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Cruel & Unusual…Yet Sociable.

19 Monday May 2014

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Authors are the most anti-social, dry, and sarcastic beings in the world. They hide away and avoid the sunlight while creating worlds and killing anyone that may have crossed them in the past in cruel and unusual ways. Okay… not all of that is true.

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  I was tagged in a blog post by a fellow author, Shelly Picarella. The challenge is to answer the following questions and then tag other authors. Because we can be quite the ornery sort, this is a vehicle to pull authors away from their imaginations and get them to tell the world about what is going on in their heads.

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Kat, what are you working on right now? Right now… what am I working on??? Yes. Okay. I am working on a few things. First- I am working on a stand alone novella about the life of Shu, the steampunk revolutionary tattoo artist from Steamfate/Imbroglio. It is mainly her childhood and a steampunk underground railroad of a world wide secret society. Second- I am working on a possible series about the life of a single M.E. after an affair with a narcissistic, yet adorable emotionally constipated prosecutor. (This is where you are free to….scoff.) Third- That is a surprise for now….

How do your stories differ from others in its genre? Steamfate and Imbroglio- There is a lead female, Zona. She is the head of the steam revolution. She is beautiful, damaged, strong, snarky and then there is Adam… Adam is smart, artistic, royal law, and timid. By accident, fate, or higher planning, these two meet and the click is instant. And yes, it is physical, but not the bulging muscle or heaving breasts, physical… that click is never possibly described by the flesh, the mind, or the heart. It just is. They are the worst and best thing that ever happened to one another. There is no love triangle for Zona to choose between Adam and someone else as she saves the world. She can save the world. The hard part is pulling the hero out of Adam. That is what could kill her. As for my other stories, publishing and coming…  I like real people. I don’t like the supermodel male sorts and I won’t write them, not seriously. I like strong women, but I like them real. Any woman can do anything, but how does that phrase go?? A real man won’t let her.

Why do you write what you do? The start of writing what I write was a joint effort with a writing partner. We wrote a short for an anthology that is now published as a solo short, I wrote another short alone as he wrote one alone for another anthology which were also published together…and then we started writing Steamfate. Oh, that was fun. As for why I write what I write, because it sets my soul on fire. It awakens every nerve inside my flesh and makes me feel like I can save the world… or the man… whichever needs me most at the moment. I write from the heart, from experience. I write the darkness of the raven. I write the fire of phoenix. I write the pain of the lone lovebird. They say, write what you know…

How does the writing process work? This is the funny part. In the past, it actually seems that all my works were started with my on again/ off again muse/lover/best friend, whatever you want to call him, and when he vanishes again, I get the full rights to finish. Some things were near done, some things are still in my inbox closer to the start of fruition. As talented, gorgeous, smart, and funny as he may be, my dear suffers from a near-tragic case of emotional constipation and it leaves our plans and promises, basically, full of shit. I have some grand ideas that we pondered into existence together on the back burner, not waiting on him, per se, but waiting on me to do my own thing. So as for my personal writing process, on the non-erotic side, all I need is a glass of wine, a great pen, and some paper. Once the idea is there, it has a way of flowing faster than my fingers can translate.

Now, the fun part. TAG!

Here are three authors I think you MUST know and I want to know the behind the scenes of their books. Click, like, follow, and buy books from these authors and soon, I hope to see a similar blog post from each of them.

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  Terri Reid is one of my literary idols. If you haven’t read her books, odds are well that you know the name. She is a wordsmith to the highest degree and has a way of wrapping your imagination into a scene you literally have to snap back to reality. She is what every reader wants and what every writer aims to be. Check her out on facebook or her Amazon page.

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Chrissy Moon is one of my favorite new authors on the scene. She has an indescribable edge to her and it shows in her books. Her debut, Surreal Ecstasy blew me away. Her second novel was just as wonderful and I was lucky enough to be published with her on the short story collection, LINGER from 7DS Books. Check her out on facebook or her Amazon page.

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John J. Higgins is a puzzle to me. He will laugh while reading this. He is talkative, yet mysterious. He is bold yet a haze when he wants to be. He is just like his writing. You think you know, but ah, alas, you do not. Check him out on facebook or on his Amazon page.

Attention Book Reviewers & Book Clubs IMBROGLIO needs you!

27 Monday Jan 2014

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The stranger wrapped his arm around Isabelle and led her toward the nearby door. The dust and rubble filled the atmosphere of the once elaborate building. Adam kicked debris from his path as he drew closer to the thickest clouds of smog. The faint grip of a struggling hand wrapped around his ankle. A gurgling rasp called for help below him.

Adam dropped to his knees. The fog lessened near the floor. He removed the hand from his ankle, placing it inside his palm. A warm dampness coated his skin. His eyes burned as he struggled to focus through the dryness.

“Adam,” the voice gurgled heavier, “Adam, get the hell out of here.”

His eyes focused on the face. His neighbor lay before him burned and bloody. The left side of his body appeared shredded by one of the bombs. Adam fought faintness at the horrid sight. There was no doubt in his mind that his neighbor would die in a matter of moments.

“What can I do to help you, Henry?” he forced an optimistic smile.

“Find her,” blood drizzled the side of his face with his words, “Find Mary. Make sure she is safe.”

Adam gazed the small range of vision he could obtain along the floor. Mary lay a few feet away from them. Most of her face had been blown away from a blast. He recognized her tight silver curls through the blood. Fear resonated through her one remaining eye even in death.

“I will find her, Henry. I promise.”

“Find her now, Adam,” he coughed as the rush of blood flowed freely from his lips, “Leave me and find her.”

Adam squeezed his hand and humbled him with a look of promise before he stood. He wiped the blood into the fabric of his jacket as he swallowed the urge to cry. His anger and resentment grew. He stepped but a few steps before he stopped in his tracks. He caught the sweetness of her scent.

His foot pivoted to turn when he heard it: the clicking sound of a gun echoed by the right side of his head. He stood solid and took in her scent through the smell of fire and destruction. His heart raced.

“Turn around,” she demanded.

ARCPROMOKAT

 

My next release will be a bit of something new and the credit goes directly to my daughter. IMBROGLIO is not my normal novel genre. It is “NEW ADULT”- It is also the non-erotic version of STEAMFATE. Steamfate is my literary love. I speak of this book daily. I am sure my family is sick of my obsession with these fictional characters. But it turns out, one issue of my adoration for Steamfate was the limited reading scope. My daughter was sick of hearing about characters she already loved without reading—and could not read because I am not giving my daughter an erotic novel, obviously. ENTER IMBROGLIO. All the revolution, lies, secrets, scandal, and politics are still there. The airships and steampunkery inventions are still there. The love and passion remain. The in-depth details have been altered for all eyes “NEW ADULT” and beyond to read. Maybe this can spark a great duo for book clubs. Like salsa- choose your heat.

I am currently in search of reviewers for pre-release ARC reviews and book clubs interested in intermingling the reader choice of Imbroglio, the new adult version and Steamfate, the erotic romance version. Emails of interest should be sent to dan@twistedcorepress.com

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Seven Dwarf Stories- Darling, the Submissive

28 Sunday Apr 2013

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authorpromodwarfdaughtryAlas! My dear friends & followers, I am pleased to announce another notch on that publishing belt. If you follow me on twitter or facebook OR have personal conversations with me at all, you know I have been dying to see the final product of the newest 7DS BOOKS collaboration, Seven Dwarf Stories.

The concept of the book- the previously untold tales of each dwarf before Snow White & the diamond mine sucked me in the moment I heard of it. Dark adult short stories about these merry little folk. Well, sweetie, this is not your bubbly princess fairy tale collection. These dwarfs are bad to the bone. Think about it, seven dwarfs- one house- they must have been social outcasts for one reason or another. Ahhhhhhh. Yes. See.

My story, Darling, is the twisted tale of a quiet little fellow- but how did I give a dwarf a Kat Daughtry brand? Mmmmmhmmm. Darling is living his life, out and about, when out of nowhere, fate drops him to his knees with the sight of the one he calls Divine. You guessed it, little Darling is a submissive. An eager to please, quick to protect, natural born sub. He is collared and trained and loved by his sweet Divine. Of course, through in some true dark fantasy, some steam, a magic mirror and you have the tale of love, devotion, sacrifice and you learn how Darling may be the only hope of freeing a soul from a magic mirror for his sweet Divine. That is a mighty tall order for a dwarf to deliver. That’s all I give you. Just that tease.

7dwarfcoverI must say, this book, working hands on in a collaboration, building a world with other authors compared to the normal submission = accept/reject- the end- Has been a most enlightening experience. And speaking of working with other authors- I had the pleasure of working with some of the best Check out this collection and discover each dwarf as you have never imagined, but will never see in the same manner again thanks to the genius imaginations of A.T. Russell, Michelle Horst, Quincy J. Allen, Michelle Anderson Picarella, Dawn Jayne and Everett Powers.

Read it, share the word, and show author love- review it!

-Kat

Interview with Elizabeth Lang, Author of The Empire- Contest details inside!

23 Saturday Mar 2013

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Hello blog viewers. A happy weekend to you all. Today, I am thrilled to post an intriguing interview with Elizabeth Lang, author of The Empire Series as a part of her Page Turner Book Tour. Be sure to read the entire interview and check out the contest listed as well!

If you could be one character from this book, which one would you choose
and why?

It wouldn’t be the main character, Adrian, even though he is my favourite.
His life is just too hard. The one I would chose to be is Charles Sester,
the psychostrategist. He makes things happen and he’s slightly crazy.

If you could have one author that has inspired your life read your book,
which author would you ask?

Tolkien. His books left a lasting impression on me and may have influenced
my tendency to write multi-cast stories with epic scopes and strong themes.

What do you do to celebrate the completion of writing one of your books?

I usually write some more. Writing is my passion.

If you placed your favorite character from this book in a room with your
favorite character from your favorite book by another author- which
characters would they be and how well would they get along?

I would place Sester in a room with any character because he’s such a
slick, mind-bending character who makes things happen and always finds the
fun, albeit skewed fun, in any situation.

What is the best reader/fan response you have had so far in your literary
career?

The best was the one that started my professional career as a writer. Like
many, I consider myself very lucky.

I joined an online writing website and entered into one of their contests.
A writer liked one of my short comedy pieces and approached me, offering to
send it to his publisher. Sure, why not? What could it hurt? Up to that
point, a career in writing was some far distant goal. But having some, or
no feedback from a publisher might be instructive.

I was surprised when the publisher also liked the piece and asked if I had
a novel I might be interested in publishing with them. Of course, I still
had to go through the whole submissions process and I was still not very
confident about my own writing, but they loved the book and offered to
publish it. That was the best response so far apart from being a finalist
in the Next Gen Indie Awards.

Where do your story ideas come from? People watching, dreams, etc..?

My story ideas come from watching the world around me. Being a computer
person, I tend to analyse everything and have an innate need to understand
people, societies, technology.

Give us a once sentence hook for this book to suck us in:

How do you tame a man without breaking his spirit?

Okay, wow. That is one heck of a hook. I do thank you for stopping by the blog and answering a few questions. It has been a pleasure to have you in Kat-country! 

Page Turner Book Tours and Elizabeth Lang have teamed together to set up an amazing contest, be sure to enter today for your chance to win a KOBO MINI!!

Thank you for joining us and Page Turner Book Tours and Elizabeth Lang today on our stop.

About Elizabeth Lang: 1054908

I’m a science fiction writer who started off life as a computer programmer with a love for reading, especially science fiction, fantasy and mystery.

Being in computers, I found my writing skills deteriorating so I decided to take up writing. It became a joy to create characters, stories and worlds and writing soon became a passion I couldn’t put down. As a writer, I like to explore, not only the complexity of characters but the human condition from differing points of view. That is at the heart of the Empire series, of which ‘The Empire’ and ‘The Rebels’ are the first two of a four books series.

You can connect with Elizabeth Lang at the following places:

Author Page on FaceBook | Blog | Twitter | Website

About Page Turner Book Tours:

Page Turner Book Tours is fronted by the face behind Read2Review Kate. Page Turner Book Tours has been put together to help promote authors and give something back to the writing world. Kate has put together a team of incredibly talented people to help with the project by incorporating their individual skills into making new, fresh and exciting promotional plans that we hope you agree are amazing. If you would like to book a tour with Page Turner Book Tours please check out their tour packages. If you would like to become a tour host with Page Turner Book Tours please check out their Tour Host page. You wont be disappointed!

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Check out the rest of the tour stops listed below.

01/03/2013 – Read 2 Review – http://read2review.com – Guest Post
02/03/2013 – Pandragon Dan – http://www.pandragondan.co.uk/ – Interview
03/03/2013 – Tribute Books Reviews & Giveaways – http://tributebooksreviews.blogspot.com/ – Excerpt
04/03/2013 – Vixie’s Stories – http://vickiejohnstone.blogspot.co.uk/ – Excerpt
05/03/2013 – Decadent Decisions – http://wlynnchantale-decadentdecisions.blogspot.com – Excerpt
06/03/2013 – Reviews From Beyond the Book – www.reviewsfrombeyondthebook.blogspot.com – Excerpt
07/03/2013 – Great Alpha Speaks – http://atrussell.com/Blog/ – Excerpt
08/03/2013 – Dina Rae Writes Stuff – www.dinaraeswritestuff.blogspot.com – Guest Post
09/03/2013 – The Edible Bookshelf –  http://www.theediblebookshelf.blogspot.com/ – Excerpt
10/03/2013 – Independent Writers Association – http://iwassociation.com – Excerpt
11/03/2013 – Self Publish or Die – www.selfpublishordie.com – Excerpt
12/03/2013 – Natasha Larry Books – http://natashalarrybooks.com – Excerpt
13/03/2013 – Michelle Anderson-Picarella – http://shellypicarella.wordpress.com/ – Excerpt
14/03/2013 – Must Read Faster – http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com – Review
14/03/2013 – Tony Graff – http://tonygraff.com/ – Review
15/03/2013 – JS Council – http://jscouncil.com/ – Spotlight
16/03/2013 – Finding Bliss –  www.laurahoward78.blogspot.com – Interview
17/03/2013 – Sheenah Freitas – http://sheenahfreitas.com – Excerpt
18/03/2013 – Castle Macabre – http://castlemacabre.blogspot.com – Excerpt
19/03/2013 – My World – http://stephsgrn.blogspot.co.uk/ – Excerpt
20/03/2013 – Reading, Writing And More – http://stephsgrn.wordpress.com/ – Excerpt
21/03/2013 – Ami R Blackwelder – http://amiblackwelder.blogspot.co.uk/ – Excerpt
22/03/2013 – Peace From Pieces – http://peacefrompieces.blogspot.com/ – Guest Post
23/03/2013 – The Kat Daughtry – https://thekatdaughtry.wordpress.com/ – Interview
24/03/2013 – Lorraine Nelson – http://lorrainenelson.wordpress.com – Spotlight
25/03/2013 – GMTA Paranormal/Young Adult/New Adult – http://gmtaparanormalyanewadult.blogspot.co.uk/ – Review
25/03/2013 –  A Diary Of A Book Addict – http://adiaryofabookaddict.blogspot.com/ – Review
26/03/2013 – Unwritten – http://www.mystiparker.blogspot.com – Review
27/03/2013 – Tink’s Place – http://myblog2point0.blogspot.com/ – Review
28/03/2013 – AhmadDarkside’s Musings – http://ahmaddarkside.blogspot.co.uk/ – Spotlight
29/03/2013 – Leanne Herrera – http://author-leanneherrera.blogspot.com/ – Review
30/03/2013 – Facebook Page/Goodreads – https://www.facebook.com/sohan.bansode?ref=tn_tnmn – Review
31/03/2013 – The Writing Network – http://thewritingnetwork.com – Review
31/03/2013 – GMTA UK – http://gmtauk.blogspot.co.uk/ – Review

Teaser from Master’s Betrayal Short Story Collection.

16 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Please enjoy a taste of my next release. This is a short story in the Master’s Betrayal series coming soon from 7DS Books.

“No, take a hot shower,” she had said, “and think of what my mouth would feel like on your dick.”

She was well aware how far out of her league Michael was. She lingered on his every word, waiting for him to realize it as well. Half of her heart thought fate had blessed her by allowing him to appear. The pessimist pushed through just as hard, convinced that fate was taunting her with her missing piece. She could taste him, adore him, wish for him, but he would never be her own.

They brushed the small talk out of the way with spurts of silence until she moaned. Michael knew what the sound meant. Her fingers danced against the lace of her panties as he spoke. He described the room to her and what he would soon do to her. She whimpered his name and sighed.

“I’ll be there shortly, sweetness.”

He hung up his cell and looked down. What was it about her voice, her attitude, her everything that turned him on so much? His cock was rock hard, practically busting his zipper. He needed her now. It had taken so long for them to get this close, and now he wasn’t sure how he could make it through the ten minutes she said it would take her to arrive.

He looked to his right and spied the shower. Perfect. He wanted to be clean for her. Every inch of him clean and ready for her hands, her mouth, her everything. In one of their earliest conversations, when the talk had gotten a bit naughty, he had joked that he was going to need a cold shower.

“No, take a hot shower,” she had said, “and think of what my mouth would feel like on your dick.”

He hadn’t taken a shower since then without thinking about just that.

The only issue, a detail really, a footnote–but what made the whole thing so exciting and so tragic–was that no matter how perfect this would be, it would end, and too soon. They both had someone waiting at home, and little ones who looked up to them, thinking they were perfect. That was the one thing that might have held him back.

It wasn’t that there was anything really wrong at home. Sure, the usual irritations about running out of this, or arguments about forgetting to do that. But he wasn’t running away from anything. No, this wasn’t a salve. This wasn’t a negative seeking a respite. This was a positive seeking fulfillment. He wanted Kat–needed her–not because she wasn’t someone else, but because she was who she was.

He wasn’t sure that made a difference, but he told himself it did. He started to strip for his shower. He would have taken off his wedding band, but that had come off as soon as he’d cleared security at the airport. This trip was about him and Kat. The end.

Once the water reached too hot, he stepped in. His dick was still hard, as hard as it had ever been. She did that to him. He grabbed the hotel soap, lathered up his cock, and thought about what her mouth would feel like in seven minutes.

A Short Welcome

21 Friday Oct 2011

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Welcome to my first blog post. I’m Kat and it’s a pleasure to have tempted you here. I am an author, short story teller, and poet. I give it as rough as I like to get it. I’m a fantasy and steampunk freak. I’m completely intoxicated by my muse.

Juicy posts coming soon. Until then, find me on twitter and facebook.

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