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Blog postI know it has been awhile since I've blogged on here. I have truly neglected my website. I so need a PA! Any who, yesterday I had my very first live radio interview with author Blue Saffire and we had a blast. Click hereto take a listen. I will try my best to do better in the coming months. The first of the year has been a little slow for me since I was working on something completely different under a pen name, but now I'm getting back to my regular genre and hope to have it done and out by the
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Blog postI thought I'd wait, but I'm too damn excited! COVER REVEAL DAY!!! Thanks again Taria A. Reed for bringing my vision to life! Oh and the amazing models...Kevin Saldutti & Sharifa Edwards!Curvy Ever After: Forbidden Curvy Girl Fairy Tales Seven erotic and curvaceous tales. Three naughty wishes, a deep slumber, a missing sparkling pump, a beastly bargain, a blood red cape, forbidden deadly fruit, and a trip down an erotic rabbit hole. Your childhood fairy tales…all grown up. A diverse mix of cu
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Blog postHello Everybody!!!I have a new interview out today! Couch Convos with Lisa W. Tetting. So for anyone that wants to get a little deeper into my vision for the Damaged Souls Series and other tidbits about my writing and what's coming up next from me, check out the interview here: https://rebirthoflisa.wordpress.com/Thanks!
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Blog postSo I finally bit the bullet and created a mailing list/newsletter. It may take a little time for me to get the hang of it, but for any readers that want to stay up to date on upcoming books and special offers, sign up TODAY!!!http://eepurl.com/btKLMf
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Blog postSo I hear tell that there's some drama going on in the literary world. I don't know exact specifics because I refuse to be pulled into high school bullshit. I'm too old for that crap, and it's not like I participated in it when I was in high school.Anyway, I've heard and felt that it can be very cliquish within certain groups. I still feel like an outsider sometimes because often other authors don't make newcomers feel welcome. I've been told by readers that authors of one genre will try to sabo
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Blog postIt's been awhile since I've posted anything, but after seeing a particular critique that I have gotten quite a few times from readers. I felt it was time to clarify.Often times I get reviews where readers don't like how quickly my main characters fell in love. They wished that it took longer for the couple to fall in love. Well, when you get a Twyla Turner novel, just know that more than likely, the couple will fall fast. Why?1. It's FICTION. This is not a memoir. It's not an autobiography. It's
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Blog postFirst and foremost, I would like to say...I'm not a #1 Bestselling Author as of yet (still holding out hope though), but I am making strides towards that goal. How, you ask? My readers. Don't get me wrong, I know that spending some time (and maybe money) on marketing and promoting are very important, but when it comes to books, there is absolutely unequivocally no promoting in the world that is better than word-of-mouth!So in this, I have to give much love and thanks to my readers. Your praise,
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Blog postI love my readers!!! Thank you Sharonda!
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Blog postSo I felt the need to write this post based off of criticism myself and other authors have received. I am a Black female and believe that my race of women are hands down, some of the most beautiful women in the world. But when it comes to describing characters, it is very difficult to articulate into words the nuances of our facial features without making every single heroine look exactly the same in every book.My character Lexi in my Damaged Souls Series, has green eyes. This is a rare occurren
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Blog postJust thought I've give you all a sneak peek at the cover being developed for Open Wounds: A Damaged Souls Novel.
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Blog postToday I finished the first draft of Open Wounds which is the follow up to Scarred. So I'm going to kick back and enjoy some Jamaican beer for the rest of the evening. And then I'll edit over the weekend and on Monday go straight into writing the 3rd novel in the series. I don't want to release the 2nd until the 3rd is done, because I'll be releasing them a week apart. I don't want my readers to have to wait another several months for the 3rd to be released. So doing it this way, will put a fire
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Blog postHas anyone else felt anonymous in their writing/other career? I know I have. When I started this journey as an Indie author, I had no idea of the scope of other Indie authors out there. Not counting the authors that are backed by traditional publishing houses. And though I agree with the common phrase that I've been seeing in the writing community, "There is plenty of room for all of us/There are plenty of readers for all of us", how do you make yourself seen or get your name out there
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Blog postNow I see why writing is a very solitary career. Because you turn into a disgusting specimen in the process of creating. At least it's that way for me.When I'm really going hard and the creative juices are flowing, I don't want to stop for anyone or anything. I have to force myself to take a shower, brush my teeth and get dressed. Keep in mind I eventually do it. But it's usually not until well after noon. Terrible, I know. I have no idea how married authors do it. My spouse would have to avoid
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Blog postI say we should dream big, or what is the point in even trying. Sometimes I think it's programmed in us to believe we have to fit in with masses. That we can't ask for more from life than what we're getting or what everyone else has. And for women we're expected to settle down, get married, have kids and build our lives around our family. And even if we do focus on our careers, we can't proudly discuss our accomplishments, because we're raised to be humble.Well I call BS! If we're going to dream
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Blog postSo like the headline reads, I had my first interview this past Saturday. Now I wasn't asked to do an interview, where I graciously accepted. I asked to be interviewed. At this stage in the game, as Indie authors we have to grab the bull by the horns and shout our own names from the rooftops, if no one else will.So after an author friend passed along the information about the possibility to be interviewed, I reached out to author Ivy Sinclair, who also has a podcast called The Romance Writer's Ro
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Blog postHave you ever hit a wall with your writing AND your life? Well I have. And I'm currently smack dab in the middle of it right now.I wake up early every morning to write as usual, and it's completely silent because no one has gotten up yet. I get a little spurt of brilliance. And it peters out very quickly when my parents get up and turn on the news.I haven't really had this problem before. I could plug in my earbuds, turn on Calm Water Radio and hit it hard. But apparently, I need a change of wri
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Blog postAs I struggle to stay focused while writing the follow-up to another book, the answer to that question is....YES!!!The very first book I wrote was the first of a two-part series. The second book was a little bit tougher to write than the first, but I was still very much in the zone and was a writing machine. I released the second part two months after the first.My third novel, Scarred was also part one to what will soon be a 3-part series. But after I finished writing it, I took a bit of a break
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Blog post...even after all the evidence to prove it. What am I talking about, you ask? I'm talking about the common phrase that I had heard many different authors proclaim before I had ever put fingers to computer keys to create a novel..."The story and/or characters write themselves."I had heard this statement many times. And when you hear it, it's like "Yeah, right. And I'm the queen of Sheba." But once I started writing, I found that it literally is true. Now of course there are ti
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Blog postI'm not sure why I waited this long to announce that I was invited to participate in a wonderful event taking place in New Orleans, LA this September called Swirling the Big Easy?! Maybe I just wanted to wait and make sure that I wasn't dreaming. And of course that I could swing the cost as well. But I'll be there if I have to beg, borrow or steal! Okay maybe not steal. So any who, this event/conference/convention (not exactly sure what to call it), will host about 20 Interracial Romance Authors
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Blog postTo explain my dilemma I have to go back to when I began to write my first novel. At first, I only wrote about a chapter and a half and then forgot about it. Now my main genre is Erotica. And when I started reading when I was a young girl, my first love was historical romances. Later, I started reading contemporary romances. But after reading Fifty Shades of Grey, I fell head over heels for erotica. I can't even tell you how many of them I bought on my Nook. I seriously binge read as much as I co
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Blog postSo when I was working 40 hours a week and writing every chance I could get in between, I woke up at 6 am everyday and wrote for as long as I could before I had to start getting ready for work. By the time I got home from work, trying to write was next to impossible. My brain was fried by the end of the day. And when weekends came, I would binge write during that free time.But now that I'm trying to work on writing as my full-time gig, it seems as if there are plenty of hours in the day, which ma
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Blog postHello Followers,I don't normally talk about things that are too personal here. But as a way to promote the anthology Cupid's Secrets I'm apart of and spread the word about the authors of Kinklectic, we're doing a little blog hop. And the subject is Valentine's Day and a time when Cupid did you wrong or right. So here goes nothing...It has been rare that Cupid has done me right. Cupid and I have been at war for many years. But that's okay, because it makes for a much better story. So quite a few
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Blog postSo last month in a constant effort to find ways to connect with readers and promote without spending a fortune, I came up with a contest. I asked my readers to create a meme for any of my novels that they've read, for a free signed paperback of their choice. Though there weren't a ton of participants, I had a great time talking to them about ideas and concepts. And hopefully the memes they've created will go viral and help spread the word about my books. But at the very least they had fun, as di
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Blog postTime to throw in a little blog promo. At the end of 2014, I was approached by author Ruby Madden to join a group of an assorted mix of authors called Kinklectic (Kink+Eclectic). The authors come together to contribute to collections and anthologies throughout the year.My first contribution to this group of amazing steamy authors is the Valentine's Day Anthology. The book is called Cupid's Secrets and it consists of 13 stories by 13 Erotic and Romance Authors. The book's release will be February
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Blog postOk Loyal Readers, in my constant hunt to find new ways to promote my books in fun and inexpensive ways, I have come up with a little contest. I’ve seen a ton of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You memes going around online, and though my novels are nowhere near the level of popularity of those, I still thought it would be a good way to promote my books. So I was thinking that it would be cool to create memes for my 4 novels at the same time as interacting with my readers.The Challenge: Create
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Blog postSo for a year and about four months, I have been writing like a machine. I put out 4 books within a year (Yeah, I'm a little impatient). Should I have taken more time with each one, perhaps. But I couldn't help myself. Anyway, I digress. So during this time, I have done little to no socializing. During most of the year I worked a 40 hour week at a call center and then wrote every waking moment I had in between. I didn't have time or interest in hanging out with anyone.But now, I'm only writing f
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Blog postAs writers/authors we spend weeks, months or years putting blood sweat and tears into a novel. We stress over it, we pray, we pull out our hair, we laugh and we cry while we're writing it. And then when we're finally finished, there is this sense of relief, pride and pure bliss. We accomplished something. We put our heart and soul into something. And you know what...it's not half bad.Then we put it out there to the masses and a new phase of stress beings. Will anyone want to read it? Should I ha
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Blog postOkay I'm not a full on grammar Nazi or anything. I know I make mistakes. I'll probably make a few in this post. But does anyone else (especially those that write for a living) cringe at the atrocious spelling, punctuation and general grammar of the masses, when you're on the different social media outlets?I mean, I get it. On Twitter, where you can only use 140 characters, it makes sense. But it's not the quick comments that concerns me. It's more or less the fact that I KNOW these people, speci
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Blog postSo apparently the frontal lobe and right hemisphere of our brains are what controls creativity. And currently mine are not working. UGH!!! I need to be writing at this very moment, but I can't wrap my head around the story. I don't know if it's distractions, if I need to calm my mind of all the outside noise or wait for that "Ah-Ha" moment.Though as authors, we don't always have time to wait for that elusive moment. Those who have publishing houses and editors, definitely don't have ti
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Blog postAn author with unread books, that's who!Earlier tonight a reader and Admin for an author/reader group on Facebook thanked me in a private message. And when I asked her why, she said for making another reader so happy (let's call the reader Jane). She said that Jane was on cloud 9. Jane said that I'm so down to earth and that most authors don't take the time to talk to their readers.Now I'm not sure how true this is about other authors. But I'll be damned if I'll ignore the very people that I wan
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Blog postSo I've often wondered when listening to awesome music or watching an amazing movie, "Do musicians rock out to their own songs" or "Do actors settle in for a lazy Sunday afternoon and watch a movie they were in?"It seems almost arrogant, that they would. But if it's good or entertaining...Why not?When I've written a story and revised it once; I like to sit back, pull it up in PDF or read only form and then read it a second time as if I'm reading any other book on my tablet. A
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Blog postSo as an author I have the choice of what point of view/voice I want my book/characters to have.First Person: The book from the point of view/voice of the main character (i.e. I, Me, We, etc).Second Person: The book is talking to you (best for self-help books not fiction...that would be weird)(i.e. You).Third Person: The book through a narrator's voice (i.e. She, He, They, etc).When I sat down to write my first novel Star-Struck, I initially started in first person. And I've heard somewhere that
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Blog postSo as an author of Romantica (Erotic Romances), writing sex scenes is a part of life. And you would think that it's glamorous or hot. But alas, it is not. Trying to come up with different words and phrasing for body parts and the act of sex itself, is tiring. Dictionary.com and its Thesaurus has been my best friend during this journey. And often I think, "this love scene sucks" or "this just doesn't seem steamy enough".So I step away from my book and the scene I've been worki
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Blog postSo I've gotten more good reviews than bad. Example: 5.0 out of 5 stars A New Fan!! I cannot say enough about this story. I was pulled in from the first page and read both stories in one day. It was that good. Twyla Turner bravo to you. I don't know why it took me so long to find these books, but now I've purchased everything with your name on it.Madison AKA Sonny is a character that I really relate to.. her sense of humor, her insecurities and her love for life. Finally a heroine that isn't weak
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Blog postToday has been so...so...I don't know. Great! It started with chatting with some readers on Facebook. They were talking about my novels and how much they loved them. And if that wasn't already amazing, then one of them invited me to a FB group where readers and authors can communicate. And when I went in and posted an introduction, the outpouring of love was overwhelming, touching and humbling. The group was filled with many readers that I already have connected with and many that I didn't even
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Blog postTime to get honest with you and myself. I have been dealing with many distractions (like this blog) and getting in my own way. So first I'll address the social media distractions. Trying to reach new readers and connect with existing ones, as well as joining the ranks of the author community and communicating with them, has led me to obsessing over posts, comments and likes on all of the social media outlets. Instead of writing, I'm checking into Facebook to see what's going on and what people a
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Blog postHad a great time last night bringing in the new year!!! I'm super excited for what 2015 will bring. Considering how great it ended and projects in the works...I have a good feeling. God willing. But besides a couple of great reviews on Amazon, the last bit of news I received right before the year ended was that my novel Scarred was named as one of the Top Ten of 2014 on this wonderful blog about IR Romances!!! http://swirlromance.wordpress.com/2014/12/31/my-top-ten-books-of-2014/Awesome sauce!!!
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Blog postI don't know about how other self-published authors feel, but I know I experience so many ups and downs with this chosen profession. And I'm not just talking about throughout the course of a year, month or week...I'm talking about in ONE day! I could wake up filled with hope and anticipation, deflated by noon from a bad review, and back up again by bedtime just by sheer faith and determination.But today, one day before the year ends, I'm feeling good about the future and this coming year. I was
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Blog postAfter I finished the first draft of my first manuscript, I had to make a decision. On whether to self-publish or try to go the traditional route. Well it wasn't much of a decision to be made, especially after I read how many times certain mega-star authors were rejected before they were discovered. What every writer should really consider is, "Do I want to get my work out there to the masses now, or do I want to wait a million years for some literary agent and/or publishing house to decide
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Blog postIt was a long winding road to writing and publishing my first novel. As a child I wanted to be a veterinarian, zoologist and an astronomer. Unfortunately, I hated math. So that kinda put the kibosh on that. But I wrote my first story in the 3rd grade and I have never forgotten that story or how much I loved writing it. But in Jr. High I had a segment on the morning announcements called "Ask Twyla", it was a video advice column. I fell in love with that and decided I wanted to be the ne
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Blog postSo when I began this self-pubbing journey at the end of 2013, exactly one year ago, I thought I could write a few books, self-publish them and maybe post a few things here and there on Facebook and maybe pay for a few ads, and gain a ton of readers in the process. Oh foolish foolish girl, you were sadly mistaken. How very naive I was and sometimes still am. Writing the story is the 1st step and then there is a sh!t ton more to do after that. I have created a Facebook Author page, joined Twitter,
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Blog postFirst off, no one likes a bad review. You spend days, weeks, months or years working on something, putting your heart and soul into it, and you're super proud of it. Then you put it out there, exposing your vulnerability. Opening yourself up for criticism and hopefully, praise. The good ones validate why you do what you do. The bad ones, though they hurt like a son of a bitch and bring you down a peg, they also help you grow at whatever art or work you're passionate about. And who doesn't want t
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Blog postJust having one of those days where I'm just feeling blah about everything. It's probably just that time of the month for me to be moody...and trust me, it does happen once a month. But I'm just constantly worrying about if and when my writing career will take off. When I'll be able to actually live off of my chosen career.Do I continue to send out query letters to literary agents in the hopes that one will find interest, in order to eventually get signed by a publishing house...only to risk los
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Blog postFor those who don't know, I write Erotic Romances or what it's starting to be known as...Romantica. Why do I write this genre, well because I'm a freak. ;) Just kidding...well kind of. I'm pretty open about sexuality and have always been fascinated by men and sex. But that's not the reason for this post. Romantica is the main genre I write, but it's the sub-genres that I want to talk about.My sub-genres are BBW(big beautiful women) and IR (interracial relationships). The IR category is actually
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Blog postWell I got my first review for THREE and...it's not great. Only two stars, the reader wasn't a fan of threesomes. It is not for everyone, and I can't make everyone happy with every book. What I try to do is write a novel that I'd like to read. That's the only way I can keep my own interest in the story. And after I read a few polyandry novels, I was seriously intrigued by the concept of one woman being in an actual relationship with multiple men. So, I decided to write my own version, my own fan
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Blog postIt doesn't matter how many times I release a new book, I always get nervous and anxious, waiting to see how it will be received by my readers. Only time will tell...
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Blog postSo I went onto VistaPrint to design some business cards to pass out when I need one. I've talked to many people about my books and they probably couldn't remember my name or the titles of my books by the time they could get a chance to look them up. So I figured getting some cards to hand out to them would be a good idea. Well VistaPrint is genius, they suckered me into buying a cellphone case, pen and notebook too! ;) And I couldn't resist...so awesome!
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Blog postToday is literally a year to the day that I released my first novel and I absolutely cannot believe that I've written four novels in one year!!! Maybe I should be more patient and take more time to write them, but I can't help myself. I may not be backed by a publishing house, but I'm enjoying the ride and doing alright. I've gained a small loyal readership who are talking about my books on different forums. I feel incredibly blessed. MUST. KEEP. GOING...
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The Red Scot (A Curvy Girls Club Novel Book 1)
Nov 18, 2016
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Winter's Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Book
Jun 22, 2017
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