Diane joins the ranks of COTT Conquerors as a pre-published author. She writes speculative Christian fiction steeped in allegory. Her excerpt garnered comments from readers such as:
- a fully charged powerhouse of emotion and raw courage.
- All of them are intense, but I cannot shake the first excerpt from my mind. It moved me just as deeply the second time I read it as it did the first. I find myself deeply concerned for the well-being of this character.
- [it] grabbed me with such powerful emotion and desperation, that I found myself wanting it to not end.
- Excellent emotion.
Her novel I Am Ocilla, was a winner of Marcher Lord Press Premise Contest 2009.
A peek at her excerpt: The darkness of my abyss consumes. Direction is irrelevant and time is worthless. If only I could pinpoint the moment when it all faded, then maybe I would be able to crawl back into existence. I slip in and out of reality. My heartbeat taunts me with hope for life, but the aches and emptiness of the rest of my body only offer death.(cont. here)
Congratulations, Diane! We can't wait to see you in print!
Get to know Diane through her interview with COTT's marketing rep Jennifer Slattery:
2 comments:
Wow, lots of exciting stuff going on here. I'll have to put something fun together for you guys. ^^
Yes, you should definitely send something! =) Here's are page of upcoming Clashes: http://www.clashofthetitles.com/p/submissions.html
Thank you for stopping by, have a great week!
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