Marcia King-Gamble's Blog, page 191

Back To School/Back To Work

I can't say I look back at my school days with any fondness, other than for the long holidays. I loved learning but didn't like the noise, the crowding, and throughout secondary school the utter bitchiness of some teenage girls. I didn't follow the latest boy bands or fashion, so instead made my few friends among the boys who were happy to talk Star Wars and Doctor Who with me (I'm still friends

My favorite time of year...

 August is on the down hill slide and with it goes my favorite time of the year because...









Surrounded by endless beauty




we get to be pirates...







How can a day that starts like this not be awesome




Our favorite picnic spot





This is the first time in over ten years I haven't had a crazy day job to return to mid-August. But this is the first time in over 20 years, I've had

Team up for more fun!

I've recently learned the importance of teaming up! Joining a newsletter, blog (ahem! Romancing the Genres!!), or promotion with another author makes your advertising go so much farther. The possibilities are endless!

I met Tory Richards after fangirling over some of her books on twitter. Turns out, she is a great human being and fantastic writer. Of course, she writes my favorite genre ever,

This Mom's Snoopy School Dance

It's that wonderful time of the year again!

The school bells are ringing, the kids are screaming...and I am sitting back drinking my morning coffee with a smile!

Now don't get me wrong. I love my kids with all I have and then some more. But let's face it, the summer is a life-sucker. It's hot. Humid. Long days. Short nights. And did I mention bugs? YUCK!

Every summer is the same. Plan. Plans.

Still in a Daze because of my School Days!

By: Marcia King-Gamble

www.lovemarcia.com


















It’s almost September, and kids are either in school or
getting ready to go back. Just last week, one of my nieces started her freshman
year in college. The other starts her senior year soon. So many memories came
rushing back as I heard about the preparations. There were stories of shopping,
packing, unloading and

HAPPY EVER AFTER by J.C. Hay

ROMANTIC SF & SPACE OPERA AUTHOR J.C. HAY

I couldn't be prouder of being in the romance industry, or
being part of the romance community. Every time I sit down to write, I get to
tell the story of someone's "happily ever after" - a story about
hope, growth, and healing that reminds me how important, how personal those
themes are to me. And while it might be easy to feel like an outsider, or

Back to School Days by Lynn Lovegreen

I loved school as a kid—I started telling people I was going to be a teacher in first or second grade. And I did become a teacher, so I continued going to school most of my life. August was always an exciting time, as I thought about going back to school and what great things might be in store.



Now that I’m retired, the heady anticipation of this time of year is gone. But I still love back to

Preserving your Voice

Hi everyone! I am YA author B A Binns , writer of contemporary and realistic fiction for teens. My tagline tells you what I am about - Stories of Real Boys Growing Into Real Men - and the people who love them. 






This is my second post on that super-elusive quality called Voice. The first post (which you can find at VOICE: It's All About You) came back in March, fittingly occurring as I

Countdown to Seduced by the Screenwriter

by Madelle Morgan

This month I wrap up the rewrite of Seduced by the Screenwriter, Book 2 in the Hollywood in Muskoka series. Then it will be sent off to beta readers in September and my editor in October. If all goes well, the book will be published on Amazon in November!

Seduced by the Screenwriter is the most roller-coaster-emotional and hottest romance I've ever written. It's fun—the

Back to School - Then and Now by Paty Jager

As a writer of historical western romance, I have an arsenal of reference/research books on my bookshelves.  There is one in particular that I find myself using time and again. A replica of the 1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue.  It not only shows me what things back in the 1800's looked like, it gives me prices when a character goes to a mercantile and purchases something.



A fraction of my