Love paranormal romance? I’d like to introduce you to The Howl Series by Emma Nichols and Lexi James. Don’t you just love these covers? Next, the blurb for the first book in the series, Raising the Phoenix. The Alpha is the leader of the pack, a revered position, one that can't be inherited, only earned. For ten years my father groomed me to take over in the event something happened to him. I...
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Friends and Friendship
Thirteen Sayings about FRIENDS AND FRIENDSHIP The theme of my current WIP is friends and friendship. I thought I'd give you friend sayings today. I also have a research-type question for you at the end and would really like your input. 1. A good friend can tell you...
Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow…
I've been working hard with my writing, starting quite early in the day. I can only sit for an hour or so and try to walk around a little in between. I'll go and get a cup of tea and do a few stretches. I'm still going through my Country music phase and had the...
King’s Love Letters
I read in the New Zealand Herald today that some of King Henry VIII's love letters, along with thousands of other Tudor and Elizabethan documents, go online this month for public viewing. The love letters were written by the king in 1527 to the woman who became his...
Birds and Bees
I've been going to post this for ages. It's an ad shot in Auckland (you'll see quick glimpses of Sky Tower and the waterfront from Mission Bay) and it's very cute. It never fails to make me laugh. There's a new version of the ad playing at the moment with the daughter...
Characteristics of a Good Website
Michael Hyatt, the president and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers has an interesting blog post about websites. He ran several author websites through WebsiteGrader to see how their websites performed. I scored an 84, which shows room for improvement. I lost marks for...
Busy Weekend: Turtles, Elections and Animals
Mr. Munro and I haven't had such a busy weekend for ages. We're both glad the week is here so we can have a rest. Our night with the turtles turned out to be a lot of fun. As well as seeing turtles, we had a behind the scenes tour, watched the antics of the penguins...