Sydney Aaliyah Michelle

R – Relationships

Published on April 21, 2014April 20, 2014 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle11 Comments

I mentioned before how Miranda’s roommate, Darcy is a hopeless romantic and is looking for love. She has a pretty idealistic attitude when it comes to this love thing.

Some of her relationship advice:

“Never date Arkansas boys, only date Texas men. Arkansas boys may have farming money and ranching money, but Texas men have oil money. Enough said.”

“I may be from a small town, but even I know better then to try and intellectualize love. Love is love. That’s it.”

“This is the first big social situation for the soon-to-be epic relationship that is Troy and Miranda. It wouldn’t hurt you to wear something with a little color in it.”

“Get it over with; come on, Randa, this is supposed to be fun.”

“I ‘ve dreamed of finding the perfect guy to sweep me off my feet since I can remember. And I know that makes me sound totally pathetic, but I don’t care. I want a boyfriend who loves and adores me. Someone who not only wants to hang out with me, but prefers it.” She stared off into the unknown. “I want someone who inspires me and who’s proud to be with me.”

What do you think about Darcy’s ideas about relationships and love?

Check out my friend, Rebecca J. Campbell’s Blog where I visit for the day discussing my Road to Publication for Another New Life.

Q – Quotes by Troy Anderson

Published on April 19, 2014 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle8 Comments

I was going to share my MC’s greatest quotes, but I decided to help Paige Rion out and turn my Q post over to her. Check it out here. I get her back by taking her U post, next week.

But, I still have a few choice quotes from my male MC Troy Anderson to share with you.

“I remember everything you say to me.”

“I haven’t heard your voice in eight years, and I like the way it sounds.”

“I can’t believe we waited so long to do that.”

“We’ll… work… something… out,” Troy spoke between kisses. “We’ll steal Ryan’s notes.”

“That I want to be with you.”

“If you ask me, we haven’t moved fast enough.”

“Listen, if it takes you a little while longer to get to where I’m at, that’s fine. I’ll wait.”

Troy is such a great guy, but trust me, he’s not perfect. Do your favorite lines still get to you, even after you’ve read them 400 times?

AVAILABLE JUNE 2, 2014!!!!

P – Production and Public Relations

Published on April 17, 2014 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle14 Comments

This post will be shameless plugs for two very cool companies run by two very cool people who helped on the front and back end of Another New Life.

Black Firefly – Shedding the Light on the Darkness of Publication

Jade and her connections in finding the right beta readers, editors, and cover artist made the production of my book relatively stress free. Even though she was on the other side of the world, she answered my questions in a timely manner and even when things didn’t go smooth, her support and quick action, eased my mind.

One of the reasons I picked her was, I needed guidance and support in the production of Another New Life, but I didn’t want to sacrifice uniqueness. I am 100% in control of the way my book looks, Black Firefly helped my make it a reality.

Mark My Words Book Publicity

I choose Rachel Marks and Mark My Words Book Publicity because they choose me, too. Again, I wanted some support in marketing the release of Another New Life. I sent her my manuscript and she loved it and her team loved it. They were just as excited about it as I was and we worked together to a create a plan for my book release. From our first conversation, Rachel and I hit it off and she’s been on top of it ever since. The cover reveal was a huge success and I am excited for the Release Day Blitz and the blog tour.

If you need help with bringing you book to life, I highly recommend Black Firefly and Mark My Words.

If your an indie writer, do you do all of these things yourself, or are you like me and need a little help?

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O – Original Title – Return to Love

Published on April 17, 2014April 16, 2014 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle5 Comments

The original title of Another New Life was Return to Love. In fact, the original file and Pinterest boards still contain the original title. It got me thinking whether this was common or not. Apparently it is. Check out these famous books by their original title:

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four –The Last Man in Europe (I guess it wasn’t specific enough.)

Ernest Hemingways’ The Sun Also Rises — Fiesta (Was it a book about Spain or China?)

Leo Tolstoy’s War & Peace — All’s Well That Ends Well (Mouthful.)

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird — Atticus (I could see that.)

And, my favorite book The Great Gatsby — Gatsby, Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires, Trimalchio, Trimalchio
in West Egg, On the Road to West Egg, Under the Red, White and Blue, Gold-Hatted Gatsby or The High-Bouncing Lover (I think they choose correctly. Gold-Hatted Gatsby, really?)

Do your titles last from idea to publication?

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N – New Adult Author C.A. Williams and a Giveaway

Published on April 16, 2014May 30, 2014 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle3 Comments

One of my goal at sydneyaaliyah.com is to bring attention to the world of New Adult. With that said, I wanted to introduce you to C.A. Williams. She has written several New Adult novels including, Chaotic, Book #1 in the Imperfect Perfection series.

Synopsis:
Contains mature content, recommended for 17+

Adelaide McGregor was spinning out of control, in a world of pain that no one knew anything about. She put up a front, displaying a picture perfect girl that everyone wanted to be, but no one was truly there for her. Then she was sent away to live near her grandparents, due to bad behavior when her mother decided she didn’t want to deal with her any longer. Without a penny to her name and no where else to go, her life was uprooted to North Carolina. Everything seems to be changing for the better with her fresh new start until she meets a guy who flips her world upside down all over again. Sometimes you have to make it through the struggles of imperfection in life for everything to come out as complete perfection, but Della hasn’t quite learned that lesson yet.

The follow-up, Twisted Bliss, is also available!