Moira Keith

It is officially time for a happy dance!

Wow. I just don’t know what more to say. Utterly speechless. And as those who know me well can attest, that is not an easy feat to accomplish. I had a pleasant little surprise awaiting me today when I popped onto the computer this afternoon. An email listing reviews for books from my publisher sat patiently waiting for me to read and scroll. I did not expect to see my beloved tale amongst the list of books reviewed, but there it was.  Courtesy of Romance Junkies, Buckling Down got a fab rating. I couldn’t be more tickled! First book, first review, four and a half… not too shabby. Seeing some of her comments at the end of the review made it all worth it. 

Check out the reviewat Romance Junkies Reviews!

Alright…. celebrating went on…. cake was eaten…margaritas downed….and now here I am to announce a contest. What shall the contest be? Hmmmmmm…..

I am making a guest appearance at Nikki Duncan’s blog tomorrow. Pop on over there and show a little love for those who are supporting my release! 

You have until the end of the day tomorrow and I will draw a winner and announce it in the morning.

Yeppers! Today is the release of Buckling Down! Can you believe it is here already? I can’t. Seems like only yesterday I was going through edits upon edits and thought man release day will never come. Ha! I was soooo wrong! It is here! Happy dance! 

Sydney Hart, the heroine of Buckling Down, is making a guest appearance today over at Rowan’s Place where she is dishing about music. Pop on over and take a peek. I am going to pop in little later today…. maybe with a contest in mind. Or maybe… nah I think a contest is the best way to celebrate today! 

Somehow my usual sign off of Sláinte doesn’t quite fit the bill today. Guess I have to go with Yee Haw? It’s me, yet it’s not. LOL We shall stick to my tried and true. 

Sláinte!

I was sitting around, wondering what to blog about when I thought… hmmm a little peek behind the curtain of the great and not-so-powerful author mind. (Hey I resemble that remark!) Okay seriously moving on. There is no secret that my writing heart leans a bit farther towards the paranormal romance genre than any other, so to end up writing and contracting a contemporary western romance did take a few of my supporters by surprise. :p 

Seriously, I was neck deep in a paranormal vampire/shifter story and my brother-in-law (bless his heart) decided to inform me that it sounded like I was writing Underworld Part 3. Well if that didn’t just rub the wrong way and in all the wrong places. Nothing against the Underworld movies, as I am a huge fan, but it wasn’t what I was going for. Not into writing Fanfic myself, though I can attest there are some great pieces out there. (If you don’t want to take my word for it I encourage you to go check out my friend Mike’s stuff at Ad Astra.) Anyhow, getting off topic. 

Once the whole fanfic reference had run it’s course, I really couldn’t bring myself to continue on with that story. SO I decided that I would write something as a surprise, for my mother. Something I believed she would be more interested in. She reads paranormal, but it is not her favorite, and a contemporary western seemed to fit my mood at the time. My love and admiration for my mother helped breathe life into Sydney Hart, my heroine. My mother is a woman who has already experienced so much in her life, and there is this inner strength in her that I admire. It is that strength that fueled my imagination with Sydney. Levi… well it would seem that he just appeared in my head, larger than life and ridin’ a bull, with a little bit of a Paul Walker look to him. Okay, I am not going to apologize for fantasizing about Paul Walker. Slap me if you will but that boy is hot. No I did not recently watch a movie starring him prior to writing Buckling Down. He appeared, I wrote him. Hell who am I to argue with a hot cowboy?

I would love to say that writing this story was easy, but it would be a lie. Ask Rown, Betty, or Sally at TGOB and they will attest to this little fact. Sex scenes? Well we will leave that little tidbit of info for another post. I did however, enjoy the entire process, including the bitching and complaining, ripping my hair out, noticing a few new grey hairs, and the stress that comes along with the entire process. No I would not trade one bit of the experience for all the tea in china…but just maybe for a Levi McKenna I might. Don’t forget to check out the excerpt on Samhain’s site. 

Sláinte!

That’s right ladies and gents! We are ten days out from the release date of my first eBook. I am still lining things up and as I get my schedule a bit more finalized I will be sure to post it here. However I did want to share a little promo for my two partners in crime for this little anthology…Lorelie James and Niki Green. I have had the pleasure of sneaking a peak at both of their stories and they are fabulous. Like must read again…drool worthy sex….can’t wait to dive right in kinda fabulous! Trust me, I would never steer you wrong when it comes to books. I will share blurbs with you tomorrow and Monday. In the meantime, you wanna see their cover art? Tis gorgeous dahlings! 

Well, I am off for now. Will fill you in on all the happenings and what not as the countdown continues and we near the BIG day!

After many long and tedious hours, I have wrestled my book trailer into submission. Now the only question is… did I nail it? Well, I find fault in everything and will likely do so here as well, but for now, I am going to revel in the fact that I actually completed the task I set before myself for this weekend. Success! It is a wonderful feeling.

Update: There is a new and hopefully improved version of my trailer under the link for Trailers on the side menu. 

Yes! It feels real now. Well actually in felt real when I got my first round of edits and I looked at what the lovely Heidi sent and thought holy shit! (Okay, it wasn’t quite so dramatic. Those of you who know otherwise keep your mouths shut please I have a rep to protect. ) 

About a week ago, I woke up to a wonderful email that included… you got it! Cover art! Now, edits and all that surely send you the wake up call that yes you signed a contract and your story will go to publication, but seeing that first cover with your name on it? Well let’s just say it’s like a MasterCard commercial…

Hours of  time and imagination turned into completed manuscript – $Blood

Submitting your manuscript and waiting – $Sweat

Signing the contract and recieving your first round of edits, which leaves you feeling a bit overwhelmed – $Tears

Seeing your blurb and first cover attached to your name – $Priceless 

It doesn’t get much better than that. When you see all that wonderful art thrown together for your manuscript, well it seals the deal and has you ready to go through the whole process all over again. Which is exactly what I am going to do! So for all of you loverly people who have supported me on this endeavor and listened as I grumbled the lyrics of “I suck but I shall overcome.” Thanks. We Shall begin the process all over again and again and – well you get the picture. 

Sláinte!