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This is me. well, I think this is most writers at some point in time. 2008 was the year of word spillage. I poured out four complete manuscripts, started a few others, finished a couple short things and got most of them edited. I also lost nearly half of one when my flash drive gave up the ghost. Of those four MS, two have sold to Samhain and two are in NY making rounds.

And I wait.

On covers
on feedback
on BETA reads
on Final line edits
on first round edits
on my agent
on publishers’ decisions
on the laundry fairy (Hey, I can dream)

wait wait wait wait

I am not a good waiter. i think the microwaves is too slow.

The incredible push to get a story done is still there and of course, I am still writing but…hello, closure?? I guess I will get that first with JINXED in June but until then, I wait.
Will Monster Love make it in NY? Will WITCHMARK? What will Myla by Moonlight’s cover end up looking like? Did the revision I implemented make the story better or more convoluted? CAN JUNE JUST HURRY UP ALREADY?!?!

I have promo chats schedule,waiting on them. I have an idea file bursting at the seams, waiting to see which direction is a better use of my time. I have an anthology piece I am working on plus a few freebies for my series written. Waiting on the right time periods to put them out there.

I hate waiting.

My mother says I need a hobby. Writing is my hobby so, yeah, not working there. maybe i need to learn how to knit or something.

Consort by Kim Knox

November Eve. The Hunt Ball. And to prove her right to rule, Tate must capture a mate. It should’ve been simple. Snag a vampire barely turned and have him kneel and swear devotion to her. But Fate has other plans…and one of them involves the powerful son of the ruling Queen.

Jager, a vampire she’s hungered after for years, allows himself to become her prey. But with his promise of sinful, wicked pleasure comes a catch. Jager only wants her as his slave. Nothing more.

Tate has no plans to bow down to him…until Jager shares a shocking truth with her. Suddenly Fate is playing hardball.

There’s a naughty excerpt here and you can buy it here

You’ll notice reading para-romance that most men would have long hair and for some reason think leather pants is just plain practical to wear.  This, the leather pants fiasco, is a personal gripe of mine.  If in fact I’m reading a BDSM themed novel, ok I get it.  But when this leather clad guy is fighting baddies and delivering well placed high kicks, it kinda makes me roll my eyes.  The man would be singing like a chior boy if he did that.  But for some reason, that doesn’t happen.  And lets not go into sweaty places that we just don’t want to think about.  What is wrong with a guy wearing jeans?  Can jeans be sexy?  Granted it doesn’t have as much give as say, track pants, but we all know, track-pants are just not hot.  LOL  Ooh fighting in khakis shorts.  Now THAT is sexy *giggles*.

Commando/tighty-whities/boxers.  What is sexy?  I personally like the one between the tighty-whities and boxers… have no idea what they are called.  But if I had to visualise a hero in his underwear, no matter how sexy he is, I DON’T want to visual tighty-whities.

Historical Heroes: Hands down the Kilt!  What a unique and wonderful invention that was.  *drool* Hand, going from hot hero hotness like Gerard Butler, I wouldn’t mind seeing him in a kilt and nothing else.  No manpanties there.

So what is you manpanty fantasy?

At Romance Divas, a diva brought up the question, if you had a choice between being a vamp or a were, what would you be?  I know what I would pick.  But lets weigh up the pros and cons for each one.  Just for fun.

So, you want to be a Vamp.

What is the Pros: Immortality (naturally).  Strength.  You look damn hot in leather.  Of course, all vamps are gorgeous.  Can control minds of those weaker than you.

What are the Cons:  Liquid diet for eternity.  (as if we aren’t on a diet enough).  Pale, might be due to the liquid diet… or the fact you get incinerated in Sunlight.  Garlic, crucifix/religious places items are the bane of your existence.  Your non-vamp friends are a meal ticket.. and that’s not a good thing.  Sleeping in a tomb and perhaps, heaven forbid, a coffin.

So you want to be a Were.

What are the Pros:  Immortality/longer life span – are optional (can never find anything definitive on this).  Strength.  Heightened sense of smell.  If you are a guy, you would have an animalistic attraction.  You can be friends with others without thinking about them as your next meal.

What are the Cons:  Full moon madness.  Hairballs (thanks Inez), Smells might appeal to you that actually have a squick factor.  Silver is a no no.  Traveling in packs, so your ability to fight depends on where you are in the ladder.  If you are a gal, your status relies on the male.

Well, that’s all I got on it so far.

If you have any more pros and cons, feel free to share.