I'm beyond thrilled to share this news with everyone today!!!
One of our fellow Twi-bloggy buddies, Carol Oates (aka Alitriona, aka Eila), is so knee-deep in the Twilight world you would think she has time for nothing else.
First and foremost...A working mother? Naturally!!
First and foremost...A working mother? Naturally!!
Lover of Twilight? Clearly!!
Obessive Cullen Disease and fangirl of Rob? Absolutely!!
Runs a Twilight blog? You betcha!!
Inspired by Twilight enough to....
Write fanfiction, make fanfiction videos, and banners?
YES! Yes! and Yes!!! And she does it all FANTASTICALLY well too!!
Her fanfiction "Random Angels" is now complete.
If you missed my review of her story you can
read it here. Link on the side of my blog as always!
. So what's a busy girl like that do in her not-devoted-to-Twilight spare time?
Write a novel, of course!
"As a reader of this blog, I'm delighted TongueTwied could be one of the very first to announce the official release of Shades of Atlantis. Shades has many meanings in regards to the story. Shades in terms of color, shade as the place between light and darkness where someone may find themselves protected or kept from the truth, or the old meaning of shades -- ghosts, in this case, an inescapable legacy.
If you decide to read the book, I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to let me know what you think. I can be found around twitter, facebook and on my website CarolOates.com. Thanks!"
-- Carol
Shades of Atlantis
Book release today, November 9, 2010
You can read a summary on Carol's blog:
It is available through Omnific Publishing (and summary given) through this link:
{FYI: Alice Clayton's book The Unidentified Redhead has also been published through Omnific. She currently writes the fanfiction story 'Edward Wallbanger.' I'm a chicken, are you?}
Please join me in wishing Carol all the best with her first publication! I know so many of us aspire to be published writers, and I'm so happy to be able to announce her publication so we may all share in her success and be inspired to strive to reach our own goals and dreams!
Congratulations Carol!
You are an amazingly talented writer, and I am so looking forward to reading Shades of Atlantis and your future publications!
Of note, Carol is also participating in the NaNo Insanity this month. And you can read about the interesting premise for her story here, which deals with vampires, but before you assume that she was inspired by Twilight, you might be interested to learn she 'grew up within shouting distance' of where Bram Stoker was born.
So the most important question (for some of us)!
Is there a role for Rob in the movie adaptation of Shades of Atlantis?
After reading the story's summary, I can think of only one 'devishly handsome' actor to fit the bill.
"Did someone mention Shades..."
Thank you Carol for letting me celebrate you and your achievements on my blog yet again. As always, it is my pleasure and this doesn't count toward our 'Pay It Forward' tally. :p
Please say you'll go check out Carol's book and leave her some support in the comments!
17 comments:
Congratulations!! I can only imagine how exciting it must be to actually get published. I wish you much success and will have to check out your work.
Lisa
PS: Did someone mention Shades. You knew that would get me, kiTT ;)
Shades of Atlantis sounds intriguing. I will for sure check it out. Wishing you much success!
Amazing!! Congratulations and I wish you much success.
WOW! Nothing better than that feeling I bet! Good Luck!
WOW! Nothing better than that feeling I bet! Good Luck!
Hi, thank you for the kind words and good wishes everyone.
Tonguetwied has always been first in line to wave her poms poms and beat down anyone else who wanted to claim the title of no. 1 fan. lol
So, I was delighted to get an announcement made here. Thank you for the endless support, laughter and pics of Rob whenever I need to take a break from writing.
(hugs)
Congratulations, Carol! I look forward to reading your novel.
Congratulations Carol!! And Good Luck with your novel!
First of all, congratulations Carol!
Second, I read the synopsis. Very intriguing. I would love to read your book, and I sure as hell will.
Good luck, girl.
Congratulations! An amazing accomplishment for sure. I wish you much luck. Can't wait to read it.
This falls into one of my top 5 favorite things about this fandom... the creativity it had brought about in the fans. And that they are publishing books! LOVE IT! I will certainly read the book, and I wish Carol every success... I wishI could get my mind to stop long enough to write.. I have so many thoughts in my head.. and I always note them but never do anything about them... I admire you Carol... Congratulations!!
This falls into one of my top 5 favorite things about this fandom... the creativity it had brought about in the fans. And that they are publishing books! LOVE IT! I will certainly read the book, and I wish Carol every success... I wishI could get my mind to stop long enough to write.. I have so many thoughts in my head.. and I always note them but never do anything about them... I admire you Carol... Congratulations!!
I forgot to mention that I also find the plot of the book very interesting. I may have gotten a little extra glimpse into the story that is making me really look forward to reading it. ;)
@Kelly, yes I agree how much Twilight has cultivated so much creativity within the fandom, and I am glad we can all support each other's contributions.
@All, thank you to all for your kind, supportive words for Carol.
@Carol, You were too nice to your stalker...errr, I mean cheerleader, so look where it got you! LOL :)
Congratulations Carol!!! This is fantastic! My biggest dream has been to one day see my work in a bookstore in hardcover. And just look at you! Living it! AMAZING!
Keep writing and we'll keep reading and cheering!
Thanks TT for shouting about this!
I've already ordered my copy!! Congratulations Carol!! I am so proud of you!
Thank you everyone for all the support. I'm sure feeling the love today :-)
Wow- congratulations!
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