My Top Five Tips On...

So, this last week our fearless dictator, er, leader decided our post for this week would be our top five tips on WHATEVER. Should be simple, huh? I mean we all have advice about something, right? Yeah. I'm sure that's why it's taken me until THIS VERY MOMENT to come up with something.

So, without further wallowing, I give you my Top Five Tips On...

Going to New Orleans with ME!

1.  DO NOT BRING A PURSE OR BAG!--seriously, I'm in no mood to a) get in a fight with some street urchin to try to get your things back (i.e.--your money, your wallet, your credit cards, your whatever.) and b) I like to avoid any and all contact with the NOPD. (some of them people are worse than the crooks and I've no desire to stay in booking until I can see a judge. No Thank You!)


2.  Park in Bella Luna.--if I drive, this is not a worry. We will be parking there, every time. If you drive, I'll nag you until you park where I told you, so it works out.

3.  Be prepared to walk.--MY parking lot is in the middle of everything. So, we will be doing a fair amount of walking. This means do not...let me repeat that...DO NOT wear high heels, or flip flops, or anything else that will cause blisters, or whining, or will be lost. The last thing you want is to be barefooted in the Quarter. You have NO idea what's on those streets or sidewalks, but I bet if you try really hard, you can guess.  *shudders* Gross!

4.  Be ready to dance!--we will most definitely end up in the Bourbon Pub at some point. Love this bar, but you better not be claustrophobic or haphephobic because it has very limited space around the bars, and you will be extremely intimate with everyone in the place before you leave. Right, Mo-Mo? LOL

5.  Bring money!--you will need money, of course, because we will go eat, and have drinks, but more importantly, we will be going to my friends' shop. The Bourbon Pride is ALWAYS on my list of things to do. If I'm in the Quarter, I'm going to visit Josh Duffy and Joseph Hart. I love these two. HARD! The shop is a great place. There are pictures of the shop, inside and out, on my Facebook page. Josh is a doll and Joseph is a sweetheart. Between them, Danny Johns, and Patti Logan, I'm surprised I have any money at all...Oh, wait! I'm broke!  Never mind. 

So that's my top five tips. Maybe next time, I'll clue you in on where to eat. Or maybe not. Some of my favorite places are getting overrun by people who watch the Food Network. I haven't had a decent oyster since the season started. (Dammit!)

Be sure to check out the top five tips from  J.P. Barnaby, Jeff Adkins, Joelle Casteel, Monique Thompson, and Patricia Logan (if she remembers, or if Jeffiekins yells and screams enough.LOL)

#TAGYOURIT We're blog hopping!!

Hello, I was invited by an author friend, Jeff Adkins, to participate in a “blog hop interview.” In order to participate, I answer interview questions, and I tag three other author’s. They post interview questions on their blog pages. The folks they tag, will post their interview questions and answers on their blogs, and so forth. A lot of hopping!

You can find Jeff’s interview questions and answers here.

Jeff posted Sept. 16, 2013.

Here are my interview questions and answers:

1.  What are you working on right now?

Right now, I'm working on a story for my friend, Lis Craig. The idea came about many months ago while we were discussing character types we liked and disliked. She wanted a story about an older man who realizes he's attracted to a man some twenty years his junior, and the internal struggle the older man faces because of the age difference and the attraction.


2.  How does it differ from other works in its genre?

Wow. That's tough. I, personally, don't know that it does. There have been stories done about age differences and the struggles those differences create. The only thing I can say is you haven't met Will and Grant yet. Lol


3.  Why do you write what you do?

I love writing. I've been doing it in some form or fashion since junior high. A few years ago, I was introduced to the wonderful world of M/M erotica by my friend, DeWanda Bolden. After reading several stories in the genre, I had a need to write about men loving men. I've never looked back. I think there is something so beautiful about two (or more) men finding love, happiness and most of all themselves.


4.  How does your writing process work?

I'm like Jeff Adkins--it works slowly! LOL  I can hit periods where the characters are talking and everything is moving along smoothly and then it just stops. Dead in the water with no hope of getting it going again. Drives me nuts! (And currently, it's not making Lis too happy either. Lol)

Thanks to my graphic art and design guru, and fellow author, Jeff Adkins, for the chance to *hop*.

My tagged authors are:
CR Guiliano
Princess SO


(I know. I know. I was supposed to have a third person, but I messed up. I have to give a giant THANK YOU to both of these ladies for coming to my rescue and saving my butt. Thanks, Prin and Carah, from the bottom of my heart.)


*UPDATE*  I've been saved!!  My adopted brother, Phoenix Hell, has agreed to hop, too.  *bounces* Yay! Yay! Yay!  His contribution can be found next Monday here.

Thanks again to everybody who saved my butt today, and to Jeff for asking me to join in.