Tabitha Levin

Seeking Vengeance

April 13, 2012 By Tabitha Leave a Comment

About the Story

Seeking Vengeance ties together two stories about seeking revenge in troubled times.

In this story we meet two new characters. One is Talli who Ethan from Hunger For Truth is now dating, and the second is Tom – a cop who seems interested in Emma (Ethan’s sister).

But things are not always what they seem when Ethan finds a mysterious object in the closet and learns that Talli is doing more than just protest against a corrupt insurance company.

It’s an explosive (he he) fun little story with a dramatic ending.

My Thoughts

I struggled with this story a lot. When I wrote the first draft I had three main storylines all coming together but in the end it was too much and wasn’t working so I cut one of them out (sorry Josie, you can have your own story later).

I think just having the two plots works better for Seeking Vengeance giving it a nice tight finish and tying up loose ends.

This is also my longest story so far at over 6,000 words so if I can continue to edge up the storylines and word count one of these days I might get to a full novel!

Tabs xx

Should Your Husband Be Your Beta Reader?

March 3, 2012 By Tabitha Leave a Comment

I’ve recently finished up two new erotica stories – which can’t really be called romance since they don’t have a happy ever after (HEA) ending but are still good stories in their own right.

(Just waiting for hubby to design the covers before I can publish them – I’ve had a sneak preview and they look great)

But I’ve come up with a bit of a dilemma.

Up until now I’ve been letting him read the stories so that he can tell me which parts need revising or if there are any flow problems with the stories. A job of a good beta reader right?

But he’s not really my target ready is he? I’m really writing these for women which last time I checked he isn’t.

Not that he minds of course, I think he actually likes reading them and he says the sex scenes are pretty hot (no getting any ideas now) so I’m flattered about that. But is he the right person for letting me know where I can improve the story or should I be trying to find someone who is my target audience instead?

Hmm. I’ll have to think this one over.

P.S. If you think you’d like to be one of my beta readers (get to read the story before it’s published and make suggestions on what works/doesn’t work) feel free to drop me a line via the contact form.

Blood Stain

February 26, 2012 By Tabitha Leave a Comment

When I wrote Hunger For Truth I really liked the character of Disco and wanted to write a story about him and so now I have with my latest short story Blood Stain.

I had the idea for the first cat scene in the beginning after I saw a cat looking at me out of my front window and I wondered if Disco was looking at the same scene what he’d do (no I didn’t do what Disco did of course).

I really had no idea what would happen after that that and it seemed as if ‘he’ took over and I was just writing down whatever he wanted me to. I like it when my characters do that – sometimes they just have a life of their own and I’m just the observer writing it all down.

I played around with the title for over a week before finally settling on Blood Stain. There were a few others that I nearly chose including Momma’s Boy (you’ll get that reference if you read the story) but in the end Blood Stain seemed the best fit.

I really enjoyed writing my first murder scene (is that weird?) and really hope you enjoy Disco’s story.

Blood Stain is now up for Kindle for $0.99 – (other e-formats coming soon).

All the best,

Tabs xx

Hunger For Truth

February 17, 2012 By Tabitha Leave a Comment

Hunger For Truth is my latest short story and the first in the Urban Darkness series. It’s part conspiracy theory, part suspense drama, set in the future where food is scarce and times are rough.

I wanted to expand and see if I could write in other genres so I’ve been thinking about some ideas for different stories I could play with.

How it came about: Watching the news I’ve become increasingly concerned about the government not paying any attention to the amount of farming land that is being sold to international buyers. What does that mean for us if we run out of land ourselves? Does that mean our country could be thrust into starvation if there isn’t enough food to go around?

That set the basis for the story and the possible future we may have.

In the story one of the main character’s is taken by a group and held hostage. Although we never really find out why.

And of course there is a secret government file, a bad-ass conspirator, and zombies (no not real zombies – come on).

Fun!

You can grab it for free at most retailers, download the PDF from my free ebooks page, or read it online below.

Tabs xx

Hunger for Truth by Tabitha Levin

[coming soon]

Perfect Amy – #2 Desperately Delicious Series

February 17, 2012 By Tabitha Leave a Comment

Some people tell me I have control issues. That’s probably true (actually that’s very true) but it doesn’t mean I can’t lose control in some areas of my life *wink wink*.

But it got me thinking about women who do have control issues and have trouble letting go.

So I wrote Perfect Amy.

Amy is one of those women that everyone thinks has it all – looks, perfect boyfriend, great life. But due to a bad past relationship she has built walls around herself and as a result doesn’t let other people see her when she is at her most vulnerable.

Even those close to her.

In this short story I wanted to help her to find that release.

I really enjoyed writing it and found the second sex scene quite hot. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Tabs xx

New Stories Coming

January 14, 2012 By Tabitha Leave a Comment

After the success of Stranger Delight it has shown me that perhaps I actually do have some talent writing fiction after all. So that means more stories for you.

I’m not quite sure I’m ready for a full novel yet so I need to ‘hone’ my craft a bit further first. That means I’ll be writing a few more short stories.

However these short stories will be much longer than SD and rather than just be a teaser actually have a plot line, a beginning, middle and end. (Ok, maybe a small cliffhanger at the end – I like ending a story with some anticipation …)

I’m aiming to get the first one out in the middle of February. I’d have it done sooner except I have a non-fiction book project I’m working on that I need to finish up first.

Once it’s up on Amazon I’ll announce it on this blog as I plan to make it free for the first five days (Amazon has a program that allows you to make your book free for five days every three months). After that it will return to 0.99 cents (the lowest amount I can list it on Amazon for).

I hope you are as excited as I am to embark on this fiction journey!

Tabs xx