Seeing Ghosts Cover Reveal, Post A-to-Z Road Trip, & Links

In lieu of [Mostly] Wordless Wednesday, I've got an awesome image for you: the cover reveal of James Garcia, Jr.'s Seeing Ghosts!

Paul Herrera finds himself bequeathed a mysterious old house near the California central coast by a deceased aunt he never knew. The woman who shows it to him is the spitting image of his wife, taken from him three years before in a senseless car accident which also took his unborn son. While he deals with the ghosts of a past he cannot let go, there are new ghosts Paul must deal with - alone for the week in the expansive two-storey house that he will soon discover holds many secrets. Eventually, he will see that he is surrounded by ghosts as he struggles to hold onto the only thing that he has left in this world - his sanity.

Seeing Ghosts will be released on June 5! His previous novels are available from Amazon now: Dance on Fire and Dance on Fire: Flashpoint. You can find James at his blog, Facebook, and Twitter.

It's also time for the Post A-to-Z Road Trip! If you'd like to continue working your way through the list to visit all the participating blogs, sign up to accompany Tina, Nicole and myself on the trip. There are no strict rules, no required number of visits. Take it at your own pace, visit who you like. You can find more information over at the A-to-Z Challenge Blog. The linky will be added at the end of this post.

Now for some links.

Accepting Submissions:

Sirens Call Publications has two calls out for submissions. Fear of the Water, an anthology, closes May 20, and is looking for 4,000 to 10,000 word pieces. Pays with an e-contributor copy, discount on paper copies, and royalties. They are also seeking stories for their Bug Issue, with a deadline of May 31. For this, they'll take short stories, flash fiction, or poetry. Pays with an e-contributor copy.

Fringeworks is seeking short story submissions with the theme Dead Man's Tales. Deadline May 29th. Pays in royalties. 2000 to 6000 words.

Daily Science Fiction is looking for speculative fiction stories of 100 to 10,000 words. Pays 8 cents per word. Always open, so there is no specific deadline.

U.S. Kids is looking for stories for Turtle, Humpty Dumpty, and Jack and Jill Magazines for kids. Payment is $70 for two of the magazines, with Jack and Jill paying per word.

All KHP Publishers' imprints are accepting novel submissions right now. They have a wide variety of imprints, so be sure to look through the list.

Contests:

713 Flash's monthly contest deadline is May 20, with the theme of Slipping Through Time. Pays $10.

Of Interest:

M. Bennardo did an interesting post on submitting short stories, entitled Short Story Submissions: Ten Case Studies. A great read for anyone diving into the submission process, or considering it.

Looking forward to James' new book? Isn't his cover gorgeous? Planning on joining the Road Trip? Considering submitting to any of the above publications/contests? Anything of interest to add?

May you find your Muse.

Join us on a summer road trip, a challenge to visit all the participants of the 2013 A-to-Z Blog Challenge.  Use the original linky list at www.a-to-zchallenge.com to find the participating blogs.

1.	Nicole Ayers	61.	Rinelle Grey
2.	Melissa Sugar	62.	Lacey Edwards
3.	liz young	63.	Sandy at Traveling Suitcase
4.	L.G. Keltner @ Warped Nerdiversity	64.	Oozing Out My Ears
5.	L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge	65.	Flat Stanley (Not just for Kids)
6.	Deecoded - the sitcom that is my life	66.	melanie schulz
7.	Shannon Lawrence	67.	Vicki Paulus
8.	Suzanne Sapsed	68.	Stephen Tremp
9.	Yvonne Lewis	69.	Liz Blackmore
10.	Hilary Melton-Butcher	70.	Swagger Writers
11.	Ficticious Amo	71.	that girl from around the bay
12.	Anglers Rest	72.	Orneryswife at Zoe Cottage
13.	Tasha's Thinkings	73.	Yolanda Renee
14.	Ida Chiavaro @ Reflex Reactions	74.	Stephanie Allen
15.	Tales of the Reborn Crafter	75.	Suzy Turner
16.	Carolyn Brown	76.	Lyre Turner
17.	Debra Mauldin	77.	Kimberly @Inspirefly
18.	Joyce	78.	Cathrina Constantine
19.	Sue CollectInTexas Gal	79.	J.L. Campbell
20.	Tina @ Life is Good	80.	Jamaican Kid Lit
21.	Rob Z Tobor	81.	Jessica
22.	Jeanette Andersen	82.	WriterlySam
23.	Sue	83.	The Other Side of the Equation
24.	Kate @ Another Clean Slate	84.	Tami @ Thrift Shop Commando
25.	LyndaGrace	85.	Gordon Rothwell
26.	Stepheny Forgue Houghtlin	86.	Sweetbearies Art Tips
27.	Josie Two Shoes	87.	Ann Phil Verghese
28.	Kat	88.	Realityarts
29.	The Sunday Visitor	89.	The Random Thoughts Of Chippy
30.	Arlee Bird	90.	Anna of Annas Adornments
31.	A Ramble in the Blog	91.	Tui Snider's Texas, Travel Photos & Reviews
32.	Leslie @ Therapy & Function	92.	Kassiah
33.	Doreen McGettigan	93.	Jann @ Benchmark 60
34.	Chalk Outlines	94.	Organization and Inspiration for Fellow Writers
35.	ReVue	95.	KristenHead
36.	Haiku 365	96.	Click's Clan
37.	My First Book	97.	Courtney Turner
38.	Taking Charge of My Life	98.	Madeline Mora-Summonte
39.	Maggie at ExpatBrazil	99.	Rebeccah Writes
40.	Silvia @ Silvia Writes	100.	Mad Scientist.Crazy Mom
41.	Philipscom. Ariel's Jotting	101.	The Sock Zone
42.	KaTy Did	102.	Giggling Truckers Wife
43.	Making the Write Connections	103.	Tammye Green
44.	Printed Portal	104.	Barbara in Caneyhead
45.	Ice Girl	105.	Wild West History
46.	Evalina	106.	Supernatural Televison
47.	dreaminofobx	107.	Classic Television
48.	Bill	108.	galeriaredelius
49.	Beverly Fox	109.	Bigger on the Inside
50.	buddhakat	110.	Michael
51.	The Immarcescible Word	111.	Take 25 to Hollister by Su-sieee! Mac
52.	Hunter	112.	Don't be a Hippie by Su-sieee! Mac
53.	Janice Heck My Time to Write	113.	Lucy's Reality
54.	Bethie	114.	natalie
55.	Andy	115.	Chuck
56.	Donna @ Donna's New Day	116.	sandysanderellasmusings
57.	Jaimie @ Living in the Light	117.	Mommy's Angel In Heaven
58.	Bhavya	118.	Kristena Tunstall
59.	Fran's writers' blog	119.	KC Kendricks
60.	Vikki (The View Outside)

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