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August 18, 2010

The death of publishing …

There's been a lot of talk lately about the death of publishing, especially with romance publisher Dorchester possibly dropping its production of mass market books and going to an e-book/print-on-demand model.


You can read about it at

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Published on August 18, 2010 04:00

August 16, 2010

When stuff blows up …

So Wheezley and I went to see The Expendables this weekend. This action movie has tons of stars in it — Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Stone Cold Steve Auston, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Eric Roberts, Mickey…

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Published on August 16, 2010 05:00

1,003 and counting …

Finished Candy Houses by Shiloh Walker. This is the first book in her Grimm paranormal romance series.


This short e-book (around 100 pages) focuses on Gretel, yeah, that Gretel from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale. Only now,…

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Published on August 16, 2010 04:30

1,002 and counting …

Finished Beastly by Alex Flinn. This is a young adult retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast fairy tale.


In this book, Kyle Kingsbury seems to have it all — good looks, a rich dad,…

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Published on August 16, 2010 04:00

August 13, 2010

Second printings …

I have some more cool news to announce — both Spider's Bite and Web of Lies have gone into small second printings. Huzzah!


So what does this mean? Well, basically that sales of both titles have…

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Published on August 13, 2010 04:00

August 12, 2010

Whoops …

I accidentally sent out my September e-newsletter last night before it was ready. I hit send when I should have hit save. Just ignore it if you get the newsletter. I'll send the real, final, corrected one out around the first of…

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Published on August 12, 2010 05:24

August 11, 2010

That sound you hear …

I have some cool news to announce — the first three Elemental Assassin books are going to be turned into digital audio books. Huzzah!


The digital audio books are being done through Audible, which is part of Amazon.…

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Published on August 11, 2010 04:00

August 9, 2010

1,001 and counting …

Finished Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost. This is the second book in her Night Huntress World spin-off series.


This book focuses on Mencheres, a centuries-old vampire who's lost his thirst for life and is…

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Published on August 09, 2010 04:30

1,000 and counting …

So I've reached a milestone — I finished reading my 1,000th book since I started keeping track. Actually, I've probably read more than 1,000 books, if you count all the Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley High books I read as…

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Published on August 09, 2010 04:00

August 6, 2010

Shirtless like McConaughey …

It's been a while since I've posted something just goofy and fun on the blog. Wheezley showed me this Shirtless Like McConaughey video a while back, and I thought it would something fun to watch on a Friday. Enjoy! [image error]

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Published on August 06, 2010 04:00