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Heated Debate – Woops!

 

I unknowingly unleashed a heated debate on my facebook page this morning about Parenting. This was what I posted…

Debates with ER Pierce
Parenting Fail: #546

DS (5yr old) “Mom! I know what rhymes with Suck.”

Me: O.o

DS: “Fuck!”

Me: O.o :face palm: stone face — feeling guilty.

Which sparked a huge discussion on swearing and cursing. Now, I love a good debate, but judging me? Yea – that doesn’t fly. I know who I am, what I’m about, and what kind of person and parent I am. I don’t need validation, or judgement from anyone. I live my life – you live yours. Debate is healthy, and can be fun. When it becomes personal with emotions flaring and flying, well, time to step back and take a breath.

I’m ready for round two though, just saying. Debating with a Virgo is at your own risk.

 

Breaking News – Aurelia and Ceithin

 

Breaking News:I just unpublished Fractured Moon from Amazon- So I can go back and fix everything I want to. It’s been a year long decision in the making, and I’ve finally decided to just go ahead and do it. No time like the present. Fractured Moon will be a stand alone novel when it’s finished, and all the loose ends will be tied up. All the villains will be dealt with. There will be more action, more romance, more dialogue. I’ve learned so much over the past year, and I want to make Aurelia and Ceithin proud.

I’m happy with Fractured Moon’s new direction, I hope you will be too. — feeling excited.

Fractured Moon

Aurelia Fridell will always be a freak. Born to werewolf parents, her twin brother Ville can shift forms, but she can’t. Twenty-five years searching for answers yields nothing.As her thirtieth birthday approaches, isolation creeps in, and worry settles in her gut. She accepted her existence long ago, and yet lately, she’s felt off-kilter. Eyes follow her, prickling her senses. Her headaches are getting worse.

Is she paranoid, or is there really someone, or something, stalking her? Watching. Waiting. Drumming fingers to a sinister beat she can’t hear.

Time will tell.

Ceithin Starkley isn’t looking for a mate. Especially now. In fact, he doesn’t believe in true-matings at all. While he is being recruited for a new job, a scent on the wind stuns him, and he finds himself fighting an inner battle he never wanted, yet can’t ignore.

Sparks fly, as Ceithin and Aurelia fight fate and race against a clock neither knows is ticking.

Will he claim Aurelia before he loses her for good?

Warning: This book is sexy. Contains a drool-worthy Alpha male wearing Beta clothing. A sassy and sweet heroine with brains and brothers you’ll adore. A best friend every girl would love to hate. I mean have. And an impossible road no one will see coming.

I can’t wait to re-write Ceithin and Aura. I’m so happy to finally make this decision.

 

Monday Mourning – Totems

 

Monday arrived after a turbulent weekend – My dh’s birthday, Mother’s Day, four children who seemed hell bent on making the decibel level rise to noxious levels, just to torture me for their amusement. Yet here I sit, pondering life and choices. There are moments when I believe in fate, karma, past lives, reincarnation, soul mates, bonds etc. Then there are moments where I question my sanity, the world, life, and meaning. Days where I try to stay positive, upbeat, happy, when all I want is to cry for reasons unknown to me.

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Do you believe in Totems? Lately, this past month, I’ve seen this Peregrine Falcon. (This is a photo from the internet, but the same coloring as the one local to me)

This is one article I read on Falcon totems: and holds true for what I am going through. (Just thought it was interesting, and I’d share)

The Angelic Shaman Totem of the Falcon almost always refers to the Falcon’s meaning of a past life connection and protection. Expect to meet someone from a past life that you have a strong connection with. You may have been sister, brother, mother, father, friend or foe in past lives; whichever the past connection it is time for your souls to work things out.

Falcon medicine also brings and suggests swift movement, mental agility & higher vision over all of the BIG PICTURE. Way back in history the Falcon originates as an emblem of the SUN, thus falcon medicine promises success, victory and rising up above a situation as so does the rising sun. The falcon also represents Archangel Michael as a sun symbol.

The Falcon is king of all birds & can also suggest a huntsman, or the Germanic sky-gods Wodan & Frigg ~ also symbolizes the trickster Loki.

The Falcon can be considered a warlike symbol.
Falcon medicine promises ‘animal totem visionary ability’, wisdom and guardianship of your visions.

Falcon medicine also indicates an awakening of visions that may lead you to your life purpose or an expansion of your life purpose as in developing unseen gifts you may have learned in past lives.

The Falcon almost always carries a message of transition and change through soul growth and healing – perhaps in your craft, work, hobby, residence, sensitivities, new level of talent, new gifts of spirit being brought that will change you.
Falcons hover in slow motion over their hunting grounds & are also very patient to sit for hours watching out for prey. Once the prey has been spotted the falcon will move swiftly towards its prey.

Falcon medicine asks us to use our mind in seeing our best move BEFORE we act at an opportune moment. It asks us to focus on precision in our decisions with strategy towards building our dreams. Sun symbols like the falcon often represent dreams that we are very passionate about in our heart. Dreams that make us happiest that maybe we have not manifested before. Spirit sends falcon to ask you to take part in your own dream by researching and planning strategy as pursuing a hunt.

The Falcon shows deepest of majestic mystery… the grace to fly alone with the dignity of knowing that not all men & women know all facts on Earth so they may not understand the solitary flight amidst the highest spheres. The falcon whispers of old secrets of our soul…

http://angelicshamanministry.com/2012/01/28/falcon-angelic-shaman-totem/

I question everything. I constantly wonder. There have been choices made in my life, by me, and by others, that I can’t explain or control. That I can’t define or make sense of.  So, I sit here staring out my window into my front yard, happy the trees are finally turning green after a long and cold winter, yet I am filled with a an inner flux. A discord. I feel disconnected and disjointed. I’m not sad. I’m not happy.

I wonder what prose I will write today.

Perhaps a new story about a Falcon.

 

 

The newest chipmunk – Code Blue Episode 1

 

Good Morning,

I created my first podcast yesterday and uploaded the lovely piece. I listened to it and laughed my ass off. I’d never used Garage Band before on my Mac, so I didn’t realize there were different mic settings. The beginning of my podcast showcases me in all my high pitched, chipmonkey glory. I thought about re-doing it, but the recording was over thirteen minutes and I just didn’t want to do it again. Plus, it is rather funny.

“Because I love cupcakes!”  Makes me laugh hysterically every time I hear myself say it.

Without further ado, here, go take a listen and learn a little about me, and my stories.

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Confession Wednesday

 

Well, it certainly has been a long time since my last confession, hasn’t it? What can I say? I’ve been writing, in emotional overload, chaos has swirled around my life and my kids, well, the hellspawn are in top form. I’m still not sleeping, eating junk food, watching sports and I can’t wait for Dexter to start back up in June. Right now I’m invested in Game of Thrones, The Voice, Nurse Jackie and the NBA playoffs, though the Celtics are now out O.o.

EmpathyI can’t believe May is already upon us. Seems like just yesterday it was February, and I was at the Casino with my best friend.

So, what to confess this time around.

I’m hypersensitive. Too much noise, too much light, too much chaos and I start to shake, and my head hurts then my body shuts down and I retreat. I can’t be outside without sunglasses. Whether it’s sunny, hazy, or snowing, I have to wear shades. I have wicked light green eyes, and my heritage hails from Scandinavia. (Finnish and Swedish)  I have freckles and natural blonde hair with red highlights. I’m fair skinned and pale.

Part of my hypersensitivity stems from a gift, and part of the overload comes from when my emotions get the better of me.  Sometimes large crowds affect me, other times they don’t. I never know when the HS will set in and take over. I’m not a captive to it, I don’t allow it to run my life, but occasionally I hermit myself away.

Anyway. There is my confession for the week. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

Today is my middle daughters birthday – She is Seven. Happy Birthday Sweetie <3

Duality Excerpt

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Duality Excerpt: Copyright – Author ER Pierce 2012

His hands were tender as they removed my soaked clothes. I don’t particularly like my body, and I should have blanched at the notion of him seeing me nude, but for some reason I didn’t. Maybe I was just plain tired. However, I kept my eyes closed just in case he didn’t like what he saw.

“He had a driver. Dixon did. He saw me. Named Jackson.” I babbled.

Sol swore under his breath, and I think I heard him mutter, “Fuck, is there anything else I have to fix?”

“I’m sorry.”

He sighed. “Sleep now, baby, and don’t worry.” Sol said as he lowered me onto my wool mattress and covered me with layers of blankets. His soft lips lingered on my forehead, and his fingers brushed my wet locks away from my face. “I’ll be back soon, and we’ll figure out what to do.” His footsteps retreated. Then everything went dark and quiet…

 

Thanks for reading, and have a fabulous day!

You can buy Duality on Amazon, and Smashwords.

 

 

Duality by ER Pierce

 

Short description

Duality is a paranormal romance/urban fantasy hybrid featuring elemental empaths and a realistic world full of believable characters. Love, betrayal, honor, light and dark, good vs evil.

Extended description

Cordelia Kelly is running from her past and her destiny. She is a dual-natured empath – meaning she is receptive to the emotional aura, positive and negative, of those around her. Cordelia struggles to create harmony between the light and dark sides of her existence. She’s also an elemental, but her inherent powers are slowly manifesting with age and time. The scales of good versus evil are tilting in the wrong the direction.

Will she succumb or evolve to fulfill her destiny?

Sol Winterborn is not your typical hero, if anything he’s an anti-hero. Moral indecision riddle his path to redemption, but the undeniable truth he holds onto is his search for his lighthouse – his soul mate. When fate throws Cordelia in his path, he’s unprepared but can’t stay away. Her siren call sings a song he can’t ignore. He sees in her a kindred spirit, and possibly the one he’s searched long nights to find. Will Cordelia be the key to unlock his heart?

When his own dark past catches up with him, will he risk his life for love?

Fan made Duality Quote pictures <3

Special thanks to Lorraine Masterson for making these awesome photos.

Duality Quotes

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Thank you so much, these are awesome!

Got Waffles?

 

So, with the release of Duality today, I found myself up at 2:45a this morning, lightly dreaming about Waffles. I know, sounds silly right? There I was, in the cupcake wars kitchen (The show from TLC) Well, it was sort of like the cupcake wars kitchen. Anyway – I kept coming up with good waffle recipes. I decided to make Lavender and Chamomile infused waffles. Doesn’t that sound delicious?

661403My first batch, one of the judges, Candace – Choked, because they were so dry. Florian didn’t like the texture, and the celebrity judge just stared at them and shook his head.

The next batch I made, I used store bought whipped frosting to make them sweeter. (I know – that was a bad move) They hated them.

I made yet another batch – this time making a heated cinnamon butter to drizzle on the waffles, along with a honey sauce. They liked these but said the plate was too sweet.

I kept going. And going. And going. Just like the movie groundhog day. Over and over I made waffles. I kept going until the waffles were freaking perfect. Only they never were.

I made a homemade mint whipped cream. A fruit sauce, homemade maple syrup – I even dusted them with powdered sugar and dark chocolate shavings.

By the end I’d made so many waffles my hands hurt and the judges always found fault with something. Nothing was perfect. I wanted them to be, but I always failed.

Wow.

So, to analyze that dream – the answer seems pretty obvious to me – at least with where my head was at. Of course – now I want to try and make these waffles for real :P

 

Duality is on Amazon

Grrr. You know, you should never upload or publish when you’re exhausted. I put my author name wrong >.< I don’t use periods in my name. Although, I know I probably should :P I use ER Pierce instead of E.R. Pierce. Well, I put the periods in for Duality and now it won’t be right or like my others.

I know I can fix it after it’s uploaded, but then it will take a while because of how Amazon does things.

Sigh. Woe is me.

Still, if you’re interested in the story, check it out – Duality on Amazon

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Duality Paperback Cover

Duality is on Kickstarter ~ Spread the word

I’ve decided to take the exciting plunge and enroll Duality on the kickstarter website with the hopes I’d earn enough to pay for some really cool marketing, and the Book Expo America in May/June in NYC. If you’d like to donate/pledge here is my kickstarter page – Author ER Pierce.

By pledging you can earn cool prizes like an exclusive paperback print, swag, advanced reader copies of Duality and even dinner with me! You might be able to name a character in book two, “Righteous” or have a line in the story.

If I don’t succeed in my funding, that’s okay. Duality will still be published, but the funding will cast a broader audience net.

So, take a moment to peruse my prize packs, and if you can donate the price of a cup of coffee – awesome. If you can’t donate but are willing to help spread the word – Thank You. Word of mouth is precious to authors and artists.

Be a part of making Cordelia Kelly and Duality a smashing success!

12 days to pledge! Hurry!

Duality by ER Pierce

 

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