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Week is Flying!

Published on August 8, 2007 in Seventy Days Of Sweat, The Bond That Ties Us and Writing. 6 Comments

First off, I’m thrilled to say I was asked by Jacqueline Frank to post on her blog while she’s on vacation. Please stop by and say hello and post a comment for a chance to win a copy of The Bond That Ties Us. Which according to Leah  and Gabriella rocks (thanks so much girls!!).

I managed to get another 2100 words done on The Bond That Heals Us. Home stretch ladies and gentlemen! I had a brainstorm last night on how to solve the mystery that I built in and it’s going to work really well (cross your fingers). So I’m happy dancing my way to The End at this point. Pray I don’t hit any road blocks. If I don’t hit 60,000 with the first draft, it will be okay. I’ll be close enough and I know there is lots I can go back and add, so I should be able to reach 70,000 no problem.

What is everyone up to this wonderful Wednesday?

Sven, the Brotherhood and some good news

Published on July 30, 2007 in Life, Seventy Days Of Sweat, The Bond That Ties Us and Writing. 16 Comments

Happy Monday Morning!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I know mine was very good, even though I didn’t get done everything that I wanted to get done. My husband had a great time at Comic Con. He is flying home today with gifts and pictures. He’s tired, but happy and looking forward to coming home. I’ll have some pictures to share with you tomorrow.

I got a bit of good news this morning! The Bond That Ties Us won The Romance Studio’s Book of the Week!! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. :D It’s given me a great boost and I can’t wait to get back into writing the follow-up book The Bond That Heals Us.

Speaking of Heals, Sven is annoyed with me again. I only wrote ten pages last week. I have a couple of great days, but then with hubby being away and my parents up, I didn’t get much done. And when I did have time, I was spending it with another man…well men actually.

I finished reading J.R. Ward’s Dark Lover on Friday night. I was so sucked in I picked up Lover Eternal Saturday and finished it. I’m now half way finished Lover Revealed and have book four sitting on my night stand. OMG THESE ROCK!!! She is an amazing author and I can’t believe I stumbled on to these as late as I did. Thanks to Wylie for pointing me in this direction. :D

So Sven and I are going to start again fresh this week. My goal is a lofty 35 pages. Let’s hope I can stay focused and get it done.

What are you up to this week?

The Romance Studio Reader’s Pick

Published on July 22, 2007 in Promotion and The Bond That Ties Us. 6 Comments

Guess what?? I’m in the running for The Romance Studio’s pick of the week! If you’ve read The Bond That Ties Us, please consider voting for me. :D Please, please, please…with sugar on top!

http://theromancestudio.com/buzz_form.php

I hope this link works for you all…

And Relax

Published on July 21, 2007 in Seventy Days Of Sweat, The Bond That Ties Us and Writing. 9 Comments

Wow. Yesterday was just…wow. I was a bundle of nerves until the book actually came out, but last night I was finally able to relax. It’s done, gone and people (I hope) are reading it. It’s a strange feeling.

But now I need to get refocused on Sven. He gave me some slack room this week, but no more. Today I need to get going and do some major writing. I realized I had a problem with the chapter I’m currently working on, so I need to take the last half and push it forward. I’ll be adding in several new scenes that will make the build up a bit slower.

So today, I’ll be writing. I hope everyone has a great Saturday!

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Release Day!!

Published on July 20, 2007 in 6 Degrees of Sexy, Promotion and The Bond That Ties Us. 20 Comments

I want to start this post by saying thank you! I’ve met so many wonderful people over the past year of blogging. You’ve been there for me when I’ve struggled, and to share my successes. The support I’ve received over the past few days, weeks, month has made me realize how truly lucky I am. To everyone who has ever linked to my site, offered a word of support, or simply been there to chat, I’m sending you cyber HUGS, KISSES and my most sincere gratitude.

And now…

OMG IT’S OUT!!!

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This day is special for a number of reasons. First, The Bond That Ties Us is officially out from Ellora’s Cave. :D This full length novel is near and dear to my heart. I really learned how to write with this book. It had gone through several incarnations to get to where it is today. Please, if you do buy it, I’d love to hear what you think: the good, bad, and ugly.

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Second, today is the release day of my cyber friend Joely Sue Burkhart!! I’ve been reading Joely’s blog for quite a while now, after having discovered her through Thursday Thirteen. A wonderful lady! Survive My Fire sounds delicious and I can’t wait to buy this once I get home.

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 Last, today is the official Launch of 6 Degrees of Sexy!!! I’m joining Wylie Kinson, Amy Ruttan, Renee Field, Robin L. Rotham, and Red Garnier on a wild adventure into the world of sexy. Yes, another blog you MUST add to your list. The official release is today, so stop by and say hello!

Thursday Thirteen #36

Published on July 19, 2007 in The Bond That Ties Us and Thursday Thirteen. 38 Comments

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Well everyone, the day will finally be here tomorrow! The Bond That Ties Us is set for release bright and early tomorrow morning from Ellora’s Cave. Am I nervous…damn straight! But here are thirteen things I’ve done to try and keep my mind off of R-Day.

1. Work. Yes, no calling in sick for this trainer. It’s actually a good week for me because I have my customer service class to train. No time to think about the fact my soul will be bared to the world tomorrow.

2. Watch season three of Doctor Who / season one of Torchwood. And reading every damn bit of trivia I can find on the show. Other than Star Trek, Doctor Who is the one sci-fi show I’ve been watching since I was a kid. Has a special place in my heart. Plus I love David Tennent!

3. Write. Okay, so this week hasn’t been so good on the writing front. I did much better last week. Sven will be upset. But I’ve still managed 5000 or so words, so not too bad.

4. Talk. When I’m nervous I talk…a lot. Even more than normal. It’s really quite scary.

5. Haunting the blog world. I’ve been reading so many blogs this week it’s crazy. People I haven’t met before, checking out new places. Every time I start to panic about Bonds, I simply look for a new blog.

6. Promo. Or at least try to promo. It’s all so new to me still.

7. Go to the Ellora’s Cave Coming Soon Page. Sad as this is, I’ve been watching my cover move up the list. The art work is finally up too! Which is good considering it’s releasing TOMORROW!

8. YouTube. I’ve been spending more time than usual on YouTube. I’ve found some very strange things. That will have to be another TT list. :D

9. Make marks on my calendar. I actually have three locations where I’ve marked the day. I have a white board at work with the countdown number in the corner. I have it circled on my calendar in my cube, and at home. You’d think I know the date already. OCD anyone??

10. Read. I’ve actually have been on a bit of a vampire kick, which is odd because I don’t normally read vampire books. I finished December Quinn’s Blood Will Tell (which totally rocked – go buy it!), Rises the Night by Colleen Gleason (which also totally rocked!) and I’ve just started J.R. Ward’s Dark Lover. Loving Wraith so far. :D

11. Exercising! I’ve been saying for a while I needed to get back to exercising, and I’ve actually started. Nothing major yet, but I’m going to set up my routine this weekend and start.

12. Trying not to whine. This is hard, because of #4. When I talk a lot it can come dangerously close to whining. My husband usually give me “the look” and I stop. :)

13. Coming up with a TT list. You’d think this would be easy! I’ve toyed with a few ideas over the past week but couldn’t think of a thing to say. So I did what I normally do – just sat down and wrote. :)

Happy TT everyone!

Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

Thursday Thirteen #35

Published on July 12, 2007 in The Bond That Ties Us and Thursday Thirteen. 27 Comments

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I thought for this Thursday Thirteen, I’d give you thirteen facts about The Bond That Ties Us, release next week!

1. The Bond That Ties Us is set on Eurus colony, found many hundred light years from Earth. The colonists had to be cryogenetically frozen to make the trip.

2. Haylie Bond is the new security chief. No one knows what happened to her predecessor and his files have gone missing.

3. Haylie doesn’t act on impulse because she feels she’d be too much like her mother, who’d abandoned Haylie and her father for another man.

4. Ambassador Kamran represents the Briel, a race of people who have helped the humans establish a colony and presence in this sector of space.

5. Kamran is the youngest and most celebrated ambassador his people has ever had. He takes his job very seriously, and has spent the last year trying to prevent the Ecada from attacking the human/Briel colony.

6. Ownership of Eurus is currently under dispute. A brutal race known as the Ecada want the planet for their own. Ideally with the humans for a food source.

7. The Briel are governed by a matriarch. There are fewer women than men on their planet, and finding a mate is of great importance. Only single Briel men, or widowed Briel females have positions off world.

8. Sara Fergus is Haylie’s best friend and the colony’s new doctor. Sara is a bit clumsy, but is a fantastic doctor. She tries to get Haylie to relax.

9. Taber is the Briel head of security. He’s completely loyal to Kamran and lives strictly by the Briel rules of conduct.

10. Off world, the Briel are governed by a subset of the Briel government known as the Elder Council. This is comprised of widowed Briel females.

11. As soon as Haylie arrives on the planet, she is overcome with a wave of desire. She’s not sure what is wrong or who it’s directed toward until she sees Kamran.

12. Once Haylie and Kamran realize there is a connection between them, they decied to hide it from others. If the council finds out about them, they will be forced to leave the colony and return to Briel.

12. The Bond That Ties Us goes on sale from Ellora’s Cave on July 20th!

Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

Multitasking

Published on July 11, 2007 in Goals, Life, The Bond That Ties Us and Writing. 10 Comments

I have to say that my multitasking skills have been tested over the past three days. I’ve somehow managed to write 21 pages (9781 words) in my WIP since Sunday, watched 6 episodes of Torchwood with my husband and even played a bit with my kids. Oh, and work full time.

So this morning, I find myself a bit tired. No, I’m not giving up on sweat. I’m thrilled that I’ve managed to get as much writing done as I have. I’m a deadline person apparently and external pressure is something I thrive under. Simply a statement.

Part of it has to do with the fact I haven’t really had any vacation this year. My trip to PEI, while fun, wasn’t relaxing. I’m still freaking out about The Bond That Ties Us release next week, and I know that’s taking a toll. I’ll be glad when it’s out so I can stop worrying. :)

Oh, and about me stopping in the middle of a love scene yesterday…my love scenes tend to be a chapter in length (or there abouts), so I’ve learned to press pause on the passion when I need to. :D I’d rather stop mid way than be tired and try and write it. ;)

Cathryn Fox Quote!

Published on July 7, 2007 in Promotion and The Bond That Ties Us. 4 Comments

Hi everyone! Nothing better to perk you up than someone saying wonderful things about your book. :D Cathyrn Fox just finished reading, The Bond That Ties Us and had this to say:

Solid storytelling, creative plot, and decadent sensuality.  The Bond That Ties Us is a highly erotic, fast paced, heart pounding love story that will grip readers from page one and not let go until the very end.  With her captivating characters, vivid descriptions and excellent imagination, this new author of erotic romance is going to leave readers salivating for more. 

Award winning author–Cathryn Fox

I’m so excited!

OMG

Published on July 6, 2007 in The Bond That Ties Us. 14 Comments

The Bond That Ties Us is coming out in two weeks!!

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