot, but I never got around to reading the book. I just started reading it and I have to say I'm enjoying it even more than the movie. The movie didn't do the story justice (they rarely do). So if you've seen the movie, but haven't read the book I highly recommend it. From the PublisherEragon is a very special book. It is a

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After a lot of consideration (and mostly hitting my head against the wall), I've decided to go back to my original idea of self-publishing. A lot of people think I'm crazy... some people think it's cool. I just think it's me. Sure... getting chosen by an agent for representation and finding a publishing house to turn your manuscript into a work of art is very prestigious. But to be honest, I'm

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There's been some stuff going on in the publishing world recently that has been bringing back some of the reasons for my desire to be a self-published author. Okay so it doesn't have the same prestige as going the traditional route. Some people don't even think of a person who is self-published as being published, but honestly I sometimes wonder if they know the actual definition of "publish"

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I'm running a new contest in honor of Valentine's Day. Be sure to check it out: My Perfect Valentine's Day Contest I can't wait to hear all about what your perfect Valentine's Day would be (or has been). Mine was in 2005 when I married my husband. It was the best day of my life (other than the day our daughter was born) and I doubt anything would ever top it... well... maybe getting a book

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I spent the last week and part of the weekend setting up the new look for my website. It's all the same basic info, so why did I do it? Well I decided I wanted to use Blogger for my blog because it gets much better SEO on Google (obviously since it's owned by Google). It was a purely strategic marketing move. Well that and I've noticed that my Blogger blogs get a hell of a lot less spam and the

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I received an email yesterday from an editor from a greeting card company who found me on my So You Want To Write blog. She asked me if I would be interested in writing greeting cards. It's not something I had given any thought to before, but it sounded intriguing so I asked her for a bit more information. She emailed me back today, attaching the submission guidelines and giving me a bit more

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I didn't have enough people enter to really have winners... but I had five entries and well... there were five spots for the top prize, so if you entered, you're getting an autographed copy of my novel, Shadow Stalker, when it is released. Congrats! Here's the entries (in no specific order): James R.: The only "power" I want or need has already been given to me. I can make choices that impact

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A friend gave me this book for Christmas. It's called Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Now I'm not usually too much into romances (in fact, I normally avoid them at all costs), but this one seemed a bit intriguing... and I have to say I was impressed. It was an incredible story... great mix of romance (but doesn't go overboard), fantasy (with some magical elements and supernatural themes), and

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I've been so bad over the last couple of months... neglecting my blog. I haven't been neglecting my writing, though... I swear I haven't!!! I've actually been working on a secret project that I'm going to be self-publishing under another pen name. It's something I've never done before and reflects a side of me that not many people get to see. So I suppose I just wanted to keep it apart from my

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I've just written a new article on how to get started as a writer. So if you've ever wanted to write, but didn't know how to get things going, then check out this article and start writing! So You Want To Write? Also, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is just around the corner. If you want to participate, now is the time to get yourself prepared and to sign up. Are you up to the

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I've published the October Lionsong's Den newsletter on Hubpages. It was actually a lot easier to set up than the way I was doing it before... and much easier if I need to make last minute edits. You don't have to sign up to anything to view it... just click on the link above. If you want to subscribe for updates when new newsletters are posted, you can sign up for my rss feed on my profile or

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Since Halloween is my favorite holiday, I wanted to pick a book that had something to do with that... and even more I decided on something that would give you a good background on where the holiday and its present day traditions originated. Not to mention some fun recipes and spells that you can try out. Product DescriptionIt's a time for children to dress up as princesses and pirates and go

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A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 'Pepsi drawer' with her foot! A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend shoulder is soggy from your tears.. A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names. A real friend has their phone numbers in his address

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Well, I've had my first interview! It was so fun... lol... and I was so nervous, but it went really well. You can download the interview and a reading of the Prologue and Chapter 3 of Shadow Stalker at: Biz Podcasts

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On the first day, God created the dog and said: "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past..For this,I will give you a life span of 20 years." The dog said:"Thats a long time to be barking. How about only 10 years and I'll give you back the other 10?" So God agreed. On the second day, God created the monkey and said:"Entertain,people,do tricks,and make

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In honor of the new Harry Potter movie, Half Blood Prince, I've decided to pick this book for the August Book of the Month. If you've seen the movie, but haven't read the book yet, I seriously recommend it. The movies are great, but the books are ten times better! Amazon Product Description The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent

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I've got a fan page on Facebook and I need help getting more people to sign up. If you could help me I'd really appreciate it. All you have to do is go to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Naya-Lionsong/68203750508 Join as a fan (if you haven't already). Then under my picture will be a link called: Suggest to Friends. All you have to do is click on that and send an invite to join my fan page to

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I picked the Star Wars book Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers as my July book of the month... I'm on another Star Wars kick (no surprise there really) and this book is by far my favorite of all of the Star Wars books I've ever read. It's an incredible story... Book DescriptionNo sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance intercepts a call for help from a

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This was a question someone had asked me, so I thought I'd answer it here... just in case anyone else was wondering the same thing. The person wanted to know how I manage to find time to read with all the writing I do... Well it's simple... I don't write that many hours a day that I can't find time to do anything else. I spend on average 4 to 6 hours writing on any given day. I know a lot of

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I've started working on the book again. I seem to be averaging about a chapter a day again, so I'm hoping to have the rest of the rough draft done by the end of July... YAY!!! I haven't sent the app in to the Literary Agency like I was planning. I've gotten stuck on the synopsis, so I've been getting help from a friend of mine. So as soon as I can get that done, I'll be sending in the app. By

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I'm currently reading the Star Wars book Star by Star by Troy Denning. I wasn't too happy with this series when I first started reading it... especially when they killed Chewie... what nerve!!! But a friend of mine suggested I start with this one and I'm actually finding it's not a bad read. As long as you can get past the whole overplay of the Skywalker family tragedy... LOL. No seriously...

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It's been a while since my last update, but I've been busy writing (and doing mom things). I've finished 3 chapters since my last update and I'm about 8000 words away from submitting to the Lit Agency. Once I've done that, I'll be updating the Shadow Stalker sneak peek with the version that I'll be submitting to the agency. Oh and I'm also considering putting up two chapters. :-D I'm up to 83

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From the Dalai Lama: Instructions for Life 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three R's: Respect for self Respect for others Responsibility for all your actions 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them

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I had a couple of days there where I wasn't feeling too well and ran into a bit of writer's block (it happens), so I decided to take a few days to just goof around and play with my daughter (she's torn my house apart... btw). I'm feeling better now, though, and ready to get back to work on the book. I've set up a page on MySpace for anyone who wants to connect with me there. Started finding

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I have set up a fan page on Facebook to help people stay updated, plus in the future I will be offering special contests and running events that will only be available to people in my fan club on Facebook. So if you use Facebook (or even if you don't), head over there today and check it out! Naya's Fan Page

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I was on another writing spree yesterday and managed to finish another Chapter and a half. So now I'm about one-third of the way done with the book. YAY!!! It's still coming along really well. It's starting to take some different turns than I originally anticipated, but I'm just going with the flow now. I've decided if the book wants to write itself, I'm not going to stop it. LOL It's coming out

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I just wanted to let all those who like to shop at Amazon.com know that I've set my own store up there called... well... Lionsong's Den Bookstore. What else would I call it? LOL You can buy just about any book there that you would get through Amazon and at the same prices... plus I think I did a better job of arranging the books so they're easier to fine. :-D So why not head over there now and

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Hi guys, I really want to thank you for the support you've been giving me in the last few days. I've decided that I'm going to try mainstream publishing for Shadow Stalker. It will be better as far as being able to distribute the book to more places and it will also cut down on the actual cost of the book. I was wondering if I could ask a favor... I've found a Literary Agent that I want to

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What super power would you want?That's the theme of the new contest I'm running. In 50 words or less, tell me what super power you would want and what you would do with it and you could be one of 5 people to win an autographed copy of Shadow Stalker when it's released. Ten others will get a free copy of the ebook version of the novel. For full details visit the Contests page at Lionsong's Den.

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I went on a writing spree yesterday and wrote over 3000 words. That was about one and a half chapters or so of work. I must say I was pretty proud of myself. I'm on Chapter 7 now and hope to at least have that completed by the end of today. I'm making some edits as I go along... rewriting contradictions and stuff like that so I don't end up having to deal with it all once the first draft is

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I'm finally writing my first fiction novel. It's going to be a cross between science-fiction and fantasy. I'm still planning out the story, but so far it looks like it's going to be a trilogy. I've got the first story outlines, and I'm hoping to have it finished by the end of this year. If I manage that, it should be published by early next year. So keep a lookout for it!

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by Naya Lionsong One night, a long time ago, Peter Pan and I were visiting the windows of children so that we could hear their stories, as we often did. I’ll never forget that night because it’s the night we met the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. Wendy was reading her brothers a story when Peter’s shadow took off. Peter chased it through the window, and I followed him in. The

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by Naya Lionsong Television, the big screen, newspapers, magazines, comics, books… the media is littered with heroes of all kinds. My own hero growing up was Luke Skywalker… especially in Return of the Jedi. He had the weight of the universe thrown on his shoulders and where most people would crack, he just did what he had to do and kept on going. I always admired the way he could just accept

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by Naya Lionsong The sky was dull gray and the air was cold and moist, but Taryn didn’t mind. She was just happy to be away from the village for a while. It wasn’t often that she the opportunity to sneak away like this, and she found these infrequent walks in the forest both physically and spiritually uplifting, moments of solitude to be cherished. She heard a clap of thunder in the distance

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by Naya Lionsong A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… …There was a young boy named Anakin Skywalker. On the outside he was just like any other boy his age. He liked hanging out with his friends. He dreamed about becoming a pilot and Jedi Knight and travelling all over the galaxy. What no one knew, though, was that he held tremendous powers. Powers that would someday change the galaxy and

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by Naya Lionsong The sunlight peeked through the intertwining branches of the trees and glistened off the blanket of algae that covered the swamp. I took off my shoes and stepped into the knee deep water. My feet sank into the sticky clay that lined the floor of the swamp as I walked. Nearby, movement on the surface of the water revealed a turtle emerging from the water to rest on a moss covered

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