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My Kind of Heroine: Spunky, Clever, Brave by Beth Barany #Giveaway #yafantasy #amreading

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Snark Defined

Original article titled "A 'Snark' Hunt on Lexicon Valley" 

October 20, 2014 

By Ben Zimmer


As I told Mike and Bob, snark took off among the digerati around 2002, when the site Television Without Pity
grew out of some previous incarnations, devoted to recapping TV shows
in a playfully caustic manner. The recappers were proudly snarky,
to use an informal adjective that has meant "irritable

A Chat with Jax Daniels || THE DEAD MAN'S DEAL #Mystery #Fantasy

Today's guest is author Jax Daniels. Welcome to the Snarkology! First, gotta say, I love your name! Thank you for joining me today. :-)



Jax Daniels with her dogs, Savannah and Bert.



Jax, please tell us, how
long have you been writing?




I
started writing in 1992, when I got frustrated with all these little
"adventures" I had in my head. I decided I needed to put them down on
paper

An Anthology to make you SHIVER #Halloween #Scary #Stories #Charity

Genre: Humor &
Horror



100% of the proceeds go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital!


The sassy ladies of sexy
Romantic Comedy serve up some spooky and spicy

#Snarkyreads: A Twitter Review of A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION chapters 17-22

My Twitter commentary on Chapters 1-9 of A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION can be found here.


Chapters 10-13 are here.

Chapters 14-16 are here. 


Disclaimer: Vonnie Davis didn't request a Twitter review and I didn't ask. (It's always easier to apologize than ask permission.)


#amreading #snarkyreads A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION Ch 17 Another good chapter. Enjoyed the fight scene. Wanted more detail.

My Kind of Heroine: Does Your Heroine Pass the Bechdel Test? @MelissaSnark #amwriting #Giveaway

 
Comment below for a chance to win an ebook copy of A Cat's Tale!

Last month at Convolution 2014 I attended an interesting panel on The Bechdel Test. The discussion covered the roles and perceptions of women in movies, TV, and books. It wasn't the first time I've heard of Bechdel, but it was the first really good debate I've attended on the subject. It struck me as a great fit for the My Kind

#Snarkyreads: A Twitter Review of A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION chapters 14-16

My Twitter commentary on Chapters 1-9 of A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION can be found here.


Chapters. 10-13 are here.






Disclaimer: Vonnie Davis didn't request a Twitter review and I didn't ask. (It's always easier to apologize than ask permission.)

#amreading #snarkyreads A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION Ch 14 LMAO over the love potion. #hilarious @VonnieWrites
— Melissa Snark (@MelissaSnark)

My Kind of Heroine: Is Someone Who Isn’t Afraid To Help by Gemma Brocato #Romance #Giveaway

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Howling good #romance: AFTER THE MOON RISES by Karilyn Bentley

Werewolves in London: Werewolf Vonda Diaz has sworn off men, until she meets sexy rancher, Tom McGowan. Try as she might there is something about him she can't ignore. Determined to keep their relationship professional she finds herself unable to keep her distance. Since his wife died, Tom has no interest in dating, but one look at Vonda and passion ignites. There is something different about

Miss Bear's Prime Rule

Now that she's four, Miss Bear is expected to dine with the family and eat what everyone else eats. Quite often, this doesn't sit so well with Miss Bear's sense of entitlement. In her mind, Miss Bear is owed certain privileges. 



The other night we were having lasagna and she refused to eat.

Mr. Snark was well aware of the situation. To reinforce the point, I delivered the standard lecture