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November 27, 2012
Harlequin Historical Holiday Giveaway!
The Harlequin Historical Holiday Giveaway is back! In the spirit of an Advent calendar, we are giving away daily prizes and a Grand Prize of a Kindle Fire (or equivalent tablet depending on your location). Play every day for more … Continue reading →
November 6, 2012
Is Blogging Dead?
I’m over at the Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood blogging about…well, whether it’s still effective to blog. What do you think? Is blogging dead?
October 30, 2012
How I Learned to Stop Worrying
…And Love the Bomb This is a post about fear. I’m going to mention a lot things I don’t tend to write about publicly because I don’t want negativity to dampen my own experience or anyone else’s, but I had … Continue reading →
October 24, 2012
To Serve Readers…
It’s a cookbook! It’s a cookbook! Ok, so I couldn’t resist. But look–the talented and fun-loving Ruby Sisters have put together a free ebook with recipes and excerpts from our books. There are main dishes, cocktails, even a sample menu … Continue reading →
October 19, 2012
Ken Liu’s “Paper Menagerie”
Sometimes I read something so amazing that I feel like just a hack. I learned about Ken Liu’s Hugo award winning short story “Paper Menagerie” while browsing a review for Diverse Energies, an anthology with some of my favorite new … Continue reading →
October 16, 2012
Inspiration for the day
Hubby must have been in a particularly warm and fuzzy mood this morning: Hubby: How’s the book going? *rubs my back affectionately as I stare at the computer* Jeannie: I’m 50,000 words in and it’s crappy. Hubby: Well, don’t hesitate … Continue reading →
October 9, 2012
Romantic Love as a Male Fantasy
Click here to skip rambling intro It’s 3 a.m. and Little Girl was up saying “I’m hungry Mum!” Actually she was crying it, which meant Little Boy was up soon after and while warming bottles and feeding twinlets and rocking … Continue reading →
September 25, 2012
On Chinese Names
I was reading an interview with Cindy Pon at Squeaky Books where the blogger asked her about the names of her two brothers in The Silver Phoenix as well as why the titular character has a name that is translated …
September 22, 2012
Website Makeover
I decided to update my website for a fresh new look, but more importantly, to make it easier to navigate and expand as new books and series are added. The new web design is the work of my super-talented critique … Continue reading →
September 5, 2012
Bloom’s Taxonomy and Eloisa James
Eloisa James came to speak at our local library as part of her book tour for The Ugly Duchess and there’s nothing I love more than an evening of book talk (and a short break away from the kidlets) so I was really excited to go. Now Eloisa is famous for being Shakespeare professor by [...]
