My lovely Amoketeer group made me write today. This is what happened. *whimpers as Mi pulls out the flogger* Read the rest of this entry »
So, I’ve been dealing with a small yet potent problem- my giant computer screen and my HD tv have been giving me motion sickness. I see a specialist in about 2 weeks. So in the meantime, I’ve been trying to keep things to a minimum on both, which doesn’t always bode well when I want to watch a cool movie with the male in my life. *sigh* But it also means me and my pda have been making friends again– especially after the slight problem with the fact that Palm does NOT have drivers for Windows 7 yet for my Tungsten E2. *growls* But when Cyn realized– “Hey, I have like a card reader built in”, I managed to do a bit of finagling around that problem. LOL Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, there have been lots of talks regarding covers and sales in the ebook and print industry. So I wanted to take a poll to see what the reality is when it comes to how much influence cover art has on sales. The poll will run for a month, so please participate and pass on the link. The more we know, the more we can show if bad cover art or even great cover art can help sell our stories or break our stories.
http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2716821/
You know, just when I thought that 2009 was a crappy year for me personally and not that great professionally as I struggled, I find out I’m nominated for Best Paranormal of the year by Love Romances. Can you believe it? How did I get nominated? Well, my second Marauder book, Call of the Wylde was nominated for Best Paranormal book. Starting today, voting begins, so that means that if you have a spare 15 minutes or less and want to put your vote into this reader/reviewer awards, you can be part of the fun. How do you get to be part of this? Let me quote Dawn Roberto’s email for you: Read the rest of this entry »
As someone who is overweight and is learning how to eat correctly for herself and for her male, there is a slow way to learn how to eat well. But Jamie Oliver is one of my favourite cooks from his Naked Chef days. What I hadn’t realized was his passion for teaching people about cooking and good health. For him to win the TED prize was amazing. More importantly– his acceptance talk is inspiring and more importantly– tells us as a nation how far as a country we have to go.
Jamie Oliver wins the TED prize
It’s been a while, but I’ve also been thinking on this topic for a while. There are people out there with slower sex drives then us sexual maniacs- and we often are with them because there’s a bond. Before, I spoke about how people with the higher drive can do things to help relieve the tension and pressure on those with the slower drives. This time, I’m reversing the process and explaining the needs of those with higher drives and the impact on them. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m often asked about who my favourite hero is when I write. Funny thing is, my favourite isn’t one of my own. In fact, he’s the creation of Elizabeth Peter’s (aka Dr. Barbara Mertz aka Barbara Michaels). Read the rest of this entry »
I have to apologize to my readers of my blog and my books. Recently, I’ve been physically ill and mentally as well. In fact, my psychologist determined that I had a meltdown. Right now, I’m struggling with coming to terms with it. The worst part is my ability to cope. I’m struggling to get back on track, but bear with me a bit as I work towards regularity in things.
Thanks to you all
I’ve got my new computers and I’m moving everything over to them. Lucky me. The toughest part is finding the NOW stuff. Gods, I’m hoping I can get it all done by the end of the week. Today is the anniversary of Mom’s death and I’m kinda…out of it but at the same time, I know my mom’s watching over me today. Wore a Hawaiian shirt in her honour and could hear her laughing at me. It’s the whole “relax” thing I need to learn.
One major thing– I can’t believe that Palm has NOT made drivers for Windows 7 to work with my E2. I’m very upset as it means I can’t upload my ebooks onto my pda. *growls* They need to find a fix and FAST. If I have to spend MORE money to get a bluetooth thingie for this computer which I just paid a lot of money for– I’m going to be very upset. I should be able to use my USB cradle. *growls*
One of the Changeling authors, the beloved Ann Vremont is coming out with a new series about Beserkers and Valks. *does happy dance* More importantly, there is a new site to look at and play. I’ve been having way too much fun over there and NOT enough working.
My Beserker The website in question
The first book is coming out soon! Death Sequence.
Go…enjoy… and sign up for announcements and more. You’ll love it!
