Natasha of Maw Books Blog came up with the idea to hold Bloggiesta next week from Friday through Sunday to have 48 hours of time to update blogs. You don’t have to be a book blogger to participate! While I won’t have the 48 hours available to me due to prior commitments, I will spend… Continue reading Bloggiesta Ole!
Month: June 2009
Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn
About Secrets to Happiness It’s hard to resist that cover, isn’t it? That dog knows bliss. In Secrets to Happiness, Holly Frick was dumped by her ex-husband a year ago and she hasn’t gotten over him. Her best friend is ready to have an affair and makes Holly meet the man. Holly has been contacted by an ex-boyfriend’s… Continue reading Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn
Secrets to Happiness Blog Tour Stop
On June 12th I’ll have my book review available for Sarah Dunn’s book Secrets to Happiness as one of the tour stops for her newest release. Below are the other tour stops. Most will have reviews of the books but there may be a few with interviews or book giveaways. Many thanks to Miriam from Hachette… Continue reading Secrets to Happiness Blog Tour Stop
Mood Music for Writing
Some writers use music to set the mood while they are writing. They may listen to a specific time period to conjure a mood or get into the mindset of a character. In general, I’m not one of those writers. In fact, I rarely listen to music at all when I write. I find I can… Continue reading Mood Music for Writing
The Way Home by George Pelecanos
The Way Home was released in hardcover last month. Thanks to Miriam with the Hachette Book Group, I was able to receive an advance reader copy. Some books are plot or character driven. This one appears to be more plot driven than character driven. The story is about Chris Flynn with a subplot about his… Continue reading The Way Home by George Pelecanos
WordPress Plug-ins
I’ve been adding some WordPress plug-ins to the site today and signed up for Technorati. Let’s hope nothing breaks! <a href=”http://technorati.com/claim/8upw59nq9g” rel=”me”>Technorati Profile</a>
May 2009
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in May: 0 Rejections in May: 0 Submissions sent out in May: 3 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 4 Didn’t I say May had better watch out for me? 🙂 Back in April I submitted a poem for a contest and the… Continue reading May 2009
Writo De Mayo
Last year and this year I’ve participated in a challenge called Writo De Mayo. It has a lot more flexibility than NaNoWriMo. The participant chooses the goal. I’ve seen goals of “writing # words daily”, “writing drabble/poem each day”, and “finish reading book/research for novel”. This year my goal was to have a second draft… Continue reading Writo De Mayo