Excerpt of The Laurel

In a dark cave filled with multicolored strings and golden cords that hummed with power sit The Moirae. Three sisters, daughters of Zeus and the Titaness Themis.
Clotho the Spinner, Lachesis the Allotter and Atropos the Inexorable. Each one with a purpose, each one with a task that must never end. Clotho, the youngest of the three, must forever spin the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. She is called upon at the ninth month of pregnancy when life must come forth.
Lachesis, the middle sister, then takes the thread and measure it, she decides how long a person must live. Atropos, the eldest of the three, was the cutter of the thread. She chose the way a person was destined to die. Her golden shears were always sharp and ready for the task that was assigned to her.
Lachesis watched Clotho out of the corner of her eye and frowned.
“What are you doing?” Lachesis asked while she continued to measure the cord.
“What I always do, I spin,” she replied.
“That’s not wool thread, nor is it the golden thread that belongs to the gods,” Lachesis pointed out.
“I know,” Clotho replied.
“Then what are you spinning?”
“I spin a tale that will told long after the three of us are gone. I spin a tale that will teach a lesson to both god and man,” she replied.
“Who is this person?” Atropos asked. “How long will she live so that I may know when to cut the cord?” She chuckled as she cut the air with her golden shears already eager to put them to good use.
“You won’t have to,” Clotho replied as she kept spinning the cord.
“Don’t be silly, of course I’ll have to cut it. It is my job, it’s what I do,” Atropos argued as she waved her shears from side to side.
“She will live on forever,” Clotho muttered as she continued to spin a dark green cloth.
Her sisters shook their heads unable to understand their young sister’s strange behavior.
“You speak nonsense Clotho. I will always have a cord to measure just as Atropos will always have something to cut,” Lachesis said.
“That’s quite alright sisters, there is no need for you to understand,” Clotho smiled an innocent smile as she continued to spin the thread and feed it into the spinning wheel.
Their cavern looked more and more like an elaborately decorated and multicolored spider web with every passing day. Every day Clotho created a new cord for each child that was born into the world. It was a cycle. It was the way the world worked. You are born, you live and then you die.
But not you sweet one. We have other plans for you. The world will remember your name, Clotho thought as she continued to work on the dark green thread. © Liz DeJesus 2008

Note: This is the new intro to The Laurel, I hope you all like it. Naturally it's the first draft. Anyway I'm enjoying writing this so much I just can't contain my joy. :D *bounce, bounce, bounce*

Under the Moonlight

JOY OF JOYS! Under the Moonlight got picked up by a publisher! I got the contract today, apparently the publisher tried to send to me before but I never got the email. Here's a link to their site http://www.cacoethespublishing.net I'm so excited. My friend and fabulous author Crymsyn Hart has a few books with them and they do both e-books and print. Which was exactly what I was looking for. Anyway I'm glad you will all have a chance to read Under the Moonlight. It's an interesting book, I can guarantee that much. Anyway I'm going to reread the contract for the hundreth time today and mail it in the morning. :D Yey!

Review for Nina by D. Moonfire

This story is a lot like that. It is a painting of words. Beautiful but tragic in so many ways. The writing style is clear and easy to read, it flows past the eye nicely, but it has a slow burn in the beginning and smolders long after you set it down. Would I read it again? Yes, I think I would. Maybe not tomorrow or even next month, but there will be that point when I’m browsing through my library and I decide I want to enjoy some art again. And then, I’ll relive that beautiful sadness. Read the rest here

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First review for The Jackets :D

Liz DeJesus', The Jackets is a splendid compilation of perfectly written stories that will keep you turning the pages. Gorgeous illustrations were at the beginning of some chapters, they were very eye pleasing. I would highly recommend The Jackets to anyone that can pick up a book and read. The stories are things that can happen to real people, with a fantasy twist. I do hope you will take my advice and order your copy today! 5 Hearts.

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The Jackets is scheduled for a release in November 2008 through Blu Phi'er Publishing

The Jackets

So I finally got a tentative release date from the publisher! November 2008. I can't wait for you to read my new book. It's going to have illustrations too. :D :D :D YEY!!

Here's the official blurb:




With this new collection of short stories, author Liz DeJesus explores the connection between colors and emotions. From mythical gods and creatures, to typical everyday situations. Each tale unique in its own way, but all of them connected by various characters.


A writer trying to find her muse (literally). A young woman trying to flee an abusive relationship. And a cashier getting lost in the woods and finding more than she had ever bargained for. In The Jackets you will find an interesting blend of fiction and fantasy. There's no way of knowing what will happen next.


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