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the other day. Scary I know. I’ve never liked first person stories. I’ve never really dwelled on WHY. Not even sure I knew why. Until now. I just know that I have an immediate reaction when I open a book and it’s in first person. That reaction is usually to promptly shut the book and go on to something else… Yeah, I know, I’m probably about to get beat up :oops:

I have friends who write in first person and God knows I love them. Just not their first person books :dunno: (I can feel Amy plotting to kill me as she plots her first person book) :hug:

So anyway, I think I finally realized why the first person books just don’t do it for me.

I read romances for the hero. And let’s face it. Most romances in first person are from the heroine’s perspective. See, I don’t want to get up close and cozy with the heroine. I don’t want to see the world from just her eyes. Don’t get me wrong, I want to like the heroine, but it’s important (very important) for me to see HER from the hero’s perspective. I want to know how he sees her, how he falls in love with her, how he reacts to her.

And I dunno, I think, too, that when *I* read a first person accounting, I feel like I’m being *told* a story rather than experiencing it. And I want to live it :weee:

So that’s my oddball self examination for the day :headscratch:

you just know you shouldn’t get up as soon as you open your eyes. Today was one of those days. Unfortunately, I have kids to get up and ready for school so lying there with a pillow shoved over my face wasn’t an option.

I’m currently huddled in my comfy chair freezing to death because I’m pretty sure I have a fever (and a headache from hell) and I’m avoiding my “to do” list because damn it’s long and my eyes cross when I think about it.

I think I’ll go write my heroine beating someone up to make me feel better.

:sumo:

of making idle threats by Linda Winfree.

Just so you know, it was not a threat. It was a simple statement of fact. I WILL hurt you if you do not comply. :shinkick:

Sincerely,

Maya Banks

This week at Writeminded, we’re going to be giving away free ebooks every day to celebrate read an ebook week, so be sure to hop over and try to catch one as we hurl them at readers :sumo:

Lauren about her cover, like the day before she got it. Seriously. And voila. Ask and ye shall receive. :lol2:

Who doesn’t like shiny, sparklies??

You just couldn’t stand the fact that I was happy to see you last week. Today is Thursday, and I’m glad you’re over with. You were not nice to me.

This probably means that next Thursday is going to suck rocks, but for now, I’m really glad to see you…

:weee:

Today was splendiferous. I’ve already gotten so many wonderful emails from readers who’ve read Sweet Surrender and Golden Eyes. My favorite part of this whole writing gig are the reader emails. So thank you. For all of you who buy and read my books. I’m still in awe over anyone who actually buys something I wrote. *sniffle*

At any rate, today is the official release day for both books, though Sweet Surrender has been popping up in various locations over the last week. OH and also, this time, my Berkley release is available in ebook format. :rockthefuckon: I love ebooks and Im so excited that Sweet Surrender can be purchased as an ebook.

You can read all about Sweet Surrender here.

AND just because who can resist a double dose of fun and EBOOKS :lol2: Golden Eyes is now available from Loose ID.

and of course you can read all about Golden Eyes here.

so I don’t suppose you’ll hear me whining about it. :stfu:

The weekend was fun. Hubby and I were supposed to paint. But uhm we didn’t. See, we’ve been supposed to do this forever, but damn we’re dreading it. The problem is we have a list of house stuff but painting is the first thing we have to do. We’re getting new carpet but we don’t want to get new carpet until after we’ve painted. We’re also getting new furniture, but why move out the old and move in the new when we’d just have to move it again to put down the new carpet. See where I’m going with this? So NOTHING can be done until we…PAINT. :cursesign:

I think right now I’d throw money at someone to come put me out of my misery and paint for me.

Today, I come off a month of not writing contracted stuff. I spent February writing proposals. I finished some. Still have finishing touches to put on one and uhm I’m still in the building stages of the last :oops: But now it’s just going to have to be worked on around my next three deadlines because I have to get moving on Into the Lair, Sweet Persuasion and The Cowboys’ Mistress (Is that not the cheesiest fun title ever? lololol)

All work will be put away, however, this afternoon because I’m going to see Tim McGraw at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo :whoo: Every year, we get offered tickets to the various acts at the rodeo (hubby knows people) and it’s just never worked out that we could go. So I’m looking forward to tonight’s concert. I heart Tim McGraw :banana:

Over at the Writeminded Readers Yahoo Group, we’ve been having more fun than human beings should be allowed, and I think we broke Jaci’s in box :purplelaugh: If you aren’t a member and like a good time plus winning yummy books, then you should definitely join us before the weekend is over because we’re throwing a party and things are getting crazy :oops:

Over at the Writeminded Blog, Steph is doing the TGIF giveaway and we’re declaring it Steph’s official Blaze release day at both the blog and the reader’s group, so much fun is to be had as we randomly shout words like SEALS!!!!

Really, we’re fun. And we don’t bite…hard.

I hate you. Wednesday is my new best friend. Unless of course it goes like Monday and Tuesday…

Then I’ll seriously be looking at Thursday.

:drunk: