I'm fairly new to Twitter, and I'm always wondering what to tweet about. I subscribe to The Book Marketing Expert newsletter and this week they included an article covering things for people to tweet about. Here are a few of them. Thirteen Things For Authors to Tweet...
Character names have been on my mind this week since I'm starting to percolate a new story in my head. It struck me when I was searching through my baby naming book how many variations there were of some names. Take James, for example. James is a nice strong name. In...
At this time of the year many of us are thinking about losing weight, especially after all the yummy festive goodies we’ve consumed. I found these tips in a Diabetes New Zealand brochure that arrived in our mailbox. I thought they’d make an excellent TT topic....
This month I've been writing up a storm. Since I write romance, I seem to be writing a lot of love scenes. Here's a selection of words you might find in one of my love scenes. Thirteen Words You Might Find In a Love Scene 1. Whimper 2. Rasp 3. Sensitive 4. Ache 5....
I enjoy cooking and watching the Food Channel. Today I’m giving you a list of my favorite ones. Thirteen Celebrity Chefs 1. Rick Stein – I like his passion for food and especially enjoy his shows outside of England. His dog Chalky was so cute. I was sad when he died....
Thirteen Things About Vegemite 1. Vegemite is a thick black spread that's very popular in Australia and New Zealand. 2. Vegemite owes its origins to the Fred Walker Company. In 1922 they hired a chemist to create a product out of Brewers' yeast. 3. Marmite (an English...
I'll often pick up a writing craft book at the library. Recently I picked up a copy of Bullies, Bastards And Bitches: How To Write The Bad Guys Of Fiction by Jessica Page Morrell. I've found it fascinating and definitely helpful in writing villains. The author has...
I've been pounding away furiously on the keyboard this week. My characters are constantly on my mind and, as a result, I haven't been sleeping well. I'm short of Zzzzzzzs. Thought association regarding lack of sleep produced the letter Z for my TT topic this week....
Thirteen Types of Bread 1. Brioche 2. Bagel 3. Rye Bread 4. French Bread 5. Pumpernickel Bread 6. Sourdough Bread 7. Corn Bread 8. Croissant 9. English Muffin 10. Flatbread 11. Croutons 12. Whole Wheat Bread 13. Pita Bread I like bread. I quite often have toast and...
