Gatlinburg For Writing

I'm in Gatlinburg, TN this week writing. I came with some friends who are out tearing up the town and generally causing havoc everywhere. I'm here writing, available to post bail if they need it.

It's been a wonderful few days and I still have two more left to go. The quiet time really helps get the words on paper, or in my case, the computer. No distracting TV's blaring or phones ringing and I don't feel guilty about not washing clothes or anything. I need one of these a week. :-)

Funny thing here though. It was 74 degrees yesterday and today it's chilling out at a cold 42 and going all the way down to 27 tonight with the chance of up to 3 inches of snow in the morning. No wonder half of us are sick all the time.

Working on book 12 of the Men of the Border Lands series. Wade is an ex-cowboy who used to work ranches but is just drifting around now. Stanton was a stock broker in Manhattan before the year of catastrophes. The fact that he's managed to survive in the world for the last ten years is amazing even to him. Wade thinks he's damn lucky but admits he has to have more skills than crunching numbers and sitting behind a desk.

Lyssa was a nurse practitioner in a charity hospital before it all ended. Now she's with two men after spending the last seven years in a prison cell in Border Town. The world is a scary place for her.

Where are they going to end up and will they come to care about each other along the journey? What do you think?

Here are a few pictures of my trip so far. Some are of men in a swat team that were running around a building across the street. I wished I'd had my good camera with me, so I could have gotten much better pictures.

Then there is the parrot guy! LOL  What do you think of this one?

I'll post more pics later. If we get that snow, I'll for sure have some for you. I'll be playing in it!

Marla Monroe
www.marlamonroe.com

 

A Taste of Cyn Is on Pre-order!

Can't help but be excited about this book! I started while I was in Gatlinburg, TN, and the book is written around the town. I had so much fun researching and walking around the area to get ideas that I'm going to write another one.

Be sure and pre-order the book. I would love to hear what you think about it! AVAILABLE: Friday, December 6th But you can pre-order it now here  http://www.bookstrand.com/node/865897

 

Best friends, Roy Simpson and Aden Dempsy, agree to share in order to have the chance to be with Cynthia Hawthorn, but will she be able to accept both men in her life? Gatlinburg is a small town. How will loving two men affect her business and her friendships?

 

With a stalker in the mix, Cynthia places her trust in the two men despite her fear of becoming too close to them. If she lets her guard down, she knows that she won’t be able to say no to them. Despite her resolve not to become involved, Cynthia loses her heart to the two men, but after the stalker is caught, she wonders if Aden and Roy are no longer as interested in her.

Roy and Aden want nothing more than to shower their sweet Cyn with love and affection. When a misunderstanding has her running away, they struggle to win their sweet Cyn back.


Remember that I will be having a give away on December 6th to celebrate the release of the book. All you have to do is comment on my blog or on my Facebook page when I announce it and you could win a Marla Mug and other fun stuff!

Marla

Pigeon Forge, TN I Love it Here!

I'm still in Pigeon Forge and having so much fun. I've been over to Gatlinburg as well and have had so much fun. There is so much to do here! I can't wait to come back.

I'm already outlining a series to be set here in the area. The Smokey Mountains are gorgeous and offer so much to do. I can just see my characters living here. What do you all think about that?

I'm also getting plenty of writing in while I'm here. The second book in They Knights in Black Leather series is just about finished. The heroine, Stacey Addison and her men, Steve and Ben Tyler are fighting their love and need for each other. I'm on pins and needles to see them finally admit they are meant to be together.

I wanted to give my friends a heads up as well as to where I'm going this coming year.

I'll be at Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention (RT) in Kansas City, MO  May 1st through the 5th 2013  Here is the link http://www.rtconvention.com/

I'll be at RomCon June 20 - 23rd in Colorado Springs, CO outside of Denver. Here is the link http://www.romcon.com/index_copy.htm

I'll be at Hot Mojave Knights October 18 - 20th in Henderson, NV outside of Las Vegas. Here is the link http://www.hotmojaveknights.com/

I'll let you know if another one pops up on the horizon.  I'm back to writing now. Talk to you all again soon!

Marla

I See A Book Ahead of Me!

Well, I finally made it to Pigeon Forge, TN in the Smokey Mountains. It is absolutely gorgeous here even in the winter. I've already got a few ideas for a book and can't wait to get started on fleshing it out. I really needed this mini-vacation. I brought along all sorts of um, research material. ;-)

Be thinking of me everyone. They say there is an ice storm coming and I don't want to loose power and not be able to write when my battery goes down. Wouldn't that be crazy!  I am here to write and relax.

I hope to do a little exploring while I'm here as well to use in a book. I think it would be fun to base one out of this area. I'm going to do some serious plotting and thinking over it. One of the things I want to do is look at some of the park here and read up on the animals and such. There are so many things to do and so little time.

Okay, time to get started relaxing. LOL  I'll keep in touch while I'm here and let you know what I'm doing.

Marla