One week, almost..

It's been almost a week since I published Charmed Destiny. What a whirl wind of an event. When you publish a book, you sit there waiting.. Waiting to see what others think of your work, wondering if you have done everything right.. wondering if anyone will ever read the book you poured your heart and soul into. These are all the questions I played on repeat in my mind that day.

I have heard many good things about the book thus far, so that's a good sign. Right? This story took me back to a lot of pain that I never thought I would share with anyone, let alone the whole world. From the love story inside the book, to the main point of the story.. It's my life put into a very fictional book. With that being said, I also knew I was taking a huge chance writing this series of books. Family members could be mad at me for what I have put out into the world. Only one thing I can say about that.. This is my story, this my life.. I am sure they have a difference of opinion, but it's my story to tell. These books will always be a work of fiction, obviously, but there is points in the books where you can see they relate to my life. That's the scariest part of all this. The book, Charmed Destiny, took so long to write and finish. It started out with a very different idea of what I had thought originally.. That's the beauty of writing. You never know where a story is going to go. The whole mythology vibe in the books is also because I loved learning about in school.It may not be exactly how they are supposed to be in mythology because I didn't want that. I wanted some of it to keep with the myths, but others I wanted to throw right out. Again, this is just a story.. My story..

People that know me say they are never shocked that I write books for a living.. I have always told such elaborate stories, wrote upon any paper that was in reach.. It's the love of story telling I think.. I believe that all writers just want to tell their stories in their minds, and I just chose to write books to tell mine. With all this being said.. there's a music video that I wanted to share that we found recently that seemed like it was meant to go along with the book. Seriously, love the song. If you have read any of my past blogs, it's pretty much inevitable that I will speak about music. It's just who I am. Haha.

Peace, Love, and all that Jazz- Enjoy the week my friends! Dee

https://youtu.be/EfE-tV8Cq00

It's coming...

I swear this book and this series is going to drive me crazy! It's coming! I swear that this book is gonna be the one that drives me right into the crazy house. The book was supposed to be published this month and that's just not gonna happen. We are trying very hard to make sure that this book, this time is going as well as I possibly can. I know that it's not when I said it would be, but I didn't see there would be issues. But, of course there were issues.. It's me. Haha.. Story of my life.. 

But I promise the book is coming, and I truly hope that it will have been worth the wait. I have heard that it might be.. So that gives me hope. I will also blog more this coming week, but with the deadline breathing down my neck .. Well, that's making it a bit harder. Hopefully, when all said and done this book and this series will be something I can be proud of. Enjoy your weekend my friends.

Peace, Love, and all that Jazz- Dee 

Cover REVEAL

This took some time, and some crazy brain storming... but Charmed Destiny has a new cover. The one I had originally done wasn't working. It wasn't the right size, and I felt like it wasn't what I had wanted. It wasn't what I had wanted for this book. So, after a very long time.. The concept to what you are about to see became a reality. It was a lot of going back and forth on what I had wanted.. what I felt was the concept of the story but not give away too much.

Before, I reveal the new cover (covers, Charming Selene has a new one too!) I wanted to share some more of the rest of the playlist with you.

Let's get this party started, shall we?

Panic! at the Disco- Victorious

Banks- Warm Water

Ellie Goulding- On my Mind

Adele- Hello

Death Cab for Cutie- The ghosts of Beverly Drive

And the final songs will be revealed next week! I will also share quite a few videos for the playlists too. If you want to see the entire list and hear the music, feel free to check out my website.
AuthorDeeKing.weebly.com

Now, for what I have been waiting to share with you all.. Drum Roll Please.......

Charmed Destiny! Hope you all like it! Peace, Love, and all that Jazz- Dee

Monday..

Good Morning to all of you.

I am writing today because I am not sure if I will get the playlist out on Wednesday, but I am hopeful.

I always talk about random things, but today, I thought I would share a little insight into the magical world I am in right now. (Book wise, of course, otherwise I just sound crazy.)

Finishing up the last of the Charmed Destiny book has been a real roller coaster for me. Especially, since I am writing from the male perspective. I am not a guy so I am not even sure I am doing this right. Haha. I think I have the attitude down of the character, but I also wanted to show his softer side. Writing about different worlds, magical places is a lot of fun, but also very hard. You have to remember what each character can do as a god or goddess. Of course, this is all make believe, so they can do just about anything. I wanted to make the characters older also in this book, yet keep them young because I don't use time in this one.

In this story, Sebastian's story, he is faced with things he didn't even know was possible to happen to him. He thought that once the big day was there that everything would be fine, but nothing is fine. That's how life is. You go through your day to day, and then boom, something happens. You either learn to rise above, cope with, or strike back. I believe Sebastian is the strike back type of guy.
Now, obviously Selene is a main character in this, but I brought in many new characters too, and some old ones. I believe in my first book of this series it wasn't exactly how I wanted, but it was my story to write. Believe me, I heard a lot of critics and I wanted to make this one better. I wanted to follow the love story of Selene and Sebastian, but also bring in real life scenarios that could happen. Now, of course, this is fantasy, and these people are not real, but I wanted readers to develop a sense of admiration for certain characters.

When I wrote my second book, my first stand alone, Enchanted Legacy, I wanted to bring a badass chick that had to deal with things that were hard so that at one point she could overcome these tragedies. I wanted to finish the Charming series empowering the young mind that no matter what life throws at you, you can do this. I want readers to walk away from books saying if they can do it, so can I.

Again, I have heard the critics, I have heard the put downs, I have heard everything bad thing that was said about my first book ever wrote. It was hard to hear, but I wanted to push myself that much more to become a better writer. In no way, shape or form, am I the best at any of this.. Heck, I am not even sure if people still read my ramblings, but if just one person does, then I feel like I have accomplished my goal. If just one person reads one of my books, and walks away thinking that she or he can be anything they want, then that alone is all I need.

When I started writing I wrote for myself. I wrote to feel and put down emotions onto paper in so many ways. (I use a computer and type now, but old school writing is fun too.) I kept in the back of my mind that nobody would read what I wrote, and that it didn't matter I did it for myself. Then I sold copies of my books, and that felt great. What I think people don't understand is that when others bash your hard work, and when they get the chance to ridicule you, they take it. That's something you, as an author, have to get used to taking too.

I will never be the best, I will never be the multi-selling author that others are, I just want to be me. I think that's why I push for people to believe in themselves, and for you to live your dreams. I have the chance to do that on a daily basis, but it doesn't seem to always be easy. When you do anything that you love and you turn into a career, it won't be. I never thought it would.

On a daily basis I ask myself, why am I doing this? Does anyone even care? Hell, do I even care anymore. I find myself questioning my thoughts, my writing, my critics, my fans.. Then I stop. Yes, I care, and I care more than I should at times. I want to tell stories, I want to bring happiness to others. I think that's always been my main goal. Happiness. Bringing a story to life is my way of doing that.

I know that this all sounds very odd from me, when I usually promote the believe in yourself idea. But, with every good day comes a bad day, and turning that bad day around into a good day is my main goal. If you are striving for a goal don't give up! Heck, I know that's easier said than done, because I struggle too. We are human, we aren't gods. (Haha, I just had to throw that in.)

Keep pushing, keep fighting, keep being you, because in the end the only person that will love you, is you. If you have a goal, a dream, make it a reality.

Thanks for always taking the time to read my ramblings, and being so amazing to me.

You encourage me every single day! (I hope I encourage you in that same way.)

Peace, Love, and all that Jazz- Dee

P.S. If you didn't know I do have a website that lets you in on a few of my things I have shared across social media. Feel free to check it out too. AuthorDeeKing.weebly.com 

Summer is over....

 
  I took the entire summer off from writing and anything that had to do with books.
  Now, that it's the beginning of the autumn season it's back to work I go. I could tell you a million reasons why I took a break, but I will sum it up in one word.... Peace. I needed to find some peace within myself again. Writing is therapy to me in many ways, but it was becoming more of something I started to dread versus enjoy. That makes for really bad books.

So, I decided to take the summer off and try to gather my thoughts. Where was the story going? What the hell was I writing about? How do you end this thing? Am I just writing to hear myself? These were the questions that made me stop. I love writing, but when it comes to finding yourself dreading it, then again that makes for a poorly written book.
That's when I decided to spend the summer not having to think about books, and try finding my way back into this author world.

When you have a dream you go after it full throttle. When you watch your dreams become reality, that's even more exciting. When you watch something you love from your dream crumble around you, then you decide you may need to step back for a minute. That doesn't mean you give up, that just gives you the time to keep pursuing that dream you have.

Now, that the time has come to finish the stories I started writing a year ago... I have something for you!

Hope you enjoy a teaser into Sebastian's world! Peace, Love and all that Jazz- Dee King

It's Playlist Day!

 Hey, Hey, Hey! How you guys doing? We are almost to that beloved day. Friday. Yes, yes. The weekend! I know I am pretty excited about this. I have a little something up my sleeve, and truly hoping it all works out. As soon as I know if everything is all good, I will tell you! BUT we all know we came here today to see what music I was going to share today. Unfortunately, I haven't found any new Indie bands to share with you all. I still love the ones who have shared with me, and who I have promoted. so, don't forget about those guys. They have some kick a** tunes!

For today, I thought since I do write romance novels, maybe I should share some of the fun parts of the books. Not so sad, or depressing, but some of the times where you find love in the oddest of places. We all have good days with the ones we love. Of course, we have the bad, but we all have the good, and those replace the bad moments most of the time.

For today, I am going to share some songs from Enchanted Legacy, and from the new playlist for Charmed Destiny. They are more upbeat, and kind of make you happy. Let's jump in, shall we..

Sugar, by Maroon 5.. That song is just a good song about kissing. I mean, let's be real.. Everyone wants to be kissed every once and a while. Maybe not by a stranger, but for sure someone we love.

Geronimo by Sheppard is a great upbeat song. I find it to bring up the spirits if you are down.

Heros by Alesso featuring Tove Lo.. It just reminds me of a beautiful love song.. About people becoming hero's. You can be a hero. Just be yourself, and that alone will make you a hero in my eyes. This song fits in perfect for Charmed Destiny.

That's all I have for this installment of Playlist Wednesday. I shall see ya on the flip side my friends.

P.S. Look forward to the upcoming news!!   -Dee King-

Click the link!

If you click on the blog post I shared from Your Favorite Corner Book Blog, you will get to see the cover reveal. I did an exclusive with two blogs for this today. I will share it on mine tomorrow in case you missed it!

I am so excited for you all to see it! -Dee King-