Arianna Answers All

With the release day for Wings of Desire a week away, I’ve decided to have a Twitter contest. I’m a creative writer, but not so creative when it comes to hashtags. I’d like a fun and flirty hashtag  to fully make this release day extra special for my tweeting friends.

For all my non tweeting peeps, a hashtag looks like this #snappyhashtag — Basically in Twitter, you can click on this hashtag which gets indexed in the twitter search so you can easily find related tweets.

Here’s how to enter, simply send @arianna_skye a tweet, for now using the #ariannaskye hashtag with your hashtag suggestion. The contest is open until Midnight February 7th. The winner will be announced when I unveil the chosen hashtag.

Entries so far include:

#wings submitted by RKCharron

#wingsofDesire also by RKCharron

#FeyLay by rebyj

#flyintodesire by CariQuinn

I know there are more people out there who want some hot muscled faerie action. So keep those tweets coming.

PS: If you aren’t on Twitter and want a chance to win a book, I’ll be at the Eternal Press launch party on Sunday and Romance Roundtable on Sunday and Monday with more free book opportunities.

Cheers!

Arianna

By the wondrous help of computer randomization, we have a winner…

Renee!

Congrats! I’ll send you your book on February 7th when it’s released. Thanks again Renee (and everyone else) for playing.

Tune in next week for another weird and wacky photo!

*hugs*
Arianna

Welcome to another edition of Wednesday Weirdness. I haven’t done these in a while, but decided it was time to start again. Here goes!

I’m not quite sure what is going on in this picture, but I know one thing. If I saw this guy walking down the street, I’d certainly run the other way.

Here’s how it works: Look at the photo, come up with a caption. Post the caption in the comments. I will select a random commenter to receive a free copy of my upcoming release, Wings of Desire when it comes out. I’ll pick a winner on Saturday evening, so you have plenty of time to keep those captions coming!

Here’s my attempt:
Hammerhead sharks and BDSM don’t mix!

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve done a massive overhaul on my main website (This blog is soon to follow). Although cute and pretty, the fairy really doesn’t portray the sensuality I’d like. So I made a few changes in the header, scheme and color. I do hope you enjoy the changes. Let me know what you think!

http://www.ariannaskye.com

Cheers,
Arianna

Back in late May, I was told the Molly contest was severely low on erotic romance entries and they needed a few more to keep the category afloat. So, being a good Samaritan, I entered the contest. Literally, five days after I entered, I received a contract offer from my publisher.  Since I’ve had a pleasant experience dealing with this company and their contract was fair and pretty easy to follow, I signed.

Needless to say, I finaled. A pretty good ending to Wings of Desire’s contest run. The Molly is a pretty prestigious contest. I didn’t think anything more of it. But low and behold, Wings of Desire WON the Erotica category and received a request from the final judge. Oops. I’m definitely going to send them one of my other projects, so no need to worry.

I also received my totally awesome cover art for Wings of Desire. Thanks to Dawné Dominique for doing a beautiful job. I am thrilled beyond belief! Seeing the completed cover lets me know that this is indeed real and that my baby is going to go out to the entire world. Scary and exhilirating all in one. Totally exciting.

Here’s the awesome cover! Isn’t it lovely?

I’ve just turned in my edits to my editor, so it is indeed real. There’s no turning back now! To further seal the deal, I’ve created a book trailer. After a few attempts, I am confident with the outcome. So withouth further ado, here it is! Let me know what you think.

Thanks everyone for stopping by! Woo hoo!!

Arianna

TODAY, I DISCOVERED SOMETHING INTERESTING. TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK KEY DAY. THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN SHOUT IN EMAILS, TEXTS AND CHATS WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE! HOW COOL IS THAT? SO PUSH/MASH THAT CAPS LOCK KEY DOWN AND EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO SHOUT/YELL/WHATEVER ON YOUR FACEBOOK UPDATE, IM’S, TWEETS, FORUMS AND BLOGS. 

HERE’S A LINK WITH AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS AWESOME DAY AND ALSO GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA ABOUT THE INFAMOUS CAPS LOCK KEY:  

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/NEWSBLOG/910229929/-1/XML15

disclaimer: USE THE CAPS LOCK KEY AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME PEOPLE, DESIPITE THE FREE CAPS DAY, ARE STILL SENSITIVE TO THE OVER ABUNDANCE OF CAPITAL LETTERS. I, MYSELF, SEE THEM SIMPLY AS LETTERS.

CHEERS!!!!

ARIANNA!

So, to show me around town while I was visiting Washington DC, my cousin took me to a Bastille Day celebration. I found this lovely lady partying outside L’Enfante Cafe in the Adams Morgan district. She was so weird, I couldn’t resist.

For those new to the show, this is how it works: Look at the photo, contemplate a caption, and post your caption in the comments. Easy peasy! I will then pick the one I liked the best. That person gets the opportunity to pick next week’s weird photo. So keep those captions coming!

Here’s my attempt (as said by my alter ego, Sidney Ayers):

Look! It’s Lady Gaga’s long lost twin!!

Have fun!

Arianna

Well… this will be the day that I tell all my dirty secrets… Oh… well it would be if there were any secrets to tell. Truth be told, I’m not that good at keeping secrets. Surprise parties? I’m usually more surprised than the guest of honor. I’ve designated Tuesday as my day to just blab and blog about whatever tickles my fancy. Today I’ve decided to tell you all about the strange Sunday I had.

So, Sunday started out as uneventful as it always does. Check email… check tweets… send email… receive email… find out Wings of Desire is a finalist in the Molly contest (Sorry, I’m a crazy shameless self-promoter)… do some laundry for my incapacitated mom… Take mom to my late Grandmother’s house to sort stuff and price things on eBay for her… fight with the wireless phone to get it to connect to my computer. Here’s some Murphy’s law for you: I got the connection to work *AFTER* my mom decided it was time to go. At least I’m ready for next week.

Then Mom and I decide we’re hungry, so we take a little jaunt to the local IHOP, where I run into a couple of my local romace writer buddies. I ran into another one earlier in the week at the grocery store. I’m sure they think I’m stalking them. LOL. Then again, these gals totally rock, so maybe I just am? I’m not a psycho stalker type. I promise.

After that, I decide I need some printer paper. I have a couple submissions I need to get out, and I don’t think the editor is going to want to see my manuscript on the back of my old manuscript. I had a friendly Walmart employee help me load the paper into my cart, and the poor guy hurt his back. I really feel badly for him, because I’m pretty sure his employer isn’t going to help him. So with paper, notebooks, pens and paper all paid for, I go home.

Did I forget to mention there’s also cat litter in the trunk from a previous trip to the store? So, ontop of a box of 10 reams of paper, I have 40 lbs of cat litter to bring in. How the heck am I going to do this? I wasn’t about to have my mom with her busted foot help me. So I remembered we had a dolly in the garage. What an awesome idea, I muse. With sure, confident strides I push the dolly to the car. Pop goes the trunk and i haul the paper out. This is where the fun begins. I go to set the box on the dolly and accidentally drop it. The dolly then bumps upward and conks me right on the head. OMG! It hurt so bad. I had a huge lump. But me and my determined self needed to get this stuff in the house, so I managed to lug it up the walkway and into the house. Then I remember I left my bag of pens and notebooks in the trunk.

I’ve decided that dollies and trunks don’t like me.

I popped the trunk again and leaned inside. The trunk, in return, slams down on my head… The same side of my head that the dolly christened earlier. Double ouch. But one thing that may have happened is that this simple conk on the head may have given me psychic powers. I kid you not. My mom decides she wants to catch the end of the Miss Universe pageant. Apparently she has a soft spot for women who want world peace. They were at a commercial, just getting ready to come back from the break and announce the winner. I decided to be a smarty pants and said, “Umm… Venezuela wins.” At this point, I didn’t even know that Venezuela was even left in the competition. But there she was, standing with the other finalists. Then they start announcing the runners up… 4th… 3rd…2nd… Venezuela’s still there. Yep. Venezuela won.

Great, I now have a psychic gift and it’s predicting beauty pageant winners. Go figure.

Anyhow, you all don’t need to worry about the head. I kept ice on it and the swelling went down. All that remains is a dull ache, and maybe a glimpse of next year’s Miss America winner.

Take care everyone!
Arianna

Okay, with Tessa Dare’s newest release due out next Tuesday, Twitter has been abuzz with mention of goats and boats. We can only speculate exactly as to what part these goats play in the book. I’m thoroughly curious, though. Although, I am more curious about Sophia and Gray, of course! I just hope the goats aren’t  doing something like this:

Feel free to leave a caption in the comments for a chance to win both Goddess of the Hunt and Surrender of a Siren when it is released next Tuesday! (PS: Yes, you still have to click the refresh button to the right of the captcha code to get the text box to show up)

PS: Here’s a hilarious video I discovered when searching YouTube. I decided to post it as a link instead, because of strong language and a gratuitous butt cheek scene. So if that isn’t your sort of thing, you may not want to click the link. Still funny as all get out though: GOATS ON A BOAT (Not starring Samuel L. Jackson, Unfortunately)

Happy Wednesday and good luck to all!

Arianna

Well, guess what guys and gals? Yep. It’s already Wednesday, can you believe it? I’ve got another weird cover for you. I came across this while searching for an avatar for my twitter profile during last week’s installment of #romfail. For those of you who are scratching your chins in bemusement, #romfail is the hashtag used on twitter where @jane_l tweets a poorly written romance novel and everyone else tweets their thoughts. The best description I’ve seen is that it’s Mystery Science Theatre 3000 for romance novels. Last week’s book involved a hero that was a shapeshifting octopus. I kid you not!

This cover comes from the Super Magician comic, circa 1947. Is it just me, or is this reminiscent of those crazy Japanese adult cartoons? The ones that involve tentacles boldly going where no tentacle has gone before.

Have at it, my friends. Leave your captions in the comments (As usual, you may need to click the little refresh button to the right of the code to get the text box to appear). I’ll pick which ever comment I like the best. That person will get the opportunity to choose next week’s photo or weird object.  So get cracking, so we all can crack up.

Cheers!
Arianna