Archive for August, 2007

Birthday Wishes

Friday, August 31st, 2007

It’s Alison Kent’s birthday - Happy Birthday!!!!

She’s hosting a bunch of giveaways. Go on over to her site, say hello and try to win some great prizes.

He Said It

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

I was reading an article on Jeff Lindsay, the author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter about a serial killer who kills bad guys. The Showtime series Dexter is based on Lindsay’s character.
Lindsay said this of writing:
I don’t know if it’s possible to be a writer and be normal. It’s not a [...]

Too Much Talking

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

I’m circling in on a deadline. Southern Utah setting. A guy with a not-so-pleasant past. A woman who wants more information. A dead guy…
While writing I keep thinking about something I read at Diana Holquist’s blog a few weeks ago (she actually posted it about a month ago, but I didn’t find [...]

Happy Tuesday

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Today is one of those busy “must get XXX number of pages written” days. But, if you miss me (of course you do), you can stop over at the Brava Blog where I’m talking about all the new television shows coming out that have paranormal elements.
I also posted a review of Sarah [...]

Coming Next Year

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Some folks have been nice enough to email me and ask about my upcoming releases. Others have commented about them here. Thought now might be a good time to highlight what books you’ll see from me in 2008.
*March ‘08 - RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW: Note the fabulous cover and cover copy on [...]

MySpace: The Heaven and Hell Edition

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

First, if you’re taking part in the Seventy Days of Sweat Challenge, go over to Larissa’s blog and soak up a bit of inspiration and then check in with your word count.
Quite a few book covers on MySpace caught my attention this week. The first, To Hell With Love by Sherri Erwin, [...]

Not Romantic

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

I was paging through a magazine and came across this book called Love Life by Ray Kuhn. It’s a book Kuhn wrote about his life while his wife was dying from cancer. Sounds heart-breaking, doesn’t it? Yeah, but probably not in the way you think.
Seems Kuhn, who liked to [...]

Thoughts From A Guest

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Emily Valdez was nice enough to take a look at two recent releases, read them and give me her thoughts - huge thanks to Emily for her hard work!
The first up is a Regency romance by Jocelyn Kelley called Lost in Shadow .
Meet the Nethercott sisters: China, Jade, and [...]

The Numbers Are In

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

According to CNN, the Associated Press conducted a poll via telephone about reading. The basic findings went like this:
One in four adults say they read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Tuesday. Of those who did read, women and seniors were most avid, and religious [...]

Good Luck Finding It

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

You probably know by now that the O.J. Simpson book If I Did It was pulled, then the court (basically) gave the rights to Ron Goldman’s family and now it’s been picked up by a publisher and will be released. According to Publishers Weekly Amazon will stock it. B&N will not put it [...]