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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 8/28/2011
I'm talking about creating a series and having a giveaway!
For the teen reads I have a giveaway of either: The Vampire...In My Dreams or a copy of Deidre's Secret at Romance the Book, so be sure and drop by and comment!
Hope you have a lovely Sunday!
I'll be seeing Hello Dolly at a play this afternoon!
Loved the movie with Barbara Streisand!
Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 6/12/2011
Because of popular demand, I'm working on The Winged Fae, sequel to The Dark Fae. Oftentimes, I get a lot of fan requests for certain characters, which prompt me to write a sequel about those characters. But this time, the sales are just so phenomenal for The Dark Fae, I'm inspired to write another story in the fae kingdoms.
We're back to South Padre Island in the opening...and one mischievous fae...
What fae would ever be bold enough to enter another fae-claimed territory (although humans think they own it), and believe she would not have to face the consequences of her actions?
An assassin royal winged fae of the Mabara Fae kingdom.
With a message.
***
I've written sequels to books and then not sold the original, so I stopped writing sequels! What about you? Do you like to read series where you can't wait for the next book to come out even if it takes a couple of years, or do you like to read stand-alone titles?
Actually, even though this is another story in the fae series, it's a stand alone title. I like to be able to read books out of order myself, so I try to write my stories that way also. :)
Off to work on The Winged Fae!
Terry
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 3/26/2011
Ghostly Liaisons sold a long time ago to a publisher who closed the YA line down the month before its release. Here is the cover from Amazon: Emily Rundle’s curious nature causes her big problems when she moves with her family to Florida. First of all, she’s different. Really different. Then the nightmares begin. The kind she can’t escape. Somehow she has to unravel the mystery of the ghosts who plague her before it’s too late. Michael Shipley just moved to town, too, and realizes at once Emily is trouble with a big T. If he becomes involved with her, his life will change forever. Premonitions he has that Emily’s life will be in danger forces him to make a stand to protect the girl who’s gifted with extraordinary abilities like him. They instantly bond as the two weirdest kids in school.
but
I'm revising it and will put it up again--only this time it really will be for sale).
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 3/11/2011
Coming soon to Kindle, but available now at B & N :
Like with my wolf series, I wanted to show a world where some demons were the good guys, fighting evil to ensure the human population would survive. Instead of focusing on adults, though, I wrote about teens and their struggle to make a difference in their world. But Alana Fainot isn't just a lesser half demon pitted against the stronger demons slipping into the world. She's also a witch, if she can just learn some spells in time to help her newly found demon friends. But it has adult themes.
By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 9/4/2010
Even though this looks like a blood moon, the term really means the hunter's moon, a time in the fall when hunters hunted by the light of the full moon.
But it's more fun to see this as the blood moon, don't you agree? This was in my front yard, while the picture in the blog's header was in my backyard at the same exact time in the early morning hours. In the smaller picture, you can't see the menacing critters hanging from the Hollywood junipers. But in the close up of the red sky, those are the insidious bagworms that will strip a tree bare.
Have a super Sunday!
Terry
By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 8/27/2010
When I saw Dracula in NYC on Broadway one year, the settings were all in black and white with one red object in the scene...a red rose, a glass of red wine...can't remember what the other red object was. But I remember how that one red item really stood out. The rest of the scenes were done beautifully-elegant, perfect, and the the hint of the notion of blood in the form of a red rose or glass of red wine.
Red sports cars are hot!
And this is a Scottish tartan plaid!
This jester is down in the dumps...
Bright red lips are always eye catching.
Definitely, he's a vampire, don't you think?
And this rose looks as though it suits a vampire's lair.
By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 8/9/2010
Where vampires don't exist, but witches do! Or at least that's what everyone thinks until...
I'm teaching the Conflict! Conflict! Conflict! online workshop for 4 weeks in Mar starting Mar 2, if anyone is interested! Off to choose another line. I feel like I'm on Survivor, only I don't have to eat the yucky stuff! :) Terry Spear
Just received word The Wild Rose Press wishes to contract Deidre's Secret, a teen paranormal romantic suspense. When Deidre Roux begins having premonitions of danger, watch out! But can she convince her new friend, Mark Cummings, to believe that she truly sees a world of danger headed their way before it's too late?
By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 1/16/2010
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Drooling is out for vampires...no blood dripping down cheeks! It's totally not cool.
Bright red lips, ice white teeth, beautiful fangs, and a cherry wedged between the teeth--totally cool. :)
Vampires have nice smooth faces because they're more...cultured. But vampires with beards remind me of werewolves, not vampires. Very cool for werewolves, uncool for vampires.
Black shadows around eyes to denote scariness or something--totally uncool. I have dark shadows when I don't get enough sleep. It's not sexy. Vampires are sexy. Even when they're evil. That's what makes them scary. They're just too compelling, and you wouldn't think there's anything wrong until they reveal nice ice white fangs and then...it's probably too late. So black shadows uncool. No shadows, super cool.The Vampire...In My Dreams--totally cool. :)5 Plus, Ghost Writers Reviews
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Vampire myths up next. :)
Terry Lee Wilde
"Giving new meaning to the vampire legend."
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 10/10/2009
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Doesn't this look like a place where ghosts could exist?Ever encounter a ghost in your wanderings? I have...it wasn't the usual human type spirit though.Here I was, sleeping on a cold night with our Army ROTC cadets on the rocky ground in Palo Duro Canyon. But not sleeping exactly. Everyone else was, but I'm born of the Princess and the Pea blood...which means, anything can bruiseme.So the lumpy, rocky ground kept me awake, the cold, the sounds in the night, the breeze stirring over the cliffs, the thought rattlesnakes, or tarantulas, or scorpions would seek heat would find their way into my sleeping bag, kept me awake. I stared at the sky that stretched forever. TheTexas sky does, you know. In other places, mountains and trees and buildings might break up the sky, but not out there. Not in the vast wilderness that was the Panhandle of Texas. The stars sparkled across the dark sky like jewels twinkling in the night. And I was frustrated with myself for not being able to sleep, knowing we had to run up and down the hills in the morning to search for clues on an orienteering course.
Sometime during that night, I finally drifted off, but then heard the sound of horses running, stampeding in our direction. They snorted and whinnied and the sound was frightening. I recalled deer running through our friends' tentwhen we camped off an island in our boat in a lake in California. They don't go around, I thought. The horses will run straight through us and trample us to death. I tried to wake my sister who was sleeping in a bag next to me. She grumbled at me to leave her alone and I watched the others in
the dark. No one heard the noise but me.I lay back hoping that the horses would skirt around us. I realized the pounding of hooves didn't shake the ground like it should have. Maybe they were too far away. And then, they moved off in the distance, fading until they were gone. I lay awake for a long time, unable to get over how close we could have been to being trampled, fearing their return. That they'd switch back and come this way again.And then finally, I was able to sleep and before I knew it, we were sitting at a campfire, cold, achy, having breakfast. I asked about the wild horses. Our cadre said there could be. Sure. But no one had heard anything last night.Years later, I wanted to write about the wild horses for a magazine, only when I began to research them, I learned others had heard the ghost ponies in the dead of the night. I sat slack-jawed reading the accounts. Ghost ponies? For years, I had believed they were real. The sound of their running, snorts, whinnies were real. It happened.But they were whispers of the past--of soldiers running Indian ponies off the cliffs in an attempt to keep the gathered tribes from fighting back. Without their horses, the tribes could no longer be mobile. They could no longer mount any campaigns.The horses were terrified and were driven to their deaths. And now, they live in the canyon forever, a memory of past deeds, a remembrance of their past life.So what about you? Have you had any ghostly experiences???Chance to win The Vampire...In My Dreams or other vampire books at:Terrywww.terryspear.com
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 4/29/2009
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Deidre's Secret by Terry Lee Wilde
Teenager Deidre Roux has premonitions of danger and is haunted by nightmares that she won't help someone in time and that they will die and it will all be her fault. Deidre also struggles to keep her abilities a secret from everyone and that is hard to do when she goes rushing out of class to keep a teacher from choking or to stop a bully from picking on another target. When Deidre's next vision seems to be about her latest crush Mark Cumming's uncle, she will need his help and must convince him she is for real. Mark likes Deidre but he is having a hard time dealing with her "visions" and her insistence on putting herself in harms way to help other people. If Mark doesn't help Deidre, she is going to try to protect people anyway but she'll be alone, what's a guy to do? This is a very cute and fun teen paranormal romance. Deidre is a wonderful mixed up teen with an ability that enables her to help people. Mark is the new kid in town and has his own personal family issues going on besides trying to find his place in the new school. I liked that Mark, even when he isn't sure he believes Deidre, isn't willing to let her go alone to try to stop the crime she sees in her vision especially when it involves his uncle. Deidre seems to forget personal safety when she is on a mission to save someone and she needs someone like Mark to watch her back. The mystery that Deidre and Mark stumble across and next try to prevent is dangerous and important to people they care about so they aren't about to back off, but they will need to be very careful. Of course this book also has some of the usual teen issues of who likes who, and who will ask who to the next dance, but it goes along with the development of the relationship between Deidre and Mark and fits with the story. If you want a fun, cute, entertaining yet suspenseful, teen paranormal romance, you will enjoy Deidre's Secret!Reviewed by: Stephanie B. of Fallen Angel Reviews
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 4/27/2009
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Deidre has a secret: she’s psychic. On her sixteenth birthday, the visions
become more powerful and deadly. She’s no longer rescuing newspapers from sprinklers or kittens from trees; she’s saving teachers from choking to death on a hot dog. Unable to control when the visions strike her, Deidre is afraid that her secret will get out. Then no boy will want to ask her to the Valentine’s dance. But worrying her mom and dad and her brother, Charlie, bothers her most of all. Her parents won’t even allow her to drive because they’re afraid that her visions will cause an accident. One day, Mark, a new student, shows up at Deidre’s school. He seems to be interested in her, even though her visions are causing her to look like a freak. Once Mark discovers her secret and accepts it, they work together to go after a gang of robbers who are about to hit a bank in town. But Deidre worries that she might just be seeing visions of her own impending death. Haunted by the feeling that she was unable to save someone in the past, Deidre throws herself into danger’s path in order to save anyone who gets caught in the bank with the robbers, hoping that, this time, everyone will make it out alive. Deidre’s Secret is an enjoyable young adult read, with enough suspense to keep it thrilling. Ms. Wilde brings out some of the minor insecurities teens
face while, at the same time, making her heroine brave and strong when faced with insurmountable obstacles. It took me back to my teenage years and made me feel as if I were truly there again. Although the story matter is somewhat dark, it also has a light-hearted touch, easing the tension and keeping the tale from becoming too depressing. In fact, it reads more like a modern-day Nancy Drew mystery with a psychic flair. I can see young teen girls getting hooked on Deidre’s Secret and future stories about her. Heck, I believe that I could become hooked, too—and I’m long past my teen years. ~~Margaret Marr, Nights & Weekends
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 4/17/2009
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Available today in Print!! I've got autographed copies also...take paypal and checks or money orders!
Deidre's SecretISBN: 1-60154-414-6Digital Release Date: 2009-03-04Print Release Date: 2009-04-17Digital Price: 4.50 Print Price: 11.99Page Count: 224When Deidre Roux has premonitions of danger, watch out! Faced with thwarting bank robbers and protecting others from the high school bully, she must reveal her secret to her new friend, Mark Cummings. Can she convince him that she truly sees a world of imminent danger headed their way before it's too late? Not only must Mark deal with Deidre's premonitions, which he has a hard time believing, but his convicted uncle has returned home. Humor, suspense, and conflict rule the day as Deidre's crazy aunt tries to do a true crime story on Mark's uncle. Deidre attempts to keep her aunt out of it before she gets mixed up in the much darker business of robberies and murder—her own, if she's not careful.Deidre's SecretExcerpt from Deidre's Secret:When Deidre woke that morning, she knew there was going to be trouble. She was sure it had to do with turning sixteen the week before. In a split second, her whole world had changed. Now, the visions she saw weren’t just about rescuing newspapers before the automatic sprinklers turned on, or saving a kitten from a tree. Now the scenario turned deadly.She realized it when the tingling sensation began in her forehead and a snapshot formed in her mind. Just a brief image of a blurred profile of a teacher choking on a chunk of hot dog. She had to rescue her and there would go her chances of ever having a boy ask her to the Valentine’s Dance.But something else plagued the recesses of her mind. Something that forced a chill down her spine. An uncontrollable fear that her visions had warned her before and she failed to save someone like, shook her to the core.REVIEWS!!!From Long and Short Romance Reviews:Deidre's premonitions are her gift, as well as her secret; because just how uncool is it to have visions? In Deidre's Secret, our heroine's second sight becomes entirely plausible because it is oh-so annoying!When sixteen-year-old Deidre has a vision that is hard to interpret and she ends up blasting blatantly through the teacher's lounge for reasons she cannot rationally explain, we begin to sympathize. And, since she always has the best of intentions, her problems make her an entirely likable character.She has some typical teen issues; she hardly even dares dream of a date what with her 'second site;' guys are not interested in girl's as weird as she. She does have a pretty understanding brother, Charlie, and a couple good friends besides, and tries to put the whole dating idea out of mind. That is, until drop dead gorgeous Mark Cummings, the new guy, sits right next to her.She'd like to be a normal teenager, getting the chance to drive a car, daydreaming in history, and although she makes light of her situation, readers will find they are rooting for her from the first.
She has ordinary teen frustrations (like wishing her brother would date who she wants). Then her vision of a dark and stormy night becomes not an unkind memory, but her darkest predication yet; Deidre senses a more personal danger. This ushers in real chills. Her usual second sight gives way to a real nightmare vision that turns into...but that would be telling!Most of the dialog is zippy and offers insight into characters. Deidre is a strong, funny, and interesting character, and some secondary characters are also super. Auntie Mae - from red hair to orange lipstick, absolutely leaps from these pages. The level of action slides from fast-paced to more reflective, and back. The ho-hum of school contrasts nicely with the moments of sheer terror.Overall, Deidre's Secret is funny, original and steadily builds intrigue throughout. It certainly engenders a bit of sympathy for those who might not quite fit in.This is a powerful and engaging story and has more than enough to interest an adult reader, as well as young adults.~~SnapdragonReview from WRDF:
I enjoyed the book very much, It has a "Nancy Drew" feel that was a very welcoming. I have seen few books written in that style and enjoy them even today. It is a great read for your junior high and early high school students and has a mystery about it that keeps you wondering what is going to happen next. I loved the flow. As a matter of fact, I never got lost on who was who, or what happened.Deidre Roux has a gift of seeing into the future and her twin, Charlie, does not, but supports her through her visions. Her boyfriend, Mark Cummings, is very understanding also. Although, I'm not sure he understands how much these visions bother her. Very good story for the teens and I enjoyed it very much. I think this is a very promising book.Reviewed By Lela Fox WRDF ReviewAutographed copies of Deidre's Secret now available! Paypal and checks or money orders accepted. :) Terry
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 3/17/2009
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Title: Deidre's Secret
Author: Terry Lee Wilde
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
YA Climbing Rosebud Rating: Sweet
ISBN: 1-60154-414-6
Blurb:
When Deidre Roux has premonitions of danger, watch out! Faced with thwarting bank robbers and protecting others from the high school bully, she must reveal her secret to her new friend, Mark Cummings. Can she convince him that she truly sees a world of imminent danger headed their way before it's too late? Not only must Mark deal with Deidre's premonitions, which he has a hard time believing, but his convicted uncle has returned home. Humor, suspense, and conflict rule the day as Deidre's crazy aunt tries to do a true crime story on Mark's uncle. Deidre attempts to keep her aunt out of it before she gets mixed up in the much darker business of robberies and murder—her own, if she's not careful.
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I enjoyed the book very much, It has a "Nancy Drew" feel that was a very welcoming. I have seen few books written in that style and enjoy them even today. It is a great read for your junior high and early high school students and has a mystery about it that keeps you wondering what is going to happen next. I loved the flow. As a matter of fact, I never got lost on who was who, or what happened.Deidre Roux has a gift of seeing into the future and her twin, Charlie, does not, but supports her through her visions. Her boyfriend, Mark Cummings, is very understanding also. Although, I'm not sure he understands how much these visions bother her. Very good story for the teens and I enjoyed it very much. I think this is a very promising book.
Reviewed By Lela Fox
WRDF Review Happy St Patty's Day, Everyone! May the luck of the Irish be with you! :) Terry
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 3/3/2009
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This is a post that will go up at a library site and in newspapers in Waco, Texas for a teaching gig I'm doing June 6 for teens interested in writing.
Writing for Publication: How to Hook Your Reader!Have you ever wondered how your favorite YA authors created such intriguing stories? Do you want to know how to have fun creating your own?Come join me to learn how to hook a reader with conflict and intrigue. To create characters that your readers fall in love with. To create a believable world.Come prepared to write, to talk, but most of all to have fun!Terry Spear/Terry Lee Wilde is an award-winning published local author who writes both for young adults and adults in the area of paranormal romantic suspense and historical romantic suspense. She’s also written true stories for a number of magazines, including Listen Magazine for teens. Heart of the Wolf, an adult werewolf romantic suspense, made Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, and she was recently interviewed by a book club in France and has been asked to present a writing workshop in the fall in Toronto.When she’s not presenting online writing workshops, writing new books, and speaking about writing and the publication process, she creates teddy bears that have found homes all over the world and that have been featured in magazines, and also works at the RB Hoover library.Did you know that Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and Christopher Paolini were published teen authors? Or that Clive Barker was 11 when he wrote his first published book?Sometimes I think I waited too long! I've been making up stories since I was a kid, but I never thought of writing for publication!Give it a thought! If you love to make up stories, you might be a successful published author some day just like they are!Terry Lee Wilde/Terry Spear
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 2/24/2009
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I made it. Along with one of my critique partners. Now if only...Three weeks to go!!! Only 20 of us left. Five will be finalists. Three weeks to go! Last year I had been cut at this point. I had 4 weeks to go, and then that was it. So I made it another week, and I feel I've gotten beyond the wall. It would be a shame if I was cut this week and had a new wall erected, don't you think???So, here's to perseverance! To making every line count! To hoping the judges agree! :)
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And I'll be at Shreveport's Nola Stars Conference, "Written in the Stars" Mar 6-7 where I'll be giving my Happy Hookers workshop and signing books. http://www.nolastars.com/node/81
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 2/11/2009
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I've been interviewed at: http://idonotwanttowaitiwantthebooknow.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/please-welcome-terry-spear/Drop by and comment for a chance at a free copy of any one of my available books. 
Deidre's Secret coming in March in digital form, in April in print.Terry Lee Wilde
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on 2/7/2009
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The Climbing Rose YA Line of Wild Rose Press has a quiz on their site if you'd like to play the game! Check it out at:
Deidre's Secret, coming in March! :)
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 1/10/2009
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Fans of Twilight have said they enjoyed reading The Vampire...In My Dreams! :)
Currently working on more of the adult wolf saga, Heart of the Wolf was listed as Publishers Weekly's BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR, and was listed as NOR Reader Choice Awards for Best Paranormal Book.
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 8/19/2008
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The Vampire...In My Dreams is available for a limited time at a 15% discount at Amazon!
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They've got the wrong age listed though. It's a young adult book, suitable from 12-adult so my publisher will have to have that changed. :)
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on 7/29/2008
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I’ve seen this question asked a lot lately. Everyone from agents to editors to authors are coming out with their own versions. And I’ve been asked this a lot by students and others. So this is my version:When I first started writing vampires, the tag urban fantasy didn’t exist, so I used “paranormal.” But paranormal to me, is really ghosts, psychics, that kind of otherworldly phenomenon. And it can be in present day, or the past, as long as it’s not fantasy. Fantasy, anything goes, because it’s fantasy and exists in a world that is not our own. 
So what is urban fantasy? To me, it is mythical, fantastical creatures living in our contemporary times. Have a demon romance? It’s urban fantasy. It can be urban fantasy horror, or urban fantasy romance. But it’s urban fantasy. The fantastical element in modern times.Think of the hero, werewolf extraordinaire, working on his computer. It’s urban fantasy. He can be sitting in the country estate, or living in the city. But it’s still urban fantasy.Think of the gargoyle that protects your apartment complex at night, and talks to the heroine during the day. Urban Fantasy.Now, what is being said–-urban fantasy is first person. Why? I’ve read tons of third person POV urban fantasy werewolf stories, for one. And they were urban fantasies by virtue of the fact werewolves live among us. Whether they’re in the closet or have come out, it doesn’t matter. It’s a fantasy world within the normal structure of our world.Some say that urban fantasies are not romances. Why? Are paranormals not romances? Some are, some aren’t. Some historical fictions have romances and some don’t. I know, because I review them and ask for only the ones that have romances. So sometimes we try to limit ourselves into some narrow defined category because some write like this and all of a sudden we’re all supposed to write that to fit the category, and again I ask why?
My werewolves, as well as many others, are sexy. They are romances. They are third person, and they are urban fantasy. They’re not fantasy, which would be set in a different world. They are not paranormal, dealing with psychic or ghostly entities. They are urban fantasies. Why get hung up on a tag? Because people who are writing them want to define this for query letters to agents and editors. And also because readers and devout fans of urban fantasies need to see the tags. Some readers might not like hot, sexy urban fantasies. That’s okay. They can read the reviews and see if it’s something they want to read. Some want hot, sexy reads. The same thing.So what is urban fantasy? Mythical creatures living in present day society, whether they’re vampires, werewolves, mermaids, gargoyles, other shapeshifters, fairies, pixies, ghouls, or other kinds of creatures that we normally don’t see joining the exercise clubs or dancing in our dance clubs–that’s urban fantasy, 3rd person point of view, 1st person point of view, romance, no romance, light, dark, doesn’t matter.So what is your take on urban fantasy?Terry Spear/Terry Lee Wilde
Deidre's Secret (paranormal, psychic YA)Heart of the Wolf, Don’t Cry WolfThe Vampire…In My Dreams, (YA)coming Aug 26 to bookstores!Deadly Liaisons, coming November! (vampire adult romantic suspense–urban fantasy )http://www.terryspear.com/
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 6/4/2008
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Celtic Hearts Romance Writers Academy is proud to announce an upcoming online workshop for June/July.Workshop Title: Happy Hookers! Engaging the Reader from Start to FinishPresenter: Terry SpearDate: June 16 - July 14Description: Slow starts and sleepy endings to scenes and chapters can ruin a manuscript's chance of being published.Conversely, solid hooks can make the sale - as workshop instructor Terry Spear demonstrates,with six publishers currently hooked for six manuscripts. Setting such practical matters aside, what author wouldn't be thrilled to hear someone say, "I couldn't put the book down"? Strong hooks are a vital ingredient in strong writing. In this online class, which features lectures, discussion, practical exercises, and handouts, she'll teach students how to captivate readers with great openings, scene hooks, chapter cliff hangers, and intriguing back cover blurbs. Participants will master the hook in all its environments, from the query letter through the novel.About the presenter: Terry Spear has published in many genres, including romantic suspense, historical, contemporary, paranormal, and writes under the name Terry Lee Wilde for young adult paranormal and fantasyromances. She's the author of Winning The Highlander's Heart (Vintage)and one of the debut paranormal books with Sourcebooks, Heart of the Wolf, April '08, Don't Cry Wolf, Spring '09, and Deadly Liaisons(Samhain), Relative Danger, Deidre's Secret (Wild Rose Press).A young adult book is available at stores August 26, The Vampire...In My Dreams. She also writes nonfiction for numerous genealogy, WWII, teen, and family magazines, and has had romantic fiction published in True Confessions and True Romance.Her website is: http://www.%20terryspear.%20com/Deadline to sign up for this workshop: June 13.Fee: $10 CHRW members; $15 non-members.
RWA Membership isn't required; anyone can take our courses. Celtic Hearts members receive 2 free workshops a year.Where to sign up: http://www.%20celtichearts.%20org/chwksp.%20html
Please fill out the online form.
Thank you for considering our workshops!!
Vonda Sinclair Celtic Hearts Education Coordinator
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 3/12/2008
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Coming soon, Deidre's Secret, The Wilde Rose Press!~~~FOR WRITERS: I'm offering my 3-D Characterization online workshop again...details at: http://www.terryspear.com/id14.html Sign up now for the course that will begin April 1-28. I give 3 lessons per week, plus mini-lessons in between. :)~~Terry Lee Wilde, The Vampire...In My Dreams
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By: Terry Lee Wilde,
on 1/8/2008
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Engaging the Reader from Start to Finish
Instructor: Terry Spear
Cost: $25.00 payable by PayPal
Deadline to Register: January 30th
For more information go to:http://www.pasic.net/classes.html
Slow starts and sleepy endings to scenes and chapters can ruin a manuscript's chance of being published. Conversely, solid hooks can make the sale – as workshop instructor Terry Spear demonstrates, with six publishers currently hooked for six manuscripts. Setting such practical matters aside, what author wouldn't be thrilled to hear someone say, "I couldn't put the book down"? Strong hooks are a vital ingredient in strong writing. In this online class, which features lectures, discussion, practical exercises, and handouts, she'll teach students how to captivate readers with great openings, scene hooks, chapter cliff hangers, and intriguing back cover blurbs. Participants will master the hook in all its environments, from the query letter through the novel.
About the Instructor: Terry Spear has published in many genres, including historical romantic suspense, contemporary, urban fantasy, and under the name Terry Lee Wilde, young adult paranormal and fantasy romances. She's the author of Winning the Highlander's Heart, is a debut paranormal author for Sourcebooks with the urban fantasy, Heart of the Wolf, coming April 1st, and The Vampire…In My Dreams is already out. Deadly Liaisons is coming in November. She also writes nonfiction for numerous genealogy, WWII, teen, and family magazines, and has had romantic fiction published in magazines. Currently, she's working on a sequel to Heart of the Wolf, Betrayal of the Wolf.
Her website: http://www.terryspear.com/
Deadline to Register: January 30th
For more information go to:http://www.pasic.net/classes.html
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