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Can you be of assistance? Hello, everyone! I'm working diligently on the Sharp Turn Series, and I can say that book 1 is very close to being finished.  I often find myself wondering how it can be the same but oh do very different. And it is--different that is. I've changed and added and deleted and reworked and reworded almost every line it feels like, though the core of what the story was about will not change. I've not only reworked some characters, but I've also added completely new ones. And names! Let's not forget those. Gahhh, I can't wait to see if you like them!  Now, onto something else.  Covers!  I've been driving myself mad, mostly because I'm picky, but also because I want it to mean something to the book(s). So I was wondering ...  If I were to make a blog post, in the future, that included possible options, would you give me opinions? Of course, in my mind, I have to love all 3 before I can decide--and I'm current...

ANNOUNCEMENT!  I would like to share here, first and exclusively for right now, that Sharp Left Turn is being re-written and will become a 3 book series. Sharp Left Turn, Sharp Right Turn and Final Sharp Turn.  Now, there's a couple things I want you to know.  1) The original was 175k, which would take about 800 pages to translate to one book. This is a large factor in my decision-making process.  2) No, I'm not trying to "bleed you for money," but as I've been working on it, so far, it has grown even more. At 3 books, each will still be at least 60k, which is a full-sized book, not a novella.  3) Not only will it have new names and setting, but there are new characters and scenes as well as more articulate emotions, I think, at least. I won't be pulling the original as it is exactly what it needed to be for it's platform. I'm simply recreating it now for a new platform, and the overall story plot remains, but the details will be altered,...

Time to Pay It Forward! I've had the incredible opportunity to be a part of this fantastic series from the beginning. The Death Fields is a 6 book series that will keep you on the edge of your seat, while also offering that simmering love story throughout.  Yes, it's dystopian. Yes, it has zombies, but Angel presents that part of the story in a way which is realistic and complicated and important. This isn't a world where Alex, our heroine, is just fighting zombies, no, she's unraveling how they came to be and what part her own family played.  It'd be a tragedy of I didn't mention Wyatt and Cole. Though Alex finds her true HEA with one of these guys, both will grab your heart. The development between this leading trio is realistic and has you choosing a favorite, but by the end of the series you'll be so attached that you'll want to see the other reach his true potential too.  Give them a try! Book 1 of The Death Fields --The Girl ...

I'd like to begin this blog with a little about myself.  First of all, I like purple, pink and all colors in between :)  Faye Byrd is tiny blue dot in the red Deep South. She lives in a small town with her husband of almost twenty-five years and a couple pit bulls. Aside from writing, her other time is mostly spent with her only grandchild, spoiling him rotten then sending him back to his mama.  Reading has always brought her joy, but it's only through the incredible imagination of Stephenie Meyer that her own passion was able to burst forth. Her writing roots were only a tiny seed when she entered the Twilight fandom as a reader, but over the years, the seed has taken root and spread into a sprawling tree. She loves to create distinct characters in a wide array of settings and doesn't ever want to limit herself by a genre.  Though her debut novel is set in the Wild West, she has many more worlds left to share with her readers. The common thread through all h...