Elisa's latest release

Miss Independent is now available from Samhain Publishing.

The last thing Amanda Storm needs is a man in her life-but no matter where she goes, she can’t seem to get rid of them.

After three marriages and a near-miss, Amanda decides to wash her hands of men once and for all and try living life on her own. She moves away from her family, buys a cottage and gets a job waiting tables at a busy local bar to put herself through college. But then she meets Joe, who appoints himself as her savior, and everything goes downhill from there.

Joe Baker knows a woman in trouble when he sees one. Amanda might be good at faking it, but she’s in way over her head. As her neighbor, he’s willing to help her with whatever she needs done around the old cottage, but she won’t accept his help. All he can do is sit back and watch things fall apart around her, and try not to say I told you so when it happens. Somewhere along the way, his protective feelings turn into something more, but after three failed marriages, Amanda wants nothing to do with commitment. Joe isn’t a man to give up, and he’s determined to show her they’re meant to be together–no matter what it takes.

But, honey, Hilary saaaaaays.....

Melina left this qoute from Hilary Sares on the Ghostwriters myspace page :

"Forget the rules. Just write and keep writing. Start another book as soon as you send the first one out. Experiment with different genres. Say very rude things and very kind things. Just don’t say boring things. Be funny. Be sentimental. Be passionate. Have sex with five fictional characters to see which is the best fit for your terrific plot and forget the housework. Your dreams are worth the time it takes to develop them."

Sandy liked the part about having sex with five fictional characters, but Dawn and I thought the whole forgetting the housework thing was kinda cool.

I can just see me talking to my DH now:

"Honey, Hilary Sares said I should forget the housework."

"Who the hell's Hilary Sares?!"

"An agent."

"Well Hilary Sares doesn't have to live in a messy house."

Sigh. I don't think it will work but I love the comment anyway.

Karin Tabke's First Line Contest

Elisa, Sandy, and I just entered Karin Tabke's first line contest. It's a fun contest we all entered last time. You submit the first line of your story, a judge culls the worst ten, the remaining entrants submit their next line, and so on and so on until you have five entrants left. The last five get a read by Hilary Sales at Kensington and hopefully a request for a full.

It's a fun contest to watch even if you aren't participating. There are some awesome first lines so it's going to be interesting this time around.

Click here to check it out.

Wish us all luck!

What Type of Writer I am

I thought this was interesting and very much on the money for me.

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?