tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post7731820610931139320..comments2023-11-02T08:12:41.175-04:00Comments on Cyber Launch Party: Celebrating A New "Knights Of The Board Room" Story From Joey W. HillAuthorIsland.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17151952081726758554noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-86333372088636199642013-10-25T11:07:59.845-04:002013-10-25T11:07:59.845-04:00wow the are great hops and then you have grea...wow the are great hops and then you have great released and then i hope<br />and hope nyou can win some awards for the books and hope amazon does not take them off <br /><br />thank for the chance for winning it <br /><br />desi the blonde at msn dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532088367317675973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-26542676633560385182013-10-18T18:31:03.263-04:002013-10-18T18:31:03.263-04:00Felicia, my apologies for the delay in reply. This...Felicia, my apologies for the delay in reply. This post went live in 2010, and the last non-spam comment posted to it was in that year. Fortunately, it kept my "let me know if there's a post" request, so you didn't get lost between the cracks! (grin)<br /><br />Usually it's just the morning routine - getting up, getting the husband off to work, animals fed, dogs walked. I've written fulltime since 2007, and I treat it just like a 9-5 job (though it's roughly 8-4:30 for me). No excuses for reporting late to work or dragging my butt in the morning (lol). That discipline came from the years when I had to balance the administrative day job against meeting writing deadlines, when every spare moment was dedicated to writing. I learned not to have any special circumstances or rituals to put me in the right mindset to work - just the time to do it, whether it was five minutes or five hours. I do like to listen to music while I work, however! Hope that answers your question and thanks for asking it.Joey W Hillhttp://www.storywitch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-55622130401389698462013-10-08T13:55:53.162-04:002013-10-08T13:55:53.162-04:00When you get ready to write do you have any specia...When you get ready to write do you have any special things that need to be done before you can start? any rituals?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113774957195993296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-51683805441186457392013-04-02T02:13:56.112-04:002013-04-02T02:13:56.112-04:00This post presents clear idea in support of the ne...This post presents clear idea in support of the new people of blogging, that <br />in fact how to do running a blog.<br /><br />Here is my website <a href="http://alien-in-japan.blogspot.co.at/2012/04/ankunft.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">top website hosts</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-68463126482957492042013-03-24T00:22:15.365-04:002013-03-24T00:22:15.365-04:00I've been exploring for a little bit for any h...I've been exploring for a little bit for any high quality articles or weblog posts in this sort of house . Exploring in Yahoo I eventually stumbled upon this web site. Reading this information So i am glad to convey that I have an incredibly just right uncanny feeling I found out exactly what I needed. I so much undoubtedly will make certain to don?t forget this web site and provides it a glance on a relentless basis.<br /><br />Feel free to visit my blog - <a href="http://Kickstarter-Board.com//index.php/index.php?page=User&userID=2153" rel="nofollow">please click the following internet site</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-12489723115214823742013-03-02T03:25:34.392-05:002013-03-02T03:25:34.392-05:00I am no longer positive where you are getting
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I've not read any of your books but am adding this one to my wish list.Pamkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880471140530575964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-46234267576934051902010-11-20T10:17:37.142-05:002010-11-20T10:17:37.142-05:00Ina, as far as why Jon is younger than Rachel in t...Ina, as far as why Jon is younger than Rachel in this book...laughter, it sounds odd to say it this way, but I wrote it that way because that was how the muse gave me these two characters. I don't promote this book as part of the "Cougar" genre, because I don't think it qualifies. That's because the age difference isn't a huge factor in the book. There are things in Rachel's background, and Jon's, that make the age difference an interesting revelation point, but that's pretty much it. <br /><br />It's kind of like Honor Bound,the previous Knights book. Dana was black and Peter was white, but again, the muse gave them to me that way, just like Peter was tall and broad with blue eyes, and Dana was small, petite and tough. I don't bill it as an interracial story, because the fact they're different races is a visual difference, not a conflict point. The muse just wanted them that way, because that's how Peter and Dana are. Sounds kind of esoteric and vague, but sometimes the creative process is like that - okay, it's OFTEN like that (laughter).<br /><br />HOWEVER...the tables will be turned in the last book of the series. Ben's heroine has almost the same age difference - in the opposite direction. Marcie is the younger sister of a previous heroine, and she's been determined to win Ben's heart for a long time. She goes after him with everything she has, and she's just young and reckless enough not to realize that a determined pursuit of a hardcore Dom is like catching a tiger by the tale - I'm so looking forward to that one!<br /><br />Hope you might give Afterlife a shot anyhow, but even if you don't, hope you'll enjoy the other books in the series! Thanks for the comment as always. :>Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-12506083339742050242010-11-20T10:08:09.107-05:002010-11-20T10:08:09.107-05:00Linze, if you like strong alpha males, then you...Linze, if you like strong alpha males, then you'll definitely like the Knights (I hope!) With the exception of Jon (and really, he is, too, just in a more subtle way) they are very traditional, totally in charge Male Doms. Dana (Peter's fiancee) calls them Neanderthals, in a very affectionate way, of course - lol.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-23719473171846911862010-11-20T10:06:08.490-05:002010-11-20T10:06:08.490-05:00Flchen, thanks so much for those wonderful complim...Flchen, thanks so much for those wonderful compliments! You asked if I have stories with male subs - most definitely! You're right, none in the Knights series, but there are plenty to choose in the others. The Vampire Queen series features male subs in Vampire Queen's Servant, Mark of the Vampire Queen and Vampire's Claim. Vampire Mistress/Vampire Trinity feature a menage with a M/m/F dynamic. <br /><br />In the Nature of Desire series, you'll find Natural Law, Holding the Cards and Branded Sanctuary. Natural Law is a reader favorite, because of the alpha cop/sexual submissive Mac Nighthorse. He's where I really discovered the "palace guard" submissive type, though there were seeds of it in Josh in the preceding book, Holding the Cards. <br /><br />And if you like Male/male,you'll find a male submissive in Rough Canvas as well. Hope that helps! You can find excerpts/blurbs on all of those at my site, of course.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-36045335703954032932010-11-20T10:01:37.044-05:002010-11-20T10:01:37.044-05:00Good morning Annalisa! My favorite cover is a toss...Good morning Annalisa! My favorite cover is a toss up between A Witch's Beauty and Mark of the Vampire Queen. A Witch's Beauty was a very complex cover concept and I wasn't sure how it was going to come out. Artist Don Sipley just did a masterful job representing the two characters and the nature of their story. Mark of the Vampire Queen (another of his covers), captured the dark, edgy eroticism, while also reflecting Jacob and Lyssa's character well. <br /><br />And of course my current favorite on the contemporary side is Afterlife - not just because it's the newest release (smile). Once again, it's because the cover artist really did a bang up job of representing the story/characters. And I love all the vibrant colors, which represent chakra colors relevant in the book (Karen, I forgot that part when I answered your question earlier!)<br /><br />As far as my favorite book, as I said earlier, that's choosing a favorite child (grin). However, I find I go back to certain books and re-read parts for inspiration if I get stuck. And those titles shift as time goes on and my writing moves into different areas. Like right now I've been going back and re-reading Vampire Trinity (Part 2 of Gideon's story) when I need a brain break. Rough Canvas and Mirror of My Soul are probably my two favorites to visit on the contemporary side.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-36854949683105571512010-11-20T09:55:10.566-05:002010-11-20T09:55:10.566-05:00Vicky, for my own personal preference reading, I l...Vicky, for my own personal preference reading, I like Male Doms, though I've read some great Female Doms (Bound Odyssey by Michelle Polaris jumps to mind.)<br /><br />However, as sentimental or falsely diplomatic as it sounds, it's actually the truth that I don't have a preference on it when I write. I've learned to trust the muse. If She gives me a female Domme story, then it's because She knows there's something about that character (and her hero or heroes) that are going to pull me deep into their story and make me fall in love with them. <br /><br />When I wrote my first Domme/male sub story, I was a little taken aback, because I didn't expect to have the desire to write from that side of the fence. However what I learned is that many of my male subs have what I call the palace guard mentality. While they'll submit sexually and in some other ways to their Mistress, they possess protective streaks. Some are unapologetically alpha, and some have not been obvious subs at all (vampire queen series), until the Mistress digs down to an extremely deep level and finds an unexpected capacity for it (Gideon in Vampire Mistress). In short, they're still guys with testosterone (chuckle). Just as female subs are not wimps just because they're submissive, the same goes for the males - if it's written right, of course!<br /><br />I also discovered there are similar drives in the Dom/sub psychologies, regardless of gender, which was fascinating. <br /> <br />But I'm wandering off the topic into more craft stuff - apologies for that :>). I will admit that there is one perk to writing the Male Dom stories that I don't get from the female Dommes. With my personal sub side, I get to do some of my own personal fantasizing while I'm writing him! (lol)Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-66622664657669452352010-11-20T08:19:38.208-05:002010-11-20T08:19:38.208-05:00congrats on your newest release!! I absolutely lov...congrats on your newest release!! I absolutely love the cover :)<br />Jon is thirteen years younger - that's a huge age difference... why not the other way around? honestly I like it more if the man is older than the woman...<br />greetings, Ina<br /><br />inale87 at gmx dot atInahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096027880546281359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-68551974216937360472010-11-20T04:35:38.630-05:002010-11-20T04:35:38.630-05:00Have not read this series but I can tell I need to...Have not read this series but I can tell I need to go get cought up. Love strong alpha males.<br /><br />linze_e at hotmail.comlindseyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980766299450339378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-30651274246736536452010-11-20T01:40:41.872-05:002010-11-20T01:40:41.872-05:00Hi, Joey! Popping in late to say congratulations ...Hi, Joey! Popping in late to say congratulations on this latest! I loved the previous stories in this series, and am excited to see that John's story is up! I'll be sad to see your last Knight's story told, but am glad to hear you may have some spinoff stories to add :) I love how you make your stories so emotionally accessible to all readers, whether or not we have a background in BSDM. Have you written any stories where the male is the sub? (Clearly that wouldn't be one of the Knights!)<br /><br />Thanks again, and happy congrats on your latest!<br /><br />f dot chen at comcast dot netFedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-87653165177685396882010-11-20T01:14:49.546-05:002010-11-20T01:14:49.546-05:00Congratulations on your new release! :)
Of all...Congratulations on your new release! :)<br /><br />Of all the books you have written, do you have a favorite? Do you have a favorite cover?<br /><br />TOPSAIL246@aol.comannalisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716147005742855620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-449790931793739802010-11-20T00:37:09.459-05:002010-11-20T00:37:09.459-05:00Oh, we all are so happy to see this book out! Cong...Oh, we all are so happy to see this book out! Congrats on the Launch Party!<br />You write both Dom men and Dom women stories. Is there one you prefer? (No I am not asking what you are, but what you perfer to write?)<br />Thanks for the great stories! I really enjoy your work! (and would love to win this contest...hehe)<br /><br />vickykerr@sbcglobal.netVicky CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950835949511894982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-39006374762176245782010-11-20T00:30:33.984-05:002010-11-20T00:30:33.984-05:00Sheree, both of my publishers ask for input on cov...Sheree, both of my publishers ask for input on cover ideas. They of course have the final call on them, but most of the time they do use at least some elements of my ideas - though they tend to make them even better than I imagined them, which is great!<br /><br />Laura, hey girl! Glad you came by, and so happy to hear you enjoyed the story. Though it sounds like you're already hedging for Ben's story (laughter) - you're not alone. He's been pestering me for over a year!Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-24283325873531682552010-11-20T00:27:15.389-05:002010-11-20T00:27:15.389-05:00Val, I love the cover as well. Syneca at EC did su...Val, I love the cover as well. Syneca at EC did such an awesome job on it, and love the chemistry of the two cover models. Whole thing is wonderful. <br /><br />I was wracking my brain, trying to figure out exactly when/how the idea for Jon and Rachel's story hit me. It kind of came in bits and pieces. I already had a sense of his personality from the previous books (spiritual, more dreamy, contemplative, etc), but it took awhile for her to step forward, though interestingly, even before I had a fleshed out idea for her, she was mentioned in Peter and Dana's story as the physical therapist/yoga instructor that Jon likes... So my muse already knew. When I started attending a yoga class, I guess that's where the story started taking shape. Her being 13 years older than him was initially a surprise, but given that Jon is such an old soul, in the end it was exactly as it was meant to be.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-33827925158095583682010-11-20T00:23:02.619-05:002010-11-20T00:23:02.619-05:00Elaine, as far as which Knight was the hardest to ...Elaine, as far as which Knight was the hardest to write, they've all flowed pretty smoothly, but I guess I'll say Peter's story, just because it required more extensive research, with both Peter and Dana being active in military service. I was really helped with that by a great lady and her husband, who was home from his third tour in Iraq. They reviewed the manuscript for me and helped ensure I was accurately representing not only the logistics of the Peter and Dana's service, but their attitudes about serving in the military.<br /><br />The other thing that made the story more difficult was the fact I was limited to novella length, and out of all three of the ones in the series that were novella length, this was one that I REALLY, REALLY wanted more room to write. According to reader feedback, it worked out well, but it was tough restraining myself when I wanted to expand several key scenes between them. Maybe I'll offer those as freebie "Deleted Scenes" later (grin).Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-41785434834371399852010-11-20T00:17:05.195-05:002010-11-20T00:17:05.195-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-70311790367371926482010-11-20T00:17:01.596-05:002010-11-20T00:17:01.596-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-5928776424220119192010-11-20T00:16:49.249-05:002010-11-20T00:16:49.249-05:00Sherry, you need that wonderful sleep shirt, "...Sherry, you need that wonderful sleep shirt, "Too many books, too little time", that shows a girl perched on top of a stack of books, earnestly reading. Glad you enjoyed Board Resolution. When I get done with a book, if I've written it correctly, I love it passionately, regardless of series. However, as I noted earlier, by far the easiest books to write are contemporaries, so I'd have to say the Knights of the Board Room or Nature of Desire series are the greatest pleasure to write, during the creative process. <br /><br />Though I have to admit that Beloved Vampire, one of my paranormal/vampire series books, came close to that experience, because it was far more focused on "just the relationship" than the others in the series. I think that's why I went back later and wrote a 30k word free vignette revisiting Mason and Jess after the book was over - I didn't want to let go of them (laughter). That vignette is of course at the fan forum as well.<br /><br />My favorite genre to read for pleasure is erotic romance, but for the reasons I just noted to Joder, I can't read much of my own or closely related genres any more, at least not for escape/pleasure. However, I do love the JR Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood. Her writing craft gets stronger with every book, and though I obviously can't turn off the internal editor, that editor is extremely pleased with her stories, enough to shut up and let me mostly enjoy the books (grin). <br /><br />However, often I'll choose a book that has a completely different genre, style and tone. For one thing, that exercise actually improves my own style, helps to shake it up a bit. Examples of books like these I've read in the past few years that really left me awe-inspired - Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, etc.Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451507801345644.post-22276152832493555132010-11-20T00:03:07.696-05:002010-11-20T00:03:07.696-05:00Joder, you asked what I do to celebrate when I fin...Joder, you asked what I do to celebrate when I finish a book. The answer: <br />1) shower<br />2) sleep<br />3) start the next book<br /><br />LOL - no, it's not quite that bad, but the last few years I've been on a schedule of writing 4-5 books per year, doing promo and the conference tours, and sometimes it's felt like that. However, when I have the time to celebrate, I'll usually take 24 hours to do exactly what I want to do, which might include watching a rented movie I've been wanting to see, or even a movie I've seen a 100 times and just love enough to watch it 101. <br /><br />If I have the right kind of "escape" book, I'll read that, but it's hard for me to read for pleasure/escape anymore. Can't turn off the internal editor; dang thing is stuck and I can't find the right kind of WD-40 (chuckle).<br /><br />In an ideal world, what I'd do to celebrate is go spend the day at the beach, listening to the waves lap the shore, poking my legs out from under the umbrella enough to soak up the sun while curling my toes in the sand, and reading a really good pleasure book. Of course I'd have a cooler stocked with Cherry Coke Zero, chocolate and a few snacks. And none of that would stick to my hips (lol). Thanks for the question!Joey W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665917287425007720noreply@blogger.com