Vanessa (V.P.) Eboneigh

I hope everyone had a great Holiday season. With 2014 just hours away I'm going to do my New Years Resolution. 1. Try querying agents again. 2. Finish my New Adult book series for publication. 3. Get at least one of my books published. Even if I don't get an agent I just want to be able to call myself a published author. 4. Learn how to self edit my work better 5. Try getting into the academic program I need for my career.

Got this from Kami Garcia the co-author of the Castor Chronicles, and I wanted to put some of my thoughts into her main points. http://www.kamigarcia.com/13-5-things-that-will-change-your-writing/#more-4411 1. Writing is not a gift from the gods. It’s hard work. 2. Write whenever you can. 3. Don’t chase trends. 4. Know what you’re going to write about. 5. Read as much as you can. 6. Finish the first draft—no matter how bad it is. 7. Create a dump folder & file. 8. Carry a notebook. 9. Read everything you write out loud. 10. Find a critique partner. 11. Don’t compare your draft to the books in bookstores and libraries 12. Learn how to take criticism. 13. Do not “save” things for your next book. 13.5. Don’t get hung up on what you can’t do (don’t have time for, etc.). Start thinking about what you  can  do My Input to her statements. 1. Writing is hard work. If you are willing to put forth the effort into ...

Merry Christmas Everyone! One of my favorite things about the holidays is watching the Nutcracker on stage, I used to be a dancer. My favorite version of the Nutcracker will always be the one of Gelsey Kirland and Mikhail Baryshikov

Happy Holidays everyone! Wishing everyone and their families a safe holiday season.

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.  But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.  Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of re...

Now that the whole series has been published I finally got the chance to read the books. My cousin had already bought the complete trilogy box set from Target and after he finished the series he was going to just toss the books in the garbage. I, mind you, freaked out when he told me this and I told him to give the books to me, (seriously what was wrong with him for wanting to toss out books). Now that I finally have them I wanted to read the whole series straight through.  First off let me just say that every time I would go into the Barnes and Noble there would be at least two tables filled with the books (snubbing all the new authors) without this book getting the royalty treatment. People on social media have been talking about it forever, movie rights, etc so I wanted to see what the fuss was about that people were constantly talking about the book. In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a partic...

I really enjoy being on Christmas break and that's because it gives me the chance to catch up on some reading. As I'm working through my story preparing it to send to agents in January I decided to take a break from editing and do some reading this weekend. I had bought the whole series a long time ago and finally took the time to read it. Every girl who had taken the test has died.  Now it's Kate's turn. It's always been just Kate and her mom - and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear that her mother won't live past the fall.  Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld - and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests. Kate is sure he's crazy - until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems cr...

Liese is finally moving on with Frey by her side. But sometimes letting go is the hardest part, and trusting is a risk one has to take. In between her practicum and spending time with Frey whenever he is town, she fights her insecurities, and wins. Then something happens and Frey's priorities momentarily shift, making her second guess their relationship. Suddenly, going back to their former best friends status has never looked so appealing.   Frey's life has never shined so bright now that Liese is his. But there is a part of him that is shrouded by memories he'd rather have them buried where no one can touch them.  Not even him. But even buried memories and people can't stay hidden for forever. What Liese doesn't know is that Frey isn't about to let go so easily, and he will throw in everything he's got to stop her from leaving him. He has waited an eternity for her. Giving her up is not an option. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14760481-holding-on-fo...

NO MID SEASON FINALE! I CAN'T I JUST CAN'T!

To celebrate being finished with finals I went to go see Catching Fire. I normally end to avoid seeing movies on opening weekend.  I am really happy that the filmmakers kept the movie as close to the book as possible. I hate it when they make so many changes that the film shows no relation to the book whatsoever. I was hoping to see the scene where Katniss and Peeta are watching the previous tributes of the games and watch Haymitch become a victor. Maybe when the DVD is released it'll be one of the deleted scenes.

I finally finished this semester. Some of my classes were really hard so I glad this semester is over. I submitted to PitchWars, and sadly I didn't get in. But one of the mentors gave me some really helpful feedback on my first five pages. So I will be taking that feedback I got from my mentor and working with my beta on getting the first three chapters into shape before I send off to agents in January.

Will Francis finally tell Mary how he really feels about her?

So with finals approaching, I won't be able to blog until I finish all of my exams. So in the meantime I will look like this.