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5Ks and 13.1 miles

So, I'm planning on walking a half-marathon (13.1 miles) using this handy training chart. My goal is less the actual half-marathon (in Omaha, Des Moines or Midsouth) than completion of the training course. (And I hate running, so walking it is!) I've joined DailyMile, so if anyone else is interested in doing the training, as well, feel free to check in via e-mail.
[And yes--I'm posting about this here in part just for the accountability of it.:]
In other news, I've decided to participate in...

And the winners are . . .

Congratulations to Eunice and Alaina, who were chosen by random out of all the entries (and bonus entries) to win the two TWICE BITTEN ARC prize packages!
Ladies, please e-mail me your addresses (chloe at chloe neill dot com), so I can get your stuff in the mail!
And thanks to everyone who participated!

Travel Reading?

When I have a little time to read, I love to read travelogues. I'm about to finish the most recent (curmudgeonly, caustic) Paul Theroux installment, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star,* --which is unfortunately the last (non-fiction) Theroux on my list. So, it was time to find some new travel writers.

I perused the web looking for good travel books, and came across a few lists (which I have now printed and will probably, in truegeek style, highlight and check-off), which I thought I'd share.

Final reminder!

Hi, everyone. As promised, I'm going to pick a winner in the ARC contest on Friday, May 15 before 8:00 a.m. CST.
Thus, if you still want to enter--and so that I have time to update the massive Excel spreadsheet tracking the entries--please get your entries in by Friday, May 15, at 6:00 a.m. CST (or, even better, tonight).
Also, you've got until midnight to place any final bids for Do The Write Thing For Nashville auction . . . although the three musketeers currently bidding may have you...

Foodie Thursday?

Is it wrong that I want to print out Ming's entire web site in color and slap it in a binder, to be my new cupcake cookbook? Oh, Ming. How lovely thou art. Now, go forth and make cupcakes!


(Via simplesong)

Reminders

If you haven't yet entered, you have three more days to enter the TWICE BITTEN ARC contest that closes on May 15. And by the way, because the contest is now a week old, Blogger makes me approve any comments. Thus, if your entry doesn't immediately appear, don't worry--it will.

You also have two more days to submit a bid for the Do The Write Thing for Nashville TWICE BITTEN ARC auction.

I can't tell you how flattered I am about the sheer number of contest entries so far and the size of the aucti...

ARC Auction starts at 2:00 CST

Don't forget -- the ARC (and other stuff) auction begins at 2:00 p.m. CST today over at Do The Write Thing. Good luck, and (if your finances allow it) be generous!

Color me impressed.

TWICE BITTEN ARC auction Tuesday

TWICE BITTEN ARC!!! For you! Or you! Or you, over there!
Did that get your attention? Excellent.
Now that I've got your attention, beginning tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 p.m. CST on Do The Write Thing For Nashville, you will be able to bid on the following package donated by yours truly:

- Signed/personalized ARC of forthcoming TWICE BITTEN (Yes, you read that correctly.)- Signed/personalized TWICE BITTEN bookmark- Signed/personalized copy of FIRESPELL- Chicagoland Vampires pen- "I've Been...

CV4 from Start to Finish - Part II: The Outline

It's time to revisit the creation of Book Four in the Chicagoland Vampires series (tentatively titled HARD BITTEN). I previously talked about preparing and brainstorming, so now we're moving on to the ever-important stage two: the outlining.
It's a bit of a cheat to call outlining the second stage, as this is really a process that will continue all the way through stage three (the actual writing). Sure, I'll start with an outline, but I'll also revise and adapt the outline as I write the...