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Thursday, August 13, 2009



Review request guidelines



First off thank you for considering me as your reviewer for your book/site. As your San Diego erotic and romance books examiner, I appreciate the chance to put the word out on your book!Now some guidelines. I've been reviewing books since March '09 and still fairly new in the review business. Because of that I've realized I needed to have something in place to make it easy on me and you.For requests, please email me a blurb of the book(s) or site you want me to review. This gives me an idea of what I am about to get into.If I agree, I will let you know. At this point you can either send me a copy of your e-book or print book, your choice. Also, because I usually have to search for these, please include a jpeg of your book cover.Now if I do not agree to review your book/site, it is nothing personal. (Unfortunately there are some books I've received that I am still trying to read, and I can't get through them. I have yet to review them. If I can't finish the book I refuse to review, as it would not be fair for me to give a partial review. I don't believe in doing a half ass job.)Once I am done with the review I will send you a link to the review. I am working on a button to include to put on websites, but we'll see.One last thing. Don't be shy with leaving a comment. If you are happy with your review, then let the the people going onto the site reading the review know. Thank you!





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Wednesday, August 12, 2009



Depression...Not Just a State of Mind



Depression is no joke. It affects people differently and there are many methods to combat it from pills to therapy. I suffer from depression. I hate it, but I also refuse to take pills. When my middle son passed away in 1993, I lost it. I went to a therapist, who actually did not listen to me. It was so not like the movies, where you sit on the proverbial couch and talk about your feelings. Nope it was a standard doctor’s office with him behind a desk and me in front of him in a regular chair. He asked me what was wrong. I tried to tell him. Took ten minutes, if that and then he prescribed Prozac. That was it. No follow up, no couch, nothing. I took the prescription and for those who have taken these pills it takes a good four weeks before you even feel yourself evening out. Well I didn’t take the pills that time. I felt it was a waste of my time. And it was.Then I had a break down in 2002. Not related to my son’s death, but just an overload of everything up to that point. I had to take a leave of absence from work and go see a doctor. Not a therapist or psychologist, nope just my regular family practice doctor. Got to love Kaiser. She listened to what I was going through and this is when I first learned about my depression. She prescribed, you guessed it, Prozac. As a side note, why are doctors so damn quick to offer pills as a solution?Anyway this time I took the pills. These started working within three weeks, and I can honestly say I was evened out. I took these pills for about two or three months before I stopped. Why? Well I started having a weird side effect, and seriously thinking about it now maybe I was just going a little crazy who knows. Well my head started to feel as if it was swelling up, and I can say that is not a cool feeling. Hard to describe but it felt almost like my brain was expanding, like something slithering around my head. I know it sounds loony, but that is the best I can come up with. So I stop taking the pills and a few months later the expanding brain syndrome stopped.Now I go through moments of being depressed, but I’ve learned to cope with it by doing some things I found that work for me. I write, I karaoke, I listen to music, I watch movies. Sometimes I don’t know it is upon me until I start to yell at my kids or I am short with people. That is not just my signal for PMS but also my gauge that something is up. I don’t tell many people about this side of me. Those who know me only see that happy girl who always has something to say. Me putting this out, I am ok with that. I am not an overly complex person, but I do have my problems. But don’t we all?





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Tuesday, August 11, 2009



Writing Full Time...I Wish!



I have been writing pretty much everyday since March 2009. I finally realize that this is what I seriously love to do. I want to write more and actually get paid more for it, but short of writing that novel, I am in a bind.I feel that something is holding me back from the longer novel length story that has been itching to get out of me,  yet the short writing exercises I’ve been able to do in the last couple of weeks have been truly rewarding.I wish I can get paid to write short articles on a much bigger scale than I do now. I get paid a penny a page view, and I average about $50 a month. Not bad, but I wish it was more, enough for me to do this on a continuous basis. Meaning full time.One person recently stated that I should look to get into the synopsis writing business. I tried to go online to check out rates and how I can get started but I was not able to find anything concrete. I know there is a job out there like that, because there are books out there that have brief summaries on the back. I know I can do that. Hell I do that in my articles which currently number at 105 articles to date.I guess I’ll bide my time and wait. For now I am enjoying the benefits of free books to read and the exposure that my writing is getting. I only wish more people would read this blog. I have so much to say. =D





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Saturday, August 8, 2009



Hosting Twitter Chat Party



Hi all! I am hosting my first twitter party! Quite excited about it and I also think that it is a great concept for anyone to have to talk about their book or anything they having coming out to generate excitement! See below for details from Enid Wilson on how to get in on the fun!20 September (Sunday), 2 pm USA west coast time for 1.5 hours, Twitter Chat Party about our love for Mr. Darcy Hosted by Acquanetta Ferguson, popular San Diego Examiner (2 pm Sunday California time, i.e. 5 pm Sunday New York time, Monday 7 pm Sydney time and 6 pm Tokyo time - I hope I'm correct). You have to follow Acquanetta (nettagyrl) at twitter beforehand to win the gifts and type #steamydarcy when you chat. I will have heaps of gifts from Sydney, France, Italy and Austria to give out at the Party.Click here to see some of the prizes given away!





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Friday, August 7, 2009



A Lover Scorned



The clock ticks quietly as I hunger formore of your phantom touch,mouth watering as it remembers your taste.Please click here to read the rest of my poem! Part of the #journaling game on Twitter from @SensualStories who inspires her followers to use key phrases/words to write out either poetry or a short short story. Check it out!





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I am an aspiring writer of erotic fiction. I have been a procrastinator and now I am ready to write. So come on a journey with me, as I explore the ups and downs of what it means to be a writer.
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