Ah, that made you look. Sorry if I've disappointed you, but I'm actually talking about reading - do you read romances in public? I used to do a lot of reading while I traveled via bus or train to work. I'll admit that although I'd read a romance, I'd pick one off my...
Volcanoes have always fascinated me, mainly because Auckland, the part of New Zealand where I’ve lived for most of my life, is built on and around a field of volcanoes. The volcanoes in Auckland are dormant rather than extinct but scientists say it is more likely...
Barbie turns fifty this year, and New Zealand fashion designer, Karen Walker was asked to design some outfits for Barbie's special celebration. To date around seventy designers have designed special outfits for Barbie's exotic shape. Karen Walker downsized some of her...
Paranormal romances often use a fated mates plotline where the hero and heroine take one look at each other and know they will spend their lives together. Some readers and reviewers consider the fated mates plot overdone. They say it’s a way for the author to cheat on...
This is the first book I’ve read in my themed reading challenge. It’s taken me a while to get started because I judged two published author contests. I’m all done now and ready to face my challenges. Rare Breed is about Wynne Sperling who is a park ranger in Zambia,...
I’ve heard readers comment about authors who write a variation of the same book over and over again. Each new release is a rewrite of the same story. I know I’ve stopped reading a couple of authors because I felt their stories were pretty much identical. Maybe the...
I saw a Miss Piggy quote in a newspaper insert that came through our mailbox this week. Aha! I thought. That's a perfect topic for a Thursday Thirteen. So, THIRTEEN QUOTES ABOUT FOOD 1. "Never eat more than you can lift." ~ Miss Piggy 2. "Food is our common ground, a...
Last week Kaye Munro did a post about writing and author productivity. I’ve been thinking about this, and I want everyone to put on their reader hats while they read this post about author releases. It used to be that authors would write one book a year and sometimes...
The Bluff oyster season has recently opened in New Zealand, and oyster fans are clamoring for a taste of the new season's oysters. Bluff is a small coastal town at the bottom of the South Island. It is this town that the oysters take their name from, but they are also...
