I almost forgot it was Friday!!

As I grow older, I tend to forget more and more... Much of it is because I'm "multi-tasking" and not paying enough attention to what I'm doing. But I do find myself relying more and more on lists to make sure everything gets done.

The heroine in my upcoming release, Forget Me Not, has a much more understandable reason for losing her memory. She was bashed on the head by a chunk of concrete in the terror attacks of 9/11.

Her adventure will be released on 9/8/2008 from Total E-bound.


September 11, 2001 was a momentous day in history. It was also the day Letitia Davies lost her memory and began seeing ghosts. Despite the loving care of her husband, she never regained any memory of her past.

When he unexpectedly dies of cancer seven years later, Letitia travels back to Napa, California, to celebrate her birthday and plan out her future. There she encounters a sexy man who claims to be her real husband. Although her mind doesn’t remember him, her body does and his touch inflames passions she’d only dreamed of before.

In order to take her mind off her lust for the handsome stranger, Letitia investigates the death of a ghostly beauty. However, the series of clues she finds leads Letitia right back to her past and could either unlock her mind or destroy the only memories she has left.


Ericka Scott
www.erickascott.com

So Glad It's Thursday!

I was on the radio last night with Mandy Roth and Michelle Pillow on the Raven Vampire Radio Show last night. It was a hoot! Gia Dawn (she writes cool books for Samhain) was on, too. Get the four of us together in the same room and we just take over the world!

I did spend some time talking about the release of Hatsept Heat (which came out on Tuesday. (To purchase, Visit Samhain Publishing ), but we spent more time cracking up and being bad than anything else. Geesh, no surprise there ;D

To listen to the show, click HERE --> BlogTalk Raven Radio.

Meanwhile, I'm at work sitting in a training class. I've been teaching all week and asked another staff member to come in and touch on a subject that she's an expert at. So, I'm sitting here listening to her talk to my students while I write this blog. Class is over this afternoon - I have to give the students an exam first.

And when the day is over, I'm gonna count down to FRIDAY!!!!

I've been getting back to the next Vampire Council of Ethics story - it's Alaina Bixler and Shale Krulm's tale. But I just can't think of a name for it. So, I'm just going to forget about it for now, and get on with the story. I've been jumping back and forth between working on the outline and actually writing. There's this song by India.Arie called 'Brown Skin' that just makes me all hot and bothered. You can bet I'll be listening to it as I write the steamy lovin'.

O, and in case you don't remember, Shale Krulm almost got his butt kicked by Bix in Carinian's Seeker when he spoke to Carin out of turn. But it's years later and now...HE'S FREAKING HOT!!!

Talk later!

And don't forget that HATSEPT HEAT came out on Tuesday! Woo!

TJ

xPost - Surprise!

I just received an e-mail that "GIFT WRAP OPTIONAL" is in an athology that will be available on the Ellora's Cave print book site next week. I'm waiting for a cover - as soon as I get it I'll put it up here and on my site at www.tjmichaels.com.

In the meantime, here's an excerpt:
Read more »

Ssssnnnoooorrreee....

First, let me get the promo out of the way - my first print book was released from Ellora's Cave on Tuesday. Sorry I didn't mention it sooner, but I didn't know until after it released (aacckk!) It's called FERAL FASCINATION and Lauren Dane, Tielle St. Clare, Ravyn Wilde, Michele Bardsley and I have stories in it.

Second, the HOLIDAY HOTTIES contest is coming up. Author wish lists are pouring in, so stay tuned. It kicks off the week before Thanksgiving and it's gonna be good! If you're not sure what I'm talking about, skip over to my Dynamic Trio blog and check out the "HOLIDAYS...ALREADY" post.

I'll be talking about this contest during my List Mom days at Ellora's Cave and Samhain Publishing reader loops next week. Okay, done with that. Now on to my problem.

God, I'm so tired I just don't know what to do. Life is good, though busy. And the busy part has led to a bit of insomnia - basically I can't quiet my mind down enough to go to sleep.

When I was a kid I used to remember all of my grandma's home remedies for such things, but, here we are almost, er, let's see, thirty years later...and I can't remember a single one!

So help me out here, will ya? Do you have any home remedies that might help one sleep...or get teens to do the dishes in addition to sleep? ;D

TJ