State of the TAM - 26th Aug
Actually, based on the shelves in Home Bargains, Halloween is here already!
I’m not going to lie. I got this…and I regret nothing! She looks so happy!
In other news, I’ve got the final draft of my cover for Company Ink - part of Tinsel and Tentacles series! - and it is SO CUTE. I can’t wait to see all the covers, I think the theme will make it really awesome looking.
I don’t know when we’re doing a cover reveal on them, but I’ll let you know!
I’ve also got some news coming early next week that you should keep an eye out for (Flash in the TAM newsletter WILL be headed your way!).
I did take a few days out and went over toward Cookstown with the pups. I did not check the state of Lough Neagh and didn’t realize how bad the blue-green algae was. It was green as grass as far as the eye could see and it SMELLED. It was hard to explain the smell, it was organic but with a sharp, chemical element too? It ebbed and flowed with the heat of the day. The dogs were desperate to throw themselves into it, despite it being REMARKABLY toxic.
I did not linger there long and headed off to Pomeroy Forest with the pups and then down to Gosford Park for a night before I headed home. I am hoping to get over to Donegal while the other weather is still holding firm on not being awful :D I’ll keep you updated!
You are also gonna get a BUNCH of random tiktoks I did as part of a Tiktok AugustGrowth Challenge. Just because I am proud of some of them!
So be warned. That’s below the line!
Before that though…
You have NO IDEA how hard I giggled to myself at what, quite frankly, can’t even be dignified with the name ‘pun!’
@tamoorewritesIf you like SPECTR by Jordan L. Hawk, reluctant vampires, world-building, intrigue, supernatural bureaucracy, and lots of smexual tension…you’ll like MM paranormal romance Dead Man Stalking by TA Moore! #mmromance #romance #bookcomp @Bri | BookTok Strategy ✨🖋️ https://books2read.com/links/ubl/bp2XYW[image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserPupdate of the Week
@tamoorewritesThe grass sofa was just too exciting for Izzy and Jax @theboulevardbanbridge - they had been so good walking around! Mum was fine @Rae [image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser
The grassy lawn sofa was too much temptation for the three of them!
Rec of the WeekRecovered and Rereleased! Check it out to find out…
‘What to expect when your pet rat is expecting!’
An Animal Lark Novel
What to expect when your pet rat is expecting--or how to fall in love at a pet show.
Jamie Hewett rescues and breeds prize-winning fancy rats. While he’s surrounded by supportive, animal-loving friends, his ex-boyfriend has never been one of them. One embarrassing breakup later, he definitely isn’t looking for love again, but perhaps a rebound relationship might ease his broken heart. Liam Donnelly’s quirky dating life is the subject of a popular vlog, and his viewers have interesting ideas on where he might find romance. When they suggest he take Mabel, his new rat, to a pet show, he’s up for the adventure. Although they can’t deny their growing interest in each other, neither Jamie nor Liam believes in love at first sight. They’ve both had bad luck with men, and Jamie isn’t pleased that Liam makes a living as a serial dater. On top of that, others are conspiring to keep them apart, and Jamie is left holding the baby—or twenty-plus babies—when their fur children have no trouble making a connection. Will a YouTube serenade convince Liam that Jamie’s love for him—and their unborn rat children—is for real?
@tamoorewritesThe process of writing can involve a lot of ‘structural words’ that are just to set up scenes or get you to where you need to be. Or the characters where they need to be, once you get there though…those scenes are the ones that live in your brain rent free! You are SO EXCITED to finally write them. In this case - an extract from mm paranormal romance Cash in Hand, the scene is quite early on but it was one I really had in my head since I thought of the book. So I hope you enjoy hearing it as much as I enjoyed writing it! @Bri | BookTok Strategy ✨🖋️ #mmromance #urbanfantasy[image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser
@tamoorewrites❤️🍆🤏 When Danny Shaw's ex dumped the job of returning some...personal items...to a short list of his previous conquests on him that seemed like imposition enough. Until he opened the bag and found that the items in question could best be described as extremely intimate and disturbingly detailed. But when life gives you a bag of hyper-realistic sex toys, modeled after penises your ex knew and admired, what else is there to do but find the biggest dick you know and ask if one of them is his? Meanwhile, all Will wanted was a quiet night out. Not that he was going to turn down a chance to spend time with Danny, even if it did lead to some weird conversations. ❤️🍆🤏 #mmromance #romance #islandconfidential #augustgrowthmonth #TAMoore @Bri | BookTok Strategy ✨🖋️ https://books2read.com/u/mlPDlP[image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser
@tamoorewritesWeekly Reset 1: Write. This is OBVIOUSLY the most important part! I’m going to go away for a few days with the pups and just get my head down to write. 2: Research German and Italian publishers/translators 3: Stress gently. I am guaranteed to get this done, so it’s a bit of a cheat! 4: Organize a book sale to get the con overstock out of my friend’s hall! Thank you @andielee! 5: Oh, I forgot to add this to the list! I need to work out a publishing schedule for the rest of the year :D Kind of important! It looks a bit rubbish once I write it out, but I know myself! The more granular the to-do list, the more I will get lost in the sauce of it. I do have a Trello I always MEAN to use, but the amount of detail I can go into on there someone manages to get in the way of my productivity. What about you guys? How detailed are your weekly plans, or do you go freeform too? #writing #weeklyprep #mmromance #augustgrowthmonth #organizationaltips[image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser
….I did some of them!"
@tamoorewritesWhat do you need to know before you start a book? Maybe that….Bone to Pick is a compelling, fast-paced romantic suspense with a deputy that outrun almost anything but his past, a sharp-edged, no-nonsense FBI agent with his own secrets to juggle, an unwelcome but undeniable romantic attraction, and your soon to be favorite fiction dog! Oh…bickering as flirting, murder, missing people, red–hot chemistry, and a seedy, shoddy town for it all to happen it. What do you think? Ready to start? https://a.co/d/c37VDU5 #AugustGrowthMonth #MMromance #romance #romanticsuspense #tamoore @Bri | BookTok Strategy ✨🖋️ [image error]Tiktok failed to load.Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browser
