Archive for October, 2006
October 31, 2006
11:19 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
Yay! Halloween is here! And so is my book Haunted Dreams!
(Click on the cover to purchase)
A handsome stranger haunts Kara’s dreams, and she’s stunned when she meets him at the Halloween charity ball. Staying the night in a haunted house just might bring her closer to Hayden, but will it be close enough to satisfy the ghost lovers who need them to unite - forever?
Don’t forget about the contest that I’m having today! You could win a $15 gift card from Bath & Body Works just for purchasing my book today. Check out yesterday’s post for details.
Everyone have a safe and Happy Halloween!
October 30, 2006
1:36 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
I’m exhausted. My mom’s visiting, and that’s enough to set my kids into a tailspin. Yesterday my friend and her kids came over to bake cookies. Today we shopped, went to the pumpkin patch and got ripped off, then carved pumpkins all night. The pumpkins turned out soooo cool! I should post a pic of them to show you guys.
This is not one of them but it’s cool.
Okay, here’s a repeat of the details for my Haunted Dreams contest! It comes out on Tuesday! Whoo hoo! And if you buy it and send me the receipt, you’ll be entered to win a super cool prize!
Here’s how it works:
~~ Buy Haunted Dreams on Halloween (when it’s released!) at Cobblestone Press (www.cobblestone-press.com)
~~ Send me a copy of the receipt (take out any info you don’t want me to know - just copy and paste at least the part where it shows you purchased my book and the price, or forward the email)
~~ Send the receipt to karen @ karenwritesromance.com (minus spaces)
~~ You’ll be entered to win a $15 gift card to Bath & Body Works! Buy yourself an early Christmas present.
You must send me the receipt by November 1st! And the purchase date must be October 31st to be entered!
It’s as simple as that! I will draw the winner on November 2nd and announce it on my website.
October 28, 2006
12:50 pm • Filed under: Uncategorized
Okay my mom is here and she helped me draw the winning name.
Drumroll please…
Danielle!!!!
Danielle, please email me at karen @ karenwritesromance.com so I can get your address and mail you the special fall goodie basket!!!
Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who participated!
Details about my Haunted Dreams contest will be reposted again tomorrow.
Yet another naughty pic…
October 27, 2006
12:12 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
…at the Word Flirts on Friday.
I will count all comments over at The Flirts today, but this is the LAST DAY to leave a comment and be entered into my fabulous Halloween/fall goodie basket contest! So go check it out.
Whoops another naughty picture.
October 26, 2006
10:34 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
So I had a flash of inspiration last night and after I put the kidlets to bed, I jammed on down to the local B&N with my laptop and $5. Bought a grande Pumpkin Spice Latte (my favorite) and sat down at a table, hoping to get some writing done. LOTS of writing done.
I’m stuck right now. I’m at a transitional spot that’s difficult to write. I know what I want to do once I’m past it but man, I’m having a hard time getting past it. Ugh.
I wrote about 2k words, but none of it I like much. I’m hoping today with hubby home I can work a little harder on this thing. Wish me luck. I want to be finished with it by Halloween. Yeah right!
Speaking of Halloween…
I like these chicks. They make me want to write a story about them.
October 25, 2006
10:36 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
Do you find this offensive?
I find it both funny and, “Oh, man, that’s naughty.”
Lemme know what you think.
October 24, 2006
10:34 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
I sold my Christmas themed novella, Fairies & Wishes, to Cobblestone Press!
Here’s the blurb:
Lily the Christmas fairy must teach a lonely doctor how to love again, so she makes him fall in love with her. Big mistake since she always leaves earth the day after Christmas. But how can she leave the sweet, sexy doctor when she’s fallen in love with him, too?
Lily was so much fun to write. Here’s the pic that inspired her creation:
Isn’t she cool?
October 23, 2006
10:25 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
Halloween is almost here - hurray!
So I’m going to have a contest for my blog readers. Just leave me a comment (one per day please) today through Friday and you’ll be entered to win a special Halloween goodie pumpkin. Yeah, a pumpkin basket filled with fall fun stuff. Yay!
I’ll announce the winner on Saturday, October 28th. Spooky!!
And then there’s this…
I’m celebrating the release of Haunted Dreams with a contest!
Here’s how it works:
~~ Buy Haunted Dreams on Halloween (when it’s released!) at Cobblestone Press
~~ Send me a copy of the receipt (take out any info you don’t want me to know - just copy and paste at least the part where it shows you purchased my book and the price, or forward the email)
~~ Send the receipt to karen @ karenwritesromance.com (minus spaces)
~~ You’ll be entered to win a $15 gift card to Bath & Body Works! Buy yourself an early Christmas present.
You must send me the receipt by November 1st! And the purchase date must be October 31st to be entered!
It’s as simple as that! I will draw the winner on November 2nd and announce it on my website.
October 22, 2006
11:25 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
But this one is interesting. Both Sue and Sharon nabbed me to do this one.
Sharon keeps a file of a list of everyone she knows with a note of their past or current experiences, who could one day become precious contacts for research purposes.
So she tagged other writers to share their personal experiences so everyone could have possible contacts for future references. And then we’re suppposed to tag five others, etc., etc.
So here’s my contribution to the list:
~~ I used to work at a newspaper - I even wrote obituaries.
~~ My father in law was a monk! I know that’s not me in particular but hey, I find that interesting.
~~ Did the retail thing for five+ years - stories about that, lemme tell ya.
~~ Worked at a RV dealership for seven years - hubby still works there. Wanna know about RVs? I can hook you up.
~~ I’m a mother of 3 - with a big age gap between #1 and #2 (almost 9 years). I was a single mother of my oldest for five years.
Okay, not very exciting but it’s all I got damn it! I’m taggin’ Shelli, Emma, Kelley, Stacy and Tara. 
Message from Sharon:
“PLEASE LEAVE THE FOLLOWING IN ALL ‘PEOPLE COLLECTION’ POSTS:
Remember that it isn’t always the sensational stuff that writers are looking for, it can just as easily be something that you take for granted like having raised twins or knowing how to grow beetroot. Mind you, if you know how to fly a helicopter or have worked as a film extra, do feel free to let the rest of us know about it :-)”
On another note, I’m announcing my new contests here TOMORROW! Be sure and stop by!
October 20, 2006
11:02 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
…I’ve decided that I’m going to host a block party at my house next week and y’all are invited. Corset wearing optional (see post and comments below). Big burly men watching seems to be a favorite of my blog visitors so hence the invite, lol. Maybe if you’re lucky I can spy and sneak around and snap a few pictures. Men in hardhats on big tractors who fill out their jeans? I know you want it!
On another note I have been writing like a crazy fool! Yes, the 11 page golden nugget I found Sunday night has turned into a 51 page soon-to-be novella that’s going places. I’m so excited. I love my characters.
My hero is an alpha - I’ve never really written an alpha so I find him pretty sexy - and totally difficult. He’s got everything so under control and the heroine really throws him for a loop. I mean a serious, forever life changing loop. And he offers to do the right thing, grudgingly. Doesn’t understand his feelings towards her so he shoves them deep inside. That way, he doesn’t have to deal with them.
He makes my poor heroine nuts. But that’s okay, he’s supposed to. I think I need to go back and reread that Alpha male workshop Kate Walker hosted at Harlequin a few weeks ago. I’d link it but Blogger is acting like a b*@ch so sorry. I’ll be lucky to get this posted.
Halloween is getting closer - and so is the release of my book:
I’m announcing contests on Monday so make sure to check it out!!
