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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
MUSE THERAPY and The Dash: What Are You Doin' with "The Dash" In Your Life?
Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!
Every part of life is a cycle...
Some moments see us flying high while others catch us lower-than-low. And at each point, we know the other will soon cycle around once more.
While on my Writing-for-Publication Roller Coaster Ride, I've been thinking about this a ton lately.
I've had these huge "up's" in the superfab building of my reader and fan bases and sales numbers. But those up's, however, have caused some large holes to open-up in my Meet the Focker's style "Circle of Trust". LOL!
What do I mean by that?
Many of you know - from my MUSE THERAPY book and my online classes and live workshops - that I'm a huge fan of Julia Cameron's THE ARTIST'S WAY.
Like Cameron, I refuse to allow life's Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers to rain on my life and/or my success.
Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers are people who constantly bring you down. Some, do it on purpose, and are truly very dark souls who only make themselves feel better by hurting those around them or those they think are doing better than they are. Other Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers are just plain nuts (LOL!) and don't even realize they make those of us around them doubt our sanity too!
Anyhoo...
The point is...life is just too short to let your Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers reign.
I can't believe the difference in my muses' productivity and all-around happiness quotient since I've taken back my life and no longer allow those kind of people to rule my world.
So what does all this have to do with "The Dash" and for that matter, what is "The Dash"?
About a month ago, my family lost a dear friend. This was the kind of guy who you always felt sooo wonderful and happy to have spent time with. He was a guy I call "A Warm and Fluffy Heated Towel" vs Cameron's Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers.
At his funeral, his brother, who is also a pastor, told us about a poem called "The Dash" by Linda Ellis, which is based on that little dash or hyphen between the years that will someday mark your life on your tombstone.
As the poem explains, it's not about when you were born or when you died. It's about how you lived your life in between those years....during your "dash".
So...what are you doing with your "dash"?
Are you letting your Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers wreak havoc on you? Or are you surrounding yourself with Warm and Fuzzy, Fluffy Heated Towels?
And hopefully, you're also a Fluffy Heated Towel.
The Best of Muse Therapy and The Dash Wishes --- D. D. Scott
Labels: Muse Therapy, Muse Therapy Extra Tips and Tidbits, My Writing Process or Lack There Of
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
What's Next in D. D. Scott-ville?
Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!
What a superfab first week for my latest release LIP GLOCK - Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries!!!
In just its first 5 days of availability, it's sold almost 100 copies!!!
Thanks sooo much all you beyond wonderful D. D. Scott-ville peeps, readers and fans!!!
I'm havin' such a ball writing these Cozy Cash Mysteries, and I can hardly wait to share each new book with you!!!
Speaking of which, I thought I'd give y'all a Sneak Peek at what you'll see coming soon from my D. D. Scott Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds.
So here's the scoop:
October 2011
The debut short story in The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries - FLUID FULFILLMENT - will be released!!
What are The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries?
I've had sooo many of you request new stories featuring my Bootscootin' Books and Cozy Cash Mysteries Mom Squad Characters. So I decided I'd treat y'all to short stories! Each story will feature at least one of The Mom Squad quirky-crazy, blue-haired Charlie's Angels wanna-be's! You'll get to meet their extended families PLUS learn the unique skill each Mom Squad Member has been trained-to by The Cozy Cash Mysteries' QuarterMaster R.
Rumor has it, FLUID FULFILLMENT features Roxy's mom Lily Vaughn, who some say is now fairly gifted in Ju-Jitsu.
Rumor also has it, FLUID FULFILLMENT will be available not only on its own but also as a special bonus in the first ever D. D. Scott Special Edition Boxed Set which will include all three Bootscootin' Books plus both Cozy Cash Mysteries in an amazing "5 for 5 Special" with super-cool extras included...just in time for the Holiday Season!!!
And speaking of the 2011 Holiday Season...
Thanksgiving 2011
The inaugural Naked Hero Christmas Anthology - MADNESS UNDER THE MISTLETOE - will be released, featuring my first ever Cozy Cash Christmas Story - HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO - plus superfab Christmas novellas from the amazing Tonya Kappes, Lee Lopez, a mystery guest author from across the pond (as in a UK Author), plus Misa Ramirez/Melissa Bourbon too!
I'm over the moon for HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO - think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond in The Grinch's Who-ville.
Now then...for 2012:
Rumor has it, you can expect a Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries Collection, as well as at least three more Cozy Cash Mysteries and a couple other waaay wonderful releases too!!!
Now that's some superfab muse rockin', right?!
Nothin' beats treatin' my readers and fans to great books for great prices!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart, Muse-Rockin' and D. D. Scott-ville Wishes --- D. D. Scott
Labels: D. D. Scott Boxed Sets, Fluid Fulfillment, Hullabaloo and Holly Too, Lip Glock, The Cozy Cash Mysteries, The Mom Squad, The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries, The Naked Hero Christmas Anthology
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
LIP GLOCK - Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries - is Here!!!
Huge Happy Dancin' today in D. D. Scott-ville, Y'All!
One year...almost to-the-day...since my debut release Bootscootin' Blahniks, my sixth book is here!!!
LIP GLOCK - Book Two of my Cozy Cash Mysteries - is now available on both Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook!
LIP GLOCK - on Amazon Kindle
LIP GLOCK - on B&N Nook
The Smashwords version is also coming soon for those of you with Sony and Kobo Readers and/or iPads!!!
And speaking of soon...here it is:
LIP GLOCK - on Smashwords
Here's the super-sonic thrill-ride scoop on LIP GLOCK:
Think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond...and the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels too...Under the Tuscan Sun
Buckle your seatbelts! Cozy Cash Mystery, Super-Hot, International Crime-Fighting Couple Roman Bellesconi and Zoey Witherspoon - now very Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond - once again team-up with The Bootscootin' Books' Mom Squad, now the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels, to recover billions of bunches of hedge fund cozy-cash...but this time, all Under the Tuscan Sun.
It's a super-sonic speed, action-packin' thrill-ride, full of pot-bellied pigs, hydrofoils, and gelato!
But what I'm celebrating most about my Journey to Publishing Oz...is all of you...my readers and fans!!!
Over the last year, 5500 of you have joined my D. D. Scott-ville Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds!!!
I can't believe it was just a year ago I decided I'd heard this - from traditional NY Publishers - for the last time:
"We love your voice, D. D., and your books too. You are really very funny. But we just can't sell these kind of books in today's market."
Well...guess what, NY?
I can sell 'em, and I have sold 'em...to the tune of over 5500 copies in just the first year!!!
But again, it's not that I've sold that number of copies that matters most to me...
It's that I've reached 5500 readers!!! I've made 5500 readers and fans LOL!!! Nothin' matters more to me than that!
So with LIP GLOCK's release, comes a huge 'ole Thank You from all my heart and soul!!!
Y'all rock, D. D. Scott-ville!!!
Cheers to you and Happy Reading too!!!
The Best of LIP GLOCK Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. And wait 'til y'all see what's comin' next...
Labels: Being a Gutsy Romance Writer Girl, Lip Glock, Readers and Fans, The Cozy Cash Mysteries, The Real Numbers
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
LIP GLOCK's Cover Is Here!!!
Ohhh yeahhh, D. D. Scott-ville!!!
Let the Happy Dancin' begin...
LIP GLOCK's Cover Is Here!!!
How superfab fantabulous is that?!!!!!!!!
LIP GLOCK - Book Two in my Cozy Cash Mysteries - releases in just about two weeks, and I just can't wait to share it with you!!!
Here's the scoop:
For LIP GLOCK -
Think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond...and the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels too...Under the Tuscan Sun
...where my Cozy Cash, Super-Hot, International Crime-Fighting Couple Roman Bellesconi and Zoey Witherspoon, who are now very Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond, once again team-up with The Bootscootin' Books' Mom Squad, now the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels, to recover billions of bunches of hedge fund cozy cash...but this time, all done Under the Tuscan Sun.
It's a super-sonic speed, action-packin' thrill-ride, full of pot-bellied pigs, hydrofoils, and gelato! Buckle-up, D. D. Scott-ville!!!
Release Date: On or Around August 15th
Available At: Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Sony, Kobo, iPad & at Smashwords
Price: 99 Cents
Nothin' beats treatin' my readers and fans to great books for great prices!!!
Ciao, Peeps, and see ya in two weeks!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart LIP GLOCK Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. Thanks to the superfab Shelley of WebCrafters Design for creating all my wonderfully fun and super-sassy covers!!!Labels: Book Covers, Lip Glock, The Cozy Cash Mysteries
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