Jillian is first blogging at Lavada Dee’s blog and talking about Sebastian’s Salvation. http://ldee2010.wordpress.com/
Feb20
Author Archives: Author
Feb17
On Sarcasm
I "heart" Sarcasm
Romantic Heart form Love Seeds
Ahhh. Sarcasm. I love it. I like witty repartee and sarcasm can be fun – in moderation. I don't like it when it's used to hurt someone, but in a playful way, it can be interesting and flirtatious. I like to use it in my writing as characters seem more real if they have some idiosyncrasy and sarcasm can fit the bill there. So, yeah, I'd have to say I love it.
Feb16
The Author’s Den
Jillian is in the Author’s Den talking about a story called The Coroner’s Heart. http://stillmomentspub.blogspot.com/
Feb12
Sebastian’s Salvation- On Sale Now
Feb10
Guest Liberty Blake
Today’s guest is Liberty Blake. She’s a super writer and an awesome friend. She’s in this great anthology from Still Moments publishing. I hope you’ll check out her story. It’s a really fun read! Enjoy!
The Dark Side of Valentine’s Day
Hi, Jillian. Thank you for sharing your space with me. I love your stories and am honored to be in Valentine Delights Be Mine with you.
A few years ago I worked as a cocktail waitress in a country bar (in the Boston area) and a bartender in a small hotel. They were both fun places, but you wouldn’t choose either place for a romantic dinner.
There were two nights a year I refused to work. One was New Years Eve. The other was Valentine’s night. That is the night when all the women who don’t have a Valentine get together at the local watering hole and try to drown their sorrows. It is also the night when they are easy prey for the “Smooth Move Lounge Creeper”. SMLC for short. The SMLC is a cross between an octopus, an ape, and a snake. They slither in when a woman is at her most vulnerable. The after effect of an encounter with a SMLC is worse than a hangover.
Then there are the couples who come in. The woman might have a date, but he didn’t spring for a nice meal in a good restaurant, instead he brought her for the all-you-can-eat free nibbles. It is always a special moment when he asks hopefully if it is “ladies night”.
Florist Melody Roberts, the heroine of Change of Heart always told her friends she hated Valentine’s Day, but the truth was her no good boyfriend never took her out. In seven years he never gave her so much as a card. She is finally dating a dreamboat and is eagerly looking forward to Valentine’s Day. That is until he didn’t ask her out.
Meet Melody and her friends in Change of Heart.
Change of Heart by Liberty Blake
After the night they spent in the hot tub, Melody believed her new man wanted a relationship, but now it was Valentine’s Day and not even a phone call. Did he have a Change of Heart?
Change of Heart, The Coroner’s Heart, and Latte Love are together in Valentine Delights the Be Mine Anthology from Still Moments Publishing.
Still Moments Publishing:
http://www.stillmomentspublishing.com/p/ebook-store.html
Valentine Delights Be Mine on Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/130214
(Please remove adult filter, there is adult content in one story)
Feb9
The Coroner’s Heart
Come by and see what Jillian has to say today about The Coroner’s Heart, her Valentine’s Day story from Still Moments Publishing: http://libertysspells.blogspot.com/2012/02/jillian-chantal.html
Feb8
Jillian is Guest Blogging.
Two books released in the same week is tough. Both babies are dear to a writer’s heart. Jillian is blogging two places today. http://dandwh.wordpress.com/ and http://benjaminwallacebooks.wordpress.com/
Feb6
Valentine’s Anthology – Release Day
There are three stories in this anthology and here are the tag lines for each:
Latte Love by Jennifer Daiker
When Charlie’s secret admirer orders more than just a steamy latte this Valentine’s Day, the secrets have never been sweeter.
The Coroner’s Heart by Jillian Chantal
Making a Valentine’s Day candy heart from Jell-o is easy for this coroner, performing an autopsy on a real heart is even easier, but what happens when her own heart is at risk?
Change of Heart by Liberty Blake
After the night they spent in the hot tub, Melody believed her new man wanted a relationship, but now it was Valentine’s Day and not even a phone call. Did he have a Change of Heart?
This book is available at http://www.stillmomentspublishing.com/p/ebook-store.html
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/130214
Feb5
Grammar Police
I’m super anal about not ending sentences in prepositions so this comic spoke to me for sure.
Feb2
What Makes Me Cry- Then vs Now
Locker room with lonely lab coat
It's funny that as I get older the things that make me cry now are different than what made me cry as a younger person. I was always pretty tough as a kid and really only cried if I was physically hurt or super mad. When I get furious, the emotion tends to come out in tears – which makes me even madder at myself for showing weakness by crying, which makes me cry more. It's terrible.
As I have aged and now have children, I cry much easier and sometimes for strange reasons. I have been known to cry during a commercial on televsion. I cry when I read and in movies. I guess having children loosened something in my emotional make up to make it easier to let the tears flow.
I'm not a scientist or psychologist, but I think the unconditional love I have for my children may have had a good effect on me and allows me to be more open.
Ramblings of a Writer 