Archive for April, 2008

Dagnubbit!! I’ve been tagged!

Darn Kris Eton. Anyway, I’m supposed to write seven random things about myself and then tag five other people. Here goes: 1. I’m cheap as hell. I won’t spend more than $20 for a pair of pants. (I can usually get add a shirt to the mix and still stay under $20.) 2. Having made [...]

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The Fisherman (PG-13)

I’ve been working like a dog and I’m tired as all get out. Oh wait. Y’all not from the South? That’s how we speak down here. Anyway, since I haven’t posted in a while and I’m too brain-fuzzied to think about anything clever right now, I’m leaving you with a bit of eye candy. Enjoy.

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Nightmares! Oh My!

For the past two nights I’ve had a doozy of a dream – part I and part II. You know, the kind of dream that when you finally wake up, you can feel your heart hammering in your chest. The kind that makes you wonder if you’ll be able to fall back asleep…EVER. In very [...]

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Dry Spell

It’s been seven days since I’ve written anything. True…I like to take a break in between writing projects, but during that break I’m usually brewing something in my mind towards a new story. This time? Zip. Nada. Nothing. I think it has to do with the fact that I’ve left the comfort of working 50 [...]

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Good things come in threes

Of course, by now you know that Soldier released this past Friday. And you also know that I received a contract for Career Opportunities. Well, yesterday, I received another contract for The Fallen!! The Fallen will be released by Cobblestone Press under their Wicked erotica line. It is a very, very dark tale about a [...]

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Writing Growth

Last night I subbed Dark Forest Nights to a new publisher as I said I would. An additional 2,200 words were added to my original manuscript. By the time I was done with it, I couldn’t have been more pleased. Reading it over made me realize how much I have learned in the months since [...]

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It’s Official!!

I’m a published author, y’all! *Snoopy Dance!!* It’s some ungodly hour of the morning and I just received my author package for Soldier. If I do say so myself, it’s gorgeous!! Sometime within the next two hours or so, it will actually be available for purchase on Cobblestone’s web site. Of course, tonight at the [...]

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Final Countdown to Soldier

Yep. We’re in the home stretch! This Friday, April 11th, 2008, you can purchase my debut novella; Soldier will be released by Cobblestone Press in six days! I received the good news that they wanted it on Christmas day and not even six months later, dream turns into reality. How cool is that? If you [...]

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Contest Winner!

Thanks to all who entered my March blog contest. Congratulations to Malice Blackheart for winning a Cobblestone Press gift certificate, a signed copy of the cover to Soldier (releasing April 11, 2008), and some adult goodies for a romantic evening at home. Malice, send an email to dee@deecarney.com with your email and snail mail addresses [...]

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