Digital Backlist Titles

4 May 2011

There are a few older books newly reissued digitally which I’d like to mention. (As usual, if I provide links, it’s because I want to, and/or the book might be difficult to locate. I don’t do affiliate links.) Carolyn Jewel recently self-published two of her out-of-print Regency romances, Lord Ruin and The Spare. They’re available [...]

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Attack of the Ants, Writing, and Other Randomness

1 May 2011

The annual ant invasion has commenced. The little fuckers are everywhere. I used to scream and spray whenever I saw one, but I’ve had to display some maturity of late in an effort to counter my son’s fear of insects. We’ve managed to persuade him to play with the ants and put them outside if [...]

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Whatcha Reading?

21 April 2011

I think — finally — I’m emerging from my fiction reading slump. I’ve read (or started to read) the following books since the beginning of April: The Edge of Night by Jill Sorenson – Jill Sorenson is now on my autobuy list. I’ve read three of her books and enjoyed them all. Plus I love [...]

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A Year of Digital Reading

19 April 2011

Last April, I bit the bullet and purchased my first digital reading device. I was hooked on ebooks within the first few days. A year on, I don’t think I could ever go back to print, at least not for fiction. So what’s changed (for me) since making the switch? Several things. 1. While I [...]

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Books On My Radar

3 April 2011

Given the number of new or upcoming releases I want to read, I need more hours in the day! Here a few titles I’m particularly interested in reading. Edge of Night by Jill Sorenson (5 April 2011) Blurb: In a sultry California city on the Mexican border, a brutal crime pushes a struggling young mother [...]

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GUEST POST: Creating a Cover with Non-White Characters by Nadia Lee

15 March 2011

Creating a good cover can be very difficult.  I compare having a good book cover to having a good suit for a job interview: it creates the first impression and signals readers that they really want to pick up your book and check out the blurb.  But unlike business attire, there are no set rules [...]

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My Favourite Workout DVDs Part II: Davina McCall

4 March 2011

The British TV presenter, Davina McCall, is the only celeb whose workout DVDs I enjoy. She released her first workout in 2004, and has followed up with one DVD a year. I own all of them except the pregnancy workout. I started working out with Davina last year after Karenknowsbest raved about them on Twitter. [...]

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My Favourite Workout DVDs Part I: Jillian Michaels

24 February 2011

For something a little different (OK, a LOT different) to my usual blog topics, I thought I’d do a series of posts called Fitness Fridays. I’ll focus on a different instructor or series each week. I have a mountain of workout DVDs. I have even more if you count the old VHS tapes in the cellar. Some [...]

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