Rima Jean's Blog, page 8
November 3, 2011
Kids, Certain Words, and My Inability to Spell
There are certain words that I simply cannot not say in my 3-year-old daughter Audrey's presence without sending her into a wild-eyed frenzy. "Cookie," "ice cream," or "candy," for example. I can't even utter these words in passing, even if I speak quickly or in a whisper. The little rodent has this hearing super power [...]
November 2, 2011
10 Best (Free!) WordPress Themes for Mommy Bloggers
I've always been obsessed with the design of blogs. To me, a design can make or break a website. If I click on a link and end up at a site that is poorly designed or organized, I'm out. Judgmental of me, I know. But I'm just not going to waste my time trying to [...]
August 1, 2011
That Woman
When I take my kids to school in the morning, I look like a big pile of poo. It's shortly before nine in the morning, and I've managed to get my girls fed and dressed, AND I've packed their lunches. (What I've packed is totally beside the point. I'm sure that the frozen chicken nuggets [...]
May 7, 2011
Rejected!
Every author, even the most successful ones, deals with rejection. We all know this — after the fact. I mean, it's easy for an author whose found "success" in the publishing world to admit that they were rejected a lot before achieving their goals. What's hard is admitting you were rejected, you still are being [...]
May 5, 2011
Regarding YA (Young Adult) Books
If any of you look at my Goodreads profile, you've noticed that I've been reading and reviewing a lot of YA books. Considering that TNP was not meant to be YA, you might be wondering why. (Or not. But I'm going to tell you why anyway). I decided to start reading YA books because I'd [...]
May 3, 2011
About the Dead
So I've learned some really valuable lessons from the publishing world these past few months. Wanna know what I learned? 1. Publishing is BRUTAL. And I mean "You Will Cry Like A Little Girl Until You Have No More Tears Left, Then You Will Grow Numb From The Pain And Become An Empty Husk Of [...]
May 2, 2011
Back from the Dead
So, I decided to take a break from Liberi to "hone my craft" and learn from other writers (Read: Get my ass kicked by writers who are far better than me). I worked on other projects, read a lot of books, and joined critique groups. I am now thoroughly convinced that I can't write worth [...]
March 22, 2011
And The Winner Is….
…starfishchick! WOOHOO! Come on down! You've won a free download of The Soldier of Raetia, The Pilgrim Glass, and The Noble Pirates. A big thank you to everyone who entered and commented — your thoughts and readership mean a lot to all three of us. Well, this brings us to the end of our spring guest-post historical fiction [...]
March 15, 2011
Director's Commentary
So in this final installment of the Historical Fiction series, I will be giving a commentary of a "scene" from my novel, The Noble Pirates. I have chosen Chapter 22, in which Howel Davis becomes a pirate, because, well, it's one of my faves. If you haven't read this far in the book yet, you [...]
March 8, 2011
Offbeat Protagonists
*Today's post is from Julie, and she will be discussing Offbeat Protagonists. Be sure to check out my post and Heather's post on the same subject. Jonas, the protagonist of The Pilgrim Glass, is too skinny. He's too insecure. He's too passionate. He's way too foul-mouthed. And he's definitely too addicted to cigarettes. He's cranky, [...]
