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Writing is Fun

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I’ve been writing for a long time now, most of my life in fact. It’s fun, it’s fulfilling, it’s rewarding, creative, and all things wonderful. I love spending time with my characters, getting to know them so intimately that I know what their favorite food is, their must-see TV, what age they had their first kiss, and many other intimate details that are likely never revealed in the story. But that’s how I develop my characters, that’s how they grow inside of me, becoming more than a name or a character. They become people to me.

When I write, I feel their emotions and passion. I can visualize their expressions and clothes so vividly that I try through words to share that image. Sometimes I’m successful.

Sometimes I’m not. This is where my editing process begins. During this stage of my writing efforts I hope to catch the parts that need fleshing out and get rid of the minutia of irrelevance.

Editing is Hard.

I work with a gifted team of readers and editors who help me so much in my publishing journey. But before my stories ever reach their inbox, I’ve done many rounds of edits. That’s many hours of writing, re-writing, reading, rereading, rephrasing, deleting, adding, and tweaking before any other eyes ever see it. Then I do it again when the feedback and corrections start rolling in round by editing round.

This can be tedious, tiring, and exhausting. But I will also say that I have never, not one time, ever regretted putting in the hard work. This is my book baby and I want the best story I can. I’m willing to put the efforts into putting out a story I can be proud to display my name on the cover.

You may find a mistake. We’re still humans, but I hope they are to a bare minimum.

I’m so fortunate to have this career and I take it seriously while enjoying the ride. I’m living my passion and I want to thank you for sharing this journey with me and making all of the hard work fun.

XO,

S.

 

Good Vibrations

Hello, I had a most awesome vacation and now I’m back and ready to share so much goodness. Good Vibrations, that is. I’m so excited about this book and thought I’d introduce you to Evan and Mallory:

I grab her exploring finger just as it reaches my happy trail—a trail that if I let her wander down further will lead us to do things we can’t take back. Things like three-word phrases being confessed that would end me if I was rejected. Things like selfishly wanting to own her body and doing things to her that would make my fantasies blush. And things like making her promises too soon that won’t do either of us any good. She makes me want a future that’s not possible, and one I don’t deserve.

Listening to my ego got me into this situation. Will listening to my heart get me out?

Coming June 4th to Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Cover by the talented Sarah at Okay Creations

More to come. Stay tuned…

A Prior Engagement Excerpt #1

Hi, I’m feeling very in A Prior Engagement mood, so I thought I’d share an excerpt. By the way, it’s only $2.99 right now on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. And don’t forget to enter the giveaway in the previous post for a chance to win an ebook or a $25 Amazon giftcard.

Excerpt #1:

She kissed him not caring about how she looked or propriety. She did what she felt and she felt like kissing him twice, so she did.

After lunch, they did a little sightseeing, stopped for frozen custard then headed for the train station. As the train barreled back to Manhattan, Evie turned to William. She felt shy, but wanted a photo of him. “May I take a picture of you?” She knew once again she was crossing a line, but she felt selfish and wanted something just for her.

He chuckled at her formality. “Yes, if you want.”

She took a picture of him looking at her the way she most liked to see him, in like of her. His darkened eyes said more and everything that they both knew it was too early to say and she hoped to hold onto that look forever with the photo.

When the photo loaded onto the screen, she stared at it. She was soft spoken, but he heard her. “You look sexy like this.”

The right side of his mouth lifted into a smile, a bit confident, a tad cocky. He pulled his phone out and flipped through the options. William stopped and smiled at his display. “I think you look really sexy like this.” He turned the phone around for her to see and her mouth dropped open.

“When did you take that?” She tried to act mad, but she thought the picture was funny.

“I like the way you’re about to lick the ice cream, tongue out all greedy-like.” He laughed again when her fist hit his arm. “Okay, okay. I shouldn’t have taken it without you knowing, but I really do think you’re pretty damn sexy eating ice cream. That right there is what fantasies are made of,” he said, pointing at the picture.

“Ewww! Stop it right now. No doing anything dirty while looking at that picture,” she demanded, trying to grab the phone.

He held it out of her reach and continued the joke. “I don’t need this picture. It’s burned into my brain.” He felt her playfully hit his arm again. Grabbing her hand, he eyed her. “No worries. I only have chaste thoughts about you.” He tried to sound convincing by saying that with a straight face.

But her expression changed. “Well, that’s disappointing.”

Putting his arm around her, he squeezed her into his side and laughed. His grin got even bigger when she relaxed into him for the remainder of the ride back to New York.

…

Luck was something Evie didn’t feel was on her side. She was focusing on more proven methods of destiny, like action.

3 Books and A Giftcard

So I’m running this little giveaway here. Don’t know if you like free stuff, but thought I let you know about it just in case you do.

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You have the chance to win one of three A Prior Engagement ebooks or a $25 Amazon giftcard. I’m excited to share this book with you and more during this exciting time. Enter today.

XO,

S.

You Are So Wonderful

After two weeks of being published, A Prior Engagement is still in the Top Coming of Age Hot New Releases and a Best Seller in both the Coming of Age Books and Kindle Store. Thank you for your amazing support and for all of the sweet posts and tweets you’ve done to spread the word about my novel.

I can’t wait to share more with you over the next few months, but I’m so thrilled to be a part of Everleigh and William’s journey right now.

If you haven’t had a chance to read A Prior Engagement, it’s only $2.99 on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble with the print version coming soon.

Thank you again, my friends.

XO,

S.

 

 

 

Exciting News Coming Tomorrow

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A Prior Engagement – A Thank You

The first week of A Prior Engagement being published has been amazing. Thank you to everyone who has supported my books and me in this journey. The novel is currently only 99 cents on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble online. Grab it at this low introductory price.

After reading, I’d be honored if you left a review on the site you purchased it. Thank you again.

A Prior Engagement Cover Reveal & Summary

After four and a half years, I am thrilled to be publishing A Prior Engagement. These characters have lived inside my heart for so many years and through many incarnations and edits, that I just couldn’t let go. I’m so excited to finally reveal the cover which was done by Jada D’Lee Designs over six months ago and the book summary.

Let me introduce you to Everleigh and William’s story:

Living in a world built on pretenses, Everleigh Wright discovers how carefully orchestrated her Upper East Side life has been. Trapped in an arrangement for social prestige and financial gain, she finds life is not as idyllic as she once thought.

William Ryder leads a life rich in family support and endless determination. While attending university in Manhattan, he becomes enamored with a classic beauty who holds many secrets beneath her quiet propriety. William falls head over heels crazy for her, and she falls for him and his unfaltering optimism and kindness.

William and Everleigh may come from different worlds, but their attraction is instant and their love undeniable. Hoping love conquers all, they will find out if their love is unstoppable when faced with the consequences of breaking a prior engagement.

  “Right here, right now is all that matters.”

A Prior Engagement will be published on April 16th on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, and more.

XO,

S.

 

Have You Slept with Mr. Sexy and Want to Share the Love?

Well, my  friends, Sleeping with  Mr. Sexy has been around a month now (in my bed… er, I mean in my head for a lot longer). It’s been a whirlwind month of fun watching this little story be embraced by so many lovelies. I wanted to take this opportunity (post) to say Thank You. Thank you for the support of this story as well as my others. You are awesome!

And to show my appreciation for all of your wonderfulness, if you read Sleeping with Mr. Sexy and would like to give a copy to a friend, I can help you with that. One winner will be chosen from the comments below by my sweet hubs this Friday night.

To Enter the “Give a Friend a Copy” Contest, Simply:

1. Leave an email address or twitter name, so I can contact the winner.

or

2. Leave an email address or twitter name and a comment in addition is even more awesome

or

3. Leave an email address or twitter name and a comment with your favorite book title of mine and/or favorite part of Mr. Sexy is the best!

*I will contact the winner and will need the friends email account. I will send an email saying how You are giving them this story as a gift. Yep, you get full credit, my friend. hehe

**Kindle Format Only**

Thank you and Best of Luck

 

 

Sleeping with Mr. Sexy is Almost Here

Here’s something to hopefully whet your appetite – A teaser:

Chase Andrews was one of the best-looking guys on campus, and the two years since we’ve graduated from college have been kind to him. When we go out, I hear the whispers. The ladies call him Mr. Sexy. He’s the man every woman wants to date and every guy wants to be. Successful, charming, attractive, funny, and a great body—a body I might have taken advantage of last night—twice.

His sandy blonde hair is not long enough to hang in his eyes like it did in college, but it’s still not office proper. I secretly love that he looks like a bad boy whether he’s in jeans or a suit. To me, he’s always been handsome, but he’s also my comfort and biggest supporter.

Coming Wednesday, February 27th, 2013