Rene's Erotic Dreams

Website updated!

2008-04-10T02:05:00.003-05:00

My website has a new look! Stop by and take a peek. http://www.renewalden.com/

Deep thoughts

2008-02-28T02:50:00.003-06:00

I looked at the date of my last post and couldn't believe it had been so long!

So much has happened in my life over the past year —personally and professionally. I was talking with a friend earlier today, and we both have come to realize the meaning behind the old saying "what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger".

I've heard this saying hundreds of times in my life without ever really understanding the impact of the statement. Life is a journey, and we're constantly changing and learning to adapt to whatever is thrown at us. Each trial and tribulation we experience helps us grow. Sometimes we may have to take a step back to regroup before moving on, but the key is to keep moving on.

Maybe part of the understanding has come from experience and moving into a time in my life where I'm comfortable in my own skin. Maybe it has something to do with 'phases' we all go through in life. I'm not sure how it happened, but somewhere along the line I realized I have the power to change things within my own life. If I sit back on my ass and whine about what I dislike without doing anything to change it, I have no one to blame for my misery but me.

I wonder if you can have therapy alone? LOL

I'll be back soon with news about my newest releases and upcoming works. Keep an eye out.

Hugs,
Rene

Excerpt: Morning Ride

2007-02-06T00:11:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

I know it's been a good while since I've posted to my blog, but I thought ya'll might like to read an excerpt from my latest book, Morning Ride. This book is a steamy, hot read and you can find it at Whispers Publishing.

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Excerpt:

As he rubbed the sponge over his body, his thoughts drifted back to the day his life had changed forever.

* * * *

Scott had met Lana some twenty years ago, but he could remember it like it was yesterday. At the age of thirty, he considered himself a confirmed bachelor. Sure he liked his fun, but there hadn’t been one woman he’d been interested in keeping longer than a weekend. Baylorville, Missouri was a small town, so the variety of women was pretty slim, at least from his perspective. At that time, it had been his experience that most women were looking for something, whether it was a caretaker, a sugar daddy, a father figure, or whatever. He had no interest in a needy woman. He’d wanted a strong, self reliant woman, but so far he hadn’t been able to locate one.

Late one evening on his way home, he decided to stop into a local sports club for a beer. He’d been to this place a few times, and while it was nothing spectacular, the hot wings were good and so was the beer. It also gave him a chance to check out the scores from the game without a lot of hassle. Scott stepped inside the misty fog of cigarette smoke, his eyes adjusting slowly to the dim lighting. Picking out a small table in the corner, he settled in and waited for the waitress. He focused on the television on the wall in front of him, not noticing when the waitress stepped to his table.

“Uh-umm,” she said, clearing her throat to alert him of her presence.

“Oh, sorry,” he mumbled, dragging his eyes away from the screen and down to the menu in front of him. He knew he wanted the wings, but habit forced him to look over the menu first. When he glanced up, his mouth dropped open, and he stared at the woman before him.

“You ok?” she asked with a slight grin.

He felt the blush creep up his neck and into his face. He hadn’t meant to stare, but she was gorgeous. “Umm, yeah, I’m fine. I just didn’t see you come up is all.”

“Ok, great. I’m Lana, and I’ll be your waitress tonight. What can I get ya?”

How ‘bout a side of you? After a bit of stammering, he managed to place his order.What the hell is wrong with me? I sound like a horny teenager.

“That be all?” she asked.

The sound of her voice reminded him of spun sugar—melt in your mouth sweet. “Yeah,” he muttered, “for now.” He avoided eye contact, waiting till she turned away to cast another appreciative glance at her retreating form.

Lana had to be the sexiest woman he’d seen in a while. Her body was round and curvy, just the way he liked a woman. Those stick thin women weren’t his cup of tea. He always worried he’d hurt or break them if things got real intense. And he definitely loved getting intense. Not that there was anything wrong with a good slow f**k, but he just usually preferred fast and hard a few times first.

Scott watched her moved around the club, waiting on other customers. She wore her hair long and loose, another favorite of his. The long blonde curls bounced when she walked. He couldn’t take his eyes off her. In the background, a jukebox played, and her hips seemed to sway in time to the music. Those luscious globes of flesh jiggled as she hurried around serving drinks and food.

Lana was worth the time, so he stayed long after his wings were gone, as well as most of the other customers.

She sashayed back to his table to see if he needed a refill. “You ready for another one?”

“That all depends,” he replied.

Lana gave him a confused look. “On what?”

“On whether or not you’ll have one with me.”

She blushed and smiled at him. “Sure I will, but I have to finish my shift first.”

“When’s that?

“About another half hour.”

“Great. Then I’ll wait on ya,” he said with a wink.

Lana strode back to the bar, busying herself with cleaning up. When she was finished, she came back to the table with two frosty glasses.

Time slipped by quickly too quickly, and before he knew it the bartender announced last call.

“You want another one?” she asked.

“I have a better idea,” he said with a smile. “How bout we finish this conversation at my place?”

Lana reached across the table, covering his hand and giving it a firm squeeze. “Sure we can go back to your place, but…”

“But what?”

New release coming!

2006-11-03T00:45:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

My newest release, Morning Ride is coming on November 17th from Whispers. This is the first public peek at my fantastic cover! Patti did an awesome job and I love it! I'll be posting blurbs and excerpts soon, so keep an eye out.

Hugs
Rene

Oh My Lord!

2006-10-15T15:02:00.000-05:00

Sorry folks,

I didn't realize it had been so long since I'd posted anything here. Ya'll prolly all left me by now. I've been totally swamped with Forbidden Publications, but things are starting to level out a bit.

My newest book, Her Every Desire: Book 1- The Hunt will be coming from Forbidden Publications hopefully in November 2006. This will be the first book I've released this year, but I have been doing some writing. So watch for several more. I'll be posting more about them soon.

Hugs
Rene

WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

2006-05-09T23:07:00.000-05:00

Hey folks,

I just had to let everyone know; Forbidden Publications is now open for business. We have some fantastic authors and new folks submitting everyday.

On 5-5-06, we released our first three books.

Say the Magic Words by Marianne LaCroix
Relative Dreams by Emery LaRue
Velvet Seduction by Sabrina Luna

Stop by and take a look around.

http://www.forbiddenpublications.com

COUNTDOWN!!

2006-04-13T22:10:00.000-05:00

Hey folks,

We're counting down the days until the launch of
Forbidden Publications. Things are so exciting and hectic and FANTASTIC! I cant believe how quickly the time is passing. If you havent checked it out yet, then by all means do so http://www.forbiddenpublications.com

We have a group for all our readers and authors to join and get in on the latest scoop at Forbidden. If you're not a member yet, you can sign up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ForbiddenWhispers/

We'd love to have you join us!

Rene

A Brand New Epublisher

2006-03-18T07:40:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,
I wanted to spread the word about a new epublisher called Forbidden Publications http://www.forbiddenpublications.com

As I'm sure you've guessed, this is my baby. We're tentatively scheduled to launch on May 1, 2006 and are actively seeking submissions. We accept many genres, both erotic and non-erotic. We're a full royalty paying epublisher. We offer 40% of the cover price.

If ya get a chance check us out. We've already had some great authors to join us.

Hugs

Rene

Suite Magazine

2006-03-01T21:15:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

This month I've got a featured article in Suite magazine! I'm so tickled that they liked it enough to use it. Be sure to check it out. http://www.suitemag.com/_current_issue/mainevents/feature4.php

Hugs
Rene

Karen Weisner

2006-02-26T20:24:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,
I'm so excited about a new book I just got this past week. It's called First Draft in Thirty Days by Karen Weisner. I first heard of this book in a women's fiction writing workshop I belong to.
This is a fantastic book. She shows a different method of writing than I'm used to. According to the book, by following the basic guidelines, I should be able to have a first draft of my novel in thirty days. We'll see how it goes. I'm using her method to write my current WIP, I'll keep you posted on how things are going.

Wow I'm Behind

2006-02-11T07:52:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

I'm behind on my bloggin'. LOL Lots of new stuff in the works. I've recently changed hosting service, so I've been working on getting my website back together. Hopefully real soon I'll have all the content back up and running normally, please bear with me.

Also a couple of other projects coming soon. I'll keep you posted.

Hugs
Rene

Chubby Chicks

2005-11-27T17:12:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

I've been workin like a busy bee! I'm creating a new online store called Chubby Chicks, that will feature merchandise with my own custom made graphics and sketches. I'm so excited with the way things are going. I'm hoping to have the store ready to go live by Dec 1. This is the header for the store. I plan to feature size positive merchandise and images. I'll announce the launch date as soon as I get it all finished!

Ya'll have a good one!

Another New Cover

2005-11-24T00:44:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

Here's the cover for my new book, The Hunt. A special thanks to my beautiful cover model Gail and to Carol of Freebird Photography for the awesome picture.

I designed this cover myself.

It's comin soon to Silk's Vault

Check Out my new cover!!!!

2005-10-30T23:06:00.000-06:00

Hey folks,

My new cover for Wild Things is now posted on the Silk's Vault site in the Coming Soon section.
I'm soooooooooo excited! This cover was a collaborated effort between myself and a wonderful friend of mine, Delinda Jasper. Lemme know what you think.

Hugs
Rene

Contest

2005-10-15T17:37:00.000-05:00

While writing her newest book, erotica author, Elanie Thompson has become withdrawn and distant, refusing to share any details of the story with her lover, Michael Benton. After three years of sharing everything, Michael is hurt and angry at her refusal to include him and accuses her of pushing him away. The heated discussion quickly transforms into a full -blown shouting match, ending when Michael storms out of the house.Fearing he may lose her, he returns home to set things right, but finds an empty house. In his search of her office he stumbles across Elanie’s story by accident. As he reads, he’s bewitched by the tale of forbidden desires. The words of the story haunt him, filling his mind with erotic images of bondage and an insatiable yearning for complete surrender. Confused by conflicting emotions of guilt and arousal, Michael makes a decision that will forever change their lives.

Hey folks, I'm running a contest.

The first prize is a $10 gift certificate from Devilish Dots.

second prize is a $5 gift certificate from Silk's Vault Publishing

Contest Rules:

Email me at renewalden@gmail.com with the correct answer to the following question for a chance to win.

QUESTION: WHAT IS THE NAME OF MICHAEL'S FRIEND AND BUSINESS PARTNER?

HINT: The answer can be found in my book, Forbidden Dreams, available now at www.silksvault.com

The contest has been extended! I'll be choosing a winner on November 30, so get your entries in today!

Busy Days

2005-10-12T22:25:00.000-05:00

Gosh I cant believe how quickly time passes. I keep saying I'm gonna write on this blog every day, but then my time just flies away and before I know it several weeks have passed. Which I've got an excuse LOL

I've been working on several projects. As I've mentioned before, I'm working on The Hunt, which is the first book of my mistress series called Her Every Desire. I'm also working on Wild Things, which is the first book of my stripper series with the same title. I have another book that I've outlined called The Hour of Madness and a fourth in progress called The Reunion.

Lots of stuff coming up, so keep an eye open. Dont forget to check out my website at http://www.renewalden.com for news about my upcoming specialty store.

Hugs
Rene

Another Day

2005-09-19T02:23:00.000-05:00

Well I've been working on my website, graphics, changing my blog around, playing with HTML (lord knows I'm no good with that one)

I need to be writing too, but I guess this stuff is writing related, at least that's what the procrastinating side of me is saying. LOL

Hope ya'll enjoy all the changes. Bear with me, I'll get it right eventually.

Hugs

Rene

Red Silk Diaries

2005-09-17T13:21:00.000-05:00

I'm soooooo excited!! This is the cover for Volume 1 of the Red Silk Diaries. It's a specialty line coming direct from Silk's Vault in October.

My book, All In A Day's Work is included in Volume 1 along with three other fantastic authors.

Keep an eye open for it's release!!

Sunday's Interlude

2005-09-16T01:05:00.000-05:00

My second book, Sunday's Interlude is now available at Ocean's Mist Press !!! I'm so excited.

A special thanks goes out to my good friend DJ, who did the cover for me. It looks GREAT!

So far I've had one review from Wendi over at ERRW and she gave me 4 Stilletto's. Yayyyyyyyyyy!!!

New Update!

2005-09-16T00:59:00.000-05:00

Wow, so much stuff is going on! I finally figured out how to change the colors here on my blog to coordinate with the new colors on my website!! If ya haven't seen it yet, be sure to check it out the web addy is http://www.renewalden.com

I'm gonna work on updating a lot more often so be sure and come back for a visit.

Hugs

Rene

Learnin new stuff

2005-07-30T00:36:00.000-05:00

Well, I've been looking at other blogs and I love all the cool graphics and stuff, so I decided to try to learn how. After reading the help section, it's actually not that hard or doesnt seem to be. LOL
So if this actually works, you should be able to see a copy of the cover from Forbidden Dreams. It's available for download from Silk's Vault Publsihing at http://www.silksvault.com.

Lord it's been a while

2005-07-28T23:25:00.000-05:00

Well it's been a while since i've posted anything in here, over a month ago. Lots of new stuff is going on. I've contracted Sunday's Interlude with Ocean's Mist Press. It's due to release with their Labor Day launch. I've also contracted a six (6) book series, The Mistress Series, with Silk's Vault Publishing, and my newest one , All In A Day's Work, for the new Red Silk Diaries line.
So needless to say, I'm tickled to death.

Thats it for now, but 'll be makin updates to my blog soon. Keep checkin back.

I'm baaaack

2005-06-20T23:26:00.000-05:00

Well I'm back from the honeymoon and all the wedding hooplah is behind me. It was fun and exciting, but I'm soooo ready for things to settle back down.

I talked with my cover artist today and my book cover should be ready soon. I'm so excited about that. It makes the whole book thing seem more real. I still can't believe I'm actually gonna have a book published.

But it's back to work or I'm just a one hit wonder. LOL I worked out my weekly goals tonight and got them posted to my study group. So I'm gonna hit the ground runnin tomorrow.

That's it for now.

night before the wedding

2005-06-11T03:27:00.000-05:00

Well it's the night before my wedding day. It's been so hectic the past few weeks and now it's almost to the main event. I'm hoping things go well tomorrow. The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner went fairly well, no major mishaps that I know about.
My writing is on hold for a week or so for the honeymoon and such, when I get back it's back to work full force on Ungodly Obsessions and reworking a couple of shorts into longer works.

Well thats it for tonight. I've got to get some sleep.

New website

2005-05-25T01:12:00.000-05:00

Yay!! I've got all the prelim pages up for my new website. I'm really excited about all the changes I'm making. My goal is to make it easy to navigate and look professional. So far I think it looks pretty nice. Which even tho I worked my tail off , I didnt get much more than just the basic pages up. But this is a good start. I can add my stuff to it as I go along.

I didnt get a lot of other writing done today. I worked most of the day, then came home this evening and started on the new website. I did read 2 craft of writing articles this morning and read posts in my classes. Im hoping tomorrow I can finish playing catch up on my assignments.

Maybe in the morning, tomorrow afternoon I go for another fitting at the bridal shop.

I also need/want to get the other two character interviews finished for Ungodly Obsessions. I have 'to do' lists all over the place. LOL

That's it for tonight. I'm off to bed.

Another Monday

2005-05-23T22:38:00.000-05:00

Well it's Monday again. The weeks just seem to be zipping by. Only 18 days left till my wedding day. Things are really hectic. There's so many last minute details that have to be tended to, I want everything to be nice.

I'm still keeping up with my daily writing. Again I'll repeat, Never will I take 3 classes at the same time! I'm working on getting caught up on my assignments. I still have two more to finish this week as well as assignments from the writer's workshop for Ungodly Obsessions.

This is the last week for F2K and one more week in the Feedback Course. After that I'm going to concentrate on the wedding, my novel, and a couple other projects I have on the backburner.

I still haven't heard anything from Silk's Vault as of yet. The winners of the contest are to be announced on June 1st. I've got my fingers crossed.

Well that's it for tonight. I'm off to rest.

Back in the Swing of Things

2005-05-21T23:50:00.000-05:00

I'm trying to get back in the habit of writing in my blog every night before closing out for the day. So just bare with me till I get the hang of it.

Today's been a fairly productive day for me. I worked on Ungodly Obsessions tonight for several hours. I'm in the process of really in-depth interviews with at least my major characters. I'm hoping this will give me a better feel for the character and what makes them tick.

I'm still running behind on my assignments. I have an assignment each to post for the three writing classes I'm taking as well as working on UO for the writer's workshop. I'm learning so much, now if I can just get everything to sink in and stay with me. That's gonna be the kicker. LOL

Well I'm off to bed. I have an early day tomorrow. I go for my first fitting at the bridal shop for alterations. Only 22 days left till the wedding! God I have soooo much to get done. LOL

That't it for tonight.

Busy Days

2005-05-20T00:24:00.000-05:00

Wow I can't believe it's been so long since I last posted. Things have been hectic. The wedding is only 23 days away! We're trying to get everything together. So far I'm still working on my writing, but I'm not sure how good I'll do the closer we get to the day.

I'm currently working on the prelim stuff for my novel, Ungodly Obsessions. I've been working most of this week knee deep in research. Whew! It's been a lot of work, but I've found some really good articles and pictures.

I'm hoping to get my setting picture collages together hopefully tomorrow night, then start on the plotting part.

I'm also still taking F2K, How to Write Erotica, and Constructive Feedback through WVU-Writer's Village University. Only two more weeks with F2k and the Feedback course, I think. I've learned a lesson though. Never again will I take 3 classes at the same time. LOL

Well that's it for tonight.
René

A productive day

2005-05-02T01:23:00.000-05:00

Today's been a very productive day for me. I got a lot of my prelim stuff finished for Ungodly Obsessions. I finished all three character sketches for my lead, lover, and villain. I got all my general setting sketches finished and two of my character setting sketches. I also updated my progress sheet for last week's goals and created my goals for the month of May and my weekly goals for the week of May 2 through the 8th. I wrote close to 3000 new words today. Yay me ! :0)

I have a few more worksheets as well as my setting collages to finish, but hopefully I should finish those by Tuesday at the latest. So my WIP is moving right along. I really think all this prelim stuff will help me be better focused when I actually start writing and fleshing out the story. I'm excited to see how it'll go. I have the story down pretty good in my head, it's just a matter of gettin it on paper and reaching close to 80,000 words. LOL Man that sounds like a lot. But I am determined.

That's it for tonight. I'm off to check email then hit the hay.

René

Busy Busy

2005-05-01T02:37:00.000-05:00

Well today was another busy day. I didnt get as much finished as I'd planned, but I do feel I got quite a bit accomplished. I finally got all my character photos together and created character collages. I posted those in the group today. I'm working on the assignments for the week. Hopefully I'll get most of it finished tomorrow.

I also have to write up my monthly goals tomorrow for the WVU Study Group. I'm trying to move full steam ahead on Ungodly Obsession. Hopefully I'll start gettin it together soon, I hate being behind.

I have a full day planned for tomorrow between writing and working on the wedding invitations. I think the toughest part is getting everything organized, but I'll get there.

Well thats it for tonight. I'm off to bed.

René

Long Day

2005-04-29T23:08:00.000-05:00

Well it's been a long day today and I haven't accomplished very much at all, which always irritates me with myself. I have such high plans, but other things tend to eat up my time and on days like this here i sit at 11 pm and I'm just now getttin a chance to even work on anything.

I submitted Forbidden Dreams last night to Silk's Vault. I'm not sure how long it'll take to hear from them. I figure about a month, so we'll see. I'm excited but nervous as hell. It's like I wanna get my work published, but then inside i'm like, well then what?? LOL So crazy. I guess such is life.

Now with FD out and gone I can focus more attention on Ungodly Obsession. I'm working on my character sketches with the writer's group, so we'll see how it goes. I really think all the pre-planning is gonna help me have a better handle on this one, but it's all new. Once I get it down though, I should be able to really move with the story. That's the hope anyhow.

Well thats it for tonight. I need to get back to work on the character sketches. I'm gonna try to start posting here every day. Maybe kinda use this as a place to track my progress. We'll see how it goes.

Another day

2005-04-17T00:35:00.000-05:00

Well another day is about over and I'm still trying to stick with my goals for the week. I've been writing everyday. Somedays more than others, but the most important thing for me is that I write every day. I'm nearly finished with my novella Forbidden Dreams and hope to be ready to submit it in a couple of weeks. It's slow going. After thinking I was finished I read back over it and found it full of holes in the middle, so now I'm filling in the gaps. LOL
I'm reading in my Marshall Plan workbook every day. It's full of really good ideas. I'm glad I was able to get it. I really think it's gonna help me improve my writing.
The newest story I'm working on is called Ungodly Obsessions. I'm working on this one with the help of a women's writing workshop I belong to. I think it's coming together pretty nicely. I cant wait to get on it full force. The story is screaming to come out. I'm really excited about it.
I start a new writing class on the 20th called How to Write Erotica. I've read the course description and been reading in the text and I think it'll be a wonderful learning experience for me. We'll see as the class progresses. It's a 14 week class and I'm getting married in 8 weeks, so I may get in a bit of a bind. Hopefully not though.
Well its late and I'm tired. I'm off to bed.

First post

2005-04-09T12:20:00.000-05:00

Well this is my first attempt at blogging, so we'll see if I can get this set up.