Loni is uber-taleneted. Her stories are full of humor, emotion, interesting characters, and clever descriptions. If you've been wanting to sample her writing, This World Bites is a great choice.
It’s
her first day on a new world and Cera’s already found trouble. Michael, her
guardian, has been bitten by a zombie and will soon join the undead ranks.
Everyone tells her there’s no cure, but Cera isn’t one to be deterred. She’s willing to face off with zombie hordes, demon slavers, and black market informants if it means she’ll find a cure for Michael. But she’s not the only one hunting for something.
Something is hunting her.
Everyone tells her there’s no cure, but Cera isn’t one to be deterred. She’s willing to face off with zombie hordes, demon slavers, and black market informants if it means she’ll find a cure for Michael. But she’s not the only one hunting for something.
Something is hunting her.
For this stop on the blog tour, we're going to play Truth or Lie. Below are two truths and one lie about Loni. If you guess the right one, you might win a prize!
1. After graduating high school, Loni planned on moving to New York to
pursue theater. After looking at the statistics (less than 2% of the
people who go into the field actually make it) and analyzing her
personality, she knew she wouldn't be successful in that field and switched
to studying computer science instead.
2.
EverQuest 2 was the only computer game Loni's husband convinced her to play,
after which, they played together for five years before their daughter was
born. Loni was a top-level warlock named Risu (Japanese for Squirrel), who she has since turned into a character in an unfinished Cera Chronicle.
3. Loni hero-worshiped Sailor Moon
while growing up, and spent hours in the bathtub pretending she had her
own magical powers and could summon water to do her bidding. It was the
magical-girl concept that inspired her to write her stories in the first
place (and one of the reasons why Cera has the ability to manipulate
water).
Loni will pick a winner from those who answer correctly.
The prize is a free copy
of This World Bites!
You have until the end of the tour to answer. :)
By
day, she writes code. By predawn darkness, she writes fantasies. All other
times, she writes in her head.
People
call her peculiar with a twisted sense of fashion, but don't let those
understatements fool you. Her behavior is perfectly normal for a squirrel
disguised as a human. That's part of being a ninja—blending in.
She
makes her home in Idaho with her sadistically clever—yet often
thwarted—husband, two frighteningly brilliant children, and three sneaky little
shibas.
Thanks for visiting. :)
Tough choices. I'll say the third is the lie.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Loni!
Thank you, Alex!
DeleteI hope the first one is the lie, because the other two are geekerific. :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Loni!
Hehehe, we'll have to see. ;)
DeleteThank you!
Thanks for having me, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteThey all sound very conceivable--it's really tough. Since the first two have relations to computers then the 3rd one seems out of place. And hours in the bath tub? Where were the parents? I'm going with #3 as the spoof (I hate to call it a lie).
ReplyDeleteLee
Tossing It Out
Oh, I was young, but not so young that I required supervision. :) In fact, I never grew up.
DeleteNo idea, but I do like the sound of your book.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jo!
DeleteHmmm all sound good, but #1 is my guess. Inspiration for books can sure come from anything, even Sailor Moon in the bathtub lol
ReplyDeleteSailor Moon in the bathtub is awesome inspiration!
DeleteI'm going with #1. I don't recall any mention of acting....
ReplyDeleteYou don't? :)
DeleteI'm going with no. 3!
ReplyDeleteGo with it!
DeleteHmm, I'm not really sure which could be the lie because all three make sense. I'll go with #2 as the lie. Congrats, Loni!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteAnd having a grain of truth is what makes a believable lie. :)
Lori's book sounds good. Looking forward to it. Hope all is well with you, Melissa.
ReplyDeleteGlad it sounds good!
Delete#1 is the lie. Because the second two are so incredibly geeky cool. :)
ReplyDeleteHehe, going from drama queen to programmer isn't geeky enough?
DeleteI think I know, but I'm keeping my answer to myself...
ReplyDeleteI think you've known me the longest, too. :)
DeleteI think the first two are true and the last one is a lie. Loni is way too cool to have been influenced by Sailor Moon in my opinion. I could be wrong though. Who knows what strange things influence people?
ReplyDeleteOr what influences strange people?
DeleteSounds like a fun book. One can never go wrong with zombies and demon slavers :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteYeah, I'm going with #1. Typically theater types and computer brains don't mix. Not saying it can't happen, but it's extremely rare.
ReplyDeleteLOL. I think I'll start using that. I'm not weird. I'm rare.
DeleteI'm guessing #2 is a lie. I can't believe that was Loni's first computer game.
ReplyDeleteHehehe. No?
DeleteCongrats Loni!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great cover... clever image and title!
The lie is no.#1
Thank you!
DeleteYAY LONI!! So psyched to see this out in the world! AND I LOVE THE COVER :) :) So, I'm gonna guess the lie because I like to participate, but I want to please be withdrawn from the contest, cuz I'm going to buy it anyway :) I think #1 is CLOSE to the truth, but not close enough!
ReplyDeleteAw shucks! Thanks Liz!
DeleteOoooo… great highlight, Melissa! Loni seems AWESOME… and hmmm… I'm going to guess number 2 as the lie… ?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteHehe, thank you. :)
DeleteHmm, that's pretty tricky. All sound convincing! I'll go for #1, though. I think. Congrats Loni!
ReplyDeleteBeing convincing is the best way to lie. :)
DeleteHere's a loud woot for Loni!
ReplyDeleteWOOT!
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DeleteThe book sounds really interesting. ^_^ I'm going to guess that #1 is the lie, as it sounds way more logical than the other two. :P
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a logical guess. :)
DeleteI'll pick #1 also. Loni, Wishing you great success in 2015!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteLoni, I'm so happy for you and your new release. Wishing you tremendous success. Also, I choose #1 as the lie.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI was tempted to say # 3, but I'm gonna guess that # 1 is the lie ... just because anime is cool and fun and all that lol.
ReplyDeleteIt is, isn't it?
DeleteWelcome back Melissa, by the way.
ReplyDeleteAnd congrats to Loni! The premise of This World Bites is certainly different and unique. So are your zombies fast or slow?
Thank you! Just like people, there are the fast ones and slow ones. :)
DeleteI'm not officially back, just poking my head out of my hidey hole long enough to promo for some friends. ;)
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