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Sydney

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About Me

MY WEBSITES
http://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphics
www.SydneyAllan.com
Tawny Taylor’s Erotic Romance with Sassitude
Tawny Taylor's Blogging with Sassitude
With seven children, a husband, a dog, a cat, two mice and a rabbit, who wouldn't need an escape?
Actually, for Sydney Laine Allan, AKA Tawny Taylor, a full house in Michigan is the equivalent of heaven on earth. A stay-at-home mom, with kids ranging in age from nineteen to two, and a full-time author, Sydney enjoys anything that involves quiet, especially reading.
Sydney's enjoyed writing since she was young, no doubt something she shares in common with many authors. As a small child, she loved writing radio spots about fictitious products and weaving stories to lull herself to sleep at night. At the age of ten, she won her first writing awards. But then Sydney's writing took a backseat for decades while she attended a private college-prep high school and then college. She graduated with honors, explored several lines of work, including food service, marketing, industrial fastener sales and teaching preschool, before marrying the love of her life, David, and taking pen to paper--or fingers to keyboard--again. And now, she'll never quit.
Sydney is a member of RWA and From the Heart RWA. She also volunteers as a foster for the Michigan Humane Society.
Sydney's first book, Raphaela's Gift, was inspired by the real work of a dedicated group of people at the Son-Rise Program, an organization committed to improving the lives of autistic children and their families. Sydney is grateful for their generosity and inspiration.
Sydney's second book, About Monday..., was published by Cerridwen Press in September, 2005

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MY BOOKSABOUT MONDAYJenny Brown isn’t a millionaire, nor is she model-perfect or a member of MENSA like her coworker Monica Starke. That is, until she makes a wish one Monday night and wakes up the next morning in Monica’s French lingerie. Somehow they’ve traded bodies and lives. And all it takes is twenty-four hours of walking in Monica’s Manolo Blahnik’s to learn her life isn’t the fairytale-come-true Jenny’d always thought it was. So she decides to fix a few things, including Monica’s relationship with ex-boyfriend, Jason Foxx.Jason has had it with Monica. She’s selfish, whiney and has sold his grandmother’s Art Glass to a junk dealer. After she lets the insurance lapse on her leased car, he has it repossessed. That night she pays him a visit, but the woman standing on his front porch seems like an entirely different woman from the one he broke up with. He quickly finds himself falling in love with her all over again...or at least he thinks he has, until a few weeks later when he meets Jenny Brown.It’s a story of two women, one man, and a crazy Monday night that changes all their lives, forever.

My Blog

Win lots of free stuff!

I'm participating in a huge multi-author contest being sponsored by The Hussies. Prizes include free ebook downloads, paperback novels, jewelry and other gifts. Lots of great stuff. For more info, che...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:04:00 GMT

Epublishing News Bites

Lyrical Press Looking for Short Fiction*forwarded from Romance Divas*If you have that Quick Read (15,000 - 20,000) or Short (20,001 - 35,000) you'd like to submit, go on ahead and send it to Emma, our...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:59:00 GMT

Fave Holiday Traditions

The holidays are coming so quickly. Can you believe it's December already? And Christmas is only three weeks away?! I can't resist the temptation to blog about them today. Every year, about a week bef...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:41:00 GMT

Looking for Opinions

This past weekend, I did a book signing/reading with two authors: Cindy Spencer Pape and Colleen Gleason/Colette Gale. All threeauthors had paranormal romances to offer. In addition, Cindy had a conte...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:59:00 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello all!Just popping in to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving blessed with the love of family and friends...and lots of pumpkin pie with extra whipped cream (YUM!)!What am I thankful for this ye...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:28:00 GMT

Self Editing Workshop

Forwarded for anyone who might be interested...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EDITING BOOT CAMPHow to Become a Better Self-Editor in 10 DaysBy Michele Bardsley ~ [email protected] NEWS! One particip...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:20:00 GMT

Raffle for a Good Cause

Forwarding with permission~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am raffling off editors!!!Listen up!!Tired of submitting to slush piles and getting rejected beforethe editors even see it?Want a chance to get...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:08:00 GMT

A New Publishing Blog

Check this out: http://redlinesanddeadlines.blogspot.com/It's a brand-spanking-new blog by Ellora's Cave editors, promising to deliver advice to writers seeking publication. The first few posts are ti...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:15:00 GMT

One of the best reviews ever!

OMG, I just opened my email, and found the following review from Amanda at the Romance Junkies, "From the non-stop, heart pounding storyline, to the remarkable characters, all the way to the sinfully ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT

Happy Squee!

I just received notice that Immortal Secrets will be available in print from online retailers like eBay and Amazon within the next couple of weeks. Yay!Get ready for a wild ride full of action and adv...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:54:00 GMT