Update and stuff

I have written a blog in forever. Why? Well two reasons, really.

1) I've been nose deep in working on Redeeming Angel

2) I'm just that flaking, and now I'm feeling guilty about it 

I am very close to finishing Redeeming Angel and sharing the release date. The last chapters are always the hardest for me, and in this case especially so. I love the ever-loving crap out of these characters so much!! This series really made me feel like an author, if that makes any sense, and I will be sad when it ends.

However, I do have big plans in the future for new books and maybe possibly a Lexi spinoff (pondering the idea down the long road). 

And in the meantime, if you need a Chase and  Angel fix once you have finished reading Redeeming Angel, I have decided to do a collection of Divisa Excerpts on my Wattpad, where I will be writing bonus scenes of Chase & Angel's life after Redeeming Angel. This will be a project I work on when I'm bored, inspired, or need a break from my WIP.

I might also take requests for scenes you guys would like to read =)

So, I threw together a quick cover. The collection will be called, Eternally Angel.

Also, to celebrate the upcoming release for Redeeming Angel, you can now get Saving Angel for FREE!!! So if you know a friend who might be interested in...

Love your guts out!
 

10 Random questions

1. Can you solve a rubix cube?
God no.


2. Do you gamble?
I kick butt at Texas Holdem. (Thanks hubby for the lessons)


3. Have you ever stolen a street sign?
No, but I did have a fire hydrant dropped into my front yard as a joke.


4. Tea or Coffee?
Both, I have a caffeine addition.


5. What is your song of the week?
Selfie by Chainsmokers (fun fact: I suck at selfies)


6. Do you parallel park or drive around the block?
You don't want me to parallel park. I must definitely drive around the block.


7. Who is the last person you think about before falling asleep?
Whichever book character I am currently writing, lately it would be Chase ;)


8. What is the weirdest thing you've done while driving?
Clipped my nails. I hate hangnails. They drive me berserk.


9. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
This is a toughie. Darn you Victoria Secret, you temptress and your Love Pink line.


10. If you could eat lunch with one famous person, who would it be?
Now I know I should pick someone who would give me insight and great words of wisdom like the Bill Gates, the Pope, or a former President, but (and this will come as no surprise) I would probably pick Jensen Ackles, so I could sit there, gazing into his baby blue eyes and talk about demons (great research material too.) Then at the end he would plant one on me for realz and I'd swoon.
Wait...what?

 

25 Random Things About Moi (just in case you were wondering)

I've done a post like this before, but I think they are so fun, so I decided to do an up-to-date one.

1. My current fiction boyfriend is...wait for it...Chase Winters. (I can't help myself. I just love him.)

2. I have 2 tattoos. A double infinity on the inside of my left wrist (Yes, like Revenge. What can I say? I'm a dork) And a tramp stamp on my lower back. (This just emphasizes my said dorkiness)

3. I've been married for 13 years, and I have two boys who are 16 and 12. Say what? Yep, I have a 16 year old. Still blows my mind.

4. My favorite color is blue.

5. I have a thing for eyes. When I write a book, I constantly want to write about their eyes. Sometimes I over do it.

6. I love pierces. Other than my ears, I have 1 body piercing. My belly button. I did have my nose pierced a few years ago, but it didn't last.

7. Secretly, I want to dye my hair pink.

8. My celebrity crush is Jensen Ackles (No surprise as he is plastered all over my blog - its embarrassing)

9. I like twitter more than Facebook

10. My full name is Jennifer Lee Weil

11. Right this minute, my favorite song is Katy Perry's Dark Horse. And I make a fool of myself daily by belting the lyrics way off key.

12. I have the WORST diet ever. For breakfast I eat cookies, cakes, anything sweet and chocolately with a cup of coffee. Everyday.

13. I am obsessed with almost every show on the CW (Star-crossed is my new favorite. Holy hot aliens. Roman = yum-o-tastic)

14. Coke-cola is my favorite drink, especially with lime slices.

15. My first crush was Jordan Knight from NKOTB. I swear I was in love.

16. I go through candles like it is nobodies business. My favorite candle is Beachwalk by Yankee Candle. I also really like Bath & Body Works candles as well.

17. I have a cat. Her name is Snickers, but we call her Kiki. No clue why.

18. My favorite type of food is Chinese. (Now I am starving)

19. I always make weird faces when having my picture taken.

20. Bath Bombs from Lush are my recent favorite find. I am a bubble bath kind of girl (I get all my really good ideas while I am soaking in scented suds.)

21. Lately I have been listening to a whole ton of Dubstep. But I really like all genres of music.

22. I get very excited about food.

23. The last few chapters of a book are the hardest for me to write. I procrastinate like a mofo.

24. I dance and sing in the car. My kids hate it, which then makes me laugh.

25. I wear glasses, because I am blind as a bat.

Random ramblings...

I don't really have any fabulous news, it just feels like I haven't blogged in forever. 

First let me say that I am already having Daryl Dixon withdrawals. February? Really?

On an upbeat note, I sent Chasing Angel to the editor. The moment I hit send, I had a panic attack. I never feel like a book is ready, and I already want to go back in make a million more changes, but I am restraining myself until after I get the edits back. *Deep breath*

If you haven't checked them out yet, there are a few giveaways in the below post with awesome prizes!!! Thank you guys for sharing your favorite cookie recipes. I am officially craving Christmas.

I am thinking while Chasing Angel is in edits I will write a bonus Christmas scene…hmmm

There will also be some upcoming posts about Weaving Magick. I will be working on designing a cover (I need the visual inspiration), and I am thinking about giving a sneak peak of Chapter 1.

And lastly, I have a short story called Blood, Love, and Magic that is being released under Nevermore Press in 2014. I guess I did have some exciting news after all.  I will post more deets once I know.

You guys rock my socks!!!

Help me! o_0

*** UPDATE *** 11/18/13

 

Thank you guys so much. This was fun!! I am closing the poll & announcing the winner soon. Entries from here on out will not count. And if your choice didn't win, I can guarantee it will appear in one of my books in the future =)

Okay. So my sister hates the name I chose for my heroine in a new book I started working on over the summer (details to come in a later post - soon!). I literally cannot finish writing this book without a name I love. So I am stuck.

Pick which one you like the best. I want a character my readers can connect with!! The book is a YA Paranormal Romance about a witches, magic, and a curse.

What name do you like? (p.s. she's a witch)

Collins

Piper

Katia

Rowan

Trinity

Poll Maker

You guys are the best!!

Just a little Halloween fun....

It's here - my favorite holiday.

Boo-yeah!

When my boys were little, I simply loved dressing up with them (yep I was one of those moms). Now they are teens and I am the only one dressing up for the first time *small tear escapes*

This is my costume...Can you guess what I am?

 

I'm a One-Night Stand (hehehe)

 

Favorite Candy from my world:

 

Me - Peanut Butter M&M's

Chase - Sour Patch Kids (he is sweet and sour)

Angel - Red and green skittles

Lexi - Twizzlers

Travis - Snickers

Emma - Pop rocks

Gavin - Dark Milky Way (he's the dark witch)

Brianna - Razzles

Lukas - Rolos (for the golden witch)

Sophie - Pixy sticks

 

 

In honor of Waking Dead tonight...

So I am acting a like a total fangirl tonight.

Why?

Because I finally get to drool over Daryl again. *wipes mouth with back of sleeve* And in honor, I am giving you guys my list of 5 things I couldn't live without during a Zombie Apocalypse. (Don't laugh *snickers*)

1. A really great pair of running shoes.
2. My collection of Nora Robert books. (better yet, I am going to make sure I am holed up in a library)
3. Zombie repellent (Someone will invent this right?)
4. A lifetime supply of moisturizer and lip gloss. I can't live through a normal day w/out ithese let alone a Zombie Apocalypse.
5. Daryl Dixon. Umm, the only way I am surviving this is if Daryl kicks some Zombie a**.

In a Zombie Apocalypse, what 5 things would you take?

P.S. I need to get one of these...stat.

XOXO,

Oh. Meh. Gerd.

 

Why yes it is.

I can't believe my last post was almost a month ago. Jeesh. What is wrong with me?
A lot, but we won't get into that @_@

So I have had just a crazy summer and there has been lots of changes and changes still to come. As you know Luminescence was picked up by Nevermore Press, and I am so excited to see how the final product turns out for the first two books.

Luminescence will be released on Nov. 15th and Amethyst Tears on Dec. 20th. I will post more info as I get it ;)

Some of you may be wondering what is going on with the last two books in both series...

Honestly I don't know what I was thinking writing two series at once. That was never in my plan, but Chase and Angel kept nagging me and I couldn't stop until I had it written done. And I am so glad that I did! Though sometimes I cross streams and if you have ever seen Ghostbusters than you know that is a big no-no, which is why I feel it is really important that I have a great team like Nevermore helping me out.

It is not yet official because I have been struggling with the decision for the last month or so whether I also re-release the books under Nevermore who have expressed great interest in the Divisa series, which I totally don't blame them. I mean, Chase and Angel are just dynamite in my opinion;) I love those two <3

I know it will totally stink having to wait a little longer for the books and I know some of you could care less about the many mistakes I make, but I know quite a few people who will be rejoicing. A polished book I can be proud and readers will thoroughly enjoy is my ultimate goal. I hope you all don't hate me for making you wait just a little longer to read the books ;(

As soon as I have definate release dates and fun info to share I will be posting here and most difinitely tweeting it. Twitter got a mouthful from me last night ;)

I love you guys - thanks so much for giving my books a shot. It literally means the world to me.
XOXO

The kinds of stuff you'll find in my books...

So I thought it would be fun to put together a little list of stuff that you are likely to find in reading one of my books.



 

1. Jared Padalecki. J/K. How awesome would it be if you could? Though I would prefer Jensen Ackles. (Have I mentioned that I have a thing for Jensen Ackles?)
2. Hot guys with piercings
3. Hot guys with tattoos
4. Hot guys with piercings and tattoos (ok I think I got all the hotness covered)
5. Hot Bad boys. Correction. To drool for bad boys.
6. Swearing. In real life I swear like a sailor, so I try real hard to tone it down in my books.
7. A ton of description about eyes. @_@ I have a thing for eyes. It's my favorite feature, and I really like exotic eyes. I just realized that both my series have glowing eyes - lol.
8. Alpha males. I like my male leads to be possessive and protective.
9. Sarcasm.
10. Cliches.
11. Steamy, magnetism sexual tension.
12. Kissing and more...oh yeah. I like the and more part.
13. Cliffhangers.
14. A fun read. (I hope)

For those Luminescence fans, I will have exciting news to share in the near future!

XOXO

My Boy Chase...

I am totally blown away by the release of Hunting Angel and so is my boy Chase.

At first I was like...

My husband hearing all the common asked, "Are you okay?" And I was like...

Of course I can't help myself...

Then my husband asked...

Ummm... Does being high on Chase count?

 

Husband: "Say what?"

 

 

So I just wanted to say...

 

and...

 

What I'm trying to say is...

 

  

 

and...

 

 

 

I'm having a moment...

Hello future husband...

Dear God... Someone hose me down. Just in case you didn't know, I have a serious, umm serious crush on Jensen Ackles! *fans self*

Things have been crazy for me lately. I hope you all had a fab-u-lous Memorial Day!

Well, it is crunch time for me as I do the last bit of finesse on Hunting Angel. I am beyond excited to get this book out. It has been such a whirlwind year for me.

In the past year, I wrote and published my first book, along with 3 others. My 5th one is due out next month. @_@

Not too shabby for a girl with a big dream.

I just wanted to thank you all for making this such an awesome year for me. I absolutely love hearing from you and all the emails I've gotten.

You guys rock!!!

XOXO

Zoning out

Hiya!

So I have been in this writing phase lately. After a long day at my 9-5, I love to come home, lock myself away, boot up my computer, plug in my earbuds, and...

Blare an obscene amount Evanescence tracks on repeat.

I almost always listen to music while I zone out and write, lately its all about Evanescence.

I absolutely love the balance of her voice and the rock. It is darkly beautiful, poetic and inspires me. The words just seem to flow so much smoother with Amy Lee singing to me.

I love all of their songs, but my absolute fav is Bring Me to Life.

What do you guys zone-out to?

A typical evening 0_o

Usually this is how an evening of writing works for me. It's like a science.

Boot-up laptop

Get bored and start playing Candy Crush on phone
Open Word document
Scroll through document
Reread paragraph trying to remember where I left off
Stare at Word, trying to remember all the great ideas I had while driving home from my 9-5
Type a sentence or two. Maybe more if I’m feeling saucy
Check out Facebook waiting to get inspired
Get inspired but not with writing – home décor
Stalk some decorating blogs
Follow some interesting ones
Then check out my blog
Scold myself for getting sidetrack. Write a paragraph, maybe a page, thinking, oh yeah on a roll
Candy Crush again. Finally pass that level I’ve been stuck on for a week. Give myself a silent high-five
Open YouTube and watch newest Yogscast video
Laugh butt off like an insane person. It can’t be helped.
Husband sticks head in to see what is so funny. “I thought you were writing.”
Busted. Quick close YouTube. “I am, right now.”
Get myself in the zone and write another paragraph
Find myself on Amazon reading people’s comments
Then over to Goodreads for some more lurking
Prowl on Twitter for awhile
Post a tweet, #hashtag like a madwoman
Yell at myself for being on Twitter
Pledge to writing at least 1,000 words without any interruptions
Halfway through realize I haven’t checked my emails in a few hours
Which then leads to more stalking numerous websites
Look at clock and groan. Realize I actually need to write if I am going to finish this book. Do that.
Get a new scene in my head. Stop writing what I’m writing and skip ahead to new scene
End night, ready for bed
Then all the good stuff hits. Look at laptop cooling and grab notebook
Jot down ideas for tomorrow

Hopefully I am not the only author with sporadic habits. *sighs*
Though somehow a few months later I end up with a manuscript draft. Pretty-freaking-unbelievable.

Whateves...

So I am supposed to be doing some serious writing, but I am in FULL procrastination mode.

Hey. Damon.

Yes you do.

Today is Thursday, my fav night of the week. Hmm Vampire Diaries. Stating it now that I have a serious girl-crush on Damon. Yes, I squeal a little inside and smirk every time I see him. *smirks right now*

So in celebration of my writing laziness, I thought I would post Brianna's outfit she wore to Tori's Holiday bash. Well, at least what it looks in my head.

The micro-mini jean skirt (if you can call it that)

This is a top that Aria wore from Pretty Little Liars.

And last but not least the kickass boots.

I'll be doing some more visuals from my series and also some teasers coming soon for Hunting Angel.

Every time I hear this song...

Every time I hear this song...No joke, I think of Chase and Angel. Maybe its because I have been diligently working on Hunting Angel or maybe it is just because Chase is trouble (usually the good kind). Regardless, this song inspires me.

I am a huge Taylor Swift fan (this actually currently my ringtone. I love it that much).

Sometime next week a second edition of Saving Angel will be uploaded with so much needed editing. Losing Emma will follow in the next few weeks. Thank you Elena, you are life saver!

I am still amazed at the emails and comments I get about this series. It means the the world, it makes me want to keep on writing.

XOXO

Pretty & Sweet Headband (its all Etsy fault)

I love to support independent sellers. As I am forever scoping out Etsy to find the cutest stuff.

Check out this sweet and romantic headband that just came in the mail yesterday. I just couldn't wait to try it on. It is on 26 degrees today in the Windy city, so it was a perfect day for it.

 

They are soft and very comfortable. I just fell in love with them on sight. These awesome knitted headbands are made my CoCosKnits. They have a bunch of other really cute stuff. Check out the etsy store.

Happy shopping!

XOXO

My inner cowgirl

These hats by Cowgirl Swank are my new fashion obsession. I. Absolutely. Adore them to pieces. I love the funky fur and bling combo. If its got bling, I'll probably wear it ;)

I've been country line dancing for years, and this would make the perfect accessory to get my boot scootin boogie on (truly this is a name of a line dance). Yep I do live in Chicago, but I've always felt like I should have been born a country girl. I'm a total jean and boot rockin' kind of gal.

*I love country music.
*I love horses & horseback riding. (the goal is to someday have a ranch and a horse. My husband is not exactly on board with this plan)
*I love Tennessee, Nashville specifically. (this would be the idea location for my make believe ranch)
*Cowboys are dreamy.
*Southern hospitality really does exist.

Cowgirl Swank does custom hats, my only dilemma is which style do I choose?

Just me being a fan-girl...

Anyone else stoked for Pretty Little Liars on Tuesday night?

I am absolutely addicted to this show... Okay I am really addicted to most teen shows, especially if the are based off books.

As I said good-bye to one of my favs at the end of 2012 - Gossip Girl (I actually shed a tear), I am really looking forward to the new year and all the endless writing possibilities. There are so many ideas floating around my fluttering head - I can't wait to put them in print.

So I have been trying to expand my blogging abilities on a more personal level other than just book updates (don't worry those will definitely be the highlight of my blog), but I thought I would add things I love.

Like Pretty Little Liars.

Holy. Moly. Am I excited!

I love the drama. I love the mystery. I LOVE the fashion. Oh and the hot guys (Caleb). It has all the elements I need in a show to hook me in.

There are a few other shows that I am looking forward to like Carrie Diaries.

What shows are you guys ga-ga over?

XOXO

My New Favorite Candle

One of my favorite gifts to get are... wait for it...

Candles.

I simple adore them. Need them. Seriously I don't think I could ever have too many. I love the way they flicker, and the way the light bounces shadows on the walls. They even have these great candles that give off a crackling sound, those are awesome. Also the more wicks the better.

And the scent. Every room in my house has a different smell from a candle.

Most of the ones I own are from Yankee Candle, and I do love them. (Beachwalk is my all-time fav.)

This year for Christmas I received a candle, and it has become my new favorite candle. It sits in my kitchen ontop of my stove so every time it heats up the candle permeates the air. It's delightful! The scent even not light is very aroma filled for sure. Hmmm.

This beautiful candle is by Swan Creek Candle Co.  in Spiced Orange & Cinnamon, which is great for the kitchen. They are a soybean candle.

I. Lovvvve. Them.

XOXO

Resolutions

Resolutions are what the New Year is all about... right?

Well I am notorious for never following through (basically I suck). So I thought I would make an alternate list or more like guidelines for the New Year.


Run more. (I mean start running)

Elliptical more. (Once a month is fine right?)

Snuggle my hubby and kids. (I just love them to pieces)

Organize my time. (There is never enough hours in the day to get everything I want done. Or play enough xbox)

Learn more about writing and EDITING. (Ugh editing - why are you so hard for me)

Understand that I am not wonder woman. (Wait! What?)

Text less. (I make no promises. I'm a techie goo-roo)

Invest wisely. (Umm. Again I make no promises. I sort of have a shopping problem. It's a girl thing)

Obssess less about what people think about me (I have flaws if you can believe it. Tons of them)

Note to self. Read more this year. (I spent all of last year writing & very little reading. I miss it)

Happy New Year - May 2013 be bright and magical!

XOXO