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    • Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: A Series is Born

      Posted at 11:43 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 14, 2016

      Y’all might wonder how a post this long can be a Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse post. The answer is near the end but it has to do with the making of a series, and some of you.

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      Howdy, Ma’am was going to be the only book when I wrote Caulder and Velia’s story.

      No series.

      One book.

      One ending.

      Though the first book is a full novel, complete in itself, the hero and heroine in the Bull Rider Series books had so much more to tell after the first book. Hey, Cowboy materialized when I neared the end of Howdy, Ma’am, and a two book series had been born. Can two books be called a series? Mine was called a series. Now, it could be called a trilogy, I suppose.

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      During the writing of Hey, Cowboy, all of my promo stated this was for the final book in the series. Doggone it, I began thinking about how I could write a third book if the mood struck me to continue the series—so I removed the words “final book” from my website. When I wrote the end to Hey, Cowboy, I truly meant it to be the “end.” But, I still kept an open mind.

      Just in case, I laid the groundwork, and in the back of my mind, I knew which two characters deserved a story…if…if I made a future decision to include a third book, which I didn’t want to write. But, what if?

      Back when this ideMary J McCoy-Dressel Books, western romance, Tuesday Inspiration for the Musea materialized, the idea of connecting these two characters was far-fetched, but my muse sat on my shoulder, tapping now and then against my temple. The taps turned to hard flicks and she hounded me, repeating on occasion, “Book three, book three.” You can imagine how I struggled with myself over this said third book, when there was only supposed to be one book and one ending.

      After publishing Hey, Cowboy, Book #2, readers asked to see one of the other young bull riders get his own story. How could I say no? This happened to be the same bull rider I had imagined getting his own story early on. What could I do but sit down and begin writing? This was done before I announced a third book. I mean, what if I couldn’t write this character a whole story? No way could I tell readers I’d started a book only to learn I couldn’t “bring it”?

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      As it turned out, I almost couldn’t “bring it” due to being sick, blah, blah, you know the story. I suppose it was destiny to write a third book. These two characters didn’t get their own book, though, but instead they share their story right alongside Velia and Caulder in Christmas at Love House: A Bittersweet Interlude.

       

      This week’s “inspiration” stems from fans of this series. Without you, Velia and Caulder’s story would’ve ended with Howdy, Ma’am. Bull Rider Series fans? This book was written because you asked for book three. Thank you.

       

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      Oh, by the way…

       

      Cowboy Boss and his Destiny was only intended to be a short, sweet and sexy holiday tale about a single father who happened to be a rancher. One book. One ending. We all know what happened next…it became a series. If I had planned on a series, I would have plotted out the whole series in advance. Instead, I had to go back while still writing the first book, and fit in leads, plus add a couple more brothers to the story.

      With the new spin-off series to the Double Dutch Ranch Series also coming out in 2016, I intend the first book to be part of a series from the beginning, and I have at least two other books planned. Personally, I love writing a series where my characters continue to pop up in the other books.

       

      Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William Wordsworth

       

      I have heard other authors say they hadn’t planned on writing a series when they had written the first book.  This is probably common among some authors who have written a series, but of course, I can’t speak for other authors.

      How about you, series authors? Did you plan out a series from the beginning, or did you get part way through the first book and say, “Hell no! There’s more to tell”? Or did your readers encourage you, too? I’m curious to know whether your series started out to be a series.


      Check out the HOME page for a a quick glance at all  my books. Thanks for visiting today. Have a super week!

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    • Guest Post: Destiny’s Favor (Orlosian Warriors Bk. 2) by Dariel Raye

      Posted at 2:42 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 22, 2016

      Please welcome Author Dariel Raye to my Blog today. She has a new release that you can Pre-order now!

       

      Destiny’s Favor (Orlosian Warriors Bk. 2)

       

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      Destiny’s Favor synopsis

       

      His world shifted the moment she was born. Now, nothing can stop him from making her his.

      Imagine meeting a man who looks like an angel, wings and all? What would you do if this man told you he existed with only one purpose – to claim you and only you?

      Destiny Carter is a feisty, take charge, Rubinesque beauty with a tough façade, who finds herself in that age old quandary, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” A string of lackluster relationships leave her hopeless and ready to settle…Until she meets Japheth, the man her fiancé claims is his best friend! Japheth’s arrival is heralded by an attack on Destiny’s life, and instinctively, she knows this is just the beginning.

      Born more than 200 years ago, Japheth looks like an angel but he’s far from it. In his world, the ratio of men to women is 500 to 1, and although he’s a superior being, he’s willing to break the most sacred law of his brothers, even drink human blood, to have one meant for him alone.

      When he meets Destiny, he knows she’s the one he’s been searching for. To claim her, he will have to betray a friend, risk his life, and hardest of all, humble himself enough to win her love.

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      Calm Assurance (Orlosian Warriors Bk. 1)

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      Calm Assurance synopsis

      Two hearts, two different worlds, uncompromising love.

      A straight-laced Nephilim-descendant and a human trouble-magnet?

      When Asriel – Orlosian Warrior, descendant of Nephilim, law enforcer – is sent to guard Malina, a human with a penchant for drawing trouble like a tornado, she becomes his obsession.

      With no hope of finding love in his dimension, he breaks the cardinal rule, leaving his home to protect her, but she has also drawn the attention of his enemies, and he is forced to face demons from his past. If Asriel chooses to stay with Malina, not only does he risk forfeiting his right to ever return to his dimension, but he will need her blood to survive.

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      Dariel Raye

      Dariel is an animal lover who writes IR/MC (interracial/multi-cultural) paranormal and dark urban fantasy romance. She is presently writing a shifter series, “Dark Sentinels,” a reluctant hell-dweller series, “Kushiel’s Keep,” two Nephilim series with vampire-like heroes, “Orlosian Warriors” and “Cain’s Progeny,” “Lifegivers,” a paranormal romance series with a variety of beings, a crossover paranormal thriller shifter trilogy with romantic elements, “Gateway,” and an erotic fantasy newsletter serial. To learn more about Dariel and her books, visit her blog,  join her newsletter, and follow her on Amazon.

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      Thanks to all of you for your visit today. Enjoy your week!

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    • 2016~ Welcoming the New Year and a Note of Thanks

      Posted at 12:06 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on January 1, 2016

      happy new year

       

      If only I had something profound to say to you all as we go into a brand new year. Thanks?

      Thanks sounds good to me yet isn’t profound. 🙂

      Readers of my books & blog:

      I don’t know how to say thanks to you—to get the point across to reiterate how special you are. ❤ Please know, you’re S-P-E-C-I-A-L to me. Did the capital letters help to emphasize? I’m not yelling. Honest.

      Thanks also for following my sporadic blog posting schedule. In yesterday’s post and in front of the world, I said I planned on working on consistency. Who am I fooling? I like to beat the drum to my own tune, or something like that.

      I’ve been accused of making my cowboys mushy. I’ll just stop here so I don’t make myself mushy.

      Happy New Year to each and every one of you.

      I’ll leave you with this quote.


      We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

       

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    • Wishing You The Happiest of Holidays

      Posted at 6:29 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on December 25, 2015

      Happy Holidays ~ from my home to yours.

       

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      “It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!… Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more!”

      ~Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!  🙂

      Have a spectacular day!

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