I want to post more often, I really do.

I finally finished Alicia: The Awakening and got it published. If someone would have told me that being an author was such hard work a few yeares ago, I never would have believed them. Oh, I knew the writing aspect wasn't easy, but after that, there's editing the copy, at least twice then you have to edit the galley at least once. By the time you get finished with it, you don't ever want to see it again, let alone do anything else with it.

But here I am, telling the world that it is finally finished and hoping that it doesn't take me nearly as long to finish the edits on my new novel.

It seems funny to think of my self as a multi-published author already, when less than a year ago I almost quit writing after a particularly callous rejection. I have a few close friends to thank for that. You all know who you are.

Until next time, remember to visit my website at www.tiannaxander.com check out my excerpts and my yahoo group, but most of all, have fun.

Tianna
www.tiannaxander.com
Where Romance Meets the Paranormal

I Don't Believe it's Been So Long.

I've just checked my blog and I only have one thing to say.

Wow! has it really been that long since I posted here? So much has been going on, I don't know where to begin. I've almost finished my sequel to Virgin's Blood, titled The Awakening. I've written a short story that, as of today, is on the best seller list at eXtasy Books. I suppose it helps that it's only 1.59. But hey, it is a short story, after all.

I'm under deadline for a book in the tarot card series. I have a card from the Major Arcana ~ Death. And I'm still trying to finish Man of My Dreams. I've been a busy girl.

My first novel, Virgin's Blood is now available at Fictionwise.com and is under the new and featured novel section at Readerwise.com. I'm just so jazzed, I don't know what to do.

Wish me luck finishing with The Awakening and I'll try to post more often, I promise.

Ta ta for now,

Tianna

www.tiannaxander.com

Where's Your Erotica?

The RWA Conference and returning to work.

Hello everyone.

I'm plugging right along on The Awakening. I wrote the prologue today. It was something I should have written a while ago but just never got around to. I've added another four pages to the manuscript and feel pretty good about it.

I went back to my day job yesterday. It was both good to be back and a disappointment. Like all writers, I would love to be able to write fulltime. I do realize this is a dream and while it may, one day, come true I still need to continue on with my other career.

The path to success is a crowded space. I just hope I can stay on the path and not kick people as I pass or - shudder - as they pass me. I hope to one day, catch up to those authors whom I hold in such high esteem.

As Christina Dodd said so well in Atlanta, I'll "just keep walking."

Tianna
www.tiannaxander.com
Where Romance Meets the Paranormal

Vampires, Werewolves, other Were-beings Fairies, Witches or a Time-travel?

Like I said last night, I just got back from the RWA conference in Atlanta and I'm Jazzed. There are a lot of great publishers and editors out there who are looking for paranormal romances. Since it's what I love to write, I'm going to go for it and submit to a few of them.

I have several ideas waiting impatiently for my undivided attention. My only dilemma is what do I write first? I have outlines for seventeen new novels. Ten of them are sequels to three of the books I've already finished. My problem is, which one do I work on after The Awakening? Anyone want to challenge me? I'm at page 113. Anyone think I can do it? I hope so. I work so much better when I'm under pressure.

Man of My Dreams, which is the working title for my new time-travel is near the half finished mark. I stopped working on that to start The Awakening. My editor wants it ASAP. I can't complain and I won't. Like I said I work better under pressure. Besides, it's a major compliment to get a phone call from your editor because she wants to tell you about how she kept forgetting to edit because she got dragged kicking and screaming into the work. Who in their right mind would complain about that?

Certainly not me.

I'm going to be running a contest on my site soon. If you're interested, please check back regularly as my site grows. Don't forget to visit www.extasybooks.com to see an excerpt from Virgin's Blood my new erotica \ vampire romance. If you haven't already visited my site, please go to www.tiannaxander.com.

Until next time.

Tianna

News on my trip and work in progress

I just got back from the RWA conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I had a blast. I think everyone did. I met a lot of great writers there, published and unpublished. They were some of the nicest, down to earth people I've ever met.

On to business. I'm chugging right along on the sequel to Virgin's Blood titled The Awakening. Even with the activities of the last week I was still able to add forty pages to the manuscript. Though, to be honest, I did that in about six hours. I didn't have a lot of free time. Now that I'm home I plan to go back to it full time and finish it in the next couple of weeks.

With that said, I'm going to toddle off to bed since I've been up nearly twenty-four hours and get a little cuddle time with the hubby.

Check back often. I'll try to post here a few times a week to give news and updates and info on the contest I'll be running shortly.

Until next time.

Tianna

www.tiannaxander.com