Normal service will be resumed...

Am having a bit of trouble catching up with stuff at the moment, so I'm not sure when I'll be blogging again... Have lots to post inc. lovely reviews, covers, me-mes, bits of news in general, so hopefully there'll be something again shortly.

In the meantime, here's a link to one review. Done by the fabulous Wendy the Superlibrarian for IN TOO DEEP.

HE'S SO SHY!

Have to admit, was pretty blown away when I read it. It's cool to know I'm so appreciated!

More review news shortly...

I haven't actually got it... touch wood...

more animals

But this is so cute! :)

Hawtness ahoy!

Eh up, there's a naughty-hawt excerpt from IN TOO DEEP at Romance B[u]y the Blog today!

Click to visit the naughtiness!

Even this guy thinks it's a cracker!

KISS IT BETTER - cover

Just look at this awesome mutha! Isn't it divine? I'm thrilled to bits!

Now, those of you who've been following this blog will know that Jay Bentley, the hero, has a rather nifty goatee beard... but methinks that any time now there'll be a scene where he shaves it off! ;)

At least it's not like GOTHIC HEAT, where I had to rewrite Rafe's hairstyle completely. At least I can make Jay's cover status as clean shaven part of the plot this time!

I am smiling today!!!!

Visit my TOTAL-E-BOUND Spotlight

There's an Author Spotlight with me at the Total-E-Bound site at the moment, why not nip over there and find out some interesting facts about yours truly!

Portia Da Costa Author Spotlight

Still grappling...

... with a to do list that's far too unwieldy, and a work in progress that doesn't quite know what it wants to be.

It's tough to think up blog posts when your mind is going round in circles.

Visit me at Lust Bites today!

To read an incredibly rude and naughty excerpt from IN TOO DEEP. :)

Hot exploits in the library archives, and much abuse of dilapidated furniture! Hee hee!

Click here to enjoy the fun...

This guy has a lot to answer for...

I did answer honestly, promise!

How evil are you?
Found this at Madelynne's gaff... and I *did* answer honestly, I'm not kidding! LOL

I'm a rubbish blogger, aren't I?

Sorry for not blogging much lately. I have been pretty busy, what with one thing or another...

I've been trying to do a regular writing stint each day, towards a weekly total of 8000 words. Not massive by some people's standards, but enough so that if I keep chugging along at this rate, I'll reach my deadline on KISS IT BETTER fairly comfortably with time to spare for a good edit. Which it'll need!

This week, I've also been prepping an excerpt post for LUST BITES in Friday. This is a bit from IN TOO DEEP. I find it very, very hard to choose excerpts for these sorts of thing. I can never pick out a piece that seems to be standalone, and yet a good sample of the book. The bit I've chosen for Friday is pretty naughty stuff, so I hope anyone who reads this, will nip along and read and hopefully leave a comment. There will be a prize!

I've also been hanging about on Twitter quite a bit, something of which I'm unashamed. I love Twitter and I love my buddies there. I originally started tweeting as a way to have micro updates to this blog [see right] but inevitably, I got hooked into Twitter itself and the interaction with other Tweeters... But it's easy to do, and not too taxing on the grey matter. Just like chatting with a bunch of buddies, really.

Have been doing some reading and DVD watching too. I'm reading the Belle De Jour memoir and at the same time, watching the telly version on DVD. In some ways they're very different, but in others, the essence is the same. Am enjoying both. Belle is a very good writer. I didn't read the blog very much at the time the entries in the book were posted, but I like her conversational style. Dare I say that in some ways, it reminds me of my own first person writing?

Stolen from Cute Overload... couldn't resist!

Hilarious! Thanks to the folks at Cute Overload for bringing this to my attention today!

It's that day again!

My pirate name is:

Black Morgan Flint

Like anyone confronted with the harshness of robbery on the high seas, you can be pessimistic at times. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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Six Unspectacular Quirks About me

Nadia tagged me.

The rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. List 6 unspectacular quirks you have.
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each person’s blog to let them know they’ve been tagged.

Six Unspectacular Quirks About Me:

1. I used to eat 2 or 3 bananas a day, and now I've gone right off them. Am experimenting with pears and grapes.
   
   
2. I have an office all of my own... but can't work in it because it's uninhabitable.
   
   
3. I always wear black when I get dressed up to go anywhere and I never even look at clothes in other colours when I go shopping.
   
   
4. I went to RWA in San Francisco at the end of July... and I still haven't fully unpacked my suitcase.
   
   
5. I eat breakfast cereal for lunch... or porridge.
   
   
6. I am totally ruled by my cats.
   
   

Tagging: nobody specific, but if you feel inclined to have a bash at the 'six unspectacular quirks', please do, and let me know what you come up with! :)