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April 16, 2015
A snippet about dialect
The interesting thing about writing a novel is that I fall very fast into the voice of the characters. If the character is from Pittsburgh, little bits of the Pittsburgh dialect come through. But they often get corrected out.
Eli, from Just Business, was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Though he doesn’t have the really thick Pittsburgh accent, he has some of the effects of the dialect. (Hell, I do too, and I wasn’t born here…just raised by parents who were and have spent more than half my life...
March 18, 2015
Name that ‘Ship
So I made this observation on Twitter today:
There’s no good way to mash Justin and Eli together to make a ‘ship name. #JustBusiness
— Anna Zabo/A. Kopchik (@amergina) March 18, 2015
And Jenn Burke replied:
@amergina Jelli!
— Jenn Burke (@jeralibu) March 18, 2015
Now, certain characters ride pretty close to the surface of my brain. Eli is one of those who has a habit of chattering at me. So I read that and:
“No.” Eli pushed back from his laptop. “Absolutely not.”
Justin leaned over and pe...
March 3, 2015
ICYMI: Cover Reveal!
Yesterday was the cover reveal for Just Business over at Prism Book Alliance! The cover should start to trickle out to sellers soon.
There’s also an excerpt and a giveaway, so head over if you want to know more!
But if you don’t want to jump over and read a sexy sexy excerpt…. here’s the cover! Let me know what you think. :)
February 27, 2015
Just Business Cover Reveal on Monday
I received the final okay to share the cover for Just Business!
So, on Monday, I’ll be over at Prism Book Alliance to reveal the cover, have a little giveaway, and whet your interest with an excerpt.
So, what is Just Business about, other than the next book in the Takeover books? Well, the cover copy for the book has been up at vendor sites for a bit, so I’ll share:
A steamy new novel about having all the control—and losing it…
Justin White may not look like an up and coming corporate superstar,...
February 16, 2015
Happy Release Day for Rules To Live By!
Today is the release day for the Riptide anthology Rules To Live By, which includes my short story CTRL Me!
It’s available as an ebook and as a paperback. I’ve read the other stories and they’re all sexy and kinky, and above all, about relationships.
There’s already a nice blog review of the anthology at On Top Down Under.
If you like some rules andregs. and a bit of BDSM/discipline, andassociated kink, Rules To Live Byis a strongoverallanthology.The Harder They Fall and CTRL Me were scorchers a...
January 17, 2015
Rules to Live By
News! I have News! I’m really excited because I’ve been sitting on this for a while. Remember that BDSM anthology I sold a story to back in August? Guess what!
Rules to Live By is available for pre-order on the Riptide site! My story, CTRL Me, is one of the four stories in the book! (Yes, there are more than four authors. Two of the stories are co-authored.)
The book releases February 16th, but those that pre-order can download it 48 hours early.
Here’s the blurbs:
Four intimate tales of power ex...
December 10, 2014
Just Business and other things…
I wanted to drop in a quick note to say that I finished writing Just Business. It ended up being a bit longer than anticipated because the characters…well, they wanted that story, so they got it. This one focuses primarily on the relationship between Justin and Eli and I really can’t wait to share these guys with you. It should be out in June.
Sam and Michael are there too and Sam is a lot happier now, as you might expect. It was enjoyable writing a post-Takeover Sam who is free of the angst h...
November 17, 2014
Around and About on the Web
So, I’ve done a few guest blogs recently!
I’m a regular Outside the Margins blogger over at the Prism Book Alliance, and my first post there was about my tattoos:
Next, I did a retro-Thursday interview at Prism about Close Quarter, which just had its two year book birthday:
Lastly, today I’m over at the Rainbow Romance Writer’s blog talking about world building:
Check ‘em out!
November 16, 2014
There and Back Again…
I’ve been on the road so much recently, my poor little blog has been very neglected. So here’s the scoop about what’s been going on!
I was in Germany for a week, thanks to my DayJobbe! Here’s a shot of Heidelberg:
Four days after I returned home, I hopped on another plane and was off to GayRomLit in Chicago. GRL was a blast, as always. And here I am, being utterly professional to Madison Parker during the Supporting Author signing:
Those balloons behind me are from Riptide Publishing. Next year,...
October 3, 2014
GayRomLit is coming! And I’m going!
GayRomLit is happening soon! It’s on October 16th through 19th just outside Chicago. You can find out more details at the GayRomLit Retreat Website.
I’m attending as a Supporting Author! So the places you can find me for sure are:
Thursday, October 16th 10am – noon: The Supporting Author Book Signing
I’ll have print copies of Close Quarter for sale, as well. Takeover is an ebook only, so I’ll only have swag postcards to sign. There’s also an excerpt in the From Chicago with Love book that’s offe...
