"I'm Bored."

You're bored. You're sitting on your bed... at your desk... on your couch... and you can't believe how mind-numbingly bored you really are.

Since when did that spot on the wall become so interesting? And that speck of dust. You really should do something about that. Maybe you should get something to drink. You are pretty thirsty after all. A nice tall glass of water might be good.

Could take away boredom for a whole minute. That just leaves... Oh... The rest of the day, but hey! You wasted that whole minute getting a glass of water. Time's sure flying by!

Now that water's sitting in your belly and you're still bored. Maybe you should just count all the bumps coming down from the ceiling...

Okay, that's when you really need to say enough. I mean, come on. Counting the bumps on the ceiling? Is that really how you want to be spending your day?

Well, if it is, carry on!

But if you're just doing it because you have nothing better to do, then you should stop. Seriously. Because I'm sure that there are better things that you could be doing right now than counting the bumps coming down from the ceiling.

Like read a book?

And it's not nice if you laughed when I said that and decided to go back to counting the ceiling bumps. Because reading can be really fun! I know that I love it!

So tell me this. Are you really entertained by those bumps? Huh? Because reading a good book can be way more entertaining than counting them, I can tell you that much!

So the next time you're bored (and you know it's going to happen!), why don't you consider picking up a good book and reading it?

Oh, I get it! You're not sure where you can find a good book and have simply been stumped this whole time! Why didn't you just say so? Echelon Press has some great books if you're looking for one! So get reading!

Or I suppose you could just go back to counting...

Alyssa Montgomery
http://www.alyssamontgomery.com/
Author of Where Are You?, Mr. Mysterious, Mysterious No More, and 9:53 PM (from the Heat of the Moment Anthology) and COMING SOON - MICHAEL SPRINGER!

EBooks are Great!

Since I've now convinced you that reading is fun, it's time to talk about EBooks.

Everyone knows about the conventional paper books - they've been around forever. I'm not bashing paper books - I myself have a collection that overflows from my huge bookshelf - but in this new age, there is also the option of reading an Electronic book. These books hold the same story that a paper book would hold, only they are available for reading on a number of different electronic devices - a computer, palm pilot, any EBook reader...

Electronic books are on the rise. For instance, my publisher, Echelon Press, not only offers a wide selection of paper books, but a huge selection of EBooks as well. The same goes for Barnes and Noble. On their website, you can now buy certain books in the EBook format. That is not to say that the availability of paper books is declining, but rather the availability of EBooks is rapidly skyrocketing.

When looking at Echelon Press' EBooks, one begins to realize that one of the great aspects of EBooks is their flexibility. While a paperbook can vary on their page lengths, I've noticed that a standard book is generally no less than 150 pages. However, novels are not only released in an EBook format, but short stories are also published as EBooks! These stories can be great for a quick read at a reasonable price!

So if you're looking for a great read, why not give an EBook a try?

(For a great article on EBooks, check out Pam Ripling's here.)

Alyssa Montgomery
http://www.alyssamontgomery.com/
Author of Where Are You?, Mr. Mysterious, Mysterious No More, and 9:53 PM (from the Heat of the Moment Anthology).

And It's Out!

It's now official - Mysterious No More is now availabe from Echelon Press! It's for sale for $1.50!

Cara now has her Mr. Mysterious, but is he really as mysterious as his old nickname implied?

It's over between Cara and Mitchell. She's seen him out with another girl after he cancelled their plans to supposedly be with his family. Now Cara is left with no boyfriend, a dress, and no date to the Homecoming Dance.

Meanwhile, Allison seems to have her own agenda for the night of Homecoming. Does Cara really want to be a third wheel for the night?

Mysterious No More is the sequel to Mr. Mysterious.

Yipee!

~~Alyssa Montgomery

Mysterious No More Cover!

I have just received the cover for my new EBook, Mysterious No More! (And I must say that it is absolutely amazing!) Mysterious No More is the long-awaited sequel to Mr. Mysterious! It will be coming out SOON from Echelon Press, so check back here for updates!

~~Alyssa

Mysterious News!

Hey everyone! I wanted to let everyone know (because I know everyone was sitting anxiously on the edge of their seats for this news:)) that the sequel to Mr. Mysterious, Mysterious No More?, will be appearing in the month of May for sale from Quake!

Check back here for new news and updates on Mysterious No More?!

Alyssa Montgomery
http://www.alyssamontgomery.com/
Author of Where Are You?, Mr. Mysterious, and 9:53 PM (from the Heat of the Moment Anthology).

Melanie's at the Teen-Seen!

I just wanted to let everyone know that my character, Melanie, is talking today over at the Teen-Seen about Fantasy books and movies! Go check it out!

Alyssa Montgomery
http://www.alyssamontgomery.com/
Where Are You?
Mr. Mysterious
9:53 PM from the Heat of the Moment Anthology

E-Book Week!

Hey everyone! Thought since it was E-Book week that this would be a great time to blog all about these electronic books!

One great aspect concerning these books is the convenience that they provide. They are easy to purchase, and then even easier to read once they are downloaded on your computer! Not to mention that besides the convenience of purchasing an E-Book, they are also priced much cheaper than regular print books. And I would say that is a plus in the pro column in favor of E-Books.

And then there's the variety of great stories - stories in every genre - available in E-Book format. I, myself, have found some of my favorite books to be available only as an E-Book. So that, alone, makes me happy that I read E-Books because then I wouldn't have been able to discover those magnificent books!

And I want to take a moment, while I'm on the subject of E-Books, to say that a new fellow Quake author - Iris Black - has a debut short story E-Book coming out soon from Quake
entitled Just One of the Guys. You can check out her blog at http://irisblack-author.blogspot.com/.

Thanks for stopping by!

Alyssa Montgomery
Check out my E-Books available now!
Where Are You?
Mr. Mysterious
http://www.alyssamontgomery.com/

Mr. Mysterious - Out Now!

It's been quite a while since I've blogged on here, but I have some news worthy of blogging...

My new EBook, Mr. Mysterious, is available now from Quake Publishing (http://www.quakeme.com/)!

Cara has been crushing on Mitchell Cardell for quite some time, only sharing his true identity with her best friend Allyson. Their friend, Jeremy, who has managed to learn everything about Mitchell except his real name, has given Mitchell a codename all of his own: Mr. Mysterious.
When Cara’s friend Paul asks them to join him and his buddies for a movie, Cara agrees and relays the invite to Allyson, who’s on board for a good time—but seems to know something about the upcoming night that she keeps hidden from Cara.
A night of hanging with friends, a night that seemed so simple, might just turn out to be an amazing night that Cara and Allyson will never forget!

And now for what I've been working on: I've been working on a sequel to Mr. Mysterious as well as a novel that's been quite fun to write.

Alyssa Montgomery