Annual Neologism Contest (huh?)

CJ England just posted this list over at the Samhain Cafe. Thought you might find it amusing. I did…

Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.

As writers we should take special note of these new uses for old words.

The winners are:

1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.
6. Negligent (adj.) describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.

LOL,

Jess

Joyfully Jambreally Recommended…TWICE!

Today I received not one, but two emails, direct from Joy at Joyfully Reviewed, wishing me congratulations. Both Photo Opportunity and Ask Adam have been chosen as two of the Joyfully Recommended books for June.

How cool is that?

The evil tease, Jambrea – from Joyfully Reviewed – has been mercilessly dropping hints that something good was coming my way…but I never dreamed I’d be hit with this double delight!

Here is what Jambrea had to say:

“Photo Opportunity is wonderfully delicious. Jess Dee made me cry and ripped out my heart. She gave me that feeling you get when something is about to go very wrong and your heart just drops to the pit of your stomach. Talk about a roller coaster ride.” (Read full review.)

“Ask Adam is the hot, steamy, and emotional follow-up to Photo Opportunity and I was not disappointed. Once again, Jess Dee made me cry… I am Joyfully Recommending Ask Adam because it is just as good, if not better, than Photo Opportunity.” (Read full review.)

Jambrea…THANK YOU!!!

Jess

Waving goodbye

Well, it’s been fun. Nope it’s been awesome. But all good things must end, it’s true. So help me wave goodbye to Photo Op as it dips off the MBaM bestseller list.

Again, thanx to all of you who have bought the book, and helped to keep it up there for three weeks.

Now, I need to focus on the future, get this current WIP written.

*Sigh* shouldn’t have been so quick to brag about it. Worked on it yesterday. Wrote a grand total of about 50 words, and went to sleep. At 11am.

*Sigh.*

And don’t think I’ll be getting any writing done today. Nope big plans for this morning. We’re off to a live concert…The Wiggles. My three year old is beside himself. Cannot wait. Keeps coming in to ask if it’s time to leave yet.

Oops – Wake up, Jess! It is time to leave. Gotta run.

Jess

In the last three weeks

01.	Stay With Me by Maya Banks
02.	FireDrake by Bianca D’Arc
03.	Still Mine by Mary Wine
04.	Hunter’s Edge by Shiloh Walker
05.	Claiming Their Mate by Paige McKellan
06.	Midnight Reborn by D. McEntire
07.	Byte Marks by Mardi Ballou
08.	Close Quarters by Denise A. Agnew
09.	Seduction 101 by Moira Reid
10.	Photo Opportunity by Jess Dee

A good day in all…

It’s been a good day today.

I’m happy to say that inspiration struck when I least expected it. Out of nowhere, an idea for a book popped into my head.

Is it an all new idea, you ask? Nah. you know me. I find it impossible to just write one book. For some reason, I feel compelled to turn my books into series. This WIP is a direct continuation of the manuscript I completed the week before last. Okay, so I had thought while writing Part One that there was potential for Part Two, but honestly, I never had any clue how it would pan out.

Now I have some clue-although that’s about all. I have a beginning, and a vague plot, and yep, there’s just a hint of conflict coming through. But as to the end…well, that’s still open for negotiation. But I’ll keep you posted.

Can’t continue blogging tho, have to go get some sleep. Need to be well rested for tomorrow, so I can get cracking on this book.

Jess

PS – hope I can get to sleep. Jambrea, from Samhain Cafe and Joyfully Reviewed has just teased the daylights out of me. She wants to know if I’m ready for the 1st of June, because supposedly something good is happening then. Now I have to pretend I’m not obsessing about what it is…

Anyone for chocolate?

My fellow Samhellions know I am a fool for superhunk Jason Lewis. (Yes, he is the inspiration for the hero in my new WIP.) One of them sent me this dee-licious commercial for Aero.

First watch it, then tell me: anyone for chocolate?

Jess

Hurrah for re-releases

So, I just snuck a peak at MBaM’s bestseller list, and look what I noticed:

Kari Thomas, CJ England and my books are all up there. All of them have been published before, and still they are selling beautifully.

Wow. Thank you to all you readers for giving our books a second chance.

Jess

In the last three weeks 01. Stay With Me by Maya Banks 02. FireDrake by Bianca D’Arc 03. Still Mine by Mary Wine 04. Claiming Their Mate by Paige McKellan 05. Photo Opportunity by Jess Dee 06. Temptation Unleashed by Kari Thomas 07. Some Kind of Hero by Michelle Cary 08. The Wallflower by Dana Marie Bell 09. Midnight Reborn by D. McEntire 10. Eyes of Fire by CJ England

Bouncing with excitement:

BooksOnBoard Announces eBook Bestsellers for 1st Half May

Oh, lord, I know it’s not cool to brag. I know it’s not. But I’ve just discovered my name is on a bestselling author list-right alongside Nora Roberts and Lori Foster. I just can’t help myself. I have to tell the world.

Look at the lists BooksOnBoard posted for the first half of May:

Romance Bestsellers
1 Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady Scott, Bronwyn
2 Stay With Me Banks, Maya
3 The Darkest Night Showalter, Gena
4 Photo Opportunity Dee, Jess
5 Dark Needs at Night’s Edge Cole, Kresley
6 The Hollow Roberts, Nora
8 To Taste Temptation Hoyt, Elizabeth
9 Not The Marrying Kind North, Hailey
10 Racing the Moon Hauf, Michele

Top Romance Authors
1 Maya Banks
2 Gena Showalter
3 Kresley Cole
4 Bronwyn Scott
5 Nora Roberts
6 Jess Dee
8 Elizabeth Hoyt
9 Sabrina Jeffries
10 Lori Foster, Laurell K. Hamilton (tie)

Woo hoo.

Thank you BooksOnBoard!!!

(Hmmm-anyone surprised to see Maya Banks’ name topping those lists? )

Jess

BTW: You can purchase Photo Opportunity and Ask Adam at BooksOnBoard, at a 28% discount. Just enter the following case sensitive code on checkout: DeeOnBoard

Two brand new reviews

Lookie what I just found!

Two brand new reviews, one for Photo Op and one for Ask Adam.

Melinda from My Book Cravings read and reviewed BOTH books.

She had this to say about Photo Opportunity:

“Jess Dee not only created a beautiful story of life-long friendships but the way she did the seduction between them was awesome… Jess Dee sure knows when to push her characters and did she ever with Amy and Daniel. Great book.”

Melinda then went on to review Ask Adam:

“Oh my god I was thrilled to see there was a sequel of Photo Opportunity and boy does Jess Dee go all the way out. Not only does she have a beautiful cover but man AJ is one hot man coming to life in this beautiful story… Loved it and can’t wait for more of this talented author. One word of advice you will never look at elevators the same way…”

What can I say other than:

THANK YOU, MELINDA!

Jess

Almost done-now what?

I can’t believe it. I’m almost done. My new WIP is almost complete.

Okay, yes I’ve finished writing it. All 28 331 words of it. And the most bizarre thing-it’s finished in time to submit it to the anthology that interested me. And yes, even the synopsis is written.

HOWEVER (yes, of course there was going to be a however), everything cautions me not to submit it. Why not, you ask? It’s simple, really. While the manuscript (and synopsis) may be written, they are not quite complete.

This point, now, is where the hard work should start. Now I need to polish the manuscript into shape. Toss out what shouldn’t be there and add what should. More importantly, now is the time when I need to rest it, when I need to put a little distance between myself and the book, so that next time I look at it, I can view it objectively.

Obviously, if I submit it tomorrow, I will have no time for any of this. I’d be committing writer no-no number one: submitting a piece impulsively. Submitting a piece that has not undergone any rewrites.

Yes, I know this. Yes, I know it would be daft, but come on…! I have never written a book in a month. Books take me ages. A year per book. Can’t I be impulsive just this once? Can’t I take a chance and not obsessively rewrite every word 75 times before finally feeling satisfied that I have nailed it? PLEASE?

So, what’s the worst that can happen? The book will be rejected? Well, isn’t that okay? Can’t I take the rejected work and rewrite it then? Or will my self esteem not be able to cope? (Lord, who am I kidding. Of course my self esteem would never cope.)

AARRRGGGHHH!

Decisions, decisions. What do I do now?

Jess

I’ve been interviewed

I’m proud to say that Billie A Williams has interviewed me over at Manic Readers.

The interview has just been posted, and it looks pretty good.

If you are interested in finding out a little bit more about me and my books, why not check it out at:

http://manicreaders.com/index.cfm?disp=authorInterviews&iid=27

Jess