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February 17, 2015
Dogs As Victorian Era People for Wednesday Whimsy
I thought in honor of the Westminster Dog Show going on this week, I’d make my Wednesday Whimsy about some charming Victorian trade cards I found with dogs portrayed as people. (I already did an earlier Wednesday Whimsy about dogs being dogs, which is here.)
This somewhat wistful gentleman to the left has no advertising on his card but the rest of the group are 
from a clothing store in Paris…
February 16, 2015
She Tweaked the Stellar Display Tuesday Teaser
Here’s the link for the central post with links to all the Teasers:��http://on.fb.me/1Dz4BgG
Today I’m in the mood for a scene from the award winning��Wreck of the Nebula Dream, my first published SFR, loosely based on the sinking of the��Titanic, but set on a spaceliner in the far future. My hero, Nick Jameson, a Sectors Special Forces operator, meets a most unusual fellow passenger:
Intrigued, Nick decided to explore, following a narrow corridor, then up a winding staircase, all metal and woo...
February 14, 2015
Travelers to Where? Weekend Writing Warriors
Here���s the link to the��Weekend Writing Warriors��central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today���A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!
We���re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who���s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anything��goes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like L...
February 11, 2015
Romance In A Glance Valentine Whimsy
As I collect my Victorian era trade cards, the romance novelist in me is most fascinated by the ones that seem to encapsulate an entire romance in a single glance. I’ve been saving these cards for my Valentine’s Day whimsy post. Before we get to those, I think it’s amusing that the 1880’s had their version of “Victoria’s Secret Angels” (some concepts are timeless, apparently) even though these ladies to the left here are advertising cigarettes…and for this post I’m considering them to be Cupi...
February 10, 2015
Tuesday Teaser Escape From Zulaire Book Trailer
Here’s my Tuesday Teaser – the book trailer for ESCAPE FROM ZULAIRE, which was an SFR Galaxy Award winner last year, as well as a National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award winner…like a mini scifi movie!
February 7, 2015
Why Don’t They See Us? Weekend Writing Warriors
Here���s the link to the��Weekend Writing Warriors��central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today���A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!
We���re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who���s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anything��goes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like L...
February 6, 2015
Guest Author Suz deMello Naughty Hearts
(If you’re looking for my SFRB Showcase excerpt, please go here.)
Today I have author Suz DeMello as my guest, with an excerpt from Naughty Balls,��her story in this ��Valentine’s Day boxed set.��Welcome! A few question fors Ms. deMello:
Veronica: What prompted you to start writing?
Suz: ��I had long felt a creative wellspring within me, and had sought to express myself in various ways. Nothing felt right, nothing seemed to work for me untiI found writing romance.
Veronica: Which five people (rea...
February 5, 2015
Only One Among Many SFR Brigade Showcase
On the first weekend of every month, the SFR Brigade Showcase is a chance for the authors to showcase excerpts from their latest releases, snippets from a work-in-progress, a new cover for their book or just have fun. Here’s the link for the Showcase hub, so you can find all the offerings!
I’m happy to say that my most recent science fiction romance Mission to Mahjundar just received an SFR Galaxy Award, so I’m going to give you a short excerpt from the novel. Princess Shalira, who is blind, i...
February 3, 2015
Wednesday Whimsy Dogs
In honor of my favorite Super Bowl commercial – the Budweiser puppy tale – I’m devoting this week’s Whimsy to dogs. And me being a cat person no less LOL!
The Victorians used all kinds of dog breeds in their advertising cards, usually 
accompanying or playing with children, but not always.
“Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.”��Emily Dickinson
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”��Robert A. Heinlein
“I’m a...
The Princess Must Guess Tuesday Teaser
The members of the SciFi Romance Group offer up short excerpts from our various novels���click on the group link for more teasers!
I’m switching gears this week to give you the first glimpse of the heroine Princess Shalira from MISSION TO MAHJUNDAR, which was just awarded an SFR Galaxy Award this past week! I was certainly honored and excited…
Although she���d never lived in the temperate mountain forests, Princess Shalira imagined she���d prefer them to the hot lowlands. Whenever she visited t...
