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February 21, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy – Quotes & Photos
VS sez: This week's assortment are in honor of the fact that I have to travel on business this week:
"When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money". – Unknown
Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
Erma Bombeck
We bring together the best ideas – turning the meetings of our top managers into intellectual orgies.
Jack Welch
(VS sez: Probably NOT going to happen at the...
February 20, 2012
Meet the Author – Susan Edwards – White Series
It's my pleasure to have Susan Edwards visiting the blog today, to talk about her writing process and the four Releases she has this week from Carina Press! The four books were previously published but have been republished with beautiful new cover art…
Welcome, Susan!
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I live in California with my husband. My mother also lives with us. I'm an animal person so I have a household of cats including two 1 year old kittens who are my babies. I also...
February 19, 2012
Meet the Author + Giveaway – Billy Allmon "When the Bullet Hits Your Funny Bone"
Today it's my privilege and pleasure to welcome a special guest to the blog – Billy Allmon, author of When the Bullet Hits Your Funny Bone: the Essence of a Navy SEAL. We are also doing a giveaway today, one $25.00 Amazon gift card, to be randomly awarded to one person who comments on this post.
Billy is a retired Navy SEAL, having honorably served our Country from 1969 to 1993. His book is a collection of true events about his time in the SEALs and how they use their humor to cope with all s...
February 18, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Dancer of the Nile (WIP) Excerpt
From a WIP entitled Dancer of the Nile
NOTE: Next week I'll be switching to excerpts from my soon-to-be-published SF Wreck of the Nebula Dream for a while
The drum beat faster and she twirled, cymbals chiming on her fingertips to punctuate each movement and then suddenly the climax was reached, the dance was done.
Head bowed, Nima sank to the floor, one arm extended to him palm up.
All his senses on fire, Kamin surged from the pillows, bending to take her hand and pull her up into his arms. He ...
February 14, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy – Quotes About Circles, Just Because I Was Thinking About Them!
A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end – and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral.
Maynard James Keenan
If you love someone, put their name in a circle; because hearts can be broken but circles never end.
May Sarton
(VS sez: After all yesterday was Valentine's Day!)
Gardeners instinctively know that flowers and plants are a continuum and that the wheel of garden history will always be coming full circle.
Francis Cabot Lowell
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February 13, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day – Ancient Egyptian Style
No, the Ancient Egyptians did not actually celebrate a specific romantic holiday – sorry! But they were a very loving and sensual people. 
The goddess Hathor was the appointed deity to watch over love, beauty, music, motherhood and joy. She doesn't appear in my novel Priestess of the Nile, although she does play a role in some of my Works in Progress. She was known as "The Great One of Many Names" and was associated with sweet smelling incense, mirrors and dancing. She was depicted as a...
February 12, 2012
What Do I Do With My NaNoWriMo Novel Now? Guest Post
Today I have a guest post by my friend Julia. We met on twitter last year and as she mentions below, I watched with fascination as she – along with many of you – went through NaNoWriMo (National Writing Month). I must confess that my muse doesn't respond well to deadlines and pressure so it's not an activity I've ever done. I did try to be supportive to her LOL!
So then we were chatting recently and I asked her what the next steps might be for a NaNoWriMo novel and voila – a guest post was...
February 11, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday
From a WIP entitled Dancer of the Nile
Nima the Dancer and Kamin, an Egyptian soldier, are on the run after escaping from their enemies. They've taken temporary refuge in a nomad camp for a few days as welcomed guests.
"I want to dance for you," Nima said licking a dab of spiced yogurt from her fingers.
Pausing in the act of raising his mug to drink, Kamin stared at her, the memory of her sinuous performance in the Hyksos camp fresh in his mind.
"A private dance," she continued, blushing, not...
February 7, 2012
Wednesday Whimsy – Quotes & Photos – 3 Views on Imagination
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
Michelangelo
I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
Pablo Picasso
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
Carl Sagan
February 5, 2012
Meet the Author – Carrie Ann Ryan – A Taste For a Mate
It's my pleasure to have Carrie Ann Ryan as a guest today – her new Redwood Pack book, A Taste For A Mate, came out last week. I have to say I really enjoyed it!
Before we get to the interview, Carrie will be giving away signed bookmarks, one each to two lucky commenters, chosen at random!
To set the stage, here's the description of A Taste For A Mate:
Jasper Jamenson's only responsibility to being the Beta of the Redwood Pack, second son of the Alpha, is to protect the Pack from themselves...
