This song comes to mind as I write this, my final post for My Vamp Fiction. The first line of the chorus is “Time to say goodbye”. Indeed, it is time to bid all of you, my wonderful friends, a bittersweet farewell. It is not only the lyric of the chorus that makes this song sentimental to me, and poignant for this blog....
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Goodbye 2011 Another year has almost passed us by, and my what a year it has been. The MVF family has grown to include a host of talented new contributors with diverging opinions and fresh views on everything vampire, paranormal and more. I could not be prouder to be associated with such a fabulous group of women who continually...
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Are you HUNGRY? Film adaptations of beloved books always have me proceeding with trepidation. On one hand, there’s nothing like a fictional world being brought to life, on the other…well, there’s huge potential for a let down. Trailers are the vehicle through which we are given a glimpse of what’s in store...
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When Fall comes around, the temperatures drop and the shelves at the grocery store start to fill with candy, despite the sugar, everything for me is bittersweet. I’ve often referenced my dad in my writing and this time of year he frequents my thoughts. Why? My dad was Mr. Holiday. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas were...
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When the weather patterns shift, wind picks up and the leaves transform into the vibrant hues of yellow, orange and red does your reading material shift as well? For me the warm summer nights are filled with seasonal attention deficit disorder (yes, that’s completely fabricated). I like quick reads, books that I can put down...
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Have you heard the dreamy news? Dreamworks has acquired the rights to the film adaptations of Karen Moning’s Best Selling Fever series. Can you imagine, Jericho Z. Barrons on the big screen? The transformation of one MacKayla Lane right before your eyes? Let’s hold up for a minute. There are questions to be...
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Breaking Dawn, the final and most debated book in the Twilight series hits the big screen with its first installment this coming November. Question: Is anyone even interested? I don’t know if it has to do with the people I’m around or the time that has passed, but, to me it seems the excitement for this next film just...
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You might never notice the impact social media can have on you as an individual if you don’t step away from it every once in a while. Recently, by circumstance rather than choice, I haven’t been able to engage online as much as I have in previous months. Zero Facebook, infrequent Twitter time and even less texting on...
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Usually around this time of year I am planning and plotting my summer reading list based on upcoming release dates, my ever growing list of TBRs and whatever sounds good for a day at the beach. Today, looking outside, all I see is snow and stormy skies. Pouting has ensued. For some reason, the sun inspires me to pick up different...
read moreRelease dates are given in advance to let the anticipation build. Whether books, movies or television premiers, smart marketing will lead to a feeding frenzy among die hard readers and fans. I have been sucked into the frenzy twice already this year. My initiation was with the final book in the Fever Series. I was hungry for...
read moreMy sister… I love my sister, she’s the best. She’s cooler than any other girl that I have ever met. She had the greatest band, she has the greatest guy. She’s good at everything and doesn’t even try. -My Sister, The Juliana Hatfield Three Today I’m dedicating this post to my sister. From the time...
read moreI have lived so many lives all in my head – I Do Not Want This by Nine Inch Nails I’ve got my feet on the ground but I don’t go to sleep to dream – I Don’t Go to Sleep to Dream by Fiona Apple For me the quoted lyrics above could not be more true. Since I was a wee lass, I have had a vivid imagination. At...
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