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Jenyfer Matthews
A few weeks ago, at the end of May, I took advantage of a free annual physical that my husband’s employer was offering. I assume it was a way for the insurance company to gather data on the pool of participants so they could set the rates for next year,...
I often long to have a day free of obligations, chores, and errands – a long expanse of time that is open to all possibility. I dream of hours of open time in which to do anything I like or nothing at all. Hours in which I can choose not...
Living an expat life means that people come in and out of your life regularly, often in two to three year cycles. Since we arrived in Egypt four years ago (FOUR YEARS!) this just happens to be one of those years where we are staying and several of my closest...
Editing always makes other jobs seem so much more interesting and imperative. This week it seemed like a good idea to catch up on my recipe resolution. The first recipe I tried was for baked falafel. I love falafel, but I don’t like to deep fry things – if nothing...
Now that I’ve completed and delivered the commission quilt (with no particular feedback one way or another, which is frustrating after all the angst I suffered over it), it’s time to turn my attention to the next big project on my list. Getting SEPARATION ANXIETY ready for publication before I...
I’m disappointed because I have fallen behind with my new-recipe-a-month resolution. How hard can it be to do ONE new recipe a month after all? I deliberately set my goal low because I knew one a week was never going to happen, but if I can’t do one a month...
Terry's Place
Friday Field Trip - A Foodie's look at Europe
First - A previous guest blogger, Cleo Coyle is having a major giveaway for her new release, and I'm sharing her contest information. Check the contest tab. And don't forget to enter my swag contest. I've got books and goodies to give away. If you've been visiting Terry's Place for...
What I'm reading: Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo CoyleFirst I'd like to share another review for Nowhere to Hide, from Happily Ever After Reviews. NOWHERE TO HIDE is a romantic suspense that will leave you guessing until the end. Ms. Odell’s characters breathe off the page and beg you to...
Thanks to Tom for sharing his new project. I hope everyone had a chance to read it--and took the 3 minutes to watch the video clip, and check out his blog. As a parent and a former teacher, I couldn't help but feel the passion he has for dealing with...
I first met SWAT Commander Tom Stroup while at the Y in Orlando. He taught a special workout class (which I admit I never took--too intimidating) but was there in his work clothes, which included prominently displayed badge and gun. I introduced myself and asked if he'd mind answering some...
What I'm reading: Whisper of Warning, by Laura Griffin Before we move on with today's topic, NOWHERE TO HIDE got a top rated review from Romance Junkies. It's gratifying to see that even though I'm outside the box with a romantic suspense, the reviewer not only recognized it as a...
Friday Field Trip - Hornbek Homestead
Today, I'm over at author C. Patrick Schulze's blog. He was a guest here not long ago, and he's invited me to his place. I'm talking about "Needlepoint Plotting". Hope you'll pop over there.Meanwhile, since it's Friday, here at my blog, I've got some pictures to share. Last weekend, we...
Stef Ann Holm » Blog
To Retire or To Write . . . That is the question . . . .
To Retire or To Write . . . That is the question . . . . I’ve been writing romance novels since 1987 and have been fortunate enough to have had twenty-five titles published–usually one book per year. Aside from my first book (I sold a completed manuscript), all of them were...
Blogging Break. I’m going to take a break from blogging. I’ve got a lot of travel lined up for this year and I’m looking forward to visiting family and friends, and seeing new places. If you have any questions or comments about my books, please feel free to e-mail me....
At this time, there is no contest to enter. Check back for future chances to win copies of Stef Ann Holm’s books....
Good-bye Captain Phil . . . Many years ago, I started watching The Deadliest Catch and was hooked. I got to know the captains of the Alaska crab fishing fleet, and had some of my favorites. Captain Phil was one of them. I wish he’d quit smoking . . ....
iTunes . . . me no like. I don’t get the big deal about iTunes. I have an iPod, like music, but using that iTunes software boggles me. And I’m a computer geek. Nothing about iTunes is user friendly. I can’t find songs, then when I get them, I can’t...
Say what you will, but Sonny Crockett was the Bomb. A Miami, heat-totting, suave cop who’s still got it in reruns. Was watching an old Miami Vice episode yesterday, and that ol’ Sonny is still cool. You be the judge. ...
Lydia Joyce's blog
My taxes since moving to MD are much higher than the other places I’ve lived. I knew this ahead of time. What I expected in return, though, is more services. Instead, I have have FEWER services that I’m used to any other place I’ve lived! Utilities -Electricity is deregulated...
Comparing wages–historical and present
TIME’s “Curious Capitalist” blog recently had an article about using median hourly wages to gauge the economic status of the US (as opposed to focusing on the rising minimum wage). The median hourly wage, for hourly workers, is $11.95 an hour. This is made into a Big Deal...
Blocks of apartment complexes tower five stories and more over streets so crowded that delivery vehicles are allowed only at night. The walls are scribbled with graffiti, and people jostle in and out of bars and restaurants as people settle down to eat or clamor for takeout. Property...
If you saw the latest “Lie To Me,” the firefighters are tested for implicit racism to see who killed one of them. You can take the test here. My score was: “Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between African American and European American.” Yeah, but if they reported the FULL...
Links you totally must visit TODAY
Courtesy of Inventor Spot. Oh, yeah....
Stinky–a quarter of a year old!
Stinkerbell’s name is now almost always Stinky, and I think this one is going to stick because not only is she, well, stinky a lot of the time, but she’s also a total stinker, too. Inquisitive, pigheaded, temperamental, charming, engaging, and ridiculously cute–that’s my girl! She spent quite a while...
Slave to Romance
Coming Soon! I'm so excited about a new blog I am participating in. Naughty Author Chicks will roll out on October 2 with authors of sex, hot romance. Check out posts by Savannah Stuart, Jina Bacarr, Calista Fox and me. Stay tuned for news on our impending journey....
Catch me over at Romance Rules. I'll be spending most of my blog time over there from now on....
Time draws near for our vacation -- a family reunion of sorts. We're heading north to the hills and forests of the Shenandoah National Park area to commune with nature and far flung relatives. As much as I'm looking forward to spending time with loved ones, I'm also...
So I was at the gym a few days ago, going through my usual routine, upper body that day. I often speed through a certain machine because although I work out nearly every day, I'm basically lazy. And it's so much easier to do all the reps if...
I am over at Cynthia Eden's Blog today. Come over and say hi....
I have a special guest today - Award winning paranormal romantic suspense author, Cynthia Eden. Cynthia has been racking up the awards and nominations all over the place lately!Hi Cynthia and welcome to Slave To Romance. I’m a total fan girl so I’m really excited to have you here. I...
Inside an author's mind....
In honor of The Reluctant Prince, this week's theme for Useless Movie Knowledge is movies with monarchies, (or princesses, or princes, or something to do with royalty.)Now, for any new comers to UMK, here's the rules... (Yep, there's rules, but they are pretty simple)Do NOT Post your answers in the...
Author of the Week: Candice Gilmer--that's me!
Since The Reluctant Prince came out this last week from Samhain, it's my turn to be Author of the Week. Here's the blurb:Duty comes with a price—his heart.Sydney Martinson’s budget is so tight, it squeaks—and she couldn’t be happier. Her divorce from her controlling husband is final, and a...
Wow, I almost forgot to release the winner of UMK this week! It's been a crazy morning around here, so I'm a little late getting them up...But here goes:1. "When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church....
This week's theme for Useless Movie Knowledge is Suspense Movies, in honor of Melanie Atkins's series, the New Orleans Detectives. She has even offered up a free ebook copy of the first book in the series, Cherished Witness to the winner of UMK this week. And here's the...
Reluctant Prince Now Available
Yes, it's finally time, The Reluctant Prince is now available in ebook. And I"m just thrilled about it! Here's a blurb and an excerpt for your reading pleasure:The last thing free-spirited Sydney Martinson wants on her trip to Vegas is complications. She’s there for a conference, as...
Author of the Week: Melanie Atkins
This week's Author of the Week is Melanie Atkins. Her book, Chosen Target, released this month from Desert Breeze Publishing.It's the third in her New Orleans Detective Series. Here's the blurb:Jadan Calloway’s latest night out on the town ends in the death of the man who charmed her off...
Megan Crane & Caitlin Crews
We are neck deep in it now!Moving, I mean.Just this past weekend J. and I were down in beautiful Dana Point, choosing between taking a lovely, scenic hike overlooking the pretty harbor and the sea beyond or eating more cake (red velvet cake from It's All About the Cake, who...
I have fantasies about being the sort of person who can simply pack up her life in a few neat and clean boxes and move house that easily. This goes along with being the sort of person who can pack for a week's travel in only one sleek carry-on...
I submitted the latest book late on May 31, hooray! And I've been slowly coming back to life since then. It's not like I don't have things to do, mind you--not that I managed to do many of them this week. I've declared this month a kind...
Katrakis's Last Mistress--UK Cover!
One of the (many) nice things about working with publishing people in England is that I often wake up in the morning to find all kinds of delicious things in my inbox, which makes for a lovely start to the day. Like this, the brand new Mills & Boon...
This Is What A Deadline Looks Like
Here's a little glimpse into my current deadline hell: the deadline desk.We have all the hallmarks of deadline-induced stupor and panic here: Post-it notes with crucial thoughts on character that usually come to me in the dead of night, which necessitates me lurching up from bed and scribbling them...
So.It is more than halfway through the month, and I am more than halfway through my book. On the other hand, it is more than halfway through the month, and I am not finished yet.And also, it is Monday.I present you this song to help you through (or help...
Daisy Dexter Dobbs - Author and Grand High Exalted Goddess of Make-Believe
Embracing the Tiger Releases Today!
I’m happy and excited to announce that EMBRACING THE TIGER, the 3rd book in my antediluvian shape-shifting fantasy romance series ‘Valiant Hearts’, releases today from Ellora’s Cave!About the story:If it weren’t for the fact that the gods had forbidden it, Princess Aladee would pray for the sweet escape of death....
It’s Only Been a Small Eternity
Oh come on now…it hasn’t been THAT long since I’ve had a new book release.Has it?Well, okay…maybe it has been a while.For those who have given me “gentle nudges” (insert sharp crack of author’s laughter here), yes, I *finally* finished writing the 3rd book in my Valiant Hearts series. EMBRACING...
Kidnapped and Ransomed: The Joy of Finding Myself Again
Between writing, editing, art projects, travel, home improvements, social engagements, exercise, outdoor activities, online activities and (most important) spending quality time with my family, life has been insanely busy lately. I’m certainly not complaining. And I don’t mean to sound like a pretentious social butterfly, either. You see, life’s busy...
Humor and Sex: What is it About Polly?
I often find myself intrigued, curious and sometimes confused about what “clicks” with my readers and what doesn’t. Several times, stories I believed would be strong favorites have taken backseats to stories I feared may not appeal to readers. If I ever discover the key, the grand elusive secret, to...
The Importance of Creativity in Our Lives
I’m a creative person who works from home as a fulltime writer and artist. I realize that I’m very fortunate but, believe me, it has nothing whatsoever to do with luck. It took me decades of paying my dues by working outside the home at jobs I hated. (And I’ll...
Kindle Editions, Cold Cocoa and Craziness
Yesterday was wet, dreary and entirely too chilly for May. That meant it was a perfect day to stay inside, sip hot cocoa, listen to jazz and work on my edits for Embracing the Tiger (the third book in my Valiant Hearts series). Before I started working on the edits...
Reading, Writing, & Stuff That Makes Me Crazy
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~Judy GarlandYesterday, Maria Zannini posted an award on her blog:And instead of awarding it to fifteen blogs, asked us to post one random thing about ourselves in her comments (I did *G*) and then another...
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~Langston HughesI can't believe I'm so happy it's raining ... normally I'm more a "boo-hiss" person when it comes to anything wet falling from the sky, but...
:::Spammers, grumble, Spammers:::
Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966I spent the first part of my morning deleting spam comments. Even thinly disguised comments that appear to be made by a human are...
How is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? ~François Duc de La RochefoucauldThe quote was apropos of nothing in this post. I just...
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. ~William DementLast night I dreamed that DD had found a caterpillar. She kept telling me it was a Tiger Swallowtail, and we needed to get maple leaves, but the pillar she...
What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade. ~Gertrude JekyllWhat a gorgeous weekend we're having! Yesterday was sunny, in...
Vivi Anna
I'm going to talk about my journey into screenwriting on a regular basis. I think it will help me keep motivated. I will start with stats of how queries I've sent out and the reponses I've gotten, plus what I'm working on, and talk a bit about movies I've seen...
I hope 2010 brings you a whole lot of awesomeness!!...
RT Reviewer’s Choice Award Nominees
I'm thrilled to say that my book THE VAMPIRE'S QUEST has been nominated for a RT Reviewer's Choice Award for best Nocturne of 2009....
I will blogging over there October 1....
Today’s Hunk is Rupert Grint. Monday was Rupert’s 21st Birthday. Happy Birthday to my favorite red-headed cutie. You know I feel almost pervy… Almost....
TOP TEN FAVORITE CHARACTERS ON TRUE BLOOD 1. Lafayette Reynolds – love everything about him, especially that he can kick ass in a fancy scarf and sparkly fake eyelashes, DAYUM! 2. Eric Northman – oh Good Lord, this vamp is smokin’ hawt! 3. Jessica – I think she’s adorable and sweet, and I...
Worderella Writes
I am now a Master of Science. Fear me! What have I been doing with myself? I have taken my time detoxing from the intensity of my masters program. Graduating has felt like how I imagine transitioning to civilian life after being in the military for two years ...
I do apologize for completely disappearing for almost a year. This has been quite the seven months since my last post. Not to be dramatic, but I found love, lost love, was betrayed by a supposed best friend, and fell desperately ill. I write romances, I'm not supposed to actually live...
Dangerous Liasons in Social Networking
"Hush, hush. Keep it down now, voices carry!" Voices Cary sung by Aimee Mann This is an interesting time for those of us trying to market our work. We have the internet, and all the "free" networking that comes with it. But I would like to extend a word of caution to...
Just for the record, I'm switching my posting schedule to once every two weeks. Hopefully I can keep up with this schedule once school starts again. I'm getting into the self-publishing gig again, and I'm liking it. Last week, Zoe wrote an article about Lightening Source, which is the best-kept secret...
Hello everyone! Yes, I am alive. I apologize for my absence. Graduate school takes up far more time than I realized, and now I am working full-time in an internship that requires too much of my creativity... I come home exhausted yet satisfied. Loyalty Contest I realize I've probably lost a lot of...
In class, we've been talking about details: relevant vs irrelevant, and how they can alter the power of your story. I tend to rely on details....
Lisa Hendrix
Cherie Priest has put together the links you need in order to help with the BP catastrophe. Please visit her site and find one thing you can personally do, then do it. Follow through. Don’t be like BP and try to pass responsibility, because we are *all* responsible. Every time...
Young Adult author Lisa Mantchev came up with such a fun idea to celebrate the release of her latest book Perchance to Dream that I just had to play along. She invited bloggers/friends/sugar-holics to bake cupcakes and photograph the process and results, and then send her the links, which she’s collecting...
I’m guest blogging over at Leontine’s Book Realm, “Five Things I Learned While Writing Romance Novels.” Pop on over and share what you learned from romance novels for a chance to win your choice of any of my books ....
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It may have been Connecticut, but the spirit is all Irish… Happy St. Patrick’s Day. [Craic: Irish for fun; a great time]...
I apologize for being so delinquent about posting here. I have an excuse that’s both good and bad. The good part: I’m writing my brains out on the third Immortal Brotherhood book, IMMORTAL CHAMPION, which will be hitting the shelves in January 2011. It’s the story of Gunnar the Red, who...
Anna Adams--Writing about Writing
I thought I'd slowly phase this blog out as I built the new website, but why not share the construction dust? :-)Join me at http://www.annaadams.net.See you there!...
I have a new cover, and it's gorgeous! The next book in my Welcome to Honesty series is called A Conflict of Interest. I'm more excited than ever to look at fall coming! :-)Also in the middle of redoing my website. It's in the middle of transferring, and...
to blog yesterday. I'm so unaccustomed to being able to! :-)Busy days. Husband w/arm in sling getting better.Hair getting cut.Proposals getting polished.Clothes getting tried on.Clothes getting packed.Mirror getting sworn at. (Why won't it lie?)Lots of stuff left to do!...
Maybe they're the same thing. :-)Tis the season for nightmares for me. I have pretty steady insomnia anyway, but when summer comes, so come the bad dreams. I don't know why, but waking with them gives me plenty of time to think and to plan--about packing.I'm joining the annual...
Seems like a good day to blog. We seem to have access again, though I wish the storms would come back. :-)Happy 4th to all, especially to those who are celebrating while their loved ones are on boats or in planes or in barracks in another part of the...
Falling Behind--Satellite Anyone?
We've been having the usual satellite issues. I can't even bring up blogger at home. However, for a quick chat, come visit at Twitter.I'm also taking Candace Havens' Fast Draft class. I'm writing like crazy on a brand new proposal even though I have two proposals to finish, but I...
Gena Showalter's Weblog
Bus Tour!! (NOT a But Tour LOL)
First, big thank you to Kristen Painter for saving my . . . "but." :)Here I am, ready to head to the airport. You can see how tired I look. And my haircut. :) I hope to meet you guys at one of the...
A few copies of Darkest Lie have made their way out there, and already questions and theories are coming in. So, I thought I'd address one here.Q: Will Amun end up with Legion?A: Nope. I'm willing to tell you that much. Legion is not his heroine....
Thank you to Rinda, who serves up this week's Beefcake!! (Plus, she's an amazing writer and an amazing woman!)This week is BUS TOUR week! Check this out and help us spread the word!...
Post your good news here!...
Q: Will The Darkest Passion and The Darkest Lie be available as audio books? A: Absolutely! I don't know when, but I will post the moment I find out. Q: While on the bus tour, what books will you sign? ...
New, revised bus tour schedule
Wanted to give you guys a heads up. There have been a few changes for the swiftly approaching bus tour. Here's the new schedule:Friday, June 25th: Saturday, June 26th: Sunday, June 27th: 10am-12pmMeijer Highland, IN10138 Indianapolis Blvd,Highland, IN 4632210am-12pm Meijer St. Charles, IL855 S. Randall RdSt. Charles, IL...
SANDIE HUDSON'S BLOG
SO you remember the idiot who booked into 3 courses while camping? Yes, well she’s back. This month I’m doing 50k in 30 Days with my RWAustralia buddies, I’ve pledged to write 50k and edit 80k, not too hard you would think right? Well that would be the case had...
Who in their right mind books into doing a workshop when they are going to be camping in the back of a horse truck for almost a week? Probably the same idiot that booked into three workshops the same week she was going to be camping in the back of...
As you know, I am doing Margie Lawson’s Empowering Character’s Emotions. Today I have spent the day printing out all my finished and partially finished manuscripts. Yes, it has taken me all day, well on and off getting things ready for hubby to go away. Food to cook, clothes to...
Empowering Characters’ Emotions with Margie Lawson is going well. Of course there are gaping holes in my writing, too much yellow highlight, not enough body language. Too much tell, no enough showing.The joys of being an aspiring author, I have no idea why I thought the writing was the easy...
Margie Lawson - Empowering Character's Emotions & Other Things
I am starting Margie Lawson’s ‘Empowering Character’s Emotions’ today, (well later tonight). I’m really looking forward to this course and hoping to be able to put the needed emotion into my characters and novels. There are a few Aussies doing the course with me, Diane Curran (who was the one...
As you know I’m following Paula Roe’s, ‘A Novel in 3 Months’, you may also know that I’m a pantser, not a plotter. I may however have come across a way to be both. Twice a week Paula posts the steps she takes in getting her novel plotted and ready...
Daily or Not
I've just launched Gambler's Lady and A Lady's Choice epub at A Writers Work.This new and ever-changing website features early books of select authors, basically their backlist translated into electronic form. (I've included back stories in my books, which some readers find really interesting. Writers have tons of back...
Rugged Glory is now available on Amazon's Kindle. This meets my goal of having 3 early category/contemporary books in epublishing.I'll be offering a coupon for A Lady's Choice at Smashwords.com later on, but pretty happy about getting at least 3 done before moving on to a western historical, Delilah....
This is my design for Rugged Glory, an early Cait Logan traditionally printed contemporary romance, and now in electronic format as Cait London. (See the early Berkley covers below, the second a reprint in the Diamond Line.) Others are now available from Amazon's Kindle (Cait London), A Lady's Choice...
Gambler's Lady, one of my first Cait Logan books began as a Berkley Second Chance at Love and then was reprinted by Berkley, with a new cover in their Diamond line.I am very up front about reissuing books and with the copyright in my name, changed Cait Logan to...
A Lady's Choice is now available in epub at Smashwords.com and soon at Amazon.com. It's in the romance section and more later...What can I say? A labor of love to write as an orginal, when I was just starting out in my career. That love still exists as I...
I'm busy with early books right now, formatting, cleaning, whatever, and hope to e-publish them. As another well-known writer said, they were good and they deserve it.Now I'm just getting started on this, learning as I go, whatever. So yesterday, I was closing in on the final clean-up of...
Susan Grant's Come Fly With Me Blog
All my older posts and comments will remain archived here, but my blog has a new home as of April 14, 2010--at susangrant.com! One-stop shopping, it makes it easier for me to update my website and blog more often like I do at Facebook with fun stuff as well as...
I made you all an easy link to donate $ to the quake victims. The Red Cross site has been glitchy. I hope it means the donations have been overwhelming. Please don't give up!CLICK HERE...
UPDATE: A Thank you and pics from Lt. Dan!
For all those who've mailed Boxes of Home to our adopted Marines in Afghanistan, or are thinking of sending one (let's keep it going!), I have news--and some GREAT pics of the guys enjoying what we have sent!! Just wanted to thank everyone for all the awesome packages we have...
Remember the Marine I mentioned, and the request for some holiday cheer? I received these notes from Daniel's father, with whom I fly at united airlines, and Daniel's wife. Thank you one and all! I'll forward anything else I hear.From his father:...I recently heard from that his...
Do you recognize any of your favorite authors in this link?
ROMVETS before and after...
(shush) The Science Fiction Romance That Harlequin Doesn't Want You to Know About :)
Galaxy Express blog weighs in on the SUREBLOOD cover mock-up...
Laurie's Laudanum
The Best Part About Being An Author? By: Marie ForceSo what’s the very best part of being an author? The readers of course! I love my readers! I have been so lucky to meet so many great people through my books. Some of them have become close friends. One of...
FATAL AFFAIR, available now from Marie Force! She's guesting here tomorrow!
Author Marie Force has a brand new release from Carina Press - FATAL AFFAIR - and while I have a copy on my Kindle, I (sadly) haven't yet found the time to read it. Given Marie's past works, I know it promises to be excellent! You'll find an excerpt on...
Melanie! Thanks to everyone who entered! I wish you could all come to Cincinnati next June! Melanie, please email me with your mailing info at ljodamron@gmail.com by this Friday the 18th. If I don't hear from Melanie on Friday, I'll pull another name.I hope everyone is...
The Lori Foster/Dianne Castell Reader/Author Get Together, 2010
This past weekend was spent with women who are so very special to me. I've known them online for several years, meeting them in person for the first time six years ago. Some I see a couple of times a year and others I only see at this event, once...
Does anyone have special plans for the holiday? Our weekend has been fairly low-key and will most likely continue to be! I'm taking my mom to the cemetery this afternoon to plant flowers and then we'll probably watch our town's parade, although it's supposed to be close to 90...
SUGAR CREEK, the latest from Toni Blake!
Author Toni Blake has a new release officially available TODAY! I feel confident that her readers are going to adore SUGAR CREEK and revisiting Destiny, Ohio! I was very lucky to get an early copy and I truly was sad to see it end. Knowing that the next book in...