I’m completely clueless about what to write. I go through this every Friday which is why I often miss posting. I never know what to say. If any of you have met me in person you are probably scratching your head, saying, “blabbermouth JL, has nothing to say?” It’s true. I always feel so silly blogging and tweeting. And I just flat don’t get Facebook. I have an account that I haven’t look at since the third day after setting it up. I turned off all my alerts and never log in. I just can’t fathom that anyone gives a darn what I do day to day. I’m extremely boring.

One would think as a writer I’d have an easier time writing things down, but when it comes to social interaction that isn’t the case. I can’t express myself in written word and have a horrible time coming up with something interesting to type. Catch me in person and you can’t shut me up…go figure.

Perhaps, I should blog in character. Give me a story to tell and I can type pages and pages as long as it’s not about me. Looks like an autobiography is out of the question ;-)

I don’t know what the answer is. I’ve even googled interesting blogging ideas, and nothing has caught my fancy. So, I turn to you. What do you like to read in blogs? And am I the only one that has this problem?

Why is it I can never remember what day of the week it is anymore? I realize I’m getting older, multi-tasking in this high speed, multi-project world and running a publishing business is a 24/7 job, but really. The day of the week? Is it just me or does everyone else feel like the world is spinning faster than it used to? I feel like I need to set up Google alerts or something to tell me the day of the week to start my day off.

Today started off with a note letting me know how thrilled an old mentor was with how MLR Press has achieved so much over the last four years. This person teased me about reading my name again and again in Publisher’s Weekly and about see the gorgeous erotic ads my graphic artist Deana Jamroz creates for MLR Press, and now the imprint, Passion In Print Press aka PIP Press, for mainstream erotic romance. Teasing me because when she first knew me I was writing tame fanfiction. She was a big time editor for a large newspaper. She became my first beta reader. She taught me a ton of things. Today we discussed the market and the new trends as she see them since she has moved to marketing and promotional work.

Although not everything we discussed translated to the erotic romance market one thing was evident we both agreed on—electronic books are making waves — mostly for convenience and anonymity the format offers.

And with that anonymity readers are feeling freer to seek out hotter reads, more sizzling stories, things that push their secret buttons.

I’m not talking about porn or erotica either. I’m talking about readers who want terrific stories wrapped around sizzling, popping, snapping good sex. Intimacy straight from their fantasies.

I think I’m going to knock my current story’s passionate moments up a couple of notches. Can you handle a heat rating of 5++?

That is, my decision about what book to work on next. I’ve been pondering that question lately. These Haunted Heights, my haunted house romance for MLR, is on the homestretch now. I’m close to being finished with it, so I need to think of what to work on next.

And I’ve decided. Next up: the third installment of the Mother Earth series.

It’s going to be Lynx’s story. You know, Bear’s former Pack Brother from the Carwin Tribe. You met him if you read Dragon’s Kiss. I always wanted to know what happened with Lynx after he and Bear parted company at the end of that story. This book will give me the chance to tell his tale, which will be cool :)

Here’s a tiny snippet from , to remind you of Lynx if you’ve forgotten him and introduce you to him if you haven’t met him yet. Enjoy!
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Coming very soon to Loose Id:

You met him in

Tomcat Jones

You saw him again in

Buddy Holiday

And now…

Now, it’s Arden’s turn to take center stage.

A rascally reprobate who cheerfully breaks all rules and tromps across all boundaries, Arden wanders as he pleases through a world of shapeshifting tomcats, wizards and Psychokitties with nary a scratch to show for it.

Sort of.

At the moment, it looks like Arden might just have gotten himself into more trouble than even he can juggle. For one thing, his relationship with Shavey seems to be heading into the serious kind of territory that usually sends Arden running. Usually. There’s something about Shavey that’s gotten to Arden and stayed with him. It can’t be love, right? Arden doesn’t do love.

Right?

Not to mention, after accidentally-on-purpose unleashing some rogue chaos magic for the fun of it Arden’s not feeling quite…himself.

Oops.

Whoever said that Payback is a bitch has never been properly introduced to its mother: Karma.

What goes around? It comes around, baby.

So, I missed posting last week… bad Jade! Between flying home from Orlando and catching a cold it was a bit of a hectic day. No excuses, I know ;)

The conference was a blast and it was great fun hanging out with Kimber, Ally and JL! I attended a few workshops, met up with a few friends, and even bought a few books LOL! JL and I played hooky and went to Disney two days (Animal Kingdom rocks!) and came home with blisters and bruises, and I only managed to get to the pool once, but it was a fantastic trip overall.

I’m still battling the cold at the moment, but I have gotten more writing done so I’m nearing the end of Broken Rules. Not sure what I’m going to work on after that but I have a few that are just dying to be written. I’ll keep you all posted!

Truth. Lies. A century-old mystery. What a tangled web…

As the mystery surrounding Lyndon’s death turns sinister, Adrian’s relationship with Greg deepens into something serious. Something Adrian wants to keep. But intimacy isn’t as easy as honesty, and when the heart’s involved, the line between right and wrong can blur.

(Warning: This book contains a gory ghost, a haunted castle, nerdy college parties and gay sex enhanced by psychic powers.)

And now, an excerpt from the book. I’ve only ever posted this to my Yahoo group before, so it’ll be new to a lot of y’all. Enjoy :D

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Most of the other girls are either at RWA or on vacation. it’s been a very quiet week.

I’ve managed to get two sets of edits done this week: Bye Bye Skyler and IK1: Squire. The buy page for Squire is up at the Loose Id site! Soon I hope to have a cover to show off. When I do, I’ll post an excerpt.

Meantime, I’m just about done with Reindeer Games, my m/m Xmas-ish story. I say “Xmas-ish” because it’s not about Christmas, but it’s about Santa’s elves so… Should be interesting.

That’s it for me today. Off to play some more in Poser. For, uh, inspiration. Yeah, that’s right.

Well, actually the conference hasn’t started yet. But I’m here, and I’m hanging out with J.L., Jade and Kimber, having a fabulous time at the Swan and Dolphin. They have terrific food and drink here, let me tell ya *g*
(the BlooZoo Lounge makes a killer Hibiscus Mojito!)
We’ve also met up with L.B. Gregg, which was awesome because she is the coolest chick EVER. I’m pretty sure I saw Lauren Dane and Ann Aguirre at the bar, which was also awesome even though I did not have the balls to go say “hi” because I’m always convinced that no one would remember me a whole year after they met me O_O

Tomorrow’s plan: sleep late (i.e., later than 5:30), drink lots of coffee, go swimming (maybe?? I hope! the pool here rocks hardcore), shower, dress, go schmoozing, go to the booksigning, go relaxing at Downtown Disney. Or something. We shall see…

Whatever happens, I’m hanging out with my buds so I’m a happy camper right now :D

I’m off tonight for Orlando. Woo!! Because I’m coming from Calgary I have to take a red eye to Toronto and then on to Orlando. The bad news is I have a bit of a wait in the TO airport, but the good news is I’m planning on getting some writing done. I’ll try and take a ton of pictures!

In other news I wanted to announce the Aspen Mountain Press fourth anniversary. From July 23-August 1, Aspen Mountain Press is conducting its big fourth anniversary bash and if you want the presents, here’s what you have to do.

1. Post a comment to the Aspen Mountain Press blog <http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/blog>

2. Post a comment to the twin blog post at the Aurora Regency blog <http://www.auroraregency.blogspot.com/>

3. Sign up for the AMP newsletter at <https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:1400893/acctId:1400720>

4. Participate in the AMP Anniversary bash party at the AMP Community Loop from 7 to 11 pm EST at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMP_Community/>

And that’s all you have to do to win a Nook e-reader from Aspen Mountain Press. Other prizes like downloads and gift baskets will be given away at specific chat events.

Next week, there are also chats with many of the authors and you can check out the schedule at the Aspen Mountain Press blog. The big bash is on August 1^st at the AMP community yahoo loop and I’ll have a kick butt Duck Fart themed gift basket to give away there.

Next Tuesday I leave for the RWA conference in Orlando. To be honest they could have found a better place for the convention because with Disney as a distraction I’m not sure how much of the convention I’ll really see. I’m excited. I haven’t been to Disney World in over 20 years–man, that makes me sound old– and I love Disney. The Disney Princesses are my one girly love besides romance novels. Seriously, it’s really sad. Power tools, handguns, action movies with lots of explosions and Disney Princesses. I just love Beauty and the Beast. It’s the perfect paranormal romance. Jade and I have planned a 2 day adventure through the parks, so I imagine there will be pictures next week. Maybe I can convince her to bring some of the Joes to have their pics taken with Mickey. :) The other great thing about Orlando is seeing my CP’s. I love getting together with them. Too bad we only do it once a year. This year it’s only going to be me, Ally, Kimber and Jade, but that is enough of us for trouble LOL. If we don’t post next week, someone send Laura to bail us out of jail.