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Stupid Cupid book launch--contest!!

By Rhonda Stapleton - November 6, 2009

Let the countdown begin! My novel STUPID CUPID releases on December 22nd, just in time for Christmas! So, I'm kicking off my book launch contest. Here's what's up for grabs:--a copy of Stupid Cupid, signed by yours truly--a $30 bookstore gift card to the store of your choice--a $30 iTunes gift card--a $30 Starbucks gift cardThat's a $100 value!So, what do you have to do to enter...

Countdown to Christmas - 51 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 5, 2009

Am sticking to plan to pace myself over the holidays - nothing too much too soon. Didn't entertain Thanksgiving until all Halloween candy consumed. Battled temptation - Macy's had a gorgeous display of winter hats and gloves - but breezed past with reminder that there is never occasion for woolen neck scarf or mittens in LOS ANGELES. Anyway, as is November 4th, thought it...

Countdown to Christmas - 53 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 5, 2009

It is November 2nd and Tina A. has commenced Phase I of her holiday decorating - Thanksgiving. Because she has so many autumn leaves, turkey feathers, corn stalks, gourds, scarecrows and pilgrims she consults PHOTOGRAPHS of her house from last year to remember where to place everything! I alternately praise and deride her about this craft compulsion. "If you focus on the...

By Sarah Beth Durst - November 4, 2009

In ICE, Cassie journeys over the sea ice, across the tundra, and through the boreal forest. And today she has crossed the Atlantic Ocean! Today, ICE is coming out in the UK! I have very fond memories of the UK. After college, I lived for a year in Cambridge, England. My boyfriend (now husband) had a fellowship there, and I trailed along because, hey, England! Castles! ...

By Alex Lemon - November 3, 2009

Jung's Red Book show at The Rubin Museum of Art

SHADE bonus scene and 1st ARC giveaway!

By Jeri Smith-Ready - November 3, 2009

Read a bonus "prequel" scene from SHADE and enter the first drawing for an Advance Review Copy! Drawing will take place on Friday, November 6, 11:59pm. Details at my blog. Other YA authors' signed books also up for giveaway, so stop on by!

Those autumn leaves ...

By Cindy Gerard - November 2, 2009

I love autumn. I love the scents, the colors, even the crisp chill that arrives after a blistering hot summer of sun, fun and humidity. I know, falling leaves herald the coming of falling snow flakes in some parts of the country (mine included) but even knowing those sub-zero winter days aren’t far behind and that the hummingbirds have already started their migration to...

The Best Holiday of the Year

By Loren Rhoads - November 2, 2009

I grew up on a farm, a mile down the road from the farm where my dad lived as a child. My parents knew everyone "on the mile": where they went to church, where they worked, whether they had kids. There were a lot of young families like my parents, who'd bought a couple of acres in the midst of farmland, built a ranch-style house, put down sod and planted trees. Almost no...

Neal Shusterman's Blog#1 - Dead and Breakfast

By Neal Shusterman - November 2, 2009

I spent two nights in the Haunted Mansion last month. No, really. It was bizarre. When I travel, I usually just go in for a Marriott, or Comfort Suites — you know the typical, predictable hotels that are so uniform, I can’t remember what city I’m in when I wake up in the morning. But every once in a while, I’ll go for a bed-and-breakfast. Especially when I’m...

My one and only ghost story!

By Shellie Braeuner - November 1, 2009

Let me just start by saying, I am not a blogger. I just live with the very realistic belief that no one is particularly interested in my life. But, having said that, in the spirit of Halloween, I will share my one and only Ghost Hunt. I went to college in the middle of nowhere in Tennessee. And when I say the middle, I mean Murfreesboro is the exact geographic center of...

Being Web 2.0 is Hard Work

By Sandra Brown - October 27, 2009

A year or so ago when my assistant, Amie, who’s the Internet guru of the office, came to me and said, “We need to talk about your blog,” I thought she was referring to a figure flaw. “I agree,” said I. “Something must be done. Soon.” Long story short, I’m now providing blog entries. But not very faithfully, I’ll admit. Amie persistently says, “You...

Countdown to Christmas - 58 Days

By Sandra Harper - October 27, 2009

Am thoroughly enjoying the run-up to Halloween. The city is having a full-blown love affair with the pumpkin. There are pumpkin patches, twinkling pumpkin lights, and inflatable pumpkins bobbing happily on the front lawns. Caught up in the mania, I purchased a can of pumpkin and made pumpkin pancakes and pumpkin bread. I used a bundt pan for the bread batter and when it was...

Trudi's Twist on Thanksgiving

By Trudi Trueit - October 27, 2009

In the early years of my marriage, I was working 50+ hours a week as a television news reporter in a little town in Eastern Washington far from family. I loved it! But the hectic pace of my low-paying job left me with little time and money to prepare a Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings for my husband. After a long shift on Thanksgiving Day, I made a quick stop at the...

Small Town Girl to City Girl to Farm Girl

By Heather Henson - October 26, 2009

I was born and raised in Kentucky, but I left when I was about 17 to go to college in NYC. I loved NYC! I already had friends and my older brother there when I moved, so I wasn't ever really alone. My first apartment was kind of in a dangerous neighborhood, way down in Alphabet City, as they call it. But I loved living there because of all the characters, and I never really...

Hey, there, Nice Girls

By Karen R. Koenig - October 26, 2009

I really enjoyed writing NICE GIRLS FINISH FAT and hope you're enjoying/getting something out of reading it. If you'd like support in going from a Nice to a Less-Nice Girl, why not join my Nice Girls message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nicegirlsfinishfat. And don't forget to read my weekly blogs at http://www.eatingdisordersblogs.com/healthy. If you liked the book,...

Countdown to Christmas - 63 Days

By Sandra Harper - October 23, 2009

Once I tore myself away from the witches section, I asked Adele what people were wearing this Halloween. Apparently they're big on pirates, Star Wars characters and Renaissance kings and queens. Adele has been in business a long time, so I asked what look has remained popular through the years. Men consistently go for gorilla suits, she laughed, and women love to look...

Countdown to Christmas - 65 Days

By Sandra Harper - October 22, 2009

The holiday season does launch with Halloween, so I set out for Adele's Costumes on Hollywood Blvd and headed straight to the witch section. Is there anything more fun than twirling around in a drapey black dress with fluttery sleeves? I completely understand why small boys want to wear Transformer suits - who doesn't want to feel more powerful? There appear to be two looks in...

Which character in your books most reminds you of yourself, and which character can you least relate to?

By Jennifer Echols - October 19, 2009

That's the question of the month at the Pulse Ro-Com Blog. Come on over for the tiniest sneak peak at the book I finished writing yesterday!

Countdown to Christmas - 70 Days

By Sandra Harper - October 19, 2009

Universe has conveniently banished all holiday thoughts by way of summer heat wave here in Los Angeles. Simply not possible to focus on Thanksgiving when one is throwing open the windows and cranking up the fans. Last week's longing to spend money on beautiful new dining room decor replaced with fantasy of installing A.C. (running on green energy of course). See you at the...

By Anna Hays - October 16, 2009

Before I write, I make sure the house is clean, the lawn is watered, the laundry is done, I've figured out everything I'm doing that week, the following week, the following month and the following year, my "to do" list is updated, urgent and not-so-urgent emails are answered, the coffee is made, the refrigerator is clean, every room in the house is dusted, the hard drive is...

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