http://helenkaydimon.com/blog SEXY, SASSY, SMART ROMANTIC FICTION Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:01:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some people bet on sports. Apparently some bet on literature. USA Today says: A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature — leading the award jury to suspect a leak. Yes, I know the point of the ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/betting-on-books/ It's time to submit books for the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, awards that honor the best in romance fiction. The chances of being a finalist are slim, but so what. Submitting is not hard. You pay a fee, fill out a form and send copies ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/rita-time/ There is a somewhat horrifying story up at Publishers Marketplace regarding the impact the bad economy is having on bookstores and booksellers. It's enough to make me think about taking a job at Quiznos. Really. For those authors and wannabe authors looking for good news, this might not be ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/bookstore-news/ Fabulous author Diana Holquist created a book trailer video for my upcoming release, HOT AS HELL. I love it because it's clever and different. Here it is: Now it's your turn. Go buy Diana's newest release, HUNGRY FOR MORE, and pre-order HOT AS HELL. I'm willing to ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/new-book-trailer/ I've been quiet because I've actually been in Seattle/Bainbridge Island since last Thursday. For the first few nights we stayed in the guesthouse of NYT bestselling author Susan Wiggs on Bainbridge Island, one of the most stunning places in the U.S. We later ventured over to Seattle and ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/while-you-were-here/ I took a quiz on AOL courtesy of Women's Health. One of the questions asked why graham crackers were invented. You may think the answer has something to do with yummy goodness. Nope. Here's the explanation: Rev. Sylvester Graham led America in its first health food crusade. ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/a-bit-of-trivia/ In order to provide you with a completely distorted view of what authors earn, here's a link from Forbes. I'm thinking these numbers are educated guesses. Publishers Lunch agrees with me on that and repackages the facts from Forbes this way: Forbes has updated their annual guesses on the ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/dont-quit-your-day-job/ I have been toying with buying the book WHILE THEY SLEPT . It's one of those "true stories about a shocking crime" delivered in a literary way...or so I've read. This isn't the first book by Harrison to grab my attention. A few years ago I stumbled ... http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/10/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2/ TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT is now officially out. And it's my birthday so you should feel obligated to buy it and to pre-order HOT AS HELL. Seems like a good present to me. http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/09/release-day-3/ Got this in the mail: It's like a textbook for the Brotherhood series. Not sure where to start reading it. Do I skip to the never-before-seen short story? Look up things I want to know? Not sure. http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2008/09/more-brotherhood/