I try to figure out what exactly makes these characters different from the ones with whom there are many similarities; then I make sure to really flesh out those differences. I don't think it's uncommon to gravitate to "like" characters or people; but everyone has differences. :)
Also, soap operas recycle plots all the time and folks act like it's a new twist every time! So it's not the worst thing you can do. After all; if it's not broke, folk don't like it when you try to "fix" it!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
What do you do when (if?) you get stuck with characters or a plot? I feel like I'm writing the same two people over and over again.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Available Now!!!!!!
Four thousand years ago Daffyd suffered a tragedy he was sure he would never get over. The Bard of his people was convinced he would never sing again. Closing himself in his castle he resolved to never love again. The price was just too high...
But then came Shiri. What was it about the woman, this mere mortal, that could lure Daffyd out of his self-imposed exile? Why does she call him more than any other? Even more than the wife he lost. Why did she weave a spell so magical it made his heart sing? He had no choice but to use everything in his power to bring her to him.
Shiri was much more than a mortal, more than Daffyd could ever imagine. With powers all her own, she set him free and released the magic in the lyrics of his song.
Excerpt:
“Come here.”
No smooth words of seduction, no small talk, just straight and to the point. Sure, why didn’t she just jump on his lap and…
The booming sound of his laughter cut off the thought with razor sharpness. It snatched her harshly back to the reality of the car and not the budding fantasy which had flashed across her mind.
“Yes, why do you not do it?”
“What?” Oh, no she hadn’t spoken the words out loud had she? Surely she couldn’t have been that far gone!
“You were projecting. I did not hear your thoughts, I just caught a snatch of the vision you projected. I must say, I didn’t find it objectionable.”
Shiri stared at him as if he had grown two heads. Projection? Images? What the hell was he talking about? If Travis had set her up to interview another wacko she would kill him!
“Look, I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, but if you even think about going all crazy on me I swear, I will be on the next thing smoking out of here, taking one of your balls with me!”
“Are you telling me you were not just thinking of climbing into my lap and having your wicked way with me? Or that you did not dream of your fingers exploring that delectable smelling pussy of yours underneath the full moon as I watched?”
“How could you…You couldn’t know that!”
It was just a harsh whisper, spoken more to convince herself she wasn’t hearing what she thought she had.
“Come here, Shiri.”
“No.” She shrank back against the seat as if she could hide there.
There would be no hiding. He would not allow it.
“Do not make me ask you twice.”
Something in his voice was urging her to do as he told her to. She could have resisted had she wanted to, yet she crept slowly toward him as if compelled by an irresistible force. She didn’t want to fight it. When she would have sat beside him, he pulled her into his lap.
“Do you think I would hurt you?” Daffyd lightly traced the shape of her lips with his finger. She shivered, though she was a long way from being cold, not anymore.
“No.” And she didn’t. She was safe here with him, at least her body was.
“Give me your lips, Shiri.”
But then came Shiri. What was it about the woman, this mere mortal, that could lure Daffyd out of his self-imposed exile? Why does she call him more than any other? Even more than the wife he lost. Why did she weave a spell so magical it made his heart sing? He had no choice but to use everything in his power to bring her to him.
Shiri was much more than a mortal, more than Daffyd could ever imagine. With powers all her own, she set him free and released the magic in the lyrics of his song.
Excerpt:
“Come here.”
No smooth words of seduction, no small talk, just straight and to the point. Sure, why didn’t she just jump on his lap and…
The booming sound of his laughter cut off the thought with razor sharpness. It snatched her harshly back to the reality of the car and not the budding fantasy which had flashed across her mind.
“Yes, why do you not do it?”
“What?” Oh, no she hadn’t spoken the words out loud had she? Surely she couldn’t have been that far gone!
“You were projecting. I did not hear your thoughts, I just caught a snatch of the vision you projected. I must say, I didn’t find it objectionable.”
Shiri stared at him as if he had grown two heads. Projection? Images? What the hell was he talking about? If Travis had set her up to interview another wacko she would kill him!
“Look, I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, but if you even think about going all crazy on me I swear, I will be on the next thing smoking out of here, taking one of your balls with me!”
“Are you telling me you were not just thinking of climbing into my lap and having your wicked way with me? Or that you did not dream of your fingers exploring that delectable smelling pussy of yours underneath the full moon as I watched?”
“How could you…You couldn’t know that!”
It was just a harsh whisper, spoken more to convince herself she wasn’t hearing what she thought she had.
“Come here, Shiri.”
“No.” She shrank back against the seat as if she could hide there.
There would be no hiding. He would not allow it.
“Do not make me ask you twice.”
Something in his voice was urging her to do as he told her to. She could have resisted had she wanted to, yet she crept slowly toward him as if compelled by an irresistible force. She didn’t want to fight it. When she would have sat beside him, he pulled her into his lap.
“Do you think I would hurt you?” Daffyd lightly traced the shape of her lips with his finger. She shivered, though she was a long way from being cold, not anymore.
“No.” And she didn’t. She was safe here with him, at least her body was.
“Give me your lips, Shiri.”
Friday, October 22, 2010
Ummm, More Flavors!!!!!
Nadia loved everything about sushi, the flavor, the scent, and the taste. What she loved more than sushi was owner of her favorite restaurant, Zen Su Chow. She'd lost track of whether her visits to his restaurant were about his food or him, but one thing was for certain, for Nadia, it was love at first taste.
Zen Su Chow had been born and raised in Japan. His immigration to the United States at 18 allowed him to work for his success and bring his family with him. The American dream was his for the taking, when he meets Nadia. Withi a short time, Zen can't see his future or his dream without her in it, despite how much it distresses his family.
Purchase Here!!!
Peaches & Cream by Serenity King:
Playboy executive, Mark Baldwin is beautiful women and wild parties. Not worrying about the future, beautiful come have come and gone in his life. That’s the way he’s preferred it…that is until he realized that the one woman that he wants, Samira Morgan, friend and business associate, may not want him. Samira’s still recovering from the death of her adoptive parents; Samira doesn’t appear to be remotely interested in a relationship with Mark. Not letting a little thing like rejection stop him, Mark decides to turn up the heat and get his woman, he wonders if his past indiscretions come back to haunt him?
Purchase Here!!!
Friday, October 15, 2010
New Release from BTP and RaeLynn Blue
You know how I love to world build. So it is with great pleasure that I introduce, Penelope's Surrender, the first Guardians of the Gate story. Using Greek Mythology and urban settings, the Guardians of the Gate series. ~Enjoy.RaeLynn Blue
Title: Penelope’s Surrender
Author: RaeLynn Blue
Description: urban fantasy, interracial (BW/WM)
ISBN: 978-1-936271-80-1
Available at: www.beautifultroublepublishing.: Adobe PDF, HTML, MobiPocket PDA (with DRM for Kindle)
Price: $4.20
Length: 23,186
Heat Level: Hotness
Release Date: October 2010
Cover Artist: Les Byerley
**blurb**After finding her husband and her sister in the middle of committing adultery, Penelope Page tries to kill her wayward husband and later herself. Before she can take a one-way trip to theafterlife, she’s recruited by Hades himself to be one of his guardians. Now an immortal guardianof Justice, she spends her time capturing souls summoned by Justice. When a summons comesfor the son of the very goddess she follows, Penelope knows something more is going on.Firefighter Dresden O’Malley lost his best friend in a fire—one that could have taken his ownlife as well. His heart hidden behind grief, he spends his free time trying to locate a serialarsonist—whom he believes is a fellow firefighter.Fate brings Penelope and Dresden together—both to find a killer, and to discover love. But will Penelope be able to surrender her heart to a mortal?
Friday, September 24, 2010
What's Your Flavor?
Pineapple Crush
by Janet Eckford
Nia and Peter both have a crush on each other. They spend their days watching and their nights dreaming what they would do when the watching is over. When they get their chance to make those dreams a reality will they keep moving forward or crush the possibility of a future.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Zetta invites you to SPANK!
BAA Zetta invites you as Logical-Lust Publications announces their latest anthology Spank! edited by noted erotica author and editor D. L. King.
Spank! is a collection of twenty erotic tales about the most intimate of corporal punishments—spanking. Some of the best authors of erotic stories have contributed to the anthology. Famous New York City disciplinarian and corporal consultant Ms. Cassandra Park provides the introduction to the anthology aptly titled “It’s a spanking – it’s supposed to hurt!”
As King says, “Spank! is quality fantasy fodder from the adorably sexy cover to the engaging, clever, smutty, funny, spanking-good erotica you'll find inside, all the way to the adorably sexy back cover (if you purchase a print edition). How could I go wrong with the likes of Lisabet Sarai, Kathleen Bradean, Donna George Storey, A.D.R. Forte, Cervo, Anna Black, Sean Meriwether, Beth Wylde, Sacchi Green, J. Z. Sharpe, Jessica Lennox, Allison Wonderland, Jean Roberta, Lee Ash, Maggie Morton, Tara S. Nichols, Sommer Marsden, Roxy Katt, and Evan Mora?”
D. L. King is the editor of the Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Where the Girls Are. Violet Blue gave King’s bestselling vampire anthology, The Sweetest Kiss, the number two position in her top ten Hottest Sex Books of 2009.
Spank! is available in print and several ebook formats and can found at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.allromanceebooks.com, as well as many other print and ebook retailers. A blog tour featuring the contributors is in progress. See D. L. King’s blog for the full tour schedule.
http://dlkingerotica.blogspot.com/2010/09/spank-blog-tour-kicks-off.html
Visit the Spank! page at Logical-Lust Publications:
www.logical-lust.com/spank.html
CHAT WITH THE SPANK! AUTHORS TODAY - SEPTEMBER 16
Starting at 10am EST, there will be a cyber launch party hosted by AuthorIsland:
http://cyberlaunchparty.blogspot.com/
Be sure to stop by. Leave a comment and be up for a chance to win a copy of SPANK!
ENTER TO WIN AT GOODREADS.COM!
There's still time to enter the SPANK! giveaway at GoodReads.com. Three lucky winners will get a copy of the book.
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/5357-spank
Logical-Lust Publications (www.logical-lust.com) is an independent publisher based in Scotland specializing in erotica and erotic romance titles in both print and ebook formats since 2003
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)