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Gearing Up to Take D. D. Scott-ville On The Road!

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!

I've got a superfab fun announcement today!!!

With my DH (Darling Husband) getting ready to retire in the near future, we're gearing up to take D. D. Scott-ville On The Road!

What do I mean by that?

Think



Yep...

We're RVin' It!!!

The DH is planning a 17,000+ Mile trip across the US, and we'll venture into Canada too!!!



(Here we are at The Navy Pier in Chicago! Great place! :-) )

We'll have our D. D. Scott-ville Logo Girl and url scoop on each side of the RV and can't wait to pull into your neck of the woods!!!



Here's where we need your help, D. D. Scott-ville Peeps...

Where all do you think we should go?

Let us know below which states we should visit, which events are must-be-there kinds of fun and how 'bout seasons too...when is the best time to visit your state and what should we see while we're there?

We'll be planning a bunch of D. D. Scott-ville Meet-and-Greets too...so stay-tuned on where we'll be and what kinds of waaay wonderful "stuff" I'll have for ya at each stop!!!

I'll also be writing a quirky fab fun blog series on all the terrific places we stop!!!

If there's a sign that says "World's Greatest (Biggest, Smallest, Weirdest) Anything, we're there!!!

Okay, D. D. Scott-ville: Where should we go and what are must-see and do adventures?!


The Best of D. D. Scott-ville On The Road Wishes --- D. D. Scott


P.S. We'll also be hitting several wonderful conferences and conventions like Digital Book World and Book Expo America, Killer Nashville, and many others too!!!

Sarcasm, Vodka and D. D. Scott-ville BFFs

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!!!

I thought after the long weekend, we could all use a couple of superfab Bitchy Signs to kick-off the rest of the week!!!

Nothin' brings D. D. Scott-ville BFFs together like a bit of

Sarcasm and Bunch of Vodka!!!






Here's to a great rest of the week for all you Beyond A-mazing D. D. Scott-ville Peeps!!!

Y'All Rock!!! --- D. D. Scott

Beach Book Blast Begins Tomorrow May 23rd!!!

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!

The Memorial Day Weekend is just about here and bringin' Summer 2012 with it, but why wait till Friday to kick-off the festivities?!

Here in D. D. Scott-ville, let's start early with

The

Beach Book Blast !!!



From Wednesday May 23 – Friday May 25 fifteen authors will offer FREE and 99 Cent books.

Dale Amidei
Meredith Bond
Greg Carrico
Kristine Cayne
Cate Dean
Keta Diablo
L.C. Giroux
Stacey Joy Netzel
D.D. Scott
P.J. Sharon
Alicia Street
Roy Street
Tracy Sumner
Kiru Taye
Tamara Ward

Not only will you have the chance to fill your Ereaders and/or Ereading Apps with both FREE and 99 Cent Ebooks, I'm also giving away another

Kindle Fire!!!

You can Enter to Win all week long right here:

Beach Book Blast

Show us your Luuuvvv by stopping by our Beach Book Blast Facebook page and LIKE-ing us!

Beach Book Blast on Facebook

You can also Follow our Pinterest page.

Beach Book Blast on Pinterest

And please join all the authors for a Twitter party on Thursday May 24 at 8p.m. (Eastern Time) at this hashtag stream — #BeachBookBlast — to chat about favorite books and characters and vacations spots and anything else that comes up!


The Best of Beach Book Blast Wishes --- D. D. Scott

P.S. Let me know in our Comments Section today if you'll be loading up your Ereaders with our Beach Book Blast...and for all of you who participate in our Twitter Party this Thursday, you'll be Entered to Win one of my superfab Bitchy Signs!!!

Chicken Poop and What's New in D. D. Scott-ville

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!!!

I've got a bunch of superfab fun "What's New in D. D. Scott-ville" scoop for y'all today!

But first, how 'bout some Bitchy Sign Bonanza-esque

Chicken Poop?!


I picked up this little gem of "Lip Junk" at our local Tractor Supply Store this past weekend, and wow, talk about over the moon fabulousness!!!

Straight from the package...

Free Range Chicken Poop Lip Junk

because

Grandpa says:

"If ya got dry lips, put chicken poop on 'em so you won't lick 'em!"

An All-Natural Cosmetic Moisturizer (Contains No Poop!)

So, with my Chicken Poop on...

Let's talk What's New in D. D. Scott-ville!!!

1. My debut Audio Book release - BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - is here! And not only is it here...in its first 48-hours, it became the #1 Bestselling Chick Lit Audio Book and #1 Bestselling Contemporary Romance Audio Book on Audible!!!


You can catch all the scoop on my Audio Books on our new D. D. Scott-ville Audio Books Page !


2. I'm over the moon to be partnering with a bunch of wonderful fellow Indie Epub Authors for the upcoming Beach Book Blast !


Beach Book Blast will be all u A-mazing D. D. Scott-ville Peeps' chance to load up your Ereaders with terrific Ebooks for FREE as well as many for 99 Cents too!!! Plus, I'm giving away another Kindle Fire for the event, which you can enter to win now!!!

For all the latest scoop on Beach Book Blast, check out the official Beach Book Blast website and/or my D. D. Scott-ville Beach Book Blast Page !


3. And how 'bout a big ol' Bootscootin' Bash at The Wildhorse Saloon for all you waaay wonderful D. D. Scott-ville Peeps?

This idea began with rising Country Music Superstar Kip Moore and my childhood friend Dan Couch who co-wrote this Top of The Charts hit:



Here's all the scoop on how you can be part of my D. D. Scott-ville Bootscootin' Bash this coming August at The Wildhorse Saloon!!!


So, how's that, Y'All, for some superfab fun D. D. Scott-ville What's New Scoop?! And getchyerself some Chicken Poop too!!!

The Best of D. D. Scott-ville Wishes --- D. D. Scott

D. D. Scott-ville Bitchy Sign Bonanza #3

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!

And Welcome to our 3rd Bitchy Sign Bonanza!!!

I've got some wonderful gems for y'all today...so here we go...


I can't stand Mood Poisoning...how 'bout u?!

Now then...there's always liquid courage to get ya through...


And no worries, if you're not quite the social butterfly...me either...neither apparently is this chick...


'Course there's always this fabulous remedy (and thanks to the wonderful Pj Schott for finding and sharing this one)...


This sooo works, Y'All! I always pick out the most disgruntled looking peep in any room, store, restaurant, and/or other public place I'm in, and make it my mission to drive 'em nuts with my happiness! :-)

But yeah...other days, it's more like this...


Cheers to each and every one of you, and I hope you've enjoyed this latest round of D. D. Scott-ville Bitchy Sign Bonanza!

Make for great "therapy", right?!

The Best of D. D. Scott-ville Wishes --- D. D. Scott


P.S. I've got some big 'ole announcements coming later this week...so stay-tuned...

Time for Another D. D. Scott-ville Bitchy Sign Bonanza!!!

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!

It's time to celebrate this week's best Bitchy Signs!


Here's a few I found this past week and am totally gaga over...




How fun is that?!

Next up...since we are smack dab in the middle of Primary Season...




***Note: I can get away with this because my degree is in Political Science and Psychology so I'm definitely not in denial as to how the process works. LOL!

Now this one coming up...we should all post in our homes...




And if our families don't think it's quite as funny as we do...no worries...just harness your Inner Toddler with this gem...




Okay...how's that for a few Bitchy Sign Bonanza Beauties?!


It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: Whatchy'all found this week that you just gotta share with us...


The Best in Bitchy Sign Wishes --- D. D. Scott

Introducing...D. D. Scott-ville's...Bitchy Sign Bonanzas

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!

I've been taking a look at our D. D. Scott-ville Community and what it is that we all luuuvvv, comment about the most and what pages seem to really tickle us.

Two Pages are by far our biggest points of interest:

The Books Page

and

The Bitchy Signs Page

That got me to thinkin'...

What If...

I made the focus of our D. D. Scott-ville Blog nothin' but The Best in Bitchy Signs each and every Tuesday?

***No worries on being able to get the latest in D. D. Scott-ville books and news either...I'll be treatin' y'all to that scoop on my new What's New Page (coming soon...as in later this week :-) ).

So, anyhoo...

I'm over the moon to introduce...

D. D. Scott-ville's

Bitchy Sign Bonanzas

Featuring all of the latest Bitchy Signs I've come across...like this superfab gem:




And it won't just be my Bitchy Sign Finds either!

Whenever y'all have got one to share, just let me know either by email at:

dd(dot)scott(at)live(dot)com

Or on Facebook, Twitter and/or Pinterest

And I'll share those beauties too!

Every Tuesday then, right here in D. D. Scott-ville, we'll have one helluva

Bitchy Sign Bonanza!!!

Here we go with this week's picks:













It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: Share the links to your fave Bitchy Signs below and let us know what you're thinkin' about my new Bitchy Sign Bonanzas...


The Best in D. D. Scott-ville Bitchy Sign Wishes --- D. D. Scott

D. D. Scott-ville Readers Asked...and D. D. Answered!!!

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!!!

Last week, I hosted my first ever Bubble Twead with all you A-mazing D. D. Scott-ville Kindle Fire Readers!

What's a Bubble Twead?

Kindle Fire Bubble Twead with D. D. Scott

Basically, what this Kindle Fire Feature/Update allows authors to do is to have a live chat “inside a book” with all of you...our readers!!! It’s as if we’re Tweeting each other in real time right from inside our Ebook!!!

How cool is that?!

I call it Bubble Tweading (okay…the Tweading is my friend Bufo Calvin's term for it…LOL…but I added the Bubble) because you’re kinda Tweeting while you’re Ereading (there’s the Twead), and you access this feature by tapping on the Bubble icon along the Home Toolbar at the bottom of your Kindle Fire screen.




Here’s how it works:

Begin reading whatever Ebook you’d like to from your Kindle Fire. While you’re inside the book, tap on the Home Screen Bar at the bottom of the page you’re reading then tap on the Bubble icon. A screen comes up that you can comment on, and your comment is then added to the stream of comments inside that book as well as to the Kindle Community comments. You can also choose to have your comment posted on Twitter and Facebook.

The Feature even allows you to post the areas of the book you’ve highlighted and then post those on Twitter and/or Facebook too!

My first Bubble Twead with my D. D. Scott-ville Readers was this past Thursday night from 7 PM to 9 PM Central Time, and it was sooo much fun!!!

I used my first Boxed Set as the Ebook Location for the event...in other words, we all met-up inside my Boxed Set!



on Amazon

And here's what we Bubble Tweaded about:

I started off the conversation with just a basic welcome to my first Bubble Twead and invited peeps to ask me anything they'd like about my books or about writing in general and also ask them which of my characters they luuuvvved...now then...just look where my readers took it from there:

D. D. Scott-ville Reader: "I really Like Aunt Tulip and Grams."

D. D. Scott-ville Reader: "I'd have to say Darling and Dipstick were among my favorites."

Reader: "Hi fellow bubble tweaders. I love this collection of books. I enjoy reading books about the south. Who doesn't like a strong woman. The mom squad are the berries! I want to be like them when I grow up! The moms say and do exactly as they please (and just what the situation calls for)."

I Answered: [Aunt Tulip and Grams] are a hoot to write and I never know what they'll do next. And indeed that Mom Squad is the berries! They crack me up even while I'm writing them!!!

Reader: "I always look forward to the next book in your series! The boxed set was an awesome idea. Will you be doing another one?"

I Answered: Another Boxed Set will be out later this year and include the first four Cozy Cash Mysteries as well as a few other surprises! Thanks for asking!!!

Reader: "Will you continue the story line and follow up letting us know what everyone is up to? When will Royal Digs be released?

I Answered: Indeed I will continue with the Cozy Cash story lines! With my ensemble cast of characters I can create all sorts of adventures! For example in Royal Digs which will release in June, u will get Quartermaster R's story.

Reader: "Darling and Dipstick were a cute pair...weren't they?"

Reader: "My adult kid wants a pig as a pet in the future." [We had gone from talking about my dog characters in the Bootscootin' Books - Dipstick and Darling - to talking about my pot-bellied pig Vinnie in the Cozy Cash Mysteries.]

I Answered: I luuuvvv my dog characters for sure! Let's see...I've had Dipstick and Darling and Studley Pete and now Vinnie the pot-bellied pig! Oh and there are the reindeer in my Cozy Cash Mystery Christmas story too! That story is now included in my latest Cozy Cash Mystery Carats and Coconuts!...I did a ton of research on pot-bellied pigs for my Vinnie and apparently they make great pets!

Reader: "Do you find that doing the research is more fun or more necessary?"

I Answered: It's both fun and necessary for my creative process! My muses thrive on what my family always teases me about...useless tidbits! LOL!!! I luuuvvv turning bizarre facts into funny scenes. For example I just learned that Jack Russell Terriers often need to be dug out of the animal burrows...they are hunting in which could make it into Cozy Cash #4 The Royal Digs!

Reader: "Westies are bred so you can pull them back out of a hole by their tails. Terriers are called terriers because they go to Earth...Terra." [Talking about my research had led me to wanting to use terriers in The Royal Digs because they often have to be pulled out of the animal burrows they're hunting in...]

I Answered: You are sooo darn smart! LUUUVVV IT!!!

Reader: "DD have you scheduled your Key West research trip? Are you researching Mel Fisher treasure hunting, locations? How do you start your research? Do you have an outline and then fill in the blanks, or just take in everything for inspiration?"

I Answered: I am doing a ton of Mel Fisher research! In fact I just watched a National Geographic video yesterday of The Atocha search! Fascinating!!!...I find some element like Fisher's Atocha Search that gets my muses dancing then find something quirky fun to put with it! This time it's Sushi as in the famous New Year's Eve Drag Queen!...And yes...a Key West trip is in the works too!...I do outline just a tad...about a sentence for each chapter. Kind of a then this happens then this sort of thing.

Reader: "Our terrier, Klein (get it?) is digging in the couch cushions right now...does that count? :)"

I Answered: Calvin Klein...luuuvvv it! LOL!

Reader: "Oh no I forgot it was 7 p.m. Central time. Is anybody still here?"

Reader: "I wanted to ask if you based your characters on any real life people"

***Note: An example of a comment I can now go back and answer since it came in the morning following our chat. :-) ***

Reader: "This has been fun! Good night all. Sweet dreams and good reading."

I Answered: This has been sooo much fun, Y'All!!! Thanks bunches for joining me in my first Kindle Fire Bubble Twead! We'll definitely have to make these a regular D. D. Scott-ville Event!!! Have a great night and thanks sooo much for the luuuvvv!!!



How superfab fun was this conversation?!

What a tremendous way to interact with many of you!!! Talk about great questions and waaay fun topics and turns, right?!

I'll be hosting a bunch of Bubble Tweads from now on...at least a couple for each book I release, and I am sooo looking forward to this unique new opportunity to chat with you - my waaay wonderful readers - from right inside the pages of my Ebooks!

Oh...and those conversation streams stay there so I can go in at any time and check for new comments from you and respond to them as well as schedule additional live Bubble Twead meet-ups!

It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: Who else has Bubble Tweaded?! What questions do you have about the process? What would you like me to answer next time we Bubble Twead?


The Best of Bubble Tweading Wishes --- D. D. Scott

P.S. No worries if you don't have a Kindle Fire...I can host these kind of Live Chats on Facebook and Twitter too!!!

P.S.S. And here's a Sneak Peek at the inspiration behind Dipstick and Darling and Vinnie too...

Who All Wants to Kindle Fire Bubble Twead with D. D. Scott?!

Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!!!

I'm over the moon to announce a very special event coming to ya later this week...

This Thursday, April 12th at 7 PM Central Time - I'll be hosting a superfab fun "Meet-and-Greet" on the Kindle Fire, using its waaay cool "Bubble Tweading" (that's my name for it :-) ) Feature...inside my D. D. Scott Boxed Set!!!




I've been playing around with this feature the last couple days, and it's just beyond fabulous!!!

Basically, what this Kindle Fire Feature/Update allows us to do is to have a live chat "inside a book" as we're all readin' it!!! It's as if we're Tweeting each other in real time right from inside the Ebook!!!

How cool is that?!

I call it Bubble Tweading (okay...the Tweading is Bufo Calvin of I Love My Kindle's term for it...LOL...but I added the Bubble) because you're kinda Tweeting while you're Ereading (there's the Twead), and you access this feature by tapping on the Bubble icon along the Home Toolbar at the bottom of your Kindle Fire screen.

Here's how it works:

Begin reading whatever Ebook you'd like to from your Kindle Fire. While you're inside the book, tap on the Home Screen Bar at the bottom of the page you're reading then tap on the Bubble icon.



A screen comes up that you can comment on, and your comment is then added to the stream of comments inside that book as well as to the Kindle Community comments. You can also choose to have your comment posted on Twitter and Facebook (which I have also been doing...for example, check out my Facebook Wall, and you'll see a few I did over the weekend :-) )

The Feature even allows you to post the areas of the book you've highlighted and then post those on Twitter and/or Facebook too! Notice, on my Facebook (DeeDee Scott), I've been reading Kris Jenner's Memoir and noted quotes of hers I really like.

And no worries, Y'all, yes, you'll see some nasty comments in my Bootscootin' Blahniks Bubble Tweads...but that's okay...at least these peeps felt strong enough to comment, right?! :-) Although, it never ceases to amaze me that people can be sooo rude...I have no problem at all if you don't like my books, but wow, can't these peeps find a more human kind way to let authors know that?!

Anyhoo...Bubble Tweading is waaay fun, and I can't wait to Bubble Twead on Kindle Fire with all of you A-mazing D. D. Scott-ville Peeps!!!

What a terrific new way to interact with you, get to know you and see what you're liking - or not liking (that's valuable too) - about my Ebooks!!!

In the mean time, in order to check out this feature and encourage y'all to use it, I'll tell ya what...all you Kindle Fire Peeps...

How 'bout I Ebook Gift y'all the Ebook I'll be Kindle Fire Bubble Tweading in this coming Thursday night?!

So yep...who all wants a Kindle Gift Copy of my D. D. Scott Boxed Set?!




***Now then...no worries if you don't have a Kindle Fire yet...we'll also do some special days like this with all you waaay wonderful Nook, Sony, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords and/or Free Ereading Apps Readers!!!


Happy Ereading and Bubble Tweading, Y'All, and See U Kindle Fire Peeps Thursday Night at 7 PM Central Time!!! --- D. D. Scott


P.S. You can also Enter to Win a Kindle Fire from me and my RG2E Site right here:

http://bit.ly/A9RACx

I've given away two Kindle Fires now since February and can't wait to give away the third one too!!!

D. D. Scott's Muses and Music City

Wavin' atchya, D. D. Scott-ville!

I just got home from a superfab week in the place my muses always find an incredible re-charge...

Music City (Nashville TN)

Nothin' gets my Creative Divas bootscootin' like a few days in Music City!!!

Here's a Sneak Peek into the city I just can't get enough of...

We enjoy staying at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel...truly one of the best hotels in the country (when it comes to environment/design, service and food).

I could sit by their waterfalls (and often do) for hours:




Water is a huge gem of synergistic energy to my muses...take a look at these dancing water fountains...and wow...at night, they're even more spectacular!!!




As many of you know, I'm also a huge fan of art glass.

With the re-opening of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, following the devastating floods of 2010, they commissioned this gorgeous sculpture for their lobby...called

Resurgence





So there's a wee bit of the ambiance of Music City...so how 'bout the food?

Nothin' beats a good 'ole meal at one of their famous Meat n' Three Diners like

The Loveless Cafe





(where just like the name implies, you choose either 3 Meats and two-sides or a Meat and three sides)

I'll tell ya a funny story about their biscuits next week!!!

And after a great meal, there's nothin' like some great country music!!!

Whether at The Grand Ole Opry itself...where we took one of our nieces and two of our nephews to see Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley...



Or at one of my fave local venues for up and comers and big shots alike...The Stage...



***This band was great! They could play anything...and I mean anything...on request...!!! If they didn't know the words, they used their iPhones to look 'em up then played everything by ear!!!

So, there you have it...a Sneak Peek into why my muses go totally gaga in Music City!!!

From my family




To Yours...

Happy Bootscootin' with your muses in Music City Nashville TN!!!


It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: What places tickle your fancy?


The Best of Bootscootin' & Music City Wishes --- D. D. Scott