tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77962897057136974442024-03-21T16:57:11.704-07:00D.D. Scott WeblogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-62533247667555288422011-10-14T11:12:00.001-07:002011-10-14T11:16:16.153-07:00D. D. Scott-ville Has Moved!!!TGIF, Y'All!!!<br /><br /><strong>D. D. Scott-ville has moved to a superfab new cyber home!!!</strong><br /><br />C'mon over and join us for all the latest scoop...<br /><br /><a href="http://ddscottville.blogspot.com">http://ddscottville.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qv56cSyQL8NuUUtW1ApSuKiQY2We8F0p8YK4SmroYi0_rZZjFSW1vCnNjLF2uRi_xkycRKPrR8ct9uC2eA4jXCjxt7c_rUArkQA7lPb16Q3vzyZLwDO6gMIDQbXF1JWcbxlwKUSXar4/s1600/D.+D.+Scott+Caricature.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qv56cSyQL8NuUUtW1ApSuKiQY2We8F0p8YK4SmroYi0_rZZjFSW1vCnNjLF2uRi_xkycRKPrR8ct9uC2eA4jXCjxt7c_rUArkQA7lPb16Q3vzyZLwDO6gMIDQbXF1JWcbxlwKUSXar4/s400/D.+D.+Scott+Caricature.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663412775435846658" /></a><br /><br />Sexys Sassy Smart D. D. Scott-ville Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-70063446237442837882011-10-11T02:00:00.000-07:002011-10-11T02:00:05.148-07:00A Sneak Peek at FLUID FULFILLMENT - Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />It's Release Week for my next D. D. Scott Cozy Cash Comedic Caper Adventure!!!<br /><br /><strong>FLUID FULFILLMENT - Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1 - will be available any day now!!!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S1umFbS4igIO4WHJ6i8E-mrtWn_9ehcRATF1fjULxz0XSPRw6-yfCLDQs6Z1Oc-EeiauIzhc9Eb9jaA5WdOvMc3S3oIOUbhMt65st_l6eX58Z4KvjdTtgv4qRHbPpVZEw0c9oiBoi9s/s1600/FF+DD+Scott+Promo+Cover+Size.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S1umFbS4igIO4WHJ6i8E-mrtWn_9ehcRATF1fjULxz0XSPRw6-yfCLDQs6Z1Oc-EeiauIzhc9Eb9jaA5WdOvMc3S3oIOUbhMt65st_l6eX58Z4KvjdTtgv4qRHbPpVZEw0c9oiBoi9s/s400/FF+DD+Scott+Promo+Cover+Size.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661890854046177938" /></a><br /><br />While we're waiting, <em><strong>I thought I'd treat y'all to a Sneak Peek!</strong></em><br /><br />First, here's the scoop on The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries:<br /><br />Each <strong>Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery (short story)</strong> will feature at least one of The Mom Squad quirky-crazy, blue-haired Charlie's Angels wanna-be's! <br /><br />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. <br /><br /><br /><blockquote><strong>FLUID FULFILLMENT – Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1 - features Roxy's mom Lily Vaughn, who some say is now fairly gifted in Jujitsu. Think Victoria's Secret meets Kill Bill.</strong></blockquote><br /><br />Now then...here's a Sneak Peek Excerpt:<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>I’m Lily Vaughn. <br /> <br />Well actually, Lily Vaughn-McKinna.<br /><br />By now, you know my Bootscootin’, apparel-designing-daughter, Roxy Rae. And you might also remember I’m recently divorced from Roxy’s dad Steve Vaughn, a globe-trotting gigolo who runs a fashion empire on the scale of Salma Hyak’s husband, Francois-Henri Pinault. What Francois does with French luxury brands like Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, my ex does with Italian luxury brands.<br /><br />I must say, during the years I was Mrs. Vaughn, I learned to run a cutting-edge, dynamite-and-then-some fashion empire, and I’ve now built the same for my daughter’s Raeve Boutiques. Think of us like the Vaughn version of the Kardashian’s Dash stores. I’m Roxy’s business manager, AKA the Kris Kardashian of my daughter’s international fashion empire.<br /><br />But this isn’t my only job...or what they call a gig out here in LA.<br /><br />I’m also a member of The Mom Squad, a slightly older version of Charlie’s Angels, who fights international crime along-side one of Roxy’s BFFs and Hollywood stylist to the stars, Zoey Witherspoon.<br /><br />Actually, we fight crime with Zoey, now the Duchess of Caserta, and her husband the Duke of Caserta, Prince Roman Bellesconi Umberto-Vittorio Emanuele Vanvitelli of the Royal House of Savoy.<br /><br />And yeah, what a mouth-full, right? <br /><br />But anyhoo...<br /><br />Why aren’t you reading about the Duke and Duchess or their Bootscootin’ BFFs?<br /><br />Well, trust me, we Mom Squad Members cause plenty of our own mayhem.<br /><br />Take my brother Wayne McKinna, for example. Wayne is waaay over his older-guy-but-still-perfectly-fit head and body, and in super-deep Dutch with the Hollywood mob, thanks to another Mom Squad wanna-be...our Aunt Dodie.<br /><br />So with the Duke and Duchess on stand-by, ready to assist as soon as my stubborn brother admits he needs them, we’re hunting down the Hollywood mob.<br /><br />Here’s the scoop...<br /><br />~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br /><br />As I stood in the doorway to my brother’s office, I still couldn’t imagine him behind Uncle Lewis’ dark cherry desk. But there he was. Wayne McKinna...in his Southern Cal, golden boy flesh.<br /><br />Okay...back-up a minute.<br /><br />I suppose I can’t ignore the obvious. Now that Wayne and I are both in our late 60’s, I suppose he looks more like the dashing and mysterious Sir Sean Connery in his legendary Louis Vuitton ad.<br /><br />Golden Boy or Sir Connery, either way, Wayne was trying to get comfortable in Uncle Lewis' leather chair. He tipped back the chair then kicked up his legs but couldn’t seem to let them relax over the edge of the desk.<br /><br />I knew he was craving his beat-up metal desk with the perfectly etched coffee rings, not the slick, cool glass that covered Uncle Lewis' pricey antique collector’s piece. <br /> <br />Wayne just didn't belong in this decorator-perfect room, marking up the rugs and the once clean surface of Uncle Lewis’ desk too, with his old, chipped coffee cup. The usual streams of messy spills were now sloshing over the top and running down the sides. <br /> <br />Hell, he didn't belong here period! <br /><br />Nothing about Deville 1300 Inc, a manufacturer and distributor of ladies' intimate accessories, was related to my brother. Or to me. Except the owners.<br /><br />Childless, Uncle Lewis and Aunt Dodie had always looked after us with great pride. There were no boundaries to their affections. For that reason, they’d been kind enough to allow Wayne to set-up this farce of a job in order to accomplish the objectives of his real occupation. <br /> <br />But honestly, Aunt Dodie also thrived on helping Wayne with his career as a private investigator. She did have the eye, actually the nose, for his line of work. And on many occasions, she had helped him find the missing pieces of cases that had, up to that point, eluded him. <br /><br />In fact, it was her good-natured meddling that was simultaneously indispensable and irritating as hell.<br /><br />But despite our closeness to Lewis and Dodie, we would never have asked to use their company as a false storefront. <br /><br />And yes, I most definitely said ‘we’.<br /><br />Actually, Aunt Dodie and I had formulated the plan as a way for Wayne to appear to be settling into the neighborhood. We had reasoned with him that by accepting an Inventory Manager position at Deville, he'd have the cover he needed to find the person his latest client had hired him to locate. Since the person he had to find was also one of Deville’s best customers, Aunt Dodie and I were basically geniuses.<br /><br />In the meantime, I’ve gone from helping locate missing cozy cash, in my Thug Guard and Lip Glock adventures, to now searching for missing people.<br /><br />Okay, I’ll admit it. I may have gotten my nose for trouble from Aunt Dodie’s gene pool. But regardless, she had asked me to come home and help her with this job, so here I am. <br /><br />Besides, I’ve learned a whole new repertoire of investigative skills, thanks to Roman and Zoey and Roman’s QuarterMaster R, and I am rather anxious to try them out.<br /><br />Wayne pulled his Mac from its silver case and positioned it in the center of the desk. While he waited for it to power-up, he flipped through the paper file he always created on each new client. <br /><br />Of course, Aunt Dodie and I had already snuck into his briefcase and perused the file, so we knew exactly what it contained.<br /><br />Luke Branson's press shot slid out of the folder and onto the glass. <br /> <br />Wayne searched the man's face as if his intense study of it would cause the turd to appear right here in the flesh, ready for interrogation. <br /><br />After adding Luke Branson to my Turd Roster, I couldn’t help but harrumph all to myself. I just love our Cozy Cash Adventure terms. For example, there is “vic” for victims and “perp” for perpetrators. <br /><br />But by far, my personal favorite is “turd”, the name Roman, Zoey and R use for the money-hungry thugs we’ve been busy rounding-up. And wow, after spending most of my adult life on the posh Upper East Side of Manhattan, I’ve sure never been able to spout-off about turds.<br /><br />Now then...back to our current turd on the loose.<br /><br />Luke had the dark features of an Italian god. His black hair cascaded down around his shoulders in the first photo, but was severely pulled back in the second shot. In both, his raven eyes bore holes right through you. <br /><br />The photos offered no room for misinterpretation. Luke Branson was a force to be feared, and he wanted anyone looking at him to have no doubts they should be afraid...very, very afraid.</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><strong>FLUID FULFILLMENT will be released on or before October 15th and will be another 99 Cent D. D. Scott Ebook!!!</strong><br /><br /><br />The Best of D. D. Scott-ville & Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery Wishes --- D. D. Scott<br /><br /><em>P.S. Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #2 - LICENSED FOR LOVE - will release the end of October. Stay-tuned for more Mom Squad-style mayhem with that short-story gem too...</em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-66508454941778118772011-10-04T02:30:00.000-07:002011-10-04T02:30:00.852-07:00FLUID FULFILLMENT - Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1 - Cover Reveal!!!Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />And woohooo what a superfab treat I've got for u...<br /><br /><em>My next cover is here!!!</em><br /><br />Here she is...in all her gorgeous glory...<br /><br /><strong>The Cover for...<br /><br />FLUID FULFILLMENT - Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn6LJVcwRwDj1eoozdAl2sXEwx7jTF7eSZuT0LWu5qixZOmM3cGgacGwiM6R6n3eIljGsJpDkRX6klwMsspOYZW_Cm2fQgcQjvPERutpKWyNdDT-f6vf4op_uzxoYd3j9Cned0REbTas/s1600/FF+DD+Scott+Promo+Cover+Size.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn6LJVcwRwDj1eoozdAl2sXEwx7jTF7eSZuT0LWu5qixZOmM3cGgacGwiM6R6n3eIljGsJpDkRX6klwMsspOYZW_Cm2fQgcQjvPERutpKWyNdDT-f6vf4op_uzxoYd3j9Cned0REbTas/s400/FF+DD+Scott+Promo+Cover+Size.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659282990336041154" /></a><br /><br />How's that for one magnificent piece of art...<strong>designed by the A-mazing Laura Morrigan </strong>of <strong><a href="http://www.lauramorrigan.com/Laura_Morrigan/Cover_art.html">Covers By Laura</a></strong>!!!<br /><br /><em>So what are the Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries?</em><br /><br />Welcome to my next D. D. Scott-ville Adventure...<br /><br /><strong>The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries</strong><br /><br />I had a ball writing The Bootscootin’ Books and just couldn’t stand parting with all my quirky-crazy characters. So...I brought ‘em all along for my Cozy Cash Mysteries plus added-to my ensemble casts and zany crews.<br /><br />In the mean time, I had sooo many of you requesting new stories, featuring my Bootscootin' Books and Cozy Cash Mysteries’ Mom Squad Characters, that I decided I'd treat y'all to short stories too! <br /><br /><strong>Each Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery (short story) will feature at least one of The Mom Squad quirky-crazy, blue-haired Charlie's Angels wanna-be's! <br /><br />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.</strong> <br /><br /><br /><blockquote><strong>FLUID FULFILLMENT – Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1</strong> - features Roxy's mom Lily Vaughn, who some say is now fairly gifted in Jujitsu. <strong>Think Victoria's Secret meets Kill Bill.</strong></blockquote><br /><br /><br />FLUID FULFILLMENT will be released on or before October 15th and will be another 99 Cent D. D. Scott Ebook!!!<br /><br />I can't wait to introduce you to these Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries!!!<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Mom Squad Short Story Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-19166067612275048282011-09-27T02:30:00.000-07:002011-09-27T02:30:00.228-07:00Muse Therapy: To The "Rescue"Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br /><strong>With the next Muse Therapy Online Session about to kick-off this coming Saturday, October 1st...</strong><br /><br />I'm over the moon to be givin' ya <em>a Sneak Peek at some of the superfab new Muse Therapy Tips, Tricks and Treats I'm now using to keep my muses crankin' out pages with gusto!</em><br /><br />As many of you know, one of the ways I keep my muses full of energy and always ready to dance like nobody's watching is by living an organic and all-natural lifestyle.<br /><br />I'm close to being complete vegan in my approach to healthy eating, and I dable in yoga a bit as well as use all-natural remedies when it comes to healing.<br /><br />I can't believe the difference in my energy levels just because I watch what I put into my body.<br /><br />I really do think there's a ton of truth to the harm preservatives and chemicals like growth hormones and additives do to our bodies.<br /><br />That said, many of u ask me:<br /><br /><blockquote>"D.D., what are you putting in your coffee and cocktails, Girlfriend?! You always have sooo much energy and are sooo happy!"</blockquote><br /><br />Well...I drink my Keurig-made coffee, extra-bold and black, or sometimes with just one all-natural sugar packet added. And as far as my cocktails, I have Happy Hour every afternoon with either a glass of wine or a Black Russian, Hot Apple Cider with Brandy or a martini.<br /><br />And here's another fun way I now treat my muses too...<br /><br />My latest discovery:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixWwOS6-yk1Nhaac17RVtF281kp3ldQ4YCPZy-0LsQfrdHsCwyMJMMLRUDd-XcsQ7TmUMm-UzRHWOwVDkgwSv29dqfBSEDMa1Brmh48GHTZY0DB4omjAAlTIjC-Ij6s_1kDyH_AyWwf4/s1600/Rescue+Pastilles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixWwOS6-yk1Nhaac17RVtF281kp3ldQ4YCPZy-0LsQfrdHsCwyMJMMLRUDd-XcsQ7TmUMm-UzRHWOwVDkgwSv29dqfBSEDMa1Brmh48GHTZY0DB4omjAAlTIjC-Ij6s_1kDyH_AyWwf4/s400/Rescue+Pastilles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656660605419205010" /></a><br /><br />Made in Switzerland, this flower based homeopathic remedy is made from clematis, impatiens, elderflower, orange and beeswax. <strong><a href="http://www.bachflower.com/">http://www.bachflower.com/</a></strong><br /><br />I stumbled across these little gems in InStyle magazine as something Salma Hayek and her daughter use while flying. And Salma also uses them to keep calm on crazy busy days. <br /><br />Thanks sooo much for the superfab tip, Salma!<br /><br />I really do think these pastilles work, and they're such fun to show your peeps too!<br /><br />I recently took them to our local County Council meeting, which is definitely an occasion for much-needed stress relief!!! LOL!!!<br /><br /><strong>Healthy bodies - as stress-free as we can get 'em - make for happy and productive muses too.</strong><br /><br />See y'all "in therapy"...Muse Therapy that is...LOL!<br /><br />You can sign-up anytime right here:<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.ddscott.com/muse.html">http://www.ddscott.com/muse.html</a></strong><br /><br />And now, thanks to my new Muse Therapy Online Community, you no longer have to worry about class beginning and end dates...we're there whenever you need us!!!<br /><br />Cheer to learning how to rein in and reign over your creative divas and dans<br /><br />and<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Muse Therapy To The "Rescue" Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-52927940244366361092011-09-20T02:30:00.000-07:002011-09-20T02:30:02.507-07:00What's Still To Come For 2011 in D. D. Scott-ville?Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />And Welcome Autumn...that's right...it's almost here...this coming Friday!!!<br /><br />Now then...what does that mean here in D. D. Scott-ville?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fvZtl7budo2UdqQr3qou2daAU1uP92ZLN4-cOp8REkcFbbEqfA9U6brUahFUiu8JIV3RYiR4Qu7zNQmL5Mme4Ow60_HhvMegEnpGjnmEZdZzmji-_hvp9bnNy8-tLPXQerWPy6upbqA/s1600/D.+D.+Scott+Caricature.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fvZtl7budo2UdqQr3qou2daAU1uP92ZLN4-cOp8REkcFbbEqfA9U6brUahFUiu8JIV3RYiR4Qu7zNQmL5Mme4Ow60_HhvMegEnpGjnmEZdZzmji-_hvp9bnNy8-tLPXQerWPy6upbqA/s400/D.+D.+Scott+Caricature.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654142304809790626" /></a><br /><br /><strong>What's still coming in D. D. Scott-ville to finish-out 2011?</strong><br /><br />Well...how 'bout <strong>4 New Releases...just in time for the Holiday Season</strong>!!!<br /><br />Here's the scoop:<br /><br /><blockquote>October 2011 – <strong>FLUID FULFILLMENT </strong>(The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries #1)<br /><br />October 2011 – <strong>LICENSED FOR LOVE </strong>(The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries #2)<br /><br />Early November 2011 – <strong>D. D. Scott Special Edition Ebook Boxed Set </strong>(including all three Bootscootin’ Books plus the first two Cozy Cash Mysteries and The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1)<br /><br />Thanksgiving 2011 – <strong>HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO </strong> <em><strong>(A Cozy Cash Christmas Novella) </strong></em>in the <strong>MADNESS UNDER THE MISTLETOE Anthology </strong>with fellow superfab authors <a href="http://tonyakappes.com/">Tonya Kappes</a>, <a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com">Lee Lopez</a>, and (from across the pond...as in UK Author) <a href="http://www.talliroland.com/">Talli Roland</a></blockquote><br /><br /><strong>So what are The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries?</strong><br /><br />Welcome to my next D. D. Scott-ville Adventure...<br /><br />The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries<br /><br />I had a ball writing The Bootscootin’ Books and just couldn’t stand parting with all my quirky-crazy characters. So...I brought ‘em all along for my Cozy Cash Mysteries plus added-to my ensemble casts and zany crews.<br /><br />In the mean time, <strong>I had sooo many of you requesting new stories, featuring my Bootscootin' Books and Cozy Cash Mysteries’ Mom Squad Characters, that I decided I'd treat y'all to short stories too! <br /><br />Each Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery (short story) will feature at least one of The Mom Squad quirky-crazy, blue-haired Charlie's Angels wanna-be's! <br /><br />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.</strong> <br /><br /><blockquote><br /><br />FLUID FULFILLMENT – Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1 -features Roxy's mom Lily Vaughn, who some say is now fairly gifted in Jujitsu. <br /> <br />LICENSED FOR LOVE – Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #2 - features Jules’ Aunt Tulip, who rumor has it, is now not just a sex therapist, but also a femme fatale.</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Thanks also to the request of all u superfab D. D. Scott-ville readers and fans, I’m bringing you a <strong>D. D. Scott Special Edition Ebook Boxed Set in November 2011</strong>. <br /><br />If you’re like me, when my peeps tell me about a new author, I want to read all the books by that author in order. That way, I never miss a thing about any of the characters and their lives between the pages.<br /><br />With that in mind, I created the D. D. Scott Special Edition Ebook Boxed Set. <br /><br />Very soon, you can one-click-buy my entire backlist and know the exact order in which to read the books - as that’s the order you’ll find them as you read through the Boxed Set collection.<br /><br />This Boxed Set is the perfect gift to treat yourself to both my Bootscootin’ and my Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds. <br /><br />In addition, it makes the perfect Kindle Gift Copy for all your peeps who love romantic comedies and comedic capers. If you haven’t tried out the Kindle Gift Copy Feature, check it out! Just go to the Amazon Page for any of my books or collections and choose the option that says “Give as a Gift”. All you need is your recipient’s email address.<br /><br /><strong>And speaking of gifts and the 2011 Holiday Season...</strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi690ncegustNcrC2ZVWOYfmd-htM6ypc4QPSEmzLlNwDlhxvZNRnzOTFv4Y8JwquGrZGf9Ph3GvHbW53K-ka3RPuBCIzD9b7z-QnzJ3N7jJ4VBi0C1vmXXvhyphenhyphen1V-YOFTPXGScA_cpsQP0/s1600/Santa+I+Have+Issues+Tree+Section.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi690ncegustNcrC2ZVWOYfmd-htM6ypc4QPSEmzLlNwDlhxvZNRnzOTFv4Y8JwquGrZGf9Ph3GvHbW53K-ka3RPuBCIzD9b7z-QnzJ3N7jJ4VBi0C1vmXXvhyphenhyphen1V-YOFTPXGScA_cpsQP0/s400/Santa+I+Have+Issues+Tree+Section.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654142630178336658" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote>Thanksgiving 2011 <br /><br /><strong>My first ever Cozy Cash Christmas Novella - HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO - plus superfab Christmas novellas from the amazing Tonya Kappes, Lee Lopez, and from across the pond (as in a UK Author) Talli Roland – will be all bundled-up for you in one rockin’ Christmas Anthology - MADNESS UNDER THE MISTLETOE.</strong> <br /><br />I'm over the moon for HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO - think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond in The Grinch's Who-ville.</blockquote><br /><br /><strong>Now then...for 2012:</strong><br /><br /><blockquote>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...all-told, I'll have 11 new releases in 2012!!!</blockquote><br /><br />Nothin' beats treatin' my readers and fans to great books for great prices!!!<br /><br />So stay-in your comfy reading chairs and prepare to continue to LOL for months and years to come!!!<br /><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Happy Reading Wishes --- D. D. Scott<br /><br /><br />P.S. For all the fantabulous scoop on the upcoming books in my series, sign-up for my <strong><a href="http://www.ddscott.com/fanclub.html">mailing list</a></strong> . <br /><br />And if you're new to D. D. Scott-ville, Welcome to my Bootscootin’ and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds. Here are my books - in order - (in case, you’re like me, and prefer to read 'em that way):<br /><br />BOOTSCOOTIN’ BLAHNIKS (Bootscootin’ Book #1)<br />STOMPIN’ ON STETSONS (Bootscootin’ Book #2)<br />BUCKLES ME BABY (Bootscootin’ Book #3)<br />THUG GUARD (Cozy Cash Mystery #1)<br />LIP GLOCK (Cozy Cash Mystery #2)<br />FLUID FULFILLMENT (Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #1)<br />LICENSED FOR LOVE (Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mystery #2)<br />HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO (Cozy Cash Mystery Christmas Novella #1)<br />CARATS & COCONUTS (Cozy Cash Mystery #3, Coming in January 2012)<br /><br /><br />***And for you writer peeps, here’s my #1 Amazon Bestselling, On-Writing Book MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL***<br /><br />You can find the links for my books on my <a href="http://www.ddscott.com/books.html">D. D. Scott The Books Page</a>. Happy Reading!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-88279756834708870142011-09-13T02:30:00.000-07:002011-09-13T02:30:10.135-07:00Muse Therapy Extras: Tude-Torial #1 Miss Piggy Knows BestHappy Tuesday!!!<br /><br />Here in D. D. Scott-ville, and my Muse Therapy Kingdom too, it's all about the attitude...<br /><br />There's no better way to rein in and reign over your muses than to “show” 'em some attitude!<br /><br />Starting with this post today, that’s exactly what we’re gonna do!<br /><br />I’m calling these little Muse Therapy feature-ettes “Attitude Tutorials” or “‘Tude-torials” for short.<br /><br />So here we go with the first of many, superfab fun Muse Therapy ‘Tude-torials’:<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>“Only time can heal your broken heart, just like only time can heal his broken arms and legs.” --- Miss Piggy, the Queen of Sassy Swines</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F4mjglhNTHNJuuR8mEEc98BdqQ_4l1544RH4tJytv7ZIpOelsbYZi7Tjj1yuFKhOHHI_wZCmw__5FMNOkWpFtOqamfHq2VISk_BcLkbtHu3rqjp7LC3kzMIUjBd83VqQ03kbGC0fthM/s1600/Miss+Piggy.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F4mjglhNTHNJuuR8mEEc98BdqQ_4l1544RH4tJytv7ZIpOelsbYZi7Tjj1yuFKhOHHI_wZCmw__5FMNOkWpFtOqamfHq2VISk_BcLkbtHu3rqjp7LC3kzMIUjBd83VqQ03kbGC0fthM/s400/Miss+Piggy.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651534401364103266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Fun and super-sassy stuff, right?<br /><br />Nothin' beats Goin' Miss Piggy when you need to make sure your muses are feelin' all kinds of Sexy, Sassy, and Smart-Ass energy!!!<br /><br />Okay...that does it for our first Muse Therapy ‘Tude-torial. <br /><br />I’d luuuvvv to hear your fave Attitude-Extraordinaire Quotes and Anecdotes too! <br /><br />Leave ‘em in the Comments Section below for all of us here in D. D. Scott-ville to enjoy and put to great use as we struggle to rein in and reign over our creative divas and dans.<br /><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Muse Therapy 'Tude-torial Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-31752417267114625152011-09-06T02:30:00.000-07:002011-09-08T17:25:02.702-07:00Bootscootin' Blahniks is Now FREE on Smashwords and Perhaps Soon on Kindle and Nook too!!!Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />Have I got a treat for you...<br /><br /><em>In honor of now having sold over 6500 Ebooks,</em> <br /><br /><strong>BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - the book that started it all for me - is now FREE on Smashwords!!!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wTdbUWLC2eRVmrTN8BgfPPjQi7hscvfL-OLdj_MRvVoR5-5C2bnx8Ym9DYVcwyMoPzN_ref6EsEyWNcDt5685IgndgwyI9WrA2Kh1eY8NcAETx1mgE9-klef61UzyBODfKGU7cbAxOY/s1600/BB_bookcover%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wTdbUWLC2eRVmrTN8BgfPPjQi7hscvfL-OLdj_MRvVoR5-5C2bnx8Ym9DYVcwyMoPzN_ref6EsEyWNcDt5685IgndgwyI9WrA2Kh1eY8NcAETx1mgE9-klef61UzyBODfKGU7cbAxOY/s400/BB_bookcover%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648915921338908930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21363">Bootscootin' Blahniks on Smashwords</a><br /><br />Since the price went into effect on Thursday afternoon, over 200 of you have now downloaded it!!!<br /><br />So welcome to my Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds!<br /><br />If y'all are like me, I prefer to read a series in order, and I get a bunch of fan-mail asking me in what order to read The Bootscootin' Books and then the Cozy Cash Mysteries too. So here's the scoop...and now the first one - BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - is on me:<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=pd_sim_kinc_6?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315241731&sr=1-2">STOMPIN' ON STETSONS</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Buckles-Baby-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004NEVZ6C/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">BUCKLES ME BABY</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=pd_sim_kinc_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">THUG GUARD</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Glock-Cozy-Cash-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B005HEEZXC/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">LIP GLOCK</a></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br />Why read both the Bootscootin' Books AND The Cozy Cash Mysteries...and in this order? Because thanks to many of y'all's requests, I brought along many of your fave Bootscootin' characters in the Cozy Cash Mysteries!!!<br /><br /><strong>Okay...so now that BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is FREE on Smashwords...what about all u Kindle and Nook Readers?</strong><br /><br />Here's the scoop:<br /><br />As an Indie Epub Author, u cannot list your books as FREE on Kindle and Nook.<br /><br />BUT<br /><br />Via Smashwords' distribution channels, <em><strong>Nook will soon match the Smashwords' price</strong></em>.<br /><br /><em>AND</em><br /><br /><em><strong>Kindle will often match the price if you tell 'em you've found the book on another online store for less!<br /><br />So get to lettin' Kindle know that BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is now FREE on Smashwords!!!</strong></em><br /><br />How?<br /><br />Right underneath my ranking on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315241230&sr=1-1"><strong>BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS' Amazon Page</strong></a>, you will see a button to click that says "tell us about a lower price". Click there and let 'em know that the book is now free on Smashwords.<br /><br /><em>Let's see if together we can get BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS Free on both Kindle and Nook too!</em><br /><br /><strong>I luuuvvv treatin' y'all to great books for great prices! And now with my debut release being Free, and the rest of my fiction priced at 99 Cents each...you can now read *5* D. D. Scott romantic comedy-comedic capers for just $3.96 !!!</strong> <br /><br /><br />The Best of D. D. Scott-ville Wishes and Happy Reading! --- D. D.<br /><br />P.S. Update: <strong>BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is now FREE on Nook too!!!</strong> Here's the link:<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks/DD-Scott/e/2940011081729?itm=1&USRI=bootscootin%20blahniks">BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS on Nook</a></strong><br /><br />P.S.S. I'll let you know as soon as I get word that it's now FREE on Kindle too! Or, if y'all see it first, u tell me! Cheers!!!<br /><br />We did it, Y'All!!!<br /><br /><strong>BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is now Free on Kindle too!!!</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315412229&sr=1-1"><strong>BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS on Kindle</strong></a><br /><br />Thank sooo much for all your help! And Happy Reading!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-48870280023781829382011-08-30T02:30:00.000-07:002011-08-30T02:30:00.762-07:00MUSE THERAPY and The Dash: What Are You Doin' with "The Dash" In Your Life?Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!
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<br />Every part of life is a cycle...
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<br />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.
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<br />While on my Writing-for-Publication Roller Coaster Ride, I've been thinking about this a ton lately.
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<br />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!
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<br />What do I mean by that?
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<br />Many of you know - from my <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Muse-Therapy-Unleashing-Inner-ebook/dp/B004774LN4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1314633352&sr=1-1">MUSE THERAPY </a></strong>book and my online classes and live workshops - that I'm a huge fan of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Julia-Cameron/dp/1585421472/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314633468&sr=1-1">Julia Cameron's THE ARTIST'S WAY</a>.
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<br />Like Cameron, I refuse to allow life's Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers to rain on my life and/or my success.
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<br />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!
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<br />The point is...life is just too short to let your Wet Blankets and Crazy-Makers reign.
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<br />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.
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<br /><em><strong>So what does all this have to do with "The Dash" and for that matter, what is "The Dash"?</strong></em>
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<br />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.
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<br />At his funeral, his brother, who is also a pastor, told us about <strong><em>a poem called "The Dash"</em></strong> by <strong><a href="http://lindaellis.net/">Linda Ellis</a></strong>, which is based on that little dash or hyphen between the years that will someday mark your life on your tombstone.
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<br />As the poem explains, <strong>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".
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<br />So...what are you doing with your "dash"?</strong>
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<br />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?
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<br />And hopefully, you're also a Fluffy Heated Towel.
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<br />The Best of Muse Therapy and The Dash Wishes --- D. D. Scott
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-72326249952868001482011-08-23T02:30:00.000-07:002011-08-23T02:30:00.918-07:00What's Next in D. D. Scott-ville?Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!
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<br /><strong>What a superfab first week for my latest release <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Glock-Cozy-Cash-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B005HEEZXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1313434103&sr=1-1">LIP GLOCK - Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries</a>!!!</strong>
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<br /><strong>In just its first 5 days of availability, it's sold almost 100 copies!!!</strong>
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<br />Thanks sooo much all you beyond wonderful D. D. Scott-ville peeps, readers and fans!!!
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<br />I'm havin' such a ball writing these Cozy Cash Mysteries, and I can hardly wait to share each new book with you!!!
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<br />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.
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<br />So here's the scoop:
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<br /><blockquote><em><strong>October 2011
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<br />The debut short story in The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries - FLUID FULFILLMENT - will be released!!</strong></em>
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<br />What are The Mom Squad Mini-Mayhem Mysteries?
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<br />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.
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<br />Rumor has it, FLUID FULFILLMENT features Roxy's mom Lily Vaughn, who some say is now fairly gifted in Ju-Jitsu.
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<br />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!!!</blockquote>
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<br />And speaking of the 2011 Holiday Season...
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<br />The inaugural <a href="http://thenakedhero.com">Naked Hero</a> 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 <a href="http://tonyakappes.com/">Tonya Kappes</a>, <a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com">Lee Lopez</a>, a mystery guest author from across the pond (as in a UK Author), plus <a href="http://misaramirez.com/">Misa Ramirez/Melissa Bourbon </a>too!
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<br />I'm over the moon for HULLABALOO AND HOLLY TOO - think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond in The Grinch's Who-ville.</strong></em></blockquote>
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<br /><blockquote><em><strong>Now then...for 2012:
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<br />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!!!</strong></em></blockquote>
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<br />Now that's some superfab muse rockin', right?!
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<br />Nothin' beats treatin' my readers and fans to great books for great prices!!!
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<br />Sexy Sassy Smart, Muse-Rockin' and D. D. Scott-ville Wishes --- D. D. Scott
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-7325401458376048432011-08-16T02:30:00.000-07:002011-08-16T08:45:32.909-07:00LIP GLOCK - Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries - is Here!!!Huge Happy Dancin' today in D. D. Scott-ville, Y'All!
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<br /><em><strong>One year...almost to-the-day...since my debut release Bootscootin' Blahniks, my sixth book is here!!!</strong></em>
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<br /><strong>LIP GLOCK - Book Two of my Cozy Cash Mysteries - is now available on both Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook!</strong>
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<br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Glock-Cozy-Cash-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B005HEEZXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1313434103&sr=1-1">LIP GLOCK - on Amazon Kindle</a></strong>
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<br /><strong><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lip-glock-d-d-scott/1032647345?ean=2940013098800&itm=1&usri=lip%2bglock">LIP GLOCK - on B&N Nook</a></strong>
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<br /><em>The Smashwords version is also coming soon for those of you with Sony and Kobo Readers and/or iPads!!!</em>
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<br />And speaking of soon...here it is:
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<br /><strong><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/81835">LIP GLOCK - on Smashwords</a></strong>
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<br />Here's the super-sonic thrill-ride scoop on LIP GLOCK:
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<br /><blockquote>Think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond...and the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels too...Under the Tuscan Sun
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<br />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.
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<br />It's a super-sonic speed, action-packin' thrill-ride, full of pot-bellied pigs, hydrofoils, and gelato!</blockquote>
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<br />But what I'm celebrating most about my Journey to Publishing Oz...is all of you...my readers and fans!!!
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<br />Over the last year, 5500 of you have joined my D. D. Scott-ville Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds!!!
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<br />I can't believe it was just a year ago I decided I'd heard this - from traditional NY Publishers - for the last time:
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<br /><blockquote>"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."</blockquote>
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<br />Well...guess what, NY?
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<br />I can sell 'em, and I have sold 'em...to the tune of over 5500 copies in just the first year!!!
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<br />But again, it's not that I've sold that number of copies that matters most to me...
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<br />It's that I've reached 5500 readers!!! I've made 5500 readers and fans LOL!!! Nothin' matters more to me than that!
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<br />So with LIP GLOCK's release, comes a huge 'ole Thank You from all my heart and soul!!!
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<br />Y'all rock, D. D. Scott-ville!!!
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<br />Cheers to you and Happy Reading too!!!
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<br />The Best of LIP GLOCK Wishes --- D. D. Scott
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<br />P.S. And wait 'til y'all see what's comin' next...
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-17780976371993125252011-08-02T02:30:00.000-07:002011-08-03T17:38:18.179-07:00LIP GLOCK's Cover Is Here!!!Ohhh yeahhh, D. D. Scott-ville!!!<br /><br />Let the Happy Dancin' begin...<br /><br /><strong>LIP GLOCK's Cover Is Here!!!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbD2GdAFi2Nfc_D0dsPcDqTMCEnRIoOPmebQ9Nfs4UrSoM674lnmpUUaziA7skmp8hTo7kcD60Q21kcjkgIAT1rljVq0c7bSzBM-IRKy1jBCJL-k7L_VIa-9kjtKHoH4JsrEvYIQOfhA/s1600/cover_lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbD2GdAFi2Nfc_D0dsPcDqTMCEnRIoOPmebQ9Nfs4UrSoM674lnmpUUaziA7skmp8hTo7kcD60Q21kcjkgIAT1rljVq0c7bSzBM-IRKy1jBCJL-k7L_VIa-9kjtKHoH4JsrEvYIQOfhA/s400/cover_lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636793547841357058" /></a><br /><br /><br />How superfab fantabulous is that?!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><strong>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!!!</strong><br /><br />Here's the scoop:<br /><br />For <strong>LIP GLOCK</strong> - <br /> <br /><blockquote><em>Think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond...and the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels too...Under the Tuscan Sun<br /> <br />...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.<br /> <br />It's a super-sonic speed, action-packin' thrill-ride, full of pot-bellied pigs, hydrofoils, and gelato! Buckle-up, D. D. Scott-ville!!!</em> </blockquote> <br /><br /><br />Release Date: On or Around August 15th<br />Available At: Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Sony, Kobo, iPad & at Smashwords <br />Price: 99 Cents<br /><br /><strong>Nothin' beats treatin' my readers and fans to great books for great prices!!!</strong><br /><br />Ciao, Peeps, and see ya in two weeks!!!<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart LIP GLOCK Wishes --- D. D. Scott<br /><br /><br />P.S. Thanks to the superfab Shelley of <a href="http://www.webcraftersdesign.com/">WebCrafters Design</a> for creating all my wonderfully fun and super-sassy covers!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-21902678347720217312011-07-26T02:30:00.000-07:002011-07-26T02:30:01.221-07:00Now You Can Read Any D. D. Scott Romantic Comedy or Cozy Mystery For Less Than a Trip To Your Local Dollar Store!!!That's right, D. D. Scott-ville!!!<br /><br />Happy Tuesday and Happy Dollar Days in D. D. Scott-ville!!!<br /><br /><strong>You can now treat yourself to any of my Romantic Comedy Bootscootin' Books and my Cozy Cash Mysteries too for less than a trip to your local dollar store!!!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv4xHY25moKMkfiF6RN1ldWSZX1dWDqYrqJ-AwRGFBINWp2KPp39VCYEHI7qP6gl8M2pVb6F7_SZT6coyIqalUn0SZbNoTbwEuzYtDwDo0cL_IUlqATJ57jmTglEG2TZVHuarROefn4k/s1600/iStock_000003148940XSmall-223x300The99CentPrice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv4xHY25moKMkfiF6RN1ldWSZX1dWDqYrqJ-AwRGFBINWp2KPp39VCYEHI7qP6gl8M2pVb6F7_SZT6coyIqalUn0SZbNoTbwEuzYtDwDo0cL_IUlqATJ57jmTglEG2TZVHuarROefn4k/s400/iStock_000003148940XSmall-223x300The99CentPrice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633310507666982674" /></a><br /><br />Here's the scoop:<br /><br />Now that the 4th book featuring my Bootscootin' Books Characters is here - <br /><br /><strong>THUG GUARD</strong>, Book One of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries...where all your fave Bootscootin' Characters are gettin' "cozy"...as in cozy mystery cozy...<br /><br />And the 5th book - <strong>LIP GLOCK </strong>- <em>is comin' mid-August</em>...<br /><br />A lot of my readers and fans are asking in what order they should read the books to follow the series from Book One to Book Four.<br /><br />So...not only am I givin' ya the scoop on each one, in order, and a sneak peek at what you can expect from each book featuring the Bootscootin' Characters...<br /><br /><strong>I've just dropped the price to 99 Cents for each book in the series!!!</strong><br /><br /><em>I luuuvvv treating my readers and fans to "great books for great prices"!!!<br /><br />And now you can one-click-buy any of my Bootscootin' Books and Cozy Cash Mysteries for less than a trip to your local dollar store!!!</em><br /><br />Here's the scoop on each one:<br /><br /><blockquote><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311607946&sr=8-1">BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS </a>- Think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">STOMPIN' ON STETSONS</a> - It's Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Buckles-Baby-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004NEVZ6C/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">BUCKLES ME BABY</a> - Think paparazzi-hell and Ponzi-scheme fall-out meet home-shopping and Babies "R" Us<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=pd_sim_kinc_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">THUG GUARD </a>- Think The Rachel Zoe Project meets Bond, James Bond and a Madoff-style, Ponzi-scheming King<br /><br />The Bootscootin' Books are romantic comedies with a chick lit, gone-country twist...and now a cozy mystery twist too!</strong></blockquote><br /><br />Happy Reading and Welcome to my Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds!<br /><br /><strong>P.S. The next book - LIP GLOCK - will be released in August...right in time to wrap-up all your summer, beach-time reading!</strong><br /><br />P.S.S. For excerpts of all five books plus sneak peeks at number six, visit my website's The Books Page <a href="http://www.ddscott.com/books.html">http://www.ddscott.com/books.html</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-79192630748893093752011-07-19T02:30:00.000-07:002011-07-19T02:30:02.028-07:00What Do Pot-Bellied Pigs, Hydrofoils and Gelato Have In Common? LIP GLOCK, Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries!Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />The Countdown to LIP GLOCK's Release is Here!<br /><br /><strong>LIP GLOCK - Book Two of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries - releases in mid-August!!!</strong><br /><br /><em>Think Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond...and the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels too...Under the Tuscan Sun</em><br /><br />To celebrate the countdown's launch...I'm treatin' ya to terrific hints into the book's many, superfab fun elements.<br /><br />So, to that end...<br /><br />What Do...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwLjKA_Y2z49xIwXL-XSnPFosXxT1QDK_5FqVSq4uxy6DQSNf_Ov3qU3ghQD-drxS3tGVTtfvKdyvsyJCUD2bxrYt1EAc4AuNNfFCI46bIioKHUsYgL3-5lG9jOLVESPt_3Jx8S0NAYo/s1600/PotBellied+Pig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwLjKA_Y2z49xIwXL-XSnPFosXxT1QDK_5FqVSq4uxy6DQSNf_Ov3qU3ghQD-drxS3tGVTtfvKdyvsyJCUD2bxrYt1EAc4AuNNfFCI46bIioKHUsYgL3-5lG9jOLVESPt_3Jx8S0NAYo/s400/PotBellied+Pig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630675208173989346" /></a><br /><br />Pot-Bellied Pigs<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TAe4kThJheqOZCiRz9yRf5IcMGOMGBhBY_CTN-fwd3kJt8mJkEeGOHKezB9V6-3rt4HIQTDWtuDlnH7ZxXDgRfR0cg4hJbVKNj_BVmUmwXRpXaB5XM1XdMdZBdc7XOAD9bUWNyL3XWw/s1600/Hydrofoil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TAe4kThJheqOZCiRz9yRf5IcMGOMGBhBY_CTN-fwd3kJt8mJkEeGOHKezB9V6-3rt4HIQTDWtuDlnH7ZxXDgRfR0cg4hJbVKNj_BVmUmwXRpXaB5XM1XdMdZBdc7XOAD9bUWNyL3XWw/s400/Hydrofoil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630675431517602770" /></a><br /><br />Hydrofoils<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dtV11eW_KRkywYo-aMZara_Tr92Y2zPnjTSovLI3w2hLxjjoxlRawl29tIvdVhwGe4p-yN3hqZLHJWvf4hc2BCI0TC5jcJrczgqLLEX5JpZDuW-hRGeDVDN61A62MRgDkOti0JKDXKw/s1600/gelato.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dtV11eW_KRkywYo-aMZara_Tr92Y2zPnjTSovLI3w2hLxjjoxlRawl29tIvdVhwGe4p-yN3hqZLHJWvf4hc2BCI0TC5jcJrczgqLLEX5JpZDuW-hRGeDVDN61A62MRgDkOti0JKDXKw/s400/gelato.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630675599553849074" /></a><br /><br />and Gelato<br /><br />Have in Common?<br /><br /><blockquote><strong>LIP GLOCK...<br /><br />Book Two of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries...</strong><br /><br /><em>where my Roman and Zoey, who are now very Will and Kate gone Bond, James Bond, team-up with the blue-hair version of Charlie's Angels once again...but this time, Under the Tuscan Sun, to recover billions of bunches of hedge fund cozy cash.</em><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><em><strong>It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: Who do you think will be at the wheels of the hydrofoils makin' a helluva splash?!</strong></em><br /><br />Sexy, Sassy, Smart LIP GLOCK Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-54413541153893622002011-07-12T02:30:00.000-07:002011-07-12T02:30:03.334-07:00Muse Therapy Extra Tip: Life Ain't Always a Beach...So Go Sit On One!Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />It's been awhile since I've treated y'all to a little bit of Muse Therapy...so how 'bout a Muse Therapy Extra Tip?<br /><br />For those of you new to D. D. Scott-ville, you can check out all-things-Muse Therapy right here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ddscott.com/muse.html">http://www.ddscott.com/muse.html</a><br /><br />For this Muse Therapy Mini-Session, think...<br /><br /><strong>Life Ain't Always a Beach...So Go Sit On One!!!</strong><br /><br />That's right. It never hurts to find a gorgeous spot, then get comfy in your fave beach chair, and just veg...or, in my world, simply watch the boats come in.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocXVzb9xiC_jeiCfntTJUp-Uw1v8BXzR7Z_bXLEruFvts-Opi8GWfO-EdrDcPJybZMJ2bFxOm4xKPq8rClpm2Qvp-O7DEvGTqIMAPU2dS5xN1188tnal5FFjUCrGbYIdYkrN9d83YrOw/s1600/263100_204086969642600_100001238957002_631367_1666550_nBeach1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocXVzb9xiC_jeiCfntTJUp-Uw1v8BXzR7Z_bXLEruFvts-Opi8GWfO-EdrDcPJybZMJ2bFxOm4xKPq8rClpm2Qvp-O7DEvGTqIMAPU2dS5xN1188tnal5FFjUCrGbYIdYkrN9d83YrOw/s400/263100_204086969642600_100001238957002_631367_1666550_nBeach1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628109945016106514" /></a><br /><br /><br />***Note: U can of course do this the cyber way too - right from your laptop or PC - but if you can get outdoors, even if it's not onto a beach, get out and soak-in some sunshine and Vitamin D and Mother Nature's Magic!***<br /><br />If you're a writer, it's sooo easy to get mired down in the business-side muck of writing-for-publication.<br /><br />Even though, I've found part of the solution to that by the incredible feeling I get Paying It Forward to other writers on my grog <strong><a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com">The WG2E - The Writer's Guide to Epublishing</a></strong>, sometimes still...my muses just need a break.<br /><br />And if you're not a writer, but rather a superfab reader, you may need a break from life and often find that by escaping into a book, right? And if you happen to be on a beach while reading too?! Well...how darn fantabulous is that?! LOL!<br /><br />Sometimes you've just got to bask in whatever it is that soothes your soul.<br /><br />For me, that's the beach, where I swear I can feel my chest open-up and my spirit soar with the seagulls. <br /><br />I somehow find there, in my parcel of sand, the ability to put my life and career in perspective, then accept my reality and its constant changes, hassles, and advances along with the ebb and flow of the tide.<br /><br />Listen to your muses - those voices in your soul - that whisper to you exactly what your body, mind and psyche need to survive and thrive.<br /><br />Then find your "beach"...and sit on it!!!<br /><br /><strong>It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: Where do you take your muses to help 'em get back into their groove? In other words, how do you escape life's bits of crazy?</strong><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Find Your Beach and Sit On It Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-44381071552025627292011-07-05T08:27:00.001-07:002011-07-05T08:45:58.453-07:00THUG GUARD is a Frugal eReader "Under One" Pick!WooHooooo and huge 'ole Happy Tuesdays to Y'All in D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />Talk about one fireworks-worthy, spectacular 4th of July...yesterday, around lunch-time, I was notified that...<br /><br /><strong>THUG GUARD - Book One of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries - was chosen as a<br /><br />Frugal eReader "Under One" Pick!!!</strong><br /><br />Here's the scoop:<br /><br /><em><a href="http://thefrugalereader.com/2011/07/04/mondays-three-under-nine-under-five-under-one-7411/">Monday's Three: Under Nine, Under Five, Under One!</a></em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuaDiAruOODO_RzqH5_ueGwYTEAFG1j23PHnq_UDliPmgBbte_NEzbA7nsGP98vq3fKlanXzt6Jcw98GtNwvHBp1eB6bd-gxEuE74lDmXs14TYmgbltvHUSeONj5orYjfGtaDFXxqW6E/s1600/cover_scott_tg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuaDiAruOODO_RzqH5_ueGwYTEAFG1j23PHnq_UDliPmgBbte_NEzbA7nsGP98vq3fKlanXzt6Jcw98GtNwvHBp1eB6bd-gxEuE74lDmXs14TYmgbltvHUSeONj5orYjfGtaDFXxqW6E/s400/cover_scott_tg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625891368175217442" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote><strong>Under One: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1309880017&sr=1-1">Thug Guard (a Cozy Cash Mystery)</a>, D. D. Scott {$0.99}</strong><br />Think The Rachel Zoe Project meets Bond, James Bond and a Madoff-style, Ponzi-scheming King. <br /><br />Hollywood Stylist to The Stars Zoey Witherspoon is a wanna-be Stephanie Plum, and to that end, she’s now moonlighting as a badge-toting P.I. But on her way to style one of her infamously diva-esque clients, she discovers her first Dead Guy in a Range Rover parked next to her. And this isn’t just any dead guy. It’s the guy with a Russian mob connection, who her former client, Ponzi-scheming King Bernard McCall, hired to knock her off.<br /><br />Bond, James Bond-style Double Agent Roman Bellesconi is hell-bent on bringing down Ponzi-scheming King Bernard McCall. Why? Because (1) that’s his job. But also because (2) he’s got a lot more at stake than job security. If he doesn’t bring down Bernie, his family’s monarchy will be destroyed.<br /><br />As the dead guys keep piling-up around ‘em, Zoey may be damn sick of Roman’s deep and very dark secrets, but, she’s also convinced that perhaps, like Roman’s been reiterating, it’s only because he’s keeping those secrets, they’re both still alive. But is there a way for their cover to be blown, Roman’s secrets thus revealed, and each of ‘em live to tell about it?<br /><br />“D.D. Scott is already a master at wise-cracking characters and action that moves as fast as any Ludlum flick. In fact, think of Zoey Witherspoon as Jason Bourne – with a good set of French tips and a designer holster for her Glock.” –jfredlee “Jeff”<br /><br />The average customer review is currently 4.5 stars {6 reviews}.</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Thanks sooo very much, Elizabeth and your superfab The Frugal eReader site!!!<br /><br />And btw, if y'all want to discover some of today's super hot Kindle Reads, The Frugal eReader is the place to be!<br /><br />You can even suscribe to the site right from your Kindle, read it, then buy the wonderful books recommended by the site, again, right from your Kindle!<br /><br />I especially love and watch for these <em><strong>Monday's Three </strong>posts </em>which recommend Frugal eReader Editor's Picks <strong>for the best in Kindle Books Under Nine Dollars, Under Five Dollars and Under One Dollar.</strong><br /><br />Whatever your price range, Frugal eReader has really terrific, Ereading suggestions!!!<br /><br /><strong>It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: How many of y'all have heard of and/or use The Frugal eReader?</strong><br /><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart D. D. Scott and Frugal eReader Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-48071422817245211122011-06-28T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-28T02:30:00.606-07:00Behind & Beyond My Books: LIP GLOCK and The Amalfi CoastHappy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville, and welcome to another edition of Behind & Beyond My Books!<br /><br /><em>This time, I'm givin' ya the inside scoop on the new setting for my August release - <strong>LIP GLOCK</strong> - Book Two of my Cozy Cash Mysteries.</em><br /><br />So buckle-up...we're on the way to...<br /><br /><strong>Positano Italy and its superfab Amalfi Coast</strong><br /><br />Check this out:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAlRsOs8Er5kabXCWevbA3pxZEGDxAlIog9YRZsdt8UlHQ1utaH7ASgPGS64Rf6uAWvpYqX4l3R4-lDQG0lVDcJsfDb8HaKCWgMQ_YaXyPcp185DRyBk4FIhWWWqxOiO9_qtSx6YWPvs/s1600/Positano+Italy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAlRsOs8Er5kabXCWevbA3pxZEGDxAlIog9YRZsdt8UlHQ1utaH7ASgPGS64Rf6uAWvpYqX4l3R4-lDQG0lVDcJsfDb8HaKCWgMQ_YaXyPcp185DRyBk4FIhWWWqxOiO9_qtSx6YWPvs/s400/Positano+Italy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622945490991955074" /></a><br /><br />How fantabulously beautiful is that?!<br /><br />Wouldn't you luuuvvv to be sitting on the balcony of that hotel...with that kinda crazy-wonderful view?!<br /><br />Well that's where my Cozy Cash Mystery heroine Zoey Witherspoon and her Secret Bond hero Roman Bellesconi, Prince-of-Many-Names end-up very soon after Page One of their next adventure LIP GLOCK!<br /><br />We're talkin' all-things-Positano and The Amalfi Coast, Italian mafia, lemon trees and limoncello, plus gelato and Vespas along with a few, superfab fun surprises (***hint...see my previous post on LIP GLOCK's Swine Element).<br /><br />Thanks to comments (and in this case, Amazon 5-Star Reviews) like these from my superfab readers and fans:<br /><br /><blockquote>"As soon as I read her first book, "Bootscootin' Blahniks," I put all her books on my Kindle. They have it all ... romance, high fashion, adorable animals, feisty women, gorgeous guys, quirky characters, good food, great dancing .... The ultimate escape without spending a fortune on a vacation." --- Pj Schott</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>"...think of Zoey Witherspoon as Jason Bourne - with a good set of French tips and a designer holster for her Glock. <br />The difference is, D.D. is a master at making you laugh while both you and Zoey are hanging by your fingernails, over the edge of her latest cliff. Like a lot of the characters in D.D.'s latest book, Thug Guard just plain kills. <br />Buy it. Read it. Laugh your hindquarters off. And don't say I didn't warn you." --- Jeff Lee </blockquote><br /><br /><br />I knew I could give y'all another Jason Bourne-esque comedic caper set in the amazing Amalfi Coast of Positano Italy!<br /><br />LIP GLOCK will be available in August!!!<br /><br />I sooo can't wait to treat you to another Zoey Witherspoon and Roman Bellesconi thrill ride...this time...on Bond-style Vespa Scooters!!!<br /><br />Ciao!!!<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart LIP GLOCK Behind & Beyond My Book Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-56918325431057786022011-06-21T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-21T02:30:01.349-07:00Readers and Fans "Validate" Books - Not Just NY Pubs AnymoreHappy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br /><strong>This post today is a big 'ole shout-out and thank u to all my superfab readers and fans!!!</strong><br /><br /><em>I sooo wantchy'all to know how very much your support and great buzz means to this author...that would be me...LOL...and how much it means to almost every author I know.</em><br /><br />The Biz of Being an Author has sooo changed over this past year, thanks to the beyond wonderful Epublishing World!<br /><br />And here's the little gem of all these changes that I think is a complete treasure and world wonder of its own merit:<br /><br /><blockquote><em><strong>Thanks to Epublishing, Readers and Fans "validate" books...not just The Big Six New York Pubs Anymore.</strong></em></blockquote><br /><br />Readers and Fans - like all of you most wondermous here in D. D. Scott-ville - are the true gems...the proverbial diamonds in the roughs of every author's writing-for-publication journey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCONfSPE1T-_k-8CAeMDAqnR0-mWhWSVxA3wQivjmmFTp2O7ETeZ_HNI9OrX3bXz0cKd1iTy8sw3V_3d0tAwqORDhk75QMDUeDIxTTtffusKTh1JGzkpye65fP08KWj5CDPLEutHUDCgg/s1600/iStock_000013713737XSmallGemstones.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCONfSPE1T-_k-8CAeMDAqnR0-mWhWSVxA3wQivjmmFTp2O7ETeZ_HNI9OrX3bXz0cKd1iTy8sw3V_3d0tAwqORDhk75QMDUeDIxTTtffusKTh1JGzkpye65fP08KWj5CDPLEutHUDCgg/s400/iStock_000013713737XSmallGemstones.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620325989318328162" /></a><br /><br />It used to be - and I'm saying used to be in a short-term sense (as in just last year), that a writer, like me, as of last August 2010, still unpubbed after 10 years of playing by the TradiPub World's Rules, would still be sitting there, with 10 plus manuscripts ready to go, a big-time agent to handle her submissions, countless "we love your book(s), but they're too much this or not enough that to sell"...yada yada yada...you get the picture...<br /><br />So yes, last year, at this same time, I was still waiting...waiting for the only type of "validation" writers have in the TradiPub World...in that, some editor, for some NY Pub, luuuvvved your book enough to convince the next editor up from them that "this baby will sell".<br /><br />Without that "validation"...your career as a TradiPub Published Author is on hold.<br /><br />You have no books on any shelves...whether cyber or brick-and-mortar store shelves...and thus, you have no Readers and Fans. <br /><br />You're sharing your writing, if you're lucky, with only the dog and/or cat and/or both at your feet while you're cranking out pages and book after book after book.<br /><br />But ohhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhh...not anymore!!!<br /><br /><strong>Fast forward a year...I've got 5 books out, am finishing up number 6 which will be released in August, have two more coming in 2011 and another 5 to 6 scheduled for 2012!!!<br /><br />Oh...and I'm now selling over 1000 books per month...just on Amazon Kindle alone!!!<br /><br />And...getting beyond superfab Reviews too!!!</strong><br /><br />Why?<br /><br /><em>Because Readers are now "validating" my books! Readers are reading my books, luuuvvvin' 'em and addin' em to their keeper-shelves, then tellin' all their friends to check 'em out too!!!<br /><br />I'm turning my Readers into Fans, with every new book I release, and sharin' my journey with other writers too...paying it forward and helping to fill my Readers and Fans' cyber shelves with even more "great books for great prices".</em><br /><br />NO MORE WAITING!!!<br /><br /><strong>Nothin' beats making Readers and Fans happy, and when you've got 'em, and they're continuing to grow in huge numbers, that's the only "validation" you need!!!</strong><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Readers & Fans Rock Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-67030374887277263982011-06-16T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-16T02:30:00.343-07:00D. D. Scott Writes "The Jason Bourne of Comedic Capers"!Ohhh yeahhh, D. D. Scott-ville...that's one of the comments made in <em>one of the best Reviews I've gotten to date!!!</em><br /><br /><strong>I'm over the moon with Author and Reader <em><a href="http://jeffleewriter.weebly.com/">Jeff Lee</a></em>'s Amazon Review of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1308148856&sr=1-1">THUG GUARD - Book One of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries</a>!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-wFTp6PWjRgn8DEUsIPkpJzgTl0bswDU40hiNTvi8UCjGLyeqVRQl_z1QCQSBkX5E98eqvYCAt-JoQC_luy25DMgPtp3apmQsrPOdVzugIAzj738n4608gHsuzMR1AOOTQB5dKY_dY8/s1600/cover_scott_tg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-wFTp6PWjRgn8DEUsIPkpJzgTl0bswDU40hiNTvi8UCjGLyeqVRQl_z1QCQSBkX5E98eqvYCAt-JoQC_luy25DMgPtp3apmQsrPOdVzugIAzj738n4608gHsuzMR1AOOTQB5dKY_dY8/s400/cover_scott_tg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618452956714296754" /></a><br /><br />Here's Jeff's Amazon Review for THUG GUARD:<br /><br /><blockquote><strong>Who Needs Bourne When You've Got Zoey Witherspoon?!</strong><br /><br /><strong>5-Stars</strong><br /><br />Everyone in Hollywood packs a hyphen; you've got your writer-directors, your agent-producers and your actor-parking valets. Well, Zoey Witherspoon is a completely different kind of Hollywood Hyphenate. She's a studio stylist-interior designer-P.I. <br /><br />Picture Stephanie Plum here, but with a tall, dark and brooding Bond-type as her sidekick. Together, they're hot on the trail of a Ponzi-scheming con man who makes Madoff look like a Filene's bargain basement mark-down. Their trail takes them from Rodeo Drive to the Riviera, butting heads with everyone from crown royalty to the Russian mob. <br /><br />This is one fast and furious, funny as H-E-Double Hockeysticks caper story, and I literally found my abs aching from laughter by the end of the first chapter. With books like Bootscootin' Blahniks and Stompin' on Stetsons under her belt, D.D. Scott is already a master at wise-cracking characters and action that moves as fast as any Ludlum flick. In fact, think of Zoey Witherspoon as Jason Bourne - with a good set of French tips and a designer holster for her Glock. <br /><br />The difference is, D.D. is a master at making you laugh while both you and Zoey are hanging by your fingernails, over the edge of her latest cliff. Like a lot of the characters in D.D.'s latest book, Thug Guard just plain kills. <br /><br />Buy it. Read it. Laugh your hindquarters off. And don't say I didn't warn you. </blockquote><br /><br /><strong>Here are my fave lines from Jeff's Review...which will now be a few of the superfab blurbs I'll be using all over for this book:</strong><br /><br /><blockquote>*** Picture Stephanie Plum here, but with a tall, dark and brooding Bond-type as her sidekick.<br /><br />*** In fact, think of Zoey Witherspoon as Jason Bourne - with a good set of French tips and a designer holster for her Glock.<br /><br />*** With books like Bootscootin' Blahniks and Stompin' on Stetsons under her belt, D.D. Scott is already a master at wise-cracking characters and action that moves as fast as any Ludlum flick.<br /><br />*** D.D. is a master at making you laugh while both you and Zoey are hanging by your fingernails, over the edge of her latest cliff.</blockquote><br /><br />Thanks bunches, Jeff, for writing one of my all-time fave D. D. Scott Reviews!!!<br /><br />U rock!!!<br /><br />And speaking of what and/or who rocks...I'm now reading Jeff's debut release <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Temperance-Clubs-Farewell-ebook/dp/B004TNI8BM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308148955&sr=8-1">THE LADIES TEMPERANCE CLUB'S FAREWELL TOUR</a></strong>...and OMG, talk about LMAO fun!!! Wow!!! If you love winos and would enjoy a <strong><em>"Thelma and Louise meets Lucy and Ethel"</em></strong> adventure, check out The Ladies Temperance Club!!! Every page I read, I'm humming to myself that terrific Dixie Chick's song "Goodbye Earl". LOL!!!<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart All-Time Fave D. D. Scott Reviews Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-79324029015030386152011-06-14T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-14T02:30:01.308-07:00Behind and Beyond My Books (LIP GLOCK): The Swine ElementHappy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />Boy...did me and The DH have a huge aha moment this weekend!!! <br /><br />Yep...The DH was actually helping me brainstorm plotting ideas for <em>my August release</em> <strong>LIP GLOCK</strong> - <em>Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries</em>.<br /><br />And here's a hint at what we came-up with:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4_X0kb73oCEnPopMM6IwfFozPEivh9Z18axMSW0dLEJ1vW5SI1d6sXON0ceZC_jp9i9LU_RFZFrlPflp6mdm4UJ2w9WYDgxBkJFjguyIMOjTmNJx1UyIFQT5F3mjjsc5CTA19woFhBg/s1600/Lip+Glock+Swine+Element.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4_X0kb73oCEnPopMM6IwfFozPEivh9Z18axMSW0dLEJ1vW5SI1d6sXON0ceZC_jp9i9LU_RFZFrlPflp6mdm4UJ2w9WYDgxBkJFjguyIMOjTmNJx1UyIFQT5F3mjjsc5CTA19woFhBg/s400/Lip+Glock+Swine+Element.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617755701564459746" /></a><br /><br />That's right...<strong>LIP GLOCK and all the Cozy Cash Mysteries hereafter will have a big-time...<br /><br />"Swine" Element!!!</strong><br /><br />No more hints for now...just know that the Cozy Cash Mysteries do deal with...<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>A. A Ton of "swine"-like thugs<br /><br />B. Tons of wine-and-dining in Zoey and Roman's royal, red-carpet worlds...or could that be "swine"-and-dining? LOL!<br /><br />C. A ton of Cozy Cash-style crimes in the worlds of Wall Street and the "pork" barrel politics influencing all that money and those markets<br /><br />D. And certainly tons of various "bring home the bacon" angles</blockquote><br /><br /><br />R U gettin' the Piggly-Wiggly picture now?! LOL! Do they have even Piggly-Wiggly groceries in Europe? I'll have to research that...LOL!<br /><br />And u betchya, there's gonna be a ton of Bond-style mud-slingin' goin' on too!<br /><br />So there you have it...LIP GLOCK and its Swine Element...a total "out-of-money experience" or so says the too cute Piggy Bank the DH bought me Saturday at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant and Shop!<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Swine-Filled Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-43144312512226439632011-06-09T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-09T02:30:01.104-07:00Behind & Beyond My Books (LIP GLOCK): Writing Page OneHappy Thursday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />And welcome to my first <em>Behind & Beyond My Books</em> for my next release <strong>LIP GLOCK</strong> - Book Two of The Cozy Cash Mysteries - which will be released in August!<br /><br />So...how is it...that an author gets to the point when he or she can write that first page of a book?<br /><br />Well...for me, that first page begins in a series of images, that, for whatever reason, grab-hold of my muses and scream 'oh yeahhh...you're writing this one about these things'!<br /><br />For example, for LIP GLOCK, here's what my muses are demanding of me...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0ymBkooU23b1s2lSHofa_Wm0STS9mMVyfpYqJb8DNc3kwBqB9lxtFNrHCvIxFSPxY14b7SKoF5EXUUE6Q7De2muw6DC-Z2WIZk8MKqIlzgnp92h_ebTGlMnjoDLl3DdO5hdzduWoDMg/s1600/Lip+Glock+Page+One+Images.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0ymBkooU23b1s2lSHofa_Wm0STS9mMVyfpYqJb8DNc3kwBqB9lxtFNrHCvIxFSPxY14b7SKoF5EXUUE6Q7De2muw6DC-Z2WIZk8MKqIlzgnp92h_ebTGlMnjoDLl3DdO5hdzduWoDMg/s400/Lip+Glock+Page+One+Images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615897046602935890" /></a><br /><br />And here's the result...<br /><br /><strong>SPOILER ALERT!!!</strong><br /><br /><strong>LIP GLOCK </strong>(<em>Page One...plus a wee bit more</em>):<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>CHAPTER ONE<br /><br /><br />Life in a castle ain’t all it’s cracked-up to be.<br /><br />Especially when you’ve arrived here after being at the wrong end of a Glock. <br /><br />A Glock held to your chest by a woman old enough to be your Granny, and who’s endowed with these monster-sized lips, formed into a maybe-evil-maybe-not, super-botoxed, Cheshire Cat-style grin.<br /><br />And I mean it...Granny Veruschka’s lips take-up half her damn face. A face that once graced the world’s top fashion magazines, with a body attached that also got her on every hot catwalk. But now, a face that had seen one too many botox injections, and a body, although still sleek and cat-like, was currently filled with who knew what the hell kinda motivation to be holding me at Glock-point.<br /><br />So now...here I sit, in my fave of all positions – the fetal position...my new M.O. –gazing at the Actaeon sculpture in the cascade of the castle grounds now holding me hostage.<br /><br />Not familiar with the story of Actaeon?<br /><br />Here’s the scoop...<br /><br />Actaeon is an iconic motif used in ancient art, both Renaissance and post-Renaissance, in which a hunter becomes the hunted.<br /><br />Are you starting to get why I’m in the fetal position staring down good ‘ole Actaeon?<br /><br />Let me make it perfectly clear and paint y’all a rather disturbing snapshot.<br /><br />Actaeon was once a hunter of stag and wolves, but now, thanks to Artemis, another Greek Mythology big-shot, Actaeon was a stag himself, with the wolves he used to hunt now about to rip him apart.<br /><br />Kinda the story of my life the last couple weeks.<br /><br />I’m Zoey Witherspoon, a fairly new, badge-toting P.I., who’s been on Thug Guard hunting a twisted bundle of Ponzi-scheming turds throughout both The States then Europe too, along with my Secret Bond – as in James Bond-esque - Roman Bellesconi, Prince-of-Many-Names, and now his Granny Veruschka too.<br /><br />Except the strangest thing happened on my way to get my all-things-green Naked Juice, my fellow hunters – Roman and his could-be-lethal Granny – decided I was the one to be hunted.<br /><br />At least that’s the impression I got.<br /><br />But maybe that’s just me, and there was another reason good ‘ole Granny had a Glock pointed at my Gucci blouse in the parking lot of the Jiffy Mart back in Music City.<br /><br />Not like I’d know said reason...because Roman and his Could-Be-Lethal Granny had so far refused to tell me shit!<br /><br />I’m tellin’ ya...life in a castle ain’t all it’s cracked-up to be...not when you don’t have a God damn clue how or why you’re here.<br /><br />Okay...so maybe I had the tiniest of ideas “why” I’m here.<br /><br />‘Course that was before Granny drugged me and got me all comfy in the family kingdom’s private jet for a flight across the pond...then into Milan...and straight to Castle Command Central.<br /><br />Thus the fetal position...<br /><br />And...oh shit...here comes Granny...</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Now...from here, I'll spend a couple weeks fine-tuning these first couple pages, along with writing the first three chapters.<br /><br />The first three chapters of each book are the toughest for me, and thus, take the most time.<br /><br />That's when I'm really fleshing-out my characters and plot-points.<br /><br />Once I've nailed these first three chapters, I can write the rest of the book in about four to six weeks.<br /><br />I'm writing at a pace of one book every two to three months now...and that's sooo workin' for me and my muses and my readers and fans too!<br /><br /><strong>It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: What questions do you have about my writing process or are there any of my characters you're dyin' to read more of...and no worries..."Yes, your fave Mom Squad is back in LIP GLOCK...and OMG are they outta control!!!"</strong><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart D. D. Scott Page One and Beyond Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-85074405693341700142011-06-07T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-07T07:17:04.022-07:00The D. D. Scott "Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Deal With It" Blog Tour Is Here!!!Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />Yesterday, at my grog <strong><a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/publishing-is-tough-so-put-your-big-girl-or-boy-panties-on-and-deal-with-it">The WG2E</a></strong>, I kicked-off my new, <em>D. D. Scott "Put Your Big Girl (Or Boy) Panties On & Deal With It" Blog Tour</em>!!!<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Here's the thing...<br /><br />Every week, on The WG2E, I share my Real Sales Numbers.<br /><br />But...if I hadn't Indie Epubbed, I wouldn't be sharing Real Sales Numbers. <br /> <br />Why not? <br /> <br />Because I wouldn't have any Sales Numbers period!<br /> <br />I'd still be waiting...like I'd done for ten years...before finding the courage to go the Indie Epub route to launch my writing-for-publication career.<br /> <br />And in that ten years, I had a ton of beyond horror-story worthy experiences that damn near did me in.<br /> <br /><strong>If I hadn't learned how to...<br /> <br />Put My Big Girl Panties On & Deal With It<br /> <br />...there wouldn't be any D. D. Scott, bestselling books to the tune of now over 1000 Sales-a-Month, plus a D. D. Scott Reader and Fan Base that is beyond over the moon terrific and anxiously awaiting every new book I release!!!</strong><br /> <br />My new Blog Tour will explore a ton of the over-the-top, super-huge, pile-of-crap snafus and experiences that have forced me to hang tough or give-up.<br /> <br /><strong>Yeah...Publishing is Tough...so<br /> <br />Put Your Big Girl (or Boy) Panties On & Deal With It!!!</strong> <br /><br />But no worries...'cause, unlike me, you won't be stuffing yourself into your pull-ups alone...I'll be right there - only a couple clicks away - to perhaps save you a couple accidents, based on my own setbacks.<br /> <br />We'll talk:<br /> <br />1. Evil Editor Turds Be Damned<br /> <br />2. Grogging Your Way to Readers & Sanity<br /> <br />3. Making the Kindle Boards Work For U Without Making an Ass Of Yourself<br /> <br />4. Writing Bi-Polar: I Suck vs I'm a Genius<br /> <br />5. Stimulants: When Coffee, Chocolate and Martinis Aren't Enough<br /> <br />6. Flyin' High with Nair<br /> <br />Plus...much, much more!<br /> <br />So starting today (Tuesday, June 7th)...put on your pull-ups and begin the journey with me...as I share with you <strong>the Evil Editor Turds Be Damned experience</strong> that forever changed my life and writing-for-publication career path in one - as recorded on the RWA Conference CD Roms - moment of beyond horror-filled terror.<br /> <br />Evil Editor Turds Be Damned! is now posted at...<br /> <br /><strong><a href="http://monikamichalak.blogspot.com">A Little Bit of Monika</a></strong> (Sassy Observations About Life...)<br /><br />Here's a hint:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGg4BdEofPijzDBp3ch6ne1hRFMI1PSbWXqQAIX0MhNssR43T2nAolv_zvGV0Iy8oJ3NDQW4RBjTfwQNeBJ3X7ilyndEyV6_sqHjXQvK23MBtgxHbGvdWquG2R52I9-rx381f65LMrRHk/s1600/IN+State+Fair+Poster+20090001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGg4BdEofPijzDBp3ch6ne1hRFMI1PSbWXqQAIX0MhNssR43T2nAolv_zvGV0Iy8oJ3NDQW4RBjTfwQNeBJ3X7ilyndEyV6_sqHjXQvK23MBtgxHbGvdWquG2R52I9-rx381f65LMrRHk/s400/IN+State+Fair+Poster+20090001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615131542392346370" /></a><br /><br /> <br />Also, I'm talkin' all-things-Grogging Your Way To Readers & Sanity at:<br /> <br /><strong><a href="http://sharonhamiltonauthor.blogspot.com/">Author Sharon Hamilton's Blog</a></strong><br /> <br /><em>It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: Tell us a few of your writing-for-publication horror stories. Let us share your agony then help you defeat the despair...</em><br /> <br />Sexy Sassy Smart Put Your Big Girl Panties On & Deal W/It Wishes --- D. D. Scott<br /> <br /><strong><em>P.S. I sold over 300 books last week alone...and a total of 646 books in the last two weeks...how's that for defeating the despair?!</em></strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-21087496763547544312011-06-02T02:30:00.000-07:002011-06-02T02:30:00.962-07:00The D. D. Scott "Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Deal With It" Blog TourHello, D. D. Scott-ville!!!<br /><br />Boy-oh-boy do I have some superfab fun scoop to share with y'all today!!!<br /><br /><strong>My D. D. Scott "Put Your Big Girl Panties On & Deal With It" Blog Tour kicks-off this coming Monday, June 6th!!!</strong><br /><br />To celebrate the release of my 5th Indie Epub book - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1305073682&sr=8-1">THUG GUARD</a> - and to continue happy dancin' and bootscootin' my May Inauguration into <a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/kindle-1000-sales-a-month-club-in-dollars-and-cents">Kindle's 1000 Sales-a-Month Club</a>, I'm making my latest Blog Tour all about beating the odds and creating your very own Publishing Oz.<br /><br />So...with the help of one of my fave artist's <a href="http://www.maryphillipsdesigns.com/content/30.htm">Mary Phillips</a>' comics, I found the perfect theme for my upcoming Blog Tour:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM3DhuyIX4FzDeeEuhrKsN-GhEb20O1fpMvTVVvRfcwj3PYNlSjY0qJu561d15ghYvvjemCtnRLhVlUmM7xESpXP8E2-bP-cuiU4mvh1I_PWkaOa2WjiwFzU1EdO3tJXO8Gh0bghqZfA/s1600/Put+Your+Big+Girl+Panties+On+Comic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM3DhuyIX4FzDeeEuhrKsN-GhEb20O1fpMvTVVvRfcwj3PYNlSjY0qJu561d15ghYvvjemCtnRLhVlUmM7xESpXP8E2-bP-cuiU4mvh1I_PWkaOa2WjiwFzU1EdO3tJXO8Gh0bghqZfA/s400/Put+Your+Big+Girl+Panties+On+Comic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613306351754301586" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Here are the dates I've booked so far...with tons more to be announced:</strong><br /><br /><br />Monday, June 6, 2011<br />"Put Your Big Girl Panties On & Deal With It" Blog Tour Kick-Off<br /><strong><a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com">The WG2E</a></strong><br /><br /><br />Tuesday, June 7, 2011<br />Evil Editor Turds Be Damned!<br /><strong><a href="http://monikamichalak.blogspot.com">A Little Bit of Monika</a></strong><br /><br /><br />Tuesday, June 7, 2011<br />Grogging Your Way to Readers & Sanity<br /><strong><a href="http://sharonhamiltonauthor.blogspot.com/">Author Sharon Hamilton's Blog</a></strong><br /><br /><br />Tuesday, June 14, 2011<br />Making The Kindle Boards Work For U Without Making an Ass of Yourself<br /><strong><a href="http://the1940mysterywriter.wordpress.com/">Cheryl Grey's Mysteries & Histories Blog</a></strong><br /><br /><br />Date TBA<br />Writing Bi-Polar: I Suck vs I'm a Genius<br /><strong><a href="http://adventuresnwriting.blogspot.com/2011/04/vlog-on-writing.html">Michele Scott's Adventures n' Writing</a></strong><br /><br /><br />Date TBA<br />Stimulants: When Coffee, Chocolate and Martinis Aren't Enough<br /><strong><a href="http://micolewritesromance.blogspot.com/">Micole Black's Micole Writes Romance Blog</a></strong><br /><br /><br />Date TBA<br />Inaugural Featured Author Interview<br /><a href="http://wwwcharliekramer.blogspot.com/"><strong>Charlie Kramer's Romantic Comedy Review </strong></a><br /><br /><br />September 21, 2011<br />Flyin' High with Nair<br /><a href="http://amoosewalkedintoabar.blogspot.com/"><strong>A Moose Walked Into a Bar</strong></a><br />Grog home of Indie Epub Superstar Authors Barbara Silkstone, L.C. Evans & Karen Cantwell<br /><br /><strong>In addition, here are all the fantabulous Indie Epub Book Blogs I'll be featured on in the days ahead:</strong><br /><br /><br />Today - yes, Thursday, June 2, 2011<br /><strong><a href="http://indiebookslist.wordpress.com/">Indie Books List</a></strong><br />Featured Book: BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS<br /><br /><br />Friday, June 17, 2011<br /><strong><a href="http://kindlenationdaily.com/2011/05/kindle-ebook-of-the-day-think-the-rachel-zoe-project-meets-bond-james-bond-with-a-madoff-style-ponzi-scheming-king-as-romantic-comedy-author-d-d-scott-turns-to-crime-with-thug-guard-a-cozy-ca/">Kindle Nation Daily</a></strong><br />Free Short Excerpt of THUG GUARD<br /><br /><br />Friday, August 26, 2011<br /><strong><a href="http://bargainebooks.blogspot.com/">Bargain eBooks</a></strong><br />Featured Book: BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS<br /><br /><br /><strong>Also, every Wednesday, you can find me fulfilling my Hump Day Goddess Duties at <a href="http://thenakedhero.com">The Naked Hero</a>...</strong><br /><br />And...<br /><br /><strong>Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, and most days in between too, you'll find me talking all-things-epublishing at my grog <a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com">The WG2E</a> - The Writer's Guide to Epublishing.</strong><br /><br /><br />I'm over the moon to show and tell y'all about all the tips, tricks and treats I've used to force myself to "Put My Big Girl Panties On & Deal With It" along my writing-for-publication Yellow Brick Road From Hell to Publishing Oz!!!<br /><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart D. D. Scott Blog Tour Wishes --- D. D. Scott<br /><br /><br />P.S. If any of y'all would like me to Guest Blog on your blog or grog, just email me at ddscott(at)ddscott(dot)com , and I'll be glad to try and get something scheduled for you!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-54757301181071689002011-05-31T04:59:00.000-07:002011-05-31T05:17:16.185-07:00Hello, Kindle 1000 Sales a Month Club!!!<strong>Yesterday</strong> - on our Memorial Day Holiday - <strong>I sold my 1000th Kindle Book for the month of May...putting me into the fantabulous Kindle 1000-Sales-a-Month Club!!!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtL9b9B59ZOsQM4x9-7IVH82Au0t1UqEeMr7wdKSp7SgAAZEVA4bndCjelDQLzV4SM4dEbJuIEJfl1-Vy5G6VO3-PPjnC3P8bQtFDKvxnh93go73tCFzo77EHKldEWyOkK_dvnKQr3bk/s1600/iStock_000001913448XSmallFireworks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtL9b9B59ZOsQM4x9-7IVH82Au0t1UqEeMr7wdKSp7SgAAZEVA4bndCjelDQLzV4SM4dEbJuIEJfl1-Vy5G6VO3-PPjnC3P8bQtFDKvxnh93go73tCFzo77EHKldEWyOkK_dvnKQr3bk/s400/iStock_000001913448XSmallFireworks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612852063276393298" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here's the scoop on that superfab group:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,47263.0.html">http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,47263.0.html</a><br /><br /><br />Thank U, Kindle Readers and Fans!!!<br /><br /><br />I've now sold a total of right around 2,500 books!!! But hitting that 1000 Sales in a Single Month is a huge, huge milestone for an author!<br /><br />So again...thank u sooo very much!<br /><br />I'm toastin' y'all! Cheers!!!<br /><br />Welcome to my Bootscootin' & Cozy Cash Worlds!!!<br /><br />And...<br /><br /><strong>To Pay It Forward, <br /><br />I kicked-off an initiative yesterday, on this Memorial Day Holiday Week, to Support Our Troops!</strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLRKedKl_0lWg3ApbK6YjWZVfiBpd1fktDdLqGYUzB1x4rhjxkz3lcv5ZWJPVmES2TioTuj1FDsHYZ1xTWVSGSwGyMaOlcvRQigjNQNVRKPN8nufolr9NbeR8hS5M6mDz2chI3R6JKOA/s1600/iStock_000003201722XSmallSupporttheTroops.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLRKedKl_0lWg3ApbK6YjWZVfiBpd1fktDdLqGYUzB1x4rhjxkz3lcv5ZWJPVmES2TioTuj1FDsHYZ1xTWVSGSwGyMaOlcvRQigjNQNVRKPN8nufolr9NbeR8hS5M6mDz2chI3R6JKOA/s400/iStock_000003201722XSmallSupporttheTroops.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612852378649571202" /></a><br /><br /><em>So c'mon over to my WG2E site, where I'm treatin' y'all or a friend (if you already have my BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS), plus the service man or woman of your choice, to a Free Kindle Copy of the book that started it all for me BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS...where Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy...a romantic comedy with a chick lit, gone-country twist!!!</em><br /><br /><a href="http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/lets-support-our-troops-wg2e-style">http://thewritersguidetoepublishing.com/lets-support-our-troops-wg2e-style</a><br /><br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart Kindle 1000 Sales a Month Club & Support Our Troops Wishes --- D. D. ScottAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-56685497058690505212011-05-26T02:30:00.000-07:002011-05-26T02:30:01.463-07:00THUG GUARD is Today's Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert Sponsor!!!Happy Thursday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />I'm thrilled to be back on <strong><a href="http://kindlenationdaily.com/">Kindle Nation Daily</a></strong> with my new release <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1306334852&sr=1-1">THUG GUARD</a></strong> as today's Free Book Alert Sponsor!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6L7Oje2UEPeSmrvHxbSGXNWvCRB3yqXQTrPjsu615ugD03NPuxdweRaCMyOewrkInubQJZUktr04_chBY-kn4AYpMlVG7K944ZYb_Ib7l38oTIabwYkE-FKMSyCl8oGegBDDRdew1O90/s1600/cover_scott_tg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6L7Oje2UEPeSmrvHxbSGXNWvCRB3yqXQTrPjsu615ugD03NPuxdweRaCMyOewrkInubQJZUktr04_chBY-kn4AYpMlVG7K944ZYb_Ib7l38oTIabwYkE-FKMSyCl8oGegBDDRdew1O90/s400/cover_scott_tg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610667174627012226" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yesterday, it was the fantabulous Paul Levine and his very first Jake Lassiter book - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SPEAK-DEAD-Jake-Lassiter-ebook/dp/B003SHDUD6/?tag=tdulaney-20">TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD</a> - and I luuuvvv Paul Levine...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVflmBnVxr-jLS9HrybzHimLq0rkIEkL0UzRmCE8chC3oaJN7l5utMFiKwzO_VX6NoO4GqaLfqXtAq2baA4GrDsGSqP_Yifcqp9myRJHQC1VqOP1WjuV2v9wSn1WYFkhyphenhyphenVPIpNH0coVSI/s1600/Paul+Levine+Speak+For+The+Dead+Cover+644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVflmBnVxr-jLS9HrybzHimLq0rkIEkL0UzRmCE8chC3oaJN7l5utMFiKwzO_VX6NoO4GqaLfqXtAq2baA4GrDsGSqP_Yifcqp9myRJHQC1VqOP1WjuV2v9wSn1WYFkhyphenhyphenVPIpNH0coVSI/s400/Paul+Levine+Speak+For+The+Dead+Cover+644.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610668784120727826" /></a><br /><br />and today, it's me and the first book in my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries!!!<br /><br /><strong>How's that for some supercool company to keep?!<br /><br />Kindle Nation Daily, <a href="http://www.paul-levine.com/content/index.asp">Paul Levine</a> and D. D. Scott!!!</strong><br /><br />I've got the entire Lassiter series on my Kindle and can't wait to read 'em! Paul Levine is one of my fave writers!!!<br /><br />I'm over the moon to share the week with him on KND!!!<br /><br />See y'all on Kindle Nation Daily!!!<br /><br />Sexy Sassy Smart The Cozy Cash Mysteries Company We Keep Wishes --- D. D. Scott<br /><br /><strong>P.S. Rumor has it, THUG GUARD will also be Kindle Nation Daily's Ebook of the Day for Monday's Memorial Day Holiday! Happy Reading this holiday weekend!!!</strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796289705713697444.post-57700113832563493362011-05-24T02:30:00.000-07:002011-05-24T02:30:00.703-07:00Fiction-Writing Plotting Techniques: The D. D. Scott Element ListHappy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!<br /><br />Now that my 5th Book is out - <strong>THUG GUARD</strong>, <em>Book One of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries</em> - which is actually my 15th manuscript, I'm beginning to develop my very own, fiction-writing techniques for creating a D. D. Scott book.<br /><br />My writing weakness used to be plotting.<br /><br />And...to that once, huge-ass issue...I used to say:<br /><br /><blockquote>"Why can't my characters just sit on a supercool bench in some great location and chat for 300 or so pages?! I've been repeatedly told my dialogue and witty banter rock. So yeah...let's just let my characters talk!"</blockquote><br /><br />Why can't my characters just sit on a supercool bench and chit-chat?!<br /><br />Well...these days, it's because they're also involved in solving mysteries, which requires they get off their butts and follow their leads...or, let's face it, find a lead...any lead...LOL!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50SHaSPlr0hI5Cej1jje0OXQpHCAgT_7SrCv26zrUJNml01uPIPf_6sVnhRDdrQN8OGbyr7M7uWrNltqMGbb11n869ue-UIM2Pa_hVTTOxAME3Hx3rz6jJGg0RwaTqF34mfWoEh-JRCw/s1600/iStock_000004754271XSmallWomanSleuth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50SHaSPlr0hI5Cej1jje0OXQpHCAgT_7SrCv26zrUJNml01uPIPf_6sVnhRDdrQN8OGbyr7M7uWrNltqMGbb11n869ue-UIM2Pa_hVTTOxAME3Hx3rz6jJGg0RwaTqF34mfWoEh-JRCw/s400/iStock_000004754271XSmallWomanSleuth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609959847208360514" /></a><br /><br /><br />But, thanks first, to my fantabulous, mystery-writing author friend <a href="http://misaramirez.com/"><strong>Misa Ramirez</strong></a>, I now begin each Cozy Cash Mystery with her <strong>Mystery Plot Exercise</strong>...which includes jotting down the following items:<br /><br /><blockquote>*** A Sleuth<br /><br />*** Victim(s)<br /><br />*** 3 Different Suspects<br /><br />*** 3 Different Motives For Killing<br /><br />*** False Leads<br /><br />*** Real Clues<br /><br />*** Killer Revealed At The End</blockquote><br /><br />So, I took Misa's wayyy fab list, then added my own D. D. Scott twist.<br /><br />How?!<br /><br />Well...<em>in my D. D. Scott Books, I like to explore what I call Pop Culture "Elements" in each book.</em><br /><br />For example, take a look at each of the high-concept blurbs for my fiction books and their ripe-for-the-pickin' pop culture elements:<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1306169942&sr=1-1">BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS</a></strong> - Think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">STOMPIN' ON STETSONS</a></strong> - Think Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Buckles-Baby-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004NEVZ6C/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">BUCKLES ME BABY</a></strong> - Think paparazzi-hell and Ponzi-scheming fall-out meet home-shopping and Babies "R" Us<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Guard-Cozy-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00507FTQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1306170031&sr=1-1">THUG GUARD</a></strong> - Think The Rachel Zoe Project meets Bond, James Bond and a Madoff-style, Ponzi-scheming King</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Sooo...here comes my D. D. Scott Fiction-Writing Plotting Technique Twist...<br /><br />I create what I call <strong>"The D. D. Scott Element List"</strong> for each book...a list, if you will, of all the Pop Culture Tidbits I plan to use in a particular book.<br /><br />Take my next release - <strong>LIP GLOCK, Book Two of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries</strong> - <em>which will hit E-shelves in August</em>...here's my D. D. Scott Element List for that book:<br /><br /><blockquote>Lips<br /><br />Glocks<br /><br />The Mob<br /><br />Life in a Castle/a princess-in-the-making (very Will & Kate)<br /><br />Blackwater<br /><br />The Galleon "cozy cash" scheme<br /><br />Fashion-esque gadget-style weapons & the forensics to make 'em deadly<br /><br />Bond, James Bond<br /><br />Rachel Zoe's "Style A to Zoe"<br /><br />One of the best spas in Europe<br /><br />The Blue-Haired Version of Charlie's Angels - aka The Mom Squad</blockquote><br /><br /><br />There you go...a Sneak Peek into the fictional world I'm building for LIP GLOCK.<br /><br />Now...all I have to do...is get my characters off their benches and following each of these elements, then connect the dots from one to the next...and before you know it, I've got another D. D. Scott "The End"!<br /><br /><strong>It's Your Turn, D. D. Scott-ville: If you're a writer, what plotting techniques do you use to get your stories onto your pages and screens? And, if you're a reader, what Pop Culture Elements would you like to see on my list?</strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174865205033095825noreply@blogger.com3