Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Memoirs are huge right now. That’s nothing new. Everyone seems to have a sad tale and dysfunctional upbringing that, for whatever reason, publishers believe warrant a big book deal and public telling. I may be alone in this, but I think there are a few too many hitting the shelves right [...]
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW is out…have I mentioned that yet?
Well, today I thought I’d talk about someone other than me. Anyone read Denise Mina? She’s a mystery author, been nominated for the Edgar and has received great reviews for her work. Despite all that, I had no idea who she [...]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Go forth and purchase. Here is a link to help you do so.
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Tomorrow RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW hits the shelves. Wahoo!! Larissa points out that many must have books release tomorrow, including UNLEASHING THE STORM. I also missed the fact Jordan’s OFF LIMITS comes out this month. Check out the list to see if you’ve forgotten any…then go buy them all.
And, just [...]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
It is countdown time. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW officially releases on Tuesday - wahoo!!! To celebrate (and convince you to buy 100 copies to pass out to all of your friends…and to anyone you run into on the street who looks as if he/she can read), here are some reviews:
Jennifer at CK2S Kwips [...]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Today I am over with the fabulous women at the Plotmonkeys blog. The subject is revising and re-working old ideas. Stop by and say hello.
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
There’s a new book out called Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. It’s probably self-explanatory, but the goal was to have people sum up their lives in six words. Eight hundred phrases made the cut and are included in the book. Here’s my favorite: [...]
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
My friend Mike (who was also my personal trainer** when I lived in Maryland) is getting married. He started a blog about the general joy (or not) associated with wedding preparations. Check it out: The Groom’s Truth.
**This sounds much more impressive than it was. Sure, Mike is an amazing personal [...]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
I’m blogging at Access Romance today. Go over and check out the excerpt from my upcoming release RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW…and the contest.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
In a recent interview, John Grisham talked about writing popular fiction versus literary fiction. The literary/popular fiction fight is one that bores me. Really, what’s wrong with reading both or, at the very least, being respectful of what other people choose to read? I look at this the same way I [...]
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