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Music Monday – Just Give Me A Reason

This is one of those songs that I could listen to every day and never tire of it. Mainly because there are days and weeks where I do listen to it a lot. And I think I’ve done this one for Music Monday before but it bears repeating.

It’s one of those songs that tells a story… Could be fear, uncertainty, insecurity. All of the above, maybe. But the voices of Nate Ruess and P!nk together just give me chills… In a good way.

Have a great Monday and in light of the pain in the world, please hug s...

I Love Brene Brown

She has some of the most incredible words and insights that get right into the heart of things, right into the heart of me. She has studied and published and talked about ownership of our pain, vulnerability, courage, love, and parenting…

I saw this on her Twitter account and given what is going on in Charlotte, North Carolina, these words from Brene Brown touched me…

Hug your loved ones. Hug your neighbors.

Show love. Not hate. Show understanding. Not anger. Show compassion. Not harm.

~liss...

10K Weekends For Writers – September 22-25, 1016

It’s that time again!
I want 10K this weekend.
With the upcoming re-releases of my Ellora’s Cave titles, I have new books I want to get finished.
So, it’s all about new words from today (Thursday) through Sunday.
If you have words you want to get down this weekend, now’s your chance to join me.

Sign up using the Linky form below. Comment with your starting and finishing word count!
Share on social media using #10KWeekendsForWriters
And get writing!

~lissa
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On My Ellora’s Cave Books…

I can’t give a lot of details, mainly because I don’t have any really, but I wanted to let all of you know that I received an email today from Ellora’s Cave regarding the rights of the 7 books I have with them. Effective October 7th, 2016, all the rights to those 7 titles will revert back to me. This means several things…

I will no longer be an Ellora’s Cave author. I will be able to revise, re-cover, and republish these titles on my own with more reasonable prices. I will once again be able...

Music Monday – King Of The World

I love this song.

If you seen any Toyota racing commercials, you’ve heard it. It’s a great, up beat song by a group that calls themselves Young Rising Sons, and it’s basically about storytelling.

I hope you enjoy it!

~lissa

10K Weekends For Writers – September 2016

Happy September, y’all!

The kids are back in school and it’s time to get back down to the business of writing!

I’m done with client edits for a few weeks and have a great number of words to write.

It’s also the opening weekend of college football and there are a ton of games I will be watching from tonight thru Monday night. I will need to be very efficient with my time, which will mean a timer will be placed on my words so that I get the max out my effort.

As always, anyone is welcome to jo...

Tempting You On Tuesday – Chloe & Eros by Brandy Walker

My good friend, Brandy Walker, has a new release out. It’s the 13th installment of her Mystic Zodiac series. I fell in love with the cover when I first saw it and pestered her until she got me an excerpt I could share with all of you!

You’re welcome.

And buy links are below…

What was meant as a scathing remark has turned into a twelve-month long bet between Chloe (Clotho, the Fate of Birth) and Eros (the God of love and desire.)

Chloe and Eros are revered Gods on Olympus. Their station in th...

Music Monday – Wild Thing (From Major League movie)

Over the weekend, I was in Atlanta with DH and DS. They wanted to go to one more Braves game in Atlanta’s Turner Field before the team moves to their new stadium complex north of town next season.

I don’t much care for baseball. It’s slow. It’s mental. You’re far from the action in the pitcher’s head. Maybe it’s the between innings that I’m more bored with. I don’t know. I much prefer hard hitting, throw down football. Then again, I love golf, too, so… Yeah. I’m weird. Anyway, I’ve not writt...

Tempting You Tuesday – Stain by J.M. Walker

J.M. Walker is such an incredible author and designer. She’s gorgeous inside and out. She puts her heart and soul into her books and I’m happy to share with you an excerpt from her latest release, Stain. It’s the second book in her King’s Harlots MC series, it’s ONLY $0.99 right now, and readers are loving it…

He wants to be alone.
Nightmares from his past keep him guarded and afraid.
Vice-One is his life. They’re his brothers—the only people who helped keep him out of his own head long e...

Music Monday – So What by P!nk

There are so many things I love about P!nk… She’s bold and daring and in your face. She tells it how she sees it and isn’t a bit apologetic about it. She’s inspiring. Her words, heartfelt.

Now… If we could all be as brave…

~lissa