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IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE.

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IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE. JAN 27, 2018 I know I have touched on this subject before, but music is a kind of key to our lives, so a couple of bits came to mind.  I heard an interview with the crime writer Ian Rankin, who claims his heavy rock music, as a tax-deductible expense as he can’t write without it playing.  I can paint and listen to music or talking books, but there is no way I could write with music going.   My own writing is done in a quiet room.  Any noise breaks my concentration.  So...

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OUR LATEST BOOK OUT NOW!

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Out of the Shadows (Shadow Warriors Book 1) by Gabriella Hewitt.  Is out now available $3.99 for the E-book.  The release date Jan 26th.  This is the first in a series of three stories by Gabriella Hewitt.  Book two will follow shortly, and we are hoping book three by the end of the year. When the last shadow warrior falls, so will all humanity. With each demon he vanquishes in service to the Aztec sun god, Tomás fulfills his duty to defend humankind—and surrenders another piece of his humanity to his wolf spirit. All hope seems lost until a mission leads him...

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FANTASTIC, YOU HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK!

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For over fifteen years I have worked within the publishing world as, a writer, cover artist, graphic designer, and now publisher.  A topic keeps coming up, which surprises me.  Writers spend months, sometimes years writing and editing their stories.  Finally, they have a book.  They get cover art, and it is all ready to go.  Then they stop.  Surely as I writer, I have done my bit at that point?  And the books just sell themselves? If only that was true.  So many authors seem to consider that once the book is set for release their job is over, and...

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IS IT THE WORD COUNT, OR THE ACTUAL WORDS THAT MATTER?

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I know when talking to writers, the first question is usually, “How many K?”  knowing how many thousand words does give us an indication of how big the piece is and the kind of time needed to do it.  Most of us think of writing in those terms, to an extent.  Although like so much in life it isn’t just the length that matters, some thought has to go into quality.  A couple of instances that come to mind.  I was chatting with a writer just the other day, who was talking about the size of the project she was...

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IF YOUR LIFE WAS A BOOK, WHAT WOULD BE THE TITLE?

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Something light for the start of the week.  It is said that everyone has a book in them.  It is something I believe.  As for my own book, it is something I have thought of myself for a while.  At some point, I will write about my art.  I haven’t really got a catchy title for that yet.  I have recently been working on a book about my time as the landlord of a UK pub restaurant.  The title I have for that book is, “30 Years Behind Bars.”   I have managed to combine a lot of different jobs at...

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AN UPDATE ON OUR LATEST RELEASES

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I wanted to let you know about some of the books that are due out soon.  First off Out of the Shadows (Shadow Warriors Book 1) by Gabriella Hewitt.  It is now available for pre-order at a bargain price of $2.99 for the E-book.  The release date is next week  Jan 26th.  This is the first in a series of three stories by Gabriella Hewitt.  Book two will follow shortly, and we are hoping book three by the end of the year. When the last shadow warrior falls, so will all humanity. With each demon he vanquishes in service to the Aztec sun...

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DO YOU LIVE OUT YOUR FANTASY LIFE THROUGH YOUR CHARACTERS?

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As I have said previously, we are attached to our characters.  To an extent they are a part of us, allowing us to explore ourselves through our writing.  The joyous side, the naughty side, and indeed our darker side.  Do you live out your fantasy life through your characters?  How far dare we go into the dark corners of your psyche? Have you ever been asked where some of the elements of the stories come from?  And have you been too embarrassed to tell them?  I have written and had published 6 stories, most with a D/s theme.  I have been...

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DO READERS SEE OUR CHARACTERS AS WE WRITE THEM?

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As authors we build up this view in our minds, we picture our characters and build up a relationship with them.  That can be a problem when it comes to cover art.  Over the years I had many discussions with authors about there covers and finding pictures that fit their mind’s eye view of the hero and heroine. Expecting the reader to see things as we do, reminds me of the days before Facebook.  We went into chat rooms and massaged people all around the world with no idea of what the people looked like.  A kind of blind date...

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IN ROMANTIC NOVELS, DOES SIZE REALLY MATTER?

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This blog was sparked by reading an anthology of short erotic stories.  I publish romance and erotic romance, but I do read erotica.  It is my way of defining where erotic romance becomes erotica, and sometimes there is a very fine line.  I enjoy Anthologies as you can read a variety of styles in a relatively short space of time.  The book was presented well and promised 50 short stories from new writers of erotic fiction. What I got were fifty very similar and sadly, rather uninspiring stories.  The plots were thin even for short stories, and the sex scenes...

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MONDAY BLUES…. ARE SOME DAYS BETTER THAN OTHERS?

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Monday blues, no, not for me thank you.  I never get that Monday morning feeling, though I would be lying if I said I didn’t dread and even put off some jobs.  A job I don’t enjoy is writing rejection letters, yet I never put it off.  It is a thing that is best done quickly, though I am always aware, that it is someone’s hopes and dreams I am rejecting, for whatever reason.  It is a job I have to do.  So what about you.  Do you suffer from the Monday blues? Or are some days better than others? ...

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