The next full length book in THE CALLING is FURY CALLS in March 2009, but in February there’s a great new novella that will be available in February — HONOR CALLS. The hero in this novella is someone you’ve met before — Jesus Hernandez, the FBI ADIC who is Diana Reyes’s boss. The heroine is brand new and quite interesting! I’m hoping to do a full length book with these two characters in the future, but for now, I hope you like this excerpt from HONOR CALLS.

Wishing you all the best for the New Year! I’ll be back on Friday as I have guests for New Year’s Day and will likely not be able to post!

Chapter 1

Michaela had been tracking the vampire since she had sensed the thrum of elder power during her scouting mission in Central Park.

He wasn’t the one she sought, but the heightened beat of his power told her he had just killed. Reason enough to track him until she found the right vampire and dispatched him. Then and only then could she leave New York City for a kinder gentler place.

She discovered the elder vamp’s victim just beyond one of the jogging paths. The kill was fresh, the remnants of the elder strong on the female runner who had been tossed into the underbrush like garbage. As she bent to examine the jogger’s body in its shredded clothes, she realized the vampire had not just been content to drain her of blood. The woman had been sexually assaulted as well and in the most brutal of ways - ripped apart by the vampire sating his lust.

Michaela opened her senses to pick up every last scintilla of the elder’s trail, from the metallic taste of the victim’s blood on his breath to the unique wake of energy the immortal left behind.

She reached the southern end of the park and something ahead of her spooked one of the horses attached to a hansom cab waiting along Central Park South. The animal reared up, hooves flailing at the air.

She darted behind the hansom cab as the driver attempted to calm the animal and caught a glimpse of a blurry figure speeding through Grand Army Plaza. As she raced to the fountain in the center of the square, the pulse of undead power beat at her more strongly, signaling that she was getting closer to the ancient vampire.

Another indistinct flash weaving through the scattering of pedestrians on Fifth Avenue confirmed the immortal was within reach.

She focused on that vague shape, keeping a watchful eye and a respectful distance as she chased after him. She could not engage the vampire elder out in the open where either humans or other vampires might see what was happening. To do so might expose her presence in the city and possibly bring down the wrath of the vampire council.

At some point the elder must have sensed that he was being followed.

He increased his speed and movements, weaving in and out of the humans on the sidewalks; climbing up to the rooftop of a building in lower Midtown Manhattan and leaping from one structure to the next before dropping to the ground once again. The vampire moved at an almost frantic pace, as if he knew the nature of her mission.

Michaela kept up her determined pursuit, patiently waiting for the moment when the time would be right. Dodging pedestrians and vehicles as the vampire attempted to elude her. Well aware that she had to act before the immortal reached the safe haven of the Blood Bank.

If he made it there, she would have to pull back and wait for another night. There were too many undead in that place to risk a confrontation within its doors.

Too many and she was just one against them.

She drove back the crush of loneliness that nearly choked her, reminding herself that there could be no other way. Her life was filled with too much death and destruction for any kind of personal commitments.

The few people she had allowed to get close had either ended up dead or run away when they discovered the truth about her existence.

The truth about her.

In Union Square, the vampire geared down to human speed, using that pace to lose himself amongst the many mortals still present in the park. The beat of the humans’ life forces and their scents served to disguise his presence.

Michaela paused at the far edge of the square, examining the walkways. Attempting to set apart the humans from her undead prey, but she was unable to pin down the immortal amongst the many humans in the park. She waited, hopeful that once the elder moved beyond the boundaries of the crowded area, she would be able to pick up his presence once again.

Her wait was futile.

Long minutes passed with no activity that she could discern.

She finally acknowledged that she had been bested by his subterfuge, but that didn’t mean the chase was over.

She knew just where the vampire was likely to go.

If she could beat him there, she still might be able to take him out before he reached the safety of the club.

Hustling at a breakneck speed, she arrived at the mouth of the small cobblestoned street which led to the Blood Bank. At the club’s door was the ever present vampire bouncer and crowd of humans waiting to go within and mingle with both wanna-be and real vampires. Not to mention the occasional shapeshifter or two that was brave enough to cross into bloodsucker territory.

Michaela had never understood the human fascination with the undead. The almost veneration for the amoral creatures who had taken so much from her and others.

Vampires weren’t meant to be idolized, she thought.

They were meant to be exterminated.

One thing that I’m often asked is how I decided to build my website and what tips I can offer to someone who has to either create a new site or update one. So today’s Tuesday Tip is Part 1 of a series of articles on how to build an effective website! I hope you find it helpful.

Part 1: Deciding on the look and feel of the site

Before you even go with a programmer or other web professional, the first thing to do is to consider how you want your site to look. A site should reflect what you do as a writer (or what you plan to do in the near future). If you’re writing paranormals, your readers and other industry professionals may expect a look that’s quite different from what they expect to see at a site for someone who writes romantic comedy.

So, visit sites for writers in your genre and see what they are doing in terms of color, graphics, etc. Make a list of your favorite sites to send to whoever is programming your site so they can have a reference point for where to begin. If there are certain images that you like, save the links to where they are on the web or visit one of the stock photo places to find images of interest (istockphoto.com and fotolia.com are two good ones).

Decide whether you want any animated features on the site, like those flash intros which are the opening pages or the headers at sites (you can check www.caridad.com or www.thecallingvampirenovels.com to see what I mean by a flash header).

Also make a note of the names of the designers on the sites you like the most. You may wish to approach them to design your site. Prices may vary from a low of $150 or so to tens-of-thousands of dollars. That range will depend on whether the programmer is creating animated intros for you or whether they are creating custom fonts and graphics.

Finally, what kinds of pages should you have on your site? A nice opening page where you tell people a little bit about yourself and what’s happening with you. A bio page for sure. Contact page where you have the information on how people can reach you. A list of either your published books or projects you have in the works. Those are pretty much the basics, but think for the future so that however the site is designed, it will be possible for someone to easily expand it.

Will you be blogging in the future? Have a Myspace or Facebook page? Add an Amazon store or calendar? Make sure to let the programmer know that you have these ideas in mind for the future and it will help them decide how to code the website.

One thing to know is that having all this information on hand is one way to keep down website programming costs and get a site up and running in a reasonable amount of time.

Also – you may wish to have your designer do a banner or button that you can upload to other sites and use for web advertising. This is generally easy to do and shouldn’t cost much more. In addition, if you’re going to do a Myspace page, try to use the same design if possible. You’re building your brand with this website and it’s good to reinforce that brand at every web presence you have if it’s possible.

Stay tuned for next Tuesday’s Tip - Types of sites and how to get them up and running!

With this being the last Guilty Pleasures Monday of the 2008 (and isn’t it amazing how fast the year has gone by!), I knew today’s hottie had to be amazing and well, he is! I first caught sight of Viggo Mortensen in G.I. JANE and thought, wow, ruggedly handsome. All man.

That impression didn’t change when he played Aragorn (pictured here) in the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy — a must see for fantasy fans.

Viggo has been in a plethora of movies, one of the latest being EASTERN PROMISES. This is a film with a lot of brutal violence, but I really enjoyed the story and Viggo was exceptionally good in the film. Also excellent, but violent, is A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Both films have unexpected endings, but I won’t spoil them for you. Suffice it to say, you should try and see at least one of them and get your fill of Viggo!

I hope you enjoyed today’s Guilty Pleasure Monday!

Wow! I’m back from a truly wonderful Christmas holiday! Lots of time spent with family and friends which is my favorite part of the Christmas season. We went and got the tree last Friday when my daughter got home from college, decorated it, put up the lights and decorations for the house and then prepped to have family and friends over on Christmas Eve and visit with more family on Christmas Day. All in all, it was terrific and I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.

This morning the TV anchors were talking about “toning down” Christmas and certainly I was more careful about spending, but not about the most important part of Christmas — sharing the holiday with my loved ones.

But there is one person who certainly didn’t tone down Christmas. Check out this amazing light display on a home outside of Cincinnati. My good friend and fellow author, Rayna, sent this clip originally and commented that this is what happens when you let your teen geek set up the holiday lights. LOL!

Have a truly wonderful weekend and see you again on Monday.

So sorry to have missed you guys the last two days, but holiday obligations and prep have overwhelmed me!

I hope to be back on the 26th and in the meantime, want to wish you all the best for the holiday season. Big hug to all of you.

Here’s a little holiday gift for you! I played Santa at the office this morning, giving a few little gifts to my support staff.

I like giving to people. Both material items, but also more importantly, things like love, support and hopefully, a shoulder when they need it.

This year the economy is a little worrisome, so I’m watching my pennies as most people are. If I knew what was happening with the car companies, it might make me spend a little more, which makes me wonder if Congress gave that a thought — how much money would be pumped into the economy if people thought there was a reasonable bail out in place.

But no bail out, so watching my spending. No bail out, so stocks are dropping, making me even more cautious.

Makes you wonder what these Congressional types are thinking, doesn’t it?

This week’s Wicked Wednesday brings you another installment of my urban fantasy involving a twist to the werewolf mythology, battles with vampires and a struggle for control in a werewolf pack. The tentative title is UNDEAD UPRISING and I hope you like this next free chapter that I’m offering you.

This is the morning after Catalina has become the wolf she hates. Ramon has been resting at her side and now they are arguing about Catalina’s fate. After, Catalina goes to office only to have a surprise visit from one of her half-sisters.

For those of you who may have missed the first chapters, you can read them here:

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12

Chapter 13
The cold of the metal made him jerk back in surprise, but she pressed forward and held it there, forcing him back step by step until she trapped him against the wall.

“This is my destiny.” She pressed a bit more and the blade pricked his skin. She continued. “Death and destruction. Hatred and violence.”

Ramon wouldn’t be cowed by her actions. Hands outstretched, he pleaded with her. “Your destiny is to lead your people. To keep them safe. To keep the humans they protect safe.”

“My father’s words, not yours.” She dropped the sword to her side, all fight and desire gone from her.

He cupped her cheek as he pressed his point home in a more tender way. “What do you want me to say?”

“I . . .”

Catalina shook her head, because she didn’t really know what she wanted other than for him take her into his arms and promise her . . .

She dropped the sword, closed the small distance between them and wrapped her arms around him. “Tell me your destiny.”

He tightened his hold on her, almost to the point of pain, bent his head and whispered against the side of her face, “To be with you until the day I die.”

She wanted the same thing, only she feared that death would touch their lives much too soon.

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The deep burgundy Armani suit hugged the curves of her body and accented the darker highlights in her auburn hair. Her power suit. The one she always wore when they had either an important or difficult client visiting.

She grabbed the stack of messages from her assistant who chased her down the hall. Slowing her pace as she realized the young woman had trouble keeping up with her, she shot her assistant a grateful smile. “Sorry. I’m on a Starbucks rush,” she teased and the young woman smiled.

“Then maybe I should have the venti mocha latte waiting on your desk for you.”

She chuckled. “Actually, it was a rough night so I could use the extra jolt. Thanks.”

“Rough, huh?” said her half-sister, Helena, as she walked toward her and after, followed Catalina into her office. Uninvited.

Catalina closed the door behind them, but before she could sit down, Helena wagged a finger at her neck. “You may want to button up.”

“Huh?” she said out loud, walked to the full-length mirror behind her door and took a look. At her neck, barely visible as it finished healing, was Ramon’s love bite. “Oh.”

Helena came to stand beside her, sniffed and then wrinkled her nose. “Human? Papi’s still putting up with that with so many wolves eager to — ”

“Why are you here?” she asked as she moved away from the door and to behind her desk, where she sat down and crossed her legs.

Helena smiled — her Big Bad Wolf smile — before plopping onto a black leather chair before Catalina’s desk. “Are those Jimmy Choo? Very nice, hermanita.”

“Helena. You and I are — ”

“Barely social, I know. But rumor has it that Papi’s decided you will lead and unless you fuck it up somehow — ”

Her sister emphasized the point with her carefully manicured hands. Nails artfully done, just like the rest of her. Her blonde hair perfectly styled. Brows waxed to emphasize the sharp arch that framed stunning crystal blue eyes.

Cold eyes, she thought. “So you’re here — ”

“To offer my allegiance. To warn you that Hemmerich is making trouble.”

“Hemmerich who couldn’t handle two vamps — ”

“He killed three last night. Or so I heard. Three less undead while you were chained with your pet.” Helena motioned to the Starbucks cup on the desk and before Catalina could refuse her, grabbed the coffee and took a sip. Then she grimaced.

“Too sweet.”

Sweet being anethma to her hard-edged and bitter sister. As the third born and a woman, her path to leadership of the pack was even harder than Catalina’s. “So, you want to be — ”

“On the winning side.”

Annoyance flared through her at the interruption, but she tamped it down. To give into it would give Helena too much satisfaction. Leaning her elbows on the arms of her chair, she steepled her fingers before her, conveying her position of power. “And if I don’t win?”

“Don’t win?” Helena asked with a harsh laugh. Leaning forward, she said, “That isn’t an option and you know it. Papi will never turn over control of the pack to anyone else.”

“There’s you. Selena. Hembra.”

“Hembra is just a child. A helpless unwanted child.” Bitterness flavored her tones and she could understand it well. All of Rafael Villalobos’s daughters were unwanted — second best to the son he had never had.

“There’s something else you’re not telling me.”

“Hemmerich has been courting Selena in the hopes she will choose him.” Helena flounced back on the chair as she said it, her annoyance all too obvious.

“Selena should be wise enough — ”

“She isn’t. She can’t see past his attentions — his sheep’s clothing as it were.”

One of her best traits was her ability to get a read on people. To gauge what they weren’t saying by their body language. Her half-sister was clearly angry. But she was
also . . . hurt. Worried. Jealous and not in a good way, she realized.

“Selena’s your sister,” she blurted out, unwilling to believe she was right with her observation.

Helena jumped out of her seat, obviously unnerved and uncomfortable. “Watch your back, hermana. Watch Hemmerich — ”

“And Selena? What do I do about her?” Her half-sister had to be well aware that if Selena acted against her . . .

Helena braced her hands on the edge of the desk and leaned forward until she was directly in Catalina’s face. “She is our sister. If you hurt her — ”

“Then help me keep her safe. If you’re so sure Hemmerich is behind something — ”

“I will keep on eye on him. On them,” she promised and as she hurried from Catalina’s office, she had little doubt Helena would do as she said.

That big sigh of relief you heard this morning — that was me! I finished the manuscript for my November 2009 release, SINS OF THE FLESH, and sent it to my editor at Grand Central Publishing. A big woo hoo since the novel had gotten moved up in the production schedule which meant I had to finish it way earlier than expected.

Which leads to this Tuesday’s Tips about writing goals, namely, how to set them and how to keep to them.

When I first got the call about the available slot in November 2009, I thought WOO HOO which was followed by OH MY. Could I finish a book in that time frame? I asked myself which quickly led to a plan — X number of pages a week would lead me to a finished book by X date. That was the plan.

Why haven’t I given you any numbers there, like 60 pages a week? For starters, and as I tell every writer who asks me, there is only one right way to write a book — sit down and write. Whether you write one page a day or five, it’s only wrong if you’ve made a plan for yourself and don’t keep to it.

Why didn’t you keep to it? Too busy? Not in a creative mood? Unrealistic expectations? A combo of all of the above.

While I am now a firm believer that if you fail to plan you plan to fail, the most important thing to keep in mind when setting a writing goal is that your plan be reasonable. Don’t say you are going to write 5 pages a day when you know that in a typical day you only have half-an-hour to write. Unless of course you are going to find more time in that day.

How many pages should you strive to do in a day? Again, there’s no right or wrong. I generally write anywhere from 4 to 10 pages a day during my weekday commutes to my job. More on the weekends when I can get a few more hours of writing done. The key to your success is finding what you can do each week and that’s the key — committing to a reasonable weekly goal.

For example, if you know you can’t write on Mondays and Wednesdays because of family demands, set aside time on the other days and make it part of your regular schedule just like anything else. Let the family know that on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 am to 10 am, you’re writing. Stick to it. If your family sees how committed you are to your writing, they will support you. If they think you’re not serious about it, it will be difficult to get them to respect your desire to write.

Say to yourself, in those two or three days that I write this week, I want to write X pages. (A reasonable X pages remember). Before you know it, the pages will begin to pile up!

I mentioned finding more time to write. How do you do that? Well, what time do you get up now? 8? How about getting up at 7?

Do you write at night? I don’t normally, but when deadlines demand it, I come home from work and after dinner, write for another hour or so to meet the writing goal I’ve set for myself.

How about weekends? If you sleep in late on Saturday or Sunday, could you pry yourself out of bed a little earlier?

You would be surprised at how much time there is for you to get back if you think about your “lost” time each week.

Finally — find a critique or support group and tell them your goals. Tell them how you are doing on your goals and ask them to help you stick to them. As with anything else, a strong support group will help keep you motivated and moving forward.

I hope today’s Tuesday Tip helped!

This one is for you, Leo, and all my other male fans who have been demanding a little equal time.

Today’s Guilty Pleasures Monday is the stunning and amazingly beautiful Kate Beckinsale. Kate has been in a number of movies, including a few of my favorites - the UNDERWORLD series and THE AVIATOR where she played Ava Gardner.

Sadly, there will be an UNDERWORLD 3, but without Kate. What’s the sense? I know I won’t be going to see it without her in it!

If Kate looks familiar and you haven’t seen those movies, more recently she’s been in CLICK with Adam Sandler and VACANCY with Luke Wilson. Here’s a shot of her in CLICK, which was a really good movie, but totally not a comedy as it was portrayed in the trailers.

Leo and all the guys, hope you enjoyed today’s Guilty Pleasure Monday, but if not, click here!

Wow! Christmas Eve is only 12 days away! 12 days! So if you’re not in the mood, let’s hope this little dance helps bring some cheer onto your face. Check out the dancer in the lead. None other than little ol’ me.

But before I get to that, thanks to my friends at Joyfully Reviewed for making SOUTH BEACH CHICAS CATCH THEIR MAN one of their December Holiday picks! You can read their review here:
Http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/reviews/RRs/Dec08RR/southbeachchicascatchtheirman.CP.html

Now back to some holiday fun. This little Elf Dance is courtesy of Office Max’s Elf Yourself. You can click here to make yourself into an elf for the holidays just like I did.

As you guessed by yesterday’s message, something was in the works technology-wise, namely my moving this site to a new hosting company!

I’m happy to say that the service I’ve gotten from my wonderful friend is exceptional. For anyone interested in a new site or hosting, check out my great web designer - Crocos Designs - and their hosting company. Fast service. Amazing support.

Unlike my last hosting company who shall not be named.

The amazing thing to me is how much we’ve all come to rely on technology. I may kid my daughter that she’d be lost without her gadgets, but that apple did not fall far from the tree.

Take away my computer and I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. Heck, when I’ve been working on a computer related project, I’ve had stereo computers - one at each hand (in my other life I have to manage Information Systems for my office).

Ask me to write a book without a computer - NO WAY!!! I type so much faster than I write and having been pre-med in college, my writing is illegible. I definitely aced Chicken Scratch 101. LOL!

How about you? Can you imagine putting away all your tech gadgets for a month? For a week? For even a day?

Not me.

On another note, in the shift to the new hosting company, we did lose the post with the wonderful new cover for FURY CALLS, my March 2009 Nocturne, so here it is for you again. I so love this cover!

I took my MIL to Atlantic City this weekend and we had a great time, but while we were there, the inspiration came for today’s Guilty Pleasures Monday - John Rzeznik the lead singer for the Goo Goo Dolls.

The band will be in AC sometime soon and every couple of minutes, the ads for the concerts would flash up on the casino screens and I’d get my little guilty pleasure. Guyliner and all, there’s something about this guy that is so totally hot. Bad boy hot.

You can check out more about the Goo Goo Dolls at their official site by clicking here!

This is also a special Guilty Pleasures Monday because I’m guest blogging over at my friend Lynda Hilburn’s blog. Click here to not only check out the blog, but leave a comment and you may be one of the lucky winners of one of the prizes — a CALLING t-shirt, copy of DESIRE CALLS or a copy of my December release, SOLDIER’S SECRET CHILD!

Egyptian Royalty that is. A pharoah!

Found this fun site where you can make your name into a Pharaoh’s cartouche - Virtual Egypt. Just click here to visit and create your cartouche!

Here are some other sites as well where you can do the same:

Make Your Own Cartouche
Press Any Key Cartouche

Hope you all have a great Friday and weekend!

First of all, so sorry for missing yesterday’s Wicked Wednesday. It was just one of those days when life got in the way of everything!

But I can’t miss today’s Thoughtful Thursday since it’s something that’s been on my mind for weeks — the “bailout” of the Big Three U.S. automakers. I put the “bailout” in quotes because they’re not asking for charity. This is a loan that they intend to payback much like Chrysler paid back the loan given to them in the early 1980s.

When I look at the TARP bill and what it contains (click here for the Washington Post list of the breakdown), I’m wondering why Congress can spend a large sum of the 700 billion to bail out banks with bad mortgages (oftentimes created by their own failure to properly assess risk when granting loans), 478 million to movie producers and 170 million dollars to rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but not consider assisting the automakers.

Then there’s the 306 billion dollar Citibank bailout.

The WSJ reports in its article that “”With these transactions, the U.S. government is taking the actions necessary to strengthen the financial system and protect U.S. taxpayers and the U.S. economy,” the Treasury Department, Fed and FDIC said in a joint statement issued late Sunday.”

All well and good, but if we’re busy doing 700 and 306 billion for the banks — Wall Street as it were — why can’t we spend a measly 34 billion on Main Street — the automakers.

There are the shortsighted who say, “Let them sink”. Sink? I don’t know who said “As GM goes, so does the nation” but that’s a fact not to be ignored. Losing even one of the automakers could plunge this Nation into a depression. Why?

When you think about letting one of these companies go away, you’re not just talking about those companies. You’re talking about the suppliers of all the products they need, like paint, textiles, leather, tires, batteries, radios, wires, etc. And you’re talking about the dealers and their mechanics. You’re also talking about the mom and pop shops around all those automaker and supplier factories who will close when there’s no one there to stop in for a cup of coffee or lunch.

It’s a massive domino effect that the U.S. can’t afford to let happen.

Here’s some facts from a recent study by the Center for Automotive Research**:

• One in 10 American jobs depends on U.S. automakers
• Nearly 3 million jobs are at immediate risk
• U.S. personal income could be reduced by $150 billion
• The tax revenue lost over 3 years would be more than $156 billion

To learn more about the bailout and support our local automakers, please take a moment to visit these sites and send a message to Congress that you want a bailout of Main Street and not just Wall Street! Why do I care so much? I’m one of the three million who rely on the automakers.

GMFacts and Fiction
Chrysler Employees Tell America Why They Should Care
Ford Plan Presented to Congress

**Info courtesy of General Motors.

My mother instilled in me a thirst for knowledge. I firmly believe that a day in which I do not learn something is a day wasted.

I know I’m not the only person who believes this since the world is full of libraries, schools, universities and of course, information on the Internet.

That thirst presents a wonderful opportunity for writers in many ways, including using that thirst to create website traffic by submitting articles on topics of interests to a number of sites on the Internet.

You’re probably asking yourself about what could I possibly write an article?

If you’re a writer, the most obvious answer is that you share information which you’ve learned about your craft with others. Explain about the basics, such as dialogue; goal, motivation and conflict; how to use a semi-colon (LOL! and I hope I’m doing it right); plots, etc. You get the picture. As with any article writing, try not to make it too dry by not just offering blah facts, but personalize it with your experience and what worked for you. Oftentimes that hands on advice is just what someone needs to get over their own hurdle.

If you’ve got expertise in some field, for example, you’re an ER nurse or an attorney, offer up facts that someone might find useful for a particular activity. As an example, if you know about forensics, write an article on the reality of forensic investigations versus fictional TV forensics so that writers might understand what would be correct in that romantic suspense novel they are writing.

Have you visited somewhere interesting? Take the time to write an article on your experience in that city or country. Provide details of restaurants, events, interesting sites, etc.

Have you recently had a life-altering experience? How did you cope with it and what advice could you offer others that might be of benefit.

These are just a few of the possible ideas you can consider for an article to be submitted to the various Internet sites. Once submitted, the articles will be available for viewing by others and the Internet article sites generally provide a link to your website. Someone who reads an article that they find interesting or useful may then choose to come visit your website, thereby creating traffic to your website.

In addition to the benefit of increased traffic, there’s the benefit in practicing your craft by writing. Practice does make perfect (or at least better!).

One difference with Internet-based articles versus print articles is that you will also be asked to provide keywords for the search engines so that they may categorize your article for the future. Make sure you have identified the key issues in your article and list keywords related to those issues in the appropriate keywords field on the article submission site.

So are you ready? Here are some sites where you can submit your articles:

articlecity.com
goarticles.com
submityourarticles.com
ezinearticles.com
articledashboard.com
searchwarp.com
articlesbase.com
amazines.com

These are just a few of the dozens of article submission sites available. As with anything else, please make sure you read the fine print and that you remain the owner of the copyright in the article and that there are no hidden fees for submission. Also, some sites require that the article either be original or not be posted to any other sites.

Good luck with your article submissions!

This Monday’s Guilty Pleasure is Mark Harmon and I’m not alone with thinking he’s sexy. He was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1986. Well, he’s still a sexy guy even at 57!

I watch him every week on NCIS and it’s a show I won’t miss! It’s been on the air since 2003 and it’s one of those shows that’s actually getting better.

Mark has a prolific career in movies in television. He’s appeared in dozens of movies as well as a number of other successful television programs, including St. Elsewhere. Plus he was the starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins, following in the footsteps of his father, Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon.

Hope you enjoy today’s Guilty Pleasure!