Hi Monique! Thank you for hosting me during the WICKED blog tour! We’ve been having so much fun chatting along the way, giving away lots of books and eventually even a Kindle Fire or Color Nook! (yay!)
I was chatting up my friend Amy at the last Colorado Romance Writers meeting about my next blog post. When you have so many to write, it's difficult to come up with something new to say. It's also very important. I certainly don't want to bore anyone!
Of course CRW is a group dedicated to the business of writing, so while talking business...a few things came up...
So now a quiz: What do the following items have in common?
Riding pants
Saddle
Corset
Top hat
Great coat
Kilt
Broad sword (as well as a claymore, three daggers and a cutlass)
Bullets
Custom tooled leather gunslinger belt for a six shooter
More bullets
Rope
Male models (x6)
Riding crops
Airline tickets
Rental Car
Food
Bucket
Tarp
Fabric
Used jeans
Handcuffs
Leather straps
Dildos (those are for RomCon)
Camp stove
I’ll tell you what they have in common: my taxes. These are all business write offs.
It’s exciting being a romance novelist and a photographer. For example, those tight riding pants and that riding crop? They’re on the cover of FREEDOM. Props for the studio. Not used for anything else, and those pants got a workout too.
The custom made corset on FOUND? All the fabric and cording, rivets, grommets and even the tool written off. The rope on TAKEN, the ring on RUINATION, the gloves on SUBMISSION, all written off.
But it can be more interesting than that. Saddles, chaps, weapons, people, a trip to California, gear...all these things can be found on my tax return.
Saddle, grips, bullets, quick draw belt, model.
California It gets better though. I was chatting with my accountant about my marketing strategies, and mentioned that I had seen a spike in sales after Man Candy Monday on twitter (7-9 p.m. every Monday, just follow that hashtag and enjoy) He just kinda sat there and looked at me. Eventually he smiled. But explaining the list of write offs to him got interesting. Especially when we got to the receipt from the sex toy store. (riding crops are cheaper there, so are handcuffs.)
He really wasn’t prepared for me. But he is starting to enjoy our chats. He is impressed with how in tune I am with my audience. We usually meet at coffee shops, and he has started getting a table further and further into the corner. I really am not safe for public consumption. I have warned waitstaff to seat me away from children and families when I’m with other writers, or my editor, or clients.
I’ve also learned to sit with my back toward a wall if I’m planning on working on my computer. Because you never know what will pop up on my computer screen.
I love my job, and the best part about it is that I love to share. With all of you. :)
So what do you think I should try to write off on my taxes next year? Let’s start a bucket list. See if we can make it more interesting!
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Blurb:
A woman out of time.
A man stifled by propriety.
A nemesis determined to take her away.
A brother to the rescue.
How will a powerful Duke deal with a woman who doesn't know her place? How will a woman used to the 21st century survive in time where she is considered property?
Francine Larrabee woke up on the wrong side of the century. She was fairly certain she went to sleep in her own comfy bed, but she doesn’t quite seem to be there now. Only adding to her problems is that she has no voice, is constantly being glowered at by a large, stunning man who is obsessed with propriety, and she is apparently betrothed to another horrid little man, determined to ruin her, and any other girls that get in his way.
How does she find herself in the past, when she couldn’t even find herself in her present? How does a self sufficient businesswoman survive in a time when women were still considered property for the whole of their lives and what is she going to do with this man who draws her to him so fiercely.
Part one brings Francine to the world of the Duke of Roxleigh, clashing worlds in first installment of the completely revised novel, with all new material.
Available now from these ebook retailers:
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Part two finds Francine in the world of the Duke of Roxleigh. The clashing of worlds in first installment of the completely revised novel continues as Francine finds her footing, discovers secrets about her elusive host, and learns more about herself than she ever thought possible.
Available now from these ebook retailers:
iBookstore for iThingys
Part THREE brings Francine and Gideon closer than they ever imagined possible, until the unimaginable tears them apart. What will Gideon do if he loses her, this time, forever?
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Part FOUR is full of revelations, celebrations, protestations and one surprise that will have you holding your breath for the final chapters. What has Perry done?
Coming January 31, 2012
Perry leaves Roxleigh House without a backward glance only to be tossed headlong into one of the most difficult trials of his life. How will he protect the very thing he is dedicated to pursuing? How will a man dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure survive a woman who refuses to relent, when he knows he cannot have her.
Coming February 14, 2012
RETRIBUTION: The Rake And The Recluse: Part Six
Perry must find the woman who has managed to capture his heart, then he must find a way to keep her. Someone else is on the hunt, someone from her past who doesn’t appreciate that she still lives and breaths.
Coming February 28, 2012
NOW it’s your turn, remember to answer the question to be entered to win the full six-part serial novel as it is released, and thank you for stopping by. You will ALSO be entered in the grand prize #WICKEDblog tour, which will be given away on March 1, 2012. Don”t forget to include your email address in your comment or you can’t be entered into the grand prize drawing.
Giveaway:
Jenn is giving away a digital copy of her six part serial novel, The Rake and the Recluse to one lucky reader!You will also be entered to win the grand prize of an Amazon Fire or Color Nook at the end of Jenn LeBlanc's tour.
To enter:
Answer Jenn's question from the post and include your email address. This giveaway is open to international readers.
To enter:
Answer Jenn's question from the post and include your email address. This giveaway is open to international readers.
Entry Deadline is Thursday, January 26th. Good luck!
Here are my reviews of the first two parts of this serial novel:
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