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What I Did On My Second Writing Holiday For 2019

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WHAT I DID ON MY SECOND WRITING HOLIDAY FOR 2019

 

SATURDAY 6TH – typed up 20 pages of Spiros & Jenny, found a Henry Cavill forum

SUNDAY 7TH – finished typing the last eight pages of Spenny, more on the Henry Cavill forum

MONDAY 8TH – did paperwork, got some ideas down, did some sorting out, made phone calls

TUESDAY 9TH – more paperwork, more ideas, more sorting out, started to get some blog posts ready with pics and whatnot.

WEDNESDAY 10TH – had dermatologist appointment, did stuff

THURSDAY 11TH – shopping, library

FRIDAY 12TH – washing, housework, pottered around

SATURDAY 13TH – started first edit of Spenny, more on the Henry Cavill forum

SUNDAY 14TH – continued first edit of Spenny, updated books back matter, more on the Henry Cavill forum

MONDAY 15TH – finished first edit of Spenny, more back matter updating, more on the Henry Cavill forum

TUESDAY 16TH – more back matter updating, more on the Henry Cavill forum

WEDNESDAY 17TH – blog posts scheduling, more on the Henry Cavill forum

THURSDAY 18TH – shopping, library, chiro, doctor,

FRIDAY 19TH – washing, housework, finished up stuff.

SATURDAY 20TH – started second edit of Spenny

SUNDAY 21ST – two thirds the way through second edit of Spenny

MONDAY 22ND – sister came around, went to Henry Cavill forums

TUESDAY 23RD – finished off second edit of Spenny

WEDNESDAY 24TH – tried to get other stuff done

THURSDAY 25TH – shopping, library, took mum to doctors appointments

 

As you can see, I spent a lot of time on two Henry Cavill forums, quite interesting, what people have to say. I also tried to get as much done as possible, but sometimes it was hard to do. working until midnight and then sleeping in until ten or so because it’s freezing winter here doesn’t help, either.

Oh well, onwards, onwards.

 

L.J. Diva’s 2019 Half Yearly Writing Update

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Here’s a mid-year catch up on my 2019 plans…

(1) Under Tiara King I have these planned…

– 1.1 – see whether it will be worthwhile updating my two paperbacks, How To Be A Jewel Diva and Closet Confidential.

– 1.2 – I added style sheets to the interiors in 2018, which will also be given away for free as a download on my style website when people sign up to an email list once I get it done. I will re-release under my own imprint, but it’s a matter of whether I have time, and if I can get the damn newsletter/sign up happening.

 

– 2.1 – I still want to get my jewellery back into its own website. Selling has been on hold for the last few years due to money, time and energy. I’m still looking for wordpress templates that would suit the type of website look I want, but with everything else going on, this won’t happen for some time.

—– Both of these are on hold still. I did re-upload Closet Confidential and Jewel Divas with updated back matter in e-book format at Amazon, and Closet did get a new cover for the e-book and the paperback cover was done this month, but that was it for the year.

 

(2) Under T.K. Wrathbone I have these planned…

– 1.1 – The paperback version of last year’s stories is done and will be released in March 2019

DONE!!!

– 2.1 – Get three stories written up, typed up, edited, and out along with an anthology, and do the e-covers.

– 2.2 – Release all four in October for Halloween.

– 2.3 – Get the paperback version done ready for release next year.

 

– 3 – Overhaul the website and give it a front page.

 

(3) Under L.J. Diva I have these planned…

– 1.1 – Put the next book, DeLuca through several rounds of editing

– 1.2 – Get it to my editor this month, and then edit some more.

– 1.3 – Get the cover finished, and release it as an e-book in March.

– 1.4 – Then comes the paperback interior and cover for release in September.

DONE SO FAR!!!

 

– 2.1 – Get the next book in the series, Spiros & Jenny, written in March

– 2.2 – Type it up through the year and put it through 3-4 rounds of editing.

– 2.3 – Send it off to my editor at some point in August.

– 2.4 – Release it in September as an e-book along with the paperback of DeLuca.

– 2.5 – Then comes the paperback interior and cover for a 2020 release.

 

– 3 – Start on the Porn Star Brothers Short Story Collection. At least get them written, and then they can be typed up through the months and edited. I’m hoping to release them as boxed sets through 2020, that way I can write 10-40 pages per story, and not 40 pages per story, so they will get done quicker.

 

– 4 – I still want to re-release my four standalone novels. The covers are nearly done, and I’ve nearly finished the interiors. All they will need is for the paperbacks to be proofed before release. Hopefully that will be by June, as that is my deadline for getting all four novels out to the public.

DONE!!!!!

 

—– Spiros & Jenny wasn’t written in March, it was written in May and June, so a little behind schedule. I have started typing it up though, and the next stage is editing.

—– So far the short story collection hasn’t even been started. I realised while trying to get Spenny written that I’m kinda over this series, and more to the point, having a six month deadline for releases. With the Wrathbone stories, and Porn Star stories vying for attention, something had to give. I’m looking toward ending the series next year with a short story collection based on the Stefan kids and how the rest of them met their partners. More than likely out in September to complete the five years this series will have taken by then. Never say never, maybe one day I’ll finally write the rest of the stories that were intended, but I’m going to require the freedom to get into them without deadlines looming over my head. So maybe in a couple of years.

 

That’s it for my half yearly catch-up, what have you guys ticked off your list for this year?

 

Falling For London. Republished, Renewed and Reinvigorated!

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My third novel has had an overhaul.

A new cover, new name, a fresh edit, new genres, the works.

Now under Royal Star Publishing, the e-book is out now, and the paperback is coming May 1.

For more info, head to the novels page!

 

Falling For London

 

Tamara Cainer has done it! She’s had her book picked up by a UK publisher and is on her way to a ten-day stay in London, England.

Arriving in London and overwhelmed by the sights and sounds, Tamara soon finds herself in the middle of a sticky situation. After meeting the Son of God, the gorgeous Sgt Callum Stone, and falling hook, line and sinker, she’s taken into the murky depths of the river Thames by a woman trying to commit suicide and homicide.

Tamara’s injuries are so horrific her pain-filled, pill-popping days start, and saving her life for the second time, Callum realises he’s fallen for her too. Declaring his love, he takes her away to heal and deal with her issues, but new dreams plague her. Dreams of a big white spiky thing that means something bad is going to happen. And when she sees it across the river from the club every celebrity in Britain is celebrating New Year’s Eve at, she finally remembers what it means. BIG Trouble!

Trouble so big it sends her flying into the Thames and puts her back into the hospital for the second time. And then along comes trouble in the form of an up and coming actor singer who’s telling very tall tales about the passionate affair he and Tamara are having all over Europe…

Can Tamara deal with the mess she’s in the middle of and get her life back together in time for her and Callum to fall for each other all over again?

 

If you love kick-ass heroines who save the day, and fall in love with hot sexy cops, then you’ll love L.J. Diva’s Falling for London.

Pick up Falling for London today to see if Tamara and Callum finally have their happy ever after!

 

***Formerly released as Life And Death Adventures In London***

Here’s an evolution of the covers, and names, over the years… I come up with weird titles…

 

Hollywood Dreams: A Karmic Tale of Money, Love and Bitchy TV Drama Queens! Republished, Renewed and Reinvigorated!

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My second novel has had an overhaul.

A new cover, new name, a fresh edit, the works.

Now under Royal Star Publishing, the e-book is out now, and the paperback is coming May 1.

For more info, head to the novels page!

 

Hollywood Dreams:

A Karmic Tale of Money, Love and Bitchy TV Drama Queens!

 

Winning lotto possesses all of Tahlia Cameron’s thoughts. So does a certain sexily suave star of the TV naval drama she watches every week.

She’s convinced she’ll win millions, move to Hollywood, and marry him. And then comes a call. A call that’s about to change the rest of her life. So, what’s the first thing she does? She makes a to-do list!

Flying off to Hollywood, she begins setting up the fashion and jewellery empire she’s always dreamed of owning, all while shopping up an absolute storm.

Win lotto, move to Hollywood and set up business. Triple check.

But karma depleting drama comes with her new life, such as seriously tiresome run-ins with seriously bitchy celebs, being stalked by a hot Italian stud from a hot TV crime drama, and saving a bigwig network C.E.O. and then his wife. And it all happens before she meets her future husband.

Meet annoyingly bitchy celebs and save a bigwig. Double check.

When she does meet her future husband they both know it’s love, and she’s determined to make him hers. But tragedy strikes at a huge network function where she has to save every celebrity in TV Land before she marries the man of her dreams.

Marry a really huge TV star and try not to seek media attention. Double check.

As Tahlia battles anguished demons, life-altering wounds, and seriously depleted karma, she knows she can get through it all and kick her really bad karma to the curb with the love of her man by her side.

Find fame, fortune and good karma. Double check. And we’ll leave that last one for some other time…

And then she receives another call…

A call from one of the world’s biggest daytime TV hosts…

 

If you love kick-ass heroines who save the day, and falling in love with sexily suave TV actors, then you’ll love L.J. Diva’s Hollywood Dreams: A Karmic Tale of Money, Love and Bitchy TV Drama Queens!

Pick up Hollywood Dreams: A Karmic Tale of Money, Love and Bitchy TV Drama Queens! today to discover who Tahlia gets a call from, and if she can get her good karma back!

 

***formerly released as How I Won Lotto, Moved To L.A. & Married A Really Huge TV Star!***

Here’s an evolution of the covers, and names, over the years… I come up with weird titles…

 

 

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