I am happy to welcome Christy Trujillo the author of the Maldito series, a paranormal romance trilogy that includes Emmy’s Song, Emmy’s Heart and Sarah’s Fate, the subject of my review yesterday.
Hi everyone! I’m so happy to be here and very thankful to the lovely Shelleyrae for allowing me to have some space in her corner of the world. A little about me: My name is Christy. I love my cats. I love to write. I’m still learning how to be an author-because there’s a difference y’all, and I believe in vampires.
My first three novels are available through Devine Destinies and I’m still in shock that they were accepted as they were the first novels I ever completed. To be honest, The Maldito Trilogy didn’t start out as a trilogy at all. When I sent out query letters, it was just for one story – Emmy’s Heart, the story of Emmy and Cale start to finish. It wasn’t until a few drafts later that Emmy’s Story was split in two. There aren’t any rules to go by. It’s not like if your story is 55,000 words long one book is okay but if you go past 55,001 then you’ve got to make it two. It was just a feeling for me. It was like the curtain closed on act one and there needed to be an act two. Thankfully, my publisher agreed.
As for Sarah and her fate, I remember the exact moment that I first heard her voice. Yes, I can hear my characters in my head, and that is pretty normal across the board for all authors. (I know because I checked, just to make sure I wasn’t crazy.) I was sitting at my desk at work and she called Andres’ name. It seems like a small thing but that was all it took for me to know they belonged together and Sarah’s Fate was born.
Now take it from me, this is not the way to write. Things need to be planned. Outlines need to be made. It allows for a story that flows through the books evenly and doesn’t feel choppy to the reader. I know this now. Three books and about 150K words later, I know this. But we all learn somewhere. My favorite example of the way things should be done is in Twilight – sorry I’m a fan. It is what it is – Bella says in the very first chapter that she never feels in sync, that she has felt out of place and off her whole life. Then Edward can’t read her mind. Then Jane can’t hurt her. Then in Breaking Dawn, we find out that she was different. Her mind was different from that of every other human on the planet. Now, if that’s not some dang good foreshadowing, I don’t know what is.
I’m moving away from the trilogy format myself. My next two books are both singles, one story told from start to finish in each. True North is a shape shifter thing that will be out later this year and FireFlys is the story of a girl who loses her dad in a fire and how her life changes because of it. I must admit though, when I love a book, I mean ‘move me to my core I can’t put it down’ love it, I hate it when they end. I feel empty and pray that the author will write more. Who knows, maybe someone will feel that way about True North or FireFlys and who would I be to turn down a reader’s request?
Thanks for stopping by book’d out today. I hope you come back soon.
Happy reading!
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About Christy Trujillo
Christy Trujillo was born and raised in a small town in Northeast Florida near Jacksonville and the Florida-Georgia line. As a child she loved books on vampires and the paranormal and has been heavily influenced by the writings of L.J. Smith. Christy currently works for a major staffing company, and dreams of becoming a full-time author. She resides in Jacksonville, FL with her husband, son, and two black cats that turned out to be anything but unlucky.
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Christy Trujillo is offering one lucky reader all three books in the Maldito series.
Total entries per person available: 4
Entries close: March 25th 2011
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Sarah’s Fate and the other books
in the Maldito series
are available to purchase
@ Amazon
I’m loving the covers.
AUSTRALIA
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These look great!!!! Thanks for doing this!!!
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USA
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Look like great books. I live in the US and I tweeted. http://twitter.com/#!/Bookworm_Lisa/status/47439830371672064
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This series sounds so good! You said you are going to write singles and can’t wait to read them…I’m trying to work out if I prefer series or singles!
Italy
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I would love to win those books! They seem awesome! 😀
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Brazil
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Love the covers! Would definitely love to win 🙂 !
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Would love to win the books! I’m from Malaysia
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Thanks so much!
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Looks like a great series.
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I would love to win!
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Canada
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Awesome giveaway!
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Aik, Malaysia
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I’ve heard such great things about this series and would love love love to win them. Thanks so much for the chance
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awesome! i love that you do this giveaway international!thanks
i love the covers!
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Hi there, I’ve got this posted at Win a Book for you. No need to enter me 🙂
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Sounds like a great series!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
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Sounds great. Count me in please.
USA
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Thanks for the chance to win these! Would love to read them 🙂
Canada
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I’d love a go thanks 🙂
Australia
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I’d love to win!
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Me! Me! 😀
Carla (or jen7waters) from Portugal
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Hi guys! I just wanted to say thank you for all of your sweet comments!! It means a lot. Good luck everyone! =)
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I would love to be entered!
Evangeline Han
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Malaysia
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thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
camille
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Sounds like a great books and one I would enjoy reading
Natasha Areena
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Great guest post! I love how Christy mentioned the method of foreshadowing and the foresight it takes to make it work through a series. Stephanie Meyer is a great example of one who uses this technique well. So is J.K. Rowling.
Please enter me in the contest. I’d love to read the Maldito Series.
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Hi:) I’m so excited about this series. It first caught my attention because the title of Sarah’s Fate has my name in it. I’d love to read it soon.
Name: Sarah Bibi Setar
E-mail: sarah.setar@gmail.com
Country: South Africa
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Thanks:)
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Hi…thanks for the giveaway !!!
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I’ve tweeted and retweeted again today at: http://twitter.com/#!/SweetNSensible
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I have never seen this book but in your blog. I’d love to read it also
Aleetha – Indonesia
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