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March 22, 2012
Thursday Lucky 7 Lines Meme
5. Let them know.
So I went to my new release Wreck of the Nebula Dream as instructed and here are the seven lines below, which are part of a desperate rush to go rescue some trapped children after the ...
March 20, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy – Shipwrecks! – Photos & Quotes
This week's Wednesday Whimsy is in honor of my new book Wreck of the Nebula Dream, a reimagining of the Titanic disaster, set in the far future among the stars, available now from Amazon for the kindle and Barnes & Noble for the Nook! The sinking of the Titanic was nearly 100 years ago, on April 15th.
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Charles Caleb Colton
The man...
March 19, 2012
Titanic in Space? Wreck of the Nebula Dream!
So is my newly published novel Wreck of the Nebula Dream meant to be the Titanic in space? The answer is both yes…and no…
I think there will be certain similarities to any catastrophe at sea, or in the vast ocean of outer space. Just recently the Italian liner Costa Concordia went astray and sank with tragic loss of life, which - while thankfully not on the scale of the Titanic – was still deplorable and sad.
Growing up, I was fascinated by the events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic
March 18, 2012
Meet the Author & Character Interview Forbidden Fantasies by Jodie Griffin
(WARNING: May be just a tad steamy for those under 18 so only keep reading if you are 18 or older, thanks!)
Today I have the pleasure of hosting my friend Jodie Griffin, who has a very hot new release from Carina Press – Forbidden Fantasies! We're going to interview her hero & heroine in a minute! But first the blurb (and an excerpt below the interview):
After fifteen years of marriage, Jessica Meyers's sex life is, well, a little predictable. Her handsome husband turns her on, but missionary...
March 17, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
Here's the fourth and final excerpt from my new book Wreck of the Nebula Dream, science fiction with romantic elements, available NOW from Amazon for the kindle. Nick Jameson, Sectors Special Forces, has unexpectedly wound up traveling to his next assignment via a new luxury liner. The ship has had problems already on the voyage but now has suffered a catastrophe of Titanic proportions.
At a certain point in the struggle to reach safety, Nick is faced with a difficult choice between his oath a...
March 16, 2012
St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop Has Ended!
Carrie Ann Ryan, the organizer of this Blog Hop, has officially ended the giveaway, as she was going by East Coast time (per her original post). Here were the Grand Prize winners:
Winner of the Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet:
#136 from Carrie Ann Ryan's Blog: Melissa L
I'll be attempting Irish Car Bomb cupcakes this St. Patrick's Day!
Winner of the $90 Amazon or B&N Gift Card: #4186 from Wendy Smith's Blog: Shadow
True love? To me is being there, knowing you will always have there love and can...
March 15, 2012
One Day a Year My Brother Is A Leprechaun – St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop & Giveaway!!!
We're having a Blog Hop to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and wearing green! Over 100 authors are talking about being Irish, celebrating the day, wearing green, drinking green beer… pretty much anything!
Each author will be giving away a prize. Like a swag pack, gift cards, ebooks, print books, and so much more. VS sez I'm giving away one $25.00 Amazon gift card and will randomly select a winner Sunday morning from the comments here on my blog.
PLUS the Blog Hop organizer Carrie Ann Ryan will...
March 13, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy – Quotes about "Green"
Since this is the week for St. Patrick's Day, I went looking for quotes about the word "green" (being a writer) and found some really unusual ones! (I'll be taking part in a St. Patrick's Day blog hop/giveaway later in the week)
Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches.
F. G. Lorca
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Noam Chomsky
Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart.
Russell Page
In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest w...
March 11, 2012
Jody Wallace & MeanKitty "Cattify" Priestess of the Nile!
I've been honored today to have the famous MeanKitty perform "cattification" on my novel – enjoy!
The Story
Drawn to her abandoned temple on the banks of the Nile by an enchanting odor like tuna and cheese combined, Pretty-Kitty the Cattian goddess is even more cat-tivated by the sight of the can opener herself…and her TWO opposable thumbs. Appearing to the human as an absolutely divine housecat, Pretty-Kitty learns the human is Mewys, a descendant of her last can-opening priestess. Though...
March 10, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
Switching gears for a while, leaving Ancient Egypt for the far future – here's the third excerpt from my new book Wreck of the Nebula Dream, science fiction with romantic elements, coming out next week. Nick Jameson, Sectors Special Forces, has unexpectedly wound up traveling to his next assignment via a new luxury liner. The ship has had problems already on the voyage but now has suffered a catastrophe of Titanic proportions. Nick and his small band of stranded survivors have gone to the...
