author interviews
I thought I would post today about a few of the things coming up in the next couple of weeks here on the blog.
Cari Silverwood will be visiting us tomorrow. Her steamy new book 31 Flavors is out now and receiving rave reviews. You’ll definitely want to be here when Cari comes to tell us about it. She has a hot excerpt to share too. You won’t want to miss it.
On Friday we’ll have Cara Bristol. If you like erotic romance and stories in which domestic discipline features prominently you’ll want to check Cara out. She’s the author of Intimate Submission and Secret Desires both published by Black Velvet Seductions and available either individually (for .99 in Kindle format) or combined with stories by authors Richard Savage and Starla Kaye in the domestic discipline anthology Spanked! Cara has written two other books for Loose ID — Her domestic discipline novella Unexpected Consequences and her most recent release a cougar romance entitled Reckless In Moonlight. Cara will be guest blogging about reviews. Check out Cara’s books, bring your questions and comments. Bring your opinions. Cara has some questions and really wants responses from readers.
Next week we’ll have Starla Kaye visiting us on Monday the 20th of February. Her topic is yet to be determined.
On Friday the 24th Margie Church will be back to talk to us about her most recent release Razor, a BDSM romance.
On Sunday the 26th I’ll have an interview with Kristine Cayne the author of Deadly Obsession.
In between the special events, guest authors, and interviews I will be posting other blogs and adding new books to the Books You Can Win List. There will be something new most every day and you won’t want to miss any of it.
Thanks to those who responded to my post about looking forward to adding new stuff to the blog in 2012. Several of you mentioned that you enjoyed the guest authors we’ve had in 2011 and would like to see more author interviews in 2012.
Author interviews are fun to do and fun to read so I will definitely add some to our 2012 schedule.
But as I am doing that I’d like to ask a few questions about author interviews and get your feedback so that I can incorporate your likes, dislikes, and interests into the 2012 author interviews.
First of all…if there are specific authors you’d like to see interviewed please leave their names – or a list of their names – in the comments section. I can’t promise every author who is offered an interview will agree to be interviewed but I will do my best to track down and contact those authors that you suggest and offer them the opportunity to be interviewed.
Second, I’d like to know what kinds of questions you like to see authors answer in the interviews they do. Are there certain questions you are always eager to see answered? Are there some questions you’d like to see asked that almost never are? Are there questions you’re not interested in at all? I’d love to hear your feedback on what you like and don’t like as well in the author interviews that you read. What, in your opinion, makes a really good author interview?
Here’s your calendar of events for February 2, 2011. I hope you enjoy the contests, blogs, interviews, and other goodies. 
Author Interviews:
Stop by Nocturnal Nights Blog to read the interview with author Berengaria Brown. She gives some great advice for writers and delves into some of her guilty pleasures. The interview is at: http://tabithablake.blogspot.com/2011/01/author-interview-of-berengaria-brown.html
Release Parties:
Tianna Xander celebrates her new release Bastien at: www.CyberLaunchParty.blogspot.com
Blog Events:
Suzie Quint blogs about her choice for the Great American Novel. Check out her choice and share your own at: http://suziequint.blogspot.com/2011/01/great-american-novel.html
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Western romance author Jaydyn Chelcee is guest blogging at Katie O’Sullivan’s blog at: http://katieosullivan.blogspot.com
Events For Authors:
There is still time to register for the Dunes & Dreams Romance Writers Of America Chapter’s March 2011 workshop on wardrobes, weapons, warblings, and words for historical romance writers. Beth Daniels aka Beth Henderson is teaching the workshop.
To get the right feel in a historical novel, it’s all about the stage setting, looking right, sounding right, and having the right “water cooler” chit chat for the people who traipse through your historical landscape. Can you trust what you’ve read elsewhere? Maybe, maybe not. So how do you decide what you need beyond the plot? And where do you go to find it?
Those are exactly the questions that this workshop addresses.
For more information on this workshop check out http://www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops
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There is still time to enter the first 35 pages of your novel in Passionate Ink’s Sixth Annual Stroke of Midnight Contest. The deadline for entry has been extended to February 7th because they were short entries in all categories, but especially historical, sci-fi/fantasy and novella. To learn more or to enter visit http://www.passionateink.org/som-registration/
Contests:
Visit Cara Bristol’s blog and answer the question – what’s the most romantic thing your sweetie has ever done for you or that you’ve done for him – and you could win a copy of Spanked! an erotic romance anthology. Post your answer to the question above on Cara’s blog at http://www.carabristol.com between February 1 and February 15, 2011 and you’ll be entered to win. You must leave your email address or email your email address to Cara at carabristol@frontier.com in order to win. Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges.
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Visit Paty Jager’s website at: http://patyjager.net/ Click on the contest tab to enter her monthly contest.
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Get on the bandwagon and join Kris Tualla’s blog tour for your chance to win one of the 50 books she’s giving away between January 2 and February 28. Get the details here: http://kristualla.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/going-on-a-blog-tour-giving-away-50-free-books/
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Don’t forget to play the Chatty Member Shout Out – and authors can play too. J To play you just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RomanceJunkiesReaders/ and chat! Respond to posts and questions…pose your own…share what you are reading…etc. Each month three winners will receive packages of print books, one to three winners will win free ebooks, and one or more author will win free advertising at Romance Junkies.
Author Interviews:
Erotic Romance author Tonya Kinzer interviewed Cara Bristol on her blog. Check it out at: http://tonyakinzer.blogspot.com.
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Cara Bristol interviews Francesca Hawley today on her blog at: http://www.carabristol.com.
Publisher Chats:
The discussion of various erotic romance genres continues at: http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseitHOT/
Blog Events:
Paty Jager is blogging at: Blogging at Sweethearts of the West http://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/
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Paty Jager is blogging at: Petticoats and Pistols http://petticoatsandpistols.com/
Contests:
Joan Swan is spotlighting 21 different authors and books who have touched her life during 2010. She’s giving away over 21 books between January 3, and January 31, 2011. Check it out at: http://joanswan.blogspot.com/2010/12/ringing-in-new-year-give-way.html
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Visit Paty Jager’s website at: http://patyjager.net/ Click on the contest tab to enter her monthly contest.
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Get on the bandwagon and join Kris Tualla’s blog tour for your chance to win one of the 50 books she’s giving away between January 2 and February 28. Get the details here: http://kristualla.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/going-on-a-blog-tour-giving-away-50-free-books/
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Cast your vote and enter to win a prize. It’s time to vote for the best books of 2010 at Siren Book Reviews. Voting ends February 1, 2011. http://sirenbookreviews.weebly.com/sirens-best-books-of-2010.html
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Win a Color Nook! Check Out Bella Andre’s blog at: http://www.BellaAndre.com for all of the details.
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Janice Seagraves is giving away a cute pukka shell necklace to the person who posts the most comments on her blog during the month of January. Leave your comments, win the necklace. Not sure what a pukka shell necklace is? There’s a picture – check it out at: http://janiceseagraves.org/2011/01/01/new-contest/
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Don’t forget to play the Chatty Member Shout Out – and authors can play too. J To play you just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RomanceJunkiesReaders/ and chat! Respond to posts and questions…pose your own…share what you are reading…etc. Each month three winners will receive packages of print books, one to three winners will win free ebooks, and one or more author will win free advertising at Romance Junkies.
Author Interviews:
Check out the interview with Marsha Moore at Naughty Nights Press to learn what inspired her to write her upcoming release Tears on a Tranquil Lake. http://naughtynightspress.blogspot.com/2011/01/author-interview-marsha-moore-author-of.html
Publisher Chats:
Midnight Seductions authors chat tonight at Night Owl Romance from 8-9 PM Eastern Time. This is an 18+ only chat. Check it out at: http://www.nightowlromance.com/nor/Pages/Chat.aspx
Blog Events:
It’s not a happy subject and is one most of us in the publishing industry wish we didn’t have to be concerned with. Terry Odell is blogging about book piracy. Check out her blog at: http://bit.ly/eqkv8c
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Marsha Moore is blogging about Friday’s full moon, the Wolf Moon. Check out her post at: http://marshaamoore.blogspot.com/2011/01/magical-monday-howl-at-wolf-moon.html
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Suzie Quint is blogging today about the careers characters have. She’s issued an open call for those with interesting careers to email her or leave a comment. She wants to cover interesting careers on her blogs. I’ve added her blog to the blogs I read so we can keep up on the interesting careers. Check out her blog Falling in Love with Romance
Events For Authors:
Check out the Six Questions Blog for Six Questions for Michael Kannengieser, Fiction Editor, The View From Here at: http://sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/
