I don’t like to write. But I love having written. Michael Kanin I LOVE this quote. Mostly because I thought I was the only one who ever felt this way. All I ever hear is authors talking about characters that are screaming in their heads and having temper tantrums because the author doesn’t have enough [...]
Archive for August, 2009
A Little Wine & A Couple of Lies
Published August 29th, 2009 in Saturday Selections, divine deception and elloras cave. 2 CommentsDivine Deception is my novella set in Western New York. It’s part of Ellora Cave’s succulent series that included stories with fruit as their central theme. This story involves grapes and more specifically … wine. It’s meant to be a fun little read. I hope you enjoy this excerpt from chapter one. Obtaining his life’s [...]
A Little Advice From Mom …
Published August 27th, 2009 in Children, Humor and Thursday Thirteen. 7 CommentsSo tomorrow Little Boy Blue heads out to college. I am REALLY happy and excited for him. I absolutely loved college. I still have friends from both colleges I attended and that was alot of too many to mention more than a couple of years ago. Anyway, we’ve been packing up his clothes and reorganizing his room and since this [...]
Reams of Rolling Hills
Published August 25th, 2009 in Complaints, Life Observations and Rants. 4 CommentsI know this phenomenon isn’t unique to me. Well, at least I’m hoping it isn’t. I’m talking about the paper lying around my house in small mounds. I see that smile … you know exactly what I’m talking about. I have a stack of paper from the car insurance company as we move around the [...]
When Innocence is only a Ruse …
Published August 22nd, 2009 in Liquid Silver Books, Saturday Selections and Tilling Passions. 5 CommentsWhat happens when a landscaper finds herself tangled up in a drug ring and the only man who can save her believes she’s guilty as sin? Please enjoy this new excerpt from Love’s Bounty the second in the Tilling Passions series available from Liquid Silver Books. “So, Miss Tilling, tell us again what happened.” “Do [...]
A Picture Perfect Thursday
Published August 20th, 2009 in Pictures, Thursday Thirteen and eye candy. 16 CommentsThis week, I’m pleased to have 13 authors hanging out on the Block. I hope you’re getting to see the “real” writer behind some of your favorite books and perhaps meet a couple of wonderful new authors! 1. Judi Phillips Judi Phillips has had stories playing in her head for as long as she can [...]
What is it about that bad boy that attracts women? Oh, you know who I’m talking about… the man that swaggers into Friday night happy hour while you’re having an end of the week margarita with the buds. The leather jacket sits just right across those wide shoulders skimming along hips clad in faded jeans. [...]
This Week at Nina’s Place
Published August 16th, 2009 in Guest Blogging, Ramblings, Reviews, divine deception and shadows of fire. 1 CommentWell, I got two reviews … on both ends of the spectrum. Night Owl Romance gave Hearts Afire-May 4.25 hearts. Yay! Vee had this to say about my novella Shadows of Fire … “Shadows of Fire was a creative vampire story. I thought the character development was good and the story line interesting. It held [...]
The End of the Mayan Calendar … or the Beginning of a Great Series?
Published August 14th, 2009 in Excerpts, Guest Blogging and Interview. 11 CommentsToday, I’d like to welcome Jessica Anderson, author of the Final Prophecy series available through Signet publishing. This is an amazing series about the dooms day prophecy of December 21, 2012. Welcome Jessica! Hi, and thanks for joining me today as I talk a bit about SKYKEEPERS: A NOVEL OF THE FINAL PROPHECY! (Mmmm… love [...]
