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I haz skillz
With my day job as page designer, I had the skills necessary to create this: Voting continues through Oct. 11. Click for the link to my entry. I also decided to set up a Facebook Author Page. It’s high time Read more…
Contests
So I think I can write …
Every year (at least for the last few years), the folks at Harlequin sponsor a contest called So You Think You can Write. Well, this year, I decided to enter. Yes, I think I can write — I just need Read more…
Musings
How many of these banned classics have you read?
With Sept. 30-Oct. 6 being Banned Books Week, I want to go on the record: People — of all ages — should be able to read what they want. Yes, even those poorly written “Fifty Shades” books, if that’s what Read more…
Dave & Melinda
Back at Six Sentence Sunday
Wow. Long time, no blog, eh? It’s been too long since I jumped into Six Sentence Sunday, so here goes. When last we left Dave and Melinda, they’d just started making out. Terrible place to leave the poor dears, I Read more…
Musings
To all the sweets I’ve loved before
Is it wrong that I can remember which desserts I ate on which days while I was at RWA’s National Conference in Anaheim? No kidding. The days all run together in terms of who I met/spoke to, which workshops I Read more…
Musings
Perfect way to spend a Monday evening
Pardon me if I still sound a little starstruck. It’s because I am. I had the chance to meet Susan Elizabeth Phillips at a book signing in Phoenix on Monday night — and it was glorious. She’s on tour for her Read more…
Musings
Prepping for RWA 2012
Wow. I can’t believe it’s just two weeks until I’ll be in Anaheim for RWA Nationals. The planning/packing frenzy has begun, but I have to say, I’m much more relaxed going into this year’s conference. I’m all signed up for Read more…
Six Sentence Sunday
Six Sentence Sunday No. 4
Wow. With this weekend’s entry, I’ve completed a month of Six Sentence Sunday offerings. Let’s see if I can end the month with a bang, shall we? These six sentences pick up after Mel watches Dave tuck their daughter in Read more…
Musings
The secret to becoming a better writer is …
There is no secret. This infographic from Copyblogger tickled my fancy the other day, in part because it so eloquently speaks the truth. Like this infographic? Get more content marketing tips from Copyblogger. Had I not written so many bad Read more…
Dave & Melinda
Six Sentence Sunday
I was totally bummed to find out last Sunday’s Six Sentence Sunday link was broken. I’ll try not to let that happen again. This week’s submission is again from “Diva in the Dugout.” Soon after Dave meets his daughter for Read more…