Really Random Wednesday: I'm A Bad, Bad Girl

This post should probably have appeared yesterday for True Confessions, but the reason it didn't will be explained shortly.

I have an Evil Day Job (EDJ). Many writers do, since writing doesn't often pay enough to live on. And it sucks because it gets in the way of writing. The last couple of weeks at the EDJ have been brutally busy, with a huge project due yesterday. It's been consuming a great deal of my time, and so I've slacked off on the blogging.

*hangs head in shame*

I'm a bad girl. I know I can schedule posts ahead of time and everything, but I kept getting bogged down in EDJ work. I've managed to put a couple things up. Last week I had several guests including Cheryl Dragon, Simone Sinna, and Marie Jermy. And I've got a post up for the Hearts On Fire Blog Hop (which ends tomorrow - don't forget to enter!) in the meantime. Plus I'll be making several guest appearances, last week at Literary Lagniappe, and this week at Lori King, Paloma Beck, and Four Seduced Muses.

Not to mention I'm super excited about the release of my second book, The Art of Love tomorrow!! (pardon the shameless self-promotion)

But I just haven't been able to do anything else really clever. I'm sorry! I know I'm bad. But don't worry - I've already had my spanking!

;)

True Confessions: My Cheating Ways

I have a confession. Which makes sense considering this feature is called True Confessions. But enough about that. I really need to get this off my chest.

I am being unfaithful to my blog. We've only been together for a short time, but I just find other blogs incredibly sexy and appealing. It's so hard to resist! Their slick graphics, sensuous URLs, and incredibly HOT erotic scenes. What's a girl to do?

I'd like to offer my apologies to my blog, but I'm just not a one-blog girl. I do write menage, so maybe I'm just getting too carried away. On the other hand, when you add more partners, you add a lot of fun. Perhaps I can convince my blog to share. I really don't want to be tied down. I'm hoping that with communication, we can get through this.

The sordid evidence of my infidelity can be found all over. It all began on Dec. 21 when I did a harmless enough essay about my kitty for Tymber Dalton on Tales From the Snark Side. I figured it would just be one time.

Sadly, one was not enough. On Dec. 24, I visited Four Seduced Muses to relate my naughty Christmas Eve poem.

My New Year's Resolution was to stop that nonsense and devote all my attention to my own blog. But again, temptation proved to be too powerful. I'm sad to say that last week, I went to 3 different blogs! Jan. 8 I went to Taking Romance to the Edge by Sage Marlowe. On Jan. 9, Paloma Beck's Romance Beckons, called me away. On Jan. 11, I showed up at Lori King Books.

I can't stop myself and it's getting out of control. Today, I'm going to be Center Stage with Honor James. Tomorrow, I'm appearing on Simone Sinna's blog for Wicked Wednesday.

And that's not the end of it! There are more to come. I just can't stop myself.

True Confessions: My Next Big Thing

Something a bit different today for True Confessions. I will be "confessing" to writing another erotic romance!

 

Last week my fellow Siren Publishing author Tonya Ramagos tagged me in her Next Big Thing, so this week it's my turn. The idea is that I answer ten questions about my latest project (My Next Big Thing) and tag more authors who will talk about their next big thing next week.

What is the title of your book?  The Art of Love

 

How did you come by the idea?  This is the second book in a series about the fictional town of Hedon Falls, Ontario. When I was creating the town, I thought about all the things that it should have and decided that an art gallery would be perfect. Then I thought what might happen if the gallery owner became involved with some of her artists and it just kind of took off from there.

 

What genre does your book fall under? Contemporary Menage Erotic Romance

 

Which actors would you choose to play your characters if it were a movie? My heroine, Melanie, would be played by  Reese Witherspoon.  Justin would be Benoit Magimel, David would be LL Cool J, and Garrett would be Leonardo DiCaprio .

 

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? Melanie is the owner of a brand new art gallery in Hedon Falls and her search for talented artists leads her to three men that she cannot choose between.

 

Will your book be self-published or traditional? Hopefully traditional (planning to submit to Siren Publishing)

 

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? About six weeks. I would have had it finished during NaNoWriMo, but had to put it on hold for personal reasons.

 

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? Oh, boy. This I'm really not sure about. I'm afraid I haven't done as much reading as I would have liked to, and what I read is usually quite different from what I write. I am woefully behind on reading the work of my fellow erotic romance authors.

 

Who or What inspired you to write this book?  I'm a big fan of the arts and I thought it would be important to have stories about the people involved in the arts. I would also have to say that I was inspired by the work of Belgian Artist Ben Heine.

 

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

It's MFMM (the men aren't sexually involved with each other), and there's lots of hot sex! I'm anticipating another SEXTREME rating. There are BDSM scenes, shower scenes, sex-on-the-floor scenes, sex in the restaurant scenes...Let's just say that Melanie does a lot of exploring with her artists. And in the end, she has to convince them that they can all live happily ever after.

 

Well, it seems I'm among the last to be tagged, meaning everyone else has already had their turn. :(  I managed to snag the lovely Laurie Roma, whose post will appear next week. Make sure to stop by. And here are some links to previous The Next Big Thing posts from some of my favourite authors. Check 'em out!

Paloma Beck
Tammy Dennings Maggy
Jennifer Denys
Tatum Throne