Split Your Heart, Not Your Tongue

First off, allow me to say that I am sorry for not posting anything at all last week. I can use the excuse that my birthday was last Tuesday but I guess that doesn't suffice, does it? Anyway, I have some pretty good/exciting news! ...Maybe... As you all know, my second novel RED is still in the editing phase and won't be ready until some time in December. It's the second part to my debut novel, A Tragic Heart . I mentioned before that this book series is a trilogy with Turn It Off following after RED . Well, it looks like this trilogy just turned into a four book saga! I wasn't going to go there initially but after a couple of readers took an early look at RED , they didn't want to settle for Turn It Off being the final book in the story. The newest one I am working on is already titled but I'll leave the name out for now just in case I decide to change it. I'm already over 21,000 words into the novel and I just started it last Thursday. The novel is

Here's the link to this month's blog post for I Am That Girl! I hope you all enjoy it. Be sure to check out the rest of the website & take the pledge while you're at it. It's a great organization to be a part of.  http://www.iamthatgirl.com/but_mama_i_want_to_be_a_feminist

These are lyrics that I wrote to a song back in 2011. I think it's pretty self explanatory so I won't go into much explanation about it. Honestly, I mostly just remember being really sad when I wrote it. I always just heard the sound of the acoustic guitar being the only instrument to support the song. Hopefully someday I can make this song come fully to life. For now, here are the lyrics: Band-aid Smiles I smile everyday & everyone sees it It doesn’t have to be genuine to be pleasing Cuts & wounds can never be seen Is it faking if you pretend it’s a dream? Band-aid smiles We’ve all had them The world is cold so we have to grab them Blanket dreams Are now all nightmares Teddy bears & sugar canes are no longer here That little girl with the ribbons in her hair It was so black & white Now there’s color everywhere The red is so blinding & the pink is too sweet I’m hoping

Remember last week when I said I was going to write up a character profile for each character for RED , until the release? Well, here is the first one and it's for the main character, Peyton Giordano. I'll release a new character profile every month up until the release of the novel. That's enough time to catch up on the action that led to RED by picking up or downloading A Tragic Heart . Here we go: Full Name: Peyton Hayley Giordano Birth Date: April 4, 2010 Gender: Female Age During RED : 16-18 years old Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Red Height: 5'6 Weight: 130 lbs Relatives: Taylor Caldwell (Mother-Deceased). Peyton Giordano (Father-Deceased), Mason Taylor (Cousin), Adalyn Voyvodich-Taylor (Cousin-in-law), Jackson Caldwell (Uncle), Nick Taylor (cousin), Ryan Taylor (cousin), Lila Taylor (cousin) Relationship Status: It's complicated....don't ask!  Interests/Hobbies: Singing, Guitar, Piano, Songwriting Positive Character Traits: Sh