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Introducing…. Fangirl Friday

So I kind of totally and completely suck at blogging. I know this, you know this, the little baby angels in heaven and hell know this.

One thing I AM good at, though, is fangirling out over stuff. I get excited about really, really random things. So I’m going to start Fangirl Friday, in which I can share these awesome (and sometimes questionably awesome) things with you!

Are you excited? Of course you are!

First up…..

I’ve been yelling to the rooftops about Tiffany Reisz’s newest book, The Siren. I adored Seven Day Loan and this book is set about ten years later. Besides thinking Tiffany is cooler than sliced bread and all that jazz, the chick can freaking WRITE. This book is beautiful and sexier than sin and I am foaming at the mouth in a most unattractive manner while I wait for the sequel. If you’re interested in finding out what has me all aflutter, you can buy The Siren at Barnes & Noble or Amazon. It’s worth checking out .

I swear, everytime someone even MENTIONS 50 Shades of Grey, I start in about how The Siren is so freaking fantastic and worth checking out.

So, you know, check it out.

Secondly…

I have a slight…issue with impulse control.  This doubles when it comes to shoes and TRIPLES when it comes to Betsey Johnson shoes. I mean LOOK AT THEM. I would committ unmentionable acts if someone were to, say, show up on my doorstep with these in hand.

The sad part is I’m only half joking…

And finally….

HOLY SWEET MOSES MAN TITTY.

Channing Tatum and company are starring in a new movie called Magic Mike and, as you might have guessed from the picture above, it’s about male strippers. You cannot sign me up fast enough to see this movie. My, AHEM, mother and I have a girl’s night out already planned.

Seriously, watch the trailer and then tell me you don’t want to take a bite out of…

Er, right. Maybe that’s just me.

In which I experience the 50 Shades of Grey Phenomenon

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or holed up in a mountain cave with a sexy redneck, you’ve heard about 50 Shades of Grey (and the sequels). Regardless of the variety of personal opinions of the book, no one can deny that the bdsm erotic romance has become a force of nature.

Now, I haven’t read it. It’s not my cup of tea for a variety of reasons, none of which I need to get into here. My thought process here has little to do with the actual book itself and more to do with the entire phenomenon.

Earlier this week, I was in Montana for some day job stuff and during a meeting this book came up. My first thought was “Oh, here we go.” You see, I’m on twitter and the majority of the people I follow and/or talk to are writers or bloggers or somehow tied up in the book community (you see what I did there – wink wink, nudge nudge). And, while not all of them share the same opinion, the vast amount of them view 50 Shades with varying degrees of Meh. Yes, I’m oversimplifying. These things happen.

So it was fascinating to hear career corporate women talk about this book. One of them is extremely high in a huge company and she has personally hand-sold the trilogy to well over 35 of her friends (note to self: never underestimate the power of word-of-mouth…also, get this woman to buy my book).

These women have never considered or wanted to give control of their lives to their husbands/partners/boy-toys, but there’s something titillating about the fantasy. Because…what if they did?

Now, as a kinky gunshy harlot, I understand this all too well. Of course, I keep my day job and writerly stuff as separate as possible (you wouldn’t believe it, but they thought I was the innocent one of the group *grins*), but I DO understand. Hell, I live it.

During this conversation it came up that they had no idea where to go from here as far as reading material goes.

*IN FLIES KATEE TO THE RESCUE*

I literally just emailed a list of bdsm erotic romance writers to them. You see, whatever your thoughts on 50 Shades, you can’t deny it’s opening up a world to your average Joe and Jane that they have never experienced.

The best part? They want MORE. Now. This instant.

As far as I’m concerned this is a Very Good Thing.

Don’t you agree?

In which I prove I’m not fit for public consumption

Here’s a secret, darlings. I can’t pronounce words to save my life. I can spell them. I can write them in a sentence. But you ask me to actually speak without sounding like an idiot, and I’m setting myself up for failure.

Luckily, there was someone around with a camera to record it for your viewing pleasure.

 

In which I have a reputation to uphold – RT 2012

This year was my first RT and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d heard a lot of stories and each was wilder than the next. And, let’s be honest, I knew I was going to be in the middle of the chaos. It’s inevitable. And, holy hells, I was. I had a blast and met some of the coolest people. Some of the highlights include:

First and foremost, finally meeting my lady soulmate in person. Seleste DeLaney is freaking awesome (and, goddamn, that woman can drink) and I’m still so geeked about rooming with her. Which just goes to show, we really AREN’T exactly the same person. So there!
Riding in a cab with Ann Aguirre (who’s last name I STILL can’t say correctly) and getting to watch her cuss out the driver.
Sitting next to REBECCA FREAKING YORK at the Aussie dinner. You’ll never meet a nicer woman (and she can sew too!)
And yes, I totally grabbed Mr. Romance 2011’s ass. COME ON. Can you really blame me? It was right there!

Holding QUEEN OF SWORDS in my hands for the first time ever. I’m still in serious denial about this whole being publishing thing being real, but that was a big step towards OMG OMG OMG I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT!!!!!!
Meeting all the people I talk to on a regular basis on Twitter. I guess all ya’ll don’t just live in my head!
Having a very intense conversation with Deanna Wadsworth about what constitutes a bear, an otter, and a cub. We’re both fans of big, burly, hairy men (okay, so I just like men in general. Whatever! Only God can judge me!)
The Steampunk Social! HOLY HELLS. If you haven’t seen steampunk fashion, you are missing out. After that, I am determined to write steampunk (really, I am. It’s on my to-do list).
And speaking of the costumes…Good lord, the costumes. Scottish Fairy Ball, 1920s gangster, hip hop, and glamour. It was like one giant week of Halloween and I loved it!

I about spit coffee all over important people when I heard Andrew Shaffer announce himself “The Cockness Monster.” That pretty much made my night (and having Tiffany Reisz call me hot…that was surreal. I kind of wanted to take her home with me LOL)
Karina Cooper’s clothes. That woman can DRESS. And I may or may not have told her that I want to steal her entire closet. Er….Whoops.
Meeting Kendall Grey and having her go “Katee Robert? THE Katee Robert? NY TIMES BESTSELLING KATEE ROBERT?!?!?!” every time she saw me totally made my day on Saturday. That woman is freaking HILARIOUS and I loves her.
I had a delightful interview with Laura Kaye. She’s fantastic and promised me that most of the upcoming Anemoi men are bad boys. Definitely read that series!

And, yeah, I may or may not have told the “I was that girl who didn’t go to prom because I was preggers” story for Lisa Burstein and Stacy Abrams…on camera. My mother will be so proud.
The Entangled Spoons party. You’ll be proud of the fact I didn’t assault anyone during playing (probably because I acted as dealer and didn’t actually play) but it was fantastic watching people diving across tables and knocking over chairs. Ya’ll know how to do it right!

So, basically, I had the best freaking five days. I’m totally counting down (and saving up) for next year in Kansas City!

RT 2012

So, I know I fail at blogging in general, but I'll be extra full of fail in the next week or so because I'll be attending RT Booklover's Convention in Chicago. It's my first con, so God only knows what kind of trouble I'll be getting into. Though I won't be blogging, chances are I'll be live tweeting the shenanigans and misc debauchery (@katee_robert) so definitely come follow along and let the good times roll!

 

If, by chance, you'll be in Chicago and/or attending the con, look me up. I'll be the one wandering around, ogling everyone like a tourist (and sometimes I'll even be in costume!). If you're looking for some good times, come to the Entangled candy bar on Saturday and play Spoons with me (I'll even promise to take the full-contact part out of it ).

Sanctify Trading Cards

So, if you've been around Twitter, I'm sure you've heard me gushing about Tattoo Tom and how he's creating trading cards for me for the Sanctify series. As of now, we have Marianna, Ophelia, Gerard and Boone.

Jenny and Sadie (and their love interests) will be following eventually as well.

So here's a teaser:

Creepy and delicious, no?

Lucky 7: Peek at a New Story

The Rules:

Go to page 77 of your current MS.
Go to line 7.
Copy down the next 7 lines/sentences, and post them as they're written. No cheating.
Tag 7 other victims …er, authors.

 

Well, my WiP isn't at page 77 yet, so I'm cheating just a bit and using the last page I've written….. OH MY. Er, y'all are in for some smexy good times. This is a paranormal romance that I'm working on…

Enjoy, darlings!

***

Malachi groaned, letting go of her neck to grabbing her other hip. He lifted her so she could wrap her legs around his waist. With only a scrap of silk and his pants between them, his hard length rubbed against exactly the right place, sending pleasure radiating through her.

She moaned when he broke their kiss and licked his way down her neck to her breasts. "So beautiful, Katarina. So perfect."

It was too much and yet not enough. She writhed against him, all thoughts of control gone.

***

 

*fans self*

 

And now for the next victims!

 

High Priestess is OUT!

*muppet flails*

Yep, The High Priestess is out an in the world. This novella is the first in the Sanctify series and covers the story of Gerard and Marianna, two characters that are about as opposite as individuals can get. He's all stone-cold killer and hater of anything mystical, and she's a tarot-reading former pickpocket.

So grab a copy and settle in to watch the fireworks and see how this entire series gets started!

You can purchase The High Priestess at Barnes & Noble or Amazon

Sorry for Party Rockin’

I’m been a bad author, darlings, and haven’t posted here in AGES. So, uh, my bad!

As a result, I have some updates on random bits of random.

The release date for QUEEN OF SWORDS has been pushed back. This is a slight bummer but a bigger WOOT, because it means that it will be released in mass market paperback. And be released…like everywhere. I’m choosing not to think about that too closely or I’ll have a full-on panic attack.

And, because of this change (sorta), I have a new cover for both it and THE HIGH PRIESTESS. THP didn’t change in anything but dimensions, but I’m still completely thrilled. There should be some more news showing up later and I’ve doing a few guest blog posts, so I’ll update those here as well. And, you know, maybe blog for reals. If I can come up with something witty to say.

Sorry for Party Rockin'

I'm been a bad author, darlings, and haven't posted here in AGES. So, uh, my bad!

As a result, I have some updates on random bits of random.

The release date for QUEEN OF SWORDS has been pushed back. This is a slight bummer but a bigger WOOT, because it means that it will be released in mass market paperback. And be released…like everywhere. I'm choosing not to think about that too closely or I'll have a full-on panic attack.

And, because of this change (sorta), I have a new cover for both it and THE HIGH PRIESTESS. THP didn't change in anything but dimensions, but I'm still completely thrilled. There should be some more news showing up later and I've doing a few guest blog posts, so I'll update those here as well. And, you know, maybe blog for reals. If I can come up with something witty to say.