Inspirational Music

Jane Seymour's Theme on

The Tudors Season Three Soundtrack

I often listen to music while I write, and the four Tudors soundtracks are some of my favourites. This song is quite lovely, so I thought I'd share it with you =)

Man Candy Monday: Paul Marron

Okay, so this Man Candy Monday is a little bit special. Instead of finding the hottest actor out there, I decided to give a treat to every romance writer out there who knows her cover models ;)  A few years ago, Nathan Kamp was the "it" guy, but he's gotten a little too old to be gracing the covers of hot romance. However, there's new blood now--boy is there ever. For those who have never "met" him before, here is Paul Marron! Of all the romance models out there, I believe Paul is my absolute favourite.

He has been on dozens of romance covers-- and those are just the ones I can name off the top of my head! I could only include so many pictures, so if you're curious, just google him.  He is, of course, the lovely man playing Lothaire for Kresley Cole's newest Immortals After Dark book, Lothaire.  Enjoy!

Happy Monday ;)

New Facebook

Okay, so after my post on Friday, I decided to switch over my profile to a public one! I'm still in the process of moving everyone over (Facebook only lets me do a few at a time), but I will eventually get everyone moved. However, if I haven't added you yet and you're getting antsy that you might be forgotten, you can add me here or you can click on the Facebook button in my sidebar =)

Thank you to everyone who chimed in on Friday!

Facebook Page or Facebook Profile?

Okay, so for the past few weeks, I've been contemplating making the jump from a public profile to a private one. Although I still have the usual security settings so someone can't just stalk me, I generally accept most friend requests from writers or other publishing professionals. However, as my wedding draws nearer, I've come to the realization that I don't want all of my personal pictures plastered for all and sundry to see. While they are never inappropriate, I just don't want everyone to see them. I'd like to be able to pick and choose which pictures the public can access.

Which brings me to the point of today's post.  After doing a bit of research, I found out that it is against Facebook policy to have two accounts--regardless if one is under a pseudonym and the other is your real name. Therefore, that reduces the number of options I have. I can keep my profile the way it is and just not post pictures, or I can make it private and lose the Facebook connection with writers.

However, there is one other option. I could always create a Facebook page. It's not as interactive, in my opinion, but it would still give me the web presence I want.  Now, my question for you is... Do you think a pre-published writer should have a Facebook page? I've heard on a few forums that it's arrogant and "jumping the gun," but I'm not sure I agree. So I want your opinion on the matter!

Do you think it's okay for a pre-published writer to have a Facebook page instead of a Facebook profile? Why or why not?  Do you have any other suggestions for me that could help me with this predicament?

February Releases

End of January:

1. She Tempts The Duke by Lorraine Heath-- January 31st
2. Forever Buckhorn: Gabe and Jordan by Lori Foster-- January 31st

February:

1. The One I Want by Jennifer Echols-- February 7th
2. Run From Fear by Jami Alden-- February 28th
3. With This Kiss by Bella Andre writing as Bella Riley-- February 28th

So as you can see, February is a slow month for books. However, I'm excited about all three of them! This is just preparing us for March, where a whopping seven books are released-- five of which are on the same day!

Man Candy Monday: Christopher Egan

Happy Monday!

Diving Back In!

So as the title of this blog post indicates, I am finally diving back into writing creatively. It has been far too long since I last looked at my medieval romance, but I'm trying not to get mad at myself for not working on it. I was super busy and I can't help that. At least I'm opening it back up now =)

Alright, so on Wednesday I opened up my AHR document and read through the first two chapters, adding here and there when I thought of something new. Aside from a few additions (and very small ones at that), I LOVE my story! I truly forgot how much I enjoyed Lachlan and Meara's characters. On some level, I think I made myself forget so that it didn't hurt so much when I was forced to do school work instead of working on my story.  However, I was pleasantly surprised. I think this story rocks. The second I started reading, the entire world melted away and I was once again in the Scottish Highlands. Whole scenes and conversations popped into my head, making me eager to dive back in and start writing again!

I know there will be stress involved, especially in the beginning as I get back into the swing of things, but I'm very excited to be back with my creative writing. Lord, how I missed it.

Have you guys ever taken a long break from writing? What did you find the most difficult about jumping back in?