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Sorry, sorry, but now it’s better

For those who have been waiting for “What Do You Say to a Naked Elf?” to be a “real” book, it’s now available as trade paperback on www.lulu.com.  The price is based on the number of pages, and “Elf” is long, so the price is higher than I’d like, but from now until 1-20 you can take off 20%.  Here are the details:

Enter coupon code PRICETHAW305 at checkout and receive 20% off your order. The maximum savings for this offer is $100. Sorry, but this offer is only valid in US Dollars and cannot be applied to previous orders. You can only use this code once per account, and unfortunately you can’t use this coupon in combination with other coupon codes. This great offer expires on January 20, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST, so don’t miss out! While very unlikely, we do reserve the right to change or revoke this offer at anytime, and of course we cannot offer this coupon where it is against the law to do so.

I apologize for not having it available sooner.  I thought I’d put it up in October.

On the bright side, “The Apprentice Fairy Godmother” and the sequel to “Elf”, “Robert’s Rules Undone” are also on Lulu.com and can be purchased using the same discount code.

And if you’re the person who recently bought two dozen ebooks of “Elf” for Kindle, I’d love to hear from you!

 

Save 25% on my books (paperback) The Sale Continues!

Want a “real” (aka hard) copy of “The Apprentice Fairy Godmother”, “What Do You Say to a Naked Elf?” or “Robert’s Rules Undone” at a great discount?  Use this coupon code at www.lulu.com.  Buy all three!
Use coupon code BUYMYBOOK305 at checkout and receive 25% off your order. The maximum savings with this promotion is $150. You can only use the code once per account, and you can’t use this coupon in combination with other coupon codes. This great offer ends on December 14, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST.

Writing Characters

The value of images when writing is sooo, sooo important.  I’ve started pre-production on the re-release of “What Do You Say to a Naked Elf?” and the sequel (you didn’t know?) “Robert’s Rules Undone”.  My cover artist, the very talented Tuesday of purpleinkdesigns, sent me a cover questionnaire and asked me to fill it out.

Do you know how hard it is to remember character details from six and seven years ago?  Fortunately, I always scrapbook my characters (we call it a Book of Wonder) and I still have the images.  In the case of “Elf” I even have written character descriptions.

Here’s what I based Charlie on, though he’s described in the book as being more like Legolas:

Charlie, the moth

And here is Jane:

Jane Drysdale

You can see I didn’t put a lot of work into it.

However, for the sequel, starring Jane’s sister, Sheila Perfect and (ta-da) Tivat the shapeshifting Elf, I spent a little more time:

Sheila Drysdale-Roberts

Sheila Undone
Tivat, the shapeshifter
More Tivat

Oh, look, more Naked Elf!

And Tivat doesn’t have tattoos, but isn’t that guy hot?  He’s more like the mysterious Marcus (Marcus, just Marcus) from “Tall, Dark and Slayer”.  Thinking about doing a short story centered on him.

I digress.  Images are important while writing your story.  In some cases, afterward.

What do you use for inspiration?

BTW, I got sidetracked by my Book of Wonders for “The Spell Breaker” a Non-comedy but romance.  Richard, the hero king, is based on “Highlander’s” Adrian Paul.  Can you blame me?