I love Twitter. You just learn all kinds of things.

Today someone on Twitter posted this article from Mrs. Giggles about Things That Should Be Banned From Romance Novels. I’m not going to go through the whole list, but I will point out this part:

Safe sex – or why we protect ourselves during sex
If I see another author having her heroine tell the hero that it is okay if he sticks his pee-pee into her unchartered waters without a condom because she is on the Pill, I will scream. Please don’t tell me that these authors honestly

My August 2010 release, Book 2 in the Eternal Guardians Series:

What do you think?… Read more »

I sold three more books in my Eternal Guardian Series! So release dates for the first five books in the series are as follows:

MARKED – May 2010
ENTWINED – August 2010
TEMPTED – February 2011
Book 4 (untitled) – August 2011
Book 5 (untitled) – February 2012

I’m thrilled I get to write more books in this series. I’m really enjoying it. Okay, off to do revisions on ENTWINED.… Read more »

Okay, so I lied. I said I’d post the ARC winner of MARKED yesterday but didn’t. I had a crazy busy day, so apologies.

BUT…because I’m feeling so generous (and got tons of work done yesterday), I decided to give away not one but TWO ARCs of MARKED!!!

and

Dawn (#29)

email me at elisabeth@elisabethnaughton.com with your snail mail addys and I’ll get your book(s) in the mail!!

If you didn’t win, don’t despair. Follow me on Twitter (if you aren’t already) and pay attention because because I’ll have more ARCs to giveaway there soon!

Thanks to all … Read more »

This press release went out yesterday and I thought I’d share:

DorchesterPublishing

02/03/10 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Publisher Promises Fulfilling Reader Experience & Guarantees Satisfaction

New York, NY-Dorchester Publishing is proud to introduce its Publisher’s Pledge program, a bold, new marketing initiative created to launch the careers of the next generation of genre superstars. A privately owned publisher of mass-market original fiction, Dorchester has a long, storied history of discovering the most exciting names in genre fiction, including Victoria Alexander, Christine Feehan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Katie MacAlister and Lynsay Sands.

Next year marks the firm’s 40th anniversary, … Read more »

Today I received the BEST present: a gorgeous shipment of ARCs for MARKED! Since I’m in such a good mood, I thought I’d run a contest. So who wants an early read of book one in my new Eternal Guardians series? I’ve got two ARCs up for grabs.

Here’s all you have to do to enter:

See this lovely widget?

Click the “share” link in the lower right hand corner. Post the widget on your blog, your website, your myspace page, your facebook page, etc. Every time you post it somewhere you’re entered in the contest. Every time you post … Read more »

I’m in two places at once today.

I’m over at The Ruby Slippered Sisterhood talking about my twisted mind (and giving away a book!) and I’m also at the Bradford Bunch talking about the upcoming release of MARKED (and part of what has me uber-excited). Join me at one or both places!… Read more »

Excerpted from MARKED
April 27, 2010
Dorchester
ISBN: 978-0-505-52822-3

She should have been shocked to see him again, but Casey was too numb to feel anything other than irritation at the interruption. “We’re closed early due to the
weather.”

“I—” Theron cleared his throat. “I’m looking for Acacia Simopolous.”

He didn’t even know he was looking for her? Wonderful. Her day was sooo getting better.

“You found her.” She refocused on her task and shoved a book on the shelf harder than it needed. “And for the record, the only person allowed to call me Acacia is my grandmother, who, … Read more »

short synopsis of the movie. I walked out of the theater thinking it reminded me too much of Dance With Wolves. But Carrie hit it spot on…this movie WAS Pocahontas, just done up with special effects.

Okay, I’m a writer. I realize that plots are reworked all the time. I know when you take a story down to its most basic elements, there are really only seven original plots:

Overcoming the monster
Rags to riches
The quest
Voyage and return
Comedy
Tragedy
Rebirth

I also know that all stories–books and movies–are simply variations on these seven original … Read more »

I heard from a reliable source (marketing guru at my pub house) that ARCs for MARKED went in the mail to me today. Which means…CONTEST!!!!

Stay tuned. I’m thinking I’ll have something fun to give away by next week!

And since I’m teasing…I saw a sneak peek at my new website redesign yesterday and oh my gosh…it’s full of AWESOMENESS. I can’t wait to share it. It’s scheduled to go live in early March. But just let me say…very very cool.… Read more »