Jennifer Crusie's Blog, page 73
July 16, 2022
Collaboration Update
We may be getting a little testy with each other about now.
Think of this as the free play post you asked for. Talk about anything. Except apostrophes.
July 15, 2022
Argh Author: Brenda Margriet’s Loving Between the Lines
Our own Brenda Margriet has a new book out: Loving Between the Lines.
A one-night stand neither will forget.
She wanted a final fling before choosing science to make her a single mom. He needed an escape from the regret grinding him into dust. Her baby isn’t his…but maybe family is more than DNA.
After a childhood being dragged around the continent by her musician parents, Lynn Kolmyn has stretched her roots deep into her chosen hometown. When her absconding fiancé screws up her careful plans, she decides to become a mother at almost forty, realizing the only person she can rely on is herself.
Benjamin Whitestone was the hometown hockey hero until a spectacular mistake led to failure and condemnation. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t seem to make it up to his parents, his teammates, or his fans. In a final bid to prove himself, he accepts a job coaching the junior team where he used to be a star, determined to rewrite history.
When Lynn and Benjamin collide—literally—they are both shocked to see the stranger from a single sensual night two years ago. Now the past tangles with the future…a future neither of them was expecting.
Available for $2.99 on Amazon, Apple, Nook, Kobo
(This is Book Two in the Silverberry Seduction Seasoned Romance Series but can easily be read as a standalone. Book One in the series, SECRETS UNDER THE COVERS, is currently exclusive to the A SEASON FOR LOVE Anthology.
July 14, 2022
This is a Good Book Thursday, July 14, 2022
This week I read Rest in Pink. Over and over and over again. One of my pre-orders came in and I read that and it was okay, but it’s part of a series and I think the author just got tired. And I got a book on pasta from one of the BookBub listings and now I am all fired up to put everything I have on noodles. Actually, I’ve always been a fan of putting everything I have on noodles, it’s just now I know America’s Test Kitchen’s way of putting everything on noodles. I’m educated.
What did you read and learn this week?
July 13, 2022
Working Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Guess what I’m working on? We’re at 80,000 good words. Very happy.
Where are you at? In your work, I mean. Or in general.
July 9, 2022
Happiness is a Plan
We are far enough in (very far in) to Rest in Pink to know where we’re going now (sort of). It means that at this point, we pretty much have a plan. We’re still exploring ideas, but 70,000 words in, we’ve got a general direction. We have a plan.
I don’t think plans get enough credit for happiness. The way forward is always unknown, surprises around every turn, and a plan gives you a map, whether it’s for a book, a garden, a quilt, a dinner, a party, or an upcoming good time. Plans, they’re a good thing.
How did you plan for happiness this week?
We’re Losing Our Minds
Two moments from today’s collaboration:
So we’re both taking naps. It seems like the right thing to do.
Jane the Assassin
Remember I was talking about a Jane and Richard post where Jane was an assassin? Turns out it was a character arc questionable, Jane was not an assassin, and her love interest was Alan.
But other than that . . .
July 8, 2022
July 7, 2022
This is a Good Book Thursday, July 7, 2022
This week I read Rest in Pink, the first two acts. Over and over again. And a lot of jpgs of Dick and Jane. Turns out Richard is a dick. Who knew?
What did you read this week?
July 6, 2022
Working Wednesday, July 6, 2022
We’re still working on Rest in Pink. That’s going to be pretty much every Working Wednesday post from now until the end of July. We’re at 60,000 words, so we are working.
What are you working on?
(Here’s another glimpse into the fascinating world of professional collaborative writing:)
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