Gretchen Stull's Blog, page 7

50 Shades of Shaming

It's difficult to miss the news coverage of E. L. James's 50 Shades of Grey . Actually, the news media have been focused on women and women's issues a lot lately. It's just too bad the tone of this focus has been at best laughably short-sighted, and at worst dangerously oppressive. Don't believe me, check out some recent headlines.

Before going any further, I want to stress this is not a political rant. I've seen more than enough of those already and we aren't even into the full swing of campa...

15th Annual HOD Readers' Luncheon

They say variety is the spice of life. NY Times and USA Today best-selling author Lora Leigh has learned this lesson well, giving readers more than eighty novels in four subgenres and fifteen different series. She has created worlds we long to return to again and again, and enduring characters full of flaws and failures and the strength to rise above. From the formidable undercover agents of her Elite Ops series to the reckless affection of the Nauti Boys and the genetically enhanced drive to...

Save the Date at the Otherworld Diner

Interested in Nashville's one and only zombie prom? Learn more about it today over at The Otherworld Diner where I'm discussing prom memories, zombie rights, and appropriate undead footwear.


C'mon, you know you can't resist.

Save the Date at the Otherworld Diner

Interested in Nashville's one and only zombie prom? Learn more about it today over at The Otherworld Diner where I'm discussing prom memories, zombie rights, and appropriate undead footwear.


C'mon, you know you can't resist.

Rule Number 2, Visit the Otherworld Diner

Blogging today at The Otherworld Diner about Run for Your Lives, a zombie-infested 5k obstacle course.

With a description that interesting, I may actually be inclined to run without being chased by a knife-wielding mad man. How about you? Stop by The Otherworld Diner and share your thoughts.

Rule Number 2, Visit the Otherworld Diner

Blogging today at The Otherworld Diner about Run for Your Lives, a zombie-infested 5k obstacle course.

With a description that interesting, I may actually be inclined to run without being chased by a knife-wielding mad man. How about you? Stop by The Otherworld Diner and share your thoughts.

Good Advice

I'm an advice whore, I admit it. I like to collect advice, let it sink in, write it down in a fancy journal and ferret it away for later inspiration when things look dark and bleak. I especially like writing advice, because if ever there was a career path that throws people into the abyss and asks they make their own way out again, this is it. What works for one person doesn't work for another. What works for one book may not work for another, even when penned by the same author. Writing is a...

Hijinks Ensue

I'm a long time follower of geek webcomic Hijinks Ensue and Joel Watson. A post from early last week, following the Grammy's (or, as we call it in my house, the Adele Awards), was especially funny...and pretty much perfectly articulates my thoughts on popular music:

"[Joel] tuned in [to the Grammy's] right as front Foo Dave Grohl was making an impassioned acceptance speech about how important it is to learn to play a real instrument and really sing into a microphone and not worry about over...

Of Authors and Rockstars - A Must Read

"Step up into my biblio-crib, son. Over here, I got a bunch of human babies crawling around a terrarium. In that room is where I keep all my beta readers — yeah, that's them, feeding each other figs and playin' Naked Twister and shit."

As much as I wish I could claim rightful credit to the quote above, it is a product of Chuck Wendig's brilliant, if slightly twisted, mind. Why do authors need to be more like rockstars? Chuck lays it all out in Turning Writers into Motherfucking Rock Stars . Rea...

Haunted Heart Release Day

Today, my friend and MCRW chaptermate, the wonderful and talented Carolyn Rosewood, celebrates the release of her sexy romantic suspence novel, Haunted Heart. Congratulations Carolyn!

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I can't wait to read this book and I suggest everyone grab a copy of their own.
Blurb:

Rowena Sommers thought moving back home to...