Is 35,000 words enough to rev you up?

     So, thank sweet baby Jesus(or grown up bearded Jesus-however you see him!). I finished the first novella in a new series I'm starting.  I'm sooo new to novellas and have been going kinda crazy trying to find the right word count.  I've told 2,000(which I'd call a short story) up to 60,000(which I'd call a novel)-yep majorly confused.

     As you can tell-even on my blogs and post I tend to write long winded.  So, the whole novella idea is extremely difficult for me.  To me I feel as if its hard to get an actual story n characters that can thrive throughout the book.  Plus HELLO, erotic author here!  Can my small book have enough story not to come across as "wham bam thankya ma'am"-hey that sounds like a good novella title!

     Answer.....I sure as hell hope the novella can pack enough story and of course enough super smexy time!!  The proof has been ordered so now I'll be sadly checking the mail over and over until it shows.  

     My first book ~Quick on the Trigger~ had a more "artistic" cover but after asking the question "do I need half naked people on my covers to sell more?" In numerous erotic author forums, Facebook pages and some others-I was given an ALMOST unanimous YES, yep put flesh on your books.  I decided not to change my cover for ~Quick on the Trigger~ BUT have decided I will try the route of chests, abs, shoulders, backs & hunky hineys!  We've designed numerous covers for the novella series which I'm calling the -Crooked E Ranch- series.

     We're using this first novella as a test of the emergency broadcast system--wait never mid that...a test to see if flesh covers really make a dramatic difference or not.  I've looked up a ton of savory (& some not so savory) books and I've noticed some that have a horrible blurb, very short content and covers that look beyond cheap BUT have damn near naked people that are damn near engaged in illegal sexual acts(at least in the Midwest) and yet they have 40 reviews-I'm not saying all are bad because there are lots that are good to but what I'm saying is they are racking in reviewers-WHICH I WANT! So we'll have to see.

     Personally for me I want a paperback with a cover I don't have to explain or embarrass the farm wives who surround me.  Now, on the other hand I don't give a sh*t what the covers look like on my ipad.  And I'm not a flesh cover lover, I prefer artistic ones. But I'm not gonna complain about hot cowboys either.

    In other words peeps?  ~Sweet as Candy~ first in the -Crooked E Ranch- series will be making its debut and soon! And for the love of all YOU find holy PLEASE review it!!!  

Hmmm...imagine that, more late night ramblings!

     So, as I get done reading another review for ~Quick On the Trigger~ I find myself still lacking this so-called "thick skin" I was supposed to be acquiring.  

     Seriously, where the h*ll can I find one? Ahhh...I bet there's an APP for that! I've also come to realize that perhaps I just may need a new editor(bummer-they are worse to find than a gynecologist-4 real. How hard is it to find one that will dim the lights, wear a Stetson and refer to me as Miss Sidda Lee, while doing the exam?). 

     My book has been edited then edited again BUT yet "a few grammatical" errors have been mentioned-I'm the first to admit I wanna write.  I wanna worry about, fret over, dwell on the STORY.  I want an editor to fix mistakes.  Not because I don't worry about the book but because I get in a spaced out existence while typing away. 

     For one thing I'm an insomniac and write mostly at night until the wee hours of the morning.  Now, that probably helps my weird creativity flow and my inhibitions dwindle-it also means I write fast and I spell the dumbest words wrong(I assure you I know how to spell). I just make really stupid mistakes.  Thus dumb confession being out in the open-makes me comfortable to say that's why we Indie Authors pay to be edited.  Not because I love to feel like a worthless, incompetent, not smarter than a 5th grader while the editor sends me the "sea of red" edits to be made.

     Here's the real kicker...reviewer said it was a 4.5*'s outta 5*'s.  Other Authors quit "virtually throwing stones at me". I know it's a good number but I think I was spoiled with the first reviews and blogs about my book.  I'm such a baby, right? Okay, okay...I heard the collective "YES" through my IPhone.  

     No more whining now onto the woes and h*ll no's of Facebook life!  I love social media-to a point.  I'm a nosey girl so I love to look at pictures and read statuses.  It's like watching "Girls Gone Wild" then flipping the channel to "Maury Povich show" all on display in my "Feed".  But now getting more Friends and likes and followers the creepers are starting to creep out.  Anything from pecker pictures, request for cyber sex, explicit photos, to people requesting I help them learn English.  

     I know right? Can you believe people? Really sad! I'm not  a teacher, learn English elsewhere. What?  Oh, you thought I was gonna complain about the wee winky pics?  Naw, they tend to be quite entertaining.  One of them took me like 5 minutes to figure out it wasn't "Slinky" the worm from Seasame Street...which bummed me out because he would've been like the most famous fan I would've had.  I do apologize Radelphoierahas for not leading an English class but with my "grammatical errors" you better pick another Author!  Cyber sex I'll pass on also...I just can't type fast enough to keep up and nothin' like a lousy lay via Google+.  Dirty pics?  Well, I suppose I could send out some of those but they'd be of my kitchen or h*ll even my truck!  Somehow though I doubt that's what they had in mind.

     I gotta say though I am feelin' some love though. More friends, followers, likes daily? FRICKIN' AWESOME!  Oh, by the way I LOVE the emails too.  I feel kinda special and not ride the short bus special like normally.  

     BOOK UPDATES!!!

     My first swim in the Novella pool will come afloat within the next 2 weeks.  ~Sweet As Candy~ is nearly complete after being edited will be available.  ~Steel Horse Cowboy~ will be out in August.  Then I will officially have series! Yaaay!  By the way it's 2:40 a.m. Here and I wasn't trying to prove my "dumb mistakes" I make writing in the middle of the night BUT GUESS WHO CAN'T GET THIS UNDERLING TO STOP?  Aarrgghh!