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What am I doing?

Have any of you who read my blog, and judging by the number of comments I get I'd say no one reads this.  Anyway Amazon used to have a blog and fo course I was a part of that. but like most things I hadn't blogged for awhile. I've been trying off on and on for months to get back on sending messages and stuff like that.


Now this is apparently what happened"  Amazon merged with Blogger. I would imagaine that they send soem word out but hey, I missed it.  Anyway I kept contacting customer service and insetead fo telling me that I could no longer log inot my Amazon accuont that it was now merged withy my blogspot they kept giving me the run around and telling me stuff that meant nothing.

So what did I do?  Naturally I tried to register again and was told I couldn't because I already had an account. Then something happened I don't even know what and I saw something about blospot.  Okay cool.  And this is what I noticed.  When I come on here to post there is a little box on the side that says Amazon Associates, I think the gist of it is that I'm supposed to advertise products from Amazon. A little more info would help because at the moment I'm more concerned with getting the word out that my third installment of Adam's vampire chronicles is available. Lest Ye Be Judged.

See, if anyone but me was reading this I probably wouldn't have just written what I did.  It sounds kind of self serving. But since I'm the only one reading this, what the heck?  Just in case anyone is reading this....Happy weekendSearch Amazon.com for F.D. DavisSearch Amazon.com for F.D. Davis

Namaste,

Dyanne

Chatting with Lisa G. Riley and Roslyn Holcomb

Lisa G. Riley

Biography

Author Lisa G. Riley’s work has been called “character and issue driven; exciting, passionate and thought provoking.”  The author of several multicultural novels and stories, Ms. Riley writes in several genres including romantic suspense, erotica and paranormal. Her latest story, Do Me Right, is an erotic contemporary suspense novel available at www.loose-id.com on April 6^th, 2010.  Her first foray into historical paranormal romance, Given, was written with Roslyn Hardy Holcomb and is also available at www.loose-id.com.  Ms. Riley resides in Chicago where she is hard at work on her next project, Give Yourself to Me, a paranormal erotic contemporary set in New Orleans. Please visit her at www.lisagriley.com or at www.lisagriley.wordpress.com 

Roslyn Hardy Holcomb, is the author of the best-selling novel Rock Star. Her most recent books are Pussycat Death Squad, Morning Star and Santa Baby which are available from Loose Id. She was born in North Alabama and has had a disparate career and varied interests. Her lifelong devotion to needle arts led to a stint on the editorial staff of Oxmoor House, the publishing division of Southern Progress, Inc. where she wrote instructional copy for craft publications. Regular volunteer work and a passion for child welfare inspired her to leave that field to pursue an advanced degree and a career in social service. Specializing in teens and adolescents she worked at Job Corps and in the Independent Living unit of a child welfare agency, where she helped teen foster children transition into self-sufficiency. Shortly after her young son was born, she decided to become a stay-at-home mother and pursue a writing career fulltime.

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Adam Omega

At last long book three of Adam Omega's misadventures is now available on Amazon.  YEAH!!

LaConnie Taylor Jones

Award-winning author, LaConnie Taylor-Jones, a native Memphian, is a health educator consultant and holds advanced degrees in community public health and business administration. The mother of four and resides with her family in Northern California.

For over twenty-five years, Ms. Taylor-Jones has been an avid romance reader. In the summer of 2003 a challenge from her husband made her seize the opportunity to blend her enthusiasm for teaching health, social responsibility and social justice with her love for reading the genre. Her experience as a health educator sparked a multitude of storylines and her romance, which she defines as the spirit of adventure, played a pivotal part in her road to publication. In a little over four years, she’s authored three full-length novels. In 2008, Ms. Taylor-Jones was the recipient of the 2008 Romance Slam Jam Emma Award for Debut Author of the Year for When I’m With You. Ms. Taylor-Jones is an active member of the Contra Costa Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the African American Community Health Advisory Committee, Black Women Organized for Political Action, and the San Francisco Area and Black Diamond chapters of Romance Writers of America.
For more information, visit her online www.laconnietaylorjones.com

 

IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN

Tinsel Town is about to learn a few lessons from a Southern doctor with the courage to win the heart of a man who swore no woman ever would

If it doesn’t have a scientific basis, Dr. Laney Olivia Houston doesn’t believe in it —and that includes love at first sight.  But she meets Raphael Baptiste. One encounter is all it takes; and she realizes her life is changed forever.

Jazz musician, Raphael Baptiste is no stranger to women or their beds.  When an illness strikes, his life is thrown into turmoil.  But a quiet Southern belle sees beyond his past and bitterness. She sees a man who could love. . .

 IF I Were Your Woman is a book about imperfection,
 trust and unconditional love.
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Welcome LaConnie,

LaConnie is doing a blog tour and I'm one of the lucky authors to participate. If you leave a comment and go to Redrose to purchase LaConnie's book, "If I WERE YOUR WOMAN", you will receive a copy of, "Destination Romance," as a FREE bonus download. Remember that all of the authors, editors and the publisher received no money for Destination Romance. The proceeds have gone and will continue to go to help women fighting AIDS .http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore

LaConnie Taylor-Jones has asked me to put myself in her leading lady’s (Dr. Laney Houston) place in, IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN and respond to this question:

You have just met a man and your relationship with him is like . . . nothing you have experienced before! Without a doubt, you know this man is your soul mate, yet not long into the relationship he learns he has a life-threatening illness. He shares his news with you and even wants to break off the relationship because he may, or may not, survive. What do you do? Do you stay, or do you walk away?

So here goes:


If I were your woman you'd no longer be afraid to admit you're afraid of the unknown, afraid of dying. But baby, from the moment we're born death is inevitable. There is no escaping it. It's what we do in between that counts. My very soul sings when you're near. Now you may chose to lie but I know you feel it too because I feel your soul answering mine.

Don't be afraid to accept my love, it's the balm you've been needing. Aren't you aware that true love dulls any pain, slays all dragons and put a smile on your face? Feel my caress. there it is i felt the flutter in your heart. were you aware that even in your sleep you react to my touch? I love you because I do. My love is not so fleeting a thing that you have to worry about human frailty, silly things like losing your hair, tossing your cookies or being irritable because of the lack of answers. You can let go of the worries for we will put a lifetime of loving in each moment we're here, we'll cherish it all the more, every touch, every breath we'll transmit our DNA and we'll find each other again. But for now let me be your strength I am your gift from God, you are free to love me as I love you for as long as the Creator gives us..

 

If you enjoy contemporary romances that – make you laugh out loud, tackle sensitive life issues with compassion and grace, and introduce you to passionate couples who make you feel . . . love really does conquer all -- then join me in the celebration of LaConnie Taylor-Jones’ new release, IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN!

For a limited time today --12 NOON – 4 PM EST-- visit LaConnie Taylor-Jones’ website - http://www.laconnietaylorjones.com/blog/ - to purchase a copy of IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN and  use my promotional code name (DYANNE) to receive a download of my latest ebook, (Destination Romance), absolutely FREE! In addition to receiving a FREE download of my book, your  purchase enters you in a drawing for a FREE Amazon Kindle to be given away on Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12 NOON PST/2 PM CST/ 3 PM EST via LaConnie’s official blog website at http://www.laconnietaylorjones.com/blog/

Interview with Jayne Ann Krentz

Jayne Ann Krentz


Jayne Ann Krentz, is the author of a string of New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ uses three different pen names for each of her three "worlds". As JAYNE ANN KRENTZ (her married name) she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses AMANDA QUICK for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. JAYNE CASTLE (her birth name) is reserved these days for her stories of futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense.
"I am often asked why I use a variety of pen names," she says. "The answer is that this way readers always know which of my three worlds they will be entering when they pick up one of my books."

In addition to her fiction writing, she is the editor of, and a contributor to, a non-fiction essay collection, DANGEROUS MEN AND ADVENTUROUS WOMEN: ROMANCE WRITERS ON THE APPEAL OF THE ROMANCE published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Her commitment to her chosen genre has been strong from the very beginning of her career. Each year at the annual convention of the Romance Writers of America she participates in a special day-long workshop for librarians and speaks on the importance of the romance genre.

"The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story," Jayne says. "These are books that celebrate women's heroic virtues and values: courage, honor, determination and a belief in the healing power of love."
She earned a B.A. in History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and went on to obtain a Masters degree in Library Science from San Jose State University in California. Before she began writing full time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries. She is married and lives with her husband, Frank, in Seattle, Washington.

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FIRED UP (Jayne Ann Krentz)
Book One of the Dreamlight Trilogy
An Arcane Society Novel - Book #7
Hardcover - 352 pages (January 2010)
Putnam; ISBN-10: 0399155961
ISBN-13: 978-0399155963

The New York Times—bestselling author presents her latest Arcane Society novel and introduces the first book in the Dreamlight Trilogy—the story of a curse that spans generations, and the love that can heal it. . .

More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsession fueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations.
Jack Winters, descendant of Nicholas, has been experiencing nightmares and blackouts—just the beginning, he believes—of the manifestation of the Winters family curse. The legend says that he must find the Burning Lamp or risk turning into a monster. But he can't do it alone; he needs the help of a woman with the gift to read the lamp's dreamlight.

Jack is convinced that private investigator Chloe Harper is that woman. Her talents for finding objects and accessing dream energy are what will save him, but their sudden and powerful sexual pull threatens to overwhelm them both. Danger surrounds them, and it doesn't take long for Chloe to pick up the trail of the missing lamp. And as they draw closer to the lamp, the raw power that dwells within it threatens to sweep them into a hurricane of psychic force.

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Who doesn’t know Jayne Ann Krentz, no matter the pseudonym she uses. We love her as Jayne Ann Krentz, Amanda Quick and as Jayne Castle. I am thrilled beyond belief to bring you my interview with Jayne. You know how long winded I am. But this time (and no she didn’t tell me I had to keep the interview brief) I kept things brief for two reasons. I have been given permission by Mrs. Krentz to repost an article that touched me, gave me hope and has inspired me to continue in this writing career no matter what is thrown at me. I’m sure it’s had the same effect on countless writers. That’s why I wanted the chance to reach more people with her personal triumph.

Secondly, I’m aware that she’s extremely busy. You have no idea how many questions I wrote down to ask. Some were just plain nosey. LOL. Okay enough of my thoughts. If you haven’t skipped down already I’m ending my diatribe. I give you now one of the greatest writers of all times. Jayne Anne Krentz

Dyanne: Jayne, welcome and thank you for agreeing to visit my small corner of the reading world. Now that you're at a comfortable place in your career and futuristic paranormals are readily accepted would you ever consider attempting to bring, Crystal Flame, Sweet Starfire and Shield's Lady, back for another chance with readers?

JAK: Funny you should ask! As it happens, all three books are, indeed, being reissued this spring. Sweet Starfire is already available in stores. We'll see how readers react this time around.

Dyanne: Fantastic. I’m wishing you all the best. I’m thinking this time the stars are properly aligned for the reissue of the books. I've read comments from readers who've read, Crystal Flame, Sweet Starfire and Shield's Lady and loved them. Even though your first paranormals slowed your career for a moment, are they still the books of your heart? Are the books still available?

JAK: I answered part of this above. Regarding the "books of my heart" thing, I was never hung up one way or the other on the futuristic elements, what always intrigued me was the psychic stuff. For me, adding that element to a story brings a whole new dimension to the relationship. Since I can now do that as much as I want in my Arcane Society novels I'm a happy camper.

Dyanne: I am pulling for you for several different reasons. Some of it is simply because I’ve always admired you. The other reason is because I have a psychic trilogy. I keep hearing no one is buying stories about psychics. Like you I love anything having to do with the psychic world. I’m sending all good psychic vibes for the success of your books.

You said that you can't give writing and publishing advice but I think you just did both very nicely. Perseverance is the one common thread that I believe ALL authors share. During the down times in your career what did you do to persevere? Did you ever seriously want to give up the voices?

JAK: I considered quitting all the time. But here's the thing with writing: If you can quit, you probably will quit. If you can't quit then you just keep writing because you have no choice. Writing is an addiction; a compulsion. Quitting just isn't an option. Even if I never sold another book I'd keep writing.

Dyanne: Your answer to that question can never be repeated enough. At least once a week I give those, or similar words in pep talks to friends. Perhaps they’ll listen to you.

I won't ask which sub-genre that you write in is your favorite. But I will ask if there are future plans for yet another pseudonym?

JAK: No, please, no more pen names!!!!! I never set out to create three careers but that is what happened to me. I do not recommend that approach to the business, believe me.

Dyanne: (Smile) If I don’t ask you the next question my readers are going to think someone has taken over my body. (LOL) Can you give us your take on the current market?

JAK: The market is as unpredictable as ever. I think savvy booksellers, who are the ones on the front lines, are the people to ask about trends. For what it's worth, I've been hearing more and more about "steampunk romance" lately. Wikipedia has a pretty good definition of steampunk. In the past it has not been a romantic genre but I think that may be changing.

Dyanne: I am just now hearing about steampunk. As a former librarian are there any tips for writers on how to get their books into the library?

JAK: As for getting books into the library, librarians generally have to justify the purchase of a book and the most common way to do that is with reviews. Librarians who care about romance generally use PW and RT as review sources.

Dyanne: Jayne, I want to thank you once again for the interview and the opportunity to repost the article. Where can your fans reach you?

JAK: Thank you for inviting me here and best of luck to you in your writing! Readers can reach me at, http://www.jayneannkrentz.com/current.html

Dyanne: Without further ado, I bring you Jayne Ann Krentz on,


Surviving in the Writing Biz



When it comes to writing and getting published, I’m not the best person to ask for advice. I’ve shot myself (and my career) in the foot more times than I can count. I have, however, survived in this business so it struck me that the one subject I can speak to with some authority is reinventing yourself. Unfortunately, from the start of my career, I’ve had a lot of experience doing just that. Here are my handy tips for survival:

DON’T GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Trust me on this. I’ve been there and done that and it rarely goes well. Back at the beginning of my career I tried to do a futuristic/paranormal. That very first manuscript had all of the elements that I now work with freely: romance, suspense and a psychic twist. I can’t tell you how many rejection slips the manuscript garnered. They all had the same theme: “Really enjoyed the writing but unfortunately there’s no market for this kind of romance”.


Never one to learn from my mistakes, I tried more futuristic/paranormals again a few years later. By this time I had my Jayne Ann Krentz career up and running. But I killed it stone dead for a time when I finally succeeded in publishing those dang “books of my heart”: my futuristic/paranormals. Anyone remember Sweet Starfire, Crystal Flame and Shield’s Lady? Those are the books that did me in. Folks lined up around the block NOT to buy those books. My printruns crashed and burned.
With my Krentz career on life-support, I decided to retreat to a new pen name and a sub-genre I knew had an audience: Regency romance. That was when I fired up my Amanda Quick career.

The next time I tried the futuristic/paranormal genre I wised-up and did it under a name which had no bad printrun baggage attached to it: Jayne Castle (which just happens to be my birth name). This time it worked.

The takeaway lesson here is that it is very risky to be the first writer in a brand new fictional landscape. Editors look at the books and worry that there won’t be an audience. Readers look at the books and find the backdrops too strange and unfamiliar. It takes time and usually more than one author to create a new fictional landscape that a lot of readers will find comfortable. Today we are all at ease with alternate realities and futuristics that feature vampires, werewolves and the supernatural but it was not ever thus, believe me

KNOW YOUR CORE STORY: (and where it belongs!) My career has experienced several other harrowing near-death experiences but I’ll spare you the grisly details. What you probably want to know is how I survived.

The answer is that I followed one simple rule: Each time I found myself standing on the edge of the abyss, I went back to my core story and looked for a fictional landscape that could accommodate it.

Example: After my futuristic/paranormal career went off a high cliff I took a look at the basic story that I was trying to tell. I realized that if I stripped away the otherworldly settings, the exotic animals and the space ships what I had left was, essentially, a marriage-of-convenience plot. I realized right away that there was a natural home for such stories: Regency romance. That was the start of my Amanda Quick career.

The very best advice I can give you is to know and understand your core story. The themes, plot elements and the kinds of characters you love to work with will show up again and again in your books. They are the source of your power. There is usually more than one market for your core story but you may not realize that if you don’t recognize and comprehend the raw fuel that drives you.

DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR SPECIAL WORLD: Yes, it took me a long time to publish the psychic and futuristic stories that I longed to do from the very start of my career but eventually I got where I wanted to be. I am now writing my books the way I have always wanted to write them.

I took a few detours before I reached my destination but I loved the journey at every stage because, when you get right down to it, regardless of the sub-genre in which I was working, I always found a way to tell my core story.

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Author's Spotlight: Seressia Glass





Dyanne: Seressia, Happy New year. I'm thrilled to be catching up with you and bringing the readers a taste of the first book in your brand new trilogy. Shadow Chase has such a beautiful cover and since I know what a fantastic writer you are I know the story is going to be truly amazing. Can you please give us some insider info on the other two books in the series. Also, please tell us where we can buy the books.

Seressia:Thanks, Dyanne! Shadow Blade releases 01/26/10 and Shadow Chase releases 07/27/10. They're available in both print and electronic format, so I can give you the Amazon link. As for what the first two books are about, the blurbs explain them much better than I can!

Here's the blurb for Shadow Blade:

For Kira Solomon, normal was never an option.

Kira’s day job as an antiquities expert, but her true calling is as a Shadowchaser. Trained from youth to be one of the most lethal Chasers in existence, Kira serves the Gilead Commission dispatching the Fallen who sow discord and chaos. Of course, sometimes Gilead bureaucracy is as much a thorn in her side as anything the Fallen can muster against her. Right now, though, she’s got a bigger problem. Someone is turning the city of Atlanta upside-down in search of a four-millennia-old Egyptian dagger that just happens to have fallen into Kira’s hands.

Shadow BladeThen there’s Khefar, the dagger’s true owner-a near-immortal 4000-year-old Nubian warrior who, Kira has to admit. looks pretty fine for his age. Joining forces is the only way to keep the weapon safe from the sinister Shadow force, but now Kira is in deep with someone who holds more secrets than she does, the one person who knows just how treacherous this fight is. Because every step closer to destroying the enemy is a step closer to losing herself to Shadow forever. . . .

Dyanne: Seressia, Do you have a blurb for Shadow Chase?

Seressia: LOL. Of course I do. Thanks for asking. Here's the blurb for Shadow Chase:

In a job like this, one mistake can cost you everything.

As a Shadowchaser, Kira Solomon has been trained to serve the Light, dispatch the Fallen, and prevent the spread of chaos. It’s a deadly job, and Kira knows the horror of spilling innocent blood. But now she has a new role, as the Hand of Ma’at, the Egyptian Goddess of Truth and Order, and an assignment that might just redeem her.

A fellow Shadowchaser has gone missing, and so has a unique artifact imbued with astonishing magic. Unless the Vessel of Nun is returned, it will cause destruction beyond anything the modern world has seen. Kira’s got a team at her back, including Khefar, a near-immortal Nubian warrior who’s already died for her once. But as complicated as her feelings for him are, they’re nothing compared to the difficulties of the task she faces. And the only way to defeat the enemy is to trust in a power she can barely control, and put her life—and her soul—on the line.

Dyanne: How in the world did you ever come up with this concept?

Seressia: I wanted to create a world in which the Universal Law is about Balance, Light and Shadow, Order and Chaos, and that everything--humans, demons, gods and goddesses--are arrayed somewhere on the Universal Balance. This mythology also explains the many fantastical creatures humans have claimed to see throughout history, and that not all demons or non-human magical beings are bad.

As for what's next, I'm working on the third Shadowchasers book, Shadow Fall. I'm also working on some romance proposals, both contemporary and paranormal. Nothing's sold yet, but if there's any news to share, I'll be sure to announce it on my website, Facebook and Twitter pages!

Dyanne: Seressia, thank you so much for this follow up interview. Where can readers find you?

Seressia: You're welcome, Dyanne. Readers can find me at

Seressia Glass
www.seressia.com
SHADOW BLADE, 01/10
SHADOW CHASE, 07/10

Chatting on RAW

Please join me tomorrow for a comment chat

The "chat" is scheduled for Thursday, January 7th from 10AM-8PM EST and takes place via the comments section of the site, not via a chat room, so if you have some time, check out the recent ones: http://www.rawsistaz.com/blog/black-book-talks. http://www.rawsistaz.com (and click on Black Book Chat w/Dyanne Davis link at 10AM EST. ()

Please don't think you have to stay glued to your desk all day and chat for 10 hours straight. You don't. You can come in and out as your time allows between 10AM EST - 8PM EST

Thanks

Dyanne

Donna Hill's Tips to Writers

Francis Ray to visit

Good morning,



I'd like to invite you to send in your questions for NY Times bestselling author Francis Ray. She'll be stopping by soon to answer questions and blog. This will happen in Oct but I want o get you ready now. Go ahead and send questions for her.


Have a fantastic weekend.

In Blood We Trust

The Good Side of Evil

Did the title catch your eye? I hope so because it's the title of my latest work. I was asked to be a part of the anthology, Carnivale Diabolique. When I learned that the character I was going to write was a demon I jumped up and down with glee. What do you think that means? LOL. Anyway I loved the story and I loved writing Vulcan. Like the rest of you I have no idea about the other stories but I can't wait to read them.

Namaste


Dyanne

News

Good morning,


Guess who's coming to Chicago? Give up? Okay, I'll tell you. L. A. Banks/Leslie Esdaile. And she's coming to Bolingbrook while in the area to film my local cable television show. I"m thrilled to have her back again. You are aware she's finished with her vampire series. The lady is so busy that I have no idea what she's up to next. But don't worry I'll find out.

For some reason this morning I feel really great and can almost sense a change in the weather is about to come. Now you wouldn't know this by the fact that I have a small heater sitting on a tray blowing on my shoulders as I type. Why do I have a mini heater you ask? Well, everyone else is sleeping and you know you can't sleep when the hose is too hot so I'm just keeping myself warm. Besides, I require more heat than Bill and Billy.

I hope you all have a wonderful week


Namaste,


Dyanne

Let's Get It On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7eTOnNBwYUjavascript:void(0)

What I'm doing today

Okay,


We have a new president who is giving the nation hope. Of course I watched the entire day but now I must work. I am writing a novella where my star is a demon. Yes, you heard me correctly, a demon and I am having a ball writing about Vulcan. More on that later. Hope all is well in your world.


Dyanne