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		<title>RWA &#8211; Wednesday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am at the RWA conference in Orlando.  Will be here through the end of the week.  Some general observations so far:
1.  I am allergic to Florida.  Yes, I know that sounds nuts but there isn&#8217;t another explanation.  I&#8217;ve been a stuffy, sneezing mess since I got here.  Honestly? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m blogging today at Access Romance and talking about the upcoming RWA (Romance Writers of America) conference in Orlando.  I leave Tuesday, so imagine me packing as you read this.
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		<link>http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2010/07/guest-blogging-12/</link>
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		<title>Snippet Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s topic is vacation/exotic locales.  Since I have an entire series of connected books based in Hawaii, this was not a hard one for me.  The toughest part was figuring out which one to pick.  I went with my first Hawaii-based book, YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY because I have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Contract!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[YYYYEEEESSSSSS!!!
During deadlines and final edits and everything else that&#8217;s happened the last two weeks, I was offered a book contract.  Wahoo!!  I&#8217;m not quite ready to give away all the details yet, but I am wildly excited.  This is a reality-based contemporary romance in the new True Vows imprint.  The imprint [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2010/07/new-contract/</link>
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		<title>Saw This</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Was playing on Amazon and saw this book.  I&#8217;m really careful about buying paranormal romance and urban fantasy right now because there is so much of it out there.  The burn-out potential is high for me.  But this cover grabbed my attention&#8230;
BLOOD ON SILK by Marie Treanor

While in Romania researching historical superstitions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Deadline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Book is done.  Page proofs on another book are in.  Character &#038; synopsis info on third book are finished.  I&#8217;m sure the blinding headache will go away soon.
There were a few things, in addition to my adorable hubby, family and dear friends, that got me through the last few weeks:
1.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People have called.  People have emailed.  I swear I&#8217;m fine.  I blame the deadline for my lack of communication.  Honestly?  This last book just kicked my butt.  Getting the pacing right was a constant struggle.  That happens sometimes.  The book is now done &#8211; YES! &#8211; and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2010/07/deadline/</link>
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		<title>Snippet Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week is all about dancing.  Honestly, I could only rememebr one dancing scene in all of my books.  I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m forgetting one or two, but this one sticks out.  It&#8217;s from HOT AS HELL.  Noah and Lexy are at a hiking spa in Utah.  He&#8217;s there to drag [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2010/07/snippet-saturday-9/</link>
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		<title>Waiting&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you hang around here you know that I&#8217;m not a big historical romance reader.  They&#8217;re just not my go-to reads.  I did read one at the very beginning of this year (or was it the end of last year?) that wowed me.  It was Jo Goodman&#8217;s NEVER LOVE A LAWMAN.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2010/07/waiting/</link>
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		<title>How I Buy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve asked before how people choose the books they buy. Some are attracted to covers.  Some need to read an excerpt before they purchase.  Many insist advertising and reviews don&#8217;t influence them.  Here&#8217;s how it breaks down for me:
1.  Authors I always buy &#8211; There are folks I buy regularly.  [...]]]></description>
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