Let THE BATTLE OF THE WIPS...BEGIN.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
THE BATTLE OF THE WIPS
I thought it would be fun to share a tidbit of all the many WIPs I have floating around. This doesn't include IDEAS, but the ideas I've actually started to put down on paper (computer). There are more--always more. I made a pic with a quote from each work in progress and I'd like you to vote for which one tugs at you the most. You can use book title initials. Say you like Gray Days the best, then you comment with GD. I tend to write better and faster when I know people are anxious to read what I write, so really, you'll be helping me out by doing this. Here are the pictures.
Let THE BATTLE OF THE WIPS...BEGIN.
Let THE BATTLE OF THE WIPS...BEGIN.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Psst...I have something to tell you!
Complete is being released a day early! I actually already hit publish so it should be available within the next twelve hours. Woo hoo!
For everyone that loved Incomplete and couldn't wait to read the conclusion of Grayson and Lily's story: IT'S HERE. Complete is told by Lily and moves forward in time two years.
The thing I like the most about this two-book series is that it is extremely emotional and angst-ridden; as are young adults. When you're young, you feel everything a hundred times more deeply than when you're older. Everything means more. Everything; good or bad, hits you harder. At least, with me it did.
And wouldn't it be wonderful if first loves could be only loves? If that sick, giddy, impossible feeling you get when you fall in love for the first time, could be what you feel for the rest of your life? Lily and Grayson are the kind of couple that could have that, I think.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Thoughts on Incomplete and Complete
Complete is releasing in three days. I know! Crazy!
One thing I found out after I published Incomplete is that 1.) People don't like sequels, and 2.) People don't like waiting for sequels. That being said, I think Complete is worth the wait. And it's worth being a sequel.
Originally I thought of putting Grayson and Lily's story into one book and having it be told by alternating POV's, but I realized it would be a SUPER long book. The longer the book; the more it costs; the less likely people will be to buy it. THAT'S why I decided to make it a two-book series.
Anywho! I can't wait to share Complete with you, and as such, I'm posting some of what others have said about Incomplete and Complete. Enjoy!
There are few authors that can truly convey angst quite like Lindy Zart. - Miss Construed on Incomplete
This book will break your heart more than once, repair it a little and then break it all over again. - Goodreads review of Incomplete
I had a serious book hangover when I finished this. I was emotionally drained (in the best possible way). There were a lot of ups and downs throughout the story but I liked it. It gave the story dimension and did a really good job of displaying how emotional teenagers can be. - Goodreads review of Incomplete
Wow what a freakin' ride! This book had me cheering and screaming, sometimes at the same time! I loved the hero and the heroine equally. - Brianne Romance Book Addiction on Incomplete
Sometimes I read a book that stays with me for days, weeks, month, or even years… yes, years – The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is one of those “years” books. Complete will also be one of those books. Lindy writes with so much emotion, it literally gives me goose bumps when I read her words. - Goodreads review of Complete
Oh My Grayson! - Beta reader feedback on Complete
I enjoyed how most characters transitioned and or blossomed within the storyline. Towards the end of the book, you had me experiencing an array of emotions, which of course, made it an awesome read. There was one moment that I actually heard myself say " Oh, no she didn't" - Beta reader feedback on Complete
OMG OMG!!! I just read my absolute favorite line in the book! or in any book... my heart just dropped to my stomach! “You
weren't my first love.” He pauses and my heart cracks at his declaration. “You were my
only love.” - Beta reader feedback on Complete
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One thing I found out after I published Incomplete is that 1.) People don't like sequels, and 2.) People don't like waiting for sequels. That being said, I think Complete is worth the wait. And it's worth being a sequel.
Originally I thought of putting Grayson and Lily's story into one book and having it be told by alternating POV's, but I realized it would be a SUPER long book. The longer the book; the more it costs; the less likely people will be to buy it. THAT'S why I decided to make it a two-book series.
Anywho! I can't wait to share Complete with you, and as such, I'm posting some of what others have said about Incomplete and Complete. Enjoy!
There are few authors that can truly convey angst quite like Lindy Zart. - Miss Construed on Incomplete
This book will break your heart more than once, repair it a little and then break it all over again. - Goodreads review of Incomplete
I had a serious book hangover when I finished this. I was emotionally drained (in the best possible way). There were a lot of ups and downs throughout the story but I liked it. It gave the story dimension and did a really good job of displaying how emotional teenagers can be. - Goodreads review of Incomplete
Wow what a freakin' ride! This book had me cheering and screaming, sometimes at the same time! I loved the hero and the heroine equally. - Brianne Romance Book Addiction on Incomplete
Sometimes I read a book that stays with me for days, weeks, month, or even years… yes, years – The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is one of those “years” books. Complete will also be one of those books. Lindy writes with so much emotion, it literally gives me goose bumps when I read her words. - Goodreads review of Complete
Oh My Grayson! - Beta reader feedback on Complete
I enjoyed how most characters transitioned and or blossomed within the storyline. Towards the end of the book, you had me experiencing an array of emotions, which of course, made it an awesome read. There was one moment that I actually heard myself say " Oh, no she didn't" - Beta reader feedback on Complete
OMG OMG!!! I just read my absolute favorite line in the book! or in any book... my heart just dropped to my stomach! “You
weren't my first love.” He pauses and my heart cracks at his declaration. “You were my
only love.” - Beta reader feedback on Complete
Thursday, March 6, 2014
To my Readers:
This post is dedicated to YOU. Do you want to know why? Because I love you! Because you are the reason I continue to write. You are my muse, my inspiration, the thorn in my a...I mean, the wonderful encouragement I need to get my books out as quickly as I can. YOU amaze me.
I didn't know what I was getting into when I decided to self-publish. I didn't understand a lot of the rules and ways of the book world. I didn't realize people could be so heartless, but I also didn't realize people could be so exceptionally supportive either. Reading your heartfelt words makes me teary-eyed upon occasion. Not that I would ever CRY. Crying is for sissies. But I may get a wobbly lip and the stinging of the eyes that is the prelude to tears.
I've met so many people who started out as readers of my work, bloggers, fellow authors, and became friends. I know it isn't *professional* for an author to interact so often with readers, but I would feel like a snob if I didn't. I would feel wrong. You're what makes me successful and no thank you is appropriate enough to show you how appreciated you are. I write for myself, but I also write for YOU.
So thank you, again and again, for loving something I created and giving me the courage to create some more.
Lindy
I didn't know what I was getting into when I decided to self-publish. I didn't understand a lot of the rules and ways of the book world. I didn't realize people could be so heartless, but I also didn't realize people could be so exceptionally supportive either. Reading your heartfelt words makes me teary-eyed upon occasion. Not that I would ever CRY. Crying is for sissies. But I may get a wobbly lip and the stinging of the eyes that is the prelude to tears.
I've met so many people who started out as readers of my work, bloggers, fellow authors, and became friends. I know it isn't *professional* for an author to interact so often with readers, but I would feel like a snob if I didn't. I would feel wrong. You're what makes me successful and no thank you is appropriate enough to show you how appreciated you are. I write for myself, but I also write for YOU.
So thank you, again and again, for loving something I created and giving me the courage to create some more.
Lindy
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