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June 6, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Silk pt 4
Six Sentence Sundayis upon us once more! Thanks, as always to the lovely peeps at Six Sentence Sunday for this awesome initiative. Thanks also to all of you who comment, it’s such a pleasure to read your words 
Before we get to the six sentences, I’m currently part of the Shameless Summer Giveaway Hop, and am giving away a copy of ENSLAVED, as well as a signed TEACH ME postcard and a TEACH ME magnet.
Comment for your chance to win!
Now, continuing on with Silk, Thomas and Nicola have entered the shenanigan stage…
Grabbing her upper arms, he hauled her to him. And then, he kissed her.
Stunned, she stood stock still as his lips brushed hers, light and sweet. Gently, his tongue traced the seam of her mouth, and with that small touch, fire swept through her. Tangling her fingers in the soft strands of his hair, she pulled him closer. Then, she kissed him back.
If you would like to read some other wonderful six sentences, click on the picture below to be taken to the list.
Thanks for dropping by, peeps!
Note: I buggered up the link this week, so the date on the post is incorrect. It was actually posted Sunday 10 June. Oh technology, you are awesome but so very literal ;p
Bits and pieces around the web
On my travels around the interwebs, I come across some pretty nifty things. Here, for your viewing pleasure, some of these gems*:
Writing article via Holly Black
How I went from writing 2000 words a day to 10000 words
Another writing article, this time via Meljean Brook
Why I Write “Strong Female Characters”
And now on to the time-wasting portion of the post:
BONDI HIPSTERS
Oh, hipster peeps. You are so easy to mock.
A new Australian webseries surrounding completely delusional hipsters who live in Bondi Beach, this series is totes amazeballs, brah. Checks it out, like totes now, k?
source: Bland Canyon
EVENT ZERO
A seven part Australian webseries beginning with the derailment of a train in Sydney. Horrifying enough, but it becomes even more horrific when the survivors mysteriously start to die of unexplained causes…
source: Bland Canyon
DOWNTON SIXBEY
Jimmy Fallon rather hilariously sends up Downton Abbey. Pretty niftily, in my opinion
source: Tellyspotting
*Other gems are available via my tumblr and pintrest
June 2, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Silk pt 3
And it’s another Six Sentence Sunday! Thanks, as always to the lovely peeps at Six Sentence Sunday for this awesome initiative.
Continuing on with Silk once again, Thomas and Nicola are not quite up to shenanigan stage just yet…
She sighed. “This again, Thomas?”
“We are no longer children talking over a fence, Lady Nicola. You are who you are and I— ” He resisted the urge to run his hand through his hair. This morning he’d spent an hour taming the stupid curls, and he would not wreck his efforts because Lady Nicola Fitzgibbons had chosen to return to his life.
Oh, poor Thomas. Methinks you do protest a tad too much.
If you would like to read some other wonderful six sentences, click on the picture below to be taken to the list.
Thanks for dropping by, peeps!
May 26, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Silk pt 2
Six Sentence Sunday! Huzzah! Thanks, as always to the lovely peeps at Six Sentence Sunday for this awesome initiative.
Continuing on with Silk, we find Thomas and his scandalous lady, Nicola, mere moments after we left them…
“Welcome home, Nic.” And he hugged her.
Dear God, she felt good. Only a head shorter than him, she smelled of violets or lavender or some other water ladies liked to douse themselves in. He allowed himself ten seconds to hold her, to absorb the feel of her into himself, and then he stepped back. “You should not be here.”
Well, what exciting things are in store for Thomas and Nicola? Hopefully shenanigans. Shenanigans are always fun
If you would like to read some other wonderful six sentences, click on the picture below to be taken to the list.
Thanks for dropping by, peeps!
*This will definately change. At the moment, not too sure what the title will be. It will come to me, though, never fear!
May 21, 2012
WINNER! Sinful Sirens Giveaway Hop! [CONTEST]
And we have a winner! Congratulations…
Foretta!
Foretta has won an ebook copy of ENSLAVED, a signed TEACH ME postcard and a TEACH ME magnet. I hope Foretta enjoys Lucia and Marcus’s story immensely!
Congratulations again to Foretta and thank you to all who entered. I LOVED reading all about who you peeps thought were siren-y sinful
xx
May 19, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Silk pt 1
Six Sentence Sunday is here once more! Thanks, as always to the lovely peeps at Six Sentence Sunday for this awesome initiative.
We take a break from Rough Diamond this week to feature another work in progress. Tentatively titled Silk*, this is the tale of a straight-laced English barrister who just wants to be an upstanding Member of Parliament. Unfortunately, the return of a childhood friend, a seemingly frivilous lady, has him entertaining all manner of thoughts that should never cross his mind…
“Do you know what I’m hearing, Thomas? I’m hearing a vast amount of what I should not be doing, when you’ve not even greeted me properly. Why, you’ve yet to kiss my hand, or perhaps give me a h-hug.”
Helpless, he stared at her. How did she do it? She’d been here less than five minutes, and already she had drawn him back in.
If you would like to read some other wonderful six sentences, click on the picture below to be taken to the list.
Thanks for dropping by, peeps!
*This will definately change. At the moment, not too sure what the title will be. It will come to me, though, never fear!
May 14, 2012
Sinful Sirens Giveaway Hop! [CONTEST]
The Sinful Sirens Giveaway Hop is being hosted by Under the Covers and Guilty Pleasures.
Let the celebrations begin!
UPDATE: Peeps, for some reason, this post wasn’t allowing comments. I’ve now amended it so you can enter the competition. I apologise for the confusion. Happy hopping!
Hi peeps!
Yay, a giveaway hop! I do love these so. So many awesome opportunites to meet new authors, discover new bloggers and, of course, win fantastic prizes! Thanks so much to Under the Covers and Guilty Pleasures for making it all possible.
So. Sinful Sirens. Am I alone in thinking this equals Fun Times? The allure of those decadent hussies just makes me shiver. Gotta love the shenanigans those peeps get into, time 
and again. Whether it’s enticing some unsuspecting sould into their wicked web, luring a willing fool to their doom, or just being down right sexy, the awesome abounds when these kids come out to play!
Then there are the sirens of legend. These guys are the subject of a short story I wrote forever ago, and resides here on this very website. Check it out!
And now, the contest#!
Comment below on your favourite sinful siren. Is it the creatures of myth? A particularly attractive actor? A muscian with a bit of the sinful abou thtem? Let me know!
One lucky commenter will win an ebook copy of ENSLAVED, as well as a signed TEACH ME postcard and TEACH ME magnet! International entries are welcome – if Australia Post can reach your country, you can enter!
Thanks for hanging with me, peeps. I look foward to reading your comments
xx
Click below to see the other awesome giveaways!
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# The small print: Comment before midnight on 21/05/2012 (Australian Central Standard Time) to be entered to win one (1) ebook copy of ENSLAVED, one (1) signed TEACH ME postcard and one (1) TEACH ME magnet. Winner will be selected via random.org, with winner’s name posted on this blog by 23/05/2012. Cassandra will also contact the winner by e-mail; the winner will be required to reply with their postal address so Cassandra can send the prize to them. Only one entry per ISP address. International entries are welcome. No purchase necessary to enter. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Void where prohibited.
May 12, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Rough Diamond pt 5
Six Sentence Sunday is here! Yay! I do love the six sentences that abound every Sunday, and as always, thanks to the lovely peeps at Six Sentence Sunday for this awesome initiative.
Well, it’s Mother’s Day here in Oz, so I’d like to wish my mum a very happy Mother’s Day. Thanks for all you do, the way you smile and nod when I harp on incessantly about this writing caper (and things like how awesome The Avengers is…seriously, so awesome! Check it out, peeps! NOW!!!), and the fact you gave birth to me. That last one was pretty super fantastic
So, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, MUM!!!!
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Here’s this week’s six sentences, again from Rough Diamond. Enjoy!
She shouldn’t feel disappointment. It was a useless emotion, and besides which, he was determined to be thought the fool for reasons of his own. She had no cause to be…to be hurt that he apparently wanted her to think the same as all the rest. Even if they had just shared a kiss that had knocked socks, stockings – and if it had continued a minute or so more – probably her drawers.
Squaring her shoulders, she smiled coolly. “Don’t trouble yourself, Mr Llewellyn. I was as responsible as you. We’ll pretend it never happened, and all will be as before.”
If you would like to read some other wonderful six sentences, click on the picture below to be taken to the list.
Thanks for dropping by, peeps!
May 5, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Rough Diamond pt 4
Six Sentence Sunday is here again! As always, thanks to the lovely peeps at Six Sentence Sunday for this awesome initiative.
It’s been a very busy weekend for me. Apparently, EVERYONE I KNOW (including myself) decided to be born in May, and thus I have about a billion birthdays this month. This weekend, a lazy four. Mercy me.
Anyhoo, here’s the lovely six sentences, again from Rough Diamond. Enjoy!
Still captivated by the muscle so wonderfully displayed for her, she smiled slowly. Him sitting in that chair gave her all sorts of ideas.
“Mrs Reynolds, I should love to detail the benefits of my bid for your property, if you would be so kind as to oblige me?”
Raising her gaze, she took in the heightened colour on his cheeks, the rapid expansion of his chest as he took in breath. Both spoke of his desire, along with the noticeable hardness between his thighs. “Certainly, Mr Llewellyn. I’m sure you can be very persuasive when you set your mind to it.”
If you would like to read some other wonderful six sentences, click on the picture below to be taken to the list.
Thanks for dropping by, peeps!
May 4, 2012
“The Avengers” retains the awesome!
Oh my god, you guys, I saw The Avengers again today and it was just as good as the first time!!! This time, I thought I would take notes on why it was so awesome (and also to learn a bit at the movie knee of Joss) but that kind of stopped about twenty minutes into the movie. Because I got distracted. BY THE AWESOME.
So, I’m going to detail my twenty minutes worth of notes below the jump. Potential spoilers, peeps. Click away ONLY if you’ve ALREADY SUCCUMBED TO THE AWESOME
Anyhoo. Here’s my abortive notes:
* Within ten minutes of the film’s start, Loki (who will be playing the part of our bad guy this evening) takes out a squad of gun-toting military dudes in 3.2 seconds, thus immediately screaming to the audience “This guy is super powerful and why are you stupid peasants threatening him with guns?? RUN. RUN MIGHTILY, PREFERABLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!!”
* The jeopardy and the stakes are set out magnificently, again in the first ten minutes. A whole military base, a division of S.H.I.E.L.D, implodes and is destroyed utterly while our S.H.I.E.L.D agents look on in horror. This is not your grandmother’s world threat, kiddies.
* Who’s going to defend our world, Samuel L Jackson asks with his steely one-eyed gaze? BAM! Title card! Why, THE AVENGERS, of course!
* The pacing is wonderful. MASSIVE HUGE EXCITING CHASE SCENES WITH HELICOPTERS CRASHING AND MILITARY BASES IMPLODING…followed by a little girl running through an Indian slum.
* Show, don’t tell. The audience is shown the might/scariness/bad-assery of a character and situation through the other characters’ reactions. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow is a super spy because even though she’s trussed up and outnumbered, she still takes out the bad dudes and extracts herself from that situation in 12-15 ninja moves. Thus, when she is petrified of Bruce Banner/Hulk, we know he’s fricking terrifying.
* …and this is where I got distracted by how fantastic this movie is.
Kids, go see this movie again (because if you’re here, I hope its because you’ve already seen it!).
Please? For me?
If The Avengers was an indie film…
