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September 9, 2019
If something or someone feels off to you, it is – trust your instincts ❤️
Very useful advice!!
Trust your instincts. If something – or someone – feels off to you, it is.Care more about your own safety than how other people might view you and your actions.
You are the most important person in your life and your safety matters more than other people’s expectations or beliefs about you.
September 8, 2019
The Effective Author: Dealing with Rough Days
So true!!
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The Effective Author: Dealing with Rough Days
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There’s lots of guidance out there for writing and completing projects. There’s lots of great advice about organizing, planning, and goal-setting. There’s lots of wisdom about optimizing our workspaces and increasing our productivity.
But what if you realize you are just having an all-around rough day?
What if you just have too much on your mind and heart to focus on your writing? What if you have a relative who just went straight from surgery to hospice – and you’re concerned about running into her nasty ex at the hospice? And the roofers have been banging on your roof for a few days? And it’s 108° out there? Oh, and your spouse is having a cancer recurrence? And your sister in another state has been rushed off by the paramedics, barely revived in…
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Rainbow Snippets September 8th
I broke with ‘tradition’ this week…it’s Sunday afternoon again. 
September 1, 2019
Rainbow Snippets September 1st
I broke with ‘tradition’ this week…it’s Sunday afternoon again.
August 31, 2019
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August 29, 2019
The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue Tags
These are a headache for editors in a big way, great post!
by Ryan Lanz
Writers use dialogue tags constantly. In fact, we use them so often that readers all but gloss over them. They should be invisible. However, there are ways to misuse them and make them stand out.
In an effort to avoid that, let’s take a closer look at dialogue tags. Toward the end of “Tag travesties” is something I sorely wish someone had told me before I started writing.
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August 25, 2019
Rainbow Snippets August 25th
Second week in a row I’m here in the early morning (ok, early for me as anything before 9 a.m. is the middle of the night). Hubby is by my side (in background) as I tend to things on this side of my life once again. Now…I have loads of free time as my job came to a swift end on Friday….a blessing in disguise. I intend to soak up all this extra time and convert it into blog posts and maybe a new story!
This week I’m again posting from the brand new release ‘Aria” (Upstaged 4) which came out Jul 12th on Extasy Books. (links are below to their site and Amazon).
What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.
Blurb: You think you’re holding someone close, but if you’re not paying attention, they could slip right out of your arms and fall.
Asher and Erik are getting married, but Asher isn’t happy about the pressure being put on him by their families and unwittingly by Erik himself. Issues that have plagued him for a long time come bubbling to the surface and threaten to overwhelm him. Although he cries out for help, no one hears; instead they write it off as Asher throwing a tantrum again. Only Angel sees the cracks, but it’s too much for him to handle on his own, although he tries.
The pressure builds, and even though there are breakouts, still no one sees the extent of the problem until the night before the wedding, when Asher is confronted by Erik in front of all their family and friends, and bolts.
Fortunately, Asher is rescued by Vince’s Uncle Tony, who makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
The Band heads off to London for a three-month tour, and not everyone is happy about it. Vince is stressed out and worried that Angel is not being entirely faithful. Should he say something? Then Connor meets an old friend, just when he starts having doubts about his relationship with Angel, and the fur starts to fly.
Will any of the couples survive?
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This week we pick up with the wedding talk that Asher and his twin sister, Daisy are arguing about…errr…discussing? Enjoy!
If you force that fucking suit on me, I’ll walk down the aisle in a dress.”
Vince nearly dropped his drink. “Oh gawd, Asher. I shudder to think what else you’d wear. You’re at the very least—
er, how can I put it—shocking with what you choose to wear.”
Billy nodded. “Truth there, baby. You looked smokin’ hot
at our wedding, but I can’t fathom what you’d wear to yours
if you had the chance. Something toeing the line of legality,
I’m sure.” He laughed. “Aw, Ash. You’re setting a bad example for Angel. That boy looks up to you, you know.”
August 21, 2019
August 18, 2019
Rainbow Snippets August 18th
Habit of posting in the afternoon takes a holiday today….haha! Now I post in the morning.
August 11, 2019
Rainbow Snippets August 10th
I’m truly a creature of habit. Tis a Sunday afternoon here and I’m doing my author life while hubby is out running errands. What time of day is most productive for you?
This week I’m posting from the brand new release ‘Aria” (Upstaged 4) which came out Jul 12th on Extasy Books. (link below)
What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.
Blurb: You think you’re holding someone close, but if you’re not paying attention, they could slip right out of your arms and fall.
Asher and Erik are getting married, but Asher isn’t happy about the pressure being put on him by their families and unwittingly by Erik himself. Issues that have plagued him for a long time come bubbling to the surface and threaten to overwhelm him. Although he cries out for help, no one hears; instead they write it off as Asher throwing a tantrum again. Only Angel sees the cracks, but it’s too much for him to handle on his own, although he tries.
The pressure builds, and even though there are breakouts, still no one sees the extent of the problem until the night before the wedding, when Asher is confronted by Erik in front of all their family and friends, and bolts.
Fortunately, Asher is rescued by Vince’s Uncle Tony, who makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
The Band heads off to London for a three-month tour, and not everyone is happy about it. Vince is stressed out and worried that Angel is not being entirely faithful. Should he say something? Then Connor meets an old friend, just when he starts having doubts about his relationship with Angel, and the fur starts to fly.
Will any of the couples survive?
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This week we skip ahead a bit later into the conversation amongst the friends. Someone mentioned ‘wedding’ and Asher is none too happy….
Erik waggled his eyebrows in mock horror. “For heaven sake,
Vince. Don’t say the W word in front of Asher. He might explode…or kill
someone.”
Asher punched him in the arm, none too gently, and scowled.
“I told you from the very start this would get out of hand and we’d have been
better off eloping. But no, Mr. Von Nordgren had to have his day in the
spotlight. Not as if he doesn’t have enough of them. I knew damn well as soon
as the women got their hands on it, things would get out of control.” He said women
as if it was a swear word. “I feel like I’ve been catapulted into hell and
surrounded by she-demons, constantly beating me over the head with seating
plans and menus and flowers.” He shuddered. “Can you believe my mother actually
believes she’s going to get me into a suit?”
“And so she will,” Daisy said, firmly. “It’s your wedding.
You have to be smart.”
“What’s smart about wearing a suit? When have you ever seen
me wearing a suit?”
“At Grandma’s funeral.”
“It wasn’t a suit. It was black slacks and a vintage jacket
with silver buttons and—”
“It was close to a
suit,” Daisy snapped, “and this time it’s your wedding.” She sat back as if the
point was decided.
