Split Your Heart, Not Your Tongue

Another week, another poem and scene from RED . Being that it's New Year's Eve, I think a poem about making mistakes and trying to learn and get better from them will be appropriate. We all have something we want to work out for the New Year. This poem is from Adalyn's point of view. It's called Mistakes . If you missed the poem from last week you can view it here . Mistakes are lessons Mistakes are certain But it's always ugly revealing what's behind the curtain He wasn't ready for it Neither was I But I caused it and left us to die Mistakes are normal Mistakes cause heartache But I didn't mean for his heart to break He was never there And I was lonely In my heart, he's my one and only I did something that I can't take back  There's no way of erasing the facts But where's forgiveness when you need it? I wait by the phone and I sit and sit Mistakes are things we all must make Mistakes are the th...

It's another week which means it's time for another poem from a character's point of view. This time I'm choosing to write a poem from the point of view of the main character in RED . This is a poem by Peyton ( Taylor and Peyton's daughter ) after she has an altercation with one of her beaus. It's called Battered and Shattered . If you missed the poem from last week from Mason's POV, you can check it out here . Sitting on the hard, cold ground alone Scared, battered and shattered I don't know who I am I have no one to call And the night is black I'm just scared, battered and shattered They're asking me questions That I don't have the answers to Alone, battered and shattered My tears do the talking for me Words won't come out my throat I'm alone, battered and shattered I've made my mistakes But do I deserve this?  Confused, battered and shattered My blood runs red And my mind is running wild ...

I'm happy to announce that I officially belong to a publishing company! I very recently signed with Line By Lion Publications and that means RED will be released through their publishing company. A Tragic Heart will also be re-released and I plan to release the entire RED Tragedies series with Line By Lion. I'll keep you all updated with news and future projects. 2015 should have a lot of exciting news for us all. Here's to a long and prosperous partnership! Cheers!

As most of you already know, RED will be released on February 14, 2015. I thought it was clever to release it on Valentine's Day since the name of the book is RED and...well...you know! Anyway, along with a new character profile every month, I'll also release a poem that is inspired by a scene or page from RED . I think it's a good way to help readers gain a better understanding of the emotional effects certain scenes have on the character. The first poem is called " Dreaming Alive " and it's from Mason's point of view. Last night I dreamed of you while I was awake And I prayed to the Lord my soul He'll take Just so I can be back with you Do you know what it's like to dream while alive? To see the damning images deep inside your mind? But it was worth it because I was with you  The sparks in your eyes, they were still there But the fire spread and you disappeared I'll burn all over again just for you My eyes are ...