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Just got back from a fantastic trip to Guernsey - it's only a 50-minute flight from London. It's a gorgeous little island, lovely beaches, azure sea, surrounded by gun batteries from Napoleonic times and from the second world war. The island reminded me of Bermuda - also a tax haven it has to be... read more »

Over the last 2 1/2 years, I've learned that it's nearly impossible to explain to others what it's like to be a writer, so I expect what I'm about to attempt to be even more difficult.

People write for different reasons and, from the very beginning, I've told y'all that I write for you, that it's... read more »

It was a time of unprecedented prosperity and incredible disparity, one of astounding scientific discovery and breathtaking paranoia. The Cold War, the Space Race, the fledgling rumblings of Civil Rights movements – all of these were part of the consciousness of the time. Amid all these discoveri... read more »

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To wake you up in the morning.

AKA, Jessewave’s response to my email from last night, in which I expressed my anger and disappointment over her refusal to offer a free copy of Flawless because it features a trans* hero…

“So trans* men aren’t real men? Uh, wow. That’s about a hundred shades of offen...

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Signed a contract last week with Decadent Publishing for HEAT WAVE, my next Sleepy Hollow series 1Night Stand story. No release date yet. Maybe late summer or fall. It's the story of Lily and Dagney's sister, Zena, and Max Raines' cousin, Bhyrne. She's a naughty succubus. He's the queen's enforc... read more »

From time to time I get questions about the audio situation overseas, so here we go—all the answers. Like, ridiculously detailed stuff you probably didn’t want to know. But when people ask WHY THIS and WHY THAT and I say IT’S COMPLICATED they’re like BRING IT, SON, so here we go.

When audio rights...

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The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that the world was made of four elements: Air, Earth, Water and Fire. Many of them also believed that human beings were full of liquids or HUMOURS that matched up with these elements.

Use of dry-cupping to suck "bad humours" out of a man in San Francisco
Th... read more »

A few weeks ago, the Little Man injured his right thumb. It was by no means a serious injury, just one of those things that happens when 4-year-olds play. He didn’t even cry. We noticed that he couldn’t straighten out his thumb afterward. We visited the urgent care, then his pediatrician, who sen...

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Since I went to Asia in December, I have made up every excuse in the book to avoid sweating. I would pack a gym bag everyday, carry it to work and then I would cough on a sip of water and think, "Oh God - with this asthma acting up like this it's best that I just sit here and eat some Doritos. I... read more »

The adage might be 'do much of one thing, not many things,' but unfortunately I am firmly in 'multa' mode at the moment and have many small items of news to report.

Item the first: I have finished an iteration of my latest manuscript and sent it to my agent - huzzah! It's under 90000 words, a far...

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Today I'm over at Barbara De Leo's blog, chatting about disasters, of both the standing-in-doggy-doo and major-earthquake-destroys-city varieties.

I'm also giving a copy of A Heat Of The Moment Thing to one commenter, so what are you waiting for? Share this link with all your chick lit loving mate... read more »

Gypsy Witch by Suz deMello The Sacramento Sheriff's Department is no place for airy-fairy wimps, and Ben McCullough is the toughest of the tough. He tells himself he's bedding the luscious Elena Lautari only because she's a babe, not because she's a card-carrying member of the Northern Californi... read more »

I can think of several coaches deserving a noble place in Spanish football history, but Jose Mourinho is not one of them.

Cowardice dictated his red card in the King’s Cup final, his verbal outburst the cheap shot of a bad loser. He had promised more than he could deliver and knew it but rather th...

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I thought it was time to do a blog post about how much I appreciate everyone who has ever helped or supported or even read my book Crush. I am eternally grateful to Debbie McGowan, Nigel Paice, Tracy Hibbert, Andrea Harding, L.M. Steel, Sean Jones, Jacob Woods, Trisha Harrington, Leslie Purkey, J... read more »

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By: Rovio Stars & Nitrome
We're proud to present Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage as one of the very first Rovio Stars! http://icebreaker-game.com

Made by Nitrome, the award winning studio from London UK, Icebreaker combines dynamic ice-slicing mechanics with an of... read more »

While doing the research for Trouble in Store, I realized I needed to learn more about ancient Native American ruins. Any why settle for photos in a book or online when the real thing is near at hand?
I’m always ready to jump at a road trip opportunity, so my daughter and I loaded up the miniva... read more »

Now comes the mess with the I.R.S. The president could use a little J.F.K., and a little Bulworth. read more »

Cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett is one of America's foremost thinkers. In this extract from his new book, he reveals some of the lessons life has taught him

1 USE YOUR MISTAKES

We have all heard the forlorn refrain: "Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time!" This phrase has...

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The Democratic candidates for mayor in New York are campaigning to win the support of the teachers union. They threaten to return the city to the horrors of the David Dinkins era. Back at the turn of the 1990s, New York City was a mess. Crime was rampant. The schools were dreadful. Children in fo... read more »

I don’t generally write about the Baftas . It’s the work do for Tristrams, the end-of-term disco for the vaudeville folk, and they don’t want a critic wandering around confiscating their fags, Es and condoms. Baftas mean quite a lot to the industry, and next to nothing to the ­viewers.... read more »

The other night, I was having dinner with some friends in a fairly decent restaurant and was at the very peak of my form as a wit and raconteur. But just as, with infinite and exquisite tantalizations, I was approaching my punch line, the most incredible thing happened. A waiter appeared from no...

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Okay-- I spent all week editing. First there was Forever Promised, which is on it's second edit and will probably get one more. Then there was Bitter Moon I&II, which Harmony Ink, the LGBTQ YA imprint is going to look at.

Shaking my editing coma is rough. I seriously didn't realize I'd forgo... read more »

there was a classic Graham Norton line.

"The end of this features two girls kissing. If that offends you...grow up." read more »

Here’s a brand new snog – woohoo! It’s from my just-released erotic romance novella, A French Affair. This book was such fun to write, especially as I sent my characters on a lovely day trip to my favourite city – Paris. Enjoy the snog

“Yes, I’m positively quaking in my boots,” Sydney replied dr...

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Replacements?

The following books have been taken back from the old publisher and re-released with new covers by Love Lane Books, which is my self-publishing company:

Guarding Morgan (Sanctuary 1)
The Only Easy Day (Sanctuary 2)
Face Value (Sanctuary 3)
Still Waters (Sanctuary 4)
Full Circle (Sanctuar... read more »

MAGIC WANDS are playing the Complex in Glendale tonight at 8pm.
Saturday, May 18th, 2013.

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I very rarely write SF because I don’t think I’ve good enough to compete with the likes of the brilliant hard SF writers I admire, like Iain Banks and Paul McCauley, but once in a while I come up with a nice idea that I think will make a good story. This is the case [...]

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1. What curse word do you use the most?
Crap. Or shit. I'm trying REALLY HARD to break the habit. F-bombs wreak destruction on eloquence, and the defamatory ones make you look like a bigoted butthat.

2. Do you own an iPod?
Yup.

3. What person on your flist do you talk to the most?
The stalkery ones. (... read more »

Sensual Sunday is brought to you today by Unleash, which is the sixth book in my popular Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series, which came out yesterday!

Sensual Sunday’s always feature a hot excerpt from one of my paranormal romance books! Read on for this Sunday’s sensual snippet…

Snow’s hands...

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Here's a short piece from the novel I'm working on. As you can see, it has an autobiographical element to it. It envisions a kind of dialogue between an 18th century Englishman, and an English-born writer living in 21st century America--whose thinking is much influenced, but not expressly so, by... read more »

The Syrian disaster is like a superstorm. It’s what happens when drought, a fast-growing population, a repressive and corrupt government, and sectarian and religious passions combine. read more »

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Anna Krien does that work now. She goes to places, finds things out, and writes about them. At great length and with cool intelligence. Here, she's launched into a story that never goes away, has been covered extensively, but rarely with nuance.

Elite sport and sexual assault.

Night...

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A title can give you a first impression of a book. That, and the cover, are the things that jump out at you on a list of new books. I once wrote a blog where I came up with the … Continue reading →

The post What’s In A Title? Guest Post (and Giveaway!) by RJ Scott appeared first on Marie Sexton.

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From The Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Differentiated from the full-fledged Pierrot costume, the Pierrot as a shaped bodice flourished in that gasp of Rococo sensibility and extreme silhouette of about 1780 - 1790. The flared peplum extension of the jacket below the waist and asymmetrically around...

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For the last couple of years I have attended the Sydney-hosted Aurealis Awards weekend, which is always a blast. Sadly I was reining back on travel this year and couldn’t make it – but it sounds like those who were there had a great time! Check in on the #AurealisAwards hashtag on Twitter to see...

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In 1990 I was a senior in high school, and I was friends with my music teacher. It was one of those odd things I never understood how it happened, though I think it started when the drama teacher cast … Continue reading → read more »

Hey all,

Can't wait until September to get your copy of Scorched? No problem! I've got two chances for you to win one!

First up - go to my Facebook page and share the book cover photo. (Make sure to LIKE me too, while you're there!)

Second, head over to the amazing Victoria Scott's blog. She scored... read more »

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If you haven't read it, now's a great chance to pick up for free. If you have read it, tell your friends!



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Earlier this year, when I had far less time to blog, I ran into several posts about how financially it didn't make much sense to be a writer. One was this which was based on numbers from 2005 and for some reason posits that each novel you write will sell fewer copies than in the past. Then there... read more »

• Accidentally close a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T reopens it.• Bananas release dopamine, eat them when you’re sad.
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC is the one handed version of CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Don’t brush your teeth hard, it makes them sensitive and removes enamel.
• Don’t like spiders? Put citronella oil on your walls and... read more »

I have a routine. Every single morning, I get out of bed, grab the New York Times off my driveway, and put on pants. Sometimes in that order. And then I sit down with a bowl of cereal and read a paper made out of actual paper. It’s my favorite thing in the world, something I got hooked on when I...

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