#defythedark

[thequotespot]

"Even the smallest light can defy the darkest night."

[thequotespot]

"Your worth does not depend on who loves you. You were worthy the moment you were born."

[t00muchcaffeine]

#Repost @blackdiamond (@get_repost) ・・・ "If this photo had audio there would be a whole lot of 'holy shit man'..." —BD Ambassador @timkemple ⠀ ⠀ #liveclimbrepeat #defythedark Photo: @timkemple ⠀ ⠀ BD Athlete @joekinder; Sector L' Escales, Verdon

[aprilynnepike]

What are YOU Afraid of? . . . FOR FREE BOOKS!!!

Okay, so I have one more lonely little ARC of Earthbound left I wasn't sure how best to use it when my AMAZING editor of the anthology DEFY THE DARK (Saundra Mitchell) asked if I wanted to host a giveaway. Liiiight-bulb!!!! (I'm a big Dispicable Me fan, don't judge.;)) If you haven't seen our antho, Defy The Dark yet, I am SO excited about it!!! It has a ton of incredible stories from amazingly talented authors, and BONUS, we have our own website.:D (LOOKLOOK!) I am really proud of my story in this antho (Nature) because . . . well . . . I don't write short stories. They're hard!! If you think they're easier because they're short, you're wrong; they're actually harder because they're short! You have to get an entire plot-arc into less than 8,000 words. So yeah, I don't do short stories. So why did I? Because if Saundra calls up and asks me for anything other than my first-born child, I'm pretty much gonna say yes. (And even then, I would be willing to send her for a visit!:D) So when Saundra asked, I said yes. But I warned her: I could give her a short story, but I had no guarantees that it would be good. She took a chance on me. I spent months thinking about (being terrified of) this short story and one day I woke up with the barest hint of an idea. An idea about a girl who's enitre life-plan was derailed, because puberty gave her hips one inch too big. Stay with me here. Being a hippy woman myself (yaaaaayyyyy junk in the trunk!!!) this bizarre idea stayed with me and turned into a dystopian (which I swore I'd never write) short story. And the first line is: "In the end, it's because of my hips." Not only did it turn out okay, the editor at Harper met me at a party and specifically mentioned how much she liked my contribution. Cue melting into a puddle. Because ya'all, this story scared me. I wanted to give my fab friend something good, but I honestly wasn't sure I could. But one way or another, I did! Now, I'm not out signing up for every antho I can get into now--truth is I'm still not convinced I didn't just have one flukey short story idea. But it was something I was afraid of, and I did it anyway, and people liked it! And have a great deal of pride about that.:D So you can get your hands on the whole collection of incredible stories!!!! This is a week-long contest in which you can win the DEFY THE DARK prize package (pictured below!! Book bookmark, bracelets . . . But only one book. ;))

Plus my personal addition of an ARC of Earthbound and a hardcover of Life After Theft!!! What do you have to do? Tell me something you're afraid of. Easy. You can comment on Facebook or Blogger, reblog with a comment on Tumblr, or use @Aprilynnepike on Twitter. They are all legit forms of entry.:) I will pick a winner next Monday and you will get your stuffs as fast as I can get to the post office!!! So, *pulls chair closer* What are YOU afraid of. Hmmmmm?? Ciao!

[danisbookreviews-blog]

Defy the Dark!... and other updates

My figment contest entry for Defy the Dark is finally finished! If you all can I'd love to hear some feed back! Here's the link:

http://figment.com/books/420105-Mistaken-Kindness

Also, this weekend I will be posting some stuff based on school assignments I have had this week and I will also be posting a figment spotlight (or two.)

Stay tuned... If anyone wants their Defy the Dark entry reviewed I'd be happy to!

[brandi-d119]

My short story Waking to Darkness can be read here