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Creative people are usually the
last to call it quits when “working time” is over. I use “working time” lightly,
because if you’re a parent with kids at home, you work on your creative
endeavor whenever possible. Kids, by their very nature, thrive on interrupting us
when we are at our creative peaks, right? That perfect ending sentence to the scene
you’re writing? It’ll have to wait until Tommy’s done throwing up. That new character
you dreamed about last night and are literally shaking with anticipation to
flesh out on paper? Um… sorry, little Betty has a Lego up her nose, again. </div>
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Interruptions. They come free the
moment you give birth or bring your new child home, and they don’t go away when
your shiny-faced goober gets older, either. In fact, my teenager is sometimes
more of an annoyance to my writing mojo than my tween or grade-schooler.
Luckily, and trust me, I know I’m fortunate, my kids are in school all day. It’s
the evenings and weekends I have to contend with. Like many of my author
compatriots, the writing inspiration really wants to let loose in the evening,
you know, right around the time I’m earlobe-deep in Algebra and Shakespeare
homework, making supper and breaking up fights.</div>
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Sound familiar? Maybe you have
toddlers at home yet and are trying to carve out time in between diaper changes
and the never ending vortex of exhaustion to write your novel, or paint your masterpiece.
In this case, let me hail you in solidarity because I get it. I was you once,
too— my oldest was three when I started working from home. Along came two more
kids and BAM! That vortex of exhaustion was a raging bitch. </div>
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What’s an at-home creative to do
with these little people? I have a few suggestions (and at the end, there’s
advice from another creative brain mom too, so keep reading), but mostly, I
want you to know that most of the time, you’re going to have to say eff it,
writing, painting, drafting, etc. will have to wait. Let’s face it: kids want
what they want, and if their sole (maybe, soul?) purpose is to interrupt the
hell out of you, than that’s what they are going to do. </div>
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For the times you think that you
might get a little cooperation out of them, try these things (age appropriate,
of course).</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">They Clean. They Leave you Alone. They
get Money.</b></div>
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Your kids probably have age-appropriate
chores anyway, right? Why not up the ante to give yourself extra kid-free time
to work. Take 3-4 envelopes, maybe more depending on how you want to do it.
Fill each envelope with one dollar, the next with two dollars, the next with
three, and then four and maybe one with five bucks, if you’re desperate enough. </div>
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On the back of each envelope, write
down a chore with the dollar amount inside. Say, they have to clean the bathroom,
including the sink, toilet, sweep the floor, wipe down the tub (whatever) for
three bucks. Of course, keep in mind what cleaning solutions you’re kids are
getting into—though, this is great for money-hungry tweens who need to know how
to clean the toilet. Throw in another dollar if they don’t complain. Ha!</div>
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Chores can be as simple as folding
a basket of laundry for a dollar, or busy work so you get the most out of it,
like organizing shelves in the kitchen. Whatever tasks you know your kids can
do safely and with minimal arguing or complaining. I can hear you thinking--, “Why
would I pay my kids to do this stuff?” And my response is, “Well, how desperate
are you for a little more work time?”</div>
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Hmmm??? Pssst: I’ve done this, and
it works. Plus, less chores for you!</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Electronic Surprise</b></div>
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Now, this isn’t one of those
suggestions meant to suggest that you should plop your kid down in front of a video
game for an hour or two so you can work on your novel. Except that it kinda is,
and I don’t feel guilty about it, and honestly, either should you. Lemme
explain. </div>
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I see it on Twitter all the time,
the guilt-tweets: “I let Johnny play Minecraft for four hours so I could write.
I’m such a bad mom. #worldsokayestmom.” I want to flick those posts between the
eyes. Electronics are not the end of the world, and are an effective way to buy
you a little more work time. Below, our guest mom, aspiring author and all
around creative, Mel Beatty talks about using Minecraft as an educational tool. </div>
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Chances are, if you give your kids
the surprise of two hours of free electronics play time, they are going to run
with it and leave you the hell alone. It’s not every day. It’s once in a while,
and if you happen to have a brand new Xbox game hidden that you want to pull
out for shits and giggles, go ahead. *cough, cough* That’ll buy you more than a
couple hours, if you’re lucky. If you’d rather they do something higher up on
the educational spectrum, try letting them explore websites like funbrain.com
and coolmath-games.com. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Independent Crafts</b></div>
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I hear you groaning, but hear me
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This works best for older kids,
like tweens, who will require little to no assistance. Unless by some miracle
of the genetic lottery, you actually have older kids who like helping their
siblings do stuff. In that case, let them all craft!</div>
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Creative moms and dads usually have
creative kids, so there’s a good chance you have a ton of crafty materials
lying around. Bring them out. All of them. Spread ‘em out on the table and let
the kids have-at-it. I do this when I’m on deadline, because my girls will
paint for hours. Paper, after paper, after paper. It’s a mess, but it meets my
end-goal which is to have more working time (especially on the weekends). The
mess they make? Hand out an envelope with a dollar in it…</div>
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In case you need some fresh ideas
for crafting fun for older kids, try <a href="http://childhood101.com/2014/07/23-activities-for-tweens/">23 Activities
for Tweens</a>. The water bottle bracelet looks pretty cool. </div>
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Mel Beatty, up-and-coming women’s fiction author
and super-creative genius, is the mom of two very active grade-school aged girls. When she’s
not working at the bookstore, Mel is home with her girls,
attempting to write her book while encouraging her kids to leave her the hell
alone, like the rest of us. I asked her about using electronics as a bribe: </div>
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<i>“I’m blessed with
two smart, creative kids who love to read books and do art projects, so I know
they ARE capable of doing creative, individual play without electronics,
albeit, I usually have to be way more present for that, because it often
devolves into “SHE’S TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!” “NO I’M NOT!” If I thought they
were lacking in learning skills, I probably wouldn’t let them play as much as
they do. With screen time, we try to keep it creative, which is why I’ve been
so tolerant of Minecraft. It’s like a virtual set of building blocks to which
the laws of gravity don’t apply, so, naturally, they love being able to build
whatever they want. I’m completely blown away by how much they’ve learned and
how good BOTH of them have gotten at it. Even the four year old can build basic
machines inside the game. I also like that they can often play better together
inside the game than outside, except when the youngest fills the whole house
with ocelots, or detonates a load of TNT in the middle of the living room.”</i></div>
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Mel’s other solution for getting
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Beyond the common cold and normal everyday illnesses that affect everyone, I've been ill. As far back as I can remember, which is a long time, there has always been something wrong. And the problems have always centered around my gastrointestinal system. I see the bounty of commercials so prevalent lately , advertising this pro-biotic or that supplement to regulate your system and cure your GI problems, and I get angry. Because it's not true--for many of us, nothing helps. No amount of pro-biotic or "healthy gut" juice is going to make me healthy.<br />
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I'm finding that out the hard way. <br />
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See, even though I've been sick a long time, with symptoms that have progressed over the years to the point I'm at right now--typing this from my bed, a place I've rarely left in 2 weeks--I've been stubborn to do anything about it. Because I've tried many times over the years, I've tried. And I've gotten no where... at least, no where that's given me any definitive answers. What it did give me was a hell of a lot of shame and doubt and embarrassment, and now, days upon days of devastating symptoms.<br />
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Why should you care about any of this? Really, I don't expect the majority of people to care. But there might be those few who read this with interest because they're living it, too. And if they are authors like me, they might find themselves staring into space, fighting a bevy of symptoms and wondering how they are going to meet their next deadline, or find the energy to interact with their fans today.<br />
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Mostly, I'm writing this for me because that's what I do: I write. While this post, and those that follow, won't be poetic or carefully plotted and worded like my books are, I don't mind. There is nothing cohesive or poetic about chronic illness anyway. This disease rambles and attacks with spurts of viciousness that lends me to feel that when I write about it, I can be as random as I like. What does it matter? The disease doesn't care how it looks on me, as long as it's heard. And trust me, I hear it loud and clear.<br />
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<a href="http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/inflammatory-bowel-disease.html" target="_blank">Inflammatory bowel disease.</a><br />
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Doesn't that sound pretty? Like something you can't wait to talk to your best friend about, or bring up as dinner conversation? Everyone wants to know all about your inflamed bowel, trust me. And they can't wait to hear about how it disrupts your life because you are chained to the closest restroom for hours, if not days, at a time.<br />
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Listing your symptoms is especially fun as a conversation starter at parties: Joint pain, severe abdominal pain, life-altering fatigue, anemia, not to mention the reason you can't leave the bathroom in the first place. Follow that up with constant nausea, hunger with the inability to eat anything, and if you're really feeling brave, bring out your "potty diary" and pass it around.<br />
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Once you've snagged their attention, be sure to play on their curiosity by telling them HOW MANY TIMES you had to see a doctor before you were given a smidgen of helpful diagnosis or advice. Maybe yours was like mine:<br />
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As a teen, I suffered chronic abdominal pain and GI issues. Doctor said to take me off wheat and put me on birth control. Um... okay.<br />
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In my early 20's, I brought up my constant need to use the restroom, along with scary blood in places there shouldn't be blood and never-ending abdominal pain. He told me I probably had pelvic inflammatory disease and accused me of cheating on my military spouse while said spouse was on deployment. Uh... wow. Right, because PID causes you to have blood in your poo, right? And every 20 year old woman is incapable of NOT sleeping around and getting PID?? Ugh.<br />
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No. Down with that idiot.<br />
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While pregnant with my second child, the abdominal pain and constant need to use the restroom (right the hell now. RIGHT NOW!) was completely life-altering. I got a head pat and reminded that I was pregnant, silly woman. Of course everything is out of whack. Geesh. Not helpful, considering the symptoms remained for months afterward. It was hormonal... you'll be fine. Drink lots of water and exercise.<br />
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Third child: The same.<br />
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After birth of third child, the exhaustion was all-consuming. A few months later, joint pain developed, along with a recurrence of chronic abdominal pain and days in which I couldn't leave the house because I couldn't risk being away from a restroom. Diagnosis? Another head pat and the told I likely had fibromyalgia. Drink lots of water. Get out of the house. You're probably depressed. Oh, and by the way, you're too young to go on disability, so if that's what you're looking for, please don't ask me to fill out paperwork for you. ??? What the actual hell? Work NEVER came up during that conversation, but I did ask for a gastroenterologist consult which was DENIED. I went out to the parking lot, all three kids in tow, and cried in my car after that appointment. Cried. So hard I had to wait to drive home. <br />
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Follow-up appointment with my primary MD resulted in much the same: You're a stressed young mother with three kids and two jobs. You're not getting enough sleep. Take Imodium when you need it. By the way, you're anemic so take a multi-vitamin. Colonoscopy? No, there's no need for that. Exercise more. Even though I was taking up to 8 Imodium per day with NO RELIEF. <br />
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Exercise more when there are days I can't wait to put my kids on the bus so I can go back to bed and SLEEP THE ENTIRE DAY? That's when the joint pain lets me get comfortable, and when I don't have to go to the bathroom every hour or less.<br />
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At this point, I'm like, please, someone. Just get on the same page as me, M'kay??<br />
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Five months ago, I went in again and was told I was anemic. Take a multi-vitamin. Get some rest. Exercise the fuck more. See me in three months. Instead, I saw a surgeon who is also a family friend. For all that is good in the Universe, he listened. 30 years later, and he was THE FIRST DOCTOR WHO LISTENED. He recommended a colonoscopy. Yes! Said I had all the indicators of Inflammatory bowel disease, likely Crohn's disease based on the location of my chronic abdominal pain and other GI symptoms, including my recurring anemia, off and on weight loss. But first, I had to see a primary care doctor.<br />
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Ha. Hahaha, hahahahah, yes! Finally.<br />
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<b>I don't have a positive diagnosis, YET. </b>Either way, he's assured me the symptoms are beyond irritable bowel syndrome, so they are calling it pseudo-<a href="http://www.gastro.org/patient-center/digestive-conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease" target="_blank">Crohn's </a>until we know more. It's been a few months and I'm finally ready to find out for sure. I won't lie. I had to work myself up to this. It's embarrassing to talk about. It's frustrating to know there are tons of tests and lots of money staring me in the face until I have more answers. <br />
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My family doesn't understand--all they know is that I'm feeling poorly all the time. After 21 years, my husband is apathetic to hearing me say that I don't feel good, and I don't blame him. My children don't understand because I don't understand. All I know is that mommy doesn't feel good enough to go outside and play.<br />
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Mommy is lying in bed trying to write and meet her next book deadline. Mommy has been in the bathroom 18 times in 6 hours, and hasn't eaten more than a couple bites in 2 weeks. Mommy is exhausted and in pain and missed 6 days of work last month because of her symptoms. Mommy wishes she was someone else. Someone healthy, or perhaps better, someone with a true diagnosis so she can start getting better.<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-18987235093147711802014-12-14T17:52:00.000-08:002014-12-14T17:52:36.677-08:00Comfort Food Monday: Gluten-free Gingerbread CookiesHoliday baking became a whole lot harder when I went gluten free six years ago. I've learned a lot since then, thankfully, because I love me some holiday cookies! My kids love cutout cookies especially, but I've had a hard time finding a gingerbread recipe that would hold up to the task.<br />
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GLUTEN-FREE GINGERBREAD COOKIE RECIPE</div>
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Cream sugar and butter. Add in syrup/molasses. In a separate bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients. Incorporate into the wet ingredients until well blended. Should be thick and cling to the mixer/spoon. Add 1/2 tsp water at a time if needed to increase moisture. Once combined, gather into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.</div>
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-15449749758613861832014-12-08T09:12:00.001-08:002014-12-08T09:13:10.953-08:00Comfort Food Monday: Gluten-Free Oatmeal and Fruit BarsNeed a little something sweet to make your Monday better. Pop over to the<a href="http://elizabethottowrites.blogspot.com/p/behind-pages.html" target="_blank"> BEHIND THE PAGES</a> tab for the recipe for these little beauties.<br />
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<b>Self-Publishing Reality</b>: <span style="color: #cc0000;">WEEK ONE</span></div>
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I promised that I’d track my self-publishing progress and
share it. Why? Because I love when others do the same, and are honest about
their results.</div>
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<u><b>Some facts about the book:</b></u></div>
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It’s contemporary romance with
erotic elements. A hot market, reportedly. </div>
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It’s 90,000 words, emotional and features a dominant male
lead.
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I has been professionally edited and has a professionally
made cover. </div>
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It went through 14 beta readers (yes, 14) before it went to
copyediting. </div>
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I had a promo budget.</div>
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I had a cover reveal.</div>
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I had a release-day blast. </div>
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I gave away 85 copies of the book between the 2 weeks
leading up to release day, and two days after. </div>
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My street team, blogging group and writer’s group all worked
hard to pimp me out and spread the word. </div>
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I hosted a Facebook release day party. </div>
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<u><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Week One Results:</b></u></div>
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<li>I sold 24 preorders.</li>
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<li>To date, I’ve sold 92 copies, including preorders. 86 copies
were in the US and 7 in the UK. </li>
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<li>I’ve sold one copy yesterday and none so far today. </li>
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<li>Royalty profit: $172.00 and some change. </li>
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<li>Out of the 85 copies I gave away, I've received 13 reviews. </li>
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My <u><b>investment</b></u> was relatively small considering my editor and
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Editing plus a promo package was $475.00</div>
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Facebook ads: $150</div>
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Outside advertising: $50</div>
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Swag: $255.00</div>
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As you can see, I’m nowhere near making back my investment.
Not. Even. Close. </div>
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<u><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The hard reality:</b></u></div>
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I’m not even a midlist author, so my chances of having a hit
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majority of my readers don’t talk about my books to others or recommend them on
book clubs and reader groups. How do I know this? <b><i>Simply, my sales don’t
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This is something I need to work on—to start writing books
that they might rave about and shout from the rooftops. Until that happens,
though, I’ll keep plucking along. </div>
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Let’s see what next week brings, shall we?</div>
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-24870341935263112202014-11-11T09:09:00.001-08:002014-11-11T09:09:39.810-08:00***UPDATED COVER ALERT***<br />
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I know THE MISTRESS EXPERIMENT has only been out a few days, and I promise, I'm not trying to confuse anyone! But, initial feedback was showing that readers were mistaking the other cover for historical romance. Combined with 'mistress' in the title, I can see how this happened.<br />
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Because this book is a hot, modern My Fair Lady retelling, I wanted to be sure the cover reflected that. So, what do you think of the fresh, sexy new cover??<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-32393357901945520672014-10-28T08:18:00.004-07:002014-10-28T08:18:50.903-07:00It's No Fun Having a StalkerI'm not sure why I woke up compelled to write about this today. Maybe, and probably, it's because of the nice feedback I've received this week about my ability to write a strong heroine. Maybe, also, it's because I've been having gentle, age-appropriate talks with my daughters about being a strong girl, and about boys, and all that fun stuff. I started <span style="color: red;">#yesallwomen</span> a long time ago with my girls. :)<br />
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Here's the grit: I was stalked when I was sixteen and <b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it changed me</span></b>. Profoundly so. It changed me so much that the entire fabric of my personality was ripped and mended, finally, into a person I didn't recognize.<br />
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The boy (we'll call him Jay) was someone I'd grown up with in my tiny town. We went to school together. His sister (we'll call her Holly) was one of my best friends, so we all hung out a lot. In the 9th grade, they moved an hour away, but I visited them 2-3 times a month and spent weekends there so Holly and I didn't lose touch. In the interim, there were many, many phone calls. The summer before they moved away, Jay asked if I'd be his "girlfriend." You know how it is at that age...all batting eyelashes and being shy. I'd always thought he was cute, so I said yes. That's where the innocent first smooches and hand holding and staring longingly into each other eyes started.<br />
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We continued "seeing" each other through the 10th grade, as much as people who live that far apart could. Phone calls, seeing him on weekends, that kind of stuff. To me, it was more like a friendship with kissing than a relationship, and as teens do, I dated other people here and there, until finally, the thing between Jay and I fizzled out and it was no big deal.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was sixteen the first time he pushed me.</span></span> It was just after my birthday and I was visiting Holly at her home. They lived in the woods where her parents had converted an old barn into the most amazing house ever! Holly and I, and some girls our age from next door went hiking in the woods. Jay was straggling behind and as I stopped to look at something and the girls went farther ahead, he pushed me into a tree and said I couldn't break up with him.<br />
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I'd seen him rage before. When he'd gone to my school, he was often in trouble for<b> hitting other kids</b> and swearing and "anger issues." This was the first time it had been directed at me. I got away from him, caught up to the girls and called my dad to come get me that afternoon.<br />
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It wasn't the last time. He and Holly drove down to see me on their way to another town. Holly went inside to talk to my mom and Jay took the opportunity to grab my throat and glare at me, not saying a word. <br />
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I never told anyone what happened. In fact, I never told anyone about ANY of this as it unfolded. Only one other person knew that this was going on... until the day he confronted my mother with a knife and it all went south. <span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why didn't I tell anyone?</span></span><br />
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Good question. First, I was young and stupid. Second, I was not the popular girl in school. Mostly, the other kids took great pleasure in cutting me down as often and as harshly as possible. If I'd said anything, how much more teasing would that have brought on? Probably lots. Third, I didn't want to lose my independence. I was a good kid; I got good grades. My parents let me come and go as I pleased and I didn't want to lose that.<br />
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So when the phone calls started and he'd <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">scream at me</span> over the phone, I said nothing. When he'd drive really slowly back and forth in front of our house on a rural road, I told my mom someone must be looking for their hunting dog or they were lost. When the car pulled into our yard in the middle of the night and he got out, staring at the house for half an hour before leaving, I cried as I watched him from the window, but I didn't tell anyone.<br />
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He showed up at school and would wait for me after basketball practice. He'd never say anything to me, would just make sure I saw him and then he'd leave. I later found out he'd been skipping a lot of school to drive to my town to make this happen. And then the phone calls changed into hang-ups. One after the other after the other, even late at night.<br />
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I stopped eating. I couldn't sleep.<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I tried to pretend</span></b> this wasn't happening and went about my days like normal. I dated other people. I hung out with my best friend. I told no one.<br />
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One fall afternoon, I went babysitting with my friend Colleen to watch her nephews a few miles from my house. My mom had the phone number where we were babysitting, and thank goodness she did because she called, screaming: "Jay just showed up here with a knife looking for you. I told him I didn't know where you were, but hide your car so he doesn't see you!" He'd pulled a knife on my mom, demanding to know where I was. She lied to protect me.<br />
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She called my dad.<br />
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He called to police.<br />
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I hid my car behind the house, and crying, told everything to Colleen. All of it. Months and months and months of it.<br />
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He never found me.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">That night, he attacked his father with the knife, and then shot himself.</span></span><br />
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Only in a book, right?<br />
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Don't I wish.<br />
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Because this left me with the inability to trust. The inability to feel. The inability to connect with men on any real level. I dated again, and each and every time, I found I was fighting fear and discomfort the entire time and I could never, ever connect with my boyfriends on anything but a superficial level.<br />
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I wanted to. But Jay had changed me. Profoundly. Deeply. In that place of fear inside you that morphs and changes when trauma happens, and sometimes, it never resets. I let go of some wonderful men because of my inability to be more than a smile and a handshake and small talk. Even now, twenty five years later, I still have trouble letting people in.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I write about it.</span></b> My heroines are strong because they are who I wished I had been coming out of that trauma. They are who I wish I could still be, sometimes. My take-away is that emotion, whether pent up or given freely, is a driving factor of writing and if you have a story, use it. If you have that place inside of you that hasn't reset, use it. Some of my strongest, most emotional scenes have come from that place of fear and every time I write about it, I get stronger.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">It's healing.</span><br />
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I'm fine today. This incident is a shadowy memory that stays buried for years at a time unless I choose to think about it. Now, I help other people with their own trauma, and I write about what I can't fix.<br />
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Tell your daughters. Tell your sons. Tell someone. And write your heart out. Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-47732001226056470322014-09-20T18:08:00.001-07:002014-09-20T18:08:51.122-07:00Cover Reveal: THE MISTRESS EXPERIMENT<br />
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Did you know I have my first indie release coming out in November? I do, and here's the rocking, sexy cover.<br />
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WHAT DO YOU THINK??<br />
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You may have seen another cover for this book, and yes, there are two, but this is the final. :)<br />
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Here's the blurb, oh, and add it to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23202696-the-mistress-experiment" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> TBR, too. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">THE MISTRESS EXPERIMENT</span><br />
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<br /><span id="freeText4328508655095644562">“A gentleman would get
to know you patiently, intimately, before demanding anything of your
body. Tonight,I’m not going to be a gentleman.”<br /><br />For wealthy
British surgeon Isaac Kimball, being the good guy comes naturally.
Caring for Chicago’s poorest fills his days and keeps his other side—the
dark one that craves sensuality and control—at bay. When Isaac is
prevented from saving a charity he loves, an acquaintance offers him a
proposition: transform a woman from the streets into a sophisticated
mistress who can pass in London high society, in exchange for the
charity’s salvation. A ridiculous suggestion until he realizes he knows
the perfect woman—one with an understated sexuality and sharp wit that
continually tempt his control.<br /><br />Mila DePardo counts the days until
she can get off the streets and put her criminal past behind her. When
Dr. Kimball offers her a ticket out of hell and into the glitter of
London society, lying about her identity is easy. Until the chemistry
between them starts to crack her no-sex rule, and the pleasure of
Isaac’s touch changes everything she thought she wanted.<br /><br />When the
truth starts to unravel and Isaac’s own secrets come to play, Mila’s
will and belief in herself is put to the test. She might win the
mistress experiment, but can she survive him?</span><br />
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COMING NOVEMBER, 2014<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-70648781365393615712014-09-12T07:37:00.001-07:002014-09-12T07:37:36.943-07:005 Reasons I'm Going Indie<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span class="uficommentbody">Becoming a hybrid author is
something I’ve wanted to do since I started writing with publication in mind. I’m
happy to say that, three years and five traditionally published books later, I’m
finally taking the plunge and self-publishing. It’s a scary plunge and
one that I wouldn’t do without the encouragement and support of a great group
of people. Plus a lot of thought—yeah, there was a lot of thought that went
into this too. Most of the time it was just that—thought—and no concrete
planning. Two weeks ago, I got the push I needed to finally go indie. </span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">That push? Well, it was the Big 5
saying thanks but no thanks to a submission that is near and dear to my heart.
It was one publisher saying, yeah, okay, let’s make huge changes and we’ll talk
again. It was me feeling for the first time that I didn’t want to make those
big changes. I wanted this book to stay real. Intimate. Close to how it was
meant to be. So I said, “no,” and my lovely agent said, “self-publish,” and I
said, “yes!”</span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">This doesn’t mean I’m against being edited. Not at all. All of my traditionally published books have
gone through heavy editorial and I LOVE the stories they became. But this book…this
book wasn’t one I wanted to chop and stitch back together. I like the
rawness of it and the story it has to tell. Fear aside, I weighed the option
to self-publish vs. heavy editing and resubmission, and came up with five
reasons going indie was right for me:</span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">I write fast. This means I almost always have a book either completed or nearly so. Trying to
juggle editing, proposal writing, submission, editing, resubmission, etc is
even more frustrating when you’re ready to put out another book, but you’re a
slave to a publisher’s schedule. The book I finished a year ago, may have to
wait another year before it ever goes into print. Self-publishing a series
means that I can add book releases in between my traditionally published
books. This can give me a well-paced stream of books so I have several coming
out per year, versus maybe only one. Great for my readers, and great for me!</span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">The above publication schedule
means I’ll have a steadier income flow, versus waiting months and months in
between releases. I don’t know about other authors, but my books tend to drop
off in sales about 6 months after release, which thins the royalty flow. Being
able to put out a few more quality books not only pumps up the flow, but also
helps build my backlist of titles. I have no great expectations that going indie
is going to make me rich, and I’m not even looking at it that way. I do,
however, expect that it will build upon the income stream that my books are
already generating, and that’s the point. </span></div>
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<b><span class="uficommentbody">Creative Control</span></b></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">I’m not much of a control freak,
but there’s something wildly exhilarating about being able to choose my own
cover, write my own blurb, and decide when my book will be published. No waiting
months for a publisher to decide when to release my book. No cringing a little
because I really don’t like the cover my publisher made…and trying to swallow
it down because I can’t change it. I can lower or raise the price if I want to!
I can have a flash sale, or become part of a boxed set, or whatever. Because
the control is mine. All mine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Creative
freedom is also a nice perk. Maybe I feel like writing something ‘out of the
norm’ or ‘edgy’ that might not fit what publishers are looking for right now. I
can still write it, get opinions on it from my agent and critique partners, and
publish it. No house editorial approval needed. </span></div>
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<b><span class="uficommentbody">Great Support</span></b></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">I can’t emphasize enough how much
my support network means to me, and what a huge role they played in my decision
to do this. I belong to a kick-ass writing group of experienced indie authors,
best-selling traditional print authors and everyone in between. Among us are
cover designers, copyeditors and two authors with absolute mad skills in
developmental edits. I have a professional team at my fingertips, and I’m so
grateful. In addition, having an agent and family on board with this next step
are crucial too, because I always have somewhere to turn when I need help, have
a question, or just need reassurance. I would never consider putting a book out
there that wasn’t professionally developed and edited, and with my support
group, I don’t have to.</span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">Developing technique, refining
your natural voice and learning the industry are all parts of being a
professional author. I consider going indie another avenue in learning and
growth. You know what? Maybe I’ll realize that self-publishing really isn’t my
thing. But as least I tried, and that’s what counts.</span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody">So there you have it! I’m one of
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the hybrid author community! What about you? Is self-publishing in your future?</span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody"></span><span id="freeText10873078344859143352">“A gentleman would get
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body. Tonight,I’m not going to be a gentleman.”<br /><br />For wealthy
British surgeon Isaac Kimball, being the good guy comes naturally.
Caring for Chicago’s poorest fills his days and keeps his other side—the
dark one that craves sensuality and control—at bay. When Isaac is
prevented from saving a charity he loves, an acquaintance offers him a
proposition: transform a woman from the streets into a sophisticated
mistress who can pass in London high society, in exchange for the
charity’s salvation. A ridiculous suggestion until he realizes he knows
the perfect woman—one with an understated sexuality and sharp wit that
continually tempt his control.<br /><br />Mila DePardo counts the days until
she can get off the streets and put her criminal past behind her. When
Dr. Kimball offers her a ticket out of hell and into the glitter of
London society, lying about her identity is easy. Until the chemistry
between them starts to crack her no-sex rule, and the pleasure of
Isaac’s touch changes everything she thought she wanted.<br /><br />When the
truth starts to unravel and Isaac’s own secrets come to play, Mila’s
will and belief in herself is put to the test. She might win the
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-73972445828421349172014-07-09T14:57:00.001-07:002014-07-09T15:01:15.513-07:00Hot Fireman Alert!I can't wait for you to meet Garrett Mateo, sexy fireman and bartender. Breaker of women's hearts and rescuer of puppies and all that jazz. Mostly, he's just cocky, sassy, a little self-absorbed and sexy as hell.<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-70803570691537857842014-07-07T12:25:00.001-07:002014-07-07T12:28:33.644-07:00What if Feels Like to Turn in Your Last Contracted BookToday marks a milestone: I will turn in the very last book in my first contracted series, to my editor. This is the end of a beginning that has opened up a huge, gaping hole.<br />
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Why? Because that book was also my very last contracted book, <b>period.</b> I have no more. Nothing else. Nada. Zip.<br />
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It makes me feel like this:<br />
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Yeah, it feels strange. Like, I have no deadlines ahead of me (except for editing this beast I just turned in).Of course, I keep pondering that maybe...just maybe...I'll <span style="color: #990000;">never have another contract</span>. O_O. No one will want me. OMG, whatifIneverwriteanotherbookthatanyonewantstobuy?<br />
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There is a nice, fluffy sense of freedom associated with fulfilling all the contracts. My writing platform is wide open. I can write whatever I want! I canwriteallthethings!<br />
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In the meantime, I'll be over here with a chocolate cake. And some Doritos. And wine. Lots of wine. And cake. Did I mention...<br />
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Cake?<br />
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Stress eating is a thing. You should (n't) try it sometime.<br />
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***Disclaimer: My verbal filter is OFF today***
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After reading a very excited post by a new author on a group, about quitting her day job (she carried insurance) to write full time, and her first book had JUST been acquired (with no advance), I really, really felt like I needed to get the below off. My. Chest. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Money</b></div>
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I don’t know many authors who write simply for the pure joy
and torture of writing, but a few do. The rest of us expect, at some point, to
make a little money. And perhaps a smaller demographic, like me, absolutely has
to either profit from writing, or give it less effort. (That’s a sad truth, but
there it is).</div>
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I decided to pursue my writing passion after someone
challenged me to finish a book I’d been working on for 7 long years. So I did.
In the process, I joined an awesome and inspiring group of women writers, one
of whom who had just signed a huge (think movie huge) deal with lots of $$$
attached to it. It was her debut, and it pulled her out of poverty. As a young
mother with 3 kids who was often taking a negative paycheck because childcare
cost more than I was making, her story was inspiring. And hope-giving. And,
OMG, that could be me! </div>
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Less than a year later, another writer friend self-published
an erotica series and, within a few short months, had earned a shit-ton of cash
and pulled her family out of poverty, as well. She was working 3-4 jobs at the
time to support her kids. Inspiring stuff. </div>
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We live in a relatively poor community. There are no really
good jobs here (trust me; I’ve been looking for nearly 3 years). My husband has
always worked 2-3 jobs at a time, and I have a day job, but we’re still
bottom-of-the-barrel, struggling for every penny, living paycheck-to-paycheck
lucky people. So when I signed my first book deal, I thought, “Yay! Residual
income!” I knew it wouldn’t make much (it’s made about $225 in 2 ½ years), but
I figured it was a start. </div>
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A few months later, I found a lovely agent and sold a
series. Things were looking up! “Hey,” I said to the husband. “My publisher
just put out this email with the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">average
earnings</b> for each book in the line I’m signed to.” We looked at the
numbers. Our eyes went O_O because, money! Then I counted how many books I had
coming out in that line and I really went O_O!!! The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">potential</b> was more in a year than I’ve ever made annually in my
professional life. </div>
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The husband was happy! The kids were excited! I felt like I
was FINALLY helping my family financially (wow, I could help the teen pay for
college in a couple years!) Yeah, you see where this is going. The hype was all
in my head. Of course, I knew *average earnings* were a crap shoot, but I
wanted to really believe I would break through and hit some of those numbers on
that email. </div>
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Not even close. In the past 18 months, I’ve made in the <b><span style="color: red;">very low 4-figures</span> OVERALL</b>, from 2 titles, which includes an advance for an un-released
title. A far, huge, continent-sized cry from the numbers I’d initially printed
out and hung by my desk for inspiration (I’ve since burned that email). I
recently passed the two year mark from the date my first book came out. The
husband and I had agreed on two years as a relatively good assessment of
whether or not this endeavor would be profitable. </div>
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We underestimated that timeframe, too. At this rate, which
is a realistic one, I’m convinced it will be 5-6 years before any real profit
begins to show. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Perhaps, </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">if your publisher is confident enough in your book to put a ton of backing behind it, or you get a nice, large advance, or you have enough cash to hire a professional publicity and marketing team--or, you just have REALLY GREAT LUCK with a BREAKOUT book, your experience may be different. However, if you're an everyday, new author, with a family, a job, bills and limited cash to spend on your own promo, I think you'll see a similar path. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Lesson:</b> Don’t
count on the money. Don’t listen to anyone else’s story and think for a single
minute that you can achieve the same thing. Should you be competitive? Yes!
Should you have goals and dreams for your writing career? YES! Just remember,
the money is slow to come in. Very, very slow. Your writing buddy with the
six-figure deal is NOT YOU. Someday, it could be you, but it’s not today. </div>
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I still have my day job, and though I am actively looking
for another job, I plan to continue writing. And I really think this is the way
of most new authors like me. Recently there was a <span style="background-color: white;">really smarmy article </span>by some
dude who accused romance writers of sucking off their spouses. As much as I
hated that article (enough, actually, to not even waste time looking up the
linky), the douchebag author had a small point: If you don’t have a spouse to
help support you, or some other way of providing for yourself or your family, shiny
new authorship probably isn’t going to do that for you. At least, not right
away. </div>
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Keep your day job (s). Keep writing. Keep dreaming, and
maybe, if the stars align, the next 6-figure $$$ deal will have your name and
bank account on it. </div>
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Money isn’t everything. But when you spend countless hours
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-21090293978673632402014-05-28T05:00:00.000-07:002014-05-28T05:00:01.014-07:00Wrangler Butt is a Thing, Y'all!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, I'm not from the south, but I've always wanted to give a hearty Y'all! So there it is.<br />
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I am, however, a country girl from the Northwoods of Wisconsin and I grew up around my share of good looking country boys. Besides muscles, smooth, tanned skin and killer, crooked smiles, those boys all had one other thing in common: Wrangler Butt. <br />
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What is Wrangler Butt? Ladies, it's only the best thing to happen. Ever. See, Wranger jeans somehow crafted their jeans to perfectly conform, smooth, lift and outline the male rear-end. To. Perfection.<br />
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Since the men of my <a href="http://elizabethottowrites.blogspot.com/p/the-paint-river-ranch-series.html" target="_blank">Paint River Ranch </a>series all wear Wranglers, all I can do is show you the glory that is Wrangler Butt.<br />
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Let me know in the comments: Yes or no to Wrangler Butt?? There's a give-away involved. ;)<br />
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<a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/1a/92/6d/1a926d182c2591b56f0b49236ea035b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="wrangler butts drive me nuts!" border="0" class="pinImage" height="141" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/1a/92/6d/1a926d182c2591b56f0b49236ea035b2.jpg" style="height: 519px; width: 736px;" width="200" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-60988542549315119952014-05-21T07:31:00.001-07:002014-05-21T07:33:23.301-07:00Tucker Haywood Stops by for a Visit--you've been warned<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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So, Tucker from <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-night-with-a-cowboy-elizabeth-otto/1119276232?ean=9781622663293" target="_blank">ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY </a>just stopped by and he's pacing in the kitchen at the moment. Kinda like a caged animal...all long-legged strides and growly expression. Probably because I forced him to come in here when it's such a beautiful day outside. Too bad for him. Big baby. Let's see if I can make him behave long enough to answer a few questions.</div>
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<b>Hey, Tucker. Come on in and have a seat.</b></div>
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Yeah, okay. How long is this going to take?</div>
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*blinks* Fine. I don't want you making me fat in the next book or something, so...</div>
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<b>Good boy. </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thanks for taking a few minutes to talk to our readers. We all, er,
really appreciate the pose you did for the cover of ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY. </b></div>
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*shrugs* Yep. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cowboys
are always in demand, it seems. What’s your favorite thing about being a
cowboy?</b></div>
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Have you seen my ass in these
Wranglers? Draws women like moths to a hot, hot, denim-covered flame. As long
as they understand that it’s one night with me, and one night only. If not,
they can find a different flame. Know what I mean?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">So,
your answer is women?</b></div>
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Does there need to be another
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I…suppose
not. Okay, so ranch work can be taxing, obviously. What kinds of things do you
like to do when you leave the ranch?</b></div>
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I have to leave the ranch? *snorts*
No thanks. I’m happy right where I am. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Well,
I’ve heard that the Tit for Tap bar is an old favorite of yours. Has that
changed?</b></div>
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I used to go there a lot. But, I
only go there on…certain nights now. No big deal.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Oh,
yes. When Sophie Miller is waitressing, right? </b></div>
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Sophie’s a distraction. That’s all.
Moving on…</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A
distraction from what?</b></div>
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Am I running for President, here?
Does it matter why I go there when she’s working? It’s a safety thing. I want
to make sure she’s safe working there…with all those other men around. </div>
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*shifts in his chair* Yeah, well,
she’s a city girl. City girls don’t know how to handle rowdy cowboys and country
bars, or anything else around here. Hell, you saw her freak out over that
squirrel, right? Point made. So, moving on…</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fine.
Which is your favorite brother, Levi or Cole, and by proxy, Jaxon?</b></div>
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They all drive me bat-shit crazy.
Next.</div>
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<b>*rolls eyes* Yeah, yeah. What’s
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*smirks* Look at me, sweetheart. My
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Okay,
well, thanks for the chat, Tucker. I hope our readers get a chance to stop by
Paint River Ranch and see you in action. Riding horse, roping cattle and
showing off those Wranglers, and all.</b></div>
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Fine. Just tell them to bring double
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<b>Great. Well, Tuck, thanks for....okay, bye...nice to see you...and he's gone. That boy!</b></div>
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Meet the Paint River Ranch boys and form your own opinions, but I gotta say: HOTNESS! I'll see ya at the ranch. ;) </div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">So, there's been a lot of talk about Jaxon getting his own story. If you've read ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY, you'll know why he's in such demand. All I can say, is that I'm working on making it happen. In the meantime, Jax has found himself with a Blue Heeler puppy and said puppy needs a name. Boy or girl? I'm not sure yet. You tell me, and give me a name in the comments below. </span></b><br />
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-70811179886856718442014-05-20T12:10:00.000-07:002014-05-20T12:10:35.831-07:00How Words Sell to Become a BookThis post is for my family, friends, and fans who might not completely understand the process words go through to actually become a book. I'm posting this because I know my family is often confused as hell. Like, "You wrote it, so why hasn't it sold?" confused. This is to be expected, and it's okay, because if you don't know the process, it's easy to assume because a manuscript is written, it automatically becomes a book.<br />
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Nope. All the nope's.<br />
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Here's a fun, gif-filled outline of how words become (or not) a book:<br />
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First, I write ALL THE WORDS!<br />
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Now, my friends and family know when this manic process is happening to me because I will not answer the phone or step foot outside my house for days. I used to write fast. As in, 60,000 words in 6-7 weeks fast. Since a particularily challenging life events in August, I'm much slower (damn it). 80,000 words takes me about five months now.<br />
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That's five months of NOT answering the phone or stepping out my front door. Mostly. I am a hermit, yo. And I make no apologies.<br />
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Once I type THE MOTHER EFFING END, I can send it to my agent right? RIGHT?<br />
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Nope.<br />
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I first do about ten rounds of self-edits on the manuscript, and then send it to my Critique Partners. And I wait for them to have time to read it.<br />
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And I am mostly not patient with the waiting. <br />
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What's a Critique Partner? They are the lovely ladies who pat me on the head and say nice things like, "You're super talented, lady, which is why it pains me to tell you there is SO MUCH wrong with the plot in this book that I had to scrub my eyeballs with bleach." or, "Jesus Christ, are you going to use a serial comma or not? Be consistent before I die." (Looking at you Tamara).<br />
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Yeah, my CPs rip it apart while lathering me up with compliments. They speak the hurtful truth with a side of unicorn bacon and rainbows. Once I get all their feedback (usually from 3-5 critique partners...this can take weeks), I REVISE AGAIN!<br />
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While revising AGAIN, I listen to unhealthy amounts of Hiddleston reading poetry, because his voice seriously soothes the hell out of my manic brain. And I eat chips while listening to that sound gifted from the babies of Angels and Goddesses and unicorn blood. <br />
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Okay, so a few more weeks have gone by. And now I'M DONE with my CP revisions. Now, I send it to them again. Yep, again. They read it again. They tell me it still sucks or it doesn't; what to change, what to leave alone. Likely, I'm back to revising again. And then....<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-16986042141485708492014-05-12T04:41:00.001-07:002014-05-12T05:45:25.811-07:00Release Day!There are so many great things about being an author and going through the writing-to-book process. And release day is one of them!!<br />
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So, happy book birthday, ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY! I'm so happy to share Tucker and Sophie's story with you, and thrilled that so many of you had asked when the Paint River Ranch series would continue after Tempting the Cowboy.<br />
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Included in the<b><span style="color: #990000;"> Grand Gift Bag</span></b> are a mini brownie candle, chocolate chip cookies!, a river stone bracelet, a signed book mark, a Tit for Tap blank notepad (like Sophie's, from the bar Tit for Tap in the book), a mini first aid kit (because Paramedic Sophie wants you to be safe) and blank farmhouse labels to use on anything!<br />
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Tucker and Sophie's story picks up where Cole and Rylan left off in Tempting the Cowboy. Though this is a series, ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY reads as a stand-alone, so if you haven't read TTC, you'll still be able to fall in love with Paint River Ranch without being confused!<br />
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Jobless, broke, and struggling to support herself and her invalid mother, paramedic Sophie Miller doesn’t have time or energy for a relationship. Especially with her mother’s clock ticking down. So when the sexy cowboy she meets at a carnival proposes a no-strings, one-night stand, she’s all over it. Until her one-night stand shows up again and turns out to be everything she’s ever wanted. </div>
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Tucker Haywood has his hands full running Paint River Ranch and trying to deal with all the changes pulling the rug out from under him. His past has taught him it’s better to keep women at arm’s length, for their sake. Stubborn and temperamental, Tucker doesn’t have a clue how to deal with a city girl who’s scared of squirrels and dirt.</div>
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-49182382369759421042014-04-22T07:00:00.000-07:002014-04-22T10:06:48.536-07:00Cover Reveal: ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY Start the celebration. It's almost here! What's that, you ask? Only the next book in the highly acclaimed Paint River Ranch series, that's what!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18710369-one-night-with-a-cowboy" target="_blank">May 12, 2014</a> from Entangled Indulgence may I present...</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: TimesTenLTStd-Roman;"> Connect with me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethOttoAuthor" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elizabeth-Otto/e/B00C7FIW0Q/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/EAOtto" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbCxOCjH21pefrxqnghGVk_ubaVsuyiug5y3Ik_39J8MCnzpSPV8Y0pg63t9Ucm27KJZEVdjKWoEGjwEkSGFW0RYvQz_ezQKOYSp6IVtDMQ2jHdu7E93eublDMFAOAZ5Eg_nsZlqGchor/s1600/blankblueoval.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbCxOCjH21pefrxqnghGVk_ubaVsuyiug5y3Ik_39J8MCnzpSPV8Y0pg63t9Ucm27KJZEVdjKWoEGjwEkSGFW0RYvQz_ezQKOYSp6IVtDMQ2jHdu7E93eublDMFAOAZ5Eg_nsZlqGchor/s1600/blankblueoval.jpg" height="244" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Leave a comment and let me know how you like the cover. I'll be choosing 3 winners to receive a set of pretty, blank, farmhouse-style labels like what they might use at Paint River Ranch. Use them on canning jars and all sorts of things. Styles may vary a bit, as well as colors between blue and barn red. </span><br />
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-28842831640939812262014-04-08T07:04:00.000-07:002014-04-08T07:04:14.202-07:00My Writing Process Author HopI've been invited to participate in the "My Writing Process Author Hop" by the amazing and talented <a href="http://bethanyhagen.com/blog" target="_blank">Bethany Hagen</a>, author of Landry Park. Bethany and I have been writing buddies for the past couple of years online, and we finally got to meet at a writer's retreat in Estes Park last month. It was fantabulous, and let me just say that aside from being a killer author who penned one of the best dystopians you'll ever read, ever, the girl can dance!!! <br />
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So, Bethany wanted to talk about the writing process, because every author is different, and has something to bring to the table for other writers. Okay, let's face it. Authors really just want to know if other writer's are just as, if not more, crazed about the writing process then themselves. Right? Right.<br />
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<b>What am I working on? </b><br />
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I'm always working on more than one project at a time. My brain isn't at all satisfied unless it has free, creative rein. Right now, I'm polishing up a contemporary romance Pygmalion retelling with an erotic twist, THE MISTRESS EXPERIMENT, featuring a hot British surgeon and a sassy Latina. In addition, I'm finishing up the third book in the Paint River Ranch series, to be released in September, 2014. <br />
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<b>How does my work differ from others in its genre?</b><br />
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I have a rule of three that I follow, which I hope will keep readers coming back for more: <i>Make them feel, make them cry, make them smile.</i> Each of my works has a deeply emotional element in addition to the romance and the sexual relationship. Where some romance is perhaps a little more cut-and-dried, get-to-the-sex, my characters are never finding each other just for the physical aspect. They are growing/changing/finding themselves, and solving a deeply personal problem or changing a belief about themselves along the way.<br />
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After several years working as an emergency medical technician, I've come to appreciate what I call the, 'human element.' I crave the connection between people and the ups and downs they go through. I love the way humans interact and change, especially on their path to finding love or partnership. Plus, I'm just a sucker for a great love story!<br />
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<li>I write down all of my ideas, but if one grabs me really hard, I start to work on it immediately. I'm not a wait-and-see kind of writer. I find my best work comes when I actively pursue and idea and let it flourish instead of forcing myself to think about it. </li>
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There you have it! As you can see, waiting isn't my forte. But that's what works for me. :) <br />
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Up next, is the ridiculously talented and beautiful <a href="http://www.melanieharlow.com/" target="_blank">Melanie Harlow</a>. In addition to her incredible historical fiction SPEAK EASY series, Melanie just released a super hot, contemporary romance, FRENCHED. Be sure to visit her blog next week for her writing process post!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-71621186609392045002013-11-29T18:55:00.001-08:002013-11-29T18:56:52.723-08:00Harlequin, Here I Come!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm just tickled to announce that I've sold my steamy and emotional firefighter story FIGHTING THE FLAME to Harlequin SuperRomance, for publication in August 2014!<br />
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Not familiar with Harlequin's SuperRomance line? It's a romance line that packs a lot of emotion with a lot of sexy and steamy, and if you've read my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tempting-Cowboy-Entangled-Indulgence-ebook/dp/B00FCRLGJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1379910046&sr=1-1&keywords=tempting+the+cowboy" target="_blank">TEMPTING THE COWBOY</a>, you know I love to write both! The steam is a little tamer, but the emotional connection between the characters is off the charts. I love that, and so I really feel grateful and honored to be writing for the SuperRomance line.<br />
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You can see Harlequin's current <a href="http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?cid=229" target="_blank">SuperRomance books here. </a><br />
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What's FIGHTING THE FLAME about? I'm glad you asked! Here's the unofficial blurb (and I mean, very, very unofficial! LOL)<br />
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Lily Ashden was a talented carpenter before a devastating fire ruined her left arm, reducing her from high-profile builder to lackey for her overbearing and emotionless father.The same accident that left her damaged also claimed the life of her sister--a life that wouldn't have been lost if the firemen on scene had just done their jobs. But they hadn't. They'd left her sister to burn to death as Lily watched.<br />
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Little does Lily know that the hot bartender from the Throwing Aces bar she has an almost-fling with, is also one of the firemen who failed to save her sister on that fateful day. Garrett Mateo isn't just Lily's self-declared enemy, but the big commercial construction client her father needs her to woo. Garrett is a Lieutenant on the Danbury Fire Department and co-owner of the Throwing Aces bar--a bar he promised his dying uncle he would renovate as financial padding for his uncle's wife and children.<br />
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Good thing Garrett and his brothers made a pact long ago--to skip commitment and focus on honoring their father's legacy as a Fire Captain. Wives, children, they were just potential casualties if he were to be killed on the job. When Lily pushes every boundary Garrett has set for himself, he has to decide if risk is worth the reward. Lily must gain Garrett's construction contract to save her father's business, but as her heart gets involved, she must decide: Firefighters already failed her once. Can she trust one to save her again?<br />
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SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. What do you think???? I think we should let the party get started up in here. Woot, woot!<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-20510294593359092032013-11-08T14:20:00.000-08:002013-11-08T14:20:40.377-08:00A Little Blogger Love<br />
I didn't know what I was in for when my book began landing in the hands of book review blogs. I was nervous. I was scared! I was anxious...but then good things started to happen! The reviewers liked the book...they started talking about the book, and telling other people, and letting me know what they didn't like so I can maybe do better next time.<br />
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Before long, I had my eye on so many awesome book review sites, that my head was spinning! I started to tell my author friends about the cool blogging sites, and then I realized, why not feature a blog once or twice a month, and help spread the word?<br />
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So, that's what I'm going to do. I'm spreading the love, people. Spreading the love. Like jam. On toast.<br />
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Bloggers, want to be featured on my blog and across my social media sites? Yes! Yes, you do.<br />
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-81999723352717717372013-11-01T06:00:00.000-07:002013-11-03T12:37:47.152-08:00Cole Haywood's $100 Gift Card Giveaway~So, if you've read TEMPTING THE COWBOY, you know the hero Cole Haywood is a sexy alpha cowboy with one hell of a soft spot for the women in his life. He's a hard-working rancher, a devoted single father, and, yeah, one hell of a lover, too.<br />
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He's also plays the fiddle and likes to give money away!<br />
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Ok, he really doesn't like to give money away, but I talked him into it. I found him in the barn the other day, trying to keep his black and white paint horse, Pana bar Noir from kicking down the door to his stall. Pana's kind of naughty. <br />
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"Look, Cole," I said. "The holidays are coming up, and I think it would be a nice gesture for you to give some of your money away." He just grunted and gave me a arrogant look with those brilliant, aquamarine eyes. I'm used to dealing with his attitude, though, so I just grabbed that old worn out hat off his head and held it behind my back. He tilted his head a little, his eyes going all angry-like.<br />
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"Dammit. Not funny." He reached for the hat and arched his eyebrows. I couldn't help it: I had to take one teeny, tiny peek at how damn good his chest looked in that tight grey T-shirt; his hips all lean and thighs filling out his worn jeans. He caught me looking, again. My eyes snapped back up to his, even though they were more than happy to stay put.<br />
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"Too bad, " I retorted. "You want this old piece of shit back, you have to give away some cash."Pana stuck his nose between the bars on the stall door. He likes to chew things. And kick things. And cause a rukkus, but mostly chew on things, so me being me, I sided up to the stall door and held that hat out to the horse's nose.<br />
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Pana's lips made a grab for the hat at the same time Cole crossed his arms and glared at me. I pulled the hat away from Pana before he could grab it, but Cole--well, he got my point. <br />
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"Fine." Came his tight-lipped reply. To which I was slightly disappointed that he gave in so easily. Tickling Cole into submission was my Plan B. <br />
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Cole held out his hand for his hat, and I held mine out for some cash, and here you have it folks:<br />
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<b>Click the graphic to be taken to all my blog tour spots. You'll need this information if you choose the blog tour option for more chances to win the gift card. </b>Or, <a href="http://elizabethottowrites.blogspot.com/2013/10/blog-tour-prizes-hey-im-like-rock-star.html" target="_blank">VISIT HERE.</a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15484217892934098218noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599734384579945063.post-31477097385541069112013-10-29T14:30:00.001-07:002013-10-29T14:30:42.259-07:00TEMPTING THE COWBOY Deleted Scene: The Barn SceneTempting the Cowboy started out more like women's fiction than category romance. That's an entire topic for another day; however, what it means is that a lot of the original story was cut to re-shape it into a category romance style.<br />
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Which means that I have a lot of awesome bonus scenes from the book!<br />
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This one was affectionately called The Barn Scene by my critique partners who read the book when it was shiny new.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The stable was quiet when they rode their horses inside. Cole
dismounted first and grabbed Rylan’s reins while she jumped down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Go on ahead. I’ve got this,” He hoped she’d do just
that, go about her day. The ride back should have been a little uncomfortable,
but it wasn’t. Not in the least. It had been comfortable and…fun. Too much time
passed since he'd last ridden for the hell of it. His time on
horseback was necessitated by work and Cole couldn’t remember the last time
he’d drank up his surroundings like he had today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He did because Rylan had. It was like seeing Paint
River through her eyes. The property hadn’t lost its beauty; he’d simply
forgotten to look. Rylan’s eyes were wide enough for both of them and he
enjoyed seeing the pleasure on her face.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> She leaned against Sisko, her ass perfectly in line
with Cole’s view. He sniffed. If she didn’t hightail it out of here, he’d be
tempted to find a reason to put more pleasure on her face right damn now. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Nah, I’ll help you.” She flipped the left stirrup
over the saddle and bent down to loosen the girth from the horse’s belly.
Cole’s cock jumped. He turned his back, grappling to get his testosterone under
control. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This is stupid, Haywood</i>, he
chastised silently. It wasn’t like he was lacking in the woman department, far
from it. It was his reaction to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i>
woman that drove him nuts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rylan dropped the saddle and blanket, undid the
bridle and laid everything in a neat pile. Cole did the same, resigned to
ignore her before he jumped her in the fucking hay. They turned the
horses out, bumping shoulders as they walked back to the tack. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Sorry,” she said, brushing her arm where he’d
touched her. Her gray eyes raked his face, the tip of her tongue wetting her
lower lip before she tugged it a little with her teeth. She reached for the
saddle, her breasts bouncing under her white t-shirt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">That was it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cole cleared the space between them and grasped her
upper arms in his hands. She gasped, eyes growing huge. He took in the stunning
dark outline of her lashes against pewter irises and the rosy flush spreading
across her cheeks. Her chest stalled while his sped up. Cole pulled her close,
her breasts a whisper from his chest. If he pulled her in all the way, he’d
lose it hard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He ran one hand up her arm to her shoulder until the
back of her neck was cupped in his palm. Rylan’s lips parted, her eyes locked
with his. He wanted the taste of her mouth, the sensation of her skin on his.
Barely aware of what he was doing, Cole walked her back against the stall door.
Breath left her in a soft rush as she pressed against the wood. He waited for
some sign of resistance, but found nothing but a wicked wanting in her eyes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Tell me not to kiss you,” he whispered huskily,
dipping his head until his lips hovered over the curve in her neck. Her hands
grabbed his waist and for a second, Cole thought she was going to push him off.
But she pulled him closer until his hips met hers, and her fingers wound around
his belt to hold him there. She smelled like vanilla and sunshine, and he
couldn’t wait another second to see if her taste matched. He touched his mouth
to her skin and kissed her bounding pulse, Rylan’s gravelly moan flaming him
on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cole traced her pulse with his
tongue, the sweetness of her heady and perfect. The shiver that quaked through
her was an added bonus and he knew right then that he was in so much trouble. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Tell me to
stop,” his lips cruised along her jaw. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Please,
tell me to stop before I lose myself in you.</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rylan’s hand cupped his chin. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her fingers clenched harder around his belt as
she leaned up, her breath washing over his lips. And then his hat went flying
and her hands were in his hair, her fingers twining in it hard and urging him
closer. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Don’t stop,” her breathy whisper barely popped out before
he crushed her lips to his. Her lips were hot and willing, parting and meeting
his every movement, little moans blowing into his mouth as he devoured her. He
ran his hands down her sides, over the smooth architecture of her ribs to the
curve of her waist and soft, delicious flare of her hips. Grasping her waist,
he pulled her forward until his erection dug into her belly. She gasped,
reflexively grabbing his back and digging her nails into his shirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Flecks of surprise nagged his brain. This felt
right. She felt right. How the hell did her husband ever think she was plain? Rylan
was a goddamn firecracker. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ah,
Cole?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A throat cleared. A low chuckle.
Cole whipped around. Jaxon Moore stood in the aisle a few feet back with a huge
shit-eating grin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Christ!” Cole smoothed Rylan’s arms with his hands,
a little dazed at losing the connection with her. Her heavy breaths and
kiss-swollen mouth pulled him back like a magnet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“We got a mare delivering breech. You best come
along.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Rylan’s eyes shifted to Moore and back again. Her
chest heaved, goose bumps dotting her arms. “Go. I’ll get the tack.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He hated to leave her there, looking all trussed and
bewildered with all that smoke brewing in her eyes. Hell, what had he just
done? She was the housekeeper, a woman with an indifference to children and
some heavy secrets in her back pocket. No good was going to come of this, but
hell if he didn’t want her anyway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cole swiped his hand across his mouth as he turned
away. The sooner he got the taste of her out of his mind, the better or he was
in deep shit.</span></div>
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