Jade Twilight Interview

New Interview with Jade Twilight... She has a brand new contract so that's great so read on...

1.)With the countless number of interview questions let’s try something different. Tell us something about yourself that hasn’t been previously stated.

Ok I'll give you five strange facts about me.

1) I'm scared of the dark

2) I don't like tomatoes, but I like tomatoes products

3) I once ate a cricket for a dollar (they taste like sour milk)

4) I had a crush on Will Scarlet, from Robin Hood in middle school

5) Ok here’s the topper... When I was little I thought Freddy Kroger lived in our toilet

2.)How long have you been writing?

Since I was about 13.

3.)What drives you as a writer?

I guess it’s an outlet for my over active imagination. If I didn’t write I don’t know what I do it’s just some thing I have to do.

4.)Give us your plans for this New Year.

I'm just gonna wing it... like every year.

5.)Give us your pick for sexiest man of the year.

I'm so gonna get razzed for this but Jack Black

6.)If you and he were single if given 24 hours what would you do?

Um should this be PG13. Cause I'd just let him tie me up and have his way with me.

7.)What genre do you write and what genre would you love to try?

Paranormal Erotica/Romance, Fantasy Romance/ Erotica, Sweet Western Romance, these are the main ones but basically anything I can think up.

8.)What is your biggest pet peeve?

People who say one thing and do another.

9.)Since the beginning of the New Year what goal (short or long term) do you have planned?

I'd like to finish one of my novels.

10.)What are you working on now?

I have a bunch of irons in the fire but the one I writing right now is a fantasy erotic short. Called The Wingless Fairy (tentative title) It's about an icy fairy who loses her wings and become the slave of the god of pain and lust. I'm only a couple thousand words in right now.

11.)What do you have out?

Black Calla by Jade Twilight

Mainstream/ Paranormal

Fantasy, Mystery, & Romance

Word Count: 23,889

From Red Rose Publishing

Jessie's Dirty Little Secret

Genre - Paranormal

Heat Level - Intense

Word Count - 14,135

From Dark Eden Press

12.)Beer or wine?

Beer all the way

13.)Sinful indulgence?

Every know and again I enjoy a clove cigarette.

Well, I thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. I leave the floor to you. Tell us if your making any appearances, book singing, chats, etc..

Thank you again and have a brilliant New Year.

Raven Starr

Thank You Raven for giving me this opportunity.

Going Home Again by Raven Starr Release Date

Yay today!! Thursday January 24th my newest and steamiest to date book will be out and about.
Check it out

www.redrosepublishing.com

Raven Starr

Cassie Exline Interview

Another Intyerview with Cassies Exline
Current mood: bummed
Category: Writing and Poetry

Yup here's this hot new author Cassie Exline...
Check her out.

1.)With the countless number of interview questions let's try something different. Tell us something about yourself that hasn't been previously stated. I was very close to becoming a wedding photographer, but I got hired at the newspaper.

2.)How long have you been writing? It seems like forever, but it's actually been since was I was in grade school. I used to fill up the tablets the school gave us with my stories. Wished I'd kept them.

3.)What drives you as a writer? Those voices in my head. LOL Seriously though, it's sort of like hearing voices in my head. Different things — songs, movies, real incidents — happen and I want to write a story, putting my own spin on it, of course.

4.)Give us your plans for this New Year. Get my name out there more and more. Myspace is wonderful but I need more exposure. Interact more with other authors. I tend to hold back. Write different types of stories — longer stories. I'm a short story writer so length is my top goal. Learn to promote better. Have a topnotch website. I'm always tweaking and tweaking, but I'm willing to learn new things.

5.)Give us your pick for sexiest man of the year. Orlando Bloom.

6.)If you and he were single if given 24 hours what would you do? Well have lots and lots of sex in every position imaginable. Then we'd talk and have more sex. Walk under the stars and have more sex. Then I'd read some of my stories to him and have sex.

7.)What genre do you write and what genre would you love to try? Contemporary – usually romance. I want to blend sex with mystery. And I want to write a time travel story.

8.)What is your biggest pet peeve? People who don't use the common sense they were born with.

9.)Since the beginning of the New Year what goal (short or long term) do you have planned? Submit more stories. I've got them written but won't let go.

10.)What are you working on now? Several things. Putting the finishing touch on Confessions of a Murderer and going back to my work in progress stories and thinning those out. I reread some of them last night and they're good, but stopped for whatever reason. A friend and I have been discussing doing our own anthology. So we'll see.

11.)What do you have out? Tree of Buried Secrets at Dark Eden Press (www.darkedenpress.com).

12.)Beer or wine? wine

13.)Sinful indulgence? Dill pickles. I'd put pickles on everything if I ate if I could.

Well, I thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. I leave the floor to you. Tell us if your making any appearances, book singing, chats, etc. My only appearances will only be online at chats or yahoo groups. Thank you for your time, Raven. You've been a lovely interviewer.

Thank you again and have a brilliant New Year.

Raven Starr

New Interview with Debbie Gould. Come in and check her out.

1.)With the countless number of interview questions let’s try something different. Tell us something about yourself that hasn’t been previously stated. I’m an LPN by day. Just made the married 25 years mark.

2.)How long have you been writing? Six years

3.)What drives you as a writer? I love to tell stories. I guess I like fantasizing.

4.)Give us your plans for this New Year. Write, work and taking care of my 3 year old grandson who’s mom is being sent to Iraq in Feb for 7 months

5.)Give us your pick for sexiest man of the year. Tim Mcgraw- yeah I’m a hick.

6.)If you and he were single if given 24 hours what would you do? Oh my, try not to se daylight that’s for sure. Damn!

7.)What genre do you write and what genre would you love to try? Romantic Suspense, would love to try paranormal.

8.)What is your biggest pet peeve? Complainers

9.)Since the beginning of the New Year what goal (short or long term) do you have planned? Really havn’t set any. Trying to work up my stamina for when the grandson comes.

10.)What are you working on now? RS called Betrayal

11.)What do you have out? Mountain’s Echo, soon to be released by Red Rose Publishing

12.)Beer or wine? Both

13.)Sinful indulgence? Hot Fudge Sunday

Well, I thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. I leave the floor to you. Tell us if your making any appearances, book singing, chats, etc..

Thank you again and have a brilliant New Year.

Raven Starr

My book wont be out until March so no appearances as of yet. Please check out my website www.deborahgould.com to see the cover and read some excerpts. And thanks to you Raven for this opportunity! Debbie

New Interview with Cassie

1.)With the countless number of interview questions let’s try something different. Tell us something about yourself that hasn’t been previously stated. I was very close to becoming a wedding photographer, but I got hired at the newspaper.

2.)How long have you been writing? It seems like forever, but it's actually been since was I was in grade school. I used to fill up the tablets the school gave us with my stories. Wished I'd kept them.

3.)What drives you as a writer? Those voices in my head. LOL Seriously though, it's sort of like hearing voices in my head. Different things — songs, movies, real incidents — happen and I want to write a story, putting my own spin on it, of course.

4.)Give us your plans for this New Year. Get my name out there more and more. Myspace is wonderful but I need more exposure. Interact more with other authors. I tend to hold back. Write different types of stories — longer stories. I'm a short story writer so length is my top goal. Learn to promote better. Have a topnotch website. I'm always tweaking and tweaking, but I'm willing to learn new things.

5.)Give us your pick for sexiest man of the year. Orlando Bloom.

6.)If you and he were single if given 24 hours what would you do? Well have lots and lots of sex in every position imaginable. Then we'd talk and have more sex. Walk under the stars and have more sex. Then I'd read some of my stories to him and have sex.

7.)What genre do you write and what genre would you love to try? Contemporary – usually romance. I want to blend sex with mystery. And I want to write a time travel story.

8.)What is your biggest pet peeve? Stupid people.

9.)Since the beginning of the New Year what goal (short or long term) do you have planned? Submit more stories. I've got them written but won't let go.

10.)What are you working on now? Several things. Putting the finishing touch on Confessions of a Murderer and going back to my work in progress stories and thinning those out. I reread some of them last night and they're good, but stopped for whatever reason. A friend and I have been discussing doing our own anthology. So we'll see.

11.)What do you have out? Tree of Buried Secrets at Dark Eden Press.

12.)Beer or wine? wine

13.)Sinful indulgence? Dill pickles. I'd put pickles on everything if I could.

Well, I thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. I leave the floor to you. Tell us if your making any appearances, book singing, chats, etc. My only appearances will only be online at chats or yahoo groups. Thank you for your time, Raven. You've been a lovely interviewer.

Thank you again and have a brilliant New Year.

Raven Starr

New Interview with Melody Knight.. Check it out!!

1.)With the countless number of interview questions let's try something different. Tell us something about yourself that hasn't been previously stated.
2.)How long have you been writing?
Twelve years, as of November 26, 2007. That was the date, way back when, I went to the local library, checked out 11 books but couldn't get "into" them, and began writing what I wanted to read.
3.)What drives you as a writer?
I seem to be driven, whatever I do - whether I'm writing, painting, studying archaeology...
I don't know why this is. Perhaps I should have it checked out , but for the moment, let's just admit I'm a teeny bit obsessive-compulsive about my writing.
4.)Give us your plans for this New Year.
I have 3 novels on my desktop (1 romance, 1 for a continuity series, and 1 paranormal thriller) to finish, then I'd like to write at least 3 more. I'm also working on an online novel, plus I'd like to get my backlist - down to 4 novels and 2 novellas (yay!) - safely into a publisher's hands.
5.)Give us your pick for sexiest man of the year.
Johnny Dep. I was discussing this with women aged 15 to 55 at dinner the other day, and he was the universal favorite.
6.)If you and he were single if given 24 hours what would you do?
Pray that he'd develope a sudden lust for myopic sci fi writers with unhealthy fascinations for fungus, viruses, and archaeology.
7.)What genre do you write and what genre would you love to try?
SF, horror, fantasy, paranormal suspense, YA, sf romance, fantasy romance, paranormal romance, erotic romance
I definitely am interested in attempting a historical romance. My only historicals to date have been time travel scenes in some of my paranormal novels.
8.)What is your biggest pet peeve?
Anything which makes me feel guilty about being a chocoholic.
9.)Since the beginning of the New Year what goal (short or long term) do you have planned?
I want to travel. Eventually, I'd love to visit obscure places and have my writing pay my way.
10.)What are you working on now?
A book of my heart, which isn't a romance, but an archaeology paranormal thriller; a ghost story, which also happens to be a romance; and one I hope will be specific to one of my publishers' continuity series.
11.)What do you have out?
Books: The Trees Series (fantasy - 6 books), The Light Play Trilogy (sf - 3 books), The Elf Chronicles (fantasy - 2 books), The Grave Images Series (horror - 4 books), Vision (horror), Static (sf), Gilded Folly (fantasy/sf), In Trysts (romantic suspense), In Flames (romantic suspense)
Contracted for release this year: ErRatic (paranormal suspense), The Hollowing (horror), Gray Beginnings (horror), GlassWorks (paranormal romance), Relic (sf/paranormal), BoneSong (sf/fantasy/horror)
My publishers: Five Star, Fictionwise, Cerridwen Press, Red Rose Publishing, Linden Bay Romance, Drollerie Press
12.)Beer or wine?
Wine
13.)Sinful indulgence?
Chocolate. Chocolate and Coke Zero.
Well, I thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. I leave the floor to you. Tell us if your making any appearances, book singing, chats, etc.
Heaps of library visits planned, beginning in February. Other than that, I have chats at least once a month somewhere, so watch for reminders from "N. D. Hansen-Hill" or "Melody Knight" on MySpace ( http://www.myspace.com/ndmanuscripts).

Thanks for this, Raven!

Cheers,
ND|Melody
http://www.NDHansen-Hill.com
http://MelodyKnight.com

Thank you again and have a brilliant New Year.

Raven Starr


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Heroic Fantasy, SF, Horror
THE HOLLOWING, GILDED FOLLY, ELF, TREES, STATIC
http://www.NDHansen-Hill.com | http://MelodyKnight.com
Fictionwise, Cerridwen Press, Five Star, Linden Bay Romance, Red Rose, Drollerie Press
http://www.myspace.com/ndmanuscripts [add me!]

New Review Posted

Hey y'all please check out my new review for my latest creation, Her Smile.
http://redrosesforauthors.blogspot.com/2007/12/her-smile.html

Leave me comment and tell me what ya think..
Thanks so much,
Raven Starr

My latest Guilty Pleasure

Okay I know its crazy but I love the Tila Tequila show. I know that everyone has their own show. Thanks Flava Flav! And now New York, (who if she gets any bigger she might explode..lol)
But Tila, come on now what a show that is.

What a fun-tastic show. So I wanna know-----> Who saw Tila lastnight?
Who do you think is right her?
What do you think about the fight lastnight? Is Vanessa cute but crazy?
Let's chitchat about Tila, my latest guilty pleasure..

Come on, lets I wanna know....

Raven Starr

Contest Time

Since my new book Her Smile is live Im having a contest.
Goto my website www.freewebs.com/ravenstarr
read the excerpt, answer the questions then email me your answers. The contest is open till Saturday. I'll post the winner on Sunday. Good luck to all. If ya like what you read please make sure you stop by www.redrosepublishing.com to pick up a copy of Her Smile.

Thanks,
Raven Starr

Her Smile has a release DATE!

Wake up Y’all it's that time again.
Are you ready?
My new ebook, Her Smile will be going live on Thursday, November 1st.

Come and get your copy.
www.redrosepublishing.com.

There will also be a live chat on the website so come check me there.

Stop by say hi and maybe win a prize.

Excerpt to Her Smile by Raven Starr. Out Nov.1st

Kylie bit her lip and raised her sculpted eyebrows. “What are we doing here?”
“Come find out.” He opened the door and got out.
He waited for Kylie to join him on the other side of the car; he locked her arm around his and proceeded towards the entrance of Rock Woods Park.
“What are we doing here?” Kylie asked again reading the sign.
“I wanted to show you something.” Mark led her a little ways down the path. When he heard a gasp escape her lips, he knew she saw it. He unlocked his arm from hers and slowed his pace. He watched Kylie walked over the twisted, odd-looking, yet hauntingly beautiful tree. Gone was all the trash and debris, replaced by a small white picket fence surrounded the area and a gold sign in the ground. Kylie leaned closer to read the inscription. Our journey begins here. M.S. and K.S. forever.
He watched her as she tried to decipher the last part of the message.
“Our journey?” she asked turning to face.
“Yes, in this place you opened my eyes. So I couldn’t a more significant place than this.”
“This is all wonderful, it is Mark, but those are not my initials.”
“Well, we can fix that too.” Mark said kneeling on one knee in front of her.
“Oh my God,” Kylie clasped her hands over her mouth.
He reached into his pocket, produced a tiny black velvet box. He casually popped it open. “Kylie Thomson will you do me the ultimate honor of becoming my wife?”
Mark looked up into her eyes as tears flowed down her face.
“Oh Mark,” she whispered. “Yes, Oh my God, Yes!”
“Yes?” He sounded shocked.
“Yes,” she said with more confidence.
Mark stood up, took the three-carat canary yellow diamond ring with platinum setting out of the box, and slipped it on her finger. With the ring in its proper place, Mark picked up his new fiancée and swung her around. There was no feeling in the world, save probably the birth of his first child, that could top this moment.
“I love you, Kylie.”
“I love you too, Mark”
Their embrace rivaled the most the strongest union and shake the foundations of true love to its moral core. They stared into each other eyes, lost in the infinite bounds of their love.
Mark held her face. Kylie’s smile beamed up at him.
“I love your smile.”
The End

Monday Morning

It is Monday yet again and I'm checking in to see how everyone's
weekend was.
Mine?
Well, I'm trying not to catch a cold, but Im still feeling ichy blah
blah, yanno?

I took my kids out with our new puppy to the park and there my
daughter freaked me out by acting like her mentor Steve Irwin(God
rest his soul)
I am afraid of snakes. I mean over the summer time we went to an
animal expo and first the first time in my life I touched a snake and
even let the rangler put it around my neck. I did freak out! My
vision went completely white.

But yesterday my daughter and I saw this snake. I was the biggest
girl, screaming and whopping and hollering. hahahaa
But just like she saw on tv she grabbed a stick, used it to steady
the snake, then picked it up(holding its head)
Oh my goodness. Let's just say I was impressed to see this normally
girlie girl, who can't touch or handle raw meat, get down in the dirt
and catch this gardner snake.
Did I touch it?
***rubbing chin***

Yep, I did..

I was so proud of myself to be able to touch this wild snake. Its so
different from the first tame snake. I mean this thing was wiggling
and writhing around. eewww... But I touched it. Im getting over my
fears one step at a time.
What did you do?
I hope everyone had a wild weekend too

Happy Monday...
Raven Starr

My Latest Review

Hey everyone clink the link and check out my latest review for Fan-Tasy. http://redrosesfora uthors.blogspot. com/2007/ 10/fan-tasy. html

Leave me a message or comment. Tell me whatcha think.

Raven Starr

Google Thyself

All this bloody talk of folks googling themselves isn't what its cracked up to be. Yep, I feel prey to this and got broken by what I saw.Even though my book sold 99 copies on every site I have only ONE rating that is following me everywhere. POOR! That one rating reflects one person's opinion but it still hurts very much. Since I googled myself, I started questioning my work and myself.I know that I am my own worse critic. I know that NOT everyone who reads my books will like them. Its not the Poor rating as much as it is the ONLY rating, that troubles me.This is a hard business I know and I've only just begun.My friends have come out and shown me such support that it brought me literarly to tears. My publisher and editor both wrote to me and expressed how good my work is.But why then am I stuck in this rut? Who knows. Maybe its just writer's block. Every writer goes through this and I will break free and start back to work. But what are some of your thoughts on writer's block. What do you do to pass the time when you are blocked? Do you continue to write? Or just stop altogether?How do you take the negetive critcs?Let's work it out. Share your thoughts with me..Raven Starr

99 Copies Sold........

Hey all just wanted to share the good news with yall. Fan-Tasy. my first ebook has sold 99 copies!
I want to thank all you that bought a copy of my ebook. I want to thank all of the people who kept me writing and supported me. Thank you to all my friends and family around the world. I appreciate your support. Keep reading and I'll be sure to keep writing.

TGIF
Raven Starr

Poet of the Month

Hey Y'all Im gonna try something different. I'm gonna find some reallt passionate poets and post their work here for everyone to enjoy. My first poet is Angee. Her 1st book of poetry called, 'Inspired' is avaliable now. Enjoy some of Angee's passionate words."Intimacy Of A Kiss”The subtleties of your touchYour lips on mineThe gentle tenderness of your kissSoft, warm, wanting, needingYou arms encircle meDrawing me into your embrace, Your personal space you let me inI melt, feeling the heat as we meetAs one, our eyes lockI love the way you look at meAs one, your kiss can say moreThan a thousand of your words ever couldOne kiss can mean moreThan a quick touch ever shouldA kiss can mean many thingsHello, goodbye or until we meet againI’m sorry or I love youEven where you are kissed is importantNot just the lips or your intimate bitsA tip of the nose, a closed eye, a handThe hair on the crown of your headThe ultimate forehead kissEven that saysYou are my heartYou are my soulYou are my everythingI’m missing a beat from my heartEvery time I have to go awaySo give me a kiss that will lingerLeaving me anticipatingNeeding me to come home to youSo I can be complete once more.© 10th April 2007 Written by Angee Edgar All Rights Reserved.


“Stealing My Thunder”I won’t allow you to steal my thunderI won’t let you take my voiceI know I’ll be stronger for my trialEven when I didn’t ask for help I was shown I had another choice.You won’t steal my thunderYou won’t drag me around by the handI’ve found someone worthy of me – it’s meSo I no longer have to live with your demands.When you first started taking my thunderIt was little things like shouting and pulling my hairThen it got more serious, you drew blood and left bruisesYou stood above me laughing and mocking “Ha ha! Life’s so not fair!”When I let you steal my thunderI let you take my pride as you slept aroundI let you take me for a foolish foolI let you beat my spirit into the ground.As my thunder was continually erodedNo one near to me had a clueThey only thought this vivacious woman’s a little quieterIf only the whole truth they knew.When thunder is stolen it’s gradualSometimes friends and family might suspectBut an expert in denial and hiding the bruisesUltimately through fear he controlled the noose at my neck. When another whose thunder was stolenApproached me one day in the streetShe said so sincerely and deeply “I see you. It happened to me.”She gave me a card and said “Call if you want to meet.”I looked at the thunderbolt card she gave meA stranger I thought ‘Who the hell is she?’I didn’t know my family told her about meI put away the card not knowing she’d be the one to help set me free.I decided my thunder had to come backIt hit me as I looked in the mirror one dayI saw I was a shadow of my former selfIn this relationship I knew I didn’t want to stay.My thunder was not yours to be takenThe beatings and punishment I could take no moreI gathered the courage to make that callI asked for help and phone in hand slid crying to the floor. My thunder is under reconstructionAn ex gave me a lesson I needn’t have been taughtI’ve been helped through this awful time in my lifeTo my family and friends I’m grateful for their true love and support.As I heal I’m taking back my thunderEventually I’ll blossom again like a roseI’ve realise there’s life after spousal abuseIt will take time, how long? I trust God it’s only he that knows. © 22nd September 2007 Written by Angee Edgar All Rights Reserved

New blogspot!

Hey I gotta new place to blog. Im honored to be apart of One Kiss.http://foronekiss.blogspot.com/ A place where published authors blog, post, and have a great time promoting each other and ourselves. Come check me out. What would you do for One Kiss? Stop over and tell me.. Raven Starr

Fan-Tasy is.........

still climbing in up the Red Rose Bestsellers Charts.
It is now at number 4. Thank you to all the folks that stopped by the sites and picked up their copy. Please continue, spread the word. There is a new interracil author and her name is Raven Starr....

New vidoe added...

Hey all,Check out my new website and see the video for Fan-Tasy. Sign my guestbook to be entered in the contest to win free reads for me and upcoming YA writer Cheyenne-Skye
Check it out!
http://www.freewebs.com/ravenstarr/
Thanks a bunch,Raven Starr

Too Bad for you (Poetry Korner)

Its time to throw some poetry into the mix. I have to stay faithful to the art form that started my writing frenzy. So for all the folks who like to read my poetic work here's a little tid bit of some of my old school poetry. Enjoy...
Too Bad for You.

Too Bad for You.

To be you is a choice
Not a rule to be followed your jealous of a famous man
I find this very hard to swallow.
So here we are
Sadness seeping in
No talking. No arguing
No where to begin
So it's over before we start
What a shame we have to part.
Maybe this is best
You can find someone like the rest.
But for now I am done, Finished.
I am through
Too bad. Too bad for you