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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Sir Poops and Hair Ball: What’s Your Nosh Tuesday, Author Lucy Pireel

 

IMG_0485 SPAL: Hey, nice people. Shhh! Hair Ball is asleep. And today is the day we promote new and Indie authors for nosh. I’m going to try to get through as quietly as possible without my stupid brother’s input.

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Today we have Lucy Pireel.

Lucey

Hello, nice lady. I’m so glad to meet you. What do you like to snack on when you’re writing? Tell me why you like it.

LP: Chocolate, rich, dark and yummmm chocolate, with coffee. Or crisps with wine, followed by chocolate with coffee. Or a cereal bar with coffee and chocolate.

SPAL: That’s a lot of coffee. Don’t you think? Are you addicted?

LP: What do you mean I'm a coffee and chocolate addict?

SPAL: Shh! Nice lady. Apologies. I don’t want to wake up Hair Ball. Anyway is your treat crunchy or soft?

LP: First it's crunchy but when it melts in your mouth it gets deliciously soft.

SPAL: That sounds nice. Mummsy mixes soft food in with my kibble. Is yours salty or sweet?

LP: The crisps are salted, or rather salt and vinegared, but the chocolate is supposed to be bittersweet. You know that 82% chocolate bars are heaven!

HB: ***snores***

SPAL: Shh. ***he points to HB*** You don’t want to wake him. Anyway, Mummsy says the same thing. She loves chocolate. The darker the better. Does it get your creative juices flowing?

LP: It does get me going, that's for sure. Give me a piece of chocolate and I can go on for hours on end. Just don't forget to keep my coffee refills coming too.

SPAL: Too much coffee is bad for you. That’s what Mummsy says. Don’t you have a fur or feathered peep to help you?

LP: Nope, not anymore, alas.

SPAL: That’s too bad.

LP: She used to be my sweetie, but at least I still have the pics to look at and help me remind myself of her funny ways.

SPAL: Awe… Do you have any published books out there?

LP: Poopsie, I thought you'd never ask! Hahaha, of course I have, silly.

There's Red Gone Bad, that small collection of twisted fairy tales.

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Available on Amazon (all over the globe and in the universe surrounding us.)

US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFVTYDS

UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Gone-Bad-ebook/dp/B00AFVTYDS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359121413&sr=8-1

CA http://www.amazon.ca/Red-Gone-Bad-ebook/dp/B00AFVTYDS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359121441&sr=8-1

JA (japan, how funny is that?) http://www.amazon.co.jp/Red-Gone-Bad-ebook/dp/B00AFVTYDS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1359121496&sr=1-1

As well as on Smashwords in any other format

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/260239

The iTunes Store

Kobo http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Red-Gone-Bad/book-SAmNyEi0MkiakJ2Hbaz4Nw/page1.html?s=Ee-8PXxE1Ea71-vbGBn4oA&r=1

SPAL: Could you please share an excerpt from your work in progress.

LP: And Yes! I have a work in progress about to be published.

It will be an erotica BDSM novella called Bound.

An excerpt, mmm, must find a part that's suitable for all to read then, because it's really PG-rated.

Right, I think this might give an idea, but contains nothing which isn't suitable for all eyes to see.

He spread his hands across her desk. Long, strong fingers drew her eyes. What those hands could do under the right circumstances. His voice startled her from her thoughts.

“It’s just that Carrie never asked us about details like that. She’d just put something down and if we didn’t like it? She’d change it.”

“Why didn’t you say so?” Exasperated, she sighed. “I could have done that. We would have been done by now and free to get physical.” She blushed as his eyes widened. For the first time in four months, he saw her for the woman she was! Her heart skipped a beat. Finally! Now she’d only need to get him to play with her.

“Physical? You mean you want to go running? Like now?” He blinked slowly, while his nostrils widened.

“Perhaps.” Amelia leaned back and wet her lips with the tip of her tongue. “Unless ...” she purred, “you have another idea?”

His eyes locked onto her mouth, then on her taut nipples pressing against the fabric of her silk blouse. He swallowed and breathed out. “I’ve got some ideas, but I think you won’t like them.”

“Try me,” she said, voice husky.

“Can you say please?” His eyes darkened.

“Please,” Amelia whispered while she lowered her eyes. She let a small smile play across her lips and placed her hands on her lap.

He rose and walked around the desk. Stood beside her, he turned her chair until she sat opposite him, knees touching his legs. He bent, tugged her forward a bit and spread her legs wide, crouching between them. When his eyes were level with hers, he put a finger under her chin, took a deep breath and said, “Do you really want to play? I mean ...” His hand trailed up until his fingers all but touched the apex of her thighs. “Are you ready to obey?"

“Yes, sir,” she said, eyes cast down. She remained perfectly still, breathing calmly even though her heart beat a tattoo. Finally! She’d been right all along. Now she’d have something to tell her friend Anna about that most wanted bachelor.

“No matter what is demanded of you?”

“No matter what.”

“Hmm.” Raphael rose. “I’m not sure it would be appropriate.”

“Oh, come on! As if you’ve ever cared about what’s appropriate?” She shut her mouth.

His expression turned from playful to serious. “Your reaction is exactly the reason why it might not be wise for us to play games. We need to be able to continue working together.” Then he left without looking back.

“Dammit,” she muttered under her breath. Why couldn’t she keep her mouth shut? How would she ever get him in this mood again?

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SPAL: Thank you for stopping by, Lucy. And I’m glad we made it peacefully through this without Hair Ball begging and whining. I hope everyone gets the book.

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Next Tuesday, Hair Ball and I will be interviewing Mummsy.

SAVE THE DATE: February 19, 20, and 21st. I’ll be having a Spread the News and Cheer on the Run Away Bride Giveaway. I’ll be drawing 2 winners for a 15 dollar Amazon card and 2 winners for autographed copies of Secondhand Shoes.

And everyone gets a FREE ebook on those three days, too.

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The Glowstick

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The Ho-Ho

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Boy, they’re getting really big. Hair Ball and I have to hide from them now.

Going to take a nap myself now.

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Lots of licks,

Sir Poops

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Sir Poops-A-Lot and Hair Ball: What’s Your Nosh Tuesday, Author Barry Parham

 

IMG_0485SPAL: Guess what?

Hair Ball: What?

SPAL: I’m back for another What’s Your Nosh Tuesday. And this time you didn’t succeed in stuffing me into the Great White Watery Abyss of Torture. You’re so stupid.

HB: So. You’re a pansy.

SPAL: I ‘m here to support the new and Indie authors and their published works or anything they’re working on. I’ll be glad to share it with the whole world.

HB: Yeah. For nosh. That’s why I’m here.

SPAL: ***rolls his eyes*** Today, we’ve got Barry Parham.

HB: Yeah. Mummsy says he’s a funny man.

SPAL: Yes. He is that. Let’s give him a big welcome without jumping on him or hugging his leg. Do you think you can handle that, stupid?

HB: ***sticks out his tongue***  Pansy.

SPAL: Whatever. Just mind your p’s and q’s today. ***he looks down at HB and turns to look at Barry*** Nice to meet you.

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HB: Yeah. Nice to meet you. What did you bring us…I mean what do you like to nosh on when you write?


BP: Vanilla wafers, often; hazelnut coffee, usually; sugar-free Jolly Ranchers, always.

HB: Coffee with cream and sugar? Vanilla wafers…mmm…***he looks at SPAL*** What’s sugar-free?

SPAL: ***elbows his brother***

HB: What?

SPAL: Can you explain to us if it Is crunchy or soft, kind sir.

BP: The wafers are crunchy, and if I get very muddled in the early morning, so is the coffee.

HB: Mmm. Crunchy coffee and wafers. I want some. Are the wafers salty or sweet?

SPAL: ***cocks his brow at HB***

HB: I didn’t do anything wrong.

BP: Sweet!

SPAL: Kind sir, do tell us if it gets your creative juices flowing? Mummsy eats and listens to music and some times she keeps it quiet to get hers going. Of course I help out by sitting right beside her.

BP: I don’t think the food has a clue what I’m doing. Come to think of it, I don’t have a clue what I’m doing.

HB: How could you possibly not know what you’re doing? ***he tilts his head*** I know what I’m doing. Where’s the wafers?

SPAL: Yeah. ***he glances down at HB again*** We know that. ***he turns his attention back to Barry*** Please tell us sir, do you have any books published? If so, what are they? Where can we find them?

BP”Here’s a link to my five humor collections at amazon.com, including my newborn, Full Frontal Stupidity:

http://www.amazon.com/author/barryparham

Here’s a link to last week’s humor column (Also Sprach Bacon Bits)

http://barryparham.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/also-sprach-bacon-bits/

HB: ***Brings out two coffee cups and a sign. *** We except donations. Got any wafers, nice man?

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BP: ***drops something in the two cups***

SPAL:  *** he burrows his snout into the cup.***

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HB: God bless you, nice man.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sir Poops-A-Lot and Hair Ball: What’s Your Nosh Tuesday, Author AM Sawyer

IMG_0481 Hair Ball here today. Just to let you know, I’ve tied up Sir Poops today and stuffed in the Great White Watery Abyss of Torture. I’m going to get my nosh one way or another. I’m sick and tired of that pansy getting in my way with his ‘we’re here to help new and Indie authors promote their published work  or share an excerpt from their current MS.’ Blah-blah-blah.

Today, we’ve got AM Sawyer, and he better give up some foodie. Or else! Here he comes now. Everyone, give him a warm welcome!

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HB: Nice to have you. ***He Jumps and jumps up Mr. Sawyer’s legs*** Where’s the nosh…I mean what do you like to nosh on when you write?

AS: Actually, I do not tend to nosh on anything while writing.  I do however, love to main line coffee.  Morning, Noon, or night, if I'm writing something, I have coffee!

HB: Hmm…coffee. I think I’ve heard of it before. Is it crunchy or soft? 

AS: As its a beverage, I think it would be soft.  Although there was this one time I didn't have anything but coffee flavored candy...It wasn't the same, and I didn't get any writing done, but I tried.

HB: Candy sounds good. I know what that it is. Daddy-O eats Twizzlers. Is this coffee salty or sweet?

AS: Gotta have my spoonful of sugar and some nice milk (NOT Creamer!!!), so definitely sweet coffee.

HB: I want some sugar. You got any on you? Really, you need to cough something up today. I do you a favor. You do me one. ***He jumps up and down looking in Mr. Sawyer’s pockets*** You have to have something for me. Does this coffee with sugar and milk get your creative juices flowing?


AS:Not only flowing, but sometimes shaking, spinning, twirling.....It depends on how much I drink in the beginning.

HB: I like to spin. That sounds like a really fun food. Could it make me jump higher?

AM: ***Mr.Sawyer raises his brows and clears his throat***

HB: ***lands on his feet immediately*** Sorry. I couldn’t help myself. ***he gives a smile***Do you have any books that are published? If so, what are they? Where can we find them?

AS: Yes, yes I do.  Let's see what the list is.  I'll do them in the order they were published:


1: The Disaster that is Emotion: A Poetry Book published in print only, October 2006.
    There are definitely still copies floating around, but it is officially out of print.
    If you really want a copy, the cheapest I've seen copies for is $20 on Amazon, but there may be cheaper places.  Link for amazon is right below.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Disaster-That-Is-Emotion/dp/1424154324/ref=la_B007SQWEH6_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342729418&sr=1-1

2: Lord of the Mullets:  A novel, part 1 of the Trailer Country Trilogy, published in both print and as an eBook.  January 2012.  You can find both the print version and the eBook at most online retailers.  Amazon link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Mullets-Trailer-Country-Trilogy/dp/1475063369/ref=la_B007SQWEH6_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1342729621&sr=1-2

3.  Fairy vs Leprechaun: The Battle for Faith - A short story published as an ebook only (Print coming in August), March 2012.  Found anywhere eBooks are sold.  Amazon link below.
http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Leprechaun-Battle-Faith-ebook/dp/B007IX20T6/ref=la_B007SQWEH6_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1342729796&sr=1-4

4.  Worse:  A short story published as an eBook only, March 2012.  Found anywhere eBooks are sold.  Amazon Link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Worse-ebook/dp/B007IX1ZEW/ref=la_B007SQWEH6_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1342729921&sr=1-5

5. Sword of Time: Book 1 of the Ancient Blades Saga - A novel published in both print and eBook, April 2012.  eBook can be found anywhere they are sold, but for now, the print version is only available at Amazon.  Link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Time-Ancient-Blades-Volume/dp/1475133022/ref=la_B007SQWEH6_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1342730090&sr=1-3

Please note that you can arrange to purchase autographed copies of all printed books, and purchase my eBooks directly from me, plus learn more about me, my work, and other cool stuff going on at:

http://www.amsawyer.com

Keep an eye out this Fall, as I expect to have completed and released my next novel entitled:

Midnight: Rise of a Villain


Hoping for a September release, but we shall see.

HB: That all sounds great but where’s the coffee, sugar, and milk? What kind of stuff is this? Do I need to get a begging cup or something.

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Well, before I leave, I need to show I’m a nice, polite fur-peep. I wanted to tell you a few things.

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Gwen Gardner and Pal are having a blogtour. If interested in joining CLICK HERE

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Martin T. Ingham has put out a call for short stories for an anthology book he’s putting together.  CLICK HERE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED

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Roland Yeomans has released another book for 99 cents. Go check out an excerpt. CLICK HERE

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Okay. I’m done now. Have a nice day but please remember, I’d like some real foodie next time.

Licks and sniffs,

Hair Ball