NaNoWriMo & Excuses

Some of you may be asking 'What is NaNoWriMo?' NaNoWriMo, aka NaNo, is National Novel Writing Month. Simply put it's: write a 50,000 word novel from scratch in a month. Yup, thirty days from Chapter One to The End. I first heard about NaNo a few years back and I'll tell you my first reaction was no freakin' way can I do that! Earlier this year I thought about it again. Really thought about it, and figured I not only can, I will. *gulp* Step One:...

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A Place of Their Own

After the disastrous end of another dead-end relationship, all Jessica Hart wants is solitude and time to heal at her grandfather's mountain retreat. Instead she finds Zach Rawlings. Zach has made himself at home at the cabin. He's house-sitting while the owner is away, and the temporary nature of the job suits him perfectly. For Jessica, Zach is everything she wants to escape. As she gets to know him better, she realizes there's more to him than...

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Contest Prize Poll

I woke up this morning in the mood for a blog contest. An easy one because, hey, I'm all about easy contests. With a smile on my face I began jotting down the multiple ways you, my readers, could enter. Then I got to the prize. What would I offer? What would be the most popular prize? Hmmm... I came up with a few different ideas, then decided to go to the source. So here's your chance to tell me what YOU want. I'll keep the poll open...

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10 Things You Don't Know About Rie McGaha

Hello, today I'm pleased to have Rie McGaha at the keyboard. Rie is here celebrating her new release, Closure. Make sure you help Rie feel welcome by leaving her a comment. As a thank you, Rie is giving away a Rie McGaha Writing Tablet to one randomly drawn commenter from her blog tour. In fact, follow Rie on her tour and better your chances of winning. Just click the above banner for a list of her stops. This is supposed to be a blog...

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Today

Today I am at three different places. Yeah, you just know I'm going to mess up my posts somehow. VBG TRS Spookapalooza  http://www.theromancestudio.com/party/ Fallen Angel Reviews Chatter  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FallenAngelReviewChatters Love Romances Cafe  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe Stop by if you can. I'd love to chat with you....

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My muse is sleeping

I feel the need to write. My muse doesn't. The fickle beyotch just wants to sleep. That's her, on the arm of the chair. Wake up!...

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Quote

I wanted to share with you a wonderful quote Desiree Holt provided me with for my next book, AFTER MIDNIGHT. Check it out:   "Just as music seduces you with soft but exciting notes until you reach the crescendo, so does After Midnight, which is all about music. You will fall in love with Isabeau and Noah and share their angst as they fight their way to love. A great read." - Desiree Holt Thank you Desiree! ...

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Spotlight On... Laura Browning

Please help me in welcoming author Laura Browning to the keyboard. Welcome, Laura, can you tell us a little about yourself? Thanks for having me. First, I have to admit I’m a procrastinator. I finished my first (awful) romance when I was sixteen and living as an exchange student in a little attic room in Switzerland. I wrote it in a spiral notebook and gave it to my mom for Christmas. She’s been after me ever since to “publish something.” I don’t...

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The Silkie's Call by Laura Browning

The Silkie's Call by Laura BrowningAvailable from The Wild Rose Press He’s hot, he’s sexy, and he’s a seal! For seven years, Cayden Clifton’s had to stay away from the woman he can’t forget. But now his banishment is over and he’s returning to claim Annabel Barton, if she’ll accept him for what he is… a Silkie. Annabel has returned to Long Island Sound to close up her father’s home. The place holds nothing but bitter memories of a summer that...

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Spotlight On... Liz Flaherty

Author Liz Flaherty joins us at the keyboard today. Welcome, Liz, can you tell us a little about yourself? Thank you for having me here, Sarah. I do love to visit, and I promise not to leave the guest room a mess! I’m a country girl, married to my true-life hero, mother to three and grandmother to seven. I sew—not well, by any means, but a lot! I write a newspaper column called “Window Over the Sink” for our local paper. Oh, and books. I write...

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Home to Singing Trees by Liz Flaherty

Home to Singing Trees by Liz Flaherty Available from The Wild Rose Press Escaping her painful past, Sarah Williamson finds a new life for her loved ones when she takes a position as housekeeper with Liam McKissick at Singing Trees Farm, an idyllic place considering the horrors she’s faced. Sarah, her daughter, and young sister-in-law feel at home as her heart warms to Liam, but then her daughter is kidnapped and danger again threatens her serenity....

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Writing from across the pond

Today's guest blogger is multi-published author Rachel Brimble. Don't forget to check out her website for more information on her and her books. I have just come back from my local Romantic Novelists Association (British RWA equivalent) chapter meeting and as usual had a wonderful time talking books, writing, publishers and every other writing topic you can think of. And then I was asked why I write for American publishers when I live...

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whisper your fantasy to me, baby

Today's blog is by author Becca Dale.  Make sure to leave a comment here and well as at her blog for your change to win. Whisper Your Fantasy to Me, Baby: The value of secret dreams. The heroine in my latest release, Surrender at Sea, confronts a bit of forbidden fruit that ultimately represents everything she secretly desires—joy, love, and respect. In her case, as is often the situation in romance, physical desire ultimately fulfills unspoken...

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Beloved Captive by Melanie Atkins

Beloved Captive by Melanie Atkins Available now at Desert Breeze Blurb: Detective Kevin Jacobs believes integrity is the most important trait a cop can possess, until a beautiful doctor accuses him of murder and he’s forced to take her hostage in order to clear his name. Rebecca Daniels cooperates with Kevin, and soon finds herself in a fight for her very life — and also for her heart. Excerpt: He gritted his teeth. “We’re going to get up together...

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