Shelli Stevens's Blog, page 26

Checking in

Brrr! You know I think this has to be the chilliest Memorial Day weekend I can remember in a long time. It's raining non-stop, I'm not sure we've even hit 55 degrees. It's just definitely NOT bbq and swimming pool weather. I'm more in the mood for hot apple cider and Christmas carols.

Well I'm all caught up on True Blood and think I'll become a watcher. Yeah! Or wait. No! I really don't like the idea of shelling out for HBO, but what can you do when you're hooked?

Anyway, back to enjoying my...

I'm a liar!

Thanks to Vivi Andrews who nominated me for the Bald Faced Liar game! How does this work? I've posted seven statements about myself below. At least one is true and all the rest are lies. Anyone want to take a guess on which is true?

I've tagged a few bloggers of my own, but who knows if they'll be up for the challenge!

Lacy Danes

Karen Erickson

Casey Sheridan

Emma Petersen

Damned Scribbling Women

Crystal Jordan

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1. I'm f*cking Matt Damon.
2. I once had lunch with a former...

My day in bed

Yesterday I was supposed to chaperone twenty-five kindergartners to the zoo. I was all psyched up and prepared with my Starbucks. And then I stepped wrong and my back went all kinds of nuts. Like hunched over, twisted, crying mama pain. So the chaperoning gig was canceled and I was looking at a day in bed.

So with all day in bed, plenty of painkillers and anti-inflams in my system, I decided to watch some tv/movies. First I rented Valentine's Day on Itunes. I thought it was cute, but...

Did I mention I love this place?

So we've been having great weather out here lately. YAY! I spent some time at the beach with the kid, and realized that when you're lacking a sand bucket, you can use your empty Starbucks cup to build castles!

Again, I have to say how much I love the Pacific Northwest. Especially when the sun is out. It's during the winter I kind of dream of California though :P

Anyway, I'm offline for a weekend with the Cherry Plotters! So excited to get my creative juices flowing full speed and help others...

Hop on over

to the Bradford Bunch blog if you get bored! I did a little post about hometowns!

Brenda Novak's Diabetes Auction

Brenda Novak's Diabetes Online Auction is going on now! There's so many fabulous items to bid on. It's for readers, writers, and anybody out there! Lots of stuff  like celebrity autographs, trips, baskets, etc.

Check out the basket I donated! And then surf around and see what strikes your fancy.

The money raised goes to a great cause! Drop on by!

I'm home!

Gosh, it's been awhile since I blogged. But I was gearing up for the Romantic Times Convention and now am back. It was my first time attending RT and I must say, it was FABULOUS! I had such a great time mingling with authors, readers, booksellers, librarians, reviewers, RT staff, cover models *cough*, and more!

It was fantastic for networking and yes, a bit of a party too. I'd been warned, and I'm not going to lie, I had fun. I don't get out a whole heck of a lot! ;) There were also great...

Love songs for a love scene

So tonight I was writing a love scene, and I just wasn't feeling it. And I realized that in all my anal little Itunes playlists, I didn't have a Love Scenes playlist. So I quickly threw one together. I used mostly existing songs and paid for a few I didn't have that are sexy.

Here's a peek at what I'm listening to when I'm writing hot!

You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
Gimme More Britney Spears
Brown Sugar D'Angelo
Quiero Saber Gipsy Kings
Knock Me A Kiss Louis Jordan
Fade...

Are you a donor?

So my friend has leukemia, and her meds have stopped working. If they ever really were working. She needs a bone marrow transplant, as do many many other people on this planet. And these life-saving transplants are possible with the help of donors. How do you become a donor? Or how do you know if you qualify to donate? http://www.marrow.org by registering on this site, you're in a searchable database for people in need of a transplant. It makes them easier to find a match!

Retro flashback!

My f...

Great signing!

Well, I had a fabulous signing on Friday night with many other author friends! The turn out was great and I loved seeing so many people show up (many of my friends too!) I was only sorry I ran out of books! Here's a couple of cute pics from the night! Thanks to all who came and to those who I had the opportunity to sign with!

Me speaking briefly and reading the warning label on Need Me, my upcoming Aphrodisia release!

Alexis Morgan, Me, and Lauren Dane during the signing