Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Feb 8, 2012, 5:40 pm
Two weeks from Friday I'll be heading out of town and toward Lumberton, North Carolina to attend the Book 'Em NC conference / book fair. I'm very excited--albeit ravaged by an army of butterflies--as this is my first out-of-state event. Since it's quite a drive from my north Georgia home to Lumberto...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jan 25, 2012, 7:52 am
Good morning, everyone. I hope the week is treating you kindly. I'm currently working on the Liz Baker short story, Death Reflected, and waiting on my Federal tax refund to show up. We'll be working on home improvements over the next few weeks with that money. As well as knocking some away into savi...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jan 17, 2012, 8:34 am
Nope! Today's my birthday. Woohoo! Today I turn the big 3-5. I've received a lot of sweet birthday wishes across social media sites today, and with thousands of friends, fans, and followers it's simply impossible for me to respond to each and every one of them. So thank you, all of you. You're love...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jan 9, 2012, 7:58 am
Sooooo, I've taken on the parenting task of teaching my oldest daughter how to drive. Tim isn't as secure in his ability to remain calm and reassuring when it comes to this task. Therefore, it has fallen to me. I'm trying. Very hard. Trying to get through this parenting trial with the kind of grace ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jan 8, 2012, 3:03 pm
I survived. "What did you survive?" you may ask. Well, I survived the holidays, my oldest daughter's 15th birthday, New Year's, illnesses, and even the teenager getting her learner's permit! Eek! The holidays were a rush of my teen in my cousin's wedding, my mother's birthday, FIL in the hospital, h...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Dec 21, 2011, 12:42 pm
The big day has finally arrived. Killer Intentions (Liz Baker, book 3) is now available for all who want to enjoy the next installment of Liz's wild world. This time you find her trying to take a break on the Georgia island of Tybee, outside of Savannah. Unfortunately, things never seem to go as Liz...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Dec 1, 2011, 9:00 am
In just a few short weeks the third book in the Liz Baker series will make its debut. However, today is all about the cover. The red and green play beautifully off each other. And even though the book is set in August, it certainly brings in the colors of Christmas. Just in time for its release! :) ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Nov 29, 2011, 8:20 am
Look into my crystal ball... What do you see? Yep, that's me... I'm in the land of Editsville this week. The first draft of Killer Intentions is done, but that only means the real works begins. I'll be running through at least three sessions of edits and rewrites myself: 1. A run through of computer...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Nov 28, 2011, 8:00 am
Black Friday is over, which means it's time for Cyber Monday. Woohoo! More shopping! Over the weekend I offered Liz Baker e-books for only $0.99 each. Today I'm giving you 30% off any of my paperback and hardcover books. If you're looking to grab a few books for Christmas, there's no better time tha...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Nov 25, 2011, 8:00 am
It's Black Friday! Time to get that holiday shopping under way (if you haven't already) and take advantage of all the sales and discounts businesses are offering. Watch out for the people pushing and shoving over that last $5 Barbie though. They can be blood-thirsty monsters full of vicious intent! ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Nov 24, 2011, 9:00 am
As you read this, I'm on my way out of town for a day trip with Tim and our girls. We had the family Thanksgiving get-together last Saturday, freeing us up to do what ever we wanted today. With Tim off work and the girls out of school this week, what better time to take a trip? Today we will spend t...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Nov 14, 2011, 7:49 am
One of the hardest things for an author to realize is that not everyone will enjoy your writings. Why would anyone not like my stuff, you wonder. I worked so hard on it. It's a great story. I don't understand. It may take a while, but there comes a point in a writer's life where you finally, ultimat...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Oct 26, 2011, 10:43 am
Happy Wednesday, everyone. As you all know, I'm busy at work on getting Killer Intentions (Liz Baker, book 3) finished and ready for its December release. So what better time to give away an autographed copy of book 2? Stop by and check out my interview with The Hellfire Herald. Leave a comment and ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Oct 12, 2011, 11:01 am
Monday morning I woke to an e-mail from my Turkish editor from ARVO Publishing. She let me know that A Birth at Dawn (Alex & Fiona, book 2) had completed translation and was currently in edits. In Turkey, it will be called Dönence, which means: A circle of life. She also included the cover for me. ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Oct 11, 2011, 8:21 pm
Hello, friends. I hope everyone is having a pleasant October so far. I'm still getting it on with Killer Intentions (Liz Baker, book 3). Liz is currently leaving the beach and heading back to Adele's estate. Gregory is hot on her heels & Chad is just plain ole HOT! I have some big plans for Liz and ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Oct 5, 2011, 8:36 am
As you may have noticed, the time between my blog postings has stretched. I'm currently in a rush to finish up Killer Intentions (Liz Baker, book 3) in order to get it into editing and production as ... m home between 3:30 & 4 P.M., when it's time to help with homework for three children, cook dinn...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Sep 27, 2011, 8:25 am
At some point in a child's life they are no longer as innocent as they were the day before. It could be the death of a grandparent, a violent act against them or someone they love, or even just finding out the truth of Santa. As parents we do everything in our powers to keep this loss from happening...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Sep 13, 2011, 6:21 am
A little while back I posted the cover description of Balans, the Turkish translation of A Midnight Infatuation. Since I don't read or speak Turkish, I relied on Google Translator to help. Of course, we all know that Google Translator can't translate things 100% correctly. Maybe not even 90% correct...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Sep 12, 2011, 11:17 am
I recently received an e-mail from one of my "#1 fans" asking where I'd like her to leave a review for Dark Promises, so I thought it would be a good time to blog about it. :) I have three favorite places for book reviews/ratings. I always read the reviews left on these three sites, as I frequent th...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Sep 6, 2011, 7:00 am
It's the first day back to school! Time for the 2011-2012 school year to begin. I hear the cheers of gleeful parents pushing their kids out of the house and cars with smiles on their faces and excitement in their hearts. "Have a good day, dear. I love you." Then they throw their hands to the heavens...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Aug 26, 2011, 12:22 pm
It seems to have taken forever, but really it's only been a little over 2 months since I signed the contract to sell the Turkish translation rights to five of my books. And since they will be releasing them in Turkey in the order they were released here in the US, A Midnight Infatuation is first out...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Aug 19, 2011, 10:23 am
Each time I have a new book release I order a mini-poster of the cover, frame it, and then hang it on my family-dubbed Wall-of-Covers. I hope that one of these days I'll have a private office filled with framed covers, but for now I just have a wall. ;) Last weekend I'd finally gotten around to...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Aug 6, 2011, 1:19 pm
Some of you may recall that in previous years I had a monthly newsletter. However, finding the time to get a monthly newsletter out each month without simply regurgitating stuff that was already on the website and/or all the social networks became more of a chore than I was able to keep up with. So,...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Aug 4, 2011, 8:34 am
Just a little update on the Turkish release of A Midnight Infatuation (Alex & Fiona, book 1): Yes, it was suppose to release in July, but that's how the publishing world goes. Looks like it'll be an August release instead. My editor assures me that all is well and the book will be out soon. She let ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Aug 3, 2011, 1:31 pm
No, I haven't lost my mind. Yes, I know you're thinking that chickens and novels have nothing in common. However, I've come to realize that raising chickens and writing a novel do, in fact, have a lot in common. Two weeks ago one of my hens laid her first egg. I wasn't expecting any of them to start...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jul 28, 2011, 2:22 pm
There has been much discussion over the years about how an author can't autograph an e-book. Many technically savvy people have thrown around ideas and programs from time to time in an attempt to remedy this problem, but this is the first time I've seen one that I like the looks of. Yesterday I disc...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jul 25, 2011, 11:45 am
Whew! It's hectic around here. July has been filled with appointments, birthdays, parties, surprises and dealines. It's no wonder I feel like I haven't slept all month and have a nonstop headache since June ended. Yeah, I think I need to hit the thesaurus for a stronger word than hectic. So let's se...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jul 12, 2011, 3:45 pm
Last week was a bust, what with Tim being off work and the kids home for summer break. Everyone was here and no one wanted to get along. There was more than one occasion where I threw my hands up in the air and declared an end to my day. Yep, it wasn't pleasant. This week Tim goes back to work and t...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jul 4, 2011, 8:29 pm
I don't normally advertise for other companies, but I was contacted by an employee of Harper Collins wanting me to check out the site called InkPop.com and possibly mention something about it here on the blog. Even that isn't usually a good enough reason for me to share stuff I don't use or like How...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jul 1, 2011, 7:45 am
Good morning friends.  Welcome to July!  Can you believe June is already over?  I know I can't.  July will be a busy month for me, but I wanted to do something for my beloved readers. If you're interested in picking up a copy of Time for Death (Liz Baker, book 1) now is definitely the time to do...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 29, 2011, 7:45 am
As is common knowledge amongst my readers, I'm working on book 3 of the Liz Baker series. Liz is getting busy down in Savannah for right now. However, I'm also working on another project: a re-release of all three Alex & Fiona books in one hardcover edition. Yep, all three Alex & Fiona stories in on...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 22, 2011, 7:43 pm
Yesterday I was invited to attend the Book 'Em North Carolina event on February 25, 2012. Today I agreed to attend! This will be my first event outside the local area and most definitely outside the state. It will take over 14 hours of driving (to & from) and 2 nights in a hotel, but it sounds like...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 21, 2011, 10:21 am
My character, Liz Baker, is currently my favorite character to work with. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't say that out loud. Will it make my other characters jealous? Should I treat all my characters equally? Nah! Liz is my favorite! That being said, she sure as hell can be a difficult character to work with...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 20, 2011, 1:38 pm
Happy Monday! Time to start a brand new week. We spent most of last week in a camper up in Pigeon Forge, TN. The days went by fast, but everyone came home exhausted and suntanned (or burned). So I'd have to say it was a successful mini-vacation. There are a few pictures of the trip in the photo gall...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 13, 2011, 8:35 am
I love reading books that are in a series. I like being able to get a more detailed knowledge about the characters and their world with each additional book. And of course I like writing series books. My question is: Do you expect a book in the middle of the series to explain, in detail, things tha...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 9, 2011, 8:38 am
WIP is what writers call their most recent work in progress. If you're on Twitter or Facebook you've probably seen someone comment on their WIP from time to time. Well, that is if you're following any writers to begin with. The other day I was complaining about not being able to get any work done on...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 7, 2011, 10:16 am
Summer Break: Week Two This week isn't starting off the way I had hoped. Saturday went okay, but it all started down hill on Sunday morning. Yep, that's when the insanity started to grow. I knew things weren't going to go as easily this week as they did last week. Sunday we had a family reunion to ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 4, 2011, 8:20 am
The other day I complained to Tim that I hadn't gotten any book work done this week other than mentally. He laughed and asked, "What the heck is 'mental' book work?" Duh! Geez, some people... Those of you who are writers know exactly what mental writing is, but for those of you who don't, it's what...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 3, 2011, 8:41 am
On one hand I can't believe how fast this week went by, but on the other it was such a busy week that I'm surprised it's not a new week already. However, I feel that I provided the children with an enjoyable first week of summer vacation and put the next three months into a good groove. Speaking of ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - Jun 1, 2011, 8:45 am
It has happened! I'm going to be an internationally published author next month! Yay! Though, considering my books are also available on Amazon UK and Amazon Germany, I may already be considered internationally published. LOL! Anyway, this will be the first time my books are sold in a language other...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 31, 2011, 1:01 pm
This morning I was doing a little research on my chickens. I do this when I have a specific thought or question regarding their raising and health. I like to know that all is going the way its suppose to be. Yes, I'm a bit OCD about knowing things, but isn't that what makes a writer a writer? Anyway...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 30, 2011, 2:25 pm
Happy Memorial Day ladies and gents. How is your day going? Mine has been pretty uneventful...just the way I like it. The kids even worked through their new summer chore charts without a hitch. I highly doubt their gusto for the new chores will last the entire summer though. So school has been out f...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 17, 2010, 8:26 am
Happy Monday morning to you all.  It was a crazy weekend around here, but then again, when isn't it a crazy weekend around here?  LOL. Before I start rambling and then have to delete it,  I'd like to announce that I've officially started the moving of this blog off of Blogger and over to the webs...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 15, 2010, 9:50 am
Happy Saturday morning to everyone.  What will you be up to this weekend?  I have laundry to tend to today, but other than that there won't be too much else on the agenda.  We'll be winging it. It was suppose to rain yesterday, but ended up quite a lovely day.  There was some thunder after dark ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 14, 2010, 7:23 am
Yay, it's Friday!  Unfortunately, it's suppose to be a rainy Friday.  Tim is on his way home right now, and after he gets a shower we have to go out with his dad.  Father-in-law has decided to update his will now that Mother-in-law is gone, and Tim needs to go with him to the lawyer's office to s...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 13, 2010, 7:30 am
Morning, morning.  This has been an interesting week for me.  There's the new schedule of Tim working nights to start with.  However, more than that, I've been on an "old" tv show kick. Tuesday night I discovered that Netflix has all three seasons of Farscape in Instant Play.  Woohoo!  I love ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 12, 2010, 8:06 am
Yep, I'm here.  I survived my first night alone.  It took a while to get to sleep, but I didn't wake up too much more than I usually do.  I did have a bout of tears from the 5 year old when her bedtime rolled around because she didn't get to kiss her daddy good-night.  Poor little one. Tim came ...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 11, 2010, 9:17 am
Happy Tuesday morning.  It's a cloudy, windy day here. I've already had a busy day and it's not even 9 a.m. yet.  Most of my work has been online, but then again, that is where my work world lives.  And I wouldn't have it any other way.  I quite enjoy the online world and all the wonderful peopl...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 10, 2010, 7:56 am
Monday, Monday, Monday.  Time to start another new week.  Are you awake yet? Mother's Day was very nice.  My teenager was quite determined that I know how much she loves me.  After visiting FIL we came home and I was going to clean the kitchen.  She said, "No!" and she cleaned the kitchen herse...
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Christie Silvers posted an article on Christie Silvers - Paranormal Fiction Author, Wife, Mother - May 9, 2010, 9:16 am
Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms out there.  I hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable day, no matter what the day has in store for you.  :-) My girls bought roses for me yesterday.  Three roses for each of my three kiddos.  Awww! Yesterday we went with FIL to help him smooth out M...
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