Archive for May, 2007

Nano the DoC Way!

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
  

Thank you for the awesome comments on my TT post.  :-)  

Captured Tails-A Kitsune Story is a hot little tale I’m working on.  Right now I’m fleshing it out and have only written 1100 words.  Magical invitations and erotic shapeshifters are among us and Alaya gets to see it first hand. 

That’s it for my Nano update.  :-)

To all, I’m out. 

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New Release for Michelle Hasker!

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
  

I love it when one of the DoC has a release.  It means lots of anxiety, total promo freak-out and panic every time a review is posted.  The questions we ask each other are all the same…Can you read it for me, I just can’t!  Do you think it sucks?  What if everyone hates it?  Where is MY CHOCOLATE!!!  :-)   In celebration of a fantastic release and an already WONDERFUL review!!!!  Here’s Michelle’s blurb.  :-)   It’s an explosively hot read. 

Sheila’s Surrender and Dark God of Beltane – Celtic Love Knots Volume TwoAvailable Now from Whiskey Creek Press Torrid 

Two women:  different lives, same experiences.   Can each face her past to learn if there will ever be a future with the man that left her so long ago?   

Sheila and Briana don’t know each other.  But each of them met a man and fell in love after one night of unforgettable passion.  Both of them were deserted cruelly the next day, never to hear from their loves again.  This year they have both been invited to special Beltane celebration.  One where a friend is to marry a man that was brought to her thanks to a love potion.  Can the magic of that union rub off on these two women?  Can Beltane bring about a pair of unions meant to be? 

Sheila’s Surrender by Michelle Hasker 

Blurb:

Sheila attends her first Beltane festival and meets a man too good to be true. She’s been hurt in the past, will Bryant be able to heal her wary heart?

 

Excerpt:The hungry look in his eyes was her undoing. No man had ever looked at her with such desire, and she would do anything to keep it there.

“Use whatever you want.”

“Thank you.” He smiled at her and pushed her toward the air mattress. “Lay down and wait for me.”

Sheila obeyed him quickly, hoping that he hurried. She was so ready for him that it terrified her. He was a stranger, and here she was, about to let him tie her up and have his way with her. What if he wanted her in the ass?

She studied him as he dug through her things until he came up with the tie from her robe, and her thin cotton nightgown. What was he going to tie her to? He couldn’t mean to tie her to the tent. She’d bring it down on their heads if she moved.

Bryant studied her for a minute then he walked over and held out his hand. When she hesitated, his expression softened. “Trust me, Sheila. I won’t do anything you don’t want, and nothing that will hurt you.”

“I trust you,” she answered and offered her hands to him.

He took her belt and then used it to tie her wrists together. What was the nightgown for then? He twisted it and covered her eyes with it.

Sheila gasped and automatically lifted her hands to push it away.

“Shhh,” he whispered, pushing her hands down. “This will heighten your other senses and increase your pleasure.”

Increase her pleasure? She already felt as if she’d melt into a puddle and he wanted to increase it?

“Please,” she begged when he finished blindfolding her but still didn’t touch her.

“I love the way you beg.” He pushed her hands above her head.

Bryant kissed her softly on the lips while his hands cupped her face. He moved until she felt his legs on either side of her. Something brushed against her leg and she realized he wasn’t wearing anything under that kilt. Oh my.

 

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Thursday 13 #3 Nanowrimo the DoC WAY!!!

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
  

So the gals and I decided Nanowrimo for May would be a wonderful idea…especially since most of us have deadlines a-plenty.  So we decided to do a national novel writing month for May for the Daughters of Circe.  Here and forever known as the D. o. C.  :D   Anyway, what’s National Novel Writing Month?  Well it’s called Nanowrimo and here’s the link: http://www.nanowrimo.com  Nanorwrimo starts officially in November, but you can host one whenever the need arises. 

So how can Nanowrimo work for your writing group?

13 Ways to Make Nanowrimo work for your writing group!

  1. Choose a personal goal.  Not everyone is a 50K in a month writer.  If you can’t do it, don’t stress it.  Figure out an attainable goal, then add 10K words to it.  Is it an intelligent idea to decide to write a 100K novel in a month?  If you’ve never written one, probably not.  but, hey!  It’s all you.
  2. Have a speed writing session.  Do you have to get together?  If you live close to each other, sure.  Otherwise, yahoo groups, IM’s and phone conversations work well!
  3. Have a plan.  An outline helps a LOT.  At least a road map.  A character profile or two…even if it’s Riddick from Pitch Black, it doesn’t matter, just start with a character! 
  4. Commit at least 500 words a day.  If you’ve decided on a 50K novel…that should be closer to 1800 a day.  But let me warn you, you weekend warriors you…catching up on the weekend or “day off” never happens the way you want it to.  So don’t rely on weekend extra time.  I guarantee that’s when your in-laws, cousins, best friends, etc will stop by “just to chat,” work will decide that project that needed to be completed in two months should be done NOW, your best friend will decide May is the perfect month to get married and you JUST HAVE to do everything with her, including buying a dress for the ceremony in two weeks and suddenly the world will come to a screeching halt if you’re not there to bake cookies for some fund raiser.  Trust me, it’s been three days into the month of May and I’ve had ALL of these things happen to me.  ALL of them, except the in-law visit.  *cheeky grin*.  Just the best friends, cousins, and whomever else decided we hadn’t hung out in a while.    
  5. Have a day of judgement.  Mwahahahah.  Nothing hurts like having to fess up to a week of laziness.  :-)   Post your wins/failures.  Be supportive and rib each other often. 
  6. Be serious about your intentions.  Don’t half-ass it or you’ll feel like a failure and pretend it didn’t matter that much to you. 
  7. Inform those who love you that you’ll be “hibernating” for the month.  If you have an office in the flow of traffic, have a NANO signal…a fuzzy red cowboy hat, a set of alien antennae, a bobble-headed taco bell dog statue on your desk.  SOMETHING that lets them know you don’t exist outside the universe you’ve created.
  8. Don’t edit!  This isn’t the month to do that.  Just WRITE.
  9. Let your story explode across the pages.  If your characters decide to romp across a field…let it HAPPEN.
  10. Learn to love the line <insert sex, more emotion, or blah blah, here>.  It pushes you past the rough spots so you can come back later.  :-)
  11. Remember to REWARD yourself.  If you work your butt off, non-stop, for a month, you’d better have a light at the end of the tunnel that makes it worth it, or you’ll never do it again!
  12. Encourage each other.  I can’t stress how important it is to be encouraging.
  13. Invite everyone you know to participate or act as a cheer session.  If you’re going to be insane for a month, why not let everyone know about it? 

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