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Comment by Melissa Conatser on August 12, 2009 at 6:08pm -
I just joined this group and wanted to stop by and say hi. I am Melissa and I own Dark Diva Reviews. I love spice in my reading1 the spicier the better!
I also have a personal blog, Romance Addicted.
Today is the last day to enter to win the first nine books in the Archangel series by Stephani Hecht.
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Comment by Jaime Huff on August 6, 2009 at 5:33pm
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Lots of great giveaways happening on my blog!
NOTICE: Tomorrow (August 7th) is the LAST day to enter to win a copy of "The Brutal Telling" by Louise Penny. Please make sure you read the instructions for entry!
Click HERE to enter!
Also, I am giving away FIVE copies of these exciting new books, both giveaways end on August 20th, 2009!
Dark Hunger by Rita Herron, go to my page to read more, view the trailer and enter by clicking
HERE
Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart, read more, view trailer and enter
HERE
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Comment by Stephanie Morris on May 7, 2009 at 9:45am -
Better Late Than Never has received a glowing review! Check it out!
Better Late Than Never Book Review
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Comment by Toni D. Weymouth on April 14, 2009 at 6:18pm
- Which is why it is up to both of us to hone our skills and write the best erotica possible with a great story line, believable characters and oh wait, did I say a great story line. Thanks for the comment, Eve.
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Comment by Eve on April 14, 2009 at 3:02pm
- I must agree about the lame story telling in most of the erotic fiction I've read...I don't suppose my first effort is much better. If the the story doesn't grab me the the actual erotic content palls almost at once. Unless the protagonists have an interesting relationship it may as well be a plumbing manual.
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- Eve said it takes a lot out of her to write erotica. I have just the opposite problem. I'm a sexologist, so I don't have a problem writing erotica but I do have a problem reading erotica. Mainly because it's boring, the author uses the same words over and over, there's no story line and it's like a bad adult movie, wall to wall sex. Find me an intelligently written erotica and I might change my mind. I think Eve, if you write a good story, add sex in a positive manner that adds to the story instead of distracts, you may overcome your aversion. If not, email me and maybe I can help. I'd love to read your story.
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Comment by Stephanie Morris on April 10, 2009 at 11:44pm
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I have a new release out!
TITLE: Better Late Than Never
AUTHOR: Stephanie Morris
AUTHOR URL: http://www.stephaniemorris.webs.com
GENRE/THEME: Interracial Romance
PUBLISHER: Amira Press
ISBN: 978-1-935348-31-3
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2009
URL TO THE BUYING PAGE: http://www.amirapress.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37_43&products_id=211
BLURB:
Kristen Smith loves to work with children and her life-long dream of opening her own childcare center has finally come true. Everything couldn’t be more perfect until her high school sweetheart walks through front door with his son in tow. Randy Stroud was the "one" that she has never gotten over. She has never understood why he’d ended their relationship but it was obvious that he’d moved and she was more than willing to pretend that she had.
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- I sent my first erotic short story off to a magazine last month it was my first attempt at this this type of story. It was quite fun to do, but I found that it was quite a struggle to overcome my inhibitions. This slowed my writing down as I had to stop every paragraph or so to take a break. I wonder if any one else has the same problem, or any tips for over coming them.
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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