N.M. Silber's Blog, page 12

Excerpt from Legal Briefs. :) AND SOME NEWS!

Everybody - I released a lot of ARCs this time and I'm VERY happy with what people are telling me. SO ... I'm throwing a huge bash on release day. You probably want to check this out - trust me. ;)
https://www.facebook.com/events/14745...

EXCERPT
“Do you have an extra toothbrush?” I called out, heading for the bathroom.
“Use mine.”
“Use yours? That’s kind of gross.”
“Is the thought of my tongue in your mouth gross too? Because that could have an impact on our romantic relationship.” I guess he had a point there.
I went into the bathroom, washed up, did everything else that half a bowl of rum punch and three glasses of water made necessary, and then contemplated his toothbrush. Fuck it, I was going for it. I brushed my teeth and headed for the hall. I saw him lying on the sofa, punching a pillow to soften it up and I wandered in to say goodnight. Okay, and to ogle a little because he had taken his shirt off again and his body was beautiful.
“Goodnight,” I said trying not to stare. I wasn't succeeding very well and the amused look on his face told me that he had noticed.
“Goodnight,” he said, trying not to look at my boobs, bouncing around jauntily under McGruff the Crime Dog as I moved. He wasn't succeeding too well either, I might add.
“If you need anything I’ll be in there,” I said glancing off toward his bedroom.
“It’s my apartment, I’m sure I can find whatever I need.” He gave into temptation and let his eyes drop for a moment to my body. “Whatever I need that it would be appropriate for me to have tonight,” he added, sounding frustrated. He grabbed his iPad from the end table, and settled into read.
“What are you reading?” I asked curiously.
“Espionage thriller.”
“Ah, I thought you wanted to read the rest of my…”
“I do, want to read them, but I couldn't handle that tonight with you here and half naked. I might forget my rules about women who have been drinking to excess. Now go get some sleep, because you’re getting me hard again, and if I practice any more self-love tonight, I might get carpel tunnel.”
“You mean you were…” I must have looked surprised.
“What did you think, I was just really hygienic?”
“I thought maybe you were taking cold showers,” I admitted.
“Hell, no. I don’t waste God’s gifts.”

WOW. I just found out ...

... that I made the Amazon Readers' Choice List for Debut Authors. I'm awake, right? This is real?

http://amzn.to/1ad2uhs

Another good article! Prices are going down!

The Huff Post talks more about 2014 Book Marketing trends. Prices are going DOWN!


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-co...

Great article about discoverability - worth reading.

http://kriswrites.com/2014/01/01/the-...

Thanks Cindy & The Book Enthusiast!

I would LOVE to see them on the screen someday!!!!
http://thebookenthusiast.net/friday-f...

I only pledged 20 books because ...

I'm doing the Goodreads challenge along w/ everyone, but I only pledged twenty books. Before I was an author, I would have pledged 200. Now, however, I don't get the time to read as much. I also try not to read a lot because it impacts my own writing and I want my style, voice, characterization etc. to be unique. So, please don't think less of me because of my low pledge! LOL!
https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Epilogue: I just picked out 16 that have been sitting on my iPad and I'm excited! These books look great! I really hope I get to read this year. :)

When your second book is honored it has a special significance.

The one thing, arguably, scarier than putting out your first book, is putting out your second book when your first book did really well. Every honor that my books receive is significant to me, but this one is particularly special because when The Home Court Advantage came out, I was worried people wouldn't like it as much as The Law of Attraction. HCA didn't have as many one-liners. It included some old-fashioned romantic moments some might consider corny and a WHOLE LOT of hot sex some might consider excessive. The ending was a tribute to one of my all-time favorite authors, Agatha Christie, and I knew some people would think it was weird. Some reviewers, in fact, DIDN'T like it as much as the first book. Thankfully, when they said so, most did it very nicely, BUT, I was biting my nails for a while. Proving, once again, that everyone's taste is different, however, other reviews came in with 5 Stars and with reviewers loving it. Some even liked it BETTER than the first book! So, get to the point, Nadine ... Literati Book Reviews did a 2013 Books in Review list and one of the books listed was my sweet second baby, The Home Court Advantage. Thanks VERY much for that! MWAH!!!
http://literatibookreviews.com/2013/1...

Thanks Two Crazy Girls!

Thanks Two Crazy Girls with a Passion for Books for these amazing 5 Star Reviews of The Law of Attraction and The Home Court Advantage!

http://bit.ly/19sEY2P

Merry Christmas

To all those who celebrate!

What matters and what doesn't

I'm not a famous author, but I do have a group of fans. I appreciate them. They're who matter - they mattered when there were 5; they matter now when there 5 thousand (or so), and they'll matter if there are 5 million someday. How many of them there are, does not affect how important each one is.

There's also a group of author friends around me who are genuinely nice and know that my books doing well doesn't stop their books from doing well. I appreciate them too. They are who matter. They'll matter if they sell 5 books in a month or 5 million. How popular they are does not affect who they are as human beings.

You know what doesn't matter? Size. Just sayin'