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February 10, 2011
Thirteen Pieces of Eye Candy
Okay. Valentine's Day is coming up, and loads of folks are doing appropriately-themed Thursday Thirteens as a result. I considered doing the same.However, I remember keenly what it was like to be the odd-woman-out when it came to this sometimes rather annoying holiday. I waited patiently until the candy went on sale afterward and indulged myself while reading a good book. Nyah!
And since the vast majority of my readers are women, I'm posting this week's Thursday Thirteen with them in mind.
February 8, 2011
Review: Tulagi Hotel by Heikki Hietala
I first discovered Tulagi Hotel a couple of years ago when I was on the Authonomy.com website, and I befriended the author - Heikki Hietala - in the process of reading the original draft there. I remember that manuscript with fondness, and reading the revised/re‐edited version was a pleasure even on the second time around.However, having become accustomed to a more modern style of writing - the "hook 'em quick and keep 'em turning pages!" school of thought - Tulagi Hotel may take some ...
February 3, 2011
13 Photos Currently Inspiring My WiP
ACK! Yep - I've been caught unprepared again this week. There's been a lot going on "behind the scenes" as it were, so I didn't have time to do a heavily-detailed Thursday Thirteen this week. I'm afraid I'll have to repeat a theme I've done before, but with new material. (Does that make sense?)
So here are
13 Photos Currently
Inspiring My WiP
The Leopard Trek team at the Tour Down Under last January.1) A morning briefing. This is a good example of the stuff most people don't...
January 29, 2011
Snapshots of Success - I'm a featured author!
In case you'd like to drop by, have a read, and leave a little comment love, I'm one of two authors featured in this week's Snapshots of Success article on Authors on Show, by the lovely and talented Suzannah Burke. Won't you come by and say "Hello"?
January 28, 2011
A review by Voirey Linger
Author Voirey Linger has reviewed Ask Me if I'm Happy on her blog. (She also posted this excellent review on Amazon.com.) Come see what she had to say about Ask Me if I'm Happy!
January 27, 2011
13 Frequently Misused/Confused Words
Welcome back for another installment of the Thursday Thirteen!This week's post is actually writing-related, and I've been building it (very) slowly over the course of the last couple of months. So, why delay any longer? Here we go with
13 Frequently Misused/Confused Words
1) It's "Congratulations" NOT "Congraduations".
To be honest, this is one which almost breaks my heart. Thanks to Hallmark and their decision to put a bit of wordplay on cards meant for high school and college graduates, we...
January 26, 2011
The Devil is in the Details (part one)
There are people who are surprised by how much attention I'm currently giving to details in my WiP, 27 Stages. I am teased on a regular basis about the research I'm doing (real and fanciful), because I clearly enjoy cycling so much.
Well, there are many reasons I'm putting so much time and effort into this project. Not only is cycling a passion of mine (at least, as a spectator), not only do I want to write the best possible story I can and not only do I want people to read this and really...
Well, there are many reasons I'm putting so much time and effort into this project. Not only is cycling a passion of mine (at least, as a spectator), not only do I want to write the best possible story I can and not only do I want people to read this and really...
January 23, 2011
Book After Book - The Space Between Languages
My guest blog for Book After Book is up. Come on by, read about The Space Between Languages, and leave a comment, won't you?
January 20, 2011
13 Real Places in 27 Stages
Even though I'm still promoting Ask Me if I'm Happy, I thought I'd let my current WiP, 27 Stages, "inform" this week's Thursday Thirteen. For those of you unfamiliar with it, 27 Stages is a story set against the backdrop of a multi-stage road cycling race (think: Tour de France), which crosses the European continent over the course of one month.So allow me to present:
13 Real Places in 27 Stages
1) Lisbon, Portugal.The site of the first stage - a time trial - and the start of the second stage.
2...
January 13, 2011
13 Things On Or Near My Desk
Gah! I seem to be getting caught unprepared on a regular basis, as of late. I apologize for this, and for the fact that I'm resorting to this old chestnut for my Thursday Thirteen this week:13 Things On Or Near My Desk
1) Altoids. Not that I need them. Heh. I have these on my desk because I cleaned out my bag to take it to work and forgot to throw them in again. Oops.
Mine doesn't look like this, but it's kinda close, I guess.2) One of those alarm clocks with a built-in thermometer. The...
