Winner Announced

Congratulations to our winner from Saturday's contest... the winner of a free ebook by Tawny Taylor.

This weeks winner is...macbeaner.

Congratulations macbeaner! We hope you enjoy your free reading. Make sure to visit Tawny's website to pick out which book you'd like to receive. Http://www.tawnytaylor.com

To receive your prize, please email us at thedeadlyvixens@yahoo.com with your e-mail address and book choice.

Thanks for participating in our blog and congratulations again! Don't forget to check back each Saturday for a new contest!

Please note: New winners will be chosen from the remaining entries if prizes are not claimed within one (1) week from today's drawing.

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Weekly Contest

Welcome to our weekly contest on The Deadly Vixens blog! The winner will receive a free ebook by Tawny Taylor. The winner will get to choose which book they would like to receive from all of her current ebooks. Thanks again to Tawny, our guest blogger this week, for offering this great prize.

Here’s the question that needs to be answered: What does Sierra consider the easiest part of writing? (The answer can be found in Sierra's blog post from Monday July 14th)

Be sure to check out Tawny's site to find the book you're interested in.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Be sure to check back and see if you have won. If your name is drawn as the winner, you will need to email us at thedeadlyvixens@yahoo.com to claim your prize. Include your email address within the email when you claim the prize to ensure delivery. Tell us in the email which book you'd like to receive.

New winners will be chosen from the remaining entries if prizes are not claimed within one week of drawing.

Best of luck!

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Please Welcome Author...Tawny Taylor

Hello everyone! I’m so thrilled to be here this week.

I guess I could start with a short introduction. For those who don’t know me, I’m Tawny Taylor, and I write uber-hot romance stories for Changeling Press, Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Kensington and Pocket. The vast majority of my published works are paranormal BDSM stories. Many of them are also ménage-a trois.

I thought I’d comment about this week’s topic, since it’s interesting.

So, what’s my answer?

It depends.

Personally, I find that no part of writing is easy. Ideas, dialogue, sex scenes, romantic scenes, emotional moments…at one time or another, they’ve all come easier than the others. It seems to depend upon what else I have going on at the time.

Like right now, NOTHING is easy. I have a house full of bored, bickering kids (IMO, school should be year-round *g*). There’s lots of noise and commotion, and I’ve spent the winter and spring hibernating. I want to go outside. Breathe fresh air. Get bit by insects…you know, live. Thus, my writing suffers. Come fall, though, I know I’ll be ready to dig in again. At least that’s been the way things have gone since I started writing in 2001.

Now, this winter was the total opposite. After the holidays, it seemed like it all came easier (you’ll notice, I didn’t say easy). I had lots of stories in my head and they all wanted to come out. I couldn’t write fast enough. Emotion poured onto the page. Raging hot love scenes. I was just loving the process. That was when I wrote this week’s release with Ellora’s Cave, Masters of Illusion. I’d just watched a moody, dark movie called The Illusionist and my imagination took flight. The characters pretty much wrote the book for me (I was the one who got carpel tunnel, though. *g*)

So, there you go--my response to this week’s topic. It depends…

…on whether my kids are home from school

…on the weather outside

…on what and how much I’ve fed my imagination (yes, my imagination must be fed on a regular basis. You wouldn’t believe the “food” it craves.)

…on my hormones (TMI?)

Thanks again for having me! I had a great time!

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Tawny Taylor

www.tawnytaylor.com

MASTERS OF ILLUSION, Available in ebook formats, Ellora’s Cave