Jax's Artistic Journey...

If you haven't visited there..you should go see what Cassidy has to say about SUNSET KEY, her life, her writing... Go visit the Phaze Blog! She's got a great contest that will get you eligible for a chance at winning her novella!

You guys better have $2 to download my book. LOL

THE RELEASE OF SUNSET KEY IS HERE!

Sunset Key
Cassidy Kent
ISBN 1-59426-563-1

Freesia Daniels, personnel specialist and consummate planner, wasn't prepared to get the boot from her company for possessing a heart. When she decides to return home from Boston to the sunny beaches of Key West to lick her wounds, she discovers her heartbroken past has finally caught up with her in the form of Zachary Gray, her childhood sweetheart. He lures her to his island getaway and lands them smack in the middle of a raging hurricane. Lightning doesn't often strike twice, but this storm might give them both a second chance at love.

Size: HeatSheet
Rating: Pulsar
Excerpt: http://www.phaze.com/Excerpts/SunsetKeyExcerpt.htm
http://www.phazebooks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=87

Beth Orsoff's ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED? It's funny, smart and will keep you laughing. I met her personally and I can say she's even more fun and cool in person! Speaking of which..

Entertainment attorney Beth Orsoff will be chatting with Romance Divas in our Chat Room on Friday, April 28th at 6:00PM PST about movie deals.

Eva Gale has a great novella out at Phaze and I want to spread the word...

She's a bit on the shy side about this since it's her first published work, so let's support her and purchase the novella. It's only $2.00! You can buy a cheeseburger for that price. So, watch those hips and purchase something you can re-read forever.

Speaking of releases: Cassidy Kent's SUNSET KEY comes out this month...I'm think in a matter of days. Check with Phaze and look under SURGE! I expect you guys to go get this when it's out so you can tell me how much you loooooove it...LOL

THANKS!

Don't know if it's the weather or the transitions in my life that's making me unproductive. I sit in front of the computer and it takes me hours to figure out what I need to do. I'm just getting started and I'm frustrated and can't seem to focus. I have to start up on my writing again and, frankly, I dread it. Not that I'm burnt out with the story...oh no...I'm just in this weird period trying to get up the energy to work again. I've got a job interview tomorrow so I'm kinda stressed about that, but I'm doing my best to keep up with my head. With the time change, it's really been screwing with me..funny how one hour difference makes a huge impact on your day. OK, I shouldn't make excuses but I feel like being lazy. This is my first real day off without resume posts, interviews, running errands..so I deserve to be lazy DARNIT! Yawn, I'm sleepy too. Maybe that's why I'm cranky.

Maybe I'll take a nap....yeah, that should solve everything.

The Procrastinator

It took me one whole day to realize that working at Paramount was so WRONG! Nothing against the studio...let me elaborate...as I worked, it suddenly dawned on me that entertainment just isn't for me. Well, not that kind of job, anyway. I guess there are people who thrive on taking those low-paying, grunt-work, slave-to-their-bosses kind of jobs and kiss ass to move up the corporate ladder--but for me, I just don't do that. Granted the glam of the industry and being on the lot was supercool, but the reality was that it was so ten years ago for me. I'm much older (and wiser) now and the only type of entertainment I enjoy is watching from my sofa with a can of Mountain Dew in my hand and the remote control in the other. Life has changed me, being published in book form is my goal and I don't have time to mess with "superstar execs"...sorry. Yes, you got it. I quit before I got too far in the thick of things and then it would be unprofessional for them to scurry to find a replacement. I was diplomatic about it and I can say I feel damn good. Yep, there's nothing like knowing your worth, respecting yourself, and being confident enough to walk away from what could potentially be a great big headache. I am not normally a quitter, but how I see it, my hubby is in the industry and when I do walk the red carpet it will be as his date to pick up the Oscar. LOL

Sorry folks, can't disclose any information about my work there as I signed a confidentiality agreement and would be liable... I know, I'm such the tease!

I landed a gig for a month in Publicity at Paramount Studios! What will I be doing? I'll tell ya.. I'm helping organize the Premiere for Mission Impossible 3!!!!!!! What do you think that entails? Working the red carpet, baby! That's right! For the next 30 days, I'll be learning the ropes, running around, pitching in... I'll be immersed in the entertainment industry in the event coordinating and this is going to be like no other event I've helped planned before. For the next 30 days, I'll give you updates on what I'm doing, who I meet, and the inside scoop on working my buns off in this job that so many are envious about. I think it's never as good as it sounds..but I'm willing to give you the truth behind this responsibility..and if it's boring, I'm good at fabricating. LOL

Hope you come back to read my adventures. Wish me luck..hope I get to run into some celebs and perhaps make contact and land something wonderful!

I'm out!

Haven't been writing in 3 weeks except for filling out promotionals for my upcoming releases. It's a really tough battle with the brain to be in writing mood. I woke up at 9:00AM and made sure my partner in crime was up too. We go for our usual writing at the local cafe in the mornings: Saturdays and Sundays, so there's no sleeping in!

We're going over story ideas and thinking that we should enter another contest. Not that we don't have enough to do, but it would be good if we could promote as many releases as we could. LOL

I've had my latte and I still feel yucky. I spent my first free week working at home and then I ended up going to interviews on the days I didn't work. It's not very fun. I'm suppose to have two chapters done on my WIP before my writing partner gets back from visiting her parents. I guess I should get into the writing zone, but there are too many distractions to count. I'm barely able to keep my eyes open. Oh well, I should force myself...so I will.

Agent Chat Tonight

Hey guys and gals, there's a hot chat at Romance Divas tonight at 7 EST with superagent Jenny Bent from Trident Media!

Should be a fun time - Jenny tells it like it is and I think that's something we can all appreciate in this business.

See you in the chatroom!

DEIDRE KNIGHT of the Knight Agency is our SPOTLIGHT ON this month at ROMANCE DIVAS.

Congrats Deidre! Her fabulous book PARALLEL ATTRACTION is available today! Go get it!



We've also got a great workshop with ALESIA HOLLIDAY. We share the same name in common, er... almost. It's actually my name Jax and her young adult pen name is under Jax Abbott. Who would have thunk?

WORKSHOP
Success as a Plot Monkey: Multiple subplot your way to a great book!
April 10 -14, 2006

Triple RITA finalist Alesia Holliday calls herself a "plot monkey" - she never met a subplot she didn't want to put in a book, somewhere, sometime. Chat with her and learn how the twists and turns of multiple subplots can make your novels sizzle!