I know it’s Thursday! And there should be a lovely list here of thirteen somethings. And there would have been. I spent a couple of hours last night working to bring you some looooverly pictures of my vacation, but alas, when I hit “publish” (but inadvertently “control” and some mysterious key …) my blog went [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Lazy Days of Summer
Published July 28th, 2008 in Conventions, Family, Life Observations and Ramblings. ClosedWow, not sure how Monday came zooming in so fast. I could have sworn it was last week not an hour ago! This is a crazy time for me with all the traveling. Of course I’ve been to Massachusetts to see Beautiful Girl and then the weekend after that to the Highland Games in Antigonish [...]
Thirteen Lickable Heroes!
Published July 23rd, 2008 in Men, Pictures and Thursday Thirteen. 22 CommentsSince it’s summer and all about things that are hot I couldn’t resist heating things up just a bit more. And one of my favorite foods in the summer is ice cream. Licking that creamy confection and enjoying the cool slide of it down my throat is one of those sinful pleasures that brings me great [...]
An Author’s Ramblings
Published July 21st, 2008 in Curiosity, Life Observations, Opinions, Ramblings and Writing. ClosedThis is a crazy month for me. Lots of traveling to visit family which is wonderful, but it also is cutting into my writing time. This is only a problem because I’ve got some self-imposed deadlines hanging over my head. By that I mean I’m not contracted to write books, but my publisher has a deadline for [...]
This is the continuing story of a car salesperson, Margo and the two men who have kidnapped her and taken her over the border. If this is the first week you’ve found your way here, click on “Test Drive” in the left hand column and feel free to read the first ten weeks. If you’ve found your way [...]
This week I’ve listed thirteen books that have made an impact on me. I can’t say they’re all necessarily my favorites … some are just memorable. 1. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough – Okay, I lied. This has to be my all time favorite book. The first real romance I read and I was [...]
I’d like to welcome Ericka Scott to Around the Writer’s Block. Ericka Scott is a multi-published best-selling author of seductive suspense. She’s written stories for as long as she can remember and reads anything under the sun (including the back of cereal boxes in a pinch). She got hooked on romantic suspense in her college [...]
Test Drive – Week #11
Published July 12th, 2008 in Children, Family, Husband and Ramblings. 1 CommentI don’t know how many people are swinging by to check out my short story, Test Drive. It’s nearly finished … and I don’t mean to disappoint, but this week my “test drive” is going to Massachusetts to see Pretty Girl! If you’re reading this on Saturday, DH and I are winding our way through western [...]
I know this meme is supposed to be about getting to know me. But too much of Kara/Nina is not a good thing! So this week’s Thursday Thirteen is a list of my favorite entries from this year’s Washington Post Mensa Invitational. Entrants were asked to take any word from the dictionary and alter it [...]
Editing … Bandaids or Stitches?
Published July 8th, 2008 in Editing, Ramblings, Tilling Passions, Writing and furry fluffy and wild. 2 CommentsSo, I’m at it again. Editing my book, Blue Moon Rising. I don’t know if I’m odd for a writer, but I will admit … I love the editing phase of writing a book. Blue Moon Rising is the fifth story I have had to plow through and fix. I’ve heard rumors that some authors don’t care for [...]
