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August 20, 2013
Would the winner please stand up?
(Poke, poke, wink, wink, nudge, nudge–with apologies to Monty Python.)
Ashley, Barb over at Live Your Life, Buy the Book is waiting for you to contact her, so you can claim your copy of Bite Me Tender. Her contact is on the right hand side of her blog page.
Thanks!
Tuesday Tickle to follow in a bit. I’m just back from the garden and I’m a messy, herbaceous disaster.
Filed under: Random Weirdness Tagged: giveaway winner
August 18, 2013
A Lovely Day for Writing
It was quiet. The 12 year old was gone to an amusement part with a friend (and a good-sized chunk of my money). I got the lawn mowed yesterday and decided I didn’t need to do more laundry today.
In a return to my more normal schedule, I sat down this morning and started writing on whatever took my fancy. It was a stressful week, for various reasons, so my ‘bad day story’ got a workout. Once that petered out, I was able to map out a bit more of Glory, and added a bit over a thousand words to it in the process. Not that I think that I have the full picture, but I’m starting to be able to see where the gaps are. It’s fun to write something with short chapters again. It feels like it’s just snapping along.
The best part about it all? How peaceful it all felt. It’s been crazy around here for the last little while.
But now, the vast majority of my promotion for Bite Me Tender is done. I’ve gotten a few nice comments on it, which relieved some of the stress. It seems to be selling okay–at least, it’s not just sitting on an electronic shelf somewhere like an ugly duckling, watching all the more popular books find homes while it cries into its kibble.
So, when I sat down at the computer today, there were no guest posts to be written, no promotion websites to be blurbed, no ebooks to send to contest winners. And no worries about whether I’d just cost Loose Id a whole pile of money for a book they wouldn’t make it back on. I think we’ll be okay.
I almost didn’t know what do with myself. So I wrote. And it was good.
Maybe tomorrow, I’ll do the same.
Filed under: Erotic Romance, writing Tagged: mm romance
August 17, 2013
We have a winner!
The winner of the Bite Me Tender giveaway from Book Reviews and More by Kathy was Juli P. Her copy is already winging its way through the aether to her, where hopefully it won’t attract Gram’s attention.
Because that’s never good.
Congratulations, Juli, and I hope the boys entertain you well over the weekend. (Oh, stop! Get your minds out of the gutter! With all of you in here, there’s hardly room left for me.)
Filed under: Bite Me Tender, My Releases, Random Weirdness Tagged: giveaway winner, mm romance
Look Where I Found Bite Me Tender This Morning
*wriggles happily*
I still don’t really understand what it means, but it makes me happy, anyway.
Filed under: Bite Me Tender, Erotic Romance, My Releases Tagged: mm romance
Goodnight Kiss
Reblogged from Coffee and Porn in the Morning:
The hot tub is warm and ready to go! Enjoy your weekend!
For some reason, I love the hand on the chest. It just makes me happy.
August 16, 2013
Obsessive Author is Obsessive
I promised myself I wouldn’t fall into the ‘checking the sales figures’ trap. In fact, I was sure I was going to have no trouble at all holding out.
That lasted about thirty seconds.
So, I’ve set myself up with Novelrank, so I can watch the Amazon sales (or not, as the case may be). Oddly enough, the only ones who aren’t buying Bite Me Tender are my fellow Canadians. Come on, ya hosers! Get with the program!
I’ve checked the bestseller list on All Romance Ebooks. Not sure what this means, or if it’s even important, but it was pretty neat to see Bite Me Tender at #50 on the Bestseller list. No silver star yet. That would be awesome.
The worst of it is trying to figure out what it all means, then realizing that, ultimately, it doesn’t mean anything.
And ten minutes later finding yourself back staring at the numbers again.
In the end, though, I find my interest is already waning. I’ll know my numbers when I know. Novelrank is easy to get into, so I look at it once or twice a day, depending on how often hubs texts me to see how the book is doing. He finds this whole thing entertaining, which baffles me, because he was singularly uninterested while I was writing the story.
Puzzled author is baffled.
I will admit to a certain glee, as I watch my critique group members approach their own debut publication. Jena Wade is next, with Torquere Press. Then Genna Donaghy with Loose Id. They’ve neither of them, yet, succumbed to this addiction, being still immersed in edits and choosing covers.
And as I open another tab in my browser and pop on over to Novelrank to have a peek, I laugh and rub my hands fiendishly. For their time shall come…and I will enjoy the dubious pleasure of, “I told you so!”
Click
Filed under: writing Tagged: mm romance, new author, sales tracking
Giveaway at Book Reviews and More by Kathy
Don’t forget, this ends today. Click here to throw your name into the hat.
Don’t you want to be able to say you know just how close April got when she picked Glyn’s model? Come on, you know you wanna… 
Filed under: Bite Me Tender, My Releases Tagged: mm romance, werewolves, witches
August 15, 2013
Bite Me Tender Giveaways and Guest Posts
There’s actually two overlapping giveaways going on right now!
Live Your Life, Buy the Book (end tonight) and Book Reviews and More by Kathy (ends tomorrow). Comment for a chance to win!
In other news, I broke the lawnmower today. It wasn’t intentional. Honest.
Filed under: Bite Me Tender, Erotic Romance, My Releases Tagged: mm romance, paranormal romance, werewolves, witches
Forever is Now Trailer Reveal!
Not Phane's style of music, but I'll reblog it anyway. I just won't tell him. :)
August 14, 2013
Guest Post and Giveaway at Book Reviews and More by Kathy
Today I’m discussing how one simple question led to the plot for Bite Me Tender. There’s an excerpt and a giveaway. The giveaway ends Friday, August 16 at 5 pm MST.
Filed under: Bite Me Tender, Erotic Romance, My Releases Tagged: mm romance, werewolves, witches
