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Ruth Staunton is my #quickpic for #AuthorSpotlight Jan 2015 with 2 new releases 

1/22/2015

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Ruth Staunton is another one of those fun spanking author friends of mine. We participate in a blog hop on Saturday's Called #SatSpanks! So be sure to check her and all of the fun spanko's out each and every week. Don't forget to be bring your wallet. I hear that so many people find new and fun authors on a weekly basis. At least 25-45 authors participate on any given week. So you're sure to find your next favorite author. Also, the posts are only snippets to get your pulse racing.

Ruth is also in a small group that has written a book within a small fictional town called Corbin's Bend, where everyone in the town believes in domestic discipline...well mostly. Some unsuspecting newcomers learn the hard way I am sure.

Check out the below and see what she has to say...
Suzy Ayers: What is something people aren’t likely to know about you?

RUTH:     I once worked as an assistant art teacher at a Girl Scout camp, even though I can’t draw a straight line.

That's actually really funny!!
 


Suzy Ayers: A milestone or goal you hope to accomplish this year.


 
RUTH:     I have two books in the works right now and a third I hope to finish before the year is out. If I do, that will be the most I’ve ever written in one year, which also doesn’t count the two books I have that are about to be published. That will make this my most productive year ever.

 
Awesome, I know so many struggle. And to do so many full length books is fantastic!

 

 

Suzy Ayers: What is your favorite/least favorite part of the writing process?

 
RUTH:      My favorite part is the character creation work. I love getting to know these people who live inside my head. My least favorite part is revising. It’s painful to cut out those things you have worked so hard on.

I agree. I think editing others work is so much easier, because you aren't so personally connected and you can see their "faults".



Suzy Ayers: What is the biggest piece of advice you find that you give most often to aspiring writers?



RUTH:     Write what you love to read. If you don’t love it, how can you expect anybody else to?

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Suzy Ayers: Tell us the book you’re excited to share with us.

Book Title: Learning to Live Again

Book Link: Coming January 29, 2015

Teaser: “Is that what you think this is about?” Grant asked. “You think I’m punishing her for being angry?” He had moved over to lean against the wall and was watching her intently, arms crossed. Lainie opened her mouth to speak, but Grant continued before she got the chance. "No, I don't think you do. In fact, I think you know exactly why I did what I did. You're only in here discussing it because Kathleen came running to you."

That was uncomfortably true, but Lainie protested nonetheless. "It's not that," she insisted. "I just know what is going to be like for her. She's going to be miserable, and then she’s going to try to make me miserable in return. You don’t know what it’s like to be stuck in the house with a moody teenager all day. It’s going to be hell. It’ll be more of a punishment for me than for her. Trust me. I speak from experience."

“That’s even more reason why she doesn’t need to get her way,” Grant said. “She’ll find out quickly that whining and complaining will only make her lose it longer. It’ll be different this time. I’ll be here, for one.”

“No you won’t,” Lainie said stubbornly. “You have to go to Denver in the morning and then I’m sure you’ll find some other errand or something to do. It’ll be me dealing with her and you know it. It always is.”

“It won’t be this time,” Grant persisted. “I’m here now. If she gives you any trouble while I’m gone, just let me know and I will deal with it. It’s my job to set boundaries and enforce them.”

Lainie eyed him skeptically. She really wished she could believe him. She wanted to. It wasn’t that she did not believe he was sincere. She knew he meant it, but meaning it and actually doing it were two different things. Grant didn’t exactly have a good track record when it came to following through and helping her with the kids. However much she wished she could, she had a hard time believing that that was really going to change now.

Grant must have seen what she was thinking on her face because he continued, “Hey, I thought you agreed to let me be the Head of Household?”

He knew damn well she had, but she didn’t believe for a minute that was some magic wand that was going to change everything. “Is that going to be your answer for everything now?” she asked irritably.

Grant didn’t answer. Instead, he crossed over to her and took her chin in his hand. “Didn’t you?”

Reluctantly, Lainie nodded, huffing in exasperation.

“Then trust me to handle it.”

Why did he insist on acting like everything was just so simple? It wasn’t, not at all. Things didn’t change like that. Annoyed, she tried to twist away, but he held her fast, leveling her with a steady look, waiting and clearly expecting an answer.

“Okay, okay, fine,” Lainie said. “Just remember I warned you she was going to make everyone’s life miserable.”

Grant didn’t seem concerned in the least. “Duly noted. Oh, and Lainie, you remember you agreed to let me handle it because if you go against me with the kids again, I’ll not only discipline the child. I’ll spank you too.”

Suzy Ayers: Where are you going next? What is your next project/book?

RUTH:   Grant and Lainie have a follow-up story being released as part of Love in the Rockies, Corbin’s Bend’s Valentine’s Day collection, which will be released on February 1. The story, Unexpected Surprises, covers their first Valentine’s Day in Corbin’s Bend.

Unexpected Surprises by Ruth Staunton

For their first Valentine's Day in Corbin's Bend, Grant Taylor is determined to do something special for his wife Lainie. Lainie,however, has plans of her own. As a middle school teacher, she has volunteered to help plan and chaperone the Valentine dance that is being held for the middle and high school students.

When Grant hears this, he insists that she is working too hard and needs to cut back on the things she has committed to, the first and foremost being the Valentine's Day dance. Lainie insists that she can't do that and finally he reluctantly agrees to let her work part of the dance and then come home.

Under extreme protest, Lainie agrees, but when the time comes to admit to her supervisor that she can't chaperone, she changes her mind and decides Grant is being unreasonable. She determines to chaperone the dance anyway and deal with Grant later. Unfortunately, Lainie's plan doesn't work out quite like she intended it to and she is in for quite a few unexpected surprises. 


There’s also going to be a Facebook release party for Love in the Rockies on February 6. It’s going to be lots of fun most if not all of the writers, including myself, will be there. There are going to be giveaways and prizes. You can find out more information about that
here

Author Bio: 

Ruth Staunton lives in a small town in the Southeast with her two cats. She is a voracious reader, who has been writing since middle school. She originally wanted to write mainstream contemporary romance, but her penchant for alpha males soon had her taking a sharp left turn into spanking and domestic discipline fiction.


Author Links

Website and Blog: http://www.ruthstaunton.com/
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Ruth-Staunton/e/B00G6LTVPM/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1420049410&sr=8-2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruth.staunton.50
Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108108878125051018933/posts

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#AuthorSpotlight Cara Bristol @CaraBristol

3/1/2014

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I met Cara, like most authors, on Twitter. It seems to be the place we hang out and share our books. We can chat about our projects and progress.

Last fall she invited me to a closed Facebook group for authors who write spanking fiction and it has been a great resource for me. I felt honored to be invited and since then I’ve jumped into SatSpanks. This is The Saturday Spanking Blog blog hop that we are both in, as well as many other fantastic authors.

I read her book Rod and Cane Society book Body Politics. To see my review on that one CLICK HERE! I really enjoyed that book as well. ;) Her latest book Breeder seems to be hitting all the marks with readers. I’ve read some snippets and scenes through the blog hop, which is what I love and hate about it. Such a tease! Check out the cool cover and excerpt below. She’s working on book two and it should be out soon.

Suzy Ayers: What is something people aren’t likely to know about you?

Cara Bristol: That I like baked sweet potato fries with ketchup? J I’m a nester and a homebody who married a wanderer. Together we have traveled quite few places: Turkey, Greece, France, Italy, Croatia, Thailand, China, Estonia, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, England, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Germany, Monaco, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Canada, many places in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. I’ve visited three-quarters of the states of the U.S.

I am jealous I've always wanted to go to Sweden!


Suzy Ayers: A milestone or goal you hope to accomplish this year.

Cara Bristol:  My goal is publish four books this year: Breeder 2: Terran, Breeder 3: Warrior, Long Shot (part of the Corbin’s Bend domestic discipline series), and the fifth book in the Rod and Cane Society domestic discipline series. I’m also focusing on the timing of releases—to publish them at regular intervals, rather than having six months between releases or having three come out in the same month.

Wow, that's a lot of full length books!
 

Suzy Ayers: Who is a mentor or someone that you look up to/inspires you?


Cara Bristol: I would hesitate to name a particular person. Rather, I admire many people for different reasons: some are extremely prolific and can write way faster than I can, some are absolutely fabulous writers, some are masters at social media, and others, frankly, are earning boatloads of money.


Suzy Ayers: What is the biggest piece of advice you find that you give most often to aspiring writers?

Cara Bristol: It’s the same advice I give to authors in general: if you do nothing else, eliminate “was” and “were” from your manuscript. This alone will force you to use active voice and more descriptive verbs, which will enliven your writing. Use the “find” or “search” command for “was” and “were.”  Then rewrite those sentences. As a rule of thumb, limit yourself to an average of three wases per page.

  This is a good one and a new one for me.
 

Suzy Ayers: Tell us the book you’re excited to share with us:


Cara Bristol: I’m excited about Breeder, a sci-fi romance about a humanoid alien world where the men rule, and women are breeding slaves. Dak, one of five Alpha Commanders, purchases Omra intending to impregnate her and then hand her over to his male beta partner. But he falls in love with her instead. Here’s the scene where Dak brings her home (thinking his beta will be pleased):


They had halted under a portico, its roof supported by two massive stone pillars. Builders had constructed the lower portion of the main structure from gray Parseon marble, the top half from an opaque reflective material. In keeping with Parseon culture, which valued function over beauty, the edifice formed a square, its corners and walls plumb, with not a single stone misaligned nor a single adornment to soften the starkness except for veins meandering through the marble in an unruly way.

“My domicile,” Alpha announced.

A massive wooden door opened, and a tall man emerged.

Corren, she presumed, and studied him from beneath her lashes.

If not for his insignia and his brown uniform, he could have been mistaken for an alpha. Corded muscles bulged in his arms and rippled across his chest. His hair was of some medium shade, cropped short like an Alpha rather than chin length like a typical beta. He spared her not a glance but focused on the Commander.

Alpha alighted from the conveyance, and the two men embraced in a Bridge of Amity, a sign denoting friendship or a truce, depending on the situation. The Commander clasped Corren’s bare right shoulder, and the beta touched Alpha’s left uniform-covered one, their arms forming a link between them. She studied the two men and redacted her impression of Corren as alpha-like. Next to the Commander, he dwindled in stature and comportment. He stood almost a head shorter, his shoulders were narrower, his musculature puny, his bearing common. But who could compare to Alpha?

“Kianiko?” Alpha asked, in the Parseon greeting used with familiars.

“I am well,” the beta responded. “Kianiko?”

“Excellent. The ride offered a pleasant diversion.”

They broke apart, and Corren retreated. He continued to ignore Omra but eyed the beasts and the sheen of sweat glistening on their coats. “I do not understand why you travel this way. But as you will. I shall have the stable keeper unbridle the animals and tend to their needs.” He paused. “Tell me about the female.”

“She is unbred.”

Corren arched his eyebrows.

Dak yanked up her shift, nudged her legs apart, and flicked at the ring between her legs. The sun felt hot against her exposed sex, the finger that brushed against her warmer still.

Alpha was focused on her, his head bent, so he did not catch the animosity that flashed in Corren’s gaze, but Omra did. She swallowed.

“A fortuitous find for you,” Corren said. Equanimity filled his eyes now.

The Commander let her smock fall. “And for you. She will serve your physical needs when you require release.”

“Thank you.” Corren nodded, but he did not sound at all grateful or appreciative, not to Omra’s ears anyway. “Now I understand why a courier delivered female uniforms this morning. I almost sent them back to the vendor, thinking it an error, but decided to check with you.”

“The articles came? Good. That was fast.”

“You are Alpha,” Corren commented drily. The familiarity Alpha allowed his beta heightened Omra’s respect for the Commander. Secure in his status, he did not dominate for the show of it.

“Indeed.” Alpha’s mouth twitched as he exchanged a glance with his beta. He beckoned to her. “Come.”

Omra scooted to the edge of the seat and jumped to the ground. She stumbled and would have fallen on the stone entry walk except that Alpha caught her elbow and steadied her. “This is my beta, Corren,” he informed her. “You remember what we talked about.”

Obey. She nodded in comprehension.

To Corren he said, “Her name is Omra.”

The beta tightened his lips.

Alpha arched an eyebrow. “You find her lacking?”

“May I speak freely?”

The Commander nodded. “Your opinion is worthy.”

“She appears scrawny and weak bodied, and I predict she will be unable to bear the rigors of domestic labors, let alone produce your progeny.” He sniffed.

Dak blinked. “You sound almost jealous.”
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Suzy Ayers: Where are you going next? What is your next project/book?

Cara Bristol: My next project is to write Breeder 3: Warrior, and begin editing Breeder 2: Terran with my publisher.

Thank you, Suzy, for having me today.


You are so welcome and thanks for coming to chat with me. ;)

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