Jadyn Case

2011-06-16T09:00:00.001-05:00

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Romance Divas

2006-07-31T18:17:00.000-05:00

Dear Journal,

I spent the weekend with the ringer off, in slippers, tee and undies, with the AC cranked up, and my ever trusty laptop. I did not however get any writing done, spent too much time checking out the new CreativeZen Multi-Media players on Amazon. Yes, I know I already have a MP3 player but these allow you to store pics and video. So during my surfing I came across the most famous site for romance writers. I joined and instantly realized that I've been missing out. There is such a diverse group of individuals, from novice to multi-pubbed, and they all are so sweet, friendly and super helpful.

So I learned they are having a really busy month. A bunch of them just back from the RWA conference. I wish my schedule had allowed me to participate. Next year, I will have to take vacation days. Surely my patients can do without me for 3-4 days? Well, this is what is going on at Romance Divas this month:

Romance Divas
Author of the Month : Gemma Halliday – Contests workshop from the Golden Heart winner
Aug 5-7: Paranormal Event with Carrie Vaughn, LA Banks, CT Adams/Cathy Clamp, Gena Showalter, and Kelley Armstrong.
Aug 11 Jessica Faust: Bookends-inc agent in the Chatroom. 9 Eastern
August 8-18 :: Getting To Know The Voices in Your Head Workshop with Jo Ann Ferguson/Jocelyn Kelley
Aug 18 :: Theresa Meyers: PR/Promo in the Chatroom.
August 25 :: Ann Christopher, Patricia Sargeant, Maureen Smith and Sophia Shaw Multi-cultural Authors Chat

I can't wait to get to know these gals and guys better.
More later!

The New Jadyn Case

2006-07-27T16:04:00.000-05:00

NOTE: Jadyn Case has officially been changed from a pen name to a character for a new series.

Dr. Jadyn Elizabeth Case is a clinical psychologist, counseling individuals, couples and families, in her private, downtown Springfield, MA practice. Single, she spends most of her time between her practice and in the loft of her two-bedroom condominium, writing salacious erotic romance, under the pen name Callia Avalon.

Future blog entries will represent her innermost thoughts from a private journal, where she can freely discuss patients, family, friends, and her harried days, without prying eyes. Please feel free to comment, but please remember she will not respond as these are her secret diaries.

Here's wishing to a fruitful series!
Hugs,
Jennifer Bianco

Who Shall She Be?

2006-07-17T22:07:00.000-05:00

Being that Jadyn Case is my nom de plume, created for writing erotic romance, I have decided to change things. I plan to forgo erotic romance at this point in time and focus all my attention to my romantic suspense, which I hold dear to my heart. But I simply adore Jadyn and who she is so I decided to make her into a character for a romantic mystery/suspense series.

And I want YOUR help!

Jadyn is this wonderful spirit who is free, adventurous, flirty, sassy, bold...everything I find attractive and memorable in a woman. In order to be involved in these mysteries, most likely murder mysteries, she needs a reason for involvement. Part of me would like to keep her as an erotic romance author, but in doing so she needs a motive to solve cases all the time. Perhaps she is working, for reasons I haven't fathomed yet, with a private detective. Perhaps she has some gift or strength she can add.

This series is NOT an erotic series. It will be geared toward NY traditional publishers, just as my other writing is. What I need help with is her career and her motivation for getting involved in these cases.

Should Jadyn be:

an erotic romance author
a private detective
... some other occupation that gives her access to these cases

She would not be a cop, ME, lawyer or any other position in law enforcement. She is too much of a free-spirit for that. And if I give her a career other than PI, what is her motivation for getting involved in so many different cases?

I'd love to hear what y'all think!
So comment below and let your creativity to explode.
I'll let you know what I decide in a future post.
When the decision has been made, her blog and future website will be revamped with her new personna in mind.
I can't wait; this sounds like so much fun. :)

MySpace

2006-06-29T14:39:00.000-05:00

Ok, not just for kids, although you wouldn't know it by the looks of it.
Along with so many fellow Divas, I signed up and is currently creating a page that screams

This can be quite addicting.
So go to: www.myspace.com/jadyncase and add me as a friend.

I'm Baaack!

2006-06-25T21:18:00.000-05:00

Yes, it has been forever. I went on hiatus to get some other stuff done, and now I am ready to dig back into my writing.

There isn't much new on this end. My Phaze entry was rejected. I'm currently working on an erotic paranormal, just in the outlining stages but I'm excited about it.

I'll be in touch more frequently now. :)

Phaze Contest Entry

2006-02-28T12:40:00.000-05:00

Well, I completed my short for Phaze's contest, Surge. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think (okay, I hope) it's just my insecurity as a writer that makes me want to hide under my covers when I think about it being read by someone else. I love the premise, as I do with all my ideas, but something happens from mind to screen. I still feel that the vivid images in my head don't read the same when they are on paper. After completeing this story, I put it aside for almost a week. I would have shelved it longer if I had the time. When I went over it last night, I was surprised to how uncrappy it really was. I kept imagining A LOT of revisions. I still may decide to (it's with my wonderful metor right now), but I am still pleased with my first draft.
Now if only the editors at Phaze are too! ;)

Jadyn

2006-02-06T19:59:00.000-05:00

SURGE

2006-02-06T17:45:00.000-05:00

Phaze now accepting submissions for our Spring HeatSheet promotion!

What: Erotic fiction, romance preferred, wherein electricity is rampant, even pivotal. We're talking stick-your-finger-in-a-light-socket, get-struck-by-lightning actual amperage.

Length: 5,000-12,000 words

Deadline: Midnight of March 10th, 2005

Submissions: Please be sure to include the word [Surge] in your subject line!! Otherwise your submission may not get to the right people. Send all submissions to our standard submissions address (found on the submissions page at http://www.phaze.com/submissions.htm).

Questions: Please consult our Submission Guidelines, FAQs (http://www.phaze.com/faqs.htm) and Sample Contract (http://www.phaze.com/contract.htm). If you still have questions, you may contact us at the address found on the submissions page.

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST ADHERE TO OUR Submission Guidelines.

Deep POV

2006-01-25T22:13:00.000-05:00

Cara King, is spending the week with Romance Divas, leading a workshop on Deep POV.

So far, it has been eye-opening and very informative. I love deep POV, but I must admit it isn't as easy as I thought. I am excited about learning more.

One of the advantages is for someone who doesn't enjoy writing much description, which is perfect for me. I hate narrative and description as a reader. I usually skim most description and read as little narrative as possible. I'm sure I sometimes miss something important, but it drives me bonkers. Perhaps it is from watching so much television and moives, but I prefer action and dialogue.

I love writing dialogue and introspection. Characters thoughts and feelings are easy for me. Action is more difficult, especially if they are being particularly active. A fight scene... HA! I suck at them. Perhaps because the most physical I ever got with another person was slapping my cousin in the face. She so deserved it!

So, come check out Cara's workshop. You may learn something useful!

Moving Along

2005-12-07T12:08:00.000-05:00

I decided to not participate in this year's Amber Quill contest. I'm a bit bummed about that because it meant so much to me, maybe too much (LOL), but the idea wasn't working and there is no time to start fresh. So it's best to wait and hopefully prepare soemthing during the year for next year.

Moving right along though, I am now mapping out ideas for a trilogy. This is something I've wanted to do for some time and it incorporates several past plot ideas, which is very cool. There is nothing like sex and murder to get my wheels grinding.

Book 1 involves Alex, a bold, independent, AfricanAmerican restaurant owner, who gets entangled in a murder and her past. Eric, the charming newspaper reporter, helps her untangle the web and brings adventure to her life. Theft and a missing jewel adds to this tale.

Book 2 has beautiful, submissive Sabine suddenly become the victim of a stalker. Will her neighbor, rugged, compassionate, handyman, Jarod, be a suspect of the only person who can save her from her family, herself, and near-death? Infidelity runs close to home and threatens the foundation of Sabine's life.

Book 3 takes us into the troubled past of sexy, creative, Gia. While working through her past, as well as the murder that has troubled all three women since their teens, she leans on Alex's seductive and protective brother, a homicide detective, Nic. Misception and lies run deep throughout.

Well those are the concepts thus far, but I'm sure changes will be made. :)

Mid-Life Crisis

2005-11-21T20:04:00.000-05:00

When is your mid-life? 40? Hopefully older. Well, I'm two years away from the big 4-0, and I've suddenly started feeling constricted. Like someone has tied me down. Normally that wouldn't be a bad thing but without the release it is. I've been longing for freedom, the ability to do what I want whenever I want, with no responsibilities. HA!!! Since it will be some time until my children are old enough to be ignored, I will have to make due with what I have, but that ain't much.

I'm also starting to feel sexual. As if this beast is inside me, trying to claw her way out. Yes, I want sex, lot's of it, but it's not just about the act. It's more of a mind-set. I want to feeeeeel sexy, desireable, hot, sassy, bold, beautiful, and lethal. Some of those things I already am, of course, but I need more. A lot more!

So will these feelings subside or are they here to stay? Anyone else gone through this? A couple of years ago, I was freaking about getting older. That isn't so severa anymore. Now I just wish for a temporarily different life.

So, what do I do? Buy new makeup, workout, cheat on my fiance (LOL), buy lingerie? Since I know it is all a mental thing, I'm not prepared to do the above or any other make-you-feel-good-for-the-moment actions out there. To change your thoughts you simply fake it until you make it? I can do that. Shoot, that's one of the reasons for this blog -- to unleash my inner slut.

Well as I'm working on that, I think I'll give myself a manicure and pedicure. Yeah, shiny, little toes are the way to go. Pink? Red? Green? Maybe I'll break out some lingerie, even though I will be alone tonight. A few toys? All great but not the cure-all. Guess I'll have to meditate on peace of mind. Definitely not looking forward to the hot flashes in another 10-15 years.

Love being a woman! ;)

Some People

2005-11-20T21:28:00.000-05:00

I love my family very much, but it doesn't mean I want to be with them or anyone else for that matter. I like being alone, away from those who ask and expect, free to do what I want when I want. I haven't lived in my homestate in 15 years, not one or five but FIFTEEN, so why do they suddenly act that I'm pushing them away? I've been private, quiet, and distant since the day I was born.

Today I get a call from a relative whom I use to look up to. She always knew more than I, being older and a therapist. Then in the past year I came into who I really was and suddenly my opinions and beliefs are somehow "wrong"? Although she wouldn't say it wrong was the correct word, every personal conversation has resluted in my being depressed, angry, bitter, or some other negative emotion. Why can't I simply be me? The me I've always been but too "afraid" to admit it.

It's fustrating but when the conversation is taking place I am too angry to discuss it rationally. Perhaps I also have to wonder if she's right, considering how I once thought she had all the answers, and I realize that she's not AFTER I get off the phone. Well, next time I am ready. And there won't even be a next time because I'll probably just bring it up whenever we talk again.

Life isn't as easy now as it was when I was 10. I don't just sit in the backseat of the car and get driven to grandma's house anymore. Now I live two states away, without the conveniences of getting there or the financial means, but family is suppose to be more important. Some of it is -- the ones I live with -- but the rest is not. That's not to say I don't care or love them. I love them tremendously but visiting isn't worth the aggravation.

Sorry, but that is how I feel!

Sex Scenes

2005-11-19T22:03:00.000-05:00

Anxious to enter the contest by Amber Quill Press, in January, I have been working on The Hunted (working title). I started about 3 weeks ago and was going along fine. The first 6 pages were great. Sure they needed work, they are just a first draft, but I was happy with capturing the mood of my hero. He was quite impressed by the beautiful brunette (my heroine) who approached him in the bar. Learning she isn't there for his good looks, he brushes her off, ever so gently, but his curiosity is piqued.

Switch scene and viewpoint and we are suddenly with the heroine in her home. Several minutes into her thoughts, there is a knock on the door and lo and behold it is our hero. He's furious and grabs her, wanting to know how she knew. Confused, she claims she didn't and suddenly they are tearing at each other, jumping bones and counters and the like.

What? How can this be happening? Forget the fact that they don't know each other. I have no problems with one-night stands with lusty strangers, but I had a problem with the hero disregarding his initial reason for being there and falling prey to his libido. I mused over this bump for a couple of days, brainstormed with another writer, Maria Shanti, then decided on a hopefully acceptable way out. Mission accomplished, right?

Uh-uh! I stalled for so long I couldn't get back into the bang. I must have stared at 'Peeling off the wet jacket...' for days. Suddenly checking my emails, perusing the forum of Romance Divas, getting a beverage, finding a snack, putting my hair up, sweeping the kitchen floor, washing dishes, filing my fingernails, taking my hair down, plucking my eyebrows, writing emails, washing laundry, making coffee, baking cookies, taking a shower, watching television, and surfing the Net was more important.

Of course this continued daily for another week, and then I had an epiphany: If I don't write then the story won't get written. Profound, huh? Last night I stared at my screen and deleted the last line. Could that be my problem? His jacket remained in tact and they began kissing. Then the phone rang, a friend came on-line, and the spiral began again. But I did have my epiphany! So today I closed myself off from the rest of the world and told myself I could not budge until the scene was written.

Alas, the sex is consummated, the scene is finished, and the hero is on to learning she did know. So what was the difficulty? I've certainly had enough personal experience to know what I was writing about. The mechanics are easy, but who wants to read a scene about inserting A into B and turning? The senses? Sure! She tasted cinnamon and vanilla from his tongue; smelled coconut in his hair; felt his smooth, taut muscles, as well as her own desire; and watched him watching her. Enough? Of course not! She also had to feeeeel.

At least it is done. Now, they will decide to work together to track the killer. Surely they will find time to become physical again, while traipsing through the forest in search of a madman? Of course, these two are hot for each other. Definitely hotter than I intended. But why should they listen to me? After all, they know what they want, and I am just the writer.

What Makes You Hot and Sweaty?

2005-11-18T11:14:00.000-05:00

Now don't think this will be easy. Not only do you need to think of something that raises your meter from the sex you are attracted to but the other as well. So let's see:

First men! I have a thing for arms. Something about a man that can lift you is very appealing, gets the juices flowing. I also love eyes. Forget about the windows to your soul, they are just nice to look at. I was walking through a parking lot last month, and there was a man squatting, leaning up against a store. Near-sighted as hell, and not wearing my glasses, I didn't realize he was a cop until I got reeeeal close. He had the arms. Thick, bulging forearms with a tat etched on one. He wore dark shades, so as the smile spread across my face I felt the urge to turn my head. As if I was caught peeking at a private act. (I also had children with me.) He definitely perked up my morning.

Now women! As hetero as I am, I must say that I think tits are attractive on women. Not all women, but some. I had a roommate, many moons ago, who one day decided to change her shirt in front of me. They were these perfect little (not so little) globes. No stretch marks, no sagging (she also hadn't had children yet) --- just perfection. They were absolutely beautiful. Envious, I peeked, trying not to seem like a perv. She confessed she wore her bra ALLLLLL the time, even when she slept. Now that is dedication!

So what makes you hot and sweaty? I dare ya to let me know. Don't worry, I can keep a secret!