Christine Rains's Blog, page 51

Next stop on the Loose Corset Tour

Have you entered the giveaways for a chance to win your own Christine Rains die yet?
Today I'm talking about why people are drawn to erotic reads at Words of Wisdom... from the Scarf Princess.
Why do you think people read erotic stories?

The geeky tours continue!

Push up your glasses and read on!
Today I'm visiting with Merissa and Debbie at the Archaeolibrarian.I'll be giving you tips on how to meet your deadlines and remain sane.

The next host on my Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour is a proud geek girl, L.G. Keltner.Click over to her blog and learn about gamers' superstitions about their dice. Oh yes, we gamers are a superstitious bunch!

Second stop on the Loose Corset Goddess Fish Tour

Have you bought your copy of Loose Corset yet?Amazon * B&N * Ellora's Cave * Kobo
Join me at Books & Other Spells today where I discuss the creation of the geeky characters in Loose Corset. I didn't have to look far for inspiration!

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I'm over at the Untethered Realms blog today too.
The post is titled "Colors of Christine."
Test your geek skills and see if you can name the superhero in the picture at the top of the post before reading the small script!
Don't forget to enter for your chance to win dice!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Double the tours, double the geeky fun!

Today is the first day of the Loose Corset Goddess Fish virtual tour!
I'm excited to visit new hosts and meet their readers.I'd love for you to come along.There will be a giveaway!
Please join me at my first stop today,Romance Novel Giveaways.I'll be sharing 7 fun facts about Loose Corset!

My Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour continues today too.I'll be talking about Dungeons & Dragons at the marvelous and geeky Graeme Ing's site.

And yes, all my giveaways are international!
Click on the host sites to find out what you can win.

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P.S. This is my 1,000th post for this blog!

The Big Geeky Release Day!

Roll for initiative!

Loose Corset (Dice & Debauchery #1) is here!
Buy the book here:Ellora's Cave * Amazon * B&N * Kobo
Blurb:A weekend away at a convention is exactly what overworked student Morgan needs. Dressed as her character from her favorite online game, Morgan is braced—seriously, could her corset be tighter?—to meet the other players. As Lady Gyrfalcon, she’s ready for everything—except her intense attraction to Dean. A clandestine meeting in the hallway of the hotel and Morgan’s corset is looser but now she can’t breathe for entirely different reasons.
Utterly charmed, Morgan decides to roll the dice and indulge in a fantasy-worthy weekend of sexy roleplaying, scorching sex and life-altering orgasms. Still, through it all Morgan is too smart to believe the chemistry constantly stripping her of costumes and control can last more than the length of the convention. But if she wants to keep a relationship so intense she thought it only existed in fiction, she’s going to have to let go of her cool-headed logic and allow herself to fall far and fast for the perfect guy.

Today is also the first day of theGeeky Dice & Debauchery tour!

My first host is the wonderful Catherine Stine.Check out her review for Loose Corset.
This month, I'm giving away dice, dice, and more dice!

1st  prize - A set of red gem gaming dice from Chessexand a Christine Rains personalized die
2nd prize - Erotic dice (too sexy to be in the picture!) and a Christine Rains personalized die
3rd prize - 3 people will win a Christine Rains personalized die

a Rafflecopter giveaway
The Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour will continue through March with one or two stops a week. There will be new giveaways in February and March with different prizes!
On Monday, the Loose Corset Goddess Fish two week tour will begin. You'll have another chance to win more great prizes.

IWSG for January 2015

The Insecure Writer's Support Group (IWSG) is the brilliant idea of Alex J. Cavanaugh. The purpose of the group is to share doubts and insecurities and to encourage one another. Please visit the other participants and share your support. A kind word goes a long way.

Two days until the release of Loose Corset, the first book of my Dice & Debauchery series with Ellora's Cave. TWO days!!!

There are all those pre-release jitters. I know these. I can deal with them.

What I'm worried about is being different. My contemporary erotic romance is different from everything else I've been reading in the genre.

Different is good, you say. And sometimes it is. But other times, it's not. Readers like what they like, and to be met with something different can turn them off.

I'll never know if the risk is worth it until I take it. So here we go. I'm holding my breath.

Two days.

Are you taking any big risks this year?

Goals for 2015

2014 was a rough year, but I managed to reach most of my goals. I took some chances and many of them didn't pan out. Countless rejections and many hours of revisions threatened to take me down. I refused to give in. What I did accomplish was to set the stage for a fantastic 2015.

1. The Dice & Debauchery series. This was an unplanned project. I wrote the first book on a whim and the publisher loved it. This Friday, Loose Corset (D&D #1) will be released from Ellora's Cave. I have two tours planned and ready to go. I do not have release dates for the second two books in this series which have been written and submitted to my publisher, but they will be out at some point this year. My goal: promote and expand my audience.

2. Of Blood and Sorrow. I spent over six months last year revising this urban fantasy novel. I queried it to five publishers that I was interested in. All of them rejected it. I'm excited to self-publish this story. I already have an awesome cover. I'm in the last stage of polishing it up. This will be my first indie published novel. My goal: to publish it by mid-February or mid-March.

3. Super Famous. This superhero novel took a backseat last year to my D&D series. I have all the critiques back from my CPs and betas. It's ready to be revised and polished. I'll likely not get to it until late spring or the summer, though. My goal: revise and self-publish in October.

4. New urban fantasy novel. I have this awesome new shiny idea. I want to write it. I want to write it now. Maybe I'll get a chance to start by the spring. My goal: write the first draft and start to revise it.

5. Short stories. I really want to participate in Write 1 / Sub 1, but I'm uncertain if I'll have the time. If I can manage to write one flash fiction piece a month and submit it somewhere, I'll be happy. I also have to write a new story for the next Untethered Realms anthology. I'm going to stick with what I did last year. I was short-listed on pro venues five times last year, but rejected. So close! My goal: Write six short stories and submit them.

6. Blogging. I had trouble sticking to a strict schedule last year. I have a three day a week schedule. If I do any more, I fall out of balance with my writing and home life. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are my days. Of course with touring, it will be a little different, but that's expected. My goal: keep to a three day a week blog schedule.

7. Reading. I managed to achieve last year's goal of 100 books. Woo-hoo! I'm setting the same goal for this year. My goal: read 100 books.

What are your goals for 2015?

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Speaking of starting the new year on the right foot,
check out Angela Brown's gorgeous new covers
for Neverlove and They All Fall Down.
Duty or love... there can be only one. A love worth fighting for...

These are awesome reads. I highly recommend them.
And Angela has a new book out from Evernight Teen Publishing,
Beacon .

Friday Five for January 2, 2015

1. Happy new year! I'm excited for 2015. I have a lot going on this year. I started off the year with a quiet new year with my husband and son. It's cold out there, but we bundled up and took a walk in the woods.
2. One week until the release of Loose Corset! You can pre-order it on Amazon and add it to your wish list at Ellora's Cave. You can also add it to read on Goodreads. I'm eager to hear what readers think of this hilarious and geeky novella. If you'd like to review the book, please email Service@ellorascave.com and request a copy.
3. I'll be running two blog tours with the release of Loose Corset. The first will start on Friday, and I'll be giving away dice, dice, and more dice. You can win your own set of gaming dice! I'm giving away personalized dice with my name on it too. My second tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions will start on the 12th. There I'm giving away a gift card and more dice! You'll have two chances to win.
4. Since I'll be touring for the next several weeks, I would love to have you as a guest on my blog. Theme: anything geeky. Short posts of between 200 and 350 words. Please email me if you'd like to write a guest post and join in on the nerdy fun.
5. I'll be posting my 2015 writing goals on Monday. Wednesday is the first IWSG of the year. And Friday is my big release day! Have a terrific weekend.

Happy 2015!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A new page.
A fresh start.

Friday Five for December 19, 2014

1. My Loose Corset blog tour with Goddess Fish Promotions is all set to go. They are super efficient and really nice. This is my first time not creating my own tour, and it's been an excellent experience so far working with a virtual book tour company. Check out my snazzy banner!


2. Now on to doing my posts for my Geeky Dice & Debauchery Tour! Hosts, I'll be contacting you soon with updated information. Oh boy, it's going to be a busy new year, but so much fun!

3. All my writing this week was for tour posts. I've also been critiquing. I'm always amazed at the talent of my critique partners and betas.

4. Today is my son's school concert and lunch. They'll sing some Christmas songs and do some dancing. It's so cute watching the wee ones perform. I spent two hours last night making sandwich pinwheels for the lunch. A chef I am not. Next time, I'll buy them already made! But they're full of color and very healthy. If the kids just don't go right for the desserts!

5. I'll be taking a blogging break until the new year. We stay home for Christmas, and I love it. Two weeks of rest and relaxation, and doing things together as a family. See you in 2015! Have a very happy Christmas and an awesome new year!