Erotic Romance novel by Scarlett Parrish

Upon looking back over my blog a while ago, I realized that while I have a character interview with the love interest from Scarlett Parrish‘s erotic romance novel, By the Book, somehow I managed to not yet post my thoughts on the book itself. First, of course, the usual disclaimer that Scarlett is a dear friend and I beta’ed this particular book extensively (I’m even mentioned in the acknowledgements as Lia Booke). That being said, I can sum up my review for the book thusly:

Buy it, read it, love it. That is all.

…No? Not enough? Alright, well perhaps I ought to write a little more about the actual plot of the story and character development and such. I’ll put it all below the cut of course, for those of you who don’t want spoilers.
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What the Goodreads statistics say I like to read.

Back at the beginning of the year (wow, six months ago already) I mentioned that I was making a Goodreads account to keep track of what I read and/or wanted to read this year. I’ve been keeping up with it fairly well, except for a brief period in the last couple of months when I abandoned the internet almost entirely. I’ve unfortunately missed some of the books I read during that period (couldn’t remember everything I’d read) but it is still a pretty good indicator of what I’ve been reading this year.
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Always a difficult prospect.

Hello loyal Readers! So, remember several months ago when I said I was going to take a blogging hiatus? Well, it turns out it was a writing hiatus as well. This came about for several reasons, primarily the fact that I had gotten pregnant and was going through a rather difficult first trimester (it’s a boy, in case you were wondering). That’s all behind me now though, and I’m ready to dive back into writing as much as possible. I’ll be returning to blogging as well, but I’m not sure that I’ll be sticking to any sort of regular schedule this time. As much as I enjoy writing for the blog and interacting with those of you who leave comments, I think I’d like to concentrate a little harder on my fiction for a while. On top of that, in a few short months there will be a Baby Bookewyrme to look after and keep up with (he’s already pretty active) so my free time will become unspeakably precious.

So! What this means! There will be occasional blog posts, some with adorable baby pictures, there will be writing thoughts, and there may be published stories soon! Stay tuned, dear Readers.

Currently Reading: Sanctuary by Mercedes Lackey

ANNOUNCEMENT!

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It’s not the size, but what you do with it that counts.

Alright you lot, get your minds out of the gutter. I don’t want to talk about that today, but rather story length. Stories come in all shapes and sizes; long ones, short ones, medium ones and zig-zaggy ones. Some people prefer short stories, others would rather read a full length novel instead. No size is particularly better than any of the others, but as with all things in life everyone has their own opinions and preferences. Even writers. Some of us only want to write short stories and would get bored trying to write an entire novel. Others only write novels and consider a short story a waste of their time and talents. Many of us write both in unequal measure.
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No one is as unruly as Bugs and Daffy.

I was recently reminded of this clip on AbsoluteWrite.

I’ve seen that particular Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck skit before, but I had never considered it in the context of being a writer. The relationship between Bugs and Daffy in this Warner Brother’s Short almost perfectly exemplifies the relationship between authors and characters in my experience. The ones who come to life fight back, and good authors are real stinkers to their characters. And sometimes the author can’t make up their mind where or when to place the story until the characters tell them.

My most disobedient and demanding character to date is Zona from Through Brass Goggles. She is probably my second-favorite character because of it. Zona would be first, but my dragon Aurelia is not just a character but almost my muse as well. Who is yours? Are they your favorite?

Currently Reading: Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss