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Get to Know Marcia Colette author of Stricken

This week author Marcia Colette stops by to talk about her long-time love of all things horror and her urban fantasy Stricken.

We’ve been Facebook friends for a while. It’s great to get to learn more about you. Tell us three things we should know about Marcia Colette.

I’m an IT Manager in my day job. One of the most interesting places I’ve ever worked was in the nuclear industry. I was pretty much raised on scary movies, but they range from about the 1940’s to present day. Believe it or not...

You Might Be Getting Old When…

Last week I went to the eye doctor, a visit I’d been putting off for ages. My squinty eyes were desperate for a new prescription. Yet, my fragile ego was delaying the inevitable. The moment when the eye doctor confirmed that my eyes are showing signs of age. Specifically, difficulty seeing small print.For a person who spends as much time reading as much as I do (and is, frankly, sort of vain), that’s a hard pill to swallow.

After said eye doctor gave me the requisite speech regarding the sad...

Get to Know Tasha L. Harrison Author of The Lust Diaries Series

Today we get to know Tasha L. Harrison, author of The Lust Diaries series. She reveals the first book she was obsessed over, talks about life as an indie publisher, and offers insight into her unapologetic heroine of The Lust Diaries, Yves Santiago.

Tasha thank you for visiting with us. Please tell readers three things we should know about you.

I write filth. I enjoy writing filth more than anything else. I write the stories that I want to read; stories about people of color that are so dif...

Woosah (or How to Dodge Rocks and Keep it Moving)

Hope you’re having a fantastic Friday. Mine got off to an interesting start that resulted in a cracked windshieldwhen I failed to dodge the rock that came flying at me from across the highway. An unexpected development that could have easily ruined my day. Instead, I took a cue from Bad Boys II. (Isn’t that where everyone gets their life wisdom?)I woosahed and chose to let it go. No need in allowing a random event to drag down the trajectory of my day when there were so many good things in st...

Get to Know Erin Ashley Tanner author of Dirty Little Secrets

Today we get to know author Erin Ashley Tanner who shares her love of all things Marilyn Monroe, reveals the book that made her want to be a writer, and lets us in on herDirty Little Secrets.

Welcome, Erin. Tell us three things we might be surprised to learn about you.

I am an amateur genealogist who traced both sides of my family tree. My dad’s to the early 1800’s and my mothers to white ancestors from Massachusetts in 1798. I am an avid collector of Marilyn Monroe and The Little Mermaid i...

Revisions, Revisions, Revisions

I awoke this morning with the nagging feeling that I’d forgotten something, and alas, I had. My Friday post.

While I hate to have missed my Friday, I’m feeling pretty amazing about the reason I forgot my post yesterday. I was neck deep in revisions of Book 1 of my new series.

It felt good to not only be working on my series, but to be so excited about working on the book again. Thanks to some fabulous beta readers I received some fantastic feedback on the book. Reading their feedback again t...

Get to Know Elle Wright author of THE FORBIDDEN MAN

Over the past few months of the #WeNeedDiverseRomance campaign I’ve been getting to know multicultural authors that were new to me. During that time I’ve come to the realization that in reality, this campaign isn’t just about blazing a path for new authors of color. There are plenty out there right now that we don’t know about. So periodically I’ll be sharing an interview with authors of all colors. However, I will focus on getting to know authors of color and spotlighting their work.

My deci...

#Reader #Giveaway — Journal and Handmade Jewelry Giveaway Winding Down

Happy Friday Dear Reader!

Hope your week was absolutely fantastic. Today’s note is just a quick one to remind you that if you haven’t already entered my reader giveaway of a very cool journal and a handmade jewelry set I call Midnight Butterflies, you have just seven days to do it. The jewelry is part of a new line I’ll be releasing in my online shop, Sinfully Sweet Handmade. Stay tuned for the launch coming in the next few weeks.

If you’re already registered for the contest, you can score...

Celebrating New Flames and Saying Goodbye to Old Habits

Happy Friday!

Me and fellow Hot M.A.M.A. Cheris Hodges.

Hope the week has been good to you. Mine has been busy, with lots of unexpected monkey wrenches thrown into the works (like leaking radiators). But we’re making it work and finding a way to keep on smiling, despite what’s going on around me. Learning to stay positive even when the walls seem to be falling down around me is a trick I learned a few years ago. So much better than the woe-is-me approach, don’t you think?

I’m also feeling pre...

Stepping Outside the Lines (or in Pursuit of a Bigger Hat and a Smaller Butt)

Hot M.A.M.A. Fly Hat Society Meet & Greet on July 11, 2015 in Greensboro, NC

It’s been a busy week, my friends. All week (Okay, the last two days) I’ve been on the countdown getting ready for the Hot M.A.M.A.s Fly Hat Society Meet & Greet tomorrow in Greensboro, North Carolina.

I’ve been picking out an outfit, handcrafting jewelry and picking up a few other goodies for tomorrow’s giveaways. Most importantly, I was forced to buy a hat. Not just any hat, my friends. A big ass hat. The kind of h...