Friday, November 27, 2015

$100.00 PRIZE - Enter Today.



Would you love to be the owner of this Sweet Grass Basket and a $100.00 Amazon gift card? You could be. All you need to do is join my newsletter. The contest will run from NOW until December 15, 2015. On December 16, 2015, I will announce the winner in a special Holiday newsletter. All members of my newsletter on December 15 will be eligible. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a member. The only restrictions I have are you must be 18 years of age (by signing up for my newsletter you’re confirming that you are) and you must be a USA resident. So sign up NOW and enjoy the perks of being one of my followers! (click NOW)

If you haven't read PERFECT, shame on you. To understand how special this basket is to Darcy, you need to.

PERFECT'S blurb.


Dylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he’s faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out.

Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking a wounded ego when she arrives in Black Moose, VT and meets the handsome Maple tree farmer. Wanting a happy holiday herself, she teams up with Dylan to make a perfect Christmas.

Neither is interested in a holiday affair, but the magic of Christmas has something more everlasting in store for the couple. An absolutely perfect love!


Perfect is also available at:

Kobo
B&N
APPLE



REVIEWS:

A happy little Christmas love story! A quick read with little antagonism, it was a cute book that made me smile. ~ December Kindle reader

It was a nice warm and fuzzy book. Just wish I knew what will happen next.
Love at first sight!!!! ~ December Kindle reader

Christmas romance at its best! Loved ever minute of it! Looking to read more from this author.~ November Kindle Reader

Enjoyed this book very much. Even though I dislike winter it made me warm and cozy.~October Kindle Reader

I really liked this story. It made me feel good. I liked the characters and loved that happy ending. If you want a short book that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, this will fit the bill. ~ Sept. Kindle Reader

Hundreds more...

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving


Even during the worse of times, blessings are abound. This holiday my family will be celebrating the love we have for each other and the many friends that touch our lives. We're wishing you many blessings too! Have a wonderful holiday.

AJ

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Merry Christmas In July Contest

It’s Christmas in July!




Would you love to be the owner of this Sweet Grass Basket and a $100.00 Amazon gift card? You could be. All you need to do is join my newsletter. The contest will run from NOW until December 15, 2015. On December 16, 2015, I will announce the winner in a special Holiday newsletter. All members of my newsletter on December 15 will be eligible. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a member. The only restrictions I have are you must be 18 years of age (by signing up for my newsletter you’re confirming that you are) and you must be a USA resident. So sign up NOW and enjoy the perks of being one of my followers! (click NOW)

If you haven't read PERFECT, shame on you. To understand how special this basket is to Darcy, you need to.

PERFECT'S blurb.


Dylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he’s faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out.

Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking a wounded ego when she arrives in Black Moose, VT and meets the handsome Maple tree farmer. Wanting a happy holiday herself, she teams up with Dylan to make a perfect Christmas.

Neither is interested in a holiday affair, but the magic of Christmas has something more everlasting in store for the couple. An absolutely perfect love!


Perfect is also available at:

Kobo
B&N
APPLE



REVIEWS:

A happy little Christmas love story! A quick read with little antagonism, it was a cute book that made me smile. ~ December Kindle reader

It was a nice warm and fuzzy book. Just wish I knew what will happen next.
Love at first sight!!!! ~ December Kindle reader

Christmas romance at its best! Loved ever minute of it! Looking to read more from this author.~ November Kindle Reader

Enjoyed this book very much. Even though I dislike winter it made me warm and cozy.~October Kindle Reader

I really liked this story. It made me feel good. I liked the characters and loved that happy ending. If you want a short book that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, this will fit the bill. ~ Sept. Kindle Reader

Hundreds more...

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Here's Your Fork & Knife. Now Finish the Dang...

Elephant.

What? A Fork, Knife and Elephant. What do I mean?

They’re all elements in an old parable where a man feels overwhelmed at the daunting task of eating an elephant. Writing a book can be much like eating an elephant at one sitting, if we let it be.

First, know writing a quality novel takes thought, sweat and time. A great deal of all three. The project is something you’re not just going to dash off in a weekend. Not even a long weekend. So know your work will take you several months, or a year, or years to accomplish.

It’s less intimidating if you think of a huge job as parts. So size up your project. Is it going to be a novella, a category romance, single title or a series of single titles? Once you know the word count you’re targeting, you can break the project into parts. If you want to write a single title at approximately 90,000 words over ten months, you’ll want to write at least 9000 words in a month or nearly 2400 words a week. Break that down to six days a week (take a day off-we all need it) and you’ll need to write 400 hundred words a day.

That big elephant isn’t looking too huge now, right?



Now, imagine writing ‘the end’. You did it! Dance. Yell yippy. Have some bubbly and chocolate. That’s it. Hold that feeling close. The warm fuzzy memory will urge you on when you think you can’t possibly do this.

Having all the tools you need will make the task easier. So gather the tools you’ll need; Computer, document storage (you don’t want to lose your work), any research notes, storyboard, storyline, notecards, whiteboard, and other writer friends. Yes, I said friends. Friends will encourage you and listen to you when you need to vent. And they’ll offer up ideas when you need them.

Know not every writer writes a book in the same way. Some writers write in a linear fashion (chp. 1, 2, 3) while others skip all over the places. Neither way is right. Neither way is wrong. If you hate writing the end, write it first. If the middle seems like a swayback mare to you and you hate facing it, fast draft a few scenes. Write the chapters that call to you and then bind them all together. Scrivener is a writing tool if you're this kind of writer.

Last bit of advice, start eating that elephant. The end is non-existent without the beginning.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Enter to Win



Goodreads Book Giveaway


His Witness To Evil by Autumn Jordon

His Witness To Evil

by Autumn Jordon


Giveaway ends May 01, 2015.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.


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Monday, February 2, 2015

TRUE ROMANCE

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and most guys are probably rolling their eyes, moaning and saying, “I just got through Christmas” or “Man, I screwed up with my last gift. I really need to give her something special. It’s too damn cold to sleep in the doghouse.”


Relax guys. I’ll tell you what woman want. Romance.

Now is a the secret to romance. Romance is not something you can buy in a store. It doesn’t have to cost a cent. The expensive flowers are great and so are the chocolates and jewelry. They’re appreciated, but they’re not romance. And if you present them in a less than a romantic way, you’ll be dog meat.

Romance is when you the love of your life how much you care for her--like placing your hand on the small of her back as you walk side by side. Brushing her hair back from her face. When leaving for work, rush back in the door for another kiss. Make her a cup of tea or rub her shoulders.

I think the most romantic thing my DH has ever done for me is to send me a postcard at my work, telling me he loves me. It wasn't my birthday, nor Valentine’s Day, nor an anniversary. Really it doesn’t take much to make our hearts swell.

A Valentine's Day Gift idea


AMAZON

Blockbuster Movies show it, Platinum Records praise it, great literature lauds it...every living soul searches for it. Good grief, Carrie Twines' livelihood depends on it. Everyone in Black Moose, Vermont seems to be in love or in hot pursuit of it. Their bliss only reminds Carrie of what she lost as a teen when two geeky best friends became first loves--until heartache sent them on different paths.

Carrie returns to Black Moose to emerge from the shadows of her parents' stardom and find a normal life, love and family, but the odds are stacked against her. However, her luck is about to change. As she contemplates the merits of spinsterhood, a game of chance brings her back to the man she'd walked away from years ago. He's even more kind and sexy than he was fourteen years ago, but can she trust him with her heart again?

Luke McQuire is a man with two things on his mind: building his electrical business and evading the town diva, Olive Ann. But when Carrie shows up again like a lucky penny, he's got more to think about--including why she left him in the first place. He's a damn good electrician, but can he make sparks fly with the one woman he wants--the one woman who was able to resist him?


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