Coming Through!
Can I get a woo and hoo! Check out my be-u-te-ful cover for my September 3rd contemporary romance Through The Lens out from Crimson Romance. Isn’t it lovely? Gulp. This is feeling very real now.
Here is a little bit about Through the Lens:
Mika Walters is a normal woman working in the not so normal world of New York Fashion. As long time assistant to uber sexy photographer Alejandro Vargas she’s tired of being the girl in the background. Just once she wants Alejandro to look at her with the same smoldering look he gives to his willowy models and now she has her chance.
Stranded.
After a travel mishap where the rest of the crew and the models can’t make the remote location shoot for another three days Mika is taking her moment to catch Alejandro’s eye and put herself in front of Alejandro’s camera and if all goes to plan, his bed… at least until the real world catches up with them.
Alejandro doesn’t know what’s gotten into Mika maybe it’s the sand, maybe it’s the sun, but he doesn’t really care. All he knows is that he’s finally opened his eyes and is seeing her clearly for the first time as the smart, gorgeous and incredibly irresistible woman she is.
But why can’t she realize that what he’s feeling for her is not one of his usual one, well, three night stands. This is real. Real love, real passion. What’s it going to take for him to prove to Mika that she’s the woman he wants? Now and forever.
There you have it. Coming to a reading device near you September 3rd. Download it while it’s hot!
Best,
Kwana
Fall In!
Happy Monday! I’m hoping you all had a good weekend. So I woke up yesterday morning and let my family know straight out of the gate that I would be writing all day. All day? Yes, all day.
Giambologna’s “Woman Reclining and Writing”
Well, I guess I was nice and firm in my tone because the DH who was up early anyway got the coffee going and made me a lovely breakfast as I got up, cleaned myself up, and got into my summer writing uniform of old pull on shorts and tee. After eating I fired up the laptop. Around 10:00 I went online to my church’s website to peek in on the service. Nothing like being there in person but I love that we have that watch live capability. After that back to work.
Around lunchtime with a stretch I ventured out of my bedroom and asked my DH would he please make me some lunch. I got a brief surprised look but gave the “I’m in my writing world face” and a bit later had a nice spicy noodle soup and turkey wrap.
It was back to writing after that. Time was ticking the clock was going too fast.
Around 4:30 I noticed no one was moving. The dreaded dinner time. I sighed. Maybe I had pushed it. I knew the DH wanted fish and not his own cook fish mine. So I relented and let him know if he brought it I’d bake it. Easy peasy. I already had 3,800 words. A fantastic day’s total.
After dinner and on a roll I went back in for a few more words before what I’m now calling a comedy hour: True Blood. The day’s total 4,900 words!
So what’s the moral of this rambling story? Let your intentions be known from the get go and don’t waver. The rest will fall in line.
Best,
Kwana
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The Name Game
So my eyes shot open this morning, my heart racing and I was in a bit of a panic when I realized that with this new book I’m working on I inadvertently named a major character the same name as a relative of mine. Gulp. Now that I have remembered the family member there is no why I can go forward writing that sexy smexy scene I had all planned out. It’s done. I’ve gone cold. No way great aunt so and so is going to be thinking I was thinking of her when writing that!
But this is not a simple case of just re-naming the problem is this character is introduced by her nickname in my book coming out in September: THROUGH THE LENS. Yikes what to do? Cut to me firing up the laptop and going to a few Baby Naming sites to search for some names with that root. Luckily I have found one that I like and my heart has returned to its normal state of just semi-manic-panic. Writer problems. They are so on the edge.
Hope your day is less angsty than mine.
Best,
Kwana
P.S. I’m still waiting to hear back from Stretch in the Farah Rachon win. Stretch please email me so that I can have Farrah get back to you or another winner will be chosen in a week. Thanks.
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Flying High
Happy 4th of July! I’m Flying high and feeling on top of the world. Though as you read this I may be passed out somewhere in a deep sleep, exhaustion finally having caught up with me. But no matter, you see because yesterday I handed in my edits for my book Through The Lens (due out in Sept from Crimson Romance) and I could not be happier. Yes, it was super stressful and hair pulling at times and yes, I may have been living on a steady diet of coffee, diet coke and eye drops but the fact is I made it through. THROUGH! And now I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy!
So what? 2 days off then onto the next book? Sounds about right J
Best,
Kwana
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Not to be rude but…
Happy… what?!
Wait! What do you mean it’s not Wednesday? Friday!! Oh crap. I’ve gotta get back to these edits before I lose my head.
Laters People. Have a good weekend. Wish me luck!
Thing, more coffee please, NOW!
Best,
Kwana
This…
And I’m diligently working on making my book boy/man the best he can be. Back to the grind.
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Best,
Kwana
Getting Hot In Here…
Happy first day of summer! Well, it’s happened. Yesterday my edits came in from my editor. This is feeling very real for sure. At first glance there is lots of red but that is to be expected. Luckily I had been warned to just take it in and let in marinate for a moment before diving in. And I’m doing that. Being a good writer and taking the advice. But I don’t have long because my deadline is very tight. That said, I’ll see you all when I come up for air from time to time. In the meantime look at the pretty while I head back to the island and my story and coffee.
Enjoy the day!
Best,
Kwana
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Book-O-Mat
So I had this dream last night, well quite a few, and I remember bits and pieces of each, which I do often ,but in one that I’ll share with you I was trying to buy my book out of a machine vending machine of all things. You know, like those new machines where you can buy an iPod and the accessories if you have 200 bucks to spend in a machine and a music emergency. But the thing was my book was in an old style beat up machine like you’d see at on the outskirts of a bad Carney show. And the book was in a brown cardboard box with brown tape so I don’t know how I knew it was my book (also it was a secret baby book which I have never written). Besides my book, also in and this machine was various stuffed toys, card and old time candies to complete the rundown look of it all. Now don’t ask me what it all means, I’m not going to analyze (yes I am), though I will consider the push of bringing the Book- O- Mat back.
Best,
Kwana
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Welcome May!
Saying hello to May on this rainy NY day. A perfect day to stay in and work away which is what I’ll be doing. Right now my mind is going a mile a minute with: new business things to set up for my brand new venture, blog posts to write, the big old book to get back to and finish, pesky new ideas that are popping into my head (shhh you!) not to mention little twin A has finals this week that are worrying me to death AND will be coming home at the end of the week. Better move that exercise equipment out of his room. Eek!
But really I guess I’m no busier than any of you. We are all juggling as fast as we can, right? With all the juggling I did get 1 thing actually checked off my list yesterday, my author Facebook page! So if you like, dear bloggy buds, beat the crush (stop laughing now) and head on over to “Like” the writer me, K.M. Jackson here. Thanks!
Now what are you up today to welcome May?
Best,
Kwana
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