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On Friday, April 1st, I'll be starting the month long posts for A to Z. So today, I thought I'd give myself a little blogging break and take the opportunity to promote my YA Fantasy novellas: Lost Haven In the near future, a few young women manifest extraordinary abilities called "Shine." Each girl's ability is different. Some develop extraordinary mental abilities. Some become physically strong. Others have powers that defy description. But the world does not embrace these Shines. It fears them. Camille’s life hasn’t been the same since her parents' traumatic murder-suicide. In the aftermath, an intruder breaks into her home. Camille discovers a mysterious thumb drive hidden in her father’s office and realizes the unwanted changes in her life are just beginning. Caught in a spider's web of politics and conspiracy, betrayal and abduction, Camille is about to discover that the world is changing and hiding is not an option. Not even for Shines. ...

Here's a funny little meme that is my favorite right now and a reminder that I'm now blogging over on my website . This week's blog post is my effort to extend the weekend writer conference euphoria just a little longer before the 'adulting' begins! If you'd like to check out some of the pics from this weekend, go here . In other news, I've recently reached 200 Likes on my Facebook Author page. To celebrate, I'll be selecting a random winner from those who comment on the give away post with what their chosen super power would be. If you'd like to participate and be entered for a chance to win a signed print copy of my 3rd Shine novella, The Gilded Cage, please visit my Facebook Author page HERE and leave a comment on the 200 Likes Celebration post! Haven't checked out my books yet? There are now 3 of Camille's adventures. You can visit my website to check them out HERE !

Ra-ra-ri, I made it to Z!!!! *Cue balloons, confetti, and celebratory trumpets* It's been a long month. If you've stuck with me through the entire A to Z Challenge , then you deserve a wild round of applause. To celebrate the letter Z, I'm sharing a character from one of my very favorite steam punk novels. Z is for Zenobia Fox from The Kraken King(The Iron Seas #4) by Meljean Brooks Zenobia is one of my very favorite characters because she's a writer who writes exciting stories based on the exciting adventures of her brother, the legendary Archimedes Fox, but longs for a real life adventure of her own. In The Kraken King, she gets exactly what she's longed for plus much more. I like Zenobia because she is funny, strong, brave, and lands the handsome Kraken King without the benefit of a beautiful face and body. She's a-typical, which makes me lover her all the more. Here is the official blurb about the book courtesy of Goodreads: T...

The month of April is all about the A to Z Challenge in the bloggy world. This month bloggers near and far have been posting about a theme shaped after the letters of the English alphabet. If you'd like to know more about it for next year, go here . My theme is Some of my Favorite Female Characters. Y is for Yasmeen from Heart of Steel(The Iron Seas #2) by Meljean Brooks I love strong, kick ass female characters as you might have noticed if you've been following my A to Z posts this month. Yasmeen is the audacious mercenary captain of an airship. I like that she doesn't take crap from anyone and her brash confidence. Despite her ability to be utterly ruthless, she still feels guilty for her part in the seeming death of the irritating, yet charming Archimedes Fox. I loved getting to know Yasmeen and can't wait to read more in this world. Here is the official blurb about the book courtesy of Amazon: Heart of Steel As the mercenary captain of th...

The month of April is all about the A to Z Challenge in the bloggy world. This month bloggers near and far have been posting about a theme shaped after the letters of the English alphabet. If you'd like to know more about it for next year, go  here . My theme is  Some of my Favorite Female Characters. W is for Winter Ihernglass from The Thousand Names(Shadow Campaigns Book 1) by Django Wexler I love strong, smart, kick ass female characters as you might have noticed if you've been following my A to Z posts this month. Winter is no exception. Though she has tried to remain on the periphery and unnoticed, she finds herself in the spotlight. Rather than cut and run, she rises to the challenge and shows herself to be a quick thinker and a compassionate leader. She risks her own safety to help others and proves that women can succeed in a military setting right along side men. Here is the official blurb about the book courtesy of Amazon: The Thousand Names ...

The month of April is all about the A to Z Challenge in the bloggy world. This month bloggers near and far have been posting about a theme shaped after the letters of the English alphabet. If you'd like to know more about it for next year, go  here . My theme is  Some of my Favorite Female Characters. V is for Vin from Mistborn  by Brandon Sanderson Vin is just a girl trying to survive in a world that has kicked her over and over. She is naturally suspicious and slow to trust others. I like Vin because she is smart and observant. She is powerful, but remains true to herself and uncomfortable with the attention her power brings. And ultimately, she sacrifices herself for the good of her world.  Here is the official blurb about the book courtesy of Amazon: Mistborn Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of pro...

The month of April is all about the A to Z Challenge in the bloggy world. This month bloggers near and far have been posting about a theme shaped after the letters of the English alphabet. If you'd like to know more about it for next year, go  here . My theme is  Some of my Favorite Female Characters. S is for Scout Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird  by Harper Lee Scout is one of my favorite female characters because she is funny, bright and totally real. We've all known or been a tomboyish Scout. This book is fabulous on so many levels, but I truly feel that seeing it through Scout's eyes, makes it magical. Here is the official blurb about the book courtesy of Amazon: To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee's Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as an e-book. One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a M...

The month of April is all about the A to Z Challenge in the bloggy world. This month bloggers near and far have been posting about a theme shaped after the letters of the English alphabet. If you'd like to know more about it for next year, go  here . My theme is  Some of my Favorite Female Characters. P is for Pippi Longstocking from Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren For today's A to Z, I'm going way back to my childhood when the incorrigible Pippi Longstocking gave an angry 8 year old with newly divorced parents an escape from the world around her. Pippi had no parents, no rules, and did exactly as she pleased, including wearing upside down pigtails, shoes too big for her, and letting her horse live on her front porch. Like most children, I fantasized about independence and making my own rules. I'd go back to being that innocent kid without any real responsibilities in a heartbeat. Being a grown up is highly overrated sometimes. Here is the offici...

The month of April is all about the A to Z Challenge in the bloggy world. This month bloggers near and far have been posting about a theme shaped after the letters of the English alphabet. If you'd like to know more about it for next year, go  here . My theme is  Some of my Favorite Female Characters. M is for Mercy Smith from Branded by Fire(Psy/Changling Book 6) by Nalini Singh *Note: This is the 6th book in the series and I would definitely encourage you to start with book 1 to get the full effect. Mercy is the only female Sentinel of the Dark River pack. As one of the highest ranking members of the pack, she is tough, lethal, and able to take down anyone, even men twice her size. Her sharp tongue and even sharper wit have made her one of my favorite kick ass female characters. If you love the paranormal romance genre, especially of the human/shifter variety, you'll love, love, love this series. The world Nalini Singh has created in her PsyNet, Changling, Hum...

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge ! If you're visiting from the A to Z trail, please leave the link to your blog so I can return the favor! This year I am visiting some of my favorite female characters from books I've read. I'm just doing my part to add to your long 'to-read' list! Happy Hopping! L is for Lucy Pevensie from  The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia)  by C.S. Lewis Lucy is one of four siblings we follow through the wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia and, I believe, the most important character. Afterall, if her curiosity hadn't made her approach the wardrobe, this story wouldn't exist. As a girl, I identified with her refusal to lie to appease the others and her strong character. She is a favorite of Aslan and witnesses Aslan's sacrifice on the stone table. She is a healer and a perceptive judge of character. As an adult in Narnia, she is known as Queen Lucy the Valiant. Here is the book description ...

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! If you're visiting from the A to Z trail, please leave the link to your blog so I can return the favor! This year I am visiting some of my favorite female characters from books I've read. I'm just doing my part to add to your long 'to-read' list! Happy Hopping! H is for Hazel Grace Lancaster from  The Fault in Our Stars  by John Green At age 16, Hazel is a 3-year stage IV cancer survivor/fighter being forced to participate in a survivor support group to help with her depression. Through Hazel I experienced the reality of living with cancer and falling in love. Her experience and that of the other terminally ill kids has made them mature beyond their years as contemplating your own death will do. I loved Hazel's sarcastic wit and her I like that she doesn't let her unavoidable fate determine the course of her life. This is a character and story from which we can all learn something. Here is the book description cour...

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! If you're visiting from the A to Z trail, please leave the link to your blog so I can return the favor! This year I am visiting some of my favorite female characters from books I've read. I'm just doing my part to add to your long 'to-read' list! Happy Hopping! E is for Evangeline 'Evie' Greene from Poison Princess Book 1 of The Arcana Chronicles by Kresley Cole The characters in this series are based on cards from the Tarot deck. Evie Greene discovers she is the big, bad Empress card reincarnated. She's been the evil of all evils, but this time around she plans to change that. Evie is a reluctant hero. She knows nothing about her past life, the battle that began with 'the Flash' or her love/hate relationship with Aric, the 'Death' card. I love Evie's character. She starts out portrayed as the perfect, blond girl, but like many people who seem perfect, she is hiding a major imperfection...tha...

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! If you're visiting from the A to Z trail, please leave the link to your blog so I can return the favor! This year I am visiting some of my favorite female characters from books I've read. I'm just doing my part to add to your long 'to-read' list! Happy Hopping! D is for Dhulyn Wolfshead from  The Sleeping God: A novel of Dhulyn and Parno by Violette Malan I like kick ass female protagonists and Dhulyn definitely fits the bill. She is tough, can wield a sword as well as any man, and she's wicked smart. I mean, really, you can't ask for more. These books are fun reads and I liked that each one followed an adventure of the duo and could stand alone. Here is the book description courtesy of Amazon: Dhulyn Wolfshead and Parno Lionsmane are members of the Mercenary Guild, both veterans of numerous battles and missions, each a master of martial arts. And more than that, Dhulyn and Parno are Partners, a Mercenary bond...

Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! If you're visiting from the A to Z trail, please leave the link to your blog in the comments below so I can return the favor! This year I am visiting some of my favorite female characters from books I've read. I'm just doing my part to add to your long 'to-read' list! Happy Hopping! C is for Camille Leon from Shine 7: Lost Haven   by Sabrina A. Fish I couldn't compile a list of my favorite female characters and fail to mention the female protagonist from my own books. That would be irresponsible! *wink* When I was little, I was once asked what superpower I'd want if I could choose. My answer was always: Invisibility. When I was asked to write a novella length story in the Shine world, I knew my main character had to have this ability. Camille is Shine, one of the young women blessed or cursed with an ability that makes her different from others her age. Her Shine interrupts the relay of information from the retin...

Welcome to day 2 of the A to Z Challenge! If you're visiting from the A to Z trail, please leave the link to your blog so I can return the favor! This year I am visiting some of my favorite female characters from books I've read. I'm just doing my part to add to your long 'to-read' list! Happy Hopping! B is for Beatrice 'Tris' Pryor from The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth I like Tris because she is brave, determined, and intelligent. She knows she is the underdog, but doesn't let that get in her way. She knows that the mix of traits makes her different and is dangerous for her, but again, she doesn't let it stop her. She makes the list as one of my favorite characters because she is a strong protagonist without being perfect. Here is the book description courtesy of Amazon: This first book in Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy is the novel the inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodle...

Welcome back, fellow A to Z'rs!! I missed the theme reveal day, so I cannot wait to see what everyone has decided to theme their A to Z around. Please be sure to leave the link to your own blog so I can be sure to visit! My theme this year is female characters. I thought I'd share a bit about the female characters I love or that I've read recently. I love contributing to fellow readers' to-read lists. A is for Aura from Shine 1: Childhood's End by William Bernhardt I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the first female character of the multi-author Shine series in which I'm a contributing author. Aura is the first Shine and the reason that all other Shine exist. She is strong, snarky, and a natural, if reluctant, leader. Aura has the ability to save all Shine, if she can manage to live long enough to figure out how. I like Aura because she doesn't do as the other Shines locked in the rehabilitation facility and just accept being locked up, being...

Hi friends! I hope this finds you all doing well and getting ready to tackle the A to Z Challenge in April. I took a much needed break from blogging, but now I'm ready to slowly get back into it. I'm still trying to decide if I'll participate in this year's A to Z, but regardless, I look forward to seeing all the great posts by those participating. Don't know what the A to Z Challenge is? Here is the link and button. If you're a blogger, I'd definitely encourage you to check it out. I always enjoy it when I participate. I've recently finished my 3rd Shine novella. *happy dance* I'm hoping it'll be published in April or May. If you've been following Camille and her gang of Shine friends, you'll be excited to know she's kept her promise and found a way to get Sophia to Russia. In fact, the whole gang is going to check out the claims about Russia being a Shine safe haven. If you haven't read my first 2 Shine novellas, you c...

Hello loyal followers! Thank you, as always for once again visiting my humble blog. I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Unfortunately, change is in the wind and it is with a heavy heart that I bid adieu to my time on Google Blogger. With the publishing of my first novel, my rapidly growing trophy company, and need for directing traffic toward my website, I'll now be blogging exclusively from my webiste: www.SabrinaAFish.com If you're interested in keeping up with me, please go to my website and visit the Blog tab. I'll post Mondays as usual, but I'll also be adding Funny Friday posts. ~Sabrina P.S. Have you checked out my latest novella, Lost Haven ? If not, now is the perfect time as it is on sale for $0.99 in anticipation of the upcoming release of its sequel, Road to Nowhere.

Over the last month, I've been experiencing a building allergic reaction. Like a potion or spell gone wrong(or is that right?), a small patch of itchy and very tiny little blisters will pop up, drive me crazy, then disappear a few hours later. I ignored it at first, determined to see it as nothing other than a freak rash. I really should know better. I need the antidote or counterspell, if you will. You see, I'm allergic to formaldehyde.  Yeah, you read it correctly. This nasty substance, which puts any self respecting, evil witch's brew to shame and gives embalming fluid and fingernail polish it's nasty odor, builds up in my body over time until it's gained enough momentum to break my entire body out in a rash of tiny blisters that itch to no end. Weird, I know. I've only broken out a total of 4 times over the whole of my 31 years. The 1st time was due to an everyday use of fingernail polish when I was a teen. I stopped coloring my nails and the outbreak...

As many of you know, my first published work, Lost Haven-A Shine Novella was published in March. Having prepared for this day, I had my self-promotion tools lined up and it did very well. What many of you may not know is that I own a trophy company with my hub. The month of May is what I like to refer to as our 'hell month' as it is end of school awards time. Unfortunately, with long sixteen hour plus days, I barely had time to eat much less keep up with my promotions. With constant deadlines, I barely thought of my debut novella. My numbers plummeted. I knew self-promotion was important, but after this experience, I now realize it more than ever. So, I'm going to share 3 promotion tips that I've found to be the most important. 1. Consistency- This one has been made painfully clear for me. You have to keep up a consistent effort to promote your work. It won't promote itself. You can't expect to promote for a short amount of time, then just stop and ...