Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Wrap-up

I know, I know, I've been singing this song for six weeks now... but I can't help it. Edits are done, I'm a happy gal, Jinan is such a beautiful character, her story really touches my heart. And Rothy, sigh... Rothburn is just dreamy.

I'm sharing some of the pictures that were inspirational to me, throughout the writing of my book. They helped me a lot with setting, body language, so on and so forth. And never fear, I'm going to keep the pictures for family viewing :)

Now for the self-promo. I have part of chapter one up for perusal Here. Have a read through if you like.

You see, I have the perfect pictures to pick for any scenario, including Jinan with her son Jonathan. Who is a spitting image of her, except for his father's green eyes. :)

Most importantly, let's not forget the lithograph, by Clemens Von Pausinger, Titled: Hidden Beauty, that named my book. This will forever be how I picture Jinan, before her unveiling.

Things learned while editing: I'm a serial comma-ist. I love them. And not just a little, I think Ely probably wanted to smack me over the head with them after a while. I swear she's the bestest line editor EVAH! There would be pages and pages of no commentary, except... delete ',', delete ',', delete ',', delete ','.

And in case our readers didn't notice. I'm on brain fry right now, so much so, I can't even think of a question! But I will be posting soon about my new book---currently under research---Affair By Sonata.

9 comments:

Maggie Robinson said...

You self-promote all you want! I'm really looking forward to reading it all. The pictures are just gorgeous. Yay, Tiff, for finishing and revising another book!

J.K. Coi said...

These are awesome pictures, Tiff. I can understand why you were so inspired!

irisheyes said...

Congratulations, Tiff.

Thanks for sharing. The pictures and the excerpt are awesome. I can't wait to read the rest!

terrio said...

Huge congrats on getting the revisions done. And I can see how these pictures must have been so inspiring. Talk about a great first line to a book! Whoot!

Looking forward to hearing about the next installment.

MsHellion said...

Congratulations!! And *LOL* at the brain fry! Love the pictures too! :) I'm crossing my fingers for this one!

Elyssa Papa said...

WOOHOO!!!! CONGRATS!!!

As you know, I love Hidden Beauty. And your comma usage wasn't that bad.

Love the pictures and after reading the book, I can so see those scenes more vividly then I did before. Rothy is such a hot hero---sex on a stick that man is.

Tiffany Kenzie said...

Maggs, You are going to love Jinan.

Kris, aren't they gorgey :)

Irish, thanks for stopping by! Glad you liked the read.

Terri, that line came to me very early on. It's not quite the beginning of the book, there is a prologue, but I think it's got a lot of bang.

Hellion! Come on, you know what brain fry is like!

Ely, kisses to you again! And once you've read the story, those pictures just make sense :) It was one helluva great world to build--the harem and the settings and just everything.

Janga said...

Great pics, Tiff! And wow--the emotion in that excerpt. You amaze me with your gifts, discipline, and perseverance, I hope to see Hidden Beauty at my local bookstore in the not-too-distant future.

M. said...

lovely images, tiffany. i'll go read your chapter now.