Farrah Rochon

In my last post, I mentioned that I was leaving for China and would post pictures of my trip upon my return. By my second day in Beijing I knew one blog post would not be enough, so I've decided to turn my writing blog into a travel blog.Over the...

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I'm at Novel Spaces again. Well, actually, I'm not "really" at Novel Spaces today, either. I'm actually touring China's Golden Triangle--Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai! I love to travel, and that love was fostered by books I read as a child. At one time, books were the only way I could...

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Fellow Austin RWA chapter member, Tracy Wolff has a fabulous contest going on at her blog for the next few months (yes, I said months!). And today's featured author is yours truly!You can read an excerpt of my September release, HUDDLE WITH ME TONIGHT (the first excerpt ever posted!) and...

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Tomorrow, February 21st, is the premier of Sins of The Mother, the Lifetime network based on Carleen Brice's fabulous novel Orange Mint and Honey. This was one of my "stuck with me" books of 2009, and I am soooo hoping Lifetime Movie Network does it justice. If you cannot watch...

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Man, I've been neglecting my blog big time. I was supposed to post some pictures from my holiday cruise and, of course, they are still sitting on my camera's memory card. I promise share later this week (umm...anyone who is familiar with my blog should not that I'm horrible at...

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I'm over at Novel Spaces today blogging about the prevalence of internet piracy and how it is affecting numerous industries, especially publishing. It's disheartening to see how people many people consider it okay to just steal someone's work. In my opinion it will eventually cause a number of authors to...

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It is my intense pleasure to welcome debut author Beverley Kendall to my blog. I picked up Beverley's debut novel, SINFUL SURRENDER, on a whim, and was absolutely blown away. She instantly jumped onto my very small auto-buy list. Today, Beverley is blogging about one of my favorite things: books...

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I had so many plans for the beginning of the year. I was going to start exercising (check), write a certain number of pages of my manuscript everyday (check), start blogging on a regular basis (che...umm...unchecked). A few months ago I promised I would get back to my regularly scheduled...

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I'm blogging over at Novel Spaces today. My topic: What America's Next Top Model taught me about books. It's not easy to find parallels between the modeling industry and publishing, but I found one. Check it out and let me know your thoughts. ...

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I’m a sucker for nostalgia, and every year around this time, I find myself thinking about all that has transpired over the past twelve months. While it seems as if I just popped open that bottle of champagne a co-worker gave me as a gift, and settled in to ring...

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I received a great early Christmas gift this year. I have the cover for my next book release, HUDDLE WITH ME TONIGHT! I was lucky enough to have the book included in Kimani's year-long "Kimani Hotties" promotion. Every month will feature a different "hottie." Torrian, the hero in HUDDLE WITH...

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Today I'm blogging over at Novel Spaces (well, actually, I'm enjoying my Christmas present to myself--a Carribean cruise), and I want to know what was your top book of 2009? Was it by one of your favorite authors, or did a brand new write step in and blow your mind?...

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It's December! My favorite month of the year!I've always loved December because I cherish the Christmas holiday. I now have another reason to love this month. It's National Buy a National Buy a Book By A Black Author and Give It To Someone Not Black month!National Buy a Book By...

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You ever found yourself wondering just where in the heck two weeks went? That's how I felt tonight when I checked my own blog and realized it had been several weeks since I updated. When I first started this blog I religiously posted every week. My blogging days were either...

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Okay, so I know this will sound like something out of a fiction novel, but believe me, I can't make this stuff up.On September 20, 2009, I lost a very dear friend to breast cancer. I hate cancer. Despise it. Wish I could run it over with my car. But...

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This past Sunday I blogged about November being National Novel Writing Month, and my sudden desire to participate. After less than a week, I remembered why writing events such as NaNoWriMo are detrimental to my writing. I’ve been totally obsessed with word count!This constant checking of my word count after...

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Today is November 1st. Being a Catholic, for most of my life this date has meant visiting cemeteries and placing flowers on grave sites. But ever since I stepped into the world of writing, the first of November has taken on a whole new meaning. Today is the start of...

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Because I've been super extremely busy these past few weeks (not just extremely busy, but super extremely busy), I'm taking the lazy blogger's way out and directing you to a very interesting post over at Dear Author. It's about "the" discussion: race and romance novels. I've only had a...

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I am super excited to have my good friend and critique partner Shauna Roberts visiting the blog today. Shauna's first novel, Like Mayflies in a Stream, was released on October 5, 2009. If you love history and reading about ancient civilizations, you need to go out and get this book...

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Oh, how great it is to break free of the prison I've been in. Yes, I was shut down, blocked behind the bars of some imagined violation of Google's Terms of Service, resulting in a temporary revocation of my blogging privileges.Thank goodness things have been cleared up, even though I'm...

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***Update*** The contest winner is Patsy!!! Congratulations!!!I am so very happy to have brand new author Jewel Amethyst at my blog today. Jewel is a fellow member of the Dorchester Publishing family who launched into this crazy publishing world with both feet, having her debut novel, A Marriage of Convenience,...

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If there’s one thing readers enjoy, it’s getting recommendations for other good books. I am first and foremost a reader, and other than the occasional browsing of a bookstore shelf for a cover that catches my eye, virtually all of the books in my “to be read” pile have come...

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As you probably noticed, I took a week or so off from the blog. I was on vacation and spent a week disconnected from everything. It was glorious!I'm back, however, and blogging today at Novel Spaces about the always controversial issue of shelving African American books in their own special...

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It's back-to-school time again, and it has me in a certain frame of mind. I'm at Novel Spaces again, talking about required reading list for school kids. I want to know what are some books you would like to see on the list. I'm pretty sure Gossip Girl will never...

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School crossing guards are good folks. In my heart I know this. They provide a valuable service to schools and the community in general. But this week, I curse the crossing guard. Because the sight of that crossing guard means the end to my lazy days of summer.You see, even...

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