One of the interesting things about writing the zippy stuff is the inevitable question : "So, uh, do you DO the *ahem* activities you write about?!"
The answer is (you're going to love this one), "It depends."
Have I ever engaged in frottage with a priest against a tree?
Yuck. Just...yuck.
Have I been passionately crazy about someone that is very very bad for me?
Oh, my yes.
The great thing about the erotic imagination is you can take a feeling, an image, or a memory, and make that little snippet into something that rings so true and alive that your readers can only imagine that you've actually done something that truly wicked and pleasurable.
And that's a damn cool thing about being a writer. :)
Linda's Literary Lair! Books for the intelligent, sexy, and curious.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Buy the book!
My good friend Delilah Marvelle just sent me this email:
Despite being sold out of my first print run and going to reprint soon for my debut book, Mistress of Pleasure, Kensington will not be renewing my contracts citing lack of sales. So I have a favor to ask everyone. I am looking to do one last huge push for the second book coming out this August 4th, Lord of Pleasure, so that this series doesn't die a sad pathetic death.
I'm hoping everyone can help in any way by blogging, pitching, sending out newsletters, telling their brothers and sisters, ANYONE to buy the damn book when it comes out August 4th, to show to the publisher that this series DOES matter.
I'm also having a contest, which everyone can post everywhere.
The contest is as follows:
From August 4 until August 28, anyone who e-mails me at
Delilah@DelilahMarvelle.com with the School's quote from Lesson 27, will be entered to win one of three $50 Visa Cards. Winners will be contacted via e-mail by September 10th.
I appreciate all the support!!!
Mistress of Pleasure, Sold out
Lord of Pleasure, August 2009
Despite being sold out of my first print run and going to reprint soon for my debut book, Mistress of Pleasure, Kensington will not be renewing my contracts citing lack of sales. So I have a favor to ask everyone. I am looking to do one last huge push for the second book coming out this August 4th, Lord of Pleasure, so that this series doesn't die a sad pathetic death.
I'm hoping everyone can help in any way by blogging, pitching, sending out newsletters, telling their brothers and sisters, ANYONE to buy the damn book when it comes out August 4th, to show to the publisher that this series DOES matter.
You can also send them to my website www.DelilahMarvelle.com
The campaign is called Save the School of Gallantry Series. I'm also having a contest, which everyone can post everywhere.
The contest is as follows:
From August 4 until August 28, anyone who e-mails me at
Delilah@DelilahMarvelle.com with the School's quote from Lesson 27, will be entered to win one of three $50 Visa Cards. Winners will be contacted via e-mail by September 10th.
I appreciate all the support!!!
Mistress of Pleasure, Sold out
Lord of Pleasure, August 2009RT Reviewer's Choice Award Nominee,
N.O.R's Best Historical Romance of the Year
& Booksellers Best Award Double Finalist!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)