"Superhero in the Suburbs . . . Life just got a lot more shocking."


Adaline Sparks isn’t your average teenager. And it’s not her bright blue hair that sets her apart from the crowd. By day, she plays the part of a high school senior. But at night, she dons a padded suit and mask and patrols the streets as Volt: the super-shocking superhero of The City. Life as a superhero was going great until her father decided that it was time for a transfer: to small-town Shelton, Indiana. Adaline is haunted by one question: Can a superhero survive in the crime-free Midwest? But Shelton isn’t as crime-free as Adaline expected and before long she stumbles onto the biggest case she has ever uncovered. Along the way, she finds friendship with a variety of Shelton residents, including her attractive next-door neighbor, a Volt-adoring sophomore, and an aspiring journalist who is only steps away from uncovering her secret identity. But one man has already uncovered her secret: a fellow, flying super who is a little too arrogant for his own good. Can she ignore the attraction she has for this flyboy and partner with him long enough to uncover the great crime in Shelton?

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Nominations, Sequels, and What's To Come

I wanted to start off by giving a shout-out to RYTwinDemon for nominating me for the Supernatural Story Awards. I've been nominated for: Best Romance, Funniest Characters, Best Plot, and Most Memorable Characters. (Whoa! That's a lot!) THANK YOU so much for your nomination. It really means a lot. I know there's a forum for their site on FictionPress and they may have a website too. I'll do some snooping later and find out. And I'll be sure to add the link on the right hand column when I do, so that you can see the other stories that have been nominated!

Also, I'm still about five chapters or so out from Bolt from the Blue. I know exactly what's going to happen. All I have to do is write it. And boy, these last few chapters have a few of the hardest passages to write. (When I get that far in posting, you'll see why!) I don't really want to give anything away or even much of a hint but when I first started writing this story, I didn't know it'd be this hard to keep the ending the way I first envisioned it. Kind of makes me emotional.

*clears throat*

Soo . . . on the bright side, a plot is finally coming together for the second book. And I even have a pretty good inkling of what I want to do with the third. Now I just need to come up with a catchy title. The second book will probably cover a much greater time span The majority of the first book is covered in one month. I want the second book to cover up until a week or two before Adaline's high school graduation.

That's all for this update! If you're hanging around, reading this, I'd love for you to drop a comment. Nothing fancy, it can just be a: "I'm here!" Just so I know if this is something that actually interests people. (Never fear! I won't stop just because 'not enough people' are reading the blog. It only takes one interested person. =) )

Well, that's all I have for today. If you want, tell me what kind of things you'd like to see on here. I do eventually want to write out character profiles. Although for some people it may be more difficult than others to write. I mean, saying too much could give away things that are important for plot development. It may end up being mini-profiles before I finish Bolt from the Blue. And extensive ones, with *spoiler* alerts once the first book is finished.

Now I really AM done!

1 comments:

  1. I'm here! :) I'm so excited for the rest of the books. Can't wait to see what you do with everyone.

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