Inspiration

Over at Embrace the Shadow's Blog, author Barbara Hancock is blogging about inspiration. Her post is very positive, and worth taking a peek at.

I've been quiet on this blog, along with some of the Yahoo Groups I belong to, because I began work on a novel about a month ago. I started out by deleting 230 pages of the original novel, and began writing chapter two. Chapter one was all I kept. It sounds drastic, doesn't it? But the pacing and the plot were off. The new draft, which is almost finished, is so much better.

Barbara's post on inspiration today really pumped me up. I'm giving myself a week to finish this WIP. The next story is already bubbling up, and I still have to edit the one I'm writing.

Along with Barbara, I'll include a few inspirational quotes to start the day off right...

~ If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it ~ William Arthur Ward

~ Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out ~ Robert Collier

~ The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will ~ Vince Lombardi

~ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it ~ W.C. Fields (LOL!!! I had to add that one in there. :)

Have a great day!!

Awesome Review for Heaven Sent

Title: Heaven Sent
Author: Dawn McClure
Publisher: Liquid Silver BooksPublisher
URL: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/
Reviewer: Tory Sanders
Rating: 5 Stars
Heat level: S

Chris Fitzpatrick meets vampire Gabe McPherson at the proverbial holiday from hell when he unexpectedly joins her family for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, he’s not there to give thanks but to kill one of her brothers. Chris discovers that her family is made up of vampires and that the family business isn’t really for people allergic to the sun. As Gabe attempts to uncover the conspiracy against vampires, Chris tries desperately to protect her family. She also has to keep her own secret and decide whether a relationship with a vampire can work for her. Mix in demons, werewolves, Lucifer and vampires galore and you’ve got a recipe for fun and mayhem.

Heaven Sent takes place in a short period of time, but Ms. McClure packs in both a great deal of action and character development. The characters slowly reveal themselves and their secrets, though they all come across as fully developed right from the start. I loved Chris’s character more than Gabe’s, but he was one hot vamp. Chris was funny, gutsy and even her weaknesses were endearing. I also enjoyed the secondary characters like the villains who were interesting and didn’t come across as caricatures. The plot was engrossing with enough twists and turns to keep you reading straight through to the end. The only weak part of Heaven Sent was in the dearth of sex. This is understandably part of their growing relationship and individual hang-ups, but I would really like to have seen Gabe demonstrate more of his centuries’ worth of experience to Chris! I hope that this is the first in a series because I can’t wait to see where Ms. McClure takes the characters next. There were quite a few of secondary characters whose stories I would like to see developed in the future, especially the arrogant Sven and the tough Naberius. I will definitely put this author on my watch list.

Tory Sanders
Just Erotic Romance Reviews

Book Giveaway

Today over at Embrace The Shadow's Blog, I've interviewed Ellora's Cave author, Jennifer North. Drop by and comment for a chance to win her book, Hot Tramps, Cool Vamps.

Hope to see you there!

Embrace The Shadows

I started a new blog with fellow authors Barbara Hancock and Suzanne Rock. We'll be conducting author interviews, giving books away, and chatting about paranormal romance in general. Today is Fangtastic Friday. Drop by for a chance to win S.J. Day's new urban fantasy, Eve Of Darkness.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Embrace The Shadows

Embrace The Shadows ~ Fangtastic Friday

I started a blog with fellow authors Barbara Hancock and Suzanne Rock. At Embrace The Shadows blog we will be conducting interviews, giving away books, and chatting about paranormal romance in general. Today is Fangtastic Friday. One lucky commenter will receive a free book - S.J. Day's urban fantasy novel, Eve Of Darkness.

Come on over and check it out! Embrace The Shadows

News on release dates

BLURB

Vampire mercenary Gabriel McPherson must protect small town girl Christine Fitzpatrick against the very thing she loves the most: her family.

When Christine learns her brother Mike is a vampire, her peaceful world quickly turns violent. Especially when she meets Gabriel, a vampire who’s currently assigned to track down and kill certain members of her family. While Christine struggles to keep Gabriel from killing her family, Gabriel turns the tables on her and reveals her deepest and most shameful secret to the very people she has kept it hidden from. Christine is half-demon.

No longer burdened by her secret, and unable to keep her girl-next-door persona, Christine must fight beside Gabriel to save her remaining family members while battling the fear and doubt of misplaced loyalty. In the process, Christine realizes that not all love is eternal, though eternal love can heal the deepest betrayals. As the impending battle among the ravaged family draws near, Christine’s feelings for Gabriel grow deeper than the fiery pits of Hell. Ironically for her love, Gabriel becomes damned to those very pits, eternally bound by a pact made with Lucifer to save Christine’s soul.

Also, Asmodeus now has a print release date - November 1, 2009!

The Recession Heats Up Romance Novels

I've seen this article listed on several of my Yahoo! groups, and some authors are finding it offensive.

I think it's funny. lol Call romance novels bodice-rippers, trashy novels, formulaic - it's YOUR opinion. But enough people like them enough to make it a billion-dollar business.

Here's the link to the article - http://www.delaware online.com/ apps/pbcs. dll/article? AID=200990406060