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August 14, 2013
One Fun Summer (Colorado Edition)
I was so excited to start my summer leapfrog across the country, and back again, that I could barely contain myself.
Just a wee bit excited!
The first stop on our cross country trip was Colorado where we played around with NORAD in the distance …
My daughter holding NORAD up. Good thing she’s strong!
We were lucky enough to stay with my cousins, meet the new baby, and catch up with family we haven’t seen in about two years. My sweet little cousin surprised us with homemade monkey bread from biscuits made from scratch. My mouth is still watering.
Life changing monkey bread.
My darling cousin peeking at me through the grate at the top of the slide.
My little buddy took a break on my lap while I tried to get some editing in.
My daughter bonding with her newest cousin. This moment was worth the whole trip!
Being in Colorado was such a lovely experience, but my body couldn’t adjust that quickly to the change in elevation. At home, I live at sea level. In Colorado I couldn’t cross the room without panting. Yeah, I think I’ll stick to my beach community.
August 13, 2013
Tuesday Tease #13
“Pollard approached with his weapon holstered and his hands out like I was a crazy person and needed to be calmed down. I hated him immediately. And yet he was another answer to another prayer.”
–Elixir, ms pg. 47
August 9, 2013
Flirty Clip Friday #9
This features one of my favorite young actors, Nicholas Hoult, from his stint on the British show Skins. The video isn’t flirty (since it highlights the relationship between siblings) so much as emotional. Enjoy!
August 7, 2013
New Reader Survey
The Ebook Formatting Fairies recently conducted a survey about reading habits. Some of the more interesting results were:
Readers prefer ebooks to paperbacks.
Most readers purchase their books from Amazon.
Readers find new authors on Facebook.
Most readers don’t look at the bestseller lists to find books to read.
What do you think about these results? Do they represent you as a reader?
August 6, 2013
Tuesday Tease #12
Pollard hadn’t spoken a word to me since attacking me with his mouth. He hardly looked at me. Awkward didn’t even cover it.
Elixir ms pg 103
August 5, 2013
Top 9 Biggest Regrets From The RWA National Conference
9. Putting off writing during my down time because I was too tired.
8. Not going into the city and site-seeing.
7. Eating only cereal and hummus for dinner two nights in a row because I couldn’t afford the high prices of a real meal.
6. Not taking a pic with Sylvia Day when I had the chance.
5. Not telling Jude Devereaux how much her books mean to me.
4. Not going up to more people and introducing myself. Everyone was so nice!
3. Staying in my room watching Teen Wolf when I could have been at a party or a dinner or the Rita awards.
2. Sitting through a workshop that turned out to be a 60 minute selling pitch for the speaker’s $500 online course. I thought you were supposed to teach us something NOW not give us a “teaser” to the real thing. Grr.
1. Not giving my ugly business card to more people. I need a new one!
August 3, 2013
The AnnaAbner.com Tagxedo
August 2, 2013
Flirty Clip Friday #8
Birdsong is one of my fave movies and the love affair between Stephen & Isabelle is a big part of why. See if you feel the heat!
August 1, 2013
Want To See My GoodReads Keeper Shelf?
When a book really touches my heart and I could re-read it a hundred times without ever getting bored with it, that book goes on my “keeper shelf.” It’s a literal shelf in my home office crammed with my all-time faves from authors like J.R. Ward, Kresley Cole, and Eloisa James.
Now, thanks to Goodreads you can see my keeper shelf for yourself. Click here to see the books and authors that mean the world to me.
July 31, 2013
Top 10 Best Moments at the RWA National Conference
My book swag in the goody room.
10. Meeting Robyn Kaye, Kristen Ashley, and Hannah Howell on the patio.
9. Listening to Jude Deveraux speak about her process.
8. Free books.
7. Learning about Save the Cat. I’m behind the curve.
6. Kristan Higgins’ luncheon speech. I cried.
5. Cathy Maxwell’s speech about starting poor. I could relate.
4. Putting my swag in the goody room for the first time.
3. Meeting really cool ladies like Jennifer Tillman and Caroline Fyffe.
2. Learning everything I ever wanted to know about metadata and backmatter.
1. Catching up to old friends from California Mary Galusha and Maria Connor.
