http://shannonstacey.com ~Author of Erotic Romance~ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes, when it comes to professional envy, the hits just keep on coming and it's hard to keep on going. And it doesn't matter how much you like and/or respect the author, when somebody gets a deal with an editor you want or a house you want or beats you ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/09/when-the-envy-burns-like-day-old-tomato-puree/ Fine. I went. I had to have a tetanus shot. And I have to take Augmentin for 10 days, which the nurse cheerfully informed might make me feel nauseated, and I will almost certainly feel, because of the shot, as though a large man punched me in the arm. It's all Angie's fault. ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/08/feline-follow-up/ Pretty, isn't she? Serene, even. It's a lie. She's a vicious, feral jungle cat who will---suddenly and without remorse---shred the finger off the person who feeds her. Yeah, that would be me. So what happened? I was letting her bite me, and then she really bit me. I know, huh? Since ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/08/another-feline-related-injury/ Dear David Cook: ("Hungry Like the Wolf --- Duran Duran---SQUEE!) Ohmigod. I hated it. I'm so sorry. Especially the "doo doo" parts. I can't believe it, and I have so much guilt. Dear Syesha Mercado: ("Big Wheels Keep On Turning"...or is it "Proud Mary"?---Tina Turner) That whole ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/07/letters-to-the-idols-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-week-part-1/ Dear Ezmerelda, I know a muse is supposed to be a fickle and capricious being, but now's not really a good time for you to uphold those old stereotypes. Right now I need you to roll up those sleeves and focus, even though... 1. The upstairs bathroom is totally deconstructed ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/05/pleading-with-the-muse/ So I've been working on a contemporary category for...ever? (I've also been working on not starting blog posts with the word so. Neither's going well.) Quite frankly, if I didn't love the story and love the characters and desperately want to write this book, it would have been scrapped a ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/03/the-light-bulb-flickers-a-little-brighter/ So I have a mirror now. I know, most people have them, but we really only had the medicine cabinet mirrors. Then we remodeled the downstairs half-bath (my bathroom) and the husband hung a real mirror over the vanity. Yeah, facing the toilet. The mirror is nothing short of girnormous, ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/05/01/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall/ Brenda Novak's 2008 Online Auction to Benefit Diabetes Research starts tomorrow and there about a gazillion things I'd like to buy---starting with the autographed Ali photo. One thing that really caught my eye---some of the editorial evaluations have a promised response time, ranging from 24 hours to 2 weeks. Dayum! Considering I've ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/04/30/yeah-id-pay-for-that/ Neil Diamond? Oh, come on! What's next? Julia Ward Howe week? Digression---NCIS: Anybody else think the giving of the laptop would have been more touching if she'd given her the power cord, too? Anyway...(Pleasepleaseplease don't let Archuleta sing "Sweet Caroline".) Crap, they're each doing two songs tonight. I'll take the performances in ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/04/30/letters-to-the-idols-neil-diamond-week/ My unabashed adoration for secret baby romances isn't something I keep buried behind the bassinet. I've even written two of them myself. As a reader I've gone through a ton of them, and I have certain expectations: 1. Whatever separated them post-conception can't sustain the book. There has to be a ... http://shannonstacey.com/2008/04/29/baby-what-baby/