Who is she?

So this blog post is going to be more about me, my life. I know that most authors say "Oh hi, I'm blah de blah, all I do is write" so I wanted to let you in on my life.

So I live in glorious New Hampshire! I live in the capital, Concord. Below is a picture of the ocean, Hampton Beach that MANY New Hampshirens go to.The picture is also a picture of my husband and I when we got married.

So, I live in New Hampshire, have a wonderful family full of a dog, Bella, a cat, Meeko, three leopard geckos and a bearded dragon.

 

Bella Louise I have had for what seems like forever. We rescued her. Meeko is my little monster. We actually have his mother and she got pregnant so we kept him.

I am a huge animal person and have grown up around animals my whole life. We had chickens and goats growing up, but I suppose that is what happens when you live in NH. We are a farm oriented state.

So that's my family. Currently my husband and I are hoping to expand our family this year but it all depends. I spend way too much time writing and I should probably attempt to do other things but meh. I do work a day job, which sucks because I would love to devote myself to writing. 

But yeah. I feel like I like to know authors more than just what their little bio says. If you have questions let me know. But here is a picture of me for those who don't think just one picture can show you who a person is.

Thanks for reading!
-Clementine Elin

Freezing my buns off

This is one of those random posts where I complain and/or rant.

Today my rant is about how damn cold it is! For those who don't know I live in New Hampshire. New Hampshire is up by Vermont, Maine and New York. You wouldn't believe how many people ask me where it is.

Lately it has been like 2 degrees, 5 degrees, -10 degrees. It's been freezing! Unfortunately for me when I am freezing it hinders my ability to write. I don't think I have written anything new in days.

The upside to this is that it allows me to devote myself to promoting my newest book, Rex. For those who haven't gotten their FREE copy yet please refer to the link in the blog before this as I am too lazy to look up the link.

Rex is a "smutty romance" as I have heard them been called. It is a lusty story that keeps you questioning what is real and what isn't.

Currently it is up to 207 downloads. That means 207 people attempted to read my book! I say attempted because nobody has left any reviews yet. So I, as a writer, am taking it that nobody actually finished it. Which would be a shame because I think the ending is the best.

So if any of you do click on the link in the previous blog... Actually you can probably just go to smashwords.com and look it up by my name, Clementine Elin. That sounds a little better.

SO if any of you do click on the link (Or do it the other way) and download, please leave some feedback. If it is nasty feedback and you totally hated the book then message me on twitter. @becks_babe303

If it is GOOD feedback though, feel free to put it up on smashwords or tweet me something! Hearing positive things are always an amazing feeling.

Rex

   So today I released Rex! My steamy, lusty romance novella. I published it on Kindle and also found out about an amazing site called Smash Words. This website made it possible to promote my book to a whole plethora of other audiences.

   So to get the free download please click the link below. I shall give you a little tidbit of it!

   Anya is in her thirties, retail manager and not really going anywhere in life. She has been through a very tough life though. Her husband died of a drunk driver swerving into his car. She has been devestated form this and hasn't been able to fully commit to a relationship. Until Rex.

  Rex is a rebel tattoo artist who is very to himself and loves to be a loner. When he meets Anya he completely breaks all of his rules. He brings her to his house and invites her back for dinner the next night.

   They can't keep themselves off each other. Lusty scenes and romantic kisses fill a majority of the book.

  But eventually Anya finds a few secrets about Rex that he has refused to tell her. She slowly learns more about his ways and why he keeps to himself so much. Through this she herself opens up about her life and wonders if she could see herself in the future with a man like Rex.

If this sounds interesting please be my guest on clicking the link below and downloading a free, yes FREE, copy of the book. Please leave a review if you like it or a comment on here. Thank you very much!


Free download of Rex!

Books

  Why hello there readers, if there even are any. This blog post shall be about my book that is already published and the next one coming out.

  The one that I have self published is entitled Baroness Gwendolyn Athena Rose. This book I co-wrote with author Lauren Mechelle. This book we blew through and then let sit for a while. We are currently working on the fourth installment of the series, Timeless.

  For those of you who don't know what the book is about I shall explain. Gwendolyn lives in a steampunk world where gears sprawl across buildings and the smell of oil fills the air. Prince Axel lives in the medieval times where toilets aren't even invented yet. Some freak accident propels Axel to the future, landing him near Gwendolyn. There is a problem though and Gwendolyn must nurse him back to a healthy status.

  Through this they find out that their paths didn't cross by accident and a new evil has been awakened. Together they must defeat said evil and create a place where bad magick doesn't exist. Can they do this though? And what does their relationship say about later on?

  The second book that should be released this month is one I wrote in my spare time. It is a steamy romance novel about a woman who lost her husband and hasn't been able to find love since. She meets a tattoo artist and they fall madly in love. Little does she know the secrets he holds and certain secrets about his true identity.

  This book is entitled Rex and hopefully once I figure a cover out will be released on Kindle for free. That's right, free. This will give all you lovely readers a chance to see my writing and hopefully up my sales on Baroness Gwendolyn Athena Rose!

Link to Baroness Gwendolyn Athena Rose!

Winter Driving in New England

Driving in New England during winter.
Many people do not possess this skill surprisingly. Lucky for you readers I do.

New England, New Hampshire in particular, experiences quite a bit of snow. (Snow: Water that turns into a semi solid and creates white, puffy flakes) We normally get a few big storms and a lot of little ones. The big ones are the ones that you need to watch out for.

Normally our weather people can tell you when we are to get snow but now how much. Today, for example, was supposed to be 3-4 inches and we are way past that.

So the first things you need to know about driving in snow are the basics. You should:
Know the basics of your car (demensions)
Know when you are in control and when you are not
Realize that while basic speed limits and lights are necessary, sometimes they can be avoided

The biggest thing to learn is that the turtle wins the race. Running (Or driving quickly) ends up in more accidents. So the first rule:

Clean off your car
In the state of New Hampshire you can actually get stopped for not cleaning off your car. You must clean the debris from the top, windshield, windows, lights and back windshield. This not only is for your protection but the protection of other drivers. When you pull out from a stop sign or lights gravity pulls back on the snow on top of your car, thus throwing it behind you. If the snow on top of your car had turned to ice the day before it could literally smash the windshield of someone behind you.

Slow wins the race
Most people assume the bigger the car or the cars with 4 wheel drive are better. This is totally not true. It depends on how you drive not so much the car. It is easier to drive with a heavier car or if you are in the country with poorly plowed roads to have 4 wheel drive but for basic driving the car doesn't matter.
Driving in snow is all based on physics. A car in motion will stay in motion and a car stopped sometimes won't start. You want to keep your foot on the pedal, even if it is scary. This doesn't mean however to go super fast. Going fast WILL make sure that you slide easier and could potentially get into an accident. You also want to make sure not to use your brake too much. Hitting the brakes locks your tires and causes you to loose traction. If you want to slow down let off the gas a little.

Speed Limits, Lights, Stop signs
While these things are very important in winter sometimes you have to do bad things. If you are driving and you see a red light ahead of you and normally it would be a fast stop, don't try and stop. Keep on going at a slow pace because if you try and stop there is a better chance you will slip and potentially get stuck in the middle of the intersection. Once in the middle it is harder to get going because that is where the most slush builds up. (Slush: A mixture of melted snow and solid snow creating a slippery, slushy mix)
While speeding is enforced, going slow is not. Normally on the highway the lowest speed limit is 45mph. When it is snowing out you can pretty much go as slow as you want as long as there is another lane of traffic for people to pass you if they wish. Now there are a lot of rabbits out there that think they can rush through traffic but you don't want to do that.
Stop signs work pretty much like the speed limit. Normally you should stop at every stop sign but that is also where a lot of slush ends up. If you can see both ways and can check before you pull out that is usually acceptable. It is hard to get stuck in slush and then try to go again, your tires usually just spin because there is no traction.

What happens if I get stuck?
This is the biggest one! Many people do slide or get stuck, it happens sometimes. The best thing to realize is that slamming on your gas does nothing. If anything it just gets you more stuck. If you do get stuck for some reason, take a deep breath. Do not start to stress about it or you will get all worked up. If you are stuck at home you need to get some kitty litter or sand and put it behind your tires. This should give you enough traction to get out of the spot.
If you are stuck on a road you need to 'rock the car'. This consists of NOT slamming on your gas, but rather slowly stepping on it. To rock the car you put it in drive, try to go a little and then put it in reverse. This rocks the car forward and backward and usually smushes the snow and slush away from your tires. Once you get traction, slowly apply the gas and don't let go until you get out of the spot.
If you move a little and get stuck again either try moving your wheel so that your tires are in a different position or rock the car again. Even if you have 4 wheel drive, the chance of getting even more stuck by slamming on the gas is huge. 4 wheel drive is not what many people think it is. It is not to give you incredible traction and make you immortal. 4 wheel drive combines the good things in front wheel drive and rear wheel drive. It is strictly to help you utilize all four tires at once.

So hopefully this blog helps people out. If not that is fine, but I hate people who don't know how to drive in winter. If you are planning on visiting New England anytime soon please come in summer. It is much more desirable.

If anyone has questions on driving in winter, do let me know.

Being a writer

   Every since I was young I knew that I wanted to be a writer. I absolutely loved playing around with words and fitting together too many adjectives in a sentence. I would like to think I am better at that now but who knows.
   So I, Clementine Elin, have just released my first book. I self published through CreateSpace. It is titled Baroness Gwendolyn Athena Rose. I wrote this book with my good friend and fellow author Lauren Mechelle. We do have other works together but I also have works of my own that I will hopefully be releasing one day.
   Clementine is my pen name and I fell in love with it the first time that I ever saw it. I used it when I was doing RP's and other works and it just kind of stuck. I think that unique names are amazing and I tend to use them in my works.
   I am young, only a mere 23 in a couple months. I work full time in retail (ugh) but am hoping one day to be able to devote myself to being an author. I currently have three books finished, two in progress and four in the beginning stages. I enjoy writing with other authors. I think that it helps to get the creative juices flowing.
   I love a lot of things that are way too much to explain on here. Hopefully this blog will be able to help my book as that is what I am hoping. I will probably update this once a week. I am hoping to show my lower word count stories so that people can get an idea of other works I do.
   The book released, which is part of the series Timeless, is a young adult romance book. I also dabble in fantasy, adult romance, science fiction and am learning about historical fiction. I enjoy reading books and I think that reading is a key resource in writing.
   So yeah, hopefully this wasn't completely boring but showed a bit of my personality.

Thanks for reading!
Clementine Elin.