tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35268036508487238592024-03-05T03:25:37.892-08:00Scarlet WilsonScarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-31788856611412064632016-03-29T12:15:00.001-07:002016-03-29T12:15:13.443-07:00Double RITA® Finalist<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkd9zAzKW88Mbf8tXJJRPwGcpheuxJKAVWXFBZAr96sqOfvWQl-AKNvYEMEDTql7STQQ5tgE1B8aytbfNnxq-b9oWnRYbnztTXs90XPrUZAJvT6-WXy7PKv2rUbtJ4tx6iOtnE9JNYfkU/s1600/Scarlet+Wilson_His+Lost+and+Found+Bride+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkd9zAzKW88Mbf8tXJJRPwGcpheuxJKAVWXFBZAr96sqOfvWQl-AKNvYEMEDTql7STQQ5tgE1B8aytbfNnxq-b9oWnRYbnztTXs90XPrUZAJvT6-WXy7PKv2rUbtJ4tx6iOtnE9JNYfkU/s320/Scarlet+Wilson_His+Lost+and+Found+Bride+%25282%2529.jpg" width="202" /></a>Well, it's been exactly a year since I blogged. How terrible!<br />
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On Friday I was at the pictures with my kids. We were watching London Has Fallen when my phone started ringing. Well, not ringing exactly. It was on silent. I didn't recognise the number so didn't move. Gerard Butler had my full attention.<br />
Then it kept ringing. Persistence makes me nervous so I decided to go outside and answer - and I'm so glad that I did.<br />
The lovely Julie Kenner who is a Board member of <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Romance Writers of America</span><sup style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">® </sup>introduced herself. I'd forgotten it was <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">RITA</span><sup style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">® </sup>day - what was wrong with me???<br />
She then proceeded to tell me I'd finaled not once but twice as a <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">RITA</span><sup style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">® </sup><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Finalist </span>for the awards this year.<br />
I didn't believe her. I asked her to tell me again.<br />
Then I asked her who she was again.<br />
Then I asked her to tell what books had finaled again - because even though she'd told me seconds earlier, I couldn't remember.<br />
At this point she asked me where I was.<br />
I told her I was on a date with Gerard Butler!<br />
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She asked if I was going to San Diego, I said no, not this year.<br />
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I went to my first conference last year in New York. It was fabulous, I loved it but was absolutely exhausted when I came home. This year, I planned on heading to the RNA conference in Lancaster. And I still am.........<br />
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But now I'm going to San Diego too! We'll not talk about how I've had to move our family holiday, or the fact it is an 18hr journey, or on the return home how I have less than 24 hrs home before we leave for that family holiday. I'm just too excited to think straight quite frankly.<br />
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I'm also delighted that I know some of the other finalists - my friend Heidi Rice (who I might have phoned while still kneeling on the ground outside the cinema!), Maisey Yates and Romy Sommer. It also means I get to see my two Australian partners in crime Rachael Johns and Emily Madden!<br />
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Beyond excited! <br />
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The pictures are of the two books that are finalists. They honestly couldn't be more different. <br />
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I also found out later that the Board member that phoned me was also a finalist. Congratulations to Julie Kenner too!<br />
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Now all I have to do is find a red dress!Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-62205558314289827502015-03-28T00:30:00.000-07:002015-03-28T00:30:01.534-07:00Cover reveal - Montana Born Brides SeriesI am delighted to take part in a cover reveal for a new series for Tule Publishing that I'm part of called the Montana Born Bride Series.<br />
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Aren't they absolutely gorgeous!!<br />
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My book is the first in the series<br />
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The Fairy Tale Bride and is out on 4 May.<br />
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<i>It seems that wedding fever has hit the little town of Marietta...</i><br />
Lisa Renee loves weddings. As owner of Marietta’s bridal salon, Lisa takes charge when a celebrity wedding rolls into town and does what she does best: hosting the fairy tale wedding her clients dream of. But the celebrity’s badly behaving bridesmaids shatter Lisa’s poise, excitement, and hopes of putting Marietta and her boutique on the map. The only place she can find peace is on the pediatric ward of the local hospital where she volunteers, a place that holds more meaning to her than anyone knows. Leave it to the handsome and charming new doctor to change all of that...<br />
Dr. Adam Brady is enjoying his new job and anonymity at Marietta’s hospital, but he hasn’t been able to focus entirely since the gorgeous business owner and hard-working volunteer piqued his interest. As he spends more time with her, sparks fly, and he realizes that he’s not the only one in Marietta with secrets…<br />
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Scarlet Wilson The Fairy Tale Bride 4 May</div>
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Dani Collins His Blushing Bride 11 May</div>
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Nicole Helm Bride by Mistake 18 May</div>
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Maisey Yates Finally his Bride 25 May</div>
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Rachael Johns Kiss the Bride 1 June</div>
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Kat Latham Two nights with his Bride 8 June</div>
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-75980181971842067652014-10-14T08:53:00.001-07:002014-10-14T08:53:06.957-07:00Cover Reveals!There is nothing I like better than gorgeous cover reveals and I have three for you!<br />
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The first is for my first release with Tule Publishing out on October 30, Christmas with the Laird. Isn't the cover just gorgeous?? This is the ebook cover.<br />
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And for after Christmas here is my new January release with Harlequin Romance, The Prince She Never Forgot. They have their first kiss in front of the Eiffel Tower so I love this cover!<br />
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I have definitely been blessed by the cover fairies!!Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-65613006531606282632014-09-24T23:39:00.001-07:002014-09-24T23:39:01.706-07:00$500 Visa Card Giveaway<div class="tlBelowUnit" style="margin: 14px -8px -9px;">
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-75556370803155707112014-04-20T06:20:00.002-07:002014-04-20T06:21:59.775-07:00The Fiercest Easter Egg Competition in the World Part 3So, you're all used to me by now.<br />
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This years effort was.....<br />
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<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/One_day_-_david_nicholls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/One_day_-_david_nicholls.jpg" height="320" width="211" /></a>It's been a long, LONG time since I've blogged. But never mind, let's move on.<br />
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I want to share a little something I've discovered - that sometimes, just sometimes, the film is better than the book.<br />
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Last night I watched a film in bed. One Day with Anne Hathaway. I didn't gave much hope for the film as although the book hit best seller lists everywhere I just found it kind of meurgh.<br />
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Emma frustrated me when I read the book - I just wanted her to grow a spine. As for Dexter? He annoyed me beyond words. What a self-centred character.<br />
What I did buy into was the one day a year element of the book, I thought it was good and moved the story forward well.<br />
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But Anne Hathaway really nailed the geeky Emma, and Jim Sturges, who is he? Because he almost made me feel for Dexter. I loved the interpretation of a book I found quite bland and even had a tear in my eye at one point!<br />
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So let's move on to the next on the hit list - The Notebook. This was <br />
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Then, came the greatness that was the film. Now, not that I especially like Ryan Gosling. He's fine. It was Rachel McAdam and James Garner that blew me away. I thought they were spectacular. Rachel was bubbly, vivacious and captivating as Allie. James Garner played the role with his heart and soul on full display. I'm going to leave the whole interpretation of the older Allie (Gena Rowlands) out of this completely. Lots of things about that didn't sit right with me. But this film was great. I could watch it again and again and again.<br />
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So that's it for me. There have been hundreds of films that are poor in comparison to the book. I often watch a film and growl because it doesn't live up to the expectations of the book.<br />
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-31430863133880728172013-05-22T09:52:00.003-07:002013-05-22T10:44:49.339-07:00Cover reveal!Well, here they are my covers for my two linked books coming out in August. They are set in the equivalent of the CDC in the US and feature some very gorgeous doctors - male and female.<br />
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The first is The Maverick Doctor and Miss Prim. <br />
Not too sure about the cover since my hero is supposed to look like Sawyer from Lost. There seems to be a distinct lack of hair going on here. My heroine spends her whole time in scrubs too, but hey! Who says no to a pretty dress!<br />
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-68970475585382715702013-03-31T13:25:00.000-07:002013-03-31T13:25:00.766-07:00The Fiercest Easter Egg Competition in the World 2013Some of you might remember that every year our Sunday School has a decorated Easter Egg competition. This is a hotly fought contest. <br />
In past years we've spent a long time making our eggs. It normally takes around a week. My personal favourite was this one, Finding Nemo.<br />
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But we've also made the penguins from Happy Feet.<br />
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The rats from Ratatouille.<br />
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And this year, what did we do???................................<br />
Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick! Yes, I know. We didn't quite the right colour of pink for Patrick, or the right coloured felt for his trousers. But sometimes you have to make do with what you have.<br />
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A flight to London later, a quick dash to Harrods to pick up my sister's birthday present, and a mad dash to check-in to the hotel (the room wasn't ready and I had to get changed in the toilets!). Then I made it to Piccadily in London and the lovely Le Meridian Hotel.<br />
Time for Lunch!<br />
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Tessa Shapcott and Dianne Moggy from Harlequin Mills and Boon took myself and the other nominees Fiona Harper, Carol Townend, Heidi Rice and Sarah Mallory out for lunch. It was a beautiful setting, gorgeous food and even better company.<br />
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Then it was a stroll (!!!!) down Piccadily to the RAF Club where the awards were being held. I wasn't as well prepared as the others - due to frantic change in a toilet, I had forgot to bring my other shoes and had to walk in my black sequin ones.<br />
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The RAF club was crowded, the event very well attended. It was great to see everyone although I still feel as if I hardly got a chance to talk to anyone. My camera also suffered from blurry images.<br />
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Richard and Judy were presenting the awards. I really wanted my picture taken with them but failed miserably!<br />
Liz Fenwick managed to capture the actual awards. I'll let you watch it here! I've posted it at the bottom so you can watch. I couldn't manage to put it in the middle of the blog!<br />
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So, you can see that Sarah Mallory won the award. Bravo Sarah!<br />
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After the awards I went for some drinks with Heidi Rice, Abby Green, Susan Stephens, India Grey and Fiona Harper. It was lovely to get a chance to chat, and when I finally got back to my hotel and got to see my room it was much bigger than expected.<br />
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London was fabulous and I wish I could do it all again tomorrow. Oh well, there's always next year!<br />
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West Wing to Maternity Wing and Her Christmas Eve Diamond have made the shortlist with four other books.<br />
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Here's the other nominees.<br />
Betrothed to the Barbarian by Carol Townend<br />
Beneath the Major's Scars by Sarah Mallory<br />
The Good, The Bad and the Wild by Heidi Rice<br />
Always the Best Man by Fiona Harper<br />
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I'm really over the moon.<br />
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First of all, I didn't think I'd made the shortlist. My friend Kate Hardy made the shortlist last year and at a later date she'd told me she got the call on Christmas Eve.<br />
So, this year, when Christmas Eve came and went, I just assumed I hadn't made it.<br />
Then on 4 January an email pinged into my Inbox. And I promptly pinged onto the ceiling!<br />
There was screaming. There was shouting. <br />
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There was Richard and Judy are presenting the Awards! I get to be in the same room as them!<br />
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Yes, I was very happy. So, my flight and hotel are booked. My ticket is bought for the awards.<br />
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There might even have been the purchase of a new dress...<br />
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-73194432031541353192013-01-04T10:38:00.001-08:002013-01-04T10:38:22.618-08:00Hot new covers!I have a new release on 1 February in the UK and I have been blessed with a beautiful cover. Not only that, the book also releases in the US and Australia and the covers are equally gorgeous!<br />
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You can tell it's a cruise ship story from the cover and I was jumping with glee when I saw the red cover trim. Do you know how long I've waited to see the name Scarlet Wilson in red??!!<br />
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And here is my australian cover. I'm loving the dark haired girl on the front cover. Wouldn't mind seeing a bit more of the guy though!<br />
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And finally the US cover, my own hero inspiration was David Gandy and the hero isn't quite that, but overall I love these covers!<br />
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Most authors know that covers can be a hit or a miss. We fill in sheets regarding our characters and describe a few scenes in the book. Sometimes when you get a cover you wonder if anyone has read the info at all.<br />
However, on this occasion I'm a happy camper.<br />
Which one if your favourite??Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-81925982659061733072012-12-10T12:03:00.003-08:002012-12-10T12:03:32.331-08:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....So, it's almost Christmas. One of my most favourite times of year.<br />
I've just finished my partial for next years Christmas medical and the penny has finally dropped with what was wrong with another partial I was writing.<br />
It needed a Christmas theme! Hooray!<br />
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So here is some Glasgow pictures. My latest book Her Christmas Eve Diamond is set in Glasgow at Christmas and it's a fabulous place to visit at this time of year.<br />
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I want to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I'm signed for four new Harlequin Mills and Boon Medicals next year but have also completed another story with a Halloween theme for another publisher.<br />
Once I've signed the contract for that one, I'll tell you a little more!<br />
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Happy Christmas!<br />
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My definite love of Christmas! I'm just about to start next year's Christmas book!</div>
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-44634287635581772772012-10-23T01:51:00.000-07:002012-10-23T03:17:13.131-07:00New cover bonanza!Do you remember a few posts ago I asked the question Who was my hero kissing? (My heroine was a brunette and the woman being kissed was a blonde!) Well, I can't quite believe it but I've had a cover change. Isn't it gorgeous!<br />
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Then I have a new kindle cover for the UK<br />
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And a lovely french cover for A Bond Between Strangers.<br /><br /><br />
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<br />Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-4833609816333626572012-10-09T03:49:00.000-07:002012-11-12T15:17:11.400-08:00Sunshine Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1. What is your favourite Christmas/festive movie?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I have lots of favourite Christmas movies as it's one of my favourite times of year. My all time favourite is probably Miracle on 34th Street and I must be the only person in the world who loves the second version with Richard Attenburgh, Mara Wilson and Dylan McDermott.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I also love The Grinch, Santa Claus the Movie, Elf, Home Alone and White Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It has to be Livingstone Daisies. I try to grow them in my garden every year and fail miserably. I love the bright array of colours and they always catch my attention if I see them growing in someone else's garden. Might be a little strange as a favourite flower!</span><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b><br />
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<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3. What is your favourite non-alcoholic beverage?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It has to Diet Coke or Diet Irn Bru. For those of you who have not experienced Scotland's National Drink it comes with the slogan "made in Scotland, by Girders" it's bright orange and doesn't look all that great but tastes fab!</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4. What is your passion?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This has to be easy. Writing and reading. I never have enough hours in the day to do both.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">5. What is your favourite time of year?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Even though I don't love the cold, and I like a summer holiday as much as the next person, it probably has to be winter. I like snuggling up. I like feeling cosy. I have enough winter coats to open my own shop. Ditto hats. Ditto bags. Ditto boots. I love a cold, crisp winter morning with a nip of frost in the air without the danger of skidding and falling on my bum. </span><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used to say I was a morning person. But I'm having to face up to the truth of that. I can't write first thing in the morning. I'm just not in the place I need to be. I like mid-morning - I like morning coffee and cake. I love lunches. I should have been a 'lady who lunched' however finances dictate that I'm not. My best writing time is afternoon, even though I don't particularly like that time of day. By then I've done everything else I need to and I'm free to write. </span><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b><br />
<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7. What is your favourite physical activity?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That's really easy. None. I wasn't designed for physical activity. I've done Zumba and I used to swim half a mile a week. But no. Life has got in the way. I'm not fat yet. But the possibility is definitely there.</span><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b><br />
<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">8. What is your favourite vacation?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I love a good holiday. Loved Florida. Loved Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco (that was more than 10 yrs ago now). Loved New York - going back in February for my 40th. Been two mediterranean cruises with my other half and the kids and loved them too!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So, if you haven't already been nominated for a Sunshine Award consider yourself nominated now!</span>Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-82501003207307338102012-10-01T01:05:00.001-07:002012-10-01T01:05:30.834-07:00Pink InspirationI am in the midst of book eight for Mills and Boon. This is my second CDC story and I'm currently in the middle of Nigeria with my characters Evan and Violet. I still have another 15,000 words to write but should be finished in the next two weeks.<br />
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But my mind is beginning to plan ahead. I have another story to write for another publisher along with some other authors. This will be a bit different from what I currently write and as I've already completed my partial I find myself looking on the Internet for inspiration.<br />
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Aren't they fabulous? I'm not going to give the game away but they feature heavily in chapter one!<br />
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And what do think of this beauty? Can you imagine the rustle when this dress moves? I haven't quite figured out how it will happen yet, but you can bet my heroine will have cause to wear this dress.<br />
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And finally, what ring would capture my heroine perfectly? Why, a pink diamond of course.<br />
So this ring will be working it's way into my story. I currently have these three pictures printed and on my wall.<br />
Waiting for my heroine to reappear.<br />
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Well, I haven't given too much away so will tell you that the girl who will possess all these items is called Selena.<br />
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I hadn't even realised a pink theme was going on until I collected my pictures together. Selena, a pink girl? Well, it I never knew it! Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-27451184579120363992012-09-16T09:16:00.002-07:002012-09-16T13:10:08.960-07:00Who is the hero kissing????<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Here is the cover of my next release in the US Her Christmas Eve Diamond. Whilst it's a nice scene it doesn't feel very Christmassy. But more importantly my heroine is a brunette - so just who is the hero kissing??!!!!!<br />
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Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-36654801598910814732012-08-29T01:50:00.002-07:002012-08-29T01:51:50.511-07:00The Reading List: An UpdateA few months ago I did a blog called <a href="http://www.rosieringlet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/reading-list-trying-something-new.html">The Reading List</a> about trying some new books.<br />
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I showed a huge list of recommendations and what I planned to read over the next few months.<br />
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Well, not too bad to be honest! But I have to warn you that I'm going to be brutally honest about these books.<br />
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I thought all of these books were fine, but none of them blew me away. I'd heard lots of people rave about them but the truth be told, once I'd read them I didn't think about them again.<br />
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All I can say is WOW!!!!<br />
I am so, so impressed. The Gone series by Michael Grant. Gone, Lies, Hunger, Plague and Fear.<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KkKyMtWlLcPQKaaFss07Ye8KGMpXZ6SwHwbKEed0uqDmv6g-OYvjB6CZl2gOYhrEg33xzQtLdeZNlxwt3_l7eXeC7sWv4RO2hK5GxuS2ihh8B5lCFcrxKVB9cX66MeB4ZcaZauAdL71-/s1600/plague.jpg" />These
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So what have I learned? That I want to be a teenager again. When I was a teenager I had Sweet Valley University and that was it. The teenage books I have read have really taken it to a new level. I have now invested in lots of new teenage fiction (obviously with intention of finding suitable reading for my 12 year old!) and reading these books are pure pleasure.<br />
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Maybe I should think about writing one???????<br />
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In the meantime I'm compiling a new reading list, including a number of books I've been meaning to read for the last few years.<br />
The list this time will include - Jodi Picoult Lone Wolf, Susan Wiggs Marrying Daisy Bellamy, David Fiddimore The Hidden War, Teri Terry Slated, Anne O'Brien The King's Concubine and Elizabeth Noble Things I Want my Daughter to Know.<br />
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<br />Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-64711828954921768702012-08-17T07:37:00.001-07:002012-08-17T07:51:41.558-07:00Olympics and team spirit!Well, it's all very sad. The olympics are over.<br />
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I amazed myself. For a woman with not the slightest interest in sport I spent night after night watching everything I could.<br />
I could feel my heart thudding in my chest watching Mo Farrah win his races. My heart thudded even heavier when I saw how heavily pregnant his wife was!<br />
I nearly cried for Tom Daley. I had to put my hands in front of my eyes for some of his dives. I've never been so happy for a medal winner. I kept whispering <i>Come on Tom, you can do it!</i><br />
Jessica Ennis was a spectacular role model for young women, as was all our competing athletes. The south african boy swimmer, whose dad was interviewed on TV did make me smile and cry all at once.<br />
But the closing ceremony certainly had me howling with laughter at some points. Especially since my friend was there and kept sending me pictures.<br />
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One Direction didn't look too bad either, if you can forgive the blip in the photo!<br />
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As were the Spice Girls in their health-and-safety issues taxis!!!<br />
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I'm not going to say too much about the fact Noel Gallagher must have been killing himself laughing at Liam's nasal voice. Or about Russell Brand's singing.<br />
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I'll focus on the joy that was Eric Idle and the palpable emotion in the air when Take That took to the stage. Hats off to Gary Barlow.<br />
My only regret that the ceremony wasn't closed by Take That singing Never Forget. I think it would have been a fabulous end to a wonderful olympics.<br />
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Why is the flame extinguished when the Paralympics still have to take place??<br />
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I've been home for a few weeks and thought it was finally time I shared my holiday reading list. In all I read 9 books the week that I was away. But please be aware, I'm a really quick reader.<br />
I really didn't have that much time to read. We were visiting new ports every day and away on trips, then it was dinner at seven every night and few drinks or coffee in the bar later. <br />
Thankfully the kindle managed to hold it's charge for the whole week. And there aren't any books on this list that were on my reading list at the beginning of the year. I'll update on that list in a few weeks.<br />
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So what did I read????<br />
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Paige Harbison Here Lies Bridget. My third teenage read. There were parts of this book I loved and parts I hated. The overall premise was good but some bits left me a little disappointed. <br />
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Anne Patchett State of Wonder. I enjoyed the medical elements of this book and it really did boggle the mind, but I didn't particularly enjoy the end. <br />
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Catch your Death by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards. Really, really loved this. Yes, I am a geek and it was the medical stuff that drew me to this book too, But it was SO good. I wish I'd written it myself. <br />
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The Girl behind the Scandalous Reputation Michelle Conder. This was a debut book and I can see why this author has been picked up. It was a great read and I look forward to more from her in the future.<br />
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Here Comes the Groom Karina Bliss. You really can't go wrong with a Karina Bliss book and this was another good story from her. My favourite is still What the Librarian Did. <br />
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So that's it. The nine summer holiday reads. I've still to update on the other list of recommendations I got at the beginning of the year and I'll do that in a few weeks. <br />
So what have you been reading over the summer? <br />
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First of all the <a href="http://minxesofromance.blogspot.co.uk/">Minxes of Romance</a>! Well, three of them. It was lovely to see them and I can report I didn't see any bad behaviour at all!<br />
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Some fellow Mills and Boon authors, the lovely <a href="http://www.kate-walker.com/">Kate Walker</a>, <a href="http://www.fionaharper.com/">Fiona Harper</a>, <a href="http://www.indiagrey.com/">India Grey</a>, Natalie Rivers, <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.facebook.com/AnneFraserAuthor&sa=U&ei=uz4FUOK-C6rD0QXyibnABw&ved=0CBoQFjAC&sig2=KqISYafiUp6rLZNBQ1oQcA&usg=AFQjCNE4ya-JDw-PvYspdyWH6uY-oDRuzQ">Anne Fraser</a>, <a href="http://www.caroltownend.blogspot.co.uk/">Carol Townend</a> and <a href="http://www.louiseallenregency.com/">Louise Allen</a>, Jennifer Taylor. <a href="http://www.joannafulford.co.uk/">Joanna Fulford</a>.<br />
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I also had the joy and pleasure of meeting with the Scottish contingent! The lovely <a href="http://www.romanticnovelistsassociation.org/index.php/about/author/jenny_harper">Jenny Harper</a> - (who has the best business card I've seen in years!) <a href="http://www.annestenhouse.co.uk/">Anne Graham</a>, <a href="http://www.rosemarygemmell.com/">Rosemary Gemmell</a> and <a href="http://www.janicehortonwriter.blogspot.co.uk/">Janice Horton</a>.<br />
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We flat-shared with <a href="http://www.tamsynmurray.co.uk/">Tamsyn Murray</a>, <a href="http://www.callytaylor.co.uk/">Cally Taylor</a> , <a href="http://www.rowancoleman.co.uk/">Rowan Coleman</a>. There was certainly a lot of chat!<br />
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Part of the fun of the conference is the chance to learn something new and attend the talks. <a href="http://www.lizfenwick.com/">Liz Fenwick</a> and I took part in a session about the New Authors Scheme as we had both came through this. <a href="http://www.julie-cohen.com/">Julie Cohen</a> made everyone cry in the space of four minutes, a feat not lightly achieved. <a href="http://talliroland.blogspot.co.uk/">Talli Roland</a> gave a great talk around social media and promoting yourself. (All with a beautiful baby bump!) and <a href="http://kate-harrison.com/">Kate Harrison</a> presented her research on women's fiction which was fascinating. I particularly enjoyed the profiles of the readers!<br />
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I've already been online to check out transport to Sheffield foe next year. I'm trying to figure out why the train from Glasgow to London takes 4 and a half hours and the train from Glasgow to Sheffield six hours!<br />
<br />Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-84746277620521150232012-07-09T11:42:00.003-07:002012-07-09T11:42:32.486-07:00Home from holidaysWell, I'm back home. To the place where no-one makes my breakfast, lunch and dinner for me and I have to do my own washing.<br />
Take me back to the cruise ship please!<br />
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The land of Strawberry Daiquiri's is calling again!<br />
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After visits to Olympia, Bari, Athens, Santorini and surviving the Donkey Stampede, Corfu and Croatia, with a final sail up the Grand Canal in Venice, it's tough being home.<br />
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However in a few days time, it's the RNA Conference in Penrith. In between that I've mountains of washing to do and another chapter of my next book to write. It's time to get back to work!!<br />Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-89682805000263699202012-06-27T01:53:00.002-07:002012-06-27T01:54:13.621-07:00Interview on Youtube!If you haven't already seen all my posts on Facebook, here is the link to the interview I filmed down in London at Mills and Boon Headquarters.<br />
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Or maybe you're a little bit bad. And your favourite part is the big Black Moment. That horrible bit of the book where it seems as if there is no return??<br />
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I'm in a happy place. Last night I started a new book. And you might have guessed it but my favourite part of the book is the beginning. I love the ideas, the potential developments, the little sentences you drop in that let the reader know there is <i>something</i> in this characters back story that will stop his or her path to a straightforward happy ever after.<br />
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I also love the drama. Starting in the middle of something. And not always with the two main characters on the page. My first book It Started with a Pregnancy, began with my hero and heroine meeting in a bar and a night of passion followed. Not the most unusual start. But I learned from this. And I developed.<br />
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My second story had drama. The Boy who Made Them Love Again started with my hero pulling up outside a small hospital with the First Lady in premature labour in the back of the car! He comes face to face with the woman he walked away from five years earlier and so the drama continues.<br />
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My third book was a follow up - still using the President and First Lady. In this one my heroine turns up at the police cordon, heavily pregnant and trying to reach the doctor that's looking after the President's premature daughter. She promptly collapses and is taken inside to meet her ex - the hero - and the only man she can trust to rescue her much-wanted child. Sigh. I love a bit of drama.<br />
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Book four, A Bond Between Strangers, starts with my hero receiving a letter telling him there has been an IVF mix up. The embryos that had been created for him and his wife (with his sperm and a donors egg) and were due to be destroyed, have been mistakenly implanted in someone else. His wife is long gone - but this is his baby - and all he's ever wanted is a family. Someone else is carrying <i>his</i> child. And he wants it.<br />
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Book five is the christmas story. Her Christmas Eve Diamond starts with my heroine going to get her fortune told with her friends. She doesn't believe in all that and is less than impressed when the fortune teller predicts she will be a Christmas bride. It's August and she doesn't even have a boyfriend. What's more she's vowed her next man will be a fellow Scot, but the fortune teller has other things in mind.....<br />
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Book six is the cruise ship story. An Inescapable Temptation. This one starts with the hero jumping in to rescue a child in Venice harbour. He gets knocked out and my heroine ends up resuscitating him!<br />
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As for Book Seven???? Well, I'm not going to give too much away. But again there is drama. My study currently has a very important algorithm for a certain disease pinned on my wall. Something big is going to happen in Chicago - something very big!<br />
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So, you can see a pattern forming here. It's a bit worrying to be honest. Apart from my first story, do I know how to write a story with a quiet build up? I try not to do the backstory dump thing, and I do always try to start in the middle of the action.<br />
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What's interesting is that the middle of the action doesn't always have the hero and heroine on the first page. It was one of the things I noticed about the New Voices contest. I wanted to see the hero and heroine together straight away and yet I don't always do it myself. Granted, it happens within a couple of pages, but maybe I still have a few things to learn.<br />
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So what's your favourite part? Are you all about the middle and the developing characters? Are you a wrung-out sort of person and all about the Black Moment? Or, are you hearts and roses and all about the Happy Ever After? Or are you like me, all about drama and all about beginnings?Scarlet Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526803650848723859.post-66134153849982440432012-06-14T13:22:00.000-07:002012-06-14T13:22:02.695-07:00The Lucky Seven - Tagged!Rachael Johns is in SO much trouble.<br />
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She's tagged me in "The Lucky Seven" challenge. I've been kind of keeping my head down and avoiding this one but it's not to be!<br />
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So what am I currently writing? That would be that cruise ship book.<br />
Cue a nice picture of my other half and the kids next to our cruise ship two years ago (a purely research trip you understand!)<br />
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And I've just got a nice title for the cruise ship book. It's going to be called <span style="color: blue;">An Inescapable Temptation</span>. What do you think?<br />
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sure what he was doing there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being one
of the ship’s doctors had additional roles and responsibilities and he
understood that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’d invited Francesca
merely as a means of self protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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And because lots of you have already been tagged I won't pick another seven, I'll just say if you've not already done it - now it's your turn! So come back and tell me if you've done it!<br />
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