USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart

(Originally posted on Writers Gone Wild) This is a blast from the past for my writer pals, one of my WGW greatest hits. I find that three years later it still applies While real love is messy and complex and there is no surefire way to tell whether your toe is in the muck or hip deep sans waders, it’s staggeringly easy to decide if you are in love with your Work In Progress. Come on down and take the quiz I made up just for this purpose! Fear not, I know we were mostly English majors so there is no math required. (Remember this next time someone calls me an evil sadist, eh? ;-) 1.) When you think of your current hero you__ A.) Smile at what he’s done or is about to do. B.) Squint and bite your lip; he’s kinda fuzzy right now. C.) Frown, he’s being a pain in the ass. 2.) Is your heroine someone you’d be willing to spend a weekend hanging out with? A.) Yep, we’d paint the town ‘till dawn and then laugh while waiting for our more respectable partners to bail our goo...

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"Daisy is a responsible, no-nonsense accountant by day who transforms into the mysterious and most-sought-after dominatrix, Catwoman, three nights a week. She revels in the power and the control, but doesn't have any idea how to draw that confidence into her daily life. In an odd coincidence, she is hot for Duran Price, a client both at her accounting firm as well as the dungeon where she works. She wrangles his receipts and expenses at work and dominates and seduces him at Madame Minerva's. As her two worlds collide, a lot of secrets spill out, and not all of them are easy to stomach. Daisy and Duran are both very flawed, but that is exactly why they are so appealing. The chemistry is sizzling, the sex steamy, and the BDSM erotic. Both Duran's reluctance to relinquish control and Daisy craving some power make sense in context. The family issues and dramas are over the top, but the scenes with BDSM are respectful and offer an intriguing glimpse into a wo...

  They say a picture's worth a thousand words. Well, in this case I'm hoping it'll be worth 75 thousand words, the typical length of one of my mysteries. Why design a working cover? After all, isn't a cover supposed to help sell the completed book to the readers? Well, yes, but first I have to sell myself on the book, to want to see a completed work behind this bad girl. And also because while cover art lets me use a different set of creative skills from writing, flexing different  muscles. And because sometimes it takes more than my partly hazy imagination, something I can stare at and bring about the mood of the piece I'm working on to the fore. Just like creating a playlist, staring at the working cover transports me into the book, helps me mingle with the characters, get the feel of the book, in the case of Final Notice , that's sassy, sexy and off the wall zany. I love the working cover, I love the book and I can't wait to share it all with you.

Break out the Rosa Regale and let's do a little soft shoe/ booty shake because my chickliterotica title, Daisy Dominatrix is an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award quarter finalist! What is ABNA? A big fat juicy contest sponsored by by Amazon.com, Createspace and Publishers Weekly. This is the third round of the selection process and the competition is tough! What this means for me: For the first time ever I get a PW review on one of my books! What this means for my readers: You can click the above contest button and download  a FREE 3k excerpt from Daisy Dominatrix . Any and all reviews are greatly appreciated!

So this whole online presence thing has gone from being a tool to assist my writing to a pain in the butt that keeps me from writing. Don't get me wrong, I love interacting with readers but I've been spread so thin and my word count is suffering from it. I'm not the kind of person who keeps throwing energy into something that doesn't work. So in that spirit, I've closed down my facebook page, both the public Laundryhag page as well as my private profile. My author stuff is still on goodreads but I'm not. And as for twitter, well, I handed it over to my latest and greatest heroine, Jackie Parker, certified process server in Miami. In case you missed it, here's her welcome feed. 12 hrs Damaged Goods ‏ @ DamagedGoodsAce Jackie here: Snagged the profile from some writer lady and I'm pleased to announce Damaged Goods Property Management is open for business! ...

As a big thank you to my readers who have been with me for a while, all newsletter subscribers were eligible for this giveaway. The prize of one 6" wi-fi kindle, power adapter and cover goes to.... Amy Duncan! Please contact me ASAP at laundryhag1 (at) gmail (dot) com for more details! Congratulations! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and I'll see you all next year for more mystery, mayhem, laughter and love!