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Book Wars: The Battle Royale

I'm going head to head with my choices. The final two are:






Boy Toy by Barry Lyga














and











An Abundance of Katherines by John Green




Which one should I choose? (I'm thinking I'll end up buying both and toggle between the stories so my fried brain stays fried. Ah well...)My next two will be the Texan stories: Soul Enchilada and Days of Little Texas because I can't get either story or voice out of my head and they're needling me to finish them!!!Many thanks to Kendrabelle for all her suggestions! I've...

Book Wars!

My Kindle has created something quite new to me. BK (Before Kindle) I used to go to the library and haul a ton of books that sparked my interest. I'd read a few but settle on my favorite. Easy. But now, I have instant access. I can peruse as many books that tickle my fancy at any moment on any day. At the library, I was usually limited to what the librarian chose (and many times, it wasn't much). But now, I can choose ANY BOOK!!!



You'd think I'd be happy with this situation, but what's happeni...

A Book Written with REAL Pixie Dust

I've been wanting to review this book for a while--ever since I read it last summer, but I've been busy writing my own books (and reading.) But today is a holiday (kudos to Martin Luther King and his holiday commemoration). So, I have time.

This story was the best of 2009 for me. Actually, the best I've read in quite a while. It was true in pacing, storyline, and voice. It was one of those books that I tried to slow myself down in reading because I wanted to savor every word. That doesn't...

Dinner and a Movie with Pam and Meg!

Little Stinker!

Here is my little dog. She's a bit angry with me since I've been taking her on runs...yes, runs. Don't most dogs run? She zips around the house, catching balls, jumping on strangers, and charging around playing tag with my kids, so I thought a 5 mile jaunt would be no big deal.

Well, it wouldn't have been a big deal except for the fact that once was fine with her. We went out last week and she kept up pretty well. But then I took her out the next day. She did fine until we were about a mile a...

A Decade of Rejection...

Every year, I turnover the Inksplaaat part of my website and start fresh for the new year. This time I realized it's been a decade since I started tabulating my rejections and wow, what a difference ten years make. I decided to encapsulate what happened in this list:

1. Received 164 rejections! That proves you need to persevere in this biz if you want to see a book published!

2. Sold nine print book manuscripts. I dabbled in e-books at first when Jean Chalopin, creator of Inspector Gadget...

Snow Bunnies and some specs to die for!

What do teenagers do when the sky dumps a foot of snow on their house?

Build a snowman?

Go sledding?

Snowball wars?

No.

They model!



I got up in the morning thinking the girls would be bustling about trying to find all their ski gear to go sledding down the street. When I entered their room, they were busy curling my 8 year old's hair. She smiled real big and said, "We're gong to have a modeling session, Mommy!"

Well, at least they had fun. Here's some pics of the "session":






All that snow puts...

Help!!!

Someone on my blog list recommended a book about a girl who gets swept into a fairytale world by leprechauns. I thought the title was GREEN, but I can't find the book anywhere and I can't find the post. Can anyone help me out? Maybe it was reviewed from an ARC.

Thanks in advance!

Winter Wonderland

Last night, my daughter had a Christmas party. She was dreaming about it for weeks and it seemed like it was going to be spectacular. We prepared and decorated and couldn't wait for all the 8 year olds to swarm the house!

Here's some pics of the preparation!

(My daughter loves to cut cheese! HA!)




To the right is the place where the kids would create Christmas ornaments and decorate cupcakes.










I think we're ready!

Now, if you notice in the background, the clouds are looking a bit stormy...and the ...

Princess Peepers Recipe!

Check out this scrumptious recipe fit for little hands. It's written by dietician and author, Mary Ann Dames: Princess Peepers Party Glasses

Can't wait to try this myself! I'll post the pics when my little princess and I are done. :-)