tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35169035153922820122024-03-12T18:40:04.352-07:00Samantha Kay -WriterWriter of M/M Romance/EroticaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-56962725355705390232015-02-11T08:25:00.001-08:002015-02-11T08:25:26.158-08:00Time for me to go...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Well it is sad for me to say this, but I am stepping away
from writing.</div>
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I am juggling between being a single mum and studying full
time, and I’m also having some problems with my health. As a result I just
don’t have enough time to write anymore. I’d like to think my writing could be
much better if I had more time to work on it! I shouldn’t have rushed to
publish either to be fair.</div>
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Anyway, I have enjoyed really writing! Especially when I was
active in the NaNoWriMo community back in 2012! I met some great people, and
have made some wonderful friends. I also learnt a lot from fellow writers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve loved featuring on other people’s blogs
for interviews, and loved having great authors featuring on mine for the same!</div>
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I hope to return to writing one day. I’m not sure when, and
I’m not sure if I’ll return with the same pseudonym, but I’ll be back ;-) I
love writing too much to stop forever! </div>
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Thank you to everyone who has supported me and to everyone
who has taken the time to read my work.</div>
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now <3</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-80158551614713590552015-01-11T12:30:00.002-08:002015-01-11T12:30:20.232-08:00It's here!Forbidden Crush is now finally published!<br />
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Grab your FREE copy at the following link:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/509477">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/509477</a></span><br />
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It will also be available on Amazon shortly, they're just reviewing it. I will post the direct link when it is available :-)<br />
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I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did writing it!<br />
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Any feedback -good or bad- is always appreciated too. Happy reading! xxx<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-46309409453705729202015-01-05T13:18:00.003-08:002015-01-05T13:18:34.995-08:00Technology!I apologise for the continued delay. Hopefully not much longer! My hard-drive and computer are in the process of getting fixed.<br />
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Must back-up work to my email in future...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-56886768841545197372014-12-29T14:52:00.003-08:002014-12-29T14:52:47.710-08:00I'm dreaming of a white christmas...Hello! How was your Christmas? We're still hoping to see some snow where I am! I am also still bloated from eating too much.<br />
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Well it looks like my latest release is like Marmite! ;-) What are your thoughts on With Regret: The Full Story?<br />
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I'm currently getting Forbidden Crush ready for release for the 3rd Jan, so check back here for a link to your free copy!<br />
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Happy Holidays xxx<br />
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Regret: THE FULL STORY is finally here!!<br />
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It’s been quite a wait since
Part One was released but now the full story is available! Please note
there have been some minor changes to the plot. <br />
I apologise again for the delay!<br />
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Anyway, With Regret is now available at both Amazon and Smashwords (see links below) but please note it will not be free on Amazon until tomorrow (7th December).<br />
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Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Regret-Full-Story-Samantha-Kay-ebook/dp/B00QMVVZUU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417858821&sr=8-2&keywords=with+regret<br />
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Smashwords - <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498979</a><br />
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Feel free to message me with any feedback!<br />
Happy Reading!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-192677101287721072014-07-28T15:28:00.002-07:002014-07-28T15:28:54.146-07:00Helloooh!I apologise for the long time-out. Life has been pretty crazy!<br />
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I finally have some time to get back into my writing, so I'm finishing the editing of With Regret and Forbidden Crush.<br />
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I'd like to think that With Regret will be ready by the 1st September, but I've set a release date of later than this just in case. Life is still a little crazy, so I'm not sure I can guarantee putting quite enough time in to have it finished in six weeks. I'm adding quite a few changes, and I really hope it's worth the wait!!<br />
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Forbidden Crush I've set a late release date, but I'm hoping this will be done sooner too.<br />
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Here are the covers for them! Watch out here for updates, or catch me on my facebook page: Samantha Kay -Writer<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-30913837715440067732013-04-15T01:19:00.002-07:002013-04-15T01:19:47.780-07:00Happy Monday!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow, I've really been neglecting my blog lately?<br /><br />With Regret is now finished! Catch it here: </span><a href="http://storywithregret.blogspot.co.uk/">http://storywithregret.blogspot.co.uk/</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />Forbidden Crush is also finished! Catch that here: </span><a href="http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/">http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />I still want to go over them and do an edit, before publishing them into free e-books.<br /><br />Hope everyone is doing well! I'm doing pretty awesome right now. I promise I'll come back to my blog soon and do something more productive with it....</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-40279111030356886112013-03-13T11:36:00.000-07:002013-03-13T11:36:10.614-07:00Forbidden Crush.....<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ok, Forbidden Crush Part 8 is here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> ...this chapter has quite a cheeky ending...but I promise part 9 will be alot hotter... ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=44c7cbbf636c4586">http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=44c7cbbf636c4586</a></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-17104637916158436642013-03-08T12:16:00.002-08:002013-03-08T12:16:40.265-08:00Well, STILL not the Finale...Yey!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">But, things are now SERIOUSLY heating up between Jamie & Darren...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Check out Forbidden Crush, Part 7</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><a href="http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-30024533505478307732013-02-28T04:00:00.001-08:002013-02-28T04:07:03.170-08:00~ Our Final Valentines Guest Blogger ~<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Well, it is our final Guest Blogger Thursday! I hope you’ve all had fun :-)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>So for our last Guest Blog, please welcome David Arney!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here we go!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tell us a bit about yourself –what genre you write and any work you currently have published?</b></span><br />
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I usually go by Dave to people that know me, but I use D. M. Arney Books for my little publishing endeavor. I write under three names, D. M. Arney for my Xanatos series which is SciFi/Fantasy for the New Adult reading group. I have a Queer Fiction imprint under the name Michael Moye where I plan to publish my own work as well as new and interesting voices with something unique to share. And I just launched my erotica imprint Dean Sage recently, where I'll focus mainly on modern erotic romance, but I also plan on doing some steamy cross overs from my Xanatos series, sort of like shipping my own characters I guess.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What inspired you to start writing?</b></span><br />
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I'm dyslexic, so language and words were a mystery to me, something that was troubling and inspiring. Writing became a way to master my fear, to control what I felt was uncontrollable. Because language was and is difficult, it feels like there's all these things trapped in my head. Writing is a way to excise them. To take the lives and worlds that tilt and twirl through me and let them out relieves the pressure just enough to keep me mostly sane.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sounds great David, how did you come up with the title of your first book?</b></span><br />
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I wanted to write a better Darth Vader, but it was the height of Harry Potter glitter in the US, so I started with the title “Xanatos and the Forgotten Children.” Luckily, as I actually wrote the story and realized I was breaking out of Young Adult and into what would eventually come to be known as New Adult, the title went through various changes until it became simply “Forgotten.” “Xanatos and the Spear of Destiny” become “Destiny,” and book three, “Xanatos and the Aeternal Flame” became just “Aeternal.”<br />
I've pulled these three out print recently though, as I'm relaunching my Xanatos character in a serial format, the way I had first intended when it was supposed to be a sort of Graphic Novel, novel. The first series is going to be called Hunted. I'm sticking with the one word titles, it's kind of the Xanatos thing now.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Is there a message in your first book that you want readers to grasp?</span></b><br />
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I'm going to talk about my first Dean Sage title, Dripping Wet. At it's core, it's a story of possibility, of accepting yourself. I tend to put a lot of ambiguity regarding sexual orientation in my work. It's how I experience the world, so I don't like hard lines and definitions. I suppose the message would be that love is something that mingles with sex and lust, but isn't born out of it. Enzo's journey through both lust and love, and his eventual ability to find it in an unexpected place is sort of how I view my own romantic history. I started with assumptions and slowly learned to let them go, until one day, I turned around and there was someone who totally changed my life.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How much of this book is realistic?</b></span><br />
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I like slightly playful stories. Almost like magical sexual realism. So in Dripping Wet the university requires male athletes to swim nude. To a US reader, that's pretty un-realistic, but nude male swimming is actually a very old tradition, and something that continued into the 20th century, even in organized settings. And after seeing the coverage of divers from this last Olympics, I have to wonder why we even bother with speedos to begin with.<br />
As for the characters, I feel that all my character are real because I use “The Method” to create them. They're alive in my head, and though they are acting out a story, they are helping to share it as well. I suppose that means that a lot of me is in everything that I write as well. So I hope that my readers see the depth of emotions as real in what I write.<br />
It's romance, so there's a happy ending, which unfortunately, isn't exactly realistic, but we don't read stories to see a reflection of our life. We read stories to get an enjoyable experience that stops with at least some sort of conclusion, hopefully one that at least leaves us satisfied.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?</span></b><br />
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As I said above, I use “The Method” when I'm writing my characters. They are alive in my head, they live and act and try things out. I suppose they are fractured senses of me. In my Queer Fiction novel Cry, Baby I took that to the extreme, taking an emotionally charged year of my life and fictionalizing the different facets of my experience into a cast of characters.<br />
While I may take bits and pieces of people I have known, what eventually becomes a character is wholly contained within itself. Nick goes commando all the time in Dripping Wet and I knew a guy at work who was the same. We even talked about it at length one break. But Nick isn't him, I just liked what that little quirk said about the guy I knew and found it useful in building Nick's character in Dripping Wet.<br />
That's true of most of my characters. I find the small things that set them apart and build from there. People are mostly the same in most situations, so you'll waste your time trying to build a character who resembles no one you know. Instead I find the quirks that stand out, and work forward and backward from there. I find that I know the emotional depths of the characters but sometimes they surprise me with the details of where those came from.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What are your current projects?</b></span><br />
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I'm relaunching my Xanatos series. I'm trying to write at least one or two Dean Sage titles a month, and am planning an erotic serial based on a character from the Xanatos universe as a sort of cross over between my imprints. And I'm working on a few different ideas for the Michael Moye imprint. My most recent idea involves a Femboy, a subject I find alluring and fascinating, but something I don't feel that I totally understand either.<br />
I'm trying to work out the balance between the three things, but I'm AD/HD so it's sort of essential that I have a few things going at once.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do you have a specific writing style?</b></span><br />
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I've fallen in love with first person, present tense, event though I started with the grand third person way back when. I'm also working out a minimalist style where I rarely give details about appearance or setting beyond the minor differences. I have the strong opinion that readers imagination is more powerful than my ability to describe things in words. So I've slowly been developing a way to share what I feel in strong metaphors and allow the reader to construct the world as they see it.<br />
I'm even trying out short pieces with no gender descriptions as well. Sort of the ultimate projection test. I'm not sure I'll be able to publish something of any length like that, but it would be amazing to get it just right so that the character was whatever gender you imagined.<br />
It may fail completely, but I'm enjoying the pursuit of the ultimate minimalist novel.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.</b></span><br />
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Mr. Montes, my Freshman English teacher ignored my spelling and grammar and for the first time told me I had something unique to say. He didn't turn back my papers with thousand of red marks, he just engaged me in conversation when he couldn't engage my writing. Then he slowly helped me to say what I was trying to say on paper. I wouldn't be alive, let alone an author, if he hadn't stopped the madness and let me see there is more to writing than spelling things correctly and putting commas in the right places.<br />
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Description of settings always drives me nuts when I read. I want to hurt Dickinson for hours wasted on insignificant details in English class. So I find that sometimes I give too little accounting of place. Finding the right balance makes my head hurt some days.<br />
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I do. I've loved design and fonts since I can remember. It's as close to fine art as I can get. You don't get to do much layout inside the book, but the cover still takes a good eye and a fine hand.<br />
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Finding my voice instead of imitating others. I had the help of a very good friend to do that. She helped me find my way through the story until it emerged. Lots and lots of rewriting. I have five handwritten versions of that first book, and now, six years later, I'm rewriting it again. But that's how it works. You have to keep working on it to get it right.<br />
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Learn the rules and then ignore them while you find your voice. Don't let the advice of other cloud who you are. Every famous author does something “wrong” and a lot of boring and mediocre authors do everything “right.” So you should know when you break rules why you're doing it, but don't worry about it. I use adverbs. I don't believe they are evil, I think they're just the drink of the moment. Mark Twain railed against adjectives.<br />
You need to find your voice, your approach to story. Second guess what you've written after you've written it, not before. Editing will improve good work, it can't make bad work anything but bad work with good grammar and spelling.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Wonderful advice David!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Now for those questions about romance!</span></b><br />
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Writing. Things are always better in my imagination. And it's hard to love me, apparently. But that's fine. Apparently that's a sign that I'm a great author. ;)<br />
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I've had a few ideal dates. My first was the walk home from Disneyland to our hotel. Ice Cream melting, just me and someone I was crazy about. It was the first time I'd gotten an honest moment. I think that's what I want, just an honest moment. Doesn't matter where or when.<br />
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Met someone online, great talk, invited her out to a concert. She looked, and I have the evidence of my best friend to back me up, just like my mom. I couldn't do it, but I couldn't be rude. Needless to say, she didn't call me after.<br />
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I believe in the first sight of love. I've had it. They open the car door, and your eyes meet and you just know, this is what love is. I guess it could be the first time your eyes meet, but I'm complicated so I doubt it.<br />
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I was trying to figure this out the other day. I know that Wesley Crusher on Star Trek was there for a time. But I was more jealous than attracted. It might have been Barret Oliver from Never Ending Story or D.A.R.Y.L. I remember the entire cast of the New Mickey Mouse club was pretty much nice to look at, and most of them still are.<br />
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Reciprocation. I've had too many lopsided loves. It doesn't have to be completely even, but if one person isn't willing to give back, to engage back, it's hard to have a real relationship. Of course honesty about what you feel or don't feel is tantamount to that.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you that David, it's been wonderful having you here today!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Where can we find out more about you and your books and h</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">ow may readers contact you?</span></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.dmarney.com/">http://www.dmarney.com</a><br />
There's a contact form on my website. I'm on Twitter (@<a href="https://twitter.com/dmarneywrites" target="_blank">dmarneywrites</a>), which is probably the best way to chat quickly about anything. Dean Sage has a newsletter you can sign up for to get some free flash fiction and sneak peeks at upcoming releases.<br />
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I write because I feel like I can entertain as well as get people to think from time to time. But I love feedback. I don't think I'm amazing, and I want to get better. Nothing would make me happier than getting a sexy or awesome idea from a reader and writing a story dedicated to them. Please let me know what I can do to give you a better story.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brilliant David, and thanks again for being here today!</b></span></div>
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I am a former teacher and I now work in the retail industry. I write in my spare time, but hope to be able to write full time one day very soon. I typically write Lesbian fiction, although I do occasionally dabble in poetry. I have also done some freelance work on several erotica projects, including lesbian, gay, and straight topics. I have one published novel in the Lesbian Fiction/Romance genre. It is titled Difficult Lessons.<br />
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I actually started writing rather late in life. I was thrown into a classroom teaching Language Arts, including Creative Writing, which was out of my comfort zone. I was a math and history teacher. While I was researching for ideas to help me in the classroom, I thought I might try some of the things out that I was discovering. I had this idea in the back of my head for a novel, but never was really sure how to get it from inside my head to the page. The inspiration for the novel itself came from watching some of my LGBT friends suffering from homophobia and discrimination, both in and out of the workplace.<br />
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The title, Difficult Lessons, came from the main character learning that true friends and family will love and support you for who you are on the inside, not what you are on the outside. The only way to truly be happy is to be yourself.<br />
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As long as we continue to strive to be the best that we can be and surround ourselves with supportive people, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish.<br />
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There are no specific things in the book that have actually happened to anyone that I know, but they are real possibilities for all of us in the LGBT community.<br />
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I have to admit that there is one character in the book that is based on an actual person. An administrator in one of the schools in which I taught was a very arrogant and homophobic person. I did base one of my antagonists on him, not only his disposition, but a good bit of his physical appearance also.<br />
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I have two projects that are in the beginning stages. One is a Young Adult novel. Its tentative title is The Strength of Faith. Faith is a young lesbian who has left home because her parents have discovered her sexuality and are unsupportive, to say the least. She has taken off to be with her girlfriend who has moved to another state. I don’t want to give away too many details, but let’s just say that she has several trials throughout the story. I am hoping to have this one ready to publish by late spring.<br />
The other project is more of a romance. Two women from completely different backgrounds meet under innocent circumstances, but fall in love. I haven’t really put a lot of work into it other than a basic sketch, but it will all come together soon.<br />
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I don’t know that I have a particular style. I am experimenting with my upcoming projects to see what works best.<br />
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Of course my son and my partner are my main support. Outside of them, I have a great circle of friends that are very supportive.<br />
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I hope so. I’m striving to make it so.<br />
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Organizing my thoughts into something coherent. When I get an idea, my brain goes into overdrive. Getting everything organized is kind of like herding chickens.<br />
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Patricia Cornwell. I love the intensity of her books and the way she really draws you in with her characters. They are so vivid and realistic.<br />
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Convincing myself that I could actually do it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aw, well you did, and you did an amazing job of it! So, since it’s a Valentine’s theme this month, I’m gonna ask some questions about romance! :-) </span></b></div>
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I like to spend Valentine’s Day at home with my wonderful partner of 10 years. </div>
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I’m a homebody. My ideal date would be a great home cooked meal by candle light and then cuddling up to watch a good movie.</div>
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I don’t even have to think about that one. Melissa Etheridge. I still have a huge crush on her. Wonder Woman was a close second.</div>
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The best place to find out about me and future projects would be Facebook or Twitter. I am trying to make a major effort to update both a little more regularly.</div>
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The first thing I want to say is “Thank You.” Also, be on the lookout for more to come. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Great stuff Tammie! Thanks for joining me today, now lets have a sneaky peak at your book, Difficult Lessons...</span></b></div>
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“What could he possibly want?” Sara mumbled softly as she read the note in her mailbox at work. She knew in the back of her mind what Mr. Michaels wanted, but hoped for the best.</div>
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She decided to go to his office immediately. The rest of her day was packed full. They were testing all morning and classes in the afternoon. There was a meeting with the counselors during her planning period. She was always busy after school with students coming in for extra help. </div>
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“Something has been brought to my attention that disturbs me and I want to discuss it with you.”</div>
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Sara tried not to show that she had an idea of what he was talking about as she settled into a chair in front of his desk. She mentally braced herself for what was coming.</div>
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“Someone has informed me that you were seen at Mel’s one night this weekend. Is that correct?” His tone was accusing and unnerving for Sara.</div>
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Mr. Michaels cut her off before she could offer any kind of explanation. “I don’t think that is an appropriate place for our faculty members to be seen.”</div>
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“Mr. Michaels, I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but I was not doing anything wrong. Not that I feel I have to justify my actions, but the owner happens to be a good friend of mine. Besides, our students don’t go there. What would be so inappropriate about it?”</div>
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“Ms. Carson, I know what kind of place that is. I don’t think we should be associating ourselves with those people.” Mr. Michaels was speaking louder than before.</div>
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“Those people?” Sara was thrown completely off guard by his statement. Her blood pressure began to rise. </div>
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“Like I said, I know what type of place Mel’s is. I do not want our faculty patronizing such a business. Do you understand where I am coming from, Ms. Carson?”</div>
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“No sir. I actually don’t. I don’t understand why you think that you have the right to tell me what I can do and where I can go when I am not at work. I am offended that you would even consider basing your opinion on the sexual orientation of the owner and the clientele. What about the teachers who go to other bars in town? Are they being told not to go to them? Some of those places are known hangouts for prostitutes and drug dealers. People go to those places for quick hook-ups. They are a lot more unsavory than Mel’s.” </div>
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“Those places, Ms. Carson, are not gay bars. Do you understand what I am telling you?” Mr. Michaels was visibly angry at this point. </div>
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“I think I understand you perfectly. Will there be anything else, Mr. Michaels? I have classes to prepare for, if you are finished.” Sara was standing before she even finished her sentences.</div>
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On this lovely romantic day, I’d like to welcome Dorien Grey!<br />
Happy Valentines Dorien! </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If it's possible to be two separate people
without being schizophrenic, I qualify. I was born Roger Margason, but with the
publication of my first book I began to experience a form of meiosis (cell
division), which has over time resulted in the emergence of Dorien Grey. Roger
handles all the daily chores and routines of living, and Dorien writes books
and blogs and keeps up with email and other promotional efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I write primarily mysteries—I have two
series going at present: the 14-book Dick Hardesty Mysteries and the 4-book
Elliott Smith mystery series—plus a stand alone western/romance/adventure/YA
novel, <i>Calico</i>, and <i>Short Circuits: a Life in Blogs, </i>a compiled
selection of 4 or 5 years' worth of my three-times-per week blogs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Good stuff Dorien! What inspired you to start writing?</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Primarily, a vivid imagination from
childhood. I think of my mind as a popcorn popper. Throw in a cup of ideas,
turn up the heat, and stand back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Love it! <br />How did you come up with the title of
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<span lang="EN-US">I have more than 20 books in circulation,
and can only think of one or two where I've had to <i>think </i>about a title.
Most often, a thought or a few words will come into my mind and I think, “now
that's a great book title,” and take it from there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Is there a message in your first book
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<span lang="EN-US">I have a message in my first book...and all
my books...for heterosexuals: that gays are basically no different from them
other than who they choose to sleep with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Awesome messege to get out there! How much of this book is realistic?</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As realistic, I'd hope, as any
mystery/detective novel can be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Both, plus whatever my imagination comes up
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<span lang="EN-US">Having just submitted <i>The Serpent's
Tongue, </i>book #15 of the Dick Hardesty series to my publisher, I've begun
work on <i>Cameron's Eye </i>the next Elliott Smith mystery. I'm awaiting the
reissue of <i>The Ninth Man, </i>the second Dick Hardesty novel, and am
beginning to have all my books done as audio books. And then, <i>after</i>
lunch....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I'd certainly like to think so. I write
every book as though I'm talking casually and informally with the reader, and I
am always aware that he/she is there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I'd be delighted to have anyone stop by my
website (<a href="http://www.doriengrey.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.doriengrey.com</span></a>) where
they can, among other things, read the entire first chapter of any or all of my
books. I'm also active on Facebook, Google +, Goodreads, Open Salon, and about
a dozen other sites around the net.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I love nothing better than to hear from a
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<span lang="EN-US">Yes, thanks...I'd like to thank them
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<span lang="EN-US">LOL! I don't<i> see </i>it as a career; it<i>
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<span lang="EN-US">I think most writers tend to be nit-pickers,
and as for me, I can go over a book 25 times and still find something to change
on the 26<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I can't point to any one thing as an
“over-all” other than, in the mysteries, working out the details of who did it
and why. And each book generally presents one or two little unexpected
challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Generally, the author of whatever book I've
read last tends to be my favorite author. But boiling it down, I'd say possibly
my favorite author is Robert Lewis Taylor, who wrote the little-known <i>Adrift
in a Boneyard </i>in the late 1940s. It is the most delightfully funny book
I've ever read and it strongly influenced my own writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My first published book was something of a
fluke...I was working as a book editor many years ago and received a manuscript
for a western (my least favorite of all genres) submitted by a college-student
nephew of one of the company's heads. To call it “atrocious” would be too kind.
So I threw it out an rewrote it myself. It was <i>not</i> easy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">That I have strong opinions and attitudes I
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<span lang="EN-US">Never assume the reader knows as much about
your characters as you do. If you believe in what you have written, never give
up on it. Listen to constructive criticism but don't let yourself be ruled by
what other people say. Never talk down to, or talk at your reader. If a 10-cent
word will do, don't feel you have to use a fifty-cent word just to impress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tongue, which will not be released until later this year, I had to do a lot of
research on the effects of and recovery from a traumatic injury. And every book
has the challenge of making sure every clue dropped is followed up on, that the
chronological order is correct, that all details are consistent with what I've
said before and say later. None of them individually tend to be that
bothersome, but when put all together, it can be a bit daunting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Quietly. I have, alas, been effectively aged out of the romantic holidays demographic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Were I lucky enough to have someone with whom to spend a romantic Valentine's day, just being together would suffice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> <i><span style="font-size: large;">Wonderful Dorien! :-) </span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Thanks, Samantha, for the opportunity to
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<span style="font-size: large;"> ~ <a href="http://www.doriengrey.com/" style="text-align: center;">www.doriengrey.com</a><span style="color: windowtext; text-align: center;"> ~ </span><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="mailto:doriengrey@gmail.com">doriengrey@gmail.com</a> ~</span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-25800281808613507432013-02-13T13:27:00.004-08:002013-02-13T13:27:56.955-08:00Forbidden Crush....<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Part 4 of Forbidden Crush now up! Part 5 (the finale) will be up next week :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> & don't forget to enter our first Valentines contest!!<br /><br /> Now lets check on Jamie and Darren!!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The penname I go by is
Tami Veldura. I’ve published an M/M Romance short story titled Closer Than
Touch with Less Than Three Press and I’m currently working on several other
stories. I publish a free serial M/M erotic romance (bdsm, D/s, nsfw) on my
blog- a new section goes up every Monday. I’m also releasing a series of blogs
about the path from the first idea all the way through publication (and
afterward) every Thursday on my blog. In addition, I put together a monthly
newsletter (M/M and Fantasy/SciFi focused) with an interview and excerpt from
my work. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And I have a day job.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lisa Frank folders for
school. The first time I remember writing anything I was copying the little
paragraph about ponies or puppies or unicorns onto a single sheet of paper, I
think I had three? I showed my flagrant plagiarism proudly to my mother who
praised it and then asked me what happened next, spawning my first-ever foray
into fanfiction. I haven’t looked back.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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for sure. I generally have a working title/words that I’ve labeled the book at
some point in the brainstorming/drafting process. In the case of Closer I
needed to title my email with the title of the book when I sent it to LT3 for
consideration. I needed something psudo-romantic and, given that I expected it
to be retitled, I didn’t put a whole lot of effort into it. Closer Than Touch
sounded a little sappy but it didn’t matter, it was going to be retitled! ...
and then it wasn’t. In retrospect it feels like a good title.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Don’t give up. In life
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there! How much of this book is realistic?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s science future-
no manned space flights to mars but technology in the book isn’t commonplace
either. I started from a science-informed position and extrapolated out to a
plausible degree of future technology. The privately owned military company is
also psudo-realistic. There are private contractors in the real world but I
don’t know if Zodiac would ever function in real life without some serious
government cash for support. As far as I can tell they’re not in the business
of making money. I haven’t really resolved that... yet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are experiences based on
someone you know, or events in your own life?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">No, not really, but I
‘know’ far more fictitious people/places/events than real ones, so ... maybe?
Everything is always based on or derived from something else, even if we’re not
aware of the connection. I’m a fan of military stories so I wrote one that felt
awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good stuff! What are your
current projects?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ask a small question,
why don’t you. I actually have a running list of projects I send out in my
monthly newsletter so let me fetch that... It’s more organized.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Spring Tide, Zodiac
Forces (F/F): Editing, Round 2</i><br /><i>Deadline: February
28th</i><br /><i>LT3, If You're Reading
This</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Starsong (YA Fantasy):
Editing</i><br /><i>Self</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Rayne (M/M): Drafting</i><br /><i>SMP, On The Edge</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Vamp/Wolf (M/M):
Drafting</i><br /><i>Deadline: April 30th</i><br /><i>LT3, Proud 2B a Vamp</i><br /><i>Second: May 30</i><br /><i>SMP, Blood Embrace</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Motocross (M/M):
Drafting</i><br /><i>LT3, Zodiac Forces</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Under The Lights (M/?)
Outlining</i><br /><i>Deadline: October 31</i><br /><i>SMP, Person Meets
Person</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>3427H (M/M):
Brainstorming</i><br /><i>Deadline: September
30th</i><br /><i>LT3, Private Call:
Mech</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Cleo (M/M):
Brainstorming</i><br /><i>LT3, Zodiac Forces</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Living Ships (Science
Fiction): Brainstorming</i><br /><i>Self</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Approaching Lightspeed
(Steampunk/Science Fiction): Brainstorming</i><br /><i>Self</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>Multi-Consciousness
(M/M): Brainstorming</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i>The Gods (M/M):
Brainstorming</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That’s A LOT of projects
Tami! You must be very busy! <br />
So, do you have a specific writing style?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Spartan, for sure. I’m
a big fan of show don’t tell but I also fall into the habit of letting dialogue
carry a scene so my description often turns up lacking. Something I do on my
first editing pass is flesh out sensory detail anywhere possible. Inevitably my
Beta Readers will ask for more description in key scenes so I usually turn to
internal dialogue.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh how I envy your ability
to ‘show not tell’ with ease! <br />
Where can we find out more about you and your books?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My website: <a href="http://www.tamiveldura.com/">http://www.tamiveldura.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Name one entity that you
feel supported you outside of family members?</span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My good friend Shelton
(<a href="http://sheltonkeysdunning.blogspot.com/">http://sheltonkeysdunning.blogspot.com/</a>) She and I get into so much trouble
together. I’m a little further along on the ‘publish a story’ track which means
she looks to me for support/advice. But in giving said support/advice to her I
really need to be on top of practicing what I preach, so she may not know it,
but she keeps me honest <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you see writing as a
career?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For sure. It will take
some time to become my main source of income, but that’s the goal.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you had to do it all over
again, would you change anything in your latest book?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Expand on the ending.
I’ve since received some great feedback on the ending that I really agree with.
I’ve been trying to focus on that in my new short to make the resolution
stronger.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you learn anything from
writing your book and what was it?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Actually finishing
something, the sending-it-away feeling- that’s the most awesome thing in the
world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you have any
advice for other writers?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Finish something. It’s
really easy to get caught up in the newness of a great idea, and this advice
doesn’t mean you shouldn’t cultivate those new ideas (I have an idea box for
just such occasions) but pick a story you adore and focus on it. Get all the
way to the end. Actually write ‘The end’ on it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You’ll be amazed at
the sense of accomplishment you’ll feel. Inevitably I’m so proud of myself I
need to send an email to all my friends and announce my life on facebook, but I
resist the urge to actually share the story until I can sit on it for a few
weeks and go over it myself to edit things before my Beta Readers get their
hands on it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Great advice Tami!</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Do you have anything
specific that you want to say to your readers?</span></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi! I love to chat
with people who’ve read my stories so drop me a line or stalk me on twitter,
it’s all good. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Awesome Tami! Now, since it’s
coming up to Valentines this month, how about some questions centred around
that? *grins*<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you usually spend
Valentine’s Day?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Video games.
Seriously, my guy and I are all into Borderlands 2 at the moment so we’ll
probably trade heart-shaped peanut butter cups and play games.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Haha, how cute!</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
What would be your ideal date? (What would you do? Where would you go?)</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The above sounds
great, actually. And my guy likes In and Out, so I might treat him to
lunch/dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He sounds easy to
please! Do you often have dates like that?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes! Just last
weekend, actually.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever had a terrible first
date? If so, how? </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Not so much. I’ve only
ever dated three guys so I don’t have a big sample set to pick from.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you believe in love at
first site?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I believe some people
fall in love easily, so at first site? Sure. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who was your first celebrity
crush?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">... does the Crocodile
Hunter count? I didn’t actually want to marry him so much as be the one out
there teaching/learning about wild animals, though. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think is the
most important value in a relationship?</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Honesty. Which will
lead to Trust, the second most important.</span></i></div>
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good one Tami! And lastly, h</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ow may readers contact you?</span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">By email: <a href="mailto:tamiveldura@yahoo.com" target="_blank">tamiveldura@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>By twitter: </i><b>tamiveldura</b><i> </i><a href="https://twitter.com/tamiveldura" style="font-style: italic;">https://twitter.com/tamiveldura</a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Goodreads:</i><b> tamiveldura</b><i> </i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5205605.Tami_Veldura" style="font-style: italic;">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5205605.Tami_Veldura</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for being here with us today, it's been wonderful hearing more about what you do and your attitude as a writer.<br />I look forward to reading your short story <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Closer-Touch-Zodiac-Forces-ebook/dp/B006W1B7LW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360234685&sr=8-1&keywords=closer+than+touch" target="_blank">‘CloserThan Touch</a>’! XD</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And don't forget to check Tami's website -</span></span></b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tamiveldura.com/">http://www.tamiveldura.com</a> !</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><i>~*~</i></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-20170995740092453082013-02-06T08:04:00.001-08:002013-02-06T08:04:38.444-08:00Forbidden Crush Part 3!<span style="font-size: large;">Is now posted :)<br /><br />I thank Vicki for helping with the editing!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=f5d99d8324db7859" target="_blank">http://www.storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=f5d99d8324db7859 </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy x</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Also,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> watch this space as tomorrow I will be interviewing <a href="http://www.tamiveldura.com/" target="_blank">Tami Veldura!</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-90941689490534813132013-02-01T17:52:00.000-08:002013-02-01T17:55:34.117-08:00Dream Project Blog Hop<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">~~2nd Blogger in the Project, tagged by <a href="http://codylmartin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cody Martin</a>~~</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Writing
is largely solitary, and sometimes a lonely endeavour. Sure, you talk to
friends, experts for research, discuss what works and what doesn't with your
editor, and bounce ideas off of fellow writers. But in the end it's one person
pounding the keyboard or twirling the pencil. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">But
what if it didn't have to be completely alone? </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Who would YOU work with if you could work with anyone on your favourite
project?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
this post, that's what I'm asking. Choose a person for each category and tell
why you want to work with them. If you want, feel free to post their picture, a
piece of their work, or a link to something about them. The only rule is that the
person must still be alive.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Writers
dream. Now it's time to dream </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BIG.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I only
have one book out at the moment, which is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/With-Regret-Part-One-ebook/dp/B00AOA4R6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359768090&sr=8-1&keywords=with+regret+part+one" target="_blank">With Regret</a></span></b></div>
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have the opportunity to hire anybody as your cover artist. If you write
children's books or books that are heavily illustrated, who would you get for
the interior artwork?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would go for photography! So I’d hire a really awesome
photographer who had really hot models :-) <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a doubt it would have to be Noel Blue –he is an
incredible gay fiction writer. He develops his characters beautifully, creating
true depth to them, and they always feel so realistic <br />
He really captures the emotion in a scene, and keeps the reader engaged continuously,
there’s never a dull moment in Noel’s stories!<br />
To be able to write something which is a fraction of the quality of Noel’s
would be amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wants to do an audiobook version of your novel and they're not sparing any
expense. Who do you think can narrate your masterpiece?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah ha it would have to be the actor, Emmett Scanlan!<br />
He’s Irish, gorgeous, and has a beautiful husky voice! And of course, a lovely
Irish accent :-)<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They're
really going all out! Your novel is getting a full soundtrack. Who should
compose it? If your novel uses a lot of songs, list your compilation here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I’ve never thought about any music which I could associate
with my novel –but I think I’d like a mixture of <a href="http://www.mumfordandsons.com/" target="_blank">Mumford and Sons</a>, and <a href="http://florenceandthemachine.net/" target="_blank">Florenceand the Machine!</a></span> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both are very talented, and are brilliant at portraying
emotion in their music. I love anything drama and emotional! <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Your novel is being turned into a major motion picture. As the creator of the
original work, you get to pick the director.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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directing the film ‘PS I Love You’. I’d love for him to try and turn mine into
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director has some ideas on who to cast, but you get to cast one character. What
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He also looks like Phil from my book :-) <br />
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been hired to write a novel based on a preexisting character or franchise from
another medium. Which character or franchise is it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hahaa don’t know if he counts, but Peter Griffin from
Family Guy!<br />
Probably because he is a very funny, spontaneous and random character! It would be fun to
try and write a novel on him, and show his crazy humor! <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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the Dog in the Night-time’. I’m interested in Autism, and I’d love to attempt
to portray an autistic character. <br />
It would maybe help strengthen my writing skills, and help me learn how to add
more depth to my own characters!<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There
you have it. But it isn't the end of the journey. It continues on <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.jenniferdomenico.com/" target="_blank">Jen Colafranceschi’s</a> </span>blog tomorrow. Don't forget,
while you're reading all these wonderful posts from these great authors,
comment and check out their works. As always, thanks for reading.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">~<a href="http://www.jenniferdomenico.com/">www.jenniferdomenico.com</a>~</span></span></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-60217655108837315472013-02-01T17:05:00.000-08:002013-02-01T17:14:41.930-08:00~ Valentines ~<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, since as it is Valentines this month, I thought I’d add something a little more interesting to my blog! <br />I will be hosting four guest bloggers. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">In their interviews I will be asking a few cheeky questions as well as
finding out more about their work and writing style!</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-49787625863157622402013-01-31T15:24:00.001-08:002013-01-31T15:25:02.970-08:00Kinda Forgot.....<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...to put on here that Chapter 9 had been posted (and so has Chapter 10!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sorry!!!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.storywithregret.blogspot.co.uk/p/chapter-9.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">http://www.storywithregret.blogspot.co.uk/p/chapter-9.html</span></a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-54256456045647719672013-01-31T12:42:00.004-08:002013-01-31T12:42:44.845-08:00Forbidden Crush Part 2...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...has now been posted !<br /><br />Check it out on Ellie's Storytime Trysts<br /><br /><a href="http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/">http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span><div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-48230493368735898202013-01-23T11:46:00.000-08:002013-01-23T11:46:13.087-08:00Interview and NEW Story :)<span style="font-size: large;">Hello!!<br /><br />I have a new sexy story on Ellie Mack's Storytime Tryst, check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/">http://storytimetrysts.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, here I am being interviewed by Jan Bowles :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://janbowles.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=6e417d7b53a18453">http://janbowles.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=6e417d7b53a18453</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy reading and have a lovely day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Sam~</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516903515392282012.post-66763531906230936442013-01-21T13:54:00.001-08:002013-01-21T13:54:09.410-08:00I got a REVIEW :)<span style="font-size: large;">find it here--</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/mini-review-with-regret-part-one-by.html"><b>http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/mini-review-with-regret-part-one-by.html</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">so grateful :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894801097202338563noreply@blogger.com0