I announced on Twitter Saturday night what’s wrong with my current WIP. I’ve been stalling on it for weeks now, not quite understanding why I couldn’t get the story to unfold. Based on my projected 40K word count, I’d passed the halfway point and I don’t know about you, but for me, that’s when the [...]
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On Writing
Procrastination
Works in Progress
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March 9th 2010
Today’s #sixsunday is from Interdependence, available in June from Loose Id.
It couldn’t have taken her ten seconds to walk from the bathroom to the bedroom, but they were the longest ten seconds of his life. Droplets of water slid down, in between the blades of her shoulders, traveling over the delicate bumps of her spine [...]
Filed under Coming Soon Posted on March 7th 2010
the first review to land is almost as bad as waiting for a submission reply. Cold Blooded has been out for a couple of weeks and by now somebody has to have read it. (Right?) This release is a little different for me because I did something I normally don’t do and that is re-read [...]
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Gripes
On Writing
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March 4th 2010
Another snippet from Hunger Aroused, my vamp love story…
“Men like us…We’re not meant for something special. I can only imagine how much blood has been spilled by your hands. I won’t horrify you with my stories. And believe me, they would make your hair gray and your skin crawl. If what you feel for Jasmine [...]
Filed under Uncategorized Posted on February 28th 2010
is away! I heard about a call for a print anthology just a little over a week before the deadline. Since they only accepted submissions via snail mail (Really?! Is it 2010 or what? Sheesh.), that gave me about three and a half days to write something between 6 and 10K.
As I do the vast [...]
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Works in Progress
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February 23rd 2010
#sixsunday. This is from a new WIP tentatively entitled “With A Cherry On Top”. (BBW/IR)
“Have you looked closely at that picture?” She snorted. “That woman can’t weight more than a hundred and five pounds, dripping wet. You can’t trust a skinny cook.”
His eyes devoured her in a head to toe sweep that would have made [...]
Filed under Works in Progress Posted on February 21st 2010
Cold Blooded releases from @liquidsilverbks tomorrow and in honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a lover’s snippet from Cold Blooded.
His lips whispered over hers, touching, teasing, learning. Of the times they kissed before, this kiss, his worship, made her forget everything else but the feel of him. She sighed when he wrapped her in his embrace, [...]
Filed under Coming Soon Posted on February 14th 2010
Borrowed from @sara_brookes, I’m going to start posting very tiny snippets from my works in progress. (BTW, make sure you pick up Sara’s Flash of Dark. I loved this book!)
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Still not looking at him, she hesitated but nodded.
“Jazzy, don’t run from me.”
“I won’t,” she answered softly.
Not at all satisfied, but having little [...]
Filed under Works in Progress Posted on February 7th 2010
You’re at chapter two of our progressive blog hop. You should have just come from Alanna Coca’s blog to read chapter one. If you haven’t been there yet, go back so that you know where we are in our tale.
Enjoy!
Chapter Two
“My friend tripped, literally tripped on the body. I mean, one minute we were walking [...]
Filed under Fun Stuff Posted on February 2nd 2010
If you’ve been living beneath a rock and don’t know it yet, this weekend only there’s a 50% off sale at ARe and Omnilit. Use checkout code SBTBARe1 at checkout.
Been curious about my books, but living within your budget? Here’s your chance.
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Filed under Pimpage Posted on January 30th 2010
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