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The Barn Burner & Rockstar

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“Gunter glieben glauchen globen!” – Rock Of Ages

The barn burner and I are coming to Tulsa!

I am so excited to announce that I’ll be attending the
Hard Rock Author Event in May 2015 hosted by Southern Belle Book Blog and Hilary Storm!

Prepare to be rocked by this killer lineup of authors:

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And the models will have you saying…

So, join me and the other rockstar authors in May 2015, and we will rock this shit together!

P.S. I hope none of us come across any flying cows!

A Dream Come True

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I’m officially a published author.

How do I know this?

1. Two bloggers made teasers for my book.

2. Another blogger included GIFs in her review.

3. You can find me on Amazon, iBooks, and Barnes & Noble.

4. I found jellyfish pirating my book.

At first, I was pissed. I still am pissed because my book is $3.99! You can’t even get a meal at a fast food restaurant for that cheap anymore. So, the fact that people have to steal my book because they can’t “afford” it pisses me off.

With that being said, screw all those damn jellyfish! I know I have loyal readers out there who have bought the book because they’ve messaged me about it. They’ve left a review for it. They’ve asked me when book two is coming out. They actually care. So, thank you, to all of you who are loyal readers, who love the written word enough to spend your hard earned money on the things you love instead of being a cheap-ass jellyfish!

Since publishing Wanted By You last week, things have been a little crazy but incredibly fun! I’ve loved getting to meet people from all over the world, from here in the US to the UK and Australia; it’s been mind-blowingly awesome and I can’t wait to meet more of you!

Another thing: fangirling. I’m so used to being a fangirl myself, I can’t even wrap my head around having others fangirling over me and my book. I will never get used to that. I love reading and writing so much that I could talk about books all day. So, whether I’m reading a message from someone saying they loved the book or I’m reading a review, I’m right there with them fangirling over every little thing because I’m just as excited as they are about the book and for me to finish writing book two! So, if you want to talk about my book or the Love in the City series with me, shoot me a message or comment here on my website. I love talking about books!

I’ve also loved reading honest feedback from you, the readers, because it’s helping me better myself as a writer. Right now as I read through reviews, I’m figuring out what readers love about my writing and what I need to work on. So please, keep the reviews coming! I also have some treats to share with all of you once I get more reviews:

  • When I get 50 reviews, I’ll post the Wanted By You soundtrack (37 songs)!
  • When I get 100 reviews, I’ll post the Polyvore boards (aka the clothes) from Wanted By You!
  • When I get 125 reviews, I’ll post some extras from Wanted By You, e.g., all 28 items from the Bucket List Countdown and other goodies!

So, if you haven’t left a review for Wanted By You yet, please consider doing so! I’d love you for it! Plus, I know you secretly want these extras as much as I’m dying to share them with you!

Again, thank you to everyone who hasn’t been a jellyfish, who’s bought a copy of my book and supported me from the very beginning. Becoming a published writer has been a dream come true for me, and I’m incredibly honored that so many of you are ready for more from me.

Blog Tour Kickoff + Giveaway!

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Bandit Publishing and I are excited to share with you the RELEASE of Wanted By You! Make sure to check out the preview on iTunes, add to your Goodreads, pick up your copy and enter the GIVEAWAY below for SIGNED PAPERBACKS and Amazon & iTunes GIFT CARDS! Don’t forget to join us at the Release Day and Blog Tour Event starting on February 27th – join by clicking the below link.

NOW AVAILABLE!

Carter was captivated by Ellyson Evans the moment he laid eyes on her,
but she was the one girl who didn’t beg for his attention.
He wanted her.
Ellyson vowed to never fall in love, because love can destroy you,
but then she met Carter Jennings.
She wanted him.
Unwilling to risk their comfortable friendship, neither confessed their desires.
Losing touch after college, a chance meeting reconnects them.
They want each other.
But love in the city is never quite that easy.
 
 
 
 
 

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Love Machine

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It’s true. I’m just a love machine and I won’t work for nobody but you.

I loved writing every bit of Wanted By You. Like want-to-make-a-career-out-of-writing loved it. And the messages I’ve already received from a few readers wanting more from me makes me incredibly happy because I love, love, love writing! So, I’m more than ready to keep on keepin’ on for you guys!

A few days ago, I got to see a paperback version of my book! I cannot explain the awesomeness that went into holding it for the first time. It was amazing and surreal and exciting all at the same time. It’s so beautiful! I can’t wait to see other people holding it and reading it!

back cover of Wanted By You

The back cover of Wanted By You

I also have bookmarks, postcards and pens as well as some cute necklaces from Etsy that go along with the book! So, be sure to join my release day event on Facebook to enter to win some pretty book swag and other prizes on release day and throughout the blog tour!

Since I love you all and there’s only *THREE MORE DAYS* until release day, I’ve decided to share another song off Wanted By You‘s playlist. If this doesn’t make your Monday 100X better, I don’t know what will.

“Love Machine” by The Miracles

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Click here to read a sneak peek of Wanted By You and pre-order on iBooks! 

Click here to pre-order on Kobo!

Click here to enter to win an ecopy of Wanted By You from Headtripping Book’s 3,000 Likes Giveaway!

Wanted By You: Cover Reveal + Sneak Peek

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Steph Nuss

Title: Wanted by You

Series: Love in the City – Book #1

Bandit Publishing and I are excited to share with you the Cover Reveal for Wanted By You. Make sure to join us at the Release Day and Blog Tour Event starting on February 27th – join by clicking the below link.

TO BE RELEASED: FEBRUARY 27th

Carter was captivated by Ellyson Evans the moment he laid eyes on her,
but she was the one girl who didn’t beg for his attention.
He wanted her.
Ellyson vowed to never fall in love, because love can destroy you,
but then she met Carter Jennings.
She wanted him.
Unwilling to risk their comfortable friendship, neither confessed their desires.
Losing touch after college, a chance meeting reconnects them.
They want each other.
But love in the city is never quite that easy.

**iBooks Pre-order and Exclusive Sneak Peek**

Celebrate Good Times

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In celebration of hitting 1,000 likes on Facebook last night, I’ve put together a giveaway full of amazing books from Bandit Publishing! I couldn’t imagine working with a better group of people. They’re simply the best! Click on the giveaway link below to enter to win their books:

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ICYMI: Release Date

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That’s right. Thursday, February 27th, Wanted By You releases!

Mark your calendars for the cover reveal on February 13th! It’s absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to share it with you!

So, to celebrate, let’s share a song from the Wanted By You playlist. This is Never by Moving Pictures, and I love the chorus of this song:

The Art of Writing

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Last night, I finished up with a few tweaks and edits on WANTED BY YOU. It’s headed to the copy editor now which means we’re getting closer and closer to publication! 

*throws confetti!*

Let’s talk about the art of writing for a moment…

I think some people think writing a book is like taking a crap. You just sit down and write, and boom, a masterpiece is formed. No. That’s not how it works. There’s anxiety involved. A lot of anxiety and edits and rewrites. And the voices in your head never shut up. And they’re begging you to tell their story, but you can’t write fast enough to get everything down at once so you have notes all over the place. Inside your old college notebooks. On your Notes app on your iPhone. On your laptop’s sidebar sticky notes. It’s a mess of notes all over the place; sometimes in places you can’t even remember putting them. It’s exhausting and time consuming but completely magical all at the same time.

All of the anxiety and edits and perfecting is totally worth it because writing a book is not like taking a dump. It’s not an everyday occurrence that everybody does. It’s a big deal. It’s crossing off a bucket list item. It’s chasing after the dream you’ve had since you were a little girl. A dream of one day becoming that author who inspires others to write because being a writer is their dream, too.

So, as I get closer to publishing my first book and think about all the excitement and nerves that will come with release day, I can’t help but smile and think, bring it on! I’m not going to let anything or anyone bring me down. I’ve worked hard to get where I am as a writer, and I’m not going to let one person’s opinion or a bad review or whatever bring me down because writing a book is not like taking a poop. If it was, everybody would do it and nobody would judge anybody on how they do it because nobody would care.

I’m thankful for the people who care about me and my book and the Love in the City series, the people who have taken the time to help me through the writing and editing process and given me sound advice, and to the people who read my book early on and gave me their honest opinions.

I will forever be grateful for people’s honesty and feedback, but honestly, writing a book is nothing like taking a shit. Not everybody can do it. Not everybody has the guts to do it. So, cheers to all of us who have the courage to put ourselves out there, and to all the people who continuously support and encourage us to pursue our dreams and who care enough to share their thoughts with us.

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Happy New Year

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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to write more posts on here. In 2013, I neglected my website quite often, but that’s all going to change in 2014. I like my new layout. I finally figured out how to create my own widgets. Life on here will be good! It will be!

My other resolutions consist of eating healthier, working out more…the usual resolutions most people have. I’m fairly good at watching what I eat, but I’m hoping to start eating a paleo diet again. The “caveman” diet, as it’s been referred to, is a very clean eating regimen. It really does make the body feel a hell of a lot better and I’m excited to jump back on the bandwagon. I lost about 10 pounds from eating a paleo diet earlier in 2013.

Of course, I don’t believe in completely cutting out the things I love. I think it’s important to reward yourself for living a healthier lifestyle by enjoying some of the not-so-good-for-you foods maybe once every two weeks or every Saturday because it’s the weekend, but with that being said, I think it’s important that that “treat” doesn’t morph into binge eating. A fun-sized candy bar or a bowl of cereal would suffice.

I recently started pinning and using polyvore and you can find links to my profiles on the side of my website. I’ve been building polyvore boards and pinterest boards for my book and I’ve grown addicted to them. I’m positive 2014 will be filled will lots more pins and polyvore sets. It’s all just so addicting, I can’t help it! None of my sets on polyvore are published yet because they’re a big, fat secret until my book comes out…which is soon! I can’t wait for you all to see them as well as my pinterest boards.

As for the rest of 2014, I’m planning on writing a hell of a lot more! I’m hoping to at least get two books published this year. That’s my goal anyways. The first book in my Love in the City series, Wanted By You, is currently with the beta readers and I’m really excited to hear their thoughts! I’m just really excited in general with everything in regards towards my book and writing and publishing. My cover is hot! I can’t wait to share it with the world! Bandit Publishing has made this entire process a dream come true. They just get me and I really, really appreciate that.

One of my other goals for 2014 is to write everyday no matter what. Like Nora Roberts says, “I can always fix a bad page. I can’t fix a blank one.” I’m currently in the process of writing book two, and I’m hoping this goal pushes me to finish it and publish it before 2014 ends!

I hope everyone has set some resolutions and/or goals for themselves this year. I think it’s important to push yourself towards your dreams because life is too short to do anything else. I sat down at my laptop in April 2013 and started writing. In July 2013, I signed a contract with Bandit Publishing and have had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest people to bring out the best in me as a writer, and I know 2014 will be full of awesome things for us! I can’t wait! May you all have a wonderful New Year’s! Cheers to 2014! 

 

Love in Awareness

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The awesome thing about being an artist is using your gift or your art for good.

That’s one of the best things about being a writer–millions of people read your words and take something from them.

That’s also why I believe in not only telling a great love story, but also supporting a variety of causes in doing so. In the My Kind of Lover series, I have designed each plot around two lovers and their love story. The lovers, either individually or together, become advocates to certain causes because they’ve either personally been impacted or know of somebody or something that has been which causes them to bring awareness to you, the readers, by showing their support to such causes. You’ll see throughout the series how each book brings awareness to certain charities like Susan G. Komen for the Cure or March of Dimes or the Special Olympics just to name a few. Each book has some cause it hopes to bring awareness to.

It’s my goal as a writer to use the passion I have to help those in need because my voice can be heard through my stories, and I hope all of you take something special away from the lovers, their story, and their support for their causes.