You Are a Question Mark

You seek knowledge and insight in every form possible. You love learning. And while you know a lot, you don't act like a know it all. You're open to learning you're wrong. You ask a lot of questions, collect a lot of data, and always dig deep to find out more. You're naturally curious and inquisitive. You jump to ask a question when the opportunity arises. Your friends see you as interesting, insightful, and thought provoking. (But they're not always up for the intense inquisitions that you love!) You excel in: Higher education You get along best with: The Comma

This is pretty accurate.

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery – when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Can you tell us more about Cobblestone Press (recently I’ve been hearing quite a bit about them)?
Happy to. In fact, I’ll share the whole story, beginning with how I learned about them. I’ve been reading e-books for about a year, and I initially read books by both Deanna Lee and Sable Grey last fall. One day I saw a notice on Deanna’s blog about Cobblestone Press.

I checked out the website and had two main thoughts: (1) that it looked very professional, and (2) that it might be a good choice for me because it was a publisher dedicated to romance, not just erotic romance. Since I rate my stories on the hot side–leaning toward erotic but not quite there–this made Cobblestone an interesting possibility.

At the time, I had one short story and the futuristic; the former was too short for consideration and the latter is targeted for print publishers. So I bookmarked the site and made a note to come back to it.

Cobblestone began accepting submissions in March. By that time, they had lowered their minimum word count so my short story qualified. I sent it for submission on a Friday and got a contract the following Monday.

It’s been a great company for me as a first-time author. Each book went through three rounds of editing, and the editors pointed out things and made suggestions that made the story stronger.

Cobblestone also sends out its releases to dozens of review sites. I’ve heard from other authors that not all e-publishers do that. I believe the fact that Deanna and Sable are authors themselves helps them know how to make things easier for their authors. And they encourage us to submit to other e-publishers to get our names out there; they even sent a PDF with things to look for as we review contracts from other companies. As a publishing newbie, I found the comments very helpful.

Oh, and I can’t talk about Cobblestone without mentioning the covers! They offer consistently good covers. I couldn’t be happier with mine.

Cobblestone opened last Friday, and my first book isn’t out yet (that’s this Friday, only five days away!), so I can’t speak to royalties, but I’ve been pleased with the company in every other area, and I’m convinced they will continue to grow and do well.

If you couldn’t be a writer, what profession would you want to pursue?
A professional paid romance reviewer. Or a scrapbooking instructor.

What profession would you avoid at all costs?
Anything related to math.

What’s your favorite ice cream?
Bubble gum. I know, everyone looks at me strangely when I say it, but it’s true. Throwback to when my mom would take me to get a shake after surviving a trip to the dentist.

That was fun! If you want me to visit your blog and customize five questions to you, just post in the comments.

Next week I will return to my regular blogging. I promise.

Four TV Shows You Love to Watch (You might see a theme here)
Medium
Unsolved Mysteries (I’m watching taped episodes right now)
Cold Case Files
The Investigators

Four Places You Have Been on Vacation
New York City
San Diego
Tampa
Reno

Four Websites You Visit Daily
Kinja, to check out whatever blogs have been updated
E-mail Account #1
E-mail Account #2
Romance Divas

Four Favorite Foods
Ice cream
Pizza
French bread
Donuts

Four Places You’d Rather Be Right Now
In bed, asleep
In England
Being massaged by a tall, dark, and gorgeous man (although he can be blond, I’m not picky)
Finishing my latest story (better get writing)

Four Friends You Think Will Respond
Cora Zane
Jorrie Spencer
Vivienne King

I would tag Sylvia, but I know she’s already done it.