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Feb 2008
Category: Chicas —
Raine @ 5:17 am ·
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Feb 2008
Category: Behind the Book —
Raine @ 2:09 am ·
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12
Feb 2008
:twisted: psst! Ms. Weaver?
Yes, little demon who sits on my left shoulder and whispers into my ear?
:twisted: there’s a new call out. publisher looking for short novellas. short, SEXY novellas.
But I’m already in the middle of a manuscript.
:twisted: oh phffft! you’ve been working on this damn thing—what? two months now?
I’m querying with this one. Slow and steady’s always best.
:twisted: now, Raine. you’re not REALLY going to sit here struggling with exposition, backstory, and characterization when you could be dashing off a nice, easy short?
This is important!
:twisted: have you read the last two pages you wrote? dull, dry, unimaginative…doing something different would jump-start your creativity!
Well…it’s not my best work…
:twisted: oh c’mon, baby. just a few thousand words. we could really use the money.
There’s no guarantee they’d accept me.
:twisted: what say I fetch you a nice, healthy energy drink and we talk about it? I’ll even rub your back for you, darlin’. right there where it aches, strained from laboring over that keyboard for hours and hours. you know I’ve got the feel-good fingers with the infrared heat.
Well…yeah, the back’s a little tight. But I refuse to be distracted.
:twisted: writing this will barely take a few minutes of your time! sumpthin’ hawt, steamy. vampires lookin’ to suck a little here, werewolves wantin’ to hump a little there. and you know how hawt we can be together, sugar-nips.
But what about the current manuscript?
:twisted: you’ve got all the time in the WORLD to knock that out. and just think…if you switch over right now, this little novella could be THE ONE that makes somebody important take notice and say, “dayum! this beyotch can WRITE!” are you gonna sacrifice that chance for “slow and steady”?
Maybe you’re right. As long as it’s a quickie. A writer’s gotta be flexible, after all.
:twisted: how about a little Jack Daniels instead of that energy drink? get us in the mood?
Why not. I’m flexible.
:twisted: Oh, and I hear there’s an interesting contest coming up soon…
Category: Writing —
Raine @ 4:51 am ·
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08
Feb 2008
Ya gotta love the LOL Cats.
Even in a bad economy. :grin:
I’m blogging at the CHICAS site today. Join us! :waving:
Category: Chicas —
Raine @ 5:10 am ·
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06
Feb 2008
I’ve put off announcing it for quite some time. It seemed like the release date was so far off, there wasn’t much point, lol.
And then the original release date was postponed another two months, so I waited a bit longer.
And that release date was changed once again, so I thought it wise to hold off, just to be sure.
But now that I can see it in the “Coming Soon” section, I suppose it’s safe to say…
“THE LAST MAN ON EARTH” will be released by SAMHAIN PUBLISHING on April 4, 2008.
I still have one last round of edits. But I loved writing this story. It’s like a sexy, tongue-in-cheek horror film, and I ignored a tiny “Rule for Writing Romance” or two in doing it—which made it even more fun.
(Can you say “problems with authority”?). :razz:
It doesn’t have a cover yet, but the posting is here (subject to change).
The blurb reads as follows:
“This is NOT a test…”
Iris Foley and Russell Carr are old friends who share everything. As they indulge in a marathon viewing of old, campy horror films on a stormy Halloween night, they are suddenly faced with the very real possibility that something has happened to the outside world.
Just as the last gasp of the Emergency Broadcast System issues a dire warning, they are plunged into isolation and darkness. Naturally, they decide to do what any frightened, civic-minded young couple would do.
They decide to have sex.
Now if only old fears, a surprise adversary, and the Apocalypse wouldn’t keep getting in their way…
*** *** ***
With a tip ‘o the hat to PBW. Without her E-Book Challenge, I never would have subbed this at all, and this story would’ve sat on my hard drive, wasting away. :waving:
04
Feb 2008
Congratulations to the New York Giants on their Superbowl win—seized just 35 seconds before the end.
No, I’m not a football fan. Contact sports make me cringe.
Yes, I’m one of those people who watch (or rather, tape) the Super Bowl just for the commercials. This year they kind of sucked. The majority were pretty ho-hum. Most were sophomoric (IMHO).
I did like the War Of The Blimps for the Coca-Cola. :grin:
The one with the lizards performing MJ’s “Thriller” was very cute too, lol. 
But my favorite, as it often is, was the Budweiser commercial with the Clydesdale being trained by the Dalmatian for the team, with a high-five at the end. Along Arabian stallions and, of course, the magnificent Lipizzaner stallions, you can’t beat the Clydesdales for grace, strength, and beauty.
I’d also like to congratulate a dear friend on selling her first manuscript.
Suzanne Perazzini, fellow ex-Harlequin board mate, has just sold a book to Wild Child Publishing and started her own blog.
If you have a mo, swing by and congratulate her. She’s a very talented writer and super person. :yesyesyes:
Category: General Blah Blah —
Raine @ 12:26 am ·
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01
Feb 2008
Okay, so this is how some friends of mine imagine this conversation went…
(and no offense meant to any employee of any establishment anywhere):
Walmart Employee: “Hello ‘dis be Walmarts, how can I help you?”
Customer: “I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week.”
Walmart Employee: “What you want on the cake?”
Customer: “‘Best Wishes Suzanne’, and underneath that, ‘We will miss you.’”
I’m blogging at the CHICAS site today. :waving: