I am warning you now, I am going to be blogging almost daily if I can the rest of the week. Like I said, I have a lot to catch up on and I don't want to dump one hugenormous never-ending blog on you that you won't want to read.
So....what is the fun, you ask?
Has it really been so long that you think it's going to be that easy???
I wanted to let you know that there are going to be some changes to the website. Great changes. The excerpt from Damien will go up soon...and so will Noah's!! Only...hehehe...Noah's will be under lock and key and only YOU can unlock it. It's a fun game with a chance to win an ARC weekly at it's heart. :) FUN!! But...err...did I mention you can't get to it until you find the key? Yep. And the key is only to be found in Damien :P. FUN!!!
But while they are working on THAT fun, I wanted to tell you that the NOAH ARCs have arrived!! Actually I have been sitting on them for two weeks already. I am dying to give these gorgeous books away. However, because Damien doesn't come out til the 3rd, anything you win now will not come until a week after Damien's release date....and that would be just mean! (Although not nearly as mean as the winner of the very first ARC at my RT party who has it in her hot little hands and must resist! (Or...at least she said she would!!)
But I am ready to give Noah to a lucky person who comments in this blog today about who their favorite Nightwalker series character is and why.
A winner will be chosen randomly and announced tomorrow :)
Oh, I totally have to tell you this. Yesterday I found out that one of my fans loves Noah so much that she named her baby boy after MY Noah! How freakishly weird yet awesomely cool is that?? LOL. Nah, Noah is a wonderful name. That's why I picked it! I thought that had to be the ultimate compliment. She doesn't know it yet, but that just earned her an ARC. :) (CRYSTAL THIS MEANS YOU....email your snail mail address to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com!!)
That's why I picked the contest theme for the day. I am ready to give Noah to a lucky person who comments in this blog today about who their favorite Nightwalker series character is and why.
Have FUN!!!
Hugs and Kitties,
Jacki
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Long Time...No Blog
I know.
Bad Jacki.
RT wiped me out (I still haven't uploaded my camera....but I will before this blog is through. I have had so much to tell you about that, the books, my life...but the latter seems to have overwhelmed me at present. (That and recovering from having both laptops crash on me at once!) Thank the universe for the GEEK SQUAD!! I LOVES me some GEEKS!! Now, I am as girl geek as you can get without going to college for it, but they haven't invented the shade of white I was when my primary AND backup data was, for DAYS, irretrievable!! This is the ultimate nightmare for a writer! And yes of course I back up my stories on a USB drive...once every six months or so anyway. And what was I doing to make the primary laptop die? Installing a backup harddrive so just this kind of thing couldn't happen!
*bangs head on desk*
My second mistake was using my Dell P.O.S. as my secondary. I threw that yoke off this time. I bought another Vaio. I now have two, both under a year old. One in red and one in silver. Ahhhhh. The geeks saved all of my work, pix, music (yes at a hefty little fee) and even cut me backup disks. I was without bytes for an entire week. It hurt so much.
And I was so much less distracted by Facebook, MySpace and Email that I spent hours writing for the first time in months, even if it was longhand. So...I have an announcement to make about that. I am going to keep my pages up and all, and I love coming in after 2 or 3 weeks and seeing all your remarks and comments and the sweetness that is ya'll, but if you want to make real live contact with me you can only trust my Email. (Or the occasional Scramble game on Facebook...I am addicted at the moment.) In case the link fails, it's jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com. You'll easily see it a thousand times in this blog.
Next on my list of things to tell you...I am going to Lori Foster's Writer/Reader get-together. It's in Cincinnati OH June 6th through 9th. I am so looking forward to this event. If it weren't for Lori Foster, *I* would not be published. I would never have been brave enough to submit, but I was brave enough to enter an obscure contest for something called Brava...never quite understanding that you weren't supposed to whip something up in a week and still manage to catch the eye of Kate Duffy. Now that I am in RWA and have talked to the sea of up and comers out there did I realize just how challenging that was. All I knew was I LOVED Lori Foster. I went to her site to fawn over her. Then, poof! A little blurb about a contest. Go figure!!
You can hate me for ten seconds. You have my permission.
Ready? Good!
Next up, I am going to remind you that Damien is up for imminent release!! June 3rd by my knowledge...May 27th by Amazon's freakish calculations. Go figure. Then a mere three months and Noah arrives!! I am celebrating the release of each with an appearance. Lori Foster and Cincinnati will be the first and RAW in Kentucky with Lora Leigh will be the one for Noah. Also, for those in Michigan, or thereabouts, I promised a bookstore owner named Melissa Bliss at:
My party!!!
My STUDS!!!
Studs with me and Susan M!
My best friends Tanya and Laura with studs (left)
Me and the soon-to-be Mr. Romance!
Me and Lori Foster...AT LAST!!! I was so thrilled!
Bad Jacki.
RT wiped me out (I still haven't uploaded my camera....but I will before this blog is through. I have had so much to tell you about that, the books, my life...but the latter seems to have overwhelmed me at present. (That and recovering from having both laptops crash on me at once!) Thank the universe for the GEEK SQUAD!! I LOVES me some GEEKS!! Now, I am as girl geek as you can get without going to college for it, but they haven't invented the shade of white I was when my primary AND backup data was, for DAYS, irretrievable!! This is the ultimate nightmare for a writer! And yes of course I back up my stories on a USB drive...once every six months or so anyway. And what was I doing to make the primary laptop die? Installing a backup harddrive so just this kind of thing couldn't happen!
*bangs head on desk*
My second mistake was using my Dell P.O.S. as my secondary. I threw that yoke off this time. I bought another Vaio. I now have two, both under a year old. One in red and one in silver. Ahhhhh. The geeks saved all of my work, pix, music (yes at a hefty little fee) and even cut me backup disks. I was without bytes for an entire week. It hurt so much.
And I was so much less distracted by Facebook, MySpace and Email that I spent hours writing for the first time in months, even if it was longhand. So...I have an announcement to make about that. I am going to keep my pages up and all, and I love coming in after 2 or 3 weeks and seeing all your remarks and comments and the sweetness that is ya'll, but if you want to make real live contact with me you can only trust my Email. (Or the occasional Scramble game on Facebook...I am addicted at the moment.) In case the link fails, it's jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com. You'll easily see it a thousand times in this blog.
Next on my list of things to tell you...I am going to Lori Foster's Writer/Reader get-together. It's in Cincinnati OH June 6th through 9th. I am so looking forward to this event. If it weren't for Lori Foster, *I* would not be published. I would never have been brave enough to submit, but I was brave enough to enter an obscure contest for something called Brava...never quite understanding that you weren't supposed to whip something up in a week and still manage to catch the eye of Kate Duffy. Now that I am in RWA and have talked to the sea of up and comers out there did I realize just how challenging that was. All I knew was I LOVED Lori Foster. I went to her site to fawn over her. Then, poof! A little blurb about a contest. Go figure!!
You can hate me for ten seconds. You have my permission.
Ready? Good!
Next up, I am going to remind you that Damien is up for imminent release!! June 3rd by my knowledge...May 27th by Amazon's freakish calculations. Go figure. Then a mere three months and Noah arrives!! I am celebrating the release of each with an appearance. Lori Foster and Cincinnati will be the first and RAW in Kentucky with Lora Leigh will be the one for Noah. Also, for those in Michigan, or thereabouts, I promised a bookstore owner named Melissa Bliss at:
Paperbacks n' Things
8044 N Wayne Rd
Westland, MI 48185
734-522-8018
...that I would do an exclusive signing and I hear she is utterly amazing when it comes to gigs like this! Now, the date isn't set...but I was hoping to go in early October :) See some foliage and some Northerners. I will also be on the Florida Romance Writer's 'Cruise with Your Muse' in January and that is where I wil celebrate the release of the new series. I know I am being secretive about the Shadowdweller series, but this time it is not my evil intention to torture you. It's just taking some last minute adjustments before it's perfect for ya. Oh! Also...I think we're gonna make a book trailer for Noah!! Cross fingers!!
Okay, enough information for one day. How about some pics??
My party!!!
My STUDS!!!
Studs with me and Susan M!
My best friends Tanya and Laura with studs (left)
Me and the soon-to-be Mr. Romance!
Me and Lori Foster...AT LAST!!! I was so thrilled!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Finally....a contact.
Hey there.
I know it's been a month since you have heard from me. That is because I've been pretty busy. First let me say I know I owe a few of my winners their prizes still and I am sorry for the delay. Between Noah edits, life events, prepping for RT and medical issues, I've been utterly overwhelmed.
I just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten about you. We will resolve all our open issues after the convention. I am looking forward to meeting those of you who are going. My party and goody bags are set to go, and I even have studs lined up for it ;) We are going to have fun and I am excited about it!
I plan to upload photos every day, so long as we have connection and I can find the time. I know for those of you not going, this is how you live vicariously :) I will do my utter best to make you feel like you are right there with me.
Love you guys.
Big hugs!
Jacki
I know it's been a month since you have heard from me. That is because I've been pretty busy. First let me say I know I owe a few of my winners their prizes still and I am sorry for the delay. Between Noah edits, life events, prepping for RT and medical issues, I've been utterly overwhelmed.
I just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten about you. We will resolve all our open issues after the convention. I am looking forward to meeting those of you who are going. My party and goody bags are set to go, and I even have studs lined up for it ;) We are going to have fun and I am excited about it!
I plan to upload photos every day, so long as we have connection and I can find the time. I know for those of you not going, this is how you live vicariously :) I will do my utter best to make you feel like you are right there with me.
Love you guys.
Big hugs!
Jacki
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Results
Don't we all just love good results?
Ugh...I wish I wasn't so damn tired or I would be my usual witty self, but alas, I am wiped out and so is all my humor. Plus, my niece is throwing a huge hissy fit (called a tantrum at her age I suppose) and it's giving me a genuine headache.
Dear Jane(s),
Stop reading here. In fact, stop reading my blogs, since I seem to bother you so much. You aren't welcome anyway you snide, sanctimonious, judgmental bitches.
Hugs and kitties,
Jacki
Where was I? Oh yes...I have court today. I'm trying to keep my foot in the door with regards to Bianca and guardianship. She is slipping away, but I want to at least maintain some kind of legal access to her in the event her mother gets herself dead or something.
Having my young niece here, tantrums and all, has brought up a lot of emotions. I spent the past two weeks avoiding her like a mini plague, not realizing I was doing so at first. But we prepared a room for her using a lot of Bianca's left behind toys...and it just plain hurt to see it all. I got mad at myself for getting excited about seeing her play with all that stuff. I mean I know you can't just trade the presence of one child for another and expect it to appease you in some way. I couldn't figure out what I thought I was looking forward to. Soon I was dreading the whole thing. It was weird, actually. I had never met Talia, my niece, in all her five years. Never spoke to her either.
It's probably not easy to understand, but I am the kind of person who can't hold distant attachments very well. I don't understand it myself entirely. I think, though, it's because I can't bear missing people. I am so stinkin sensitive that it is really painful for me to miss hugs and kisses and giggles and yes, even tantrums. So I suppose I distance myself. Emotionally for certain, in methods of contact as well. Or so I think. I never really examined it before this moment, but I have always fallen out of touch with distant friends and family. Until recently, I'd forget birthdays, didn't bother with holiday cards, things like that. Things my father did, actually, that used to tick me off. I could say it's his fault because he raised me like this, and it would partly be true, but I firmly believe that as adults there's a point when you have to stop whining about how your folks screwed up your life and simply create your adulthood on your own terms. It's not a process you can accomplish in a single snap, though. So I suppose a couple of years back I recognized how much I sucked at keeping in touch and I made a concentrated effort to be better at it.
I just didn't realize until now why I avoided people I loved so much. This issue with Bianca, and now with Talia's arrival in my life, has made me understand it's all part of my need to detach in order to avoid pain. After all, don't we all hate to hurt for the most part? Don't we all work hard to avoid it?
Unfortunately it took my niece slowly creeping under my guard to make me realize that it wasn't fair to shut myself off from her just because my relationship with another little girl hurts me. Her entire personality is different. Her voice, mannerisms and all. Her insecurities. Her little girl giggle that's just so irresistible and infectious. She's sucking me in, and that's okay. More than okay. One day caring about her may, indeed, come to be a painful thing for me...but I have to say that it's a sort of a fair trade for getting to enjoy those giggles and smiles and staticky hair that stands straight out like a furiously rubbed troll doll. But I hope I can be forgiven for my self-protective behavior. It's become ingrained in me after forty years of being gouged to the emotional quick by one thoughtless person or another. But there is enough nastiness and viciousness out there waiting for me (ie: Janes) without me anticipating it in innocent places.
I just figured to share that with those of you who have followed me through the Bianca debacle. A strange sort of update on the matter.
As for results, I owe you the results of a contest :) I know, it took a whole week. What can I say? I have five adults, two kids and 8 cats in the house all of a sudden. It's a bit overwhelming!
Third place prize question and answer:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
There are many answers, these are the winner's:
Delilah D'Artigo from Yasmine Galenorn's Changeling (a were-cat that takes the shape of a housecat)
Wren Tigarian from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Unleash the Night (a Katagaria hybrid mix of a Snow Leopard and a White Tiger who can take human form)
Hermione Jean Granger from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" ( she makes the Polyjuice Potion where she uses a hair from Millicent Bulstrode's robe which ends up turning her into Bulstrode's cat in human form for a period of time
Beth P is the winner. Congrats hun. Send me your address with the names of your prizes in the subject line! (Cuz otherwise you'll get filed away and forgotten!)
Second place question and answer is:
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The answer is DRUIDS...not Vampires! Heh...I know, sneaky of me...but what did you expect :P
The winner of the Damien ARC and nightshirt is:
Evelyn J! Congrats. Email me your addy please with the names of your prizes in the subject line.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
I used to live in Saugerties NY and currently live in the Asheville, NC area. According to Mapquest, it's 772 miles distance. With the 20 mile leeway, that makes Shari C the winner with her answer of 792 miles. Phew, Shari! You just made it!! Now you will be my guest at RT Pittsburgh at my party!! Not to mention your shiny new signed cover of Noah. Send me your addy for the latter and don't forget to write the name of your prize in the subject line.
Well, that's it for now folks! We're back to regular blogs for a while now :) Thanks so much to everyone who played along. We had some great responses to the contest...the competition keeps rising! Don't be discouraged and make certain you keep trying. I'll see you soon.
Hugs and Kitties
Jacki Frank.
Ugh...I wish I wasn't so damn tired or I would be my usual witty self, but alas, I am wiped out and so is all my humor. Plus, my niece is throwing a huge hissy fit (called a tantrum at her age I suppose) and it's giving me a genuine headache.
Dear Jane(s),
Stop reading here. In fact, stop reading my blogs, since I seem to bother you so much. You aren't welcome anyway you snide, sanctimonious, judgmental bitches.
Hugs and kitties,
Jacki
Where was I? Oh yes...I have court today. I'm trying to keep my foot in the door with regards to Bianca and guardianship. She is slipping away, but I want to at least maintain some kind of legal access to her in the event her mother gets herself dead or something.
Having my young niece here, tantrums and all, has brought up a lot of emotions. I spent the past two weeks avoiding her like a mini plague, not realizing I was doing so at first. But we prepared a room for her using a lot of Bianca's left behind toys...and it just plain hurt to see it all. I got mad at myself for getting excited about seeing her play with all that stuff. I mean I know you can't just trade the presence of one child for another and expect it to appease you in some way. I couldn't figure out what I thought I was looking forward to. Soon I was dreading the whole thing. It was weird, actually. I had never met Talia, my niece, in all her five years. Never spoke to her either.
It's probably not easy to understand, but I am the kind of person who can't hold distant attachments very well. I don't understand it myself entirely. I think, though, it's because I can't bear missing people. I am so stinkin sensitive that it is really painful for me to miss hugs and kisses and giggles and yes, even tantrums. So I suppose I distance myself. Emotionally for certain, in methods of contact as well. Or so I think. I never really examined it before this moment, but I have always fallen out of touch with distant friends and family. Until recently, I'd forget birthdays, didn't bother with holiday cards, things like that. Things my father did, actually, that used to tick me off. I could say it's his fault because he raised me like this, and it would partly be true, but I firmly believe that as adults there's a point when you have to stop whining about how your folks screwed up your life and simply create your adulthood on your own terms. It's not a process you can accomplish in a single snap, though. So I suppose a couple of years back I recognized how much I sucked at keeping in touch and I made a concentrated effort to be better at it.
I just didn't realize until now why I avoided people I loved so much. This issue with Bianca, and now with Talia's arrival in my life, has made me understand it's all part of my need to detach in order to avoid pain. After all, don't we all hate to hurt for the most part? Don't we all work hard to avoid it?
Unfortunately it took my niece slowly creeping under my guard to make me realize that it wasn't fair to shut myself off from her just because my relationship with another little girl hurts me. Her entire personality is different. Her voice, mannerisms and all. Her insecurities. Her little girl giggle that's just so irresistible and infectious. She's sucking me in, and that's okay. More than okay. One day caring about her may, indeed, come to be a painful thing for me...but I have to say that it's a sort of a fair trade for getting to enjoy those giggles and smiles and staticky hair that stands straight out like a furiously rubbed troll doll. But I hope I can be forgiven for my self-protective behavior. It's become ingrained in me after forty years of being gouged to the emotional quick by one thoughtless person or another. But there is enough nastiness and viciousness out there waiting for me (ie: Janes) without me anticipating it in innocent places.
I just figured to share that with those of you who have followed me through the Bianca debacle. A strange sort of update on the matter.
As for results, I owe you the results of a contest :) I know, it took a whole week. What can I say? I have five adults, two kids and 8 cats in the house all of a sudden. It's a bit overwhelming!
Third place prize question and answer:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
There are many answers, these are the winner's:
Delilah D'Artigo from Yasmine Galenorn's Changeling (a were-cat that takes the shape of a housecat)
Wren Tigarian from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Unleash the Night (a Katagaria hybrid mix of a Snow Leopard and a White Tiger who can take human form)
Hermione Jean Granger from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" ( she makes the Polyjuice Potion where she uses a hair from Millicent Bulstrode's robe which ends up turning her into Bulstrode's cat in human form for a period of time
Beth P is the winner. Congrats hun. Send me your address with the names of your prizes in the subject line! (Cuz otherwise you'll get filed away and forgotten!)
Second place question and answer is:
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The answer is DRUIDS...not Vampires! Heh...I know, sneaky of me...but what did you expect :P
The winner of the Damien ARC and nightshirt is:
Evelyn J! Congrats. Email me your addy please with the names of your prizes in the subject line.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
I used to live in Saugerties NY and currently live in the Asheville, NC area. According to Mapquest, it's 772 miles distance. With the 20 mile leeway, that makes Shari C the winner with her answer of 792 miles. Phew, Shari! You just made it!! Now you will be my guest at RT Pittsburgh at my party!! Not to mention your shiny new signed cover of Noah. Send me your addy for the latter and don't forget to write the name of your prize in the subject line.
Well, that's it for now folks! We're back to regular blogs for a while now :) Thanks so much to everyone who played along. We had some great responses to the contest...the competition keeps rising! Don't be discouraged and make certain you keep trying. I'll see you soon.
Hugs and Kitties
Jacki Frank.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Final Draw
Well, I promised you one last Treasure Hunt, and I aim to fill that promise. I am going to separate the contest and the prizes like I did before and you can only shoot for one of the three prizes, but you get to pick the one you want most by doing it this way.
Here are the questions and their matching prizes:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed set of Elijah, Damien and Noah book covers as well one of the three books currently out (you choice). Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed ARC of Damien and a lovely Nightwalker nightshirt. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed cover of Noah, which they can then use as their ticket to enter my party at RT Pittsburgh and sit beside me throughout the event. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
* You cannot include my examples.
Well, there you have it. Easy, right? GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Hugs and Kitties,
Jacki
Here are the questions and their matching prizes:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed set of Elijah, Damien and Noah book covers as well one of the three books currently out (you choice). Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed ARC of Damien and a lovely Nightwalker nightshirt. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed cover of Noah, which they can then use as their ticket to enter my party at RT Pittsburgh and sit beside me throughout the event. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
* You cannot include my examples.
Well, there you have it. Easy, right? GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Hugs and Kitties,
Jacki
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