25 THINGS ABOUT J.L. WEIL (YA PNR Author)

1. I'm a hopeless romantic.

2. I believe in true love and happy endings.

3. My favorite color is blue.

4. I LOVE country music.

5. My favorite season is summer, followed closely by fall.

6. The initials in my name stand for Jennifer Lee.

7. I am the oldest child.

8. The Green Bay Packers are the greatest team in the world.

9. I am a HUGE fan of the Yogscast! Especially Sjin.

10. I am a gamer girl. Currently playing Guild Wars 2. Favorite game would be Zelda or maybe Call of Duty.

11. I’m introverted and would rather stay at home and read than go out.

12. I’m shy and suck at chitchat.

13. My favorite TV show right now would be Vampire Diaries, followed closely by True Blood (and yep I've read the books first for both series).

14. I work full-time at an Insurance Agency and have my insurance license in the state of Illinois.

15. I’m in my mid-thirties and cried on my 30th birthday.

16. I love to draw and design my own covers. Hopefully I will only get better as I go.

17. I’m naive and see things through rose colored glasses.

18. LUMINESCENCE is my first book. I wrote it over 3 years ago and sat on it until 2012 when I rewrote more than half of it before self-publishing it.

19. My favorite book is This Calder Sky. I must have read a dozen times. Favorite in the series.

20. Oh yeah, I live in fairyland (so my husband keeps informing me).

21. I’m a very creative person in all aspects. If it is related to art in some form, I am going to try it. I still can’t figure out why I actually have a degree in Applied Science.

22. I love faeries and faerie dust.

23. I’m trendy. A girly-girl.

24. I love Ireland. It’s the land of mystic galore.

25. I'm a little in love with each of the fiction guys I write about.

XOXO

Crossroads

The last month I have been at a crossroad. Which path do I take?

I always give myself deadlines on when I need to complete a project. It's the only way I can keep myself sane and insure I get it down. Sometimes I have to shuffle things around, because nothing in life ever goes as expected.

Well the last three weeks I got so caught up in a new book a started writing. A paranormal romance that I absolute fell in love with immediately. So much so that I have written 20+ chapters and am nearing the finish. Everything else kind of fell into the background as this book just tumbled from my fingers.

I have already thought of a novella prequel that I want to finish before the end of the year, plus my second book in the Luminescence Trilogy. I know that I should be putting all my focus into complete Ameythst Tears, but this book just couldn't wait.

In the mean time, I have put my Elements series on hold as this book just grabbed ahold of me. I still plan to finish it in the near future (as the first one is already half finished) but I am going to try and focus on my current books.

My fingers are crossed that this will be the book to get published. I am so excited about the storyline and the characters. Regardless, I am very proud of this book. Any details I have, I will blog about as soon as I know.

xoxo

whoooo oooooo

I just reached my first 1,000 sales. Luminescence has been out for just a little less than a month. It has been completely awesome processes, writing, editing (not my fav) and publishing my first book. I couldn't be happier with the results and the people who have encouraged and supported me - you guys are awesome!


Plus the amount of international sales have been great. This whole experienced has opened new doors I never thought I been able to reach.


I've been hard working on the 1st book in my new series Earth Bound. Which should be ready to go viral in August 2012 & then I go straight to finishing and editing Amethyst Tears (Book 2 in Luminescence). Book 2 is expected to be released Fall of 2012.


Check back for upcoming details.


xoxo