Contest...

not mine, but my friend and fellow author Charisma Knight. She is holding a contest for a beautiful ring set at Dark Diva Reviews.Go check it out...

Tips for submitting to a publisher.

1. Read ALL of that publisher's guidelines.2. Make sure you POV (point of view) is one character per chapter and not more than three POV's in a story.3. If you are submitting to a publisher that sells erotic books, PLEASE put sex scenes in the book!4. Try to have someone non-biased or someone who has been in the business a while look over your manuscript.5. Submit and then practice patience. Your's in not the only story being reviewed.6. Do not, and I repeat DO NOT shop your book!!! Nothing is more irritating than offering a contract only to find...

Sugar and Spice Press news

Update...Sugar and Spice News!! Please Read!!Share Today at 7:34pmDear Valued Customers,Due to problems, we have been forced to migrate to a new holder for ourdomain. This also necessitated a new name for the Web site url. We apologizefor any inconvenience this may cause. However, please rest assured thatSugar and Spice Press will continue to offer our customers the same qualityservice and books we always have.Please note that our new name for the Web site address, effective tomorrowafternoon, Dec. 1, 2009, will be:www.sugarnspicepress.comBest...

Ode to a turkey....

Turkey turkey, golden brown,They chopped your head and took your crown.Unsuspecting and innocent were you,now I shall eat you covered in goo.surrounded by food that you cannot eatyou shoulda been faster on your feet!Happy Thanksgiving Everyo...

So I guess the good fortune can't last or had to be paid back in some form. I miscarried for the second time in a year the day after my last post almost losing my life in the process and this morning someone threw a mailbox post through the back of my husband's fairly new car. I'm not going to be in the mood for posting for a whi...

National Coming Out Day!

If you have chosen today to come out, I wish you strength and peace. ...

Weekend to weekend

It's been a pretty fantastic week as well, why is that you ask??? Let's see, I got a netbook!!! My Uncle found a fab deal on a Dell Mini 10....he, my Aunt and parents decided to purchase it as an early Christmas present. This comes just in time because the Valentine's Day anthology is a GO!!! Just got the word yesterday after Morgan, Dahlia, Eliza and I sat for a good few hours hammering out story lines, characters and titles. It's to be finished by the beginning of December and out by Valentine's Day. I am really VERY excited about this! Decided...

What a great weekend!

I got to hang with some of my author buddies and meet some new friends as well at the Fetish Fair. As always, the creative juices start flowing when you get authors together. I know have a plot line for the first in a series of four YA books, and have picked up a second anthology within a month. The first, which will be out in late Spring is 100% American Beef with Jordyn Tracy, Dahlia Rose, Sabrina Luna and myself. The second anthology, which will hopefully be out for early Spring is a fantasy. Kissing Tales is the tentative title with Morgan...

New Contest!

Your taste caresses my lips like a loverBeckons me to drink more of your bold rich tasteYour scent stimulates my senses and I shiver with delightOh Coffee how you tempt me so!~*~*~Do you love coffee as much as we do?As an author our day starts out with a hot cup of our favorite brew!And why shouldn't our favorite drink have a sexy face to go along with it?Enters our sexy Mr. CoffeeWait we don't have one yet..so its up to you to pick him!Help Dahlia Rose, Jordyn Tracey and Dorian Wallace pick...Their unofficial yet honorary Mr. Coffee!!~*~*~How...

One Year!

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the release of my first book Cold Kiss. In honor of that I am giving away an e-copy; Follow me on Twitter and @Dorianwallace "Happy Anniversary!" I will DM the winner tomorr...

Lenovo

Just started following lenovosocial on Twitter for a chance to win a netbook. I've just done a quick search on reviews for this brand and they seem mixed....some say slow, others say great all ways around. I think they have the look I'm looking for...really like the white, blue & white and red & white. Most of the other brands out there have a color and then the black keyboard. But this is going to be for my writing and internet...since I am going to be in a Dr's office quite frequently over the next 8-9 months, this would be great to take...

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Dahlia Rose has that song stuck in my head this week....SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION...well, next week. There has definitely been a lot going on this Summer between writing, anniversaries, birthdays, relatives visiting and finding out we are expecting another bundle of joy in April on my husbands birthday. (Hoping for a girl, but will be happy with a healthy baby of either gender).I am ready for Fall! Then again, I'm always ready for Fall again halfway through Winter. I am ready to come alive again....I become very grumpy and mostly immobile during...

Mini laptops/netbooks

Here is my dilemma, DH and I share a laptop....when he gets home, I stop my writing and relinquish control over our "third child". My choices are to write on paper, which is fine for the most part, or wait until he is done....leaving me up till sometimes 2 in the morning writing. I am considering a mini because it's light weight and easily portable....I can put it on the kitchen counter and use it while I'm waiting for the sauce to boil or stick it in my purse and use it at...well, anywhere I want really. The one I have my eye on at the moment...

Night Owl Romance...

Review.... 4.75 out of 5 hearts!! Read entire review here.From DanniI enjoy reading anthologies because it gives me a chance to try new to me authors. And Mating Season is a well-rounded anthology because it offers a little bit of everything for everyone – shape shifters, contemporary, interracial and paranormal stories. The stories take readers on a journey with forbidden lovers, life lessons, shapeshifters and hot, steamy, erotic sex. With most anthologies there are usually one or two stories that stick out above the rest. I am happy to say that...

Home stretch

I love when I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with a book and this one seems to be sewing itself up pretty nicely. I have filled in some of the gaps that I was worried about over the weekend.After I finish up Cubo, I really need to have a girls day and shift out of Mom mode for a night ;) Then it will be onto the sequel for A Hare's Breadth....still debating weather I'm going to finish up the story or leave it open for a third (even though I haven't written one word for it yet). Still playing around with titles for it as well.I'm really...

Yikes!

Cerebral Reviews the new Mrs. Giggles???I'm all for honest reviews, but WOW seems like this site was just started so they can feel above any author that DARE send their book in. This strikes me as an excuse to be a grammar natzi and tear down authors and publishers that they don't care for.Needless to say, I will not be sending any of my books to them and would caution other authors to think about it before they send in as well. *edit*I did some investigating because the blatant venom and favoritism was bothering me. I have figured out who one...

Weird week

Last week was a doozy was it not? Not only did we loose quite a few celebrities, I read about quite a few Face Book friends loosing loved ones and friends. Such a sad time in a lot of lives and that was on top of what's going on in Iran. I am going to keep my politics to a minimum however.It seems the muses are working over time....most of my writer friends and myself have been finishing stories and coming up with new ideas left and right. I am finishing up Cubo, very excited that this will be my first print book. Also have added to my list of...

First review for Mating Season.

Rating: 5 CupsNo Place to RunLin Chen is on the run in a futile effort to save her family from her ex-husband's wrath. Caught by a snowstorm in a foreign land she finds her way to Prairie Knights Casino and Resort and Kyle.Kyle has unexplained powers. He is determined to save Lin Chen from the man who abused her no matter the cost.Kyle just may have what it takes to save Lin once and for all. Lin must choose to believe in him and stand and fight the enemy that is far stronger than she could ever imagine.Regina Paul is an outstanding writer who...

4/3 years tomorrow!

June 12th 2005 was our first date. June 12th 2006 was our wedding day. I feel like I've known him all my life and some day's I find a new surprise in his gray eyes...or blue or green, depending on his mood. I love him immensely, irrevocably and immeasurably. He makes me strive to be a better person but accepts me as I am. Everyone deserves to find their puzzle piece....to my partner, my best friend, the father of my children, my husband....Je t'aime avec tout mon coeur.Happy Anniversary Ashl...

Finally...

Catching up....sorry I've been so silent! Con Carolinas was a blast. I really enjoyed meeting everyone; authors, vendors, patrons, Klingons, Storm troopers, faires, vampires and old friends! I have pictures posted on my Facebook and Myspace pages, so be sure to check them out :)I got a chance to do my first panels with some wonderfully talented authors and even be serenaded with a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody by formerly mentioned Klingons! I have a time frame for Cubo, it should be out the second week in August! Excited about that!! Also, sugarandspicepress.net...

This weekend!

Come meet me at Con Carolina's! There will be a few other Sugar & Spice authors popping in at the table as well....Kaya Cassan, author of Accidental Bitch and Regina Riley, author of Epiphany and Burn. And our wonderful publisher and fellow author, Dahlia Rose, will be coming by as well!I'll most likely be Tweeting throughout the day....come follow me!Hope to see you guys the...

WEEEE

When I checked earlier, Mating Season was on Amirapress.com's best seller's list!!! Thank you to all the readers for making that possible, let's keep it going! Right now I have two songs running through my head....First, because I use a pen name and it's kind of apropos aside from being an awesome song...That's not my name. Second is a my ringtone on a friend's phone (whom I love dearly and consider a sister)Poker face. Cracks me up, those dogs are bigger than she is....even those I'm only two inches taller than she is....yeah, an amazon, I am...

Getting excited!

Only two more weeks until Con Carolina...

Okay....

I received my Blu Cigarette in the mail today. So far I am loving it!!! My lungs are already feeling better, I don't stink, I can lay on my bed and "smoke" or rather, what the kiddies are calling it, Vape. In fact, I just took a drag as I'm writing. Here's my run down....I smoke menthol, this is a bit sweeter than what I'm used to but comparable enough to suffice. Haven't tried the other flavors yet (Java, Vanilla, Cherry).The drag/ vapor is almost the same as a regular cig; you even get the warm sensation that a traditional cigarette gives off,...

Mating Season

Was released on Friday...sorry I didn't update you all but it has been a crazy week and a half! If you click on the cover to the right it will take you to the purchase link. I am so excited about A Hare's Breadth and am proud of my work on it! Here is my excerpt. In other news....some of you may know that I am a smoker and I have been struggling to quit for quite some time now to no avail. A friend posted a link that I'm hoping will be the answer or at least temporary solution to my problem...http://bluecigs.com/I had NO clue things like this existed!...

It's 2am...

Why are my eyes still open? Partially because I know I have to be somewhere in the morning (Aunt& Uncle are visiting and at my parents house) and partially because it's been a busy day. Dropped the 11 year old off at Aunt Dahlia's for a sleepover and picked up books and supplies for Con Carolinas at the end of the month. I realized when I was picking up lunch for hubby and myself that I was supposed to attend the NCPCOW Beltaine Brouhaha and forgot about it!! Quickly ate lunch and then headed to King's Mountain to at least say hi and I was...

Happy Friday

I was asked today by a gentleman on Twitter, of which I am addicted, if I ever have to do research for my books. The answer for me, and any author who wants to continue selling books, is yes. I do a lot of research to make my story not only factual and accurate but to prevent myself from looking silly. There will ALWAYS be a reader out there who is more versed on a subject or location than I am, it's just the way life is. To prevent readers from being offended by inaccuracies, I do my homework. In fact, I do almost as much homework as Morgan Hawke...

My first Interview

I had forgotten to post it here.... WhohubWell, I have finished the line edits on A Hare's Breadth and sent them to my publisher. Right now, Mating Season, (the anthology that includes A Hare's Breadth), is set for release next Friday....May 8th! amirapress....

Coming next week!!

Epiphany by Regina RileyRelease date; May 2, 2009Chloe Bright suspects that her twenty-ninth birthday will be just another ordinary boring day, in her ordinary boring life. But she discovers that her roommate has moved out without warning, the library she works at is closing, and her parents tell her she’s adopted. Just when she thought her life couldn’t get any worse, a new roommate moves in, bringing a bizarre world of trouble with her. This sexy...

Quiet on the set!

At least that's what I wish I could yell sometimes. I wish I could just take my laptop up to my office with a pack of cigarettes and a cup of coffee or glass of wine and just write! So what's the problem? My two year old would destroy the house, I don't smoke in the house and being tipsy in the middle of the afternoon would be very irresponsible, fun, but irresponsible. So, I write when I can. I write during naps, in the morning before souls are stirring, in between "no don't touch that, put that down and get off the stairs!" When hubby is on the...

Redemption

On the run from a murderous uncle, Katie Beaumont married outlaw Ben Cready the day before he was supposed to hang. They shared one night of explosive passion and for six months, she'd believed herself a widow. Now Ben is back to claim what's his, and that includes the sweet bride he'd never been able to forget. Redemption had me hooked from the get go with Katie being scared by her supposedly dead husband. She saw him last at a gallows and here...

Spring has Sprung!

Happy Ostara to my Pagan friends!I finished A Hare's Breadth this week, sent it in and signed my contracts....here is my blurb.....................!-- .r{} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;}@font-face {font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 5 5 3 3 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870009 1073741843 0 0...

As promised

I am so excited to show off the new cover! I am currently wrapping up the ending to make it a happier one. I misunderstood what my publisher meant by open ended and left the story in a less than desirable state. That's all that I'll mention about the subject, you'll have to just grab a copy for yourself when it comes out ;)As soon as I'm able, meaning after everything is edited and contracts signed, I will post an excerpt to wet your appetite!In...

Done!

Well, with the first leg of it, still have edits to go. I finished A Hare's Breadth last night and I am much more relaxed today. Now I can go ahead and get a few reviews done, one that is over due. I am also very excited for Watchmen coming out this weekend!!I think you guys are going to enjoy HB, I have it set in Dundee Scotland like I had Cold Kiss. I got to thinking as I was writing the other day, maybe readers would like to see where I'm talking about in the book. I'm going to post some links if you would like to see.Places mentioned in my...

So soon?

Yes, I'm back already and with exciting news....I got another review of Cold Kiss last night and am VERY happy the reviewer liked it! Wow, to be compared with an awesome graphic novel (which I am a HUGE fan of comics) turned film, Wanted !!here's the review.Woo Hoo! Hope everyone has a fantastic weeke...

Busy, busy, busy!

Still working on "A Hare's Breadth" for the Amirapress Spring anthology titled "Mating Season". It's a story about two shapeshifting clans, one Scottish and one Italian, set in Scotland. I'm honored to have my name along side Dahlia Rose, Brenda Steele and Regina Paul for this project. I just revamped chapter 1 because I didn't like the way the story started out and am very excited with the direction it's taking now....hopefully you will all like it as well. As soon as the cover art is done and I get a copy I will put it up for you to see.As soon...