Archive for the 'About Nothing In Particular' Category

Happy Wedding Wishes

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

We are in New Jersey attending the wedding of our friends, Matt and Beth.* I could not find a photo of just the two of them, but here’s one from my book party for YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY. Matt is in the light blue and Beth is on the far right.

Congratulations!!!
*People are staying [...]

Cover Realization

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

You Know you’re getting older when you see all of these covers with hot bare-chested males and the first thought that runs through your mind is…what’s with all the tattoos?
Just saying.

An Open Letter To Lost

Friday, May 9th, 2008

To the creators of the tv show Lost, the people in charge of Lost and anyone at ABC who is affiliated with, or makes decisions on behalf of, Lost:
I have been loyal. I have watched every show in every season since the beginning. When you had that one season, the one I like [...]

How Not To Be A Professor

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

This may be my favorite story of the year so far…
Priya Venkatesan is a professor/lecturer (she’s referred to as both and I’m not sure which is correct) at Dartmouth in the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric. She recently wrote an email to her students from last term. It says:
Dear former class members of [...]

Nothing Is Sacred

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The title of the story from Reuters is…Penis Theft Panic Hits City. I am absolutely not making that up. In case you can’t get the link to work (and that would be a damn shame), here is the opening paragraph of the story:
Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of [...]

Happy Birthday!!!

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Happy Birthday to my dear friend Wendy Duren!!!!

We met online back when she had an awesome blog (which I continue to miss). Wendy is the one who reads my first manuscript drafts. She’s tough but exceptionally good at seeing where a book goes wrong and at remembering my older books [...]

Cover Talk

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

I’m over at Access Romance today talking about some recent Kensington Brava (my imprint) mass market covers and how they differ from the original trade covers.
Kensington wonder-editor (I made up that word) Kate Duffy is blogging at the Brava Authors Blog today. She’s talking directly to readers. Check it out.

The Groom’s Perspective

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 [...]

Valentine’s Day…Again

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

In honor of the (Hallmark) holiday, my Valenduckie post (still don’t know exactly what that means) is up at Sybil’s blog, The Good, The Bad and The Unread. Check it out. There’s a surprise there…

Reminders

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

First, some news: YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY will be released as a mass market paperback in March 2009. I don’t have many details, but I’m pretty thrilled with that tidbit.
Now for the reminders…
All About Romance is holding its Annual Reader’s Poll. This is your last week to vote. [...]