5 Angels from FAR for Thirty Days!

Teresa at Fallen Angel Reviews awarded Thirty Days 5 Angels and a fantastic review!

I'm doing some major Snoopy dancing here!

Check out the reviews for Thirty Days on my website.

The Literary Nymphs Winner is....

Kim W!!

*sound of the crowd roaring*

Congratulations!

You win a download of either Thirty Days or The Cost of Eternity!

Contact me using the contact page of my website with your choice of book and format!

Manlove Chat

Literary Nymphs Yahoo Group is hosting a Manlove Chat today from 9AM Eastern until whenever! I'll be there tonight after the day job as well as tons of other m/m authors!

Some of the authors included will be Michael Barnette, Laura Baumbach, Mychael Black & Shane Carmichael, Ally Blue, Jules Jones, Barbara Sheridan & Anne Cain, Joely Skye, Stephanie Vaughan , Emily Veinglory and Matthew Haldeman-Time.

Stop by and say hi or just lurk and read all the yummy excerpts! Join at http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/literaryny mphschat/.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs, Shayla

New Sale!

Edits are done on Gaps In Your Soul! The quickie story will be part of Ellora's Cave's Naughty Nuptials in June! I finished the edits over the weekend. I hope! My editor hasn't gotten back to me on the final version but she hadn't made many comments.

Here's the blurb!

Army Captain Jared North can handle any challenge life throws him whether recovering from his wounds received in combat or his best friend's wedding. Facing the groom's brother and the memories of their hot one-night stand isn't so easy. Even tougher is the excitement he still feels. after ten years for the man he left behind.

For ten years Dalton Rainey hasn't forgotten the pain of Jared walking out on him or the passion of their one night stand. His brother's wedding gives him the ideal opportunity for revenge on his one-time lover. He has the perfect plan. Bring Jared to his knees with pleasure, and leave him there.

The best laid plan quickly goes awry as both men discover time hasn't changed their feelings. But old hurts and fears still divide them. Only by setting aside their past can they have a future that fills the gaps in their souls.

Stay tuned for a release date!

Happy Release Day to me!!

The Cost of Eternity is now available at Ellora's Cave! My second published novel!

For over two hundred years, the cost of eternity for Lorcan MacKenna has been unending loneliness. Territorial creatures of darkness, vampires can’t peacefully exist near each other. Human companions age and die, leaving him to face the long nights alone. After the death of his last lover, Lorcan vows to avoid the pain of loss. Until a down-and-out actor finds himself in danger and Lorcan can’t resist saving the blond young man.

Kevin St. James never expected to find himself offering sex for money especially not to men. A desperate need for quick cash, a dark alley, and things go terribly wrong. His dark rescuer brings out feelings hidden so deep, Kevin never realized they were there. Reveling in newfound sensations, Kevin welcomes his new lover.

But just as Lorcan has a secret so too does Kevin.

Buy it now!

Cost of Eternity cover!

Woo hoo! What a hot bod! Too bad they won't let me have the model who posed for it! *cackle*

Roses Self-Editing Workshop Feb 4-10

Self-Editing Workshop

February 4-10, 2007

Don’t know what to look for?

Contest judges getting you down?

Never learned the difference between POV and Show vs Tell?

Join the Roses of Roses Colored Glasses for the

Self-Editing Workshop

Your Instructors: Layla Chase and Shayla Kersten


This workshop will help make your writing shine! Through the use of checklists and exercises we give you tangible examples of what to look for and how to fix it. You'll get interactive assistance from former editor and published author, Layla Chase and published author Shayla Kersten.

Passive Vs Active voice, Power words & pumping up your sentences

Eliminating implied or unnecessary words

Gerunds, misplaced modifiers, dangling participles

POV and Show Vs Tell

Grammar & Punctuation

Style

To join, send your $20 payment through Paypal to writers@rosescoloredglasses.com
Include the email address you want to use for class!

Or send a check payable to Elle James to the following address:

Elle James
P.O. Box 1031
Rogers, AR 72757-1031
Include your email address!

Testimonials

"... even more than the wonderful tips and checklist and exercises, this workshop taught us how to discipline ourselves, which I love. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

"I did learn some of the little tidy ends which as a novice I didn't realize the importance of "don't does" in writing novels."

"Great workshop! I will be recommending it to my writer friends."

Thirty Days a Liquid Silver best seller!

Thank you to everyone who made Thirty Days the top seller at Liquid Silver for the month of December! I was shocked, amazed and touched! Even more so because it was only out for two weeks in December.

Thank you again!

Hugs to all,
Shayla

New Year's Resolutions

I hate making resolutions. I pump myself up for the last few weeks of the year with all kinds of things-lose weight, workout, quit smoking, write more, submit to different publishers, update my blog more often... So many things that when the new year hits, I've set myself up to fail.

This year, I'm going about it differently. First off, the only goal I had when the new year rang in was to finish my current manuscript. The Rememdiu hit my editor's email last Sunday night. The resolution wasn't too difficult and I could pat myself on the back for accomplishing something.

My next goal started on January 4th. I vowed to eat better. Not starve myself, no fad diets, no diet pills. Just eat better. Choose chicken over beef, use a smaller plate, buy fruit instead of chips. And don't berate myself when I splurge on a hamburger and fries once in a while. So far so good.

January 30th will be a hard one. Along with several friends from work, I've made a pact to quit smoking. Yes, nasty habit that it is, I smoke. I have for more years than I care to think about. But I'm going to give it a shot.

I will write more. I love writing. It's not a chore or something I need to change so it doesn't fit into the "need to do" category with most resolutions.

I don't consider these to be "New Year's resolutions" as much as incremental goals to make life better. Changing my wicked ways won't be easy but I think I can make it. Stay tuned to see how it all turns out!

Hugs,
Shayla

Welcome 2007!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a safe and happy New Year's Eve. May the new year bring all that is good to you and yours!