On My Way
In another couple days I’m off to paradise, so wish me luck on the flights. Frankly, I’m sick and tired of being afraid of flying. I’ve missed out on so many travel opportunities already and I’ve got to get over it somehow. I thought it would get easier once I “got back into it”, but that unfortunately hasn’t been the case yet. Still, one can hope, right?
I’m taking my laptop, though I don’t know how much actual work I’m going to get done, and my Kindle is loaded full of steamy books to keep me occupied. By the way, did you know it’s The Romance Reviews grand opening celebration right now? Check out the highlighted link to enter contests, win prizes and find out about all kinds of books you never new existed. They’ve already got something like 9,000 Facebook followers.
Did I mention I’m working on another naughty novella for The Wild Rose Press? This one features one of the other brothers in our Dumen Ranch series. I’m really enjoying the shorter lengths right now, and it’s been just what my muse was craving. Maybe Hawaii will inspire me even more!
The Editing Cave
Hi all. I woke up this morning thinking I’ve got exactly one week left to live, as I’m getting on another damn plane next weekend with my family. I’m not very happy about this, but what can you do? I don’t want my kids to miss out on awesome opportunities just because their parents are wing nuts and terrified of setting foot on an aircraft.
Luckily, I’ve had lots of things keeping me busy with my writing. I’ve been deep in my editing cave for the past week, revising and editing my upcoming Carina release, Deadly Descent, and my upcoming first erotic romance release from The Wild Rose Press, Deacon’s Touch. The contract for my next erotic novella (coming this winter from Carina), No Holds Barred, arrived this week and is winging its way back to the Harlequin offices as I type this.
On top of my edits, I also wrote and submitted another naughty novella this past week, and have been asked by my TWRP editor to write another. In all, I’ve edited over 150k words since last weekend. I’m pretty proud of myself 🙂 So, basically my desk is clear for the next couple weeks. I hope to plot out and maybe begin the requested novella this week, but I’ll try to work on my next military romantic suspense novel for Carina during the flights. Lord knows I won’t be sleeping, so I might as well make use of the time and get something accomplished, right?
I’ll definitely keep you posted on release dates or any more contracts that come my way. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Kaylea 🙂
Guest Blogging With Katie Reus
I’m anticipating line edits for Deadly Descent in the next week or two, and in the meantime I’m working on another short hot story for Carina. That’s a lot of fun, but today the awesome Katie Reus is hosting me on her blog, as part of her 30 Days of Danger and Secrets party. I’m talking about Special Operations and why I love writing about them, specifically why I use those elite soldiers as my heroes. Kind of self explanatory, I think, but I know there are people out there who don’t share my love of the subject. (Blasphemy! Who are they? I want names and e-mail addresses!)
Today I’m featuring Cover of Darkness, but the winner can choose any book from my backlist. Stop by and leave a comment to enter!
Aloha Bound
I’m going to Hawaii in a couple weeks, but part of me is already there because Kim Adams of SOS Aloha has hosted Luke and I over on her awesome blog. She interviewed him for this piece, which I thought was kind of neat, and we get to hear about his Valentine’s Day plans with Emily.
If you’d like to pop by and leave a comment, you’ll be entered into the contest for a copy of Absolution. And Kim’s not only an Air Force veteran; she’s made of pure awesomeness. When I told her I was coming to Hawaii (she lives there) she didn’t just say “Yay, good for you!” and leave it at that. Nuh-uh. She e-mailed to say she’s going to have a tour guide of the big island, written by a local, waiting for me at the front desk when I arrive. And she might even look into flights so we can meet up while I’m there! Talk about above and beyond the call of duty.
I swear, people in the romance community–writers, editors, agents, bloggers and reviewers–are among the most generous people on earth. I love networking like this, because it means meeting more people like Kim.
Mahalo, Kim!
Kaylea 🙂