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The more I write of this book, the more Emma breaks my heart. *sigh*
“You all right?” Mason’s southern drawl snapped me to attention.
“It’s the heat.” And I believed myself, until Harper came around to my side and stared down at me, seeing things I would rather keep to myself. He brushed a few hairs from my eyes then let his thumb slide down my cheek. By the time he reached my jaw, my lips were trembling.
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NO! It’s Everlong…available for pre-order at Target! Woo hoo! Don’t believe me? Here, let me show you! Or better yet, check it out for yourself here!
I got a nice little message this morning. The Romance Reviews gave Everlong 4 stars in their review.
EVERLONG by Hailey Edwards is a fast-paced read. Ms Edwards creates an intricate world cloaked in danger and intrigue with multi-dimensional realms. At its core, it is a story about recognizing our responsibility in shaping our futures. The characters are well-developed with attractive dialogue to draw the reader in. All four of the main characters – Madelyn, Emmaline, Harper, Clayton – are strong, fiercely loyal and likeable.
When at last the book ends with Maddie claiming her own future, the reader is satisfied by the conclusion but aware that there are still several loose ends. With an Evanti rebellion in the near future, I am crossing my fingers for another book about this world. In fact, there are some strong secondary characters who deserve their own book. I will be waiting!
You can check out the full review here.
Well, Nano is water under the bridge for me at this point. I have a pretty good 25k worth of “bones” I’m keeping to flesh out the first half of Evermine. The rest doesn’t make the cut, but it gave me some much needed insight into these characters and their motivations.
When my feet hit solid ground, I ran.
My steps squelched over grass and leaves dampened by the earlier thunderstorm. Sapling trees slapped my face. My eyes watered from the speed, from the limbs I hadn’t brushed aside, then from the flurry of an insect cloud I stormed through.
I skittered to a halt as I picked up the scent. Death so fresh the bugs swarmed this section of quiet wood and hummed their greedy needs in my ears.
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(Make sure you ogle her angel cover while you’re there. He’s sooo hawt!)
Well, I did it. This was my first NaNo, and I won! Granted, it was with 25k worth of discarded material. (I’m ashamed to admit, most of that is my trial and errors on my first chapter. I am sooo anal about kicking a book off right.) Added to that is 28K in my draft file. Plus, I have about 4K in my revision file I started last night. See, I had about half the book written…then I had an idea.
Everlong is written in first person, which I love. The issue is that Maddie and Emma’s lives are so entwined, it’s impossible to pull one apart without both of their stories unraveling. Emma has a lot to say, and Evermine is her story. But I believe that it could be enriched by adding Harper’s pov, so that’s what I’m going to attempt during revisions.
If my critique partners feel that it throws the story off, or Emma is being lost by sharing the spotlight, I’ll rework the story so that she’s able to give a less flawed accounting of the events about to transpire than Maddie was able to.
I’m nervous about making this change for a second book in the series, but I’m more concerned that valuable insight will be lost without Harper.
My editor said she has no issue with it, so I guess there’s nothing left to do but give it a try.
Hailey writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Not necessarily all at once. That could get messy.
