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Taking Liberties with the Weather
I have to confess something. Something that no historical author wants their readers to know. Now, for the most part, we want our stories to be as historically accurate as possible. We meticulously research dates, geography, architecture, fashion, social ideology… It helps sell the reality of our characters, helps establish understandable stakes, and makes the world they live in come alive. Continue reading
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Marga-frickin-RITAs!
I had a very cute, very demure post all planned out for this week before The Summer of You hits the shelves. It was, I kid you not, about the weather. But all of that went out the window, when on Thursday morning, I was awakened by a phone call… Continue reading
Process Stories
I’m in a crappy place today. Not in real life – in real life I’m in southern California, its 70 degrees on the first day of March, it can’t get much nicer. No, I’m in a crappy place in terms of my book. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Los Angeles, Revealed, The Summer of You, Writer's life
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Countdown…
Holy cats, February has been flying, right? Flying so fast that, I looked at my calendar and saw that Revealed’s mass market release is a mere week away! Revealed was originally released a year ago, in trade format. This means, for those of you who missed it the first time around, can now find it again at your local bookstore, at a highly reasonable mass market rate. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Los Angeles, New York, Revealed, The Summer of You
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Stuff!
Previous to now, I have not had any print materials. I have gone to conferences and written my name and email on a napkin for someone that asked for my contact info… Continue reading
Posted in Compromised, Revealed, The Summer of You
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Smugglering!
Hi Everyone! Quick Blog today, because I am over at the Book Smugglers being initiated into that fabulous rite of passage, Smugglivius, their year-in-review. I compiled a list of all my favorite things from the year 2009, and there’s a new Summer of You excerpt, AND a giveaway! It is my Smugglivius gift to you all, so head over and check it out! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Compromised, Revealed, The Summer of You, TV & Movies, Writer's life
Tagged Book Smugglers
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The Russian News
I have been holding on to this tidbit of information for a while, I didn’t want to say anything until the contracts were signed and filed, but now that they have been, I am pleased to tell you… drumroll please… Continue reading
Posted in Revealed, The Summer of You, Writer's life
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Tom Jones
I am the occasional practitioner of omniscient voice, or as I like to call it, the Tom Jones voice. This name is not in reference to the knighted swinging singer of “Its Not Unusual”, but instead a reference to the 1749 novel by Henry Fielding. Continue reading
Posted in Compromised, Revealed
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Around the Interwebs
Amidst the faaaaaaaabulous things I have been writing this week (heh… right.), I, on occasion (read: every 15 minutes) peruse the internet, for inspiration, information, and just plan fun. Among the things I’ve learned this week: Continue reading
Posted in Compromised, Revealed, Writer's life
Tagged Leanne Renee Heiber, Matthew Morrison, MyLifeIsAverage, New York Magazine, Tessa Dare
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Book Club
This past week I did a little traveling, and hit up my first book club event. It went really well and I enjoyed myself immensely, which of course got me thinking about my own book club. Which I don’t have, … Continue reading
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