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OTM 2009 Blog Tour - Artistic Vision and Creative Doubt

CRR Blog Tour – November 2009 Host: Jane Richardson, Nov. 3 http://janerichardsonhomethoughts.blo... [This post first appeared at the above link but is no longer available.] Permalink to the Tour Stops Hi Jane! Thanks for hosting me here in your blog! Since you’re a fellow music and art lover, I thought I’d talk today about Artistic Vision and Creative Doubt. All art is subjective

OTM 2009 Blog Tour - What is Literary Romance?

CRR Blog Tour – November 2009 Host: Judah Raine, Nov. 1 http://judahraine.com/romancewriteup/... post first appeared at the above site, but it is no longer available there.]Permalink for Tour Stop Reposts Hello Jude and thanks so much for not only having me here today, but also for the wonderful tour setup! This is my first book tour and I’m looking forward to a fun month! With the beginning

Off The Moon 2009 Blog Tour

Off The Moon now has an updated 2nd Edition Hardcover version! It is in publication and will soon be available wherever books are sold. More info will follow. While doing the update for the website, I realized many of the links for the original 16-Stop Blog Tour I did back in November 2009 are no longer available. Since I want them available, I will be reposting them here on my blog, with

Spring Snow

When I was quite young, I had a vivid, colorful dream. (Yes, many of us do dream in color.)  I stepped into the backyard, which was exactly as our yard was at the time, and it was covered in snow. Growing up in Central Illinois, that doesn't seem like a rare thing to dream. However, this snow was warm. And it was colorful, all different colors. It was deep, as well, enough to create nice warm

Can Your Child Fail Kindergarten Screening?

Sadly, the answer to that is a resounding, "Yes!" At least according to the national board of whoever determines ridiculous school policies, they can. How do I know? My very smart barely 5-year-old granddaughter failed her screening two months ago. They are quite concerned about her lack of progress and want her to go to summer school.Already.She hasn't STARTED school yet, and already she needs

Lessons from Ladybug: Friendship

Since I haven't talked about our Ladybug here recently (or anything else, either!), a brief re-introduction. Our 5-year-old granddaughter has lived with us since she was born. I don't use the kids' names publicly, so I use the nicknames I give them. Ladybug is three months younger than her cousin and best buddy, Punkindoodle

Words Mean Things

 Yesterday, an author acquaintance posted about her "clean romance" novel and another author took a good deal of umbrage with the term, although it's been used for a lot of years to describe romance with no cursing or sex scenes. Her claim, restating an article she read, said that calling a romance "clean" inferred other romances were "dirty." Honestly, I think that's a huge stretch, but if

The Sweet Sale after Valentine's Day

As a romance/love story author, you'd think I'd jump all over Valentine's Day marketing. It never seems to work that way. I'm a push-it-to-the-last-minute type who tends to think the best thing about V Day is the chocolate markdowns the following day. I'm a bit of a chocolate fan. If you feel the same and you're looking for a sweet bargain today, jump over and buy this sweet romantic story

Watch Out For The Helpers

Every time there is a tragedy, I see at least one person post Mr. Rogers' advice to look for the helpers. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Fred Rogers Yes, this was a wonderful thing to teach a child because no matter how many people there are who intend to cause harm,

Working Men in Fiction

Dio, the Farmer I'm a bit of an oddball when it comes to my romance novels under my pen name Ella M. Kaye. Okay, hermit writer and oddball might go together naturally. Still... The current romance trend is to feature men in suits, not necessarily black suits, but suits and ties, the gorgeous business exec with money and power who still tends to woo women to the point they can't resist even