I just got yelled at.

Hubby caught me eating a Rice Krispies treat at the computer.  Okay, I admit it.  I love to eat while I'm reading email, writing, surfing the webs.

I know I'm not alone.  Admit it.  I'm right, aren't I?

Take one rolling hill country highway, and add ice.

And you get my reason why I couldn't drive in to work today.

Gee, guess I'll just have to stay home and grab a cuppa, and go spend some time in front of the computer.

Bummer. (Wink!)

Reading the emails in my box

Sometimes spam can give you an unexpected laugh.

Will someone please explain to me why I got an email advertisement for Vaseline as a Valentine gift????

Facebook? Twitter? MySpace?

As an author, full-time mother and wife, and holding down a real life job, I have limited time to advertise.  I want to get the most bang for my buck, so to speak.  So which venues would you say are the best ways to get info out about my new releases?

Confessions of an Undercover Author

I bought one of these flash drives at Office Depot, so I can take my current WIP with me to work, and edit/write during my lunch and breaks.

Is anyone else guilty of this?

Looking for Inspiration

Is this a face that could launch the imagination for a thousand storylines?

*sigh*

Not to mention the voice!

(Can you tell I'm a Gerard fan?)

Awright!  Everyone 'fess up!  How many of you troll the interwebs, looking for a figure or face to give your muse inspiration?

A new twist on discrimination.

Sex Sells, But Not in the Movies

I was flipping channels last night and came across FOX news.  It was two women and a guy discussing the fact that, although sex sells, the top ten blockbuster movies are practically devoid of sex scenes (or the scenes are subtle and overshadowed by the actual storyline.)  Take these titles for instance:

Avatar
Titanic
Forest Gump
Lord of the Rings
The Godfather
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Pirates of the Caribbean
Harry Potter films
Jurassic Park
Spiderman
Shrek
The Dark Knight

Since erotic romances and erotica are currently the hottest selling ebooks, isn't it odd that sex has no bearing in the mainstream movie industry?

A Prayer

A friend sent me this as a sort of "Welcome to the Neighborhood" gift. I hope you get as much of a kick out of it as I did.

"The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make" according to BookBuzzr

One of the places I promote my books is at BookBuzzr.  They've started a blog, and their first one is titled "The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make".  You might want to check it out.  It's interesting reading.

Got a Really Nice Review for CFB from Book Wenches

Got this a couple of weeks ago.  Look at what they had to say about it!
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Being an expatriate of the Deep South, I simply couldn’t resist when I saw Carolyn Gregg’s novella Chicken Fried Beefcake. Because, well, there’s just nothing like a good ole boy on his best behavior. Assuming that he’s not demanding you fetch him a beer or make him a sandwich, of course. In this story, Ms. Gregg takes all the good qualities that you could ever want in a good ole boy – tight jeans, cowboy boots, quiet confidence, kindness, intelligence, and oh did I mention tight jeans? – and rolls them up into one fabulous package by the name of Billy.

In Beth, Ms. Gregg gives us a heroine who is likeable even if she seems somewhat lacking in the common sense department. Beth is incredibly clumsy, but I think that part of her clumsiness is a self-fulfilling prophesy. She expects to trip up, therefore she does. She is very “good” in a bumbling kind of way, and while I couldn’t quite figure out why she felt the need to break up with her fiancé in front of his parents (perhaps because she likes the parents better than the fiancé?), I had no doubt that she believed it was the right and honest thing to do. In addition, Ms. Gregg does a wonderful job making Wyatt an obnoxious jerk that the reader can revile. He is so over-the-top that it is not particularly believable; however, he does make a perfect foil for the almost angelic Billy.

Billy is the anti-Wyatt: sexy and gentle with a playfulness to him that is immensely appealing. After having lived in a borderline abusive relationship with her soon-to-be-ex fiancé, Beth needs some of that gentleness and a lot of his sexual adventure. The sex scenes between these two truly do steal the show in this story; they are sensual enough to curl your toes and will most likely have you reaching for the fan to cool off. They are spontaneous and uninhibited and definitely fun. Although it may require a bit of a stretch of the imagination to believe that Beth and Billy can fall in love almost overnight, they definitely prove themselves to be compatible.

Overall, I found Chicken Fried Beefcake to be cute and sexy and fun. It made me root for Billy and Beth to find their happily-ever-after and for Wyatt (boo, hiss) to receive some sort of comeuppance. In fact, this story almost makes me want my very own pet redneck. I wonder if I’d have to travel all the way to West Texas in order to find one?
~ Reviewed by Bobby "BD" Whitney
Book Wenches
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If you're interested in reading the blurb and an excerpt, and maybe even buy the book, click on the cover on the lower left-hand side.  Appreciate it!

You've been warned. This blog is rated "Questionable"!

I've been hanging onto this for a while, wondering what to do with it.  There's only a select few people you can share stuff like this with and not worry about offending them.  But, heck, I write erotic romances.  This is an adults only blog, per se, soooo.....

Enjoy!