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Siegfried Sassoon, "The General"

The General'Good-morning; good-morning!' the General said When we met him last week on our way to the line. Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of 'em dead, And we're cursing his staff for incompetent swine. 'He's a cheery old card,' grunted Harry to Jack As they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack. . . . . But he did for them both by his plan of attack. --Siegfried

Moonlight Mistress Excerpt - Worldbuilding

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. This scene takes place during World War One while Gabriel Meyer, a British soldier, is searching an abandoned village for German soldiers.#Both of the house's doors were shut tight, but not locked. Gabriel and Woods and Evans entered at the front door, Gabriel's pulse pounding like a drum, his boot heels even louder on the polished

Historic New York City

5th Avenue, New York City, 1900Hester Street, New York City, 1903Madison Square, New York City, 1908Photos courtesy of WikiMedia Commons.Another Snippet Saturday tomorrow - the theme is Worldbuilding.

Five Ways Of Thinking About A Writers' Conference

Five Ways Of Thinking About A Writers' Conference1. Do I have enough contacts with readers and other writers? Hint: The answer to this is always no.Can I afford the time and money to attend this conference?2. Budget - where is the conference located? Are there alternative ways to get there? How do those stack up against your budgets of a) time and b) money? How does the conference conflict

Vampire Books I Like - Science Fiction

I am not a huge fan of vampire romance, so my favorite vampire books are mostly from the science fiction and fantasy genres. Here are my top three science fiction choices.My all-time favorite vampire book is The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas. Not only is it a wonderful work in itself - it consists of four separate stories of the same vampire, each from a different point of view - but

Love of LIFE, not just a tv detective show

I'm in mourning for Life, a television detective show starring Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi. It went two seasons and has been cancelled.I heard a lot about it from friends before I actually saw it; I wanted to see it myself as soon as I learned it 1) starred British actor Damian Lewis and had 2) Damian Lewis playing a cop (Charlie Crews) who'd spent twelve years in prison for murders he didn't

Writing Elsewhere

Someone asked me recently about my office, and I told them I don't have one.I live in an apartment, and there's no separate room where I can go to write. In fact, my bedroom and living room are really the same room, set apart mainly by furniture. If I write at home, I can write sitting on the couch, or I can write sitting on the bed. I've done both.But more often, I go Elsewhere.There's a

Siegfried Sassoon, "Remorse"

RemorseLost in the swamp and welter of the pit, He flounders off the duck-boards; only he knows Each flash and spouting crash, --each instant lit When gloom reveals the streaming rain. He goes Heavily, blindly on. And, while he blunders,'Could anything be worse than this?' --he wonders, Remembering how he saw those Germans run, Screaming for mercy among the stumps of trees:

Moonlight Mistress excerpt - Emotional Fight Scene

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. In this scene, Pascal and Lucilla have recently been reunited.#Pascal tucked the blanket back over her shoulder, from where it had fallen. "You didn't want me to see you again," he said. His voice gave nothing away, and his chin blocked her view of his facial expression, dimly lit by electric light shining in the window."You're in

PCA/ACA Call for Papers

PCA/ACA 2010 National Conference(Popular Culture and American Culture Associations)St. Louis, Missouri, March 31 – April 3, 2010Call For Papers: Romance AreaConference info.Deadline for submission: November 30, 2009.We are interested in any and all topics about or related to popular romance: all genres, all media, all countries, all kinds, and all eras. All representations of romance in popular