Be Inspired Bloghop Meme

I've been tagged in the Be Inspired Bloghop Meme! Thanks to Jeff O for tagging me!

So, this requires answering questions about my WIP and tagging five people. It's come at a good time, too, because I just finished my first draft! Woooooo! Here goes.




1. What is the name of your book?

Death & Co.

2. Where did the idea for your book come from?

It came from an actual place that I went to in Manhattan called Death & Co. The name just SPOKE to me and I knew I had to write a story about it.

3. In what genre would you classify your book?

I'm bad at this, because I'm not completely sure. I'm thinking it's YA Magical Realism, but it might be YA Paranormal Romance.

4. If you had to pick actors to play your characters in a movie rendition, who would you choose?

Hmm, I'm really not sure. I've been searching through pictures online, trying to find someone that resembles my guy MC, but I haven't found one yet. For now, they live entirely in my head. So...pass :)

 5. Give us a one-sentence synopsis if your book.

Oh, crud. This is probably something I should have done BEFORE writing the book, right? Here's a rough one: It's about seventeen-year-old Roslyn Winter who's trapped inside her father's cursed Manhattan lounge, and the boy who gets a job there. I should probably work on a better one, though. :)

6. Is your book already published?

Nope!

7. How long did it take you to write your book?

Technically, 7 months.

8. What other books within your genre would you compare it to? Or, readers of which books would enjoy yours?

It's told in dual POV between the girl and guy MCs, so it would appeal to fans of dual POV. Specific books, though? Maybe Hourglass by Myra McEntire, because there is time-travel (though MUCH more limited), and maybe Shiver by Maggie Steifvater, because my girl MC is part of something magical/paranormal that stops her from having the life she wants, like Sam from Shiver.


9. Which authors inspired you to write this book?

Erin Morgenstern, because I loved how magical the circus itself was in The Night Circus, but it was part of our normal world.

Audrey Niffenegger, because of only one person in the relationship being able to time-travel in The Time Traveler's Wife.

Maggie Stiefvater, because of her dual POV books, and much more than I can only aspire to.

10. Tell us anything that might pique our interest in your book.

There's magic, (very limited) time-travel, cute boys who play music, heartbreak, angst, and kissing.

11. Tag five people!

Steph Sessa 

Jenny Morris 

Darci Cole 

Silent Pages 

Jessica Ruud 

Feel free to participate or not participate if you're tagged, though I'd love to read more about your books! :)


And that's it! What is everyone else working on?

Hookers and Hangers Bloghop! Hangers, Today!

It's Day Two of the Hookers and Hangers Bloghop, hosted by Falling For Fiction! Today is HANGERS.
Here are the details again:

We all know how important the first and last lines are in every chapter. This blogfest will hopefully get your HOOKERS and HANGERS polished making it impossible for readers to put down your book and leaving them begging for more!

On July 16th, post the first sentence from each chapter.

On July 18th, post the last sentence from each chapter.

Post as many as you like!


Here are a few hangers from my YA Paranormal Romance(?), Death & Co.

Roslyn

My nights are like this: death. Always death.

Leonel

So I don’t forget the name later, I write in clear letters: Death & Co.

Roslyn

Please, please don’t tell. 
Leonel

I hope he sees what he needs to see.

Roslyn

And I collapse. 
Roslyn

The smile leaves my face, replaced with something cool and hard and strong. Something safe.

Leonel

There’s nothing to do but wait.

Roslyn

I’m not quite sure what I’m getting myself into, but Paul was right…I want change, too.

Roslyn

I concentrate on the sound of my boots thudding on the sidewalk, splashing in puddles, and it’s almost as if the wind is calling my name, singing Roslyn, Roslyn, Roslyn.

Leonel

And then she climbs the rest of the way up, leaving me speechless in the freezing rain.

Leonel

But if there’s one thing I know how to do it’s take care of someone, and right now with Roslyn in my arms and her tears staining my jacket, I promise myself that I’ll do anything to take care of her. Anything.

Roslyn

This is my curse: I want more than I can have, and I want more than I can give.

So, so much more.

Roslyn

I’m already gone.

Leonel

It’s an empty tomb, with not even her scent left behind to remind me that she’s real.

I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's hangers!

Hookers and Hangers Bloghop! Hookers, Today!

Yay, it's finally here!

The lovely ladies at Falling For Fiction are hosting this awesome bloghop. How cool is the name and image?!







So, for those who don't know, here's the description of the bloghop:
We all know how important the first and last lines are in every chapter. This blogfest will hopefully get your HOOKERS and HANGERS polished making it impossible for readers to put down your book and leaving them begging for more!

On July 16th, post the first sentence from each chapter.

On July 18th, post the last sentence from each chapter.

Post as many as you like!


Awesome, right!?


So, today is HOOKERS. As in first lines, aka "hooks". I won't be posting every first line from my WIP chapters, but here's a few!

Roslyn

My nights are like this: darkened sidewalk, long lines of anxious customers, bronze and onyx and candlelight, music, music, music, and death.

Always death.

Leonel

I slap Nick in the head.

Roslyn

Life is a powerful thing—blood, breath, heartbeat—but death is stronger.

Roslyn

Someone is knocking on Death & Co.'s door. 

Leonel

I'm halfway down the street when I see something in the middle of the road.

Roslyn

These are the changes we experience: time, weather, and people in the Present.

Leonel

"No warning? They didn't even call to let you know?" Scott's rummaging through my kitchen for a snack, a futile effort.

Roslyn

This is what happens: one day I'm wearing a heavy winter jacket, shivering in the icy air, snow all around me, and the next I'm sitting on the sidewalk in a light dress, enjoying the sun on my face and the breeze on my bare arms.

Leonel

I run up the stairs to our apartment, passing the graffitied walls and rusty railings, and the musty smell that's stuck in every fiber of this place.

Roslyn

We stand there for a long time, until my tears subside and all I can hear is Leonel's heartbeat in one ear and the wind in the other.

Leonel

There was this one song I wrote about two years ago, just after Nick and I moved out on our own.

Roslyn

The thing I never realized about wanting something so badly, needing something so much, is that when you don't have it with you it's the most painful thing you can imagine.

Roslyn

My room is a dark cave, carved out of magic and sadness and reluctant goodbyes.

I don't know how many everyone else is posting, but that's probably enough :) I'm excited to visit everyone else's blogs!


Can't wait for HANGERS on Wednesday!