I had a couple of topics ready to do a TT, but I'm feeling grumpy and a bit bloodthirsty today so I decided to do my TT on REVENGE. 1. Some philosophers would give a sex to revenge, and appropriate it almost exclusively to the female mind. But, like most other vices,...
I've just finished reading a book by a fairly well-known author. The writing was solid. The characterization good. The dialogue made me chuckle in a few places, and then I reached the love scenes... Most of the love scenes took place on horseback. Now I've ridden a...
My first introduction to ghost towns was on TV. New Zealand doesn't tend to have many ghost towns. We're people who believe in recycling and we take our buildings with us when we leave! I remember Shaggy, Scooby and the gang exploring ghost towns and the baddies...
I've been busy writing, editing, sending off queries and judging my pile of books for the RITAs. It's unpleasantly hot here in New Zealand at the moment with today being the hottest so far. Scotty is really feeling the heat, too. Poor thing, although it doesn't affect...
Last week I taped a travel show because hubby and I are considering where we might visit next and some of the destinations looked interesting. Singleton in Australia is one of the places they visited. It's in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales and is known for the...
One of the most difficult things for a writer is the promotion side of the business. There's so many variables with promotion, and it's hard to gauge what works and what doesn't because royalties are often received months after the event. Sometimes it's hard for a...
Congratulations to Cheryl McInnes who wins a print copy of Romancing the Alien for visiting my blog during the month of January. Visit my blog during February, comment on a post, and go into a draw to win a print book from my prize box. The more times you comment...
I saw the Mom song at Leah Braemel's blog last week and had to post it here because it made me laugh. Early in January I posted about the Book Challenges I intended to do for this year. They've stalled a little because I'm judging a contest and need to read those...
