I did the coolest thing on Monday. Okay, first let me say I’m a verrrrrrry organized person. I mean, how could I write and publish over 45 books in 23 years without being organized? Duh. Plus, organization makes me kinda orgasmic.

Really.

Anyway, when I woke up on Monday morning I was suddenly fed up with the book issue on my new site. Yeah, I was not happy that my book info and links are still at my old books site at Blogger.

Whew! What a busy week. On Monday night I signed a major contract with my agent and new publisher for 10 titles (17 books total in ebook and/or paperback, some new, some to be republished).

The rest of this week I’ve been working my ass off on the vampire novel (A Vampire’s Kiss: Book One of the Manigault Vampires).

All I can say is this is gonna be an awesome novel when I finish it. But I have to laugh when I talk about it. Sara and Dray refused to follow my outline when I wrote the first draft back in 2009. And they are staying true to form by not following their own first draft. Seriously. They’ve been cutting up chapters and adding chapters and lengthening the book. The last chapter they added (Chapter 14) is a smokin’ hot sex scene. Yeah, sizzling vamp sex. Yummy!

I was talking to a guy friend of mine last week, and we were discussing my novels and blog. He’s been reading everything of mine he can get his hands, and we’ve been talking a lot about my work. It’s been a real treat for me, since I rarely talk to people who understand the nitty gritty of what I do.

“The writing in your novels and blog is very feminine,” he says. “I can see why women like it so much. It’s easy for them to relate to you.”

True. I’m a Southern Belle through and through. None of that guy stuff for me. Horrors! I’m all perfume and sexy clothes and everything soft and feminine.

Except when it comes to sex, and I told him that.

Wow, can you believe it’s the first day of the last month of 2009? I think I’m in shock. Horrors! Where did this year go? LOL

Of course, that also means it’s the holidays, and Christmas is fast approaching. Yikes! I guess it won’t come as a surprise to those of you who’ve read my novels that I’ve been filling orders for my books since October. Lots of people like to buy them this time of year for themselves or for gifts. And they love to buy signed copies from me. Must be those slutty personalizations I include in each signed copy. *wicked grin*

“Yeah! Woo Hoo!- btw- I really love THE YEAR OF THE CAT! it so rocks… and those pamphlets with the first chapter of your WITCHERY SERIES novels is pure genious! I so can’t wait to get the books and start reading…” (Shay, Texas)

“Hi Laura! Thank you so much for the information and this newsletter. I was so glad to meet you last Saturday at your booksigning too. I started reading “Call of the Witches” and couldn’t put it down! I LOVE IT!!!

Hello Laura, I am totally blown away on finding out about you this morning! But then again nothing surprises me anymore since I am married to a Witch and she constantly does stuff like this to me! Let me try to explain as succinctly as possible…During the trip to visit family I asked [...]

I have read your books, and I am a huge fan and would love to be on your newsletter list.
-Allen, Florida

Your book CALL OF THE WITCHES arrived today. As soon as I got home from work, I tore it open and just finished it at midnight straight up! I really enjoyed it…obviously, I couldn’t put it down. (I am a voracious reader).  I love your writing. You really have a way with words, (even aside [...]

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Yesterday, I finished the book (my first memoir) I’ve been doing final edits on for the last 8 weeks, working 12-hour days almost 7 days a week.  Whew!  Now I can tackle the mountain of paperwork that’s piled up on my desk while I slaved over this book project.  After that, I can clean [...]