Natalie Dae's Blog

I'm writing thisbecause something happened that I knew would. I'm not mentioning the person'sname because it isn't my thing, but unfortunately this person's actions havesent me into rant mode. Call it the straw that broke the camel's back.
A little while agoI switched off posting on my Facebook wall because I was sick to death of everymorning having to clean other people's promo off it. As in, around 10-15 promodrops while I slept and God knows how many throughout the day. I KNOW writersneed...

Have you ever had one of those times where you've been racing along doing stuff then stopped to see where you're at and shocked yourself? I've just had one of those times. I updated my website today, thinking it only needed artwork adding, and saw how many books and news of them I had to add as well.
Below is a list of books to come for the first quarter of 2012.
The Coterie Series ~ Lincoln's Woman ~ Release Jan 2012 ~ Natalie Dae

That Filthy Book ~ Natalie Dae & Lily Harlem ~ Release April...

Apologies for any foul language that is present in this post. Some is bound to slip out because I'm annoyed.
Rant #1
I don't usually get pissed off. Well, I do, but not with cold callers on the telephone. I used to get really arsey with them but realised I was fighting a losing battle so started either ignoring their calls when an unrecognised number came up on caller display, or, if they caught me out by making their call display "withheld", which could be any of my family or friends who've...

Please welcome Larion Wills to The Ellis Herald, where she talks about long hair and what a nightmare it can be. Take it away, Larion!
How many times have you read a line similar to 'he couldn't wait to run his hands through the long silken stains of her hair'? It sounds so romantic; I've seen such references in every romance novel I've read. No one mentions what a pain in the rear long hair is to the wearer. I, no doubt affected by the façade, always wanted long hair. It's sexy, right? I...

Last Saturday night I discovered I really don't "do" pubs anymore. Well, not pubs the younger generation frequent anyway. I don't mind going to the pub for a meal with the fammo, but to be honest, my days of going out on the lash are well and truly over. This particular night was my friend's hen night. For those of you who aren't UK and don't know what a hen night is, it's a night out for the bride-to-be, usually the week before the wedding (or even a weekend break away), with all her...

THE INFORMATION BIT: I got bored. The blog wasn't making me want to come here and post. So I revamped. Again. As you can see, it's a newspapery kinda place now, where I hope people will want to guest here in order to spread the word about their books. You want a spot here, just email me your article or whatever, and I'll post it if the day is free, and if it isn't, I'll let you know which day it'll go live to the masses! If you want to be in Celebrity Squares, just email me your web link and ...

When I was a kid, I always wondered why "old" people got up so early on the weekends. Why they didn't stay in bed until noon and why they always rushed about "doing" stuff at the weekend. Now I'm "old", or older anyway, I fully understand it. You get up early all week, sorting the kids for school then working, then cooking and doing a bit of cleaning. And I've decided that bugs the shit out of me. The working after work thing, I mean. I finish work, but my work isn't done. I don't just flop o...

Have you ever wondered about the stages of cover art? Well, look no further. I've saved the various stages of creating a cover so you can see how it all comes together--and added some wordage for fun. There are things I do when creating a cover that you can't really see in these pictures, things like filters, layers and whatnot, but here is the basic idea. There are also things you can't see or hear that have occurred in the making. Many a cover has had curse words thrown at it, me being...

So, as the inevitable shit flies, I sit to write this post—one I wasn't going to write because of what other people might think of me afterwards, but then the stubborn side of me kicked in, and I thought, "If I want to blog about something, I bloody well will!" I'm actually sick of not writing about things that affect me in some way, just because others might not like it.
Today I'm stating my opinion, just like everyone else is stating theirs. That people may not agree with my opinion, just a...