Have you ever been reading a book only to surface hours later amazed at how much time has passed? Most of the great storytellers affect me this way (J.R. Ward, Nora Roberts, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien as a few examples) but WHAT is it exactly they’re doing? How can words on a page transport me [...]
Don’t forget to vote in my “How Naughty are you?” poll over at the Naughty Girls Next Door blog (it’s in the sidebar on the right). The poll will be open until the end of the month and it’s completely anonymous. I’ve gotten a great response so far and have to conclude that EVERYONE is [...]
I’ve finally been sucked into this new phenomenon called “Twitter”. I’ve been tweeting (twitting?) for about 14 hours now. I tried to resist for as long as I could but when word got out that editors and agents were putting out requests and discussing all the reasons they reject (google: #queryfail if you’re interested) I [...]
Does anyone know when J.R. Ward’s next Black Dagger Brotherhood book comes out? I’ve read the first six a million times and I really need my fix:) If anyone hasn’t read them, start with my all time fave, Book 1 Dark Lover M
This is the first year since I joined RWA that I won’t be going to conference. Is anyone else missing the fun this year? We should have our own party… M
Check out this interesting post about workaholics by my BESTEST friend, fellow author Michelle Lauren Read the post on Michelle’s Lauren’s site Cheers! Minx
A post by another writer has stirred some thought in me. She was asking why we slave away at something that’s sometimes derided by others and often doesn’t provide a living wage. She expressed a lot of turmoil about continuing to write when it uses so much of our time, effort and resources. In essence, [...]
Ugliest Dog Contest “Gus the dog has three legs, one eye and no hair, except for a white tuft on the top of his head. He’s a real winner. The pedigree Chinese crested won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest on Saturday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California.” It’s kind of sick that I find [...]
Is it wrong that I’m sooooo over politics right now? Yeah, Yeah, I know this 2008 election is supposed to be historic and everything but I’m tired of all the speeches and posturing, the sniping and bickering. Will anyone have energy to really care anymore by November? I’m trying not to get burned out on [...]
The memorial service for Heath Ledger made me realize just how many Hollywood stars have died from overdoses. It’s starting to make me a tad depressed. *Sigh* Here’s a little photo tribute to two of my faves who left this world before their time. Dorothy Dandridge Marilyn Monroe