Monthly Archives: December 2008

Review: The Definitive Book of Body Language

THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE by Allan and Barbara Pease Publisher: Bantam ISBN: 0553804723 Allan and Barbara Pease intended this book as a manual for salesmen and business people, but it ended up being useful “for any aspect of … Continue reading

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Unexpected Gift

I received an unexpected gift last Friday on my way home from my daughter’s house. You see, I had no clue that on this night the biggest full moon in 12 years was scheduled to appear. I’d run an errand … Continue reading

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Guest blogger: Anna Campbell (with giveaway)

Training Wheels by Anna Campbell   Hello, Magical Musers! What a great bog you’ve got going here. Thank you so much for asking me over to talk to you!   My invitation came via Romance Writers of Australia member Michelle … Continue reading

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The Rewrite

I was listening to Lisa Gardner’s workshop from the RWA National Conference 2008 on rewrites, and I found it really interesting. At one time, there was nothing I hated more than going back. To me, I was done when I … Continue reading

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Second time around!

The second round of the American Title V contest started yesterday — and I’m still in! We started as eight and we’re down to seven. Gulp. It reminds me of the “100 Bottles of Beer On The Wall” song. I … Continue reading

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Creativity

In my opinion, writers must be some of the most creative people around. Well, not only writers. Gotta give a shout out to musicians, artists, etc., so I guess we’re in good company. I’m not just talking about the writing … Continue reading

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The Week Ahead with Anna Campbell

We’re thrilled to have Anna Campbell as our guest this Thursday, 18th December. Please stop by and see what the writer of some of the darkest, sexiests Regencies around has to say. Always a voracious reader, Anna Campbell decided when … Continue reading

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Review – SWALLOWING DARKNESS

By: Laurell K. Hamilton Ballantine Books ISBN: 978-0-345-49593-8 SWALLOWING DARKNESS is the continuation of the Merry Gentry series, princess of the Unseelie Court and heir to the throne now that she’s pregnant with twins. To give her unborn children an … Continue reading

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Story Glow

I love the warm glow of story creation. Spy wrote a lovely post titled, The Secret Place In Your Heart, about the wonder of childhood reading, and how she longed to walk inside her favorite books. I totally get that. … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger – Jeaniene Frost

Pants or plots – what’s your writing preference? (or, Who’s driving this thing, anyway?) A question that I get asked a lot as an author is, do you write by the seat of your pants? Or do you plot out … Continue reading

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