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Wow, so Witches Knot, looooong story but I need to think on it for a bit, some changes have been requested and I don’t know if I want to go there, or whether I can go there from here so I’ve put it aside for the time being.

But as it turns out, that’s fine because I’ve started on Simone’s story and I am really cooking right now. I won’t spoil it too much other than to say that Kael, the hero, is a vampire slayer. Heh.

So we’re back in New Orleans and this time, we’re learning more about vampire culture and a new cast is on the scene that we’ll see in the vampire series I’ve planned.

There are moments when the reality that I’m actually an author hits me with such an amazing rush that I’m struck dumb. The first royalty statement, the contracts, seeing my covers, the isbn number, the print galley.

And now Triad is at Amazon.

Wow. I know that to most people this probably isn’t that big a deal, but I’m positively giddy over it.

Oh, and you happened to want to go over and review it, that would be icing.

Hee!

In my inaugural issue of Vixenwriter I’ll be having contests to win ARCS/DL’s of Second Chances and Touch of Fae, as well as custom CDs of music that I listened to/was inspired by while writing and editing and also several cosmetic gift packs. There are a few more surprises in the works so keep your eyes peeled and don’t forget to go and sign up for Vixenwriter so you can be eligible for all the great stuff!

I’ve put new excerpts of Touch of Fae and Second Chances at my webpage so go and check em out!

Hey folks! I’m going to be starting a monthly newsletter, Vixenwriter: Words Have Power. The first issue should be out in about a month.

This inaugural issue will be half bdsm themed half paranormal themed - in honor of the release of Second Chances from Loose Id and A Touch of Fae from Ellora’s Cave - both should be out in September or early October.

I’ll be having a contes for ARCs of both books and some other goodies as well as an interview with Tony Comstock of Comstock Films (excellent short movies that are extraordinary, they are real couples who are really in love and the sex is amazing. Not like traditional yucky porn - these movies are fabulous). I’ll also have some exclusive excerpts from upcoming releases.

So head on over to Vixenwriter and sign up today!

Beware: this entry is going to discuss anal sex in a graphic and very snarky way. If you don’t like butt sex and/or snark, this is not the entry to read.

So last month a friend of mine who also writes erotic romance said to me that she hated the use of the word “scissoring” in anal sex scenes and basically, she skipped over anal scenes. First I promised her to use a code word from now on to let her know that butt sex was, er, around the bend. Then I said that scissoring was necessary because if you don’t scissor, it hurts. (scissor in this case means the insertion of fingers and the spreading of the fingers to loosen the anus before penetration of the penis)

There’s a certain amount of suspension of reality when you write a sex scene. Another author friend of mine and I joke that we should write an “ow you’re on my hair” reality sex scene book. Sex in most erotic romances is nicer, cleaner and not quite as awkward as it is in real life. Not that reality is totally suspended, but the “ow you’re on my hair” stuff, along with the mechanics of certain acts that require preparation like anal sex, is glossed over for ease of reading.

But there’s certain realities that I feel should be there, condoms in my books with human to human sex (in paranormals it’s different if I write it that way as in vampires or werewolves don’t carry STDs and can’t get humans pregnant). Also, preparation of some kind with anal sex.

I hate it in books where there’s an anal scene and the hero just jams his cock in there with no preparation! OUCH! IMO, just don’t put an anal scene in the book if you are going to portray it so unrealistically. Unless you’re a porn star or you have loads of anal sex, you can’t just thrust into someone’s anus without a bit of prep first, even some lube for goodness sake!

And our writing should reflect reality on some level! Yes yes, I write about vampire, wizard, witch three ways and that’s not real, but at the same time, some level of reflection of the real world energy it takes to have sex should be there or it’s just not that interesting because you can’t put yourself in her place.

So yeah, scissoring! I honestly did think about other words, I’ve used other descriptors but really, scissoring is the best short word that does the trick. So sorry, Sparkles, I’ll keep using scissoring, but I promise to use our code word to alert you of scissoring ahead in my next book.