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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 →
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Published on November 27, 2012 20:54

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?    
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Published on November 06, 2012 03:41

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 →
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Published on October 30, 2012 09:11

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 →
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Published on October 24, 2012 06:47

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 →
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Published on October 19, 2012 09:51

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 →
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Published on October 16, 2012 07:59

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 →
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Published on October 09, 2012 04:06

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 …
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Published on September 25, 2012 07:27

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 →
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Published on September 22, 2012 20:56

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 [...]
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Published on September 05, 2012 09:56