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I read on another author's blog last week that she has an intense dislike for Halloween. Say what? All that candy? Haunted houses? Fireworks? What's not to like?

I guess it depends. My Liege and I used to host big Halloween parties—adults only, no kidlets. We started doing this before we had kids and we continued for a few years afterward. Then the kids started getting too old to foist off on a grandmother while we partied the night away. Plus, the wood floor in my living room was damaged...

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Celebrating Romance!

Thanks for having us here at Muse Interrupted! Today marks the release of our second historical romance, ALL HE DESIRES. One of the themes of the book is the healing power of love—how love can transform us and give us hope no matter what lies in our past. We are glad to be writing in a genre that honors connection, love, and the willingness to overcome obstacles that keep us apart. So today as we celebrate the release of our book, here are some thoughts celebrating...

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Historical romance author Anthea Lawson visits tomorrow! Anthea's blogging about celebrating romance and is offering not one, but two—count 'em, 2—giveaways!

The first winner drawn from the comment trail will win Anthea's new release, ALL HE DESIRES, as well as Anthea's first book, PASSIONATE. The second winner drawn will win a copy of ALL HE DESIRES.

Back Cover Copy for ALL HE DESIRES:

And then he kissed her…

Far from home and her noble relatives, Miss Caroline Huntington has been injured in a...

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I've been locked out of my website since Monday night when I couldn't remember the password for one of my domain email addresses, the one that's supposed to forward email from my blog to my personal email addy. I'm finally back on-line.

However, I'm still having a problem with two domain emails not forwarding to my personal email addy. My ISP has blocked them as spam. This means I don't get any notifications of comments unless I pop over to the blog to visit, and I don't get any of my...

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My last two or three weekends have been so busy, it's almost felt like I haven't had weekends at all. Know what I mean? Being sick throughout one of those weekends didn't help—all the work I'd intended to accomplish then was postponed. The good news is I think (hope?) I'm finally caught up.

Last Thursday and Friday I glommed researching universities for Youngest Son for next year. I always get waaaaaaaaayyyy too caught up in research, whether it's for writing or another purpose. But it had to ...

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I found out the other day that the editor in Japan who bought the manga rights to HEAD OVER HEELS has left the publisher. The publication will go along as planned, except now I still have no idea—and probably never will—how the editor became interested in my book.

Dear Amazing Editor with Fantastic Taste:

Thank you for finding my book and contacting my agent in Japan, who contacted the scouting agency in New York, who contacted Amber Quill Press, who contacted me, resulting in the sale. While...

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A couple months ago, I began having problems (on my end) with www.museinterrupted.com redirecting (or pointing) to www.cindyprocter-king.com/blog. This began after an update to Internet Explorer 8, the web browser I most frequently use. I didn't always use IE. I used to be a steadfast Netscape Navigator user. So you'd think I would have gravitated to Firefox rather than going backward to IE. It's the web designing that got me using IE again, simply because, at the time that I redesigned this ...

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Going Hexy

Thanks to Cindy for having me here to talk about what makes people remember your books.

One fun part with all the hex titles is that they're a fun play on blurbs and I tend to make use of it.

Another nice thing is it has the readers remembering the books. Exciting characters also help such as my magic bunny slippers, Fluff and Puff and snarky gargoyle, Horace. They're excellent counterparts for the witches. Sure, we've got the sexy males, but there's nothing like comic relief.

Over my ...

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Paranormal romance author and two-time RITA™ finalist Linda Wisdom visits the blog tomorrow! Linda's blogging about what makes readers remember your books and is giving away a copy of her October release by Sourcebooks Casablanca, HEX IN HIGH HEELS. Be there, or be…not there. But it's no fun if you're not there. So definitely be there! Or here, as it were. Ahem.

Back Cover Copy for HEX IN HIGH HEELS:

Fourth in the popular, light paranormal romance series by an author whose books have sold 13...

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I'm obsessed with fonts. One of the reasons I could never be a professional web designer is that I waste (um, invest?) hours and hours of time searching for just the right font for a site. I love fonts! Can you imagine how my obsession would reflect on an hourly-basis invoice? I'd have to charge a flat rate for font research.

Of course, I might not be as obsessive about choosing fonts for other people. Choosing for myself, though…it's a sickness.

I can't begin to describe how many fonts I...

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