Monthly Archives: July 2008

Week Ahead with Brenda Novak

New York Times bestselling writer Brenda Novak will be our guest on July 24th. You probably know her from her prize-winning romantic suspense books — and also from her annual fundraiser for diabetes research. This year her auction raised $504,687! … Continue reading

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Review – The Third Circle by Amanda Quick

Publisher: Putnam ISBN: 978-0399154843 Disguised as a a male servant, Leona Hewitt sneaks into Lord Belbridge’s private museum to steal back a powerful crystal that was stolen from her family. She doesn’t expect to find a murdered woman or Thaddeus … Continue reading

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Replenish!

As most of you know, I’ve been on vacation this week. Tomorrow we leave for home. Every year we look forward to the experience of beach, fun, and long days in the sun. As writers we go through highs and … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Sandra Hill

Sandra Hill is the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 romance novels. Whether contemporary, historical or time travel, whether Vikings, Cajuns or Navy SEALs, the underlying theme in all her books is humor. Her current releases … Continue reading

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Wanting it enough

I found this picture and I couldn’t help but think it embodies the philosophy of single-minded pursuit. Writing is hard. There are so many demands on our time, and plenty of opportunities to skive off. But if you want to … Continue reading

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Feeding the writer’s heart

“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds … Continue reading

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Myths and Legends

When starting a new book (or series) we draw our ideas from various sources. Very common and popular sources are myths and legends. The world is full of stories that have been handed down from generation to generation, written in … Continue reading

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Week ahead with Sandra Hill

We’re excited to have Sandra Hill as our guest blogger on Thursday. Her books have it all — humor, sex, time travel, Vikings, Navy Seals, Cajuns, strong women (to match the strong men), and terrific writing. When I asked Sandra … Continue reading

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Review – Halfway to the Grave

By: Jeaniene Frost Publisher: Avon ISBN: 978-0-06-124508-4 In an effort to make up to her mother the fact that she’s half human and half vampire, Catherine Crawfield has made it her life’s work to hunt down an kill vampires. And … Continue reading

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Wave Lessons

Since I’m leaving for the ocean tomorrow, I wanted my blog to reflect one of my loves. I think the ocean is magical, and I’m drawn there. I ran across an article in the USA Weekend about lessons that Laird … Continue reading

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