Can you keep a secret? Here’s a little one for you, then… I’m working on a story for an anthology with a couple of other authors. And so far, it’s awesome as all hell. I can’t wait to be able to tell you more about it. Until then, mum’s the word. Got it?
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July 2nd 2009
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You know what I love about being an author? The gorgeous covers I end up with. Take a look at the latest creation by the very talented Tuesday Dube.
As Beautiful Does, a contemporary interracial romance coming soon to Cobblestone Press.
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June 29th 2009
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Have you heard of it? I didn’t know a damned thing until I went to dictionary.com to look up this word to make certain I was using it correctly in my current manuscript. To me, it’s a slang term meaning “to pursue relentlessly”. To Google, however, it’s a new craze.
According to this article at Wired.com, dogging is a new British fad where “crowds big and small watch exhibitionist couples who’ve met on the Net have sex in cars, and sometimes join in”. Here’s another fabulous quote from the article: “Dogging is so prevalent, 60 percent of U.K. country parks are affected by it…”
WTF.
I mean, seriously. I’m all about getting your exhibitionist groove on, but wow. Although…
I wonder how Mr. Carney feels about the idea. 
Heh.
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June 22nd 2009
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Come over to Just Plain Wicked’s blog to find out what’s happening with today’s release.
Click on the naughty angel above.
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June 19th 2009
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The Fallen
I fixed their little red wagons… You’ve gotta love when you fool around with your web site and notice a little box that prevents people from commenting on posts over a certain number of days old. What y’all might not know is that I’ve been getting over 1,000 (one thousand!) DAILY spams and they all seemed to circulate around the same three blog posts. The thing is those posts were all almost a year old. I’ve changed my settings and thanks to one little option on my dashboard, I have had ZERO spam since. Go me!
Anyway, I thought I’d also mention that I asked my site designer to give my site some pizzazz. Stay tuned for the new look. I’m hoping it’ll be available within the month, but who knows.
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June 13th 2009
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Who doesn’t love a good contest? And who doesn’t love hearing about a new author (or at least, new to you author)?
I’ve heard a few rumblings about certain authors over the past several months and I gotta tell you, the rumblings are there for a reason. Recently I bought Joey Hill’s A Witch’s Beauty (http://www.storywitch.com) and loved, loved, loved it! I’m hearing much about Victoria Dahl (www.victoriadahl.com), so I have plans to pick up one or two of her titles. And of course, I would have never picked up the addictive Black Dagger Brotherhood series without much said about JR Ward (www.jrward.com).
You tell me, what other authors have you read (besides yourselves, people!) and would pimp without hesitation? If you don’t like that question, here’s another for you: Have you ever picked up an author *just* because there’s been so much hype about that person? Was it a good or bad experience?
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June 7th 2009
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Ready for a taste of summer? We’ve got it for you! I’ve teamed up with 20 authors to offer you one awesome contest. Have a looksee through the awesome prizes, take note of the authors and their books and be prepared to win. Here’s a little sample of the hottest books for this summer.
Participating Authors & Prize list
(be sure to visit and support these wonderful authors)
Amy Redwood
www.amyredwood.com
A copy of Amy’s latest release from Cobblestone, “Diamonds and Kisses“, erotic suspense novel in PDF format.
Anne Kane
www.AnneKane.literalseduction.net
A PDF copy of Stargazers 1: Wanton
Bonnie Rose Leigh
www.mybonnierose.com
An autographed copy of the Sex Me: Triad Series in print as well as an autographed poster of the book cover as a prize
Cassandra Gold
www.cassandragold.com
An autographed copy of Fantasies: Thanksgiving (or a $10 Amazon GC for overseas winners).
Celia Kyle
celiakyle.com
A copy of the anthology, Furry, Fluffy & Wild.
Cora Zane
www.corazane.com
A goodie basket filled with bath soak, scrubbie, lotion, and shower gel, along with a flair bag of author book cards/ book marks / tea and candy to the winner. A complete summer relaxation basket.
Eliza Gayle
www.elizagayle.net
A download copy of her shapeshifter book Lucas.
Ericka Scott
www.erickascott.com
A printed edition (signed) of The Werewolf Whisperer (which includes the bonus book, Unleashed).
Jamison Wolf
www.jamiesonwolf.com
An EBook copy of The Written Word Books One, Two and Three
J. Hali Steele
www.jhalisteele.com
A kelly green “Are You Kind?” T-Shirt /Back has www.sovereignkind.com
Kris Eton
www.kriseton.com
A copy of ICE BLACK, the first in the Arctic Heat series of books.
Loribelle Hunt
www.loribellehunt.com
A copy of Claiming the Moon: Lunar Mated Book 7 (ebook) , Lunar Mates (signed print edition)
Anna Leigh Keaton
www.annaleighkeaton.com
A pdf copy of Healing Touch from Anna Leigh.
Michelle Miles
www.michellemiles.net
A copy of Take Me I’m Yours
Moira Rogers
www.moirarogers.com
A copy of Kamikaze and a copy of Wild Card to another lucky winner.
Morgan Sierra
www.morgansierra.com
A copy of Dirty Little Secret.
Selena Blake
www.selena-blake.com
A copy of The Wine Tasting
Tara Nichols
www.tarasnichols.com
A copy of Through the Woodwork, Tara’s latest erotic novella through Bookstrand publishing.
Yolanda Sfetsos
www.yolandasfetsos.com
A copy of Valentine’s Beast or Passionate Eve – winner’s choice and preferred format.
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To enter simply go to Selena Blake’s web site and enter your email address. Contest ends June 15th at noon.
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June 3rd 2009
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Look at what @JenniferLeeland turned me on to today. Yes, I know you can only see his back…but what a back it is.
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May 30th 2009
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I don’t know what else to say. Look at the state of things…
1) I haven’t blogged in what – a year?
2) I came home to over 1,200 spam posts on my blog today. WTF?
3) I didn’t send out my newsletter like I promised last weekend. And I have around five or six free books to give away! My bad!! I promise — it’s a four day weekend for me starting tomorrow and I will have absolutely no excuse. Newsletter (with winners!) goes out by Sunday evening.
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May 21st 2009
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In the past month, a couple of publishers have made specific requests from me for books. I am flattered. Thrilled beyond belief! A year of writing under my belt and I’m a wanted woman… I love it!
The only problem is that I think my works have suffered a little because of it. I’m not used to writing to deadlines or to publisher requests. I write my stories because they want to be written. Previously, I wrote the story and *then* decided who to send it to. Now, I’m trying to tailor stories to publisher needs and I’ll tell you this…it’s not working.
So, once again, I’m doubling-back a bit. I had planned on writing a contemporary interracial romance, but I was having a hard time. I couldn’t find a plot hot enough for the publisher I planned on sending it to. What I realize now is that the story wasn’t meant to be hot. It’s sweet and angsty and one that I want to take my time with and write the way it needs to be written.
I appreciate that my writing has become strong enough that people are seeking me out and I appreciate that they choose to find me. But in order for me to crank out exceptional stories, I have to write them the way they want to be told. No timelines. No pressures.
Just me and the words.
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Posted on
May 14th 2009
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