Booking Mama is hosting a 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge through Labor Day and I’ve decided to participate. Several of the books I’ve been looking forward to reading are on the Entertainment Weekly’s list of books they can’t wait to read this summer. Since I’m not doing a summer reading club this year I thought… Continue reading 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge
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Interview with Tiffany Baker
I’m so happy Tiffany was able to take some time from her busy schedule to answer questions about writing and her first novel, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County. She’s already at work on her second novel. You can visit Tiffany online at http://www.tiffanybaker.com to get the latest news on her work. Amber: When you were… Continue reading Interview with Tiffany Baker
Mailbox Monday – June 28th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. It’s the weekly meme where readers share the books that came into their homes. Since today is my birthday, it’s only fitting I would receive at least one book. My parents got me The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. I still… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – June 28th
Bloggiesta June 2010 Edition is Done!
 This edition of Bloggiesta is over for me. It looks like Pedro and his friends made it to the finish line before I di. Let’s review the weekend: Review posts from 2009 for missing SEO information. (I’ll save 2008 posts for another time.) Update: Finished January and February 2009. Halfway through March 2009. It… Continue reading Bloggiesta June 2010 Edition is Done!
Bloggiesta Day 1 and Day 2 Update
No progress to report for Friday. I spent the entire day at the doctor’s office and work. Here’s what I’ve done so far for Saturday. This afternoon we went to an early showing of No One Knows About Persian Catsfollowed by lunch at Cuco’s! Cuco’s is one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in town. It was… Continue reading Bloggiesta Day 1 and Day 2 Update
May 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews (and interviews) are not included. Sales in May: 0 Rejections in May: 0 Submissions sent out in May: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 Nothing was submitted this month but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t still working and writing. In fact, even though I wasn’t… Continue reading May 2010
And So Bloggiesta Begins!
Are you ready to join Pedro in a weekend of blogging fun? Our friend serves as a reminder to: Plan. Edit. Review. Organize. From experience I know it’s impossible for me to keep up with all of the mini-challenges during the weekend and I work on Friday which cuts into my time. That’s why I’m… Continue reading And So Bloggiesta Begins!
MayNoWriMo 2010
Throughout May I’ve written about some of the community events that allow me to keep up with other writers. They include Coyote Con, Writo de Mayo, and the Muse Online Writers Conference. May was a busy month with Coyote Con, Writo de Mayo and MayNoWriMo. MayNoWriMo 2010 was the brain child of Joely Sue Burkhart. … Continue reading MayNoWriMo 2010
Mailbox Monday – June 7th (A Day Late)
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. It’s a weekly meme I look forward to each week. Sunday I finished reading Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I made a comment to my husband on Thursday or Friday that the book was so thick it wasn’t… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – June 7th (A Day Late)
Get Ready for Bloggiesta!
Pedro and his friends are ready to see everyone again later this month (next week!) for Bloggiesta. Natasha at Maw Books Blog hosts Bloggiesta to help bloggers of all kinds improve their blogs. So what do bloggers accomplish during Bloggiesta? All kinds of things. You can: Write future blog posts. Work on a series of… Continue reading Get Ready for Bloggiesta!