I’m sailing away tomorrow for 10 days of writing, cruising the Atlantic and hanging out with my bro, and folks. I’m taking one of the four kids with me. I have never been so eager to get on an airplane.
I just finished up stuffing envelopes with THE HARD STUFF paraphernalia; cover flats, bookmarks (they turned out awesome) and my business card to over 100 booksellers in the US, Australia and England. I’m tired, and I want to go to bed.
And so I will. I bought a nifty Nextel wireless card for my laptop so when we dock each night I should be able to log on, and see what’s happening.
Ciao, chicas and chicos,

Write on,

K*

Did you know?…”Ithyphallophobia” is a morbid fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis. thankfully my heroes don’t have this annoying little phobia.

I love writing! :typing:
I began my second Pocket book today. First line: “Strip.”
And so the story begins. I also went to the printers and had bookmarks made for THE HARD STUFF . I have about 200 promo packets to get out before I leave for my 10 day vacation, 7 of which will be on the water. Cannot wait!
I heard from Lauren today, she received my MS and is eager to read it. She also said in a few weeks I should see some cover proofs. Very excited to see those.
I have some more exciting news to share. Myself and four other suspense writers have formed a blog group called Murder She Writes. www.murdershewrites.com
Joining me are fellow suspense authors, Allison Brennan, www.allisonbrennan.com, Natalie R Collins, www.nataliercollins.com, Jennifer Apodaca, www.JennfierApodaca.com, and last but certainly not least Deborah LeBlanc www.deborahleblanc.com.
These ladies are all funny, smart, sassy, and in your face awesome writers. I’m so not worthy!
Check us out, and be our guest to bookmark us or put us in your favs.
I will check in as I cruise down the intercoastal waterway.
Write on, y’all.

K*

Remember, if you smoke after sex you’re doing it too fast. ~Woody Allen

GGGB is gone. (For now. I know it will be back for revisions) I sent the completed MS to both my agent and my editor this afternoon. The great part about it was I only had to hit the send button. No printing, no packaging, no going to the post office and dealing with our local yokels. Nope, it went as an attachment and I was nervous as hell. But, it is done, and now I wait for feedback.
Monday I begin on my second contracted book for Pocket, SKIN. Reese Bronson from Good Girl Gone Bad will have his own story and I can’t wait to get to know him better.
The third book of the series which I hope Lauren will buy will tell Jase’s story. Ty, Reese, and Jase. A stellar trio of hot cops.
I have a novella series in mind for Aphrodisia, and need to flesh it out, literally and figuratively.
Next Thursday, number two daughter and I are headed back east to see my folks. They’re selling their yacht Liberty and we’re making her final voyage south to the Carolinas where they winter her. She’s a floating condo and very comfy. We’ve made the trip before and had a blast. I’m looking forward to writing on board, relaxing and letting my Mom take care of me. I’m going to ask her every night what’s for dinner.
It’s been a long week. Trying to get GGGB polished, and stressing majorly that it’s crap, spending Tuesday at the hospital while a family member had surgery, helping to take care of said family member when she came home, hubby’s football game Thursday night and number two son’s football game, dealing with number one son’s broken leg from his football game last Sat night, and then all th regular life stuff. Did I mention I cannot wait to get on that airplane Thursday morning?
Write on.
K*

Sex on television can’t hurt you unless you fall off. ~Author Unknown

I’m heading down the stretch, I can see the finish line…and I’m closing my eyes, wincing even. The neurosis of writing is creeping up on me like a fog. I can see it, can’t feel it, but all of the sudden I’m are ensconced in it, and it’s stifling me. It’s daunting, and scary. I know when my editor says, “Karin we have some work to do, but your story is fine,” the fog will lift. Of course I have gone to my published friends and at gun point made them tell me how neuronic they were when they turned in their first book sold on proposal. I know I am not alone in my freakingoutdom, and I also know how a reasonable, confident woman can be reduced to a pathetic blob of insecurity. I do not like this feeling, it’s an uncomfortable fit for me, :cursing: and l live for the day it passes.
Taking a deep cleansing breath folks. My book is due to be turned in next Fri the 21st. I’ll let my breath out when Lauren reads it and says she still wants it. Of course I may have died from asphyxiation by then.
Stand by, and write on.

K*

“When I’m good I’m very, very good but when I’m bad I’m better.”
Mae West.

Book two plotted.
Title, SKIN
Jaded cop vs Mafia princess. :hello2:
This past weekend I holed up in my house with two other authors. We plotted 4 ST’s, drank, ate, laughed, cried and generally had a hell of a time. I’m exhausted.
While my one friend refused to call what we did plotting, she repeatedly used the term brainstorming. OK we brainstormed our character’s GMC’s and the beginning middle and end of the stories. So, sure we brainstormed.
My family was great. Two of my children happily gave up their bedrooms and bathrooms for my GFs. Hubby found things to do outside of the house. No one interfered. Between the 3 of us, we have 11 children, and while there were a few calls, the weekend went amazingly smooth and was extremely productive. Had we had all day Sunday we could have knocked out another 3 or 4 ST’s. As it is, I feel really good about my story. I feel great about their stories too, but was a little miffed when I kept wanting to insert a love scene and they both said in unison, “Not yet, Karin!” They both write suspense. Hey, I tried. Thank you, ladies for your wild imaginations, hair trigger humor, and insight to my voice. The weekend was great, and I can’t wait to do it again. Cheers!

Write on, everyone. I’ll check back in a few days. My revisions are looming and I’m a tad behind. More on that later.
Ciao,
K*

I’m so excited to announce the imprint name for Kensington’s new erotic romance line. Drum roll please….Aphrodisia. Hilary said it looks beautiful, classy and sexy on the spine of the books.

Life is good. And so I might add are the stories.
Write on.
K*

:evil2: Down in Florida, two widows were talking and one asked the other, “Do you ever get to feeling horny?”
“Yes,” her friend replied.
“What do you do about it?”
“I usually suck on a Lifesaver.”
After a moment of stunned silence her friend asked, “Well, what beach do you go to?”

It’s Sunday morning and I’m sitting here with my lil’ girls fighting for lap space while sipping a fresh cup of coffee. The air is changing. It’s cooler, crisper, and football season is in full swing. I love autumn, I think behind spring it’s my favorite season. This year has been a good one. It culminated last night when I heard from one of my fellow Kensington erotica authors that her book was up at Amazon, and so I had to go see if f mine was there as well. It was, and I couldn’t be more excited. You can pre order now! No cover art yet, but hopefully the publisher will get it to Amazon ASAP. The cover really is a work of art, and a lot hours in the gym.
I’m about half way through my revisions for GOOD GIRL GONE BAD (still having a little trouble swallowing that title) and feel confident I will have it to my editor in a few weeks ahead of schedule. Go figure, Karin who is never on time for anything turning her book in with time to spare. It will be my mantra. I will turn no book in after it’s time.
I have a germ of an idea for my next novella for Kensington and am eager to get started on that as well.
And so I will leave you all with that, I really need to turn the Internet off and jump into my work, my characters are calling.
Write on.
K*