Amie Stuart ~ On the Back Porch

I swear TA GAWD when we went to the ortho the other day, this old woman came in (poor thing could barely walk)….and anyway I was sitting there reading and waiting and waiting and waiting and…wehre was I? Oh anyway she reaches in her top and pulls out………

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Is posted at Sybil’s.…and I’m giving away two signed copies of Hands On to anyone who can meet or beat my week!

Thirteen Singers I’d Like to Shag

1. Gary Allen
2. Chris Cagle
3. Alan Jackson (yeah I know he’s married but this is MY fantasy list)
4. Clay Walker
5. Keith Urban
6. Dierkes Bentley
7. Justin Timberlake
8. Usher
9. Rob Thomas
10. Bono (sue me it’s the accent)
11. Keith Anderson
12. Jason Aldean
13. Jon Bon Jovi

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Obviously this has been on my mind since I’ve mentioned it twice lately LOL but seriously, go read Shiloh’s post–I’m not sure how much more I can add. I will say this, one of the things I loved about writing Once in a Blue Moon was how the sex enhanced the story. Without it, there’d probably still be a story, but it added a lot. In my not so humble opinion. Funny enough, a published author recently said that TPTB still haven’t caught onto the fact that readers want more than sex. They want a romance, they want a story.

The interesting question is how much plot? How much sex? And how much romance–and I’m not really asking for answers, since those are hypothetical questions. The answer is as ambiguous as magic.

So last night’s AI? Randy looked like he’d raided his granny’s closet and someone forgot to shave!

I have to admit I heard lots of my fave songs–I left my notes at home so here we go.

Chris R–Best performance yet; and definitely his strongest–he gave me chills. And he’s so cute too!

Melinda–another great song choice–she’s such a pro though what else can I say?

Phil–I wasn’t near as impressed as Randy was. And for all them saying he needed to sound more country, if you listen to the Garth version, I believe it sounds kind of like the Phil version. It’s very smooth *shrug*

Blake–I know i”m out of order. I totally disagree with Randy on this one. Imagine isn’t a song you can do much with other than deliver it well, and Blake did.

Lakisha–I think this is the person going home this week. Sad and shocking but she’s just not living up to her earlier promise. I think she’ll definitely land on her feet though, so no worries. Her performance just didn’t excite me this week.

Jordin–not as great as Randy said but still great. I thought for sure she was going to bawl, so she totally sold me.

My post about sex and plots and writing oh my is coming….it’s one of those that’s going to take a few days to mull over. Especially after how crazy yesterday was.

First off, and definitely most important, last night’s HEROES RAWKED!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG….just OMG. I hope next week doesn’t come off like filler. (And I totally hate the grandmother fwiw).

Second….I’m doing a left behind writing challenge with Shelli and Emma and anyone else who’s interested.

Third…. a comment that Rhian posted over at Shiloh’s got me to thinking (and we all know how dangerous that is). Okay, honestly, it didn’t get me to thinking, because it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot.

Last….one of my very first critique partners is celebrating her first release today - Sweet Forever (It’s a Samhain book). Go over and congratulate her!

PS….the school just called and I have to go pick up a kid……….

Ok so I”m over at SFC today talking about 10 things I’d like to do before I’m 40. Stop by, weigh in if you feel like it!

Now for a book review…and ya’ll know I write such WONDERFUL reviews *blush*

I’ve been working on Vicki Pettersson’s The Scent of Shadows for about two weeks–it’s a BIG book weighing in at about 450 pages. Yes, yes I’m behind, hell the second book is out already, but I gotta tell ya’ll I LOVED this book! And no I don’t know Vicki, so I’m not a friend just squeeing on her behalf to get you to pick it up….I think this is one of those books Jordan recommended a while back.

If you like stuff like X-men and Spiderman, Painkiller Jane and The Dresden Files, check it out. A warning though for those of you looking for an HEA this is NOT the book for you. Actually the romance aspect of it is sad (and poignant–I felt so sorry for Ben!). However if you can dig a happy ending where the bad guys get beat and the heroine lives to fight another day, you should totally check this out!