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Monday, May 12, 2008
Bookstores always suck me in…
I don’t know what it is about bookstores that always suck me in, but I can’t just browse I have to buy. Not only buy, but also buy more than I intend.
The other day I went to Barnes and Noble to pick up Susan Johnson’s new book At Her Service. I went specifically to buy her book and that was all, but somehow I walked out of the bookstore with her book and four others.
It’s very rare that I walk out of a bookstore without spending close to a hundred dollars. I blame the tables. Some marketing guru for Barnes and Noble researched people like me and understand that if they group certain types of literature together on tables… people will buy. It’s that whole “If you build it, he will come” concept.
Barnes and Noble built it and I came and bought.
The problem is I get sucked into bookstores more often than I should. But really is that a bad thing? Books stimulate the mind, imagination and transport you to other worlds. Books make you laugh out loud and cry. Books connect you to characters in ways that movies or video games can’t.
Books are definitely a vice of mine, but they’re not a bad habit. Reading has never been bad for you!
Bookstores can suck me in anytime…
I don’t know what it is about bookstores that always suck me in, but I can’t just browse I have to buy. Not only buy, but also buy more than I intend.
The other day I went to Barnes and Noble to pick up Susan Johnson’s new book At Her Service. I went specifically to buy her book and that was all, but somehow I walked out of the bookstore with her book and four others.
It’s very rare that I walk out of a bookstore without spending close to a hundred dollars. I blame the tables. Some marketing guru for Barnes and Noble researched people like me and understand that if they group certain types of literature together on tables… people will buy. It’s that whole “If you build it, he will come” concept.
Barnes and Noble built it and I came and bought.
The problem is I get sucked into bookstores more often than I should. But really is that a bad thing? Books stimulate the mind, imagination and transport you to other worlds. Books make you laugh out loud and cry. Books connect you to characters in ways that movies or video games can’t.
Books are definitely a vice of mine, but they’re not a bad habit. Reading has never been bad for you!
Bookstores can suck me in anytime…
Labels: Barnes and Noble, books, bookstores, erotica, impulse buying, Literature, Reading, Susan Johnson
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sidebar Goodies!
There are a lot of new and exciting things going on in my blog sidebar these days…
I’ve added a widget to my goodreads.com book page so you can check out what I’m reading. I’ll be adding books to this page periodically so keep checking back.
I also added a widget to my new flickr.com page where I’ve begun uploading some of my photos. I’ll be adding more photos as I go through all the photos on my computer. I’ve been wanting to start a flickr page for a long time now, and finally just sat down and started uploading photos. So if you like photography, check out my photos.
One of the most exciting new things in my blog sidebar is the link to buy the erotic fiction anthology I’m on the cover of, 39 and Holding… Him. You know you want to buy the book, so go ahead and buy it!
And don’t forget to buy Noveltown products while you’re buying! I’ve put the links to buy Lords: Part One by N.L. Belardes and the Noveltown Review literary magazine in my blog sidebar. If you don’t already have these Noveltown products you’ll want to pick them up!
All these new sidebar items sure make my blog sidebar more colorful… and hopefully fun for you all too. So get to clicking...
There are a lot of new and exciting things going on in my blog sidebar these days…
I’ve added a widget to my goodreads.com book page so you can check out what I’m reading. I’ll be adding books to this page periodically so keep checking back.
I also added a widget to my new flickr.com page where I’ve begun uploading some of my photos. I’ll be adding more photos as I go through all the photos on my computer. I’ve been wanting to start a flickr page for a long time now, and finally just sat down and started uploading photos. So if you like photography, check out my photos.
One of the most exciting new things in my blog sidebar is the link to buy the erotic fiction anthology I’m on the cover of, 39 and Holding… Him. You know you want to buy the book, so go ahead and buy it!
And don’t forget to buy Noveltown products while you’re buying! I’ve put the links to buy Lords: Part One by N.L. Belardes and the Noveltown Review literary magazine in my blog sidebar. If you don’t already have these Noveltown products you’ll want to pick them up!
All these new sidebar items sure make my blog sidebar more colorful… and hopefully fun for you all too. So get to clicking...
Labels: 39 and Holding... Him, Blogging, blogs, books, erotic fiction, erotica, flickr, good reads, Lords: Part One, Noveltown, Photography, Reading
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Coming out of the closet on 39 and Holding… Him and Erotic fiction
At last I’m coming out of the closet…
No, I’m not gay.
I am however, on the cover of the erotic fiction anthology 39 and Holding… Him edited by Robin Slick.
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I just said I was an erotic fiction cover girl.
I’ll let that sink in for a minute…
Ok close your mouths.
When N.L. asked me if I wanted to do a photo shoot for an erotic fiction book that Robin Slick was putting together, I said sure. I admire Robin; her writing is sexy as hell! I thought it would be fun. I was a few days from turning 39 and I thought doing the photo shoot for the cover would be a great 39th birthday present to myself.
At the time, I had no clue what doing the book cover really meant. I just thought it would make me feel better about my 39th birthday. And besides, I’d get to be 39 forever in bookstores! Who wouldn’t like that?
For me, realization soon dawned at what an incredibly empowering and liberating experience this was the first time I saw myself on the cover of the book. Let me tell you, I’m proud of the cover! I’m proud to say, “that’s me on the cover and I look good.”
This book cover is about being brave! Something I’ve never really been in my life. In fact, I wish I had been brave enough, empowered enough to do something like this book cover 15-20 years ago.
This book cover is about projecting a good self-image of myself and believing in myself. It’s about conquering fears and taking risks. It’s risky to put yourself out there in a skimpy outfit and not care what people think. Not caring what people think of me is a new concept I'm embracing. However, the book cover is so tastefully done I've received nothing but good positive feedback from all who've seen it.
Hopefully this book cover will inspire other women to find ways to empower themselves. For me, the feeling of empowerment that I’ve received from doing this book cover has inspired me to take risks in other areas of my life as well, like buying my first home all on my own.
Video Interview by ABC23 about empowering women and erotic fiction.
But the spirit of empowering women doesn’t stop with the cover of 39 and Holding… Him. Each story within features women in their 40’s who are strong, independent, living life on their terms and having an adventurous time. It’s the epiphany of “40 is the new sexy!” Not only is life not over at 40, but these stories show that as a woman in your 40’s you can have it all. You can have the fairy tale endings and the Sex and the City sexcapades. In fact you’re entitled to have it all!
As a woman who is about to turn 40, it’s nice to know that life is definitely not over and I can have it all!
And with empowerment comes opportunity…
Robin and Phaze liked the first book cover so much that I got the opportunity to do the second book cover in the 39 series: 39 and Still Holding. The second book cover has a different look and attitude than the first, which is exciting.
But even more exciting than doing these fabulous book covers was the opportunity to write an erotic fiction short story called A Rabbit Hole for Emily, for the second book 39 and Still Holding. I can’t wait to see it in print!
Which brings me to my closet erotic fiction collection... I’ve been reading erotic fiction for years but I’ve kept my erotic fiction collection stored away from prying eyes instead of displayed on my book shelves. However, being an erotic fiction cover girl has empowered me to get rid of the chest I stored my erotic fiction collection, and in my new house my erotic fiction collection will be on the bookshelves proudly displayed with all the other books.
So at last I’m proud to be out of the closet… I’m an erotic fiction girl!
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Press for 39 and Holding... Him and other stuff:
-You can buy 39 and Holding... Him by clicking on the checkout link in my sidebar! Go check it out, it's cool! Besides you know you want to buy it just because you can say you know the girl on the cover!
-Check out the 39 and Holding... Him Myspace and add it to your friends!
-Read the Bakotopia article which includes more racy photos. And don't forget to pick up your copy of the Bakotopia magazine featuring the article and photos available this week.
-Read the ABC 23 article.
-Read the interview with Phaze Publisher Kathryn Lively on Paperback Writer.
At last I’m coming out of the closet…
No, I’m not gay.
I am however, on the cover of the erotic fiction anthology 39 and Holding… Him edited by Robin Slick.
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I just said I was an erotic fiction cover girl.
I’ll let that sink in for a minute…
Ok close your mouths.
When N.L. asked me if I wanted to do a photo shoot for an erotic fiction book that Robin Slick was putting together, I said sure. I admire Robin; her writing is sexy as hell! I thought it would be fun. I was a few days from turning 39 and I thought doing the photo shoot for the cover would be a great 39th birthday present to myself.
At the time, I had no clue what doing the book cover really meant. I just thought it would make me feel better about my 39th birthday. And besides, I’d get to be 39 forever in bookstores! Who wouldn’t like that?
For me, realization soon dawned at what an incredibly empowering and liberating experience this was the first time I saw myself on the cover of the book. Let me tell you, I’m proud of the cover! I’m proud to say, “that’s me on the cover and I look good.”
This book cover is about being brave! Something I’ve never really been in my life. In fact, I wish I had been brave enough, empowered enough to do something like this book cover 15-20 years ago.
This book cover is about projecting a good self-image of myself and believing in myself. It’s about conquering fears and taking risks. It’s risky to put yourself out there in a skimpy outfit and not care what people think. Not caring what people think of me is a new concept I'm embracing. However, the book cover is so tastefully done I've received nothing but good positive feedback from all who've seen it.
Hopefully this book cover will inspire other women to find ways to empower themselves. For me, the feeling of empowerment that I’ve received from doing this book cover has inspired me to take risks in other areas of my life as well, like buying my first home all on my own.
Video Interview by ABC23 about empowering women and erotic fiction.
But the spirit of empowering women doesn’t stop with the cover of 39 and Holding… Him. Each story within features women in their 40’s who are strong, independent, living life on their terms and having an adventurous time. It’s the epiphany of “40 is the new sexy!” Not only is life not over at 40, but these stories show that as a woman in your 40’s you can have it all. You can have the fairy tale endings and the Sex and the City sexcapades. In fact you’re entitled to have it all!
As a woman who is about to turn 40, it’s nice to know that life is definitely not over and I can have it all!
And with empowerment comes opportunity…
Robin and Phaze liked the first book cover so much that I got the opportunity to do the second book cover in the 39 series: 39 and Still Holding. The second book cover has a different look and attitude than the first, which is exciting.
But even more exciting than doing these fabulous book covers was the opportunity to write an erotic fiction short story called A Rabbit Hole for Emily, for the second book 39 and Still Holding. I can’t wait to see it in print!
Which brings me to my closet erotic fiction collection... I’ve been reading erotic fiction for years but I’ve kept my erotic fiction collection stored away from prying eyes instead of displayed on my book shelves. However, being an erotic fiction cover girl has empowered me to get rid of the chest I stored my erotic fiction collection, and in my new house my erotic fiction collection will be on the bookshelves proudly displayed with all the other books.
So at last I’m proud to be out of the closet… I’m an erotic fiction girl!
************************
Press for 39 and Holding... Him and other stuff:
-You can buy 39 and Holding... Him by clicking on the checkout link in my sidebar! Go check it out, it's cool! Besides you know you want to buy it just because you can say you know the girl on the cover!
-Check out the 39 and Holding... Him Myspace and add it to your friends!
-Read the Bakotopia article which includes more racy photos. And don't forget to pick up your copy of the Bakotopia magazine featuring the article and photos available this week.
-Read the ABC 23 article.
-Read the interview with Phaze Publisher Kathryn Lively on Paperback Writer.
Labels: 39 and Holding... Him, Bakotopia, book cover, Coming out of the closet, cover model, empowering women, erotic fiction, erotica, infamous women, Matildakay, N.L. Belardes, Phaze, Robin Slick, Sex
Thursday, April 10, 2008
All things erotica...
Have you ever had one of those days where everything seemed to be on the same wavelength? Today was all things erotica.
The erotica theme started this morning as I was making my lunch to take to work. I needed a bag to put my Tupperware dish in and grabbed one that was the right size. I didn’t think anything odd about the bag being a Victoria’s Secret bag. But when I walked into work carrying a Victoria’s Secret bag my co-workers became grinning nosey bodies.
“Victoria’s Secret! What’s in the bag?”
“My lunch.”
“Oh. Not something sexy?”
“Um no. It’s a sandwich and fruit.”
My co-worker seemed genuinely disappointed that the bag contained a sandwich and not lacy underwear.
And then I read today’s wild words by wild women quote by Gloria Leonard, a skin flick star who said, “The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.” I just laughed.
There it was again… erotica.
And then I checked my email and found a link to the Bakotopia story on 39 and Holding… Him, the erotic fiction book cover I’m on. (I know I haven’t talked about this book yet, don’t worry it’s coming).
Ok… three erotica references and my morning was just getting started. This had to be more than just coincidence. Was I giving off an erotica vibe? Were the Gods of Eros shining down on me? Maybe they were trying to tell me I needed a little erotica in my life today.
Besides a little erotica never hurt anyone…
Have you ever had one of those days where everything seemed to be on the same wavelength? Today was all things erotica.
The erotica theme started this morning as I was making my lunch to take to work. I needed a bag to put my Tupperware dish in and grabbed one that was the right size. I didn’t think anything odd about the bag being a Victoria’s Secret bag. But when I walked into work carrying a Victoria’s Secret bag my co-workers became grinning nosey bodies.
“Victoria’s Secret! What’s in the bag?”
“My lunch.”
“Oh. Not something sexy?”
“Um no. It’s a sandwich and fruit.”
My co-worker seemed genuinely disappointed that the bag contained a sandwich and not lacy underwear.
And then I read today’s wild words by wild women quote by Gloria Leonard, a skin flick star who said, “The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.” I just laughed.
There it was again… erotica.
And then I checked my email and found a link to the Bakotopia story on 39 and Holding… Him, the erotic fiction book cover I’m on. (I know I haven’t talked about this book yet, don’t worry it’s coming).
Ok… three erotica references and my morning was just getting started. This had to be more than just coincidence. Was I giving off an erotica vibe? Were the Gods of Eros shining down on me? Maybe they were trying to tell me I needed a little erotica in my life today.
Besides a little erotica never hurt anyone…
Labels: 39 and Holding... Him, Bakotopia, eros, erotic fiction, erotica, sexy, Victoria's Secret
Skin Flick Star
"The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting."
~Gloria Leonard, skin flick star.
"The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting."
~Gloria Leonard, skin flick star.
Labels: 39 and Holding... Him, daily quote, erotic fiction, erotica, Gloria Leonard, Literature, pornography, Robin Slick, skin flick, star, wild women, wild words, Wild words from wild women
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