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Cover Reveal! Check it out!

It’s time to bring out those big balloons! Yes, the Katy Perry kind. Michelle, of Sexy Bibliophiles, is revealing the revealing cover of my new romance novel, PLAYING ALL THE ANGLEs.

6 days until you can read the book behind the cover.

Closer and Closer

The release of PLAYING ALL THE ANGLES is creeping closer. I have bookmarks and magnets for book signing giveaways, and I played with making shrinky-dink charms of the book cover, yesterday (adorable! But not cost effective–I’ll use them as special giveaways.) Finally, I gave up and asked the B&N contact if I could just bring cookies. I’ll be taking cookies. Now, to find heart shaped cookies. And to order my book cover cake.

And finish these licensing exams. That’s priority uno.

1. Finish exams...

Like a Room Without a Roof

I can’t be the only one who wants to follow up that line from “Happy” by singing “troof” instead of “truth.”

Feedback for the romance novel is trickling in, and it is good. This makes me happy. Other things that make me happy:

Summer is almost here!

My dog.

Learning new things.

Getting paid to learn new things.

Monsters, Inc

Coffee

Blueberry Red Bull

Too Faced lipstick in Cougar

Being told I look 10 years younger than I am

Cosmetics by e.l.f., but especially their purple illuminating primer (see abov...

The Inconvenience Store

Every time I walk into a convenience store for morning coffee, usually while I am filling up my gas tank, I have to make a decision. Am I going to smile at the people in the store, whereupon at least one man will take this as an invitation and hit on me, or am I going to walk in with Resting Bitchface, leave my sunglasses on, and have at least one man tell me to smile so that I will be worthy of his hitting on me. There is a third choice, and that’s to smile only at the women, children, and g...

Hot Child in the Suburb

Through the magic of the internet, cell phones, and a bluetooth keyboard, I come to you from the playground, where my son’s class is having their year end party. Getting to watch him respond to peer pressure is a rare treat, as it is working in my favor right now. In another eight years? I hope it’s still in my favor.

It is hot as an oven out here, and humid too.

When we got in the car today, I handed over my cell phone,queued up to a news story about a man who has attempted two kidnappings in...

The Administrator

I passed my Series 6 exam, and am now studying for my 63. I take the test on Thursday, and have until then to worry about whether, or not I am actually retaining the knowledge I have repeatedly drilled into my brain, or if my brain is actually leaking out my ear–because that’s what it feels like.

Under the Uniform Securities Act, there is this character called The Administrator. The Administrator is the boss of you, if you are a registered agent, investment advisory rep, or firm. As such, The...

The Grandfather of all Cars

Allow me to take a moment to brag on my dad because he did this:

I wish I had pictures to show you what that car looked like, when he first hauled it home in 1985. It was the same basic shape as you see above, but it looked like it had been hanging out with the Titanic for the past twenty years. After two years of work, he painted it cherry red and presented it to me. That, a 1952 Jaguar XK120, was my first car. Don’t think I didn’t let that go to my head. Don’t think I didn’t use it shameless...

Hi, hi, Birdy

Looks like I am going to be doing some illustrating soon. Isn’t that the great thing about life? You can find ways to do all kinds of things you love to do, and if you can’t find a way via tried and true methods, you can make your own.

To that end, I am practicing my birds. I have chosen to work with plump, cheerful, brightly colored Fairy Wrens. How can you not love a bird that is shaped like a scoop of ice cream?

I love round birds.

I do wish I had really learned to draw and paint properly. I...

New Book Signing Information

I’m sitting in a cafeteria, typing from my bluetooth keyboard, to my cell phone. I feel really techie. I’m remembering a purse I wanted really badly, when I was a teen. It was was a telephone purse, and was made with a real, working telephone.

It was a great concept, but the problem was where you could plug it in to use it. I never bought it because I could never think of anywhere good to plug in the phone.

I am telling you that my 14 year old self would be REALLY impressed by me. Not just bec...

Staying Alive

I have that song stuck in my head. As songs go, it isn’t bad, but I don’t know the words. That makes it a little unbearable.

Summer is coming! I have never been so excited at the prospect of being warm before. This past winter felt endless and brutal, with not just our usual one ice storm, but three of them that closed schools and kept me off the roads. I’m ready to complain about the heat now. Excited to.

I am also excited at the prospect of getting TIARA TROUBLE into audio book form. There ar...