Well I'm off as of Wednesday morning to Texas with Audra and joe and neil... and im so excited! I pick Aud up tomorrow at the airport... woo hoo. then the hair, while the boys go shopping and Neil gets his first taste of US commerce. Tomorrow i will be lucky if i can check email. its all go no quit from 8am till we leave at 330 the following morning. Im hoping to sleep on the plane, but im almost positive thats not going to happen.
Ooh! and i got some of my promo goodies today as well. so ill have a few more things to bring with me. Woo hoo!
So ill update from RT with some piccys...
Monday, April 23, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Days Away...
And Im not ready. Today is going to be cleaning, picture hanging, finishing packing, and doing all the necessary hooey to finish up everything. I swear i always bite off more then i can chew.
With everything going as is, Im very excited, and I get to see Aud very soon!
Silk and Steel is now out for review to a few places that i KNOW will get me the book quickly, and that makes me happy. Im hoping that Ill get some reviews while at RT so that Ill feel a bit better about releases on the 12th. I still feel like i havent done any promo for it.
Deep Water will hopefully be finished before we leave. we are only about 4k off from target so its not so bad, but Im now stressing about it. And I really dont feel like i have gotten enough promo stuff for RT. I know Im going to forget something vital.
But on the upswing, Stargate is on tonite and I'm excited... Its my calm zone and couldnt have come back on at a better time. Im seriously thinking of skipping out of shit on friday coming at RT to hangout upstairs and watch it even though Ill be taping it with the DVDR. I know, Im a nerd.
So tomorrow is last minute shopping, making hair appointments for Aud and I, getting the loose ends tied up and generally just freaking out. Nervous? fuck yeah.
With everything going as is, Im very excited, and I get to see Aud very soon!
Silk and Steel is now out for review to a few places that i KNOW will get me the book quickly, and that makes me happy. Im hoping that Ill get some reviews while at RT so that Ill feel a bit better about releases on the 12th. I still feel like i havent done any promo for it.
Deep Water will hopefully be finished before we leave. we are only about 4k off from target so its not so bad, but Im now stressing about it. And I really dont feel like i have gotten enough promo stuff for RT. I know Im going to forget something vital.
But on the upswing, Stargate is on tonite and I'm excited... Its my calm zone and couldnt have come back on at a better time. Im seriously thinking of skipping out of shit on friday coming at RT to hangout upstairs and watch it even though Ill be taping it with the DVDR. I know, Im a nerd.
So tomorrow is last minute shopping, making hair appointments for Aud and I, getting the loose ends tied up and generally just freaking out. Nervous? fuck yeah.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
ONE WEEK!
My sister is here in one week! Oh! Can you stand it!? Im so excited, and I still have a TON f shit to dobefore her and her hunny show up on the noon bound plane from Scotland. Then the real fun (and stress) begins.
We are almost finished with Deep Water, about 6k more and we should be done. Thats my task for today, bulk what we wrote last night, and get another part started. Im hoping that we will finish by friday. Well thats the plan anyway. I hate working under pressure, but Aud seems to thrive in it so... we compromise. Im just hoping we finish this one quickly, so in May we can finish Gifts to give to Kat for September release. thats looking at about another 45-50k added... so Im praying we do it in the month of may.
OOh and We now have Southpark Icons!
We are almost finished with Deep Water, about 6k more and we should be done. Thats my task for today, bulk what we wrote last night, and get another part started. Im hoping that we will finish by friday. Well thats the plan anyway. I hate working under pressure, but Aud seems to thrive in it so... we compromise. Im just hoping we finish this one quickly, so in May we can finish Gifts to give to Kat for September release. thats looking at about another 45-50k added... so Im praying we do it in the month of may.
OOh and We now have Southpark Icons!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
another Contract!
We Sold the Keepers of Twilight series! the first, The Soft Edge of Midnight is the first in the series and its out October 2007, with print to follow!!! who won the series? SIREN PUBLISHING, our new and awesome publisher! heres the cover:
We are soo excited to be part of the Siren Family! Im looking forward to this new venture so much!
We are soo excited to be part of the Siren Family! Im looking forward to this new venture so much!
Monday, April 09, 2007
We got Paired!
So I was looking at the Sugar and Sin page at Amazon last night and noticed something spectacular... We got paired!!! in less then three weeks we have sold enough on Amazon to get paired up with another book (which right now is one of Lauren Dane's books) and we really wanna say thank you! I know a lot of authors that have been out for ages on Amazon and haven't been paired yet so this is a big deal for us.
See this book is our baby... hell the series in general is our baby, and seeing it appreciated and recognized is really amazing especially when we were told it wouldn't sell. So thank you to those who have bought it and Thank you to those who are going to buy it. We cant do this alone and its you reading and buying that really makes it grand.
I have recently gotten a few IM's and emails about how much people loved the book, and i gotta say, its a major great feeling. Don't get me wrong, hearing my friends say they like it is awesome, but hearing from someone who has no clue what kinda person I am, telling me they tried the book on a whim from a recommendation from someone else, and loved it, are ravenous for more... I'm speechless.
Now its really all about promo and getting the name out there for us, and RT is going to be just the place to do it. With this new information, I'm more excited about RT, as i feel that all our efforts so far have been paying off. Its encouraging, and pushes me to do more to get more sales and work out... and its all thanks to you, the reader. so thank you.
On another up note, the Dragon Elemental series is doing great as well. We have hit #20 on the FW top erotica list and are sitting pretty at #1 on the FW MGP list. Im taking this as a major score for us, and i hope it will help push us to where we need to ultimately be for our great sales to continue, print. both series are doing good, and Sugar is doing fantastic so far in print... Im so hopeful its scary.
See this book is our baby... hell the series in general is our baby, and seeing it appreciated and recognized is really amazing especially when we were told it wouldn't sell. So thank you to those who have bought it and Thank you to those who are going to buy it. We cant do this alone and its you reading and buying that really makes it grand.
I have recently gotten a few IM's and emails about how much people loved the book, and i gotta say, its a major great feeling. Don't get me wrong, hearing my friends say they like it is awesome, but hearing from someone who has no clue what kinda person I am, telling me they tried the book on a whim from a recommendation from someone else, and loved it, are ravenous for more... I'm speechless.
Now its really all about promo and getting the name out there for us, and RT is going to be just the place to do it. With this new information, I'm more excited about RT, as i feel that all our efforts so far have been paying off. Its encouraging, and pushes me to do more to get more sales and work out... and its all thanks to you, the reader. so thank you.
On another up note, the Dragon Elemental series is doing great as well. We have hit #20 on the FW top erotica list and are sitting pretty at #1 on the FW MGP list. Im taking this as a major score for us, and i hope it will help push us to where we need to ultimately be for our great sales to continue, print. both series are doing good, and Sugar is doing fantastic so far in print... Im so hopeful its scary.
The countdown begins...
Audra will be here in two week come Tuesday. TWO WEEKS! i haven't seen my sister since last July so im SO excited! and i get to see my future brother-in-law as well, and to top it all off, we have RT as well. April rocks.
So Easter was normal, hell i did covers all day. Im packed, and theres few things to do before she flys in so things are going well, though i do need a haircut.
And did I mention that its damn cold in NY? not happy about that, I'm really looking forward to the warmer weather.. so Houston will be a welcome change.
OOh and we got the piccy of the bath mists!
They Are the Essence of Fallon, or sugar cookie scent (yes, to Astrid, Fallon smells like sugar cookies, hence the nickname...) and you can pick your own up at Body Confections.
And whats cool is that every label has a Swavorski Crystal in the center of the star. SO COOL. We will have a few at RT so if your cool, pop by and you might get one. Heh. They are limited but hey try your luck. (btw.. one will be in the Stella and Audra gift Basket.)
So Easter was normal, hell i did covers all day. Im packed, and theres few things to do before she flys in so things are going well, though i do need a haircut.
And did I mention that its damn cold in NY? not happy about that, I'm really looking forward to the warmer weather.. so Houston will be a welcome change.
OOh and we got the piccy of the bath mists!
They Are the Essence of Fallon, or sugar cookie scent (yes, to Astrid, Fallon smells like sugar cookies, hence the nickname...) and you can pick your own up at Body Confections.
And whats cool is that every label has a Swavorski Crystal in the center of the star. SO COOL. We will have a few at RT so if your cool, pop by and you might get one. Heh. They are limited but hey try your luck. (btw.. one will be in the Stella and Audra gift Basket.)
Friday, April 06, 2007
apparently the eternal debate.
Well it seems some authors are getting chastised for their heroes screwing other chicks during the course of the book. All i can say to that is been there, done that. The Eververse series was rejected for that very reason from pretty much ALL the big e pubs (and TOR) and yet, the damn book has sold over 100 copies in print in the past three weeks from Amazon, and its gotten some amazing reader reviews as well.
I think thats pretty damn good for a book one e pub said "had a hastily thrown together world, Characters that had no depth and a hero who's sexual exploits will turn the reader off. Good luck ever getting it published."
Polyamourous pursuits are fine with me. And to our own credit, Fallon's sexual adventures prove to identify him as a person, and his personality, and helps him make a decision later on in the book for the benefit of all parties. Hes not just screwing for screwing's sake really, theres a bigger scope to the story.
Im not trying to justify what he does, he does that very well on his own, only explain to those out there still locked in the "one guy, one girl romance" that things are changing. the amount of people in RL that have only been with one person is in the minority, and aud and I like to think we write true to life. lets not forget, Fallon, along with Feyd, Arcady, Cash and the rest of the guys (and girls for that matter) are residents of a sub-society, a culture that runs on sex, blood and money more so then regular human existence.
One guy, One girl is outdated and more in the realm of fantasy then you know. (right, like that millionare art gallery owner with the cocky attitude didnt have an orgy a la American Psycho style the night before he met his heroine? Show me that, it helps to give me a feel for the REAL character, because no one is as good and pious as they make them in literature.)
And another thing, If you can handle it in your TV and your movies, why not your books as well? I mean I know the general pulp reading public can handle it (hello... Anita Blake anyone?) but why are they getting so starchy about e book? Aren't we supposed to be paving the way for the new literature? Why is it people can handle threesomes, orgies and 5 ways, but hen the Hero gets down before getting down with the heroine people's panties get in a twist? I mean come on, when that happens in a book i take it that the hero is a very sexual person, and that when he gets his heroine (insert you favorite genre here) hes either gotta quell that need and fire to get past her virginal defenses, or square with the fact that the chick was probably just as big a ho as he was before they got together... honestly no man that LOOKS like these heroes would be saving it for their true love... (unless they are batting for the other team, but im not getting into that.) So come on people.. be realistic.
OK So if you enjoyed my rant, and are curious about Sugar and Sin and seeing why the publishers were wrong, pop by Amazon and pick it up. Then if you hated it, leave us a review, and if you loved it, leave us a review. Either way, i prove a point.
S
I think thats pretty damn good for a book one e pub said "had a hastily thrown together world, Characters that had no depth and a hero who's sexual exploits will turn the reader off. Good luck ever getting it published."
Polyamourous pursuits are fine with me. And to our own credit, Fallon's sexual adventures prove to identify him as a person, and his personality, and helps him make a decision later on in the book for the benefit of all parties. Hes not just screwing for screwing's sake really, theres a bigger scope to the story.
Im not trying to justify what he does, he does that very well on his own, only explain to those out there still locked in the "one guy, one girl romance" that things are changing. the amount of people in RL that have only been with one person is in the minority, and aud and I like to think we write true to life. lets not forget, Fallon, along with Feyd, Arcady, Cash and the rest of the guys (and girls for that matter) are residents of a sub-society, a culture that runs on sex, blood and money more so then regular human existence.
One guy, One girl is outdated and more in the realm of fantasy then you know. (right, like that millionare art gallery owner with the cocky attitude didnt have an orgy a la American Psycho style the night before he met his heroine? Show me that, it helps to give me a feel for the REAL character, because no one is as good and pious as they make them in literature.)
And another thing, If you can handle it in your TV and your movies, why not your books as well? I mean I know the general pulp reading public can handle it (hello... Anita Blake anyone?) but why are they getting so starchy about e book? Aren't we supposed to be paving the way for the new literature? Why is it people can handle threesomes, orgies and 5 ways, but hen the Hero gets down before getting down with the heroine people's panties get in a twist? I mean come on, when that happens in a book i take it that the hero is a very sexual person, and that when he gets his heroine (insert you favorite genre here) hes either gotta quell that need and fire to get past her virginal defenses, or square with the fact that the chick was probably just as big a ho as he was before they got together... honestly no man that LOOKS like these heroes would be saving it for their true love... (unless they are batting for the other team, but im not getting into that.) So come on people.. be realistic.
OK So if you enjoyed my rant, and are curious about Sugar and Sin and seeing why the publishers were wrong, pop by Amazon and pick it up. Then if you hated it, leave us a review, and if you loved it, leave us a review. Either way, i prove a point.
S
Monday, April 02, 2007
Goodies at the DDD
Isnt it cool? Its our Dragon Elementals series gift for the DDD raffle.
and this one, is the Sugar and Sin git we are doing for the raffle. Arent they pretty? I think so. So what are they? They are pewter book marks, each one of a kind and each done for the sole purpose of a great gifty for RT. Along with the other girls in the DDD, we all have a wild half hour ahead for all of you going to RT. Make sure you come and hangout with us.
We will have some other limited edition goodies at the DDD time as well. come to our table and pick up a scent sachet in one of 4 scents, signed book plates, candy, pins, stickers and other goodies.
OOh are we excited? hell yeah we are!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
We are Nominated for the Fantasm Awards!
We just got the call that we are Nominated for three categories in the FANTASM AWARDS!
Best Shapeshifter Non-wolf Romance: Beyond the Vision of Dreams
Best Demonic Romance: Sugar and Sin
Best Urban Fantasy Romance: Sugar and Sin
And we would really appreciate your votes!
Help us out!
Best Demonic Romance: Sugar and Sin
Best Urban Fantasy Romance: Sugar and Sin
And we would really appreciate your votes!
Help us out!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
maintaining my BUSY
screw my sexy. its the end of march and RT is just around the corner. I have two novels i want us to finish so they can be released with phaze this winter. I have edits up the ying yang, and ooh yeah, i gotta start ordering promo stuff again next week.
The webshop website went from idea to reality as we have pictures coming in every day of merchandise that we will be selling. Im hoping to get that online by July instead of August. we will have to see though.
With Sugar in print im setting up signings left and right. i have the event in june at the Tuscan and a few cons for the summer. Could i be more busy? probably. But its what keeps me sane.
Still I got conformation last night of Audra's flight for RT so now I'm hella excited. i get to see my sister in a little over a month and my soon to be new brother in law. Needless to say that in itself means i have to clean and redecorate.
and PACK! omg i have to start packing for RT too...
The webshop website went from idea to reality as we have pictures coming in every day of merchandise that we will be selling. Im hoping to get that online by July instead of August. we will have to see though.
With Sugar in print im setting up signings left and right. i have the event in june at the Tuscan and a few cons for the summer. Could i be more busy? probably. But its what keeps me sane.
Still I got conformation last night of Audra's flight for RT so now I'm hella excited. i get to see my sister in a little over a month and my soon to be new brother in law. Needless to say that in itself means i have to clean and redecorate.
and PACK! omg i have to start packing for RT too...
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Sugar and Sin is LIVE at Amazon!
Sugar and Sin is now LIVE at Amazon! Finally! Ooh today is one of those busy days, I have a lot to do, emailing the indie shops, promoting, emailing to friends and family.
and now starts Phaze 2. Yep, finally, i can get to the marketing and print sales part of my promo plan. *rubs hands together* this is what i have been waiting for for a while now! woo hoo!!!
So if your looking to order it from Amazon, please do so, and if you have already read it in e book, please oh please, leave a review for it! we would love you SOOO much for it!
Ooh and today, Fire in His Eyes releases as well! We are SOOOO excited that we have another novel out now, and its getting fan-flipping-tastic reviews too, 5's across the board! So pop by Mardi Gras Publishing and pick it up this afternoon!
Friday, March 09, 2007
We won!
The voters at the best of Love Romances Cafe have spoken! Audra and I are thrilled to announce that we WON two categories and placed in three others!
Winner: Best Erotica 2006: Beyond the Vision of DreamsWinner: best Book 2006: Beyond the Vision of Dreams
Honorable mentions:Best Artist: Stella Price
Best Cover: Beyond the Vision of Dreams (Artist M.L.Benton)
Best New Author
Needless to say we are psyched! you like us you really like us!
Monday, February 26, 2007
good news today
So Sugar and Sin got yet another amazing review! this time it was the Awesome Jo at Joyfully Reviewed! heres what she had to say:
Sugar and Sin is a dark fantasy romance with some very, very erotic scenes that focuses on Astrid and Fallon. I found that theirs was a true love story although the strong member of the couple would switch back and forth as it went along. I believe that many different genre readers will love Sugar and Sin and the evolving Eververse.
you can read the rest of the review HERE
Also.. the wicked sweet Tammie at Night Owl Reviews has reviewed Sugar and Sin as well... HERE
This is not your typical fluffy romance. The Eververse is not a nice place and you should be prepared for many rocky relationships. The main characters of Sugar and Sin are Astrid and Fallon, but you will be invited to learn about many of the supporting characters. Both Astrid and Fallon have many wonderful and troubled friends. I hope to see more books about them.
And we have an interview posted there as well!
Sugar and Sin is a dark fantasy romance with some very, very erotic scenes that focuses on Astrid and Fallon. I found that theirs was a true love story although the strong member of the couple would switch back and forth as it went along. I believe that many different genre readers will love Sugar and Sin and the evolving Eververse.
you can read the rest of the review HERE
Also.. the wicked sweet Tammie at Night Owl Reviews has reviewed Sugar and Sin as well... HERE
This is not your typical fluffy romance. The Eververse is not a nice place and you should be prepared for many rocky relationships. The main characters of Sugar and Sin are Astrid and Fallon, but you will be invited to learn about many of the supporting characters. Both Astrid and Fallon have many wonderful and troubled friends. I hope to see more books about them.
And we have an interview posted there as well!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Readers Choice Nomination
WOO HOO! we have a RC nomination from E CATA SENSUAL for Sugar and Sin!!! damn we are happy. theres a lot of nominees, but either way im excited cuz E cata is a reputable and awesome site.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
updates
We finished Of Crimson and Collars last night and i sent it off to Submissions at Phaze this morning. it ended up being 26,500 words, and im pretty happy with how it turned out.to your left is the cover i had did for the book, and if Phaze contracts it, then im going to ask to use the cover. I love it, and it really is a great representation of the story without giveing too much away.
So Audra and I are hard at work on our Frost submission for Phaze, the working title London for the Holidays And it features Malcolm Frost from the Djinn books and a Conglacio concubine (thats a ice demon to those who dont know) named Thisbe Winters... Yep.. its the only book Mal is going to have of his own so i think you guys will enjoy it..
On another note, our story, The Sleeping, is a free read with All Romance Ebooks and you can check it out on their newsletter for 2.2.07 at their website, allromanceebooks.com
And on a better note, our Dragon book, Fire in his Eyes comes out March 17th and is getting amazing reviews so far! Im looking forward to seeing what readers have to say!
Ok back to work.
Friday, February 02, 2007
New cover for Bargain by Starlight
So we now have BBS back in our possession, and it couldnt have come at a better time. With Silk and Steel coming in may we have decided to re release the book, along with its companion, Innocent Twilight as a free read e book with Silk and Steel. And i think when Silk and Steel goes print, both stories will be part of it., so thats a great deal as well.
Isnt it pretty? I think its exactly what the book needed. so be on the lookout for the books. Ill be posting Innocent Twilight's cover i a day or so.
Isnt it pretty? I think its exactly what the book needed. so be on the lookout for the books. Ill be posting Innocent Twilight's cover i a day or so.
Monday, January 29, 2007
and i shall rule the world with a Gwin by my side...
apparently someone too me seriously with my Bribery post, yep you know who you are... lol, and here he sits, next to my lap top in all his octopus glory. hes been feeding me ideas of world domination, and been telling me how best to keep my treasure hoard safe... If i had a treasure hoard... though hes resigned himself to finding some for me....
so i dont have to do it myself. heh.
We finished our Phaze Fantasies submission and sent it to Phaze this morning. We are pretty pleased with it and its one less thing on our plate to do. I'm hoping this week to get another off to the pubby as well. i love when we are prolific... It always feels good to get back to work and get stuff done.
back to work.. the gwin has some great ideas about ruling the world...
so i dont have to do it myself. heh.
We finished our Phaze Fantasies submission and sent it to Phaze this morning. We are pretty pleased with it and its one less thing on our plate to do. I'm hoping this week to get another off to the pubby as well. i love when we are prolific... It always feels good to get back to work and get stuff done.
back to work.. the gwin has some great ideas about ruling the world...
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Reviews.. and why i love them.
See, i'm the kinda person that doesn't have issues with reviewers. Reviews are opinions made by people, and good or bad, they are going to make you learn from your craft. Personally, i don't mind bad reviews(and we have gotten them) but i love god ones.
And i LOVE seeing that Sugar and Sin is getting such great reviews. And the reason why i love it is because we had sent it to so many publishers that told us numerous things (the worst being that the characters were uninteresting, unoriginal and the story line sucked) and that they were going to pass on it. We haven't gotten under a 3 (and that was from a person that didn't understand then scope of the book really), but most of the reviews are a 4.5 and above. The book was featured in the Fictionwise newsletter and has a new merchandising plan with bath products, candles, clothing and jewelry.
The series is a major step for us, in the literary world as well as the marketing and merchandising world and i just feel like its been good for us. I mean yes, we got oodles of rejections for the series, but in the end, we got so much more. Sure its taking a LOT of self promotions on our part, but how many book series' have a candle line and a bath products line thats not NY? it makes me hopeful, that we have the drive and the appeal to get ourselves to NY some day.
And i LOVE seeing that Sugar and Sin is getting such great reviews. And the reason why i love it is because we had sent it to so many publishers that told us numerous things (the worst being that the characters were uninteresting, unoriginal and the story line sucked) and that they were going to pass on it. We haven't gotten under a 3 (and that was from a person that didn't understand then scope of the book really), but most of the reviews are a 4.5 and above. The book was featured in the Fictionwise newsletter and has a new merchandising plan with bath products, candles, clothing and jewelry.
The series is a major step for us, in the literary world as well as the marketing and merchandising world and i just feel like its been good for us. I mean yes, we got oodles of rejections for the series, but in the end, we got so much more. Sure its taking a LOT of self promotions on our part, but how many book series' have a candle line and a bath products line thats not NY? it makes me hopeful, that we have the drive and the appeal to get ourselves to NY some day.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
The bribing shall continue!
I found YET another toy i want.... wanna see?
its a Gwin. its a penguin they decorate, and they hoard treasure.... I want one. Hell i want ALL the gwin armies! So whos ready to get free books for a gwin? BUY ME GWINS!!!!
its a Gwin. its a penguin they decorate, and they hoard treasure.... I want one. Hell i want ALL the gwin armies! So whos ready to get free books for a gwin? BUY ME GWINS!!!!
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