By: Casey Crow
I'm taking a detour from our normal topics here at Naughty Author Chicks to talk about figurative language. Dictionary.com defines it as "speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning."
We all use it (or should) in our writing, but recently I was reminded of what some of the figurative language is actually called thanks to my daughter's school project. I'm proud to say I remembered most of the terms from my schooling way back when, but a couple I'd definitely forgotten about even though I use the process in my writing. Now I know what I'm writing!
Alliteration: The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Hyperbole: Huge exaggeration usually with humor. Ex: My cat is so fat, she needs a roller skate to keep her stomach off the floor.
Metaphor: Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Ex: My aunt's hair is a disco ball.
Personification: Giving something human qualities. Ex: The daisies danced in the breeze.
Cliché: A word or phrase that has become overly familiar or common place. Ex: Humpday!
Idiom: A set expression of two or more neighboring words that mean something other than the literal meaning. Ex: Knock my socks off!
Onomatopoeia: Naming a thing or an action by imitating a sound associated with it. Ex: Roar!
Simile: Comparing two unlike things using like or as. Ex: My cousin's hair is like a yoga ball.
Again, thanks to my daughter for allowing me to share her figurative language suggestions. What's your way to bring your writing to life?
Friday, October 25, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Naked Sushi: "Are you as hot as your name?"
Is Pepper as hot as her name? That's what the FBI hottie asks her in this audio/video I put together for "Naked Sushi" -- my Cosmo Red-Hot Read from Harlequin.
I so enjoyed getting into Pepper's tech-head and seeing what it's like for a smart girl trying to get ahead in the field of computer programming.
She's learned to be "one of the boys" with her red-plaid flannel shirts and zany remarks, but when she sees what she thinks is the "sexy new guy" in the copy room at midnight, she soon finds herself up to her eyeballs in corporate espionage and in the arms of an FBI hottie...
I loved doing the voice for Pepper's character...I also added some sexy music and fun sound effects.
These NAKED SUSHI excerpts are fun to do and bring a diff dimension to the story. Would you like to see more? Let me know in the comments section!
NAKED SUSHI is available on Amazon! And e-tailers everywhere!
I so enjoyed getting into Pepper's tech-head and seeing what it's like for a smart girl trying to get ahead in the field of computer programming.
She's learned to be "one of the boys" with her red-plaid flannel shirts and zany remarks, but when she sees what she thinks is the "sexy new guy" in the copy room at midnight, she soon finds herself up to her eyeballs in corporate espionage and in the arms of an FBI hottie...
I loved doing the voice for Pepper's character...I also added some sexy music and fun sound effects.
These NAKED SUSHI excerpts are fun to do and bring a diff dimension to the story. Would you like to see more? Let me know in the comments section!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Gearing Up for Halloween
Somehow, the first half of October has just whizzed by, and Halloween is just two weeks away! Just in case you were looking for a couple Halloween reads to get you in the mood, I have a couple in my backlist to offer. One starts a series, and one ends one, but both are solid stand-alone reads.
Prequel to Heroes of Stone (Available in print as part
of the Tantalizing Treats anthology)
By Cindy Spencer Pape
Blurb: What happens when you mix a half-dragon, a pixie and a little sex magic
in a wooded park on Halloween? Neither Bram nor Twyla have any idea but when it
all comes together the magic explodes in a frenzy of hot sex and sizzling
romance.
ADULT Excerpt
“Are you really a dragon?”
Looking into those eyes, he
couldn’t lie to her. He might have to do something about it later, but right
now she deserved the truth. He turned so she could see his wings. “Half. My
mother was human.”
“Cool. I knew you weren’t a
real vamp the moment I touched you.” Okay, she was at least a witch and he
breathed a little easier. She was no stranger to things that went bump in the
night. She closed her eyes for a minute and hummed, still squirming. “There was
sex magic here tonight. Can you feel it?”
“Like a drug shot straight
into my veins.” Thank the gods she felt it too. At least now he wouldn’t have
to apologize for the hard on. The sight of her offered up like a virgin
sacrifice sent all the blood in his body straight to his cock.
“Me too.” She gave a little
laugh. “There’s so much oozing off the rock I can’t even feel the steel in the
cuffs anymore. Katie’s coven had to pick tonight to try that. I don’t suppose
you’re into bondage are you?”
His answering moan echoed
through the clearing. “Goddess help me, I am.”
“Maybe you wouldn’t mind
helping me out then? Right now I don’t think I could walk, even if you could
get me loose.”
“You want me to fuck you?”
This couldn’t be happening. He didn’t want to think he was like the satyrs,
taking advantage of a helpless female.
“Only if you want to. But
goddess, I wanted you right there at the damn kiddy party. Now it’s all but
unbearable.”
“We should get out of
here.” He was already unbuttoning his pants.
*****
All Hallow’s Evie
By Cindy Spencer Pape
Blurb:
When Sam Holiday moves into his
Victorian home the week before his thirty-fifth birthday, the last thing he
expects is to find a ghost in residence. Especially a horny one.
Evie Bonnell has been hanging
around since her death in 1916 because she has unfinished business. She died
before experiencing sex. She’s learned a lot over the years and has decided
single, handsome Sam is the right man to do the job.
Every year she manifests for
several days before Halloween, and when she asks, Sam agrees to help. Each
night, he teaches her a little more about sensual pleasure. Sam’s delighted
that his demure ghost has turned into an eager hedonist, but not so happy that
she’ll be gone after Halloween. Not only is she the hottest woman he’s ever
had, but he’s afraid he’s fallen in love.
Now it’s up to fate and the Holiday family magic to find a way for the lovers to stay
together.
ADULT excerpt
She was
excited even more by the way her body responded to Sam. Why oh why, couldn’t
she have found someone like him while she lived?
His lips
left hers, and she nearly cried out at the loss. Her whimper turned into a moan
when he didn’t pull away but nibbled down from her ear to the curve of her
throat, licking her skin and sucking on her flesh. The ache between her legs
intensified and her breasts felt heavy and swollen. She rubbed against his
chest, seeking some relief for the tension building under her skin.
“Ah, so
passionate,” he whispered. Carefully, he pushed down the strap of her corset
and eased one small breast free from its confinement.
She wished
she was larger, like the women in the films, but Sam didn’t seem to mind.
“You’re
lovely,” he said, bending to kiss the upper curve. “Perfect, all rosy and pink.”
Then his lips closed around her nipple, and Evie cried out, clutching his
shoulders just to stay standing. “Tomorrow, I’m going to strip you bare, Evie.
I can’t wait to see all that lush, creamy skin.”
He took
her nipple into his mouth and sucked.
Evie’s
knees did buckle then, but Sam caught her easily and carried her to the bed,
where he sat with her in his lap. He bared her other breast and lapped at it
with his tongue while one big hand slid up along her thigh to cup her sex
through her drawers.
“You’re so
wet,” he said with a sigh, his warm breath teasing her damp nipple. “Ah,
sweetheart, we’re gonna have so much fun.”
Evie
didn’t doubt that for a moment.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Welcome guest author Louisa Bacio
5 Ways
to Keep No Strings Attached
When it
comes to the For Men line, most often the story centers a long luxurious romp
in bed. Fast, dirty and totally satisfying. While my Quickie Long Haul certainly doesn’t get so blatant,
I thought it would be fun to look at 5 naughty ways to keep a relationship no
strings attached.
Ready?
Some came as contributions from fellow writers and editors. You never know
what’s going to happen when a bunch of women get together, and alcohol is
involved.
5. Use a
fake name – If they can’t find you, the connection is severed.
4. Make
up a fake prison record – Let it all hang out after the deed, and she’ll be out
of there.
3. Borrow
your friend’s car – She won’t be able to track you after the date.
2. Have
your mom answer the phone – And have her go all crazy about her “baby being
corrupted.”
1. Get
sweaty and don’t shower – One trip downstairs, and she’ll be gone.
Now that
you’re all hot and bothered (and unshowed), what’s makes you crumble up the
phone number?
Long Haul
Between
California and Arizona, there’s a sweet patch of highway that encourages a
man’s mind to wander. Randy’s mind always ends up in the same place—traveling
the smooth planes of Sallie Mae’s tanned legs and following the line of sweat
that snakes down her neck and disappears between her breasts. It’s all too easy
to imagine her naked in the seat beside him, flirting, stroking, even
straddling his legs and daring him to find a better way to go than at eighty
miles an hour with a hot blonde in his lap. The fantasy alone makes
concentrating on the road a struggle. He doesn’t have a clue how he’s going to
manage to drive Sallie Mae home from college while keeping his mind on the road
and his hands to himself. Especially with Sallie Mae all too willing to flirt,
stroke and blow the lid right off his fantasy.
Available
now via Ellora’s Cave, Amazon, All
Romance eBooks and coming soon to other eRetailers!
Enjoy the Ride!
Louisa
Bacio
Bio:
A Southern
California native, Louisa Bacio can’t imagine living far away from the ocean.
The multi-published author of erotic romance enjoys writing within all realms –
from short stories to full-length novels.
Bacio
shares her household with a supportive husband, two daughters growing “too
fast,” and a multitude pet craziness: two dogs, five fish tanks, an aviary,
hamsters, rabbits, hermit crabs and rolly pollies. In her other life, she
teaches college classes in English, journalism and popular culture.
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Welcome Guest Sandy Sullivan with FOR THE LOVE OF A COWBOY and a Giveaway!
Hey y'all. I'm taking a break today so we can have the honor of checking out Sandy Sullivan's new release. Isn't her cover yummy? ~ Casey Crow
Out today! For the Love of a Cowboy (Cowboy Dreamin’
3)
Blurb:
Paige Tyler didn’t want to be the preacher’s
daughter anymore. She wanted the freedom to live her own life, do what she
wanted and find the man of her dreams. What she didn’t expect to find was that
man drunk off his ass and needing her assistance to handle three guys wanting
to beat him up in a bar fight.
Jacob Young’s life was a mess. Finding solace in a
bottle of booze was the answer to his guilt-ridden conscious until an angel in
leather pulls him up by his boot straps, brushes him off and convinces him life
is worth living.
Do opposites really attract? Can a cowboy with a
wounded heart be the answer to her prayers? It’s all in For the Love of a
Cowboy.
Excerpt
The bigger man pulled
back his fist and hit Jacob in the stomach, doubling him over with a groan. The
smaller man flew across the bar floor, sliding on his butt until he hit the
wall. Paige got to her feet, moving with the crowd toward the fight. If she had
to get involved, she would. Even though the one called Jacob deserved to get
his ass kicked, she wouldn’t allow the bigger man to beat the shit out of him
especially if it got to be two against one. As he shook his head to clear it,
two guys picked him up and the third punched him in the stomach.
Oh
hell no.
“Paige?” the bartender
pulled her back by the arm as she surged forward. “Leave them alone.”
“It’s three against
one, Dan. I can’t have that.” She pushed through the crowd. “Hey, asswipe!”
The bigger guy turned
around, squinting as he looked through the crowd. He was huge. His biceps
bulged as he clamped his hand into a fist. Blond hair peeked out from beneath a
straw cowboy hat. His blue eyes narrowed into slits. “Who said that?”
“Me, fucktard.”
The man looked straight
at her and laughed a gut rolling belly laugh. “You? Baby, step aside and let
the men handle this.”
That kind of reaction
usually pissed her off, but not tonight. Dumbass didn’t know what he had on his
plate now that she’d decided to step in between him and drunk he wanted to beat
the shit out of. “Not three on one, you aren’t.”
“And what the hell are
you gonna do about it, baby doll?” His gaze slid over her attire as he grinned
wide enough she caught a glimpse of the gold teeth in his mouth. “Your leather
outfit is hot, I’ll give ya that, but leave this to us men.” He spun around to
face his two friends.
“Bring it on, big man.”
She needed the man to make the first swing. It went against her grain to hit
someone first. She motioned with her hands to bait the man.
He laughed as he
stepped closer. “I don’t hit women.”
“Come on, goliath. You
too much of a pussy?”
“What did you call me?”
“Pussy.”
The laughter from the
crowd had the man’s face turning purple. Their amusement died when he took a
swing at her. Her first pass of her boot caught the man in the chin, splitting
his lip open in a gush of blood. The next kick swiped his feet out from under
him, laying him out cold on the floor.
Thanks for reading. Leave a comment to win your very
own copy!
~ Sandy
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Pepper makes her debut in NAKED SUSHI in six days
Six days days until Naked Sushi, my Cosmo Red-Hot Read from Harlequin, is released!
Pepper O'Malley poses as a naked sushi model to get the goods on her sleazy ex-boss with the hero FBI hottie getting in on the action in this excerpt from Naked Sushi.
What's fun is that the Vine video loops forever and you can take your time reading the sexy snippet. I found some hot music that adds to the fun atmos.
The Instagram video is longer, but it doesn't loop.
I enjoy experimenting with new ways to present excerpts and since Pepper is a video programmer at a computer game company, this is a fun way to showcase her story.
PS — the silky border that I used as a frame around my videos is a remnant from ornate kimono designed by a designer I met when I was taking kimono lessons from a Japanese sensei
Coming on October 15, 2013 from Cosmo Red-Hot Reads from Harlequin:
Pepper O'Malley poses as a naked sushi model to get the goods on her sleazy ex-boss with the hero FBI hottie getting in on the action in this excerpt from Naked Sushi.
What's fun is that the Vine video loops forever and you can take your time reading the sexy snippet. I found some hot music that adds to the fun atmos.
I had a blast writing this story and I'm thrilled that here is an opportunity for all girls who consider themselves tech-heads to show they're fun, fearless females!
Pepper hits the digital stores on October 15th.
Pepper hits the digital stores on October 15th.
PS — the silky border that I used as a frame around my videos is a remnant from ornate kimono designed by a designer I met when I was taking kimono lessons from a Japanese sensei
Coming on October 15, 2013 from Cosmo Red-Hot Reads from Harlequin:
NAKED SUSHI is available for pre-order on Amazon!
Text Copyright © 2013 by Jina Bacarr
Cover Art Copyright © 2013 by Harlequin Enterprises LimitedPermission to reproduce text granted by Harlequin Books S.A. Cover art used by arrangement with Harlequin Enterprises Limited. All rights reserved.® and ™ are trademarks owned by Harlequin Enterprises Limited or its affiliated companies, used under license. by Harlequin Enterprises Limited or its affiliated companies, used under license.”Music:
He’s So SexyDream Valley MusicComposer: Michael Stephen Decker Publisher: Shockwave-Sound.Com
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