Stalk me! And two giveaways left...

I just wanted to remind you, that as a reward to the followers of my blog here at IMHO, at the end of my book tour I'm giving away another $20 gift certificate for Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble exclusively for followers of IMHO. If you'd like to be a part of my posse, please sign up on my followers link to the bottom right of this column for a chance to win.

Remember also that I'm still on my Dark Angel book blog tour. Today I'm being interviewed at Books n Kisses, so be sure to stop in and find out who the one author is I'd like to meet. Tomorrow, I will be interviewed at Becky on Books.

Oh, and remember to sign up for the giveaway (hosted by rafflecopter) featured at some of the blog stops because at the end of the book blog tour I'm giving away a unique cameo necklace and a $20 gift certificate for either Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble, your choice. The only way to win it is through completing the rafflecopter entries at each of the stops that features it. Check my previous posts if you'd like to go back and enter at other stops on the tour.

Here's a picture of the necklace being given away for the book blog tour:

I already gave away a $20 gift certificate and cameo necklace to my winner in the Entangled Halloween Hop on October 31. Why am I giving away a cameo necklace? Because a cameo necklace is a cherished possession of my heroine, Catherine Briton--and the only thing she brings with her to the Dark Island of Ynys Nos when she is washed ashore after a violent shipwreck.

Here are the remaining dates for the rest of the tour:

11/5:  Interview - Books n Kisses - http://books-n-kisses.com

11/6:  Interview - Becky on Books http://beckymmoe.com

11/6:  2nd stop - Spotlight - http://www.myeroticnotions.blogspot.com/ 

11/7:  Spotlight - Le Book  Squirrel -  http://lebooksquirrel.blogspot.com/

11/8:  Interview - You Gotta Read Reviews - http://yougottaread.com

Be there!
~TJ Bennett

Still three chances to win a prize!

So much going on! I just wanted to remind you that I'm still on my Dark Angel book blog tour. Please be sure to visit the generous bloggers who are giving me their space for a day. Oh, and remember to sign up for the giveaways (hosted by rafflecopter) featured at some of the blog stops! For the rafflecopter giveaway, at the end of the book blog tour I'm giving away a unique cameo necklace and a $20 gift certificate for either Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble, your choice. Here's a picture of the necklace being given away for the blog tour.

I'm also still on the All Entangled Eve Halloween Hop, featuring over 50 Entangled Publishing authors, scheduled to end (you guessed it) on Halloween. Be sure to check out each author's hop since we are all giving away prizes! Mine is another cameo necklace and $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Cameo Necklace for All Entangled Eve Halloween Blog HOP! 

Why am I giving away cameo necklaces? Because a cameo necklace is a cherished possession of my heroine, Catherine Briton--and the only thing she brings with her to the Dark Island of Ynys Nos when she is washed ashore after a violent shipwreck.

And finally, as a reward to the followers of my blog here at IMHO, I'm giving away yet another $20 gift certificate for Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble exclusively for followers of IMHO. If you'd like to be a part of my posse, please sign up on my followers link to the bottom right of this column for a chance to win. 

Here are the remaining dates for the rest of the tour:

10/27:  Tens list or interview - Laurie's Thoughts http://lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspot.com/

10/28:  Guest post - Mark of the Stars http://markofthestars.com/

10/29:  Guest post - Books to Get Lost In - http://bookstogetlostin.blogspot.com/

10/30:  Spotlight - Deal Sharing Aunt - http://dealsharingaunt.com

11/1:  Spotlight - In Shadows - http://brynnacurryguests.blogspot.com

11/3:  Interview - Romance with Flavor - http://www.romancewithflavor.com

11/4:  Spotlight - Must Read Faster - http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com

11/5:  Interview - Books n Kisses - http://books-n-kisses.com

11/6:  Interview - Becky on Books http://beckymmoe.com

11/6:  2nd stop - Spotlight - http://www.myeroticnotions.blogspot.com/ 

11/7:  Spotlight - Le Book  Squirrel -  http://lebooksquirrel.blogspot.com/

11/8:  Interview - You Gotta Read Reviews - http://yougottaread.com

Hope to visit with you soon!
~TJ Bennett

A glimpse into my writing process

Well, now that I've got your attention...

One of the questions I get asked a lot by aspiring writers is how do I decide what my characters look like? For every writer it is different, of course, but for me it often begins when I spy a picture in a magazine or think about a favorite actor.

The picture above is one I shamelessly ripped out of a magazine at a doctor's office (I think) and took home with me in my purse (hence the fold marks). I had already begun writing Dark Angel and had named my hero Gerard because there were certain qualities about the actor Gerard Butler in Phantom of the Opera that inspired me. However, when I saw this model in a cologne ad, I knew I had found my true Gerard. Read the description I had written before I ever saw this picture:
   
The gray mist of his gaze enveloped mine and blocked all else from the periphery of my vision. The untamed beauty of his face struck me even in my half-conscious state.

   Another woman might have found his high cheekbones and exotic eyes excessively proud or the swarthy hue of his skin too foreign or the black slash of his eyebrows too authoritarian. Nevertheless, to me, he was beautiful like a wild thing was beautiful, some creature of the forest and the fields.

Eerie, right? Even down to the color of his eyes. I hope you've enjoyed this glimpse into my writing process! 
~TJ Bennett

Blog Tour Schedule Reminder

Hello, fans and friends,

Just a quick reminder that today I kick off my blog tour for Dark Angel: A Gothic Fairy Tale. Please show some love to the generous bloggers who are giving me the floor for the day by dropping by and showing them some love! There will be prizes!

Here's the schedule for the next few days:

10/22: Spotlight - http://www.authormaryhcollins.com/blog.html

10/23:  Guest post - Bea's Book Nook  http://beasbooknook.blogspot.com/

10/24:  Guest Blog - Romantic Reads and Such - http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/

10/25: Spotlight/Review - Lusty Penguin Reviews - www.lustypenguin.com

10/26:  Spotlight - Indie Authors Books & More - http://indieauthorsbooksandmore.blogspot.com/

 TJB

So, today is Release Day and my fabulous new publisher, Entangled Publishing, is putting me to work! I'll be guest blogging or appearing on a whole lotta blogs to pimp, er, promote my new e-book, Dark Angel: A Gothic Fairy Tale, over the next two weeks, and I would love to have some visitors. This is the premise I pitched as "Beauty and the Beast meets Lost."

Also, I will be giving away a $20 gift certificate for Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble exclusively to a follower of my blog at the end of the tour, so if you would like a chance to win, be sure and click the link in the right hand column to become a follower.

If you have some time, would you stop in and say hello? And thanks to the many wonderful bloggers who are lending their support and their audiences!

TJB

10/22: Spotlight - http://www.authormaryhcollins.com/blog.html

10/23:  Guest post - Bea's Book Nook  http://beasbooknook.blogspot.com/

10/24:  Guest Blog - Romantic Reads and Such - http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/

10/25: Spotlight/Review - Lusty Penguin Reviews - www.lustypenguin.com

10/26:  Spotlight - Indie Authors Books & More - http://indieauthorsbooksandmore.blogspot.com/

10/27:  Tens list or interview - Laurie's Thoughts http://lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspot.com/

10/28:  Guest post - Mark of the Stars http://markofthestars.com/

10/29:  Guest post - Books to Get Lost In - http://bookstogetlostin.blogspot.com/

10/30:  Spotlight - Deal Sharing Aunt - http://dealsharingaunt.com

11/1:  Spotlight - In Shadows - http://brynnacurryguests.blogspot.com

11/3:  Interview - Romance with Flavor - http://www.romancewithflavor.com

11/4:  Spotlight - Must Read Faster - http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com

11/5:  Interview - Books n Kisses - http://books-n-kisses.com

11/6:  Interview - Becky on Books http://beckymmoe.com

11/6:  2nd stop - Spotlight - http://www.myeroticnotions.blogspot.com/ 

11/7:  Spotlight - Le Book  Squirrel -  http://lebooksquirrel.blogspot.com/

11/8:  Interview - You Gotta Read Reviews - http://yougottaread.com