Favorite things about my job as a writer – top ten style
1. Working
in my bathrobe and slippers
2. The
commute
3. Making my
own hours (and being able to take frequent breaks with no one the wiser)
4. Eavesdropping
on people (for realistic dialog, of course!)
5. Going on
adventures and spending time in places I love without leaving the house
6. Knowing my
POV character’s thoughts and feelings, and it’s not weird
7. Making my
characters say things I, as a polite person, would never say
8. Making
nasty people from real life into fictional villains, then killing them.
9. Writing a
happy ending, knowing I’m going to leave some reader with a smile.
10. Hearing
from fans who love and appreciate my work
11. Getting my
next contract
Okay, technically, that’s 11 things, but I love my job too
much to choose only 10.
I especially LOVE my latest book. Definitely in my top 10. It’s an erotic paranormal comedy that I wrote
as a short story several years ago. It’s Mr. Amazing’s favorite. I actually
heard him laughing out loud as he read it. When he finished, he gave me his
best compliment. He said, “It’s so dirty, I love it!” He usually just says, “The
story is good, but it needs more sex.”
So how did I turn a short story into a short novel? I
enlisted the help of my BFF and sometimes writing partner, Dalton Diaz!
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Two Gods are in big trouble with Zeus. Gods will be gods and
when these two taunt the wrong fire Goddess for their own entertainment, she
erupts, literally, creating a whole new Hawaiian island. But Zeus is not amused
and must teach them a lesson they won't forget. Who knew their punishment would
lead to finding the loves of their lives?
Great Zeus! (Dalton Diaz)
Epimetheus knows he screwed up. Well, he knows it since Zeus
pointed it out with a lightning bolt or two. He’s willing to take his
punishment like a Titan, but all bets are off when his beloved dead wife
Pandora shows up. Pandy has no memory of him. Epimetheus has no powers, and no
forethought. What could possibly go wrong?
Oh My God (Ashlyn Chase) Rewritten and expanded
version of a 2009 CAPA and Eppie Award nominee, same title
The Greek God of wine, women, and party, falls off a balcony
during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Now he has amnesia. All he knows is that they
call him 'Big D', and he drinks too much and ought to give up alcohol for Lent.
Mandy and Brenda flashed Dionysus right before he fell.
They're nice enough to take him to an AA meeting, and then back to their homes
until he recovers his memory. Fortunately, they're not too nice to be naughty.
This book will be published by my own company Imagination
Unlimited L.L.C. on 11/24. My wacky story will be in paperback for the first
time, and it will only cost $7.99...the same as my mass market paperbacks! That makes
me enormously happy.
Great list and the book sounds fantastic. Love the cover.
ReplyDeleteThanks! We actually had a photographer friend of ours use a model she worked with sometimes. He ripped his undershirt open with his bare hands! LOL
DeleteHere's my #12: daydreaming...and calling it "work"!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I was going to ask people to add to the list, but something shiny crossed my path.
DeleteYes, please add your favorite things to the list!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your release, Ash!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Terri!
DeleteCongrats on the new release. Love the list!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Venus!
DeleteAwesome list. #8 is a favorite!!! LOL Congrats on your new release!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marie!
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