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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Five Reasons Curvy Women Make Great Writers




 Disclaimer: Skinny writers, easy on the hate mail and harsh words – remember that you rock yoga pants, will probably live longer, and if you are good looking, you have it all. Peace.

Curvy writers, unite! There are many words to describe us, and sincerely, we don’t like any of them. But let’s embrace our rolls and remember there’s a reason why God and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups made us this way. And celebrate it – with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, of course.
Here are five reasons curvy women make great writers:

1-     Pressure – We understand pressure and can handle tight…deadlines. Only someone who, inside a Macy’s fitting room, has pushed her love handles into a MiracleSuit swimsuit or wears one-size-too-small Spanx to a cousin’s wedding knows what I’m talking about.

2-      Conflict – You want conflict? We’ll give you conflict. To be yourself in Western society and be happy with your figure can be a conflict in itself. Some people don’t understand it. Others envy it. Or sometimes you are completely uncomfortable with your curvy writer status yourself. You try to tip the scale a bit, bargaining with it. Oh! The pain, the guilt, the possibilities. You have conflict in every single inch, and since you have more inches than a skinny writer does, you obviously are packed with more conflict.

3-      Time management – When skinny writers are busy working out, cycling, running, swimming and all that nonsense, we can use that time to write.

4-Creativity – We are great at creating excuses. Some sample expressions we know and love: “This dress makes my ass look like a planet,” “It’s the Pill,” “It’s my PCOS medicine,” “I’m PMSing,” “I’m pregnant,” “I just had a terrible breakup/horrible argument with my boss,” “I had bag of chips within my reach.” We always look for a great way to explain why we are the way we are.

5-      Inner (and outer) strength – If there were a reality show where we had to fight skinny writers for food or dominance, we could easily bring them down. In fact, we still can *evil grin*  – reality show or not!

There you go! Let’s celebrate ourselves, and we’ll chat again about that reality show.
Until next time, take care! ;)

Monday, July 16, 2012

My debut romance is out!!!

I'm proud to share with you....


And here's the blurb:

Rich people get away with murder every day, but Vivian Foster intends to make billionaire Javier Rivera pay for what he did to her best friend—and how better to destroy a money-grubbing bastard than to sabotage the merger that means everything to him.

Javier Rivera would never hurt a woman much less kill one. But when he catches a gorgeous corporate spy in his office, he knows he can’t let her go—not when even a hint of scandal could ruin his career. Until the merger is signed, he’ll keep her close, even if he has to shackle her to his wrist. Literally.

But the closer Javier gets to Vivian, the more he wants her, and the more time she spends with him, the less she believes he could ever be a killer. Now Vivian and Javier have to discover the truth...and Vivian has to win the trust of her worst enemy.

Available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/A-Vengeful-Affair-ebook/dp/B008LIBHEG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1342348901&sr=8-4&keywords=Carmen+Falcone
and Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-vengeful-affair-carmen-falcone/1112117583?ean=2940014622141

Revenge was never so sweet... ;)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

I'm back :D




Dear friends,

I have completely neglected this blog. Guilty as charged.

The past weeks have really overwhelmed me. I traveled to South America for both work and pleasure, but the pleasure bit lacked a lot, as work went on and on… Still, it was great to spend time with my family and see friends. Really, see is the keyword here. Not necessarily spend time with them and catch up – who has time for that? J

I was able to squeeze in some research for my WIP. Oooh, yes. On my current book, the heroine defends a Brazilian Indian tribe from eviction from its land. It has a great premise, and I’m excited about this project. As soon as I nail her motivations and conflicts, I’ll send a partial to my editor. By the way, if you need help with conflicts, Susan Meier’s Conflict and the Category Romance online workshop is wonderful.  I believe it’s available from time to time on SavvyAuthors.com.

And now, the big news… Let the drum roll! My release date has moved up to July 15! YES! I just found that out yesterday, and I’m excited, happy and nauseated at the same time. I mean, really, in less than a week, the cat will be out of the bag. And it will purr.

I still haven’t wrapped my head around the idea of friends and family reading my work. I come from a Catholic background, and my book is spicy, so it should be interesting. That wouldn’t keep me from writing hot love scenes. Actually, I don’t think anything can… hehe.

Anyway, I will stop by more often. I hope all is well.

Please, let’s catch up. Tell me what you’ve been up to lately.

Have a fantastic day!