Now that the Chocolate Box Spring Blog Hop is drawing to an end, I thought it’d be a great time to check in on the year of turning fifty. After all, the year is one-third over. NEW EXPERIENCES: Now that warm weather is here, I’m looking forward to having some more new experiences. My latest…
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Paying It Forward with the Brenda Novak Auction
Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone; But there’s half-a-hundred ripples Circling on and on and on…. (James W. Foley 1874-1939) I’m a big believer in the ripple effect – that like a stone tossed in a pond, one person’s action can build upon itself to have enormous ramifications….
Guest Post: Bluebells by Harlequin Romance Author Kate Hardy
As anyone who reads my Wednesday Musings knows, I am heading to the United Kingdom this fall. Thus, I’m all about anything and everything English. That’s why this week’s blog hop post is from my pal Kate Hardy. She’s talking about bluebells – which we don’t have here in New England. Seeing these pictures… Well,…
What’s In Your Easter Basket
This week’s guest blog is courtesy of Samantha Hunter, whose recent Harlequin Blaze title Unexpected Temptation came out in February. Since this Sunday is Easter, she talks about Easter basket traditions…. Whether you observe the religious holiday or just enjoy getting together with family and friends, I imagine most people have some kind of Easter…
Guest Blog: Spring Into Writing with the 3C’s by Liz Fielding
Spring is the time of year when the sap rises, the birds and bees get busy and maybe, just maybe, with the lengthening days, that neglected New Year resolution about writing a book — starting is just so hard — could be shaken out and given an airing. So where do you begin…
Spring-Board Your Characters (& giveaway) by Shirley Jump
IT’S A CHOCOLATE BOX GIVEAWAY! Over the next few weeks, my fellow Chocolate Box authors and I are hosting a blog hop. That means, you’ll be reading guest posts from some terrific new authors and have a chance to win a terrific prize: A collection of romance novels just in time for the start of…
Starting This Week
Facebook: Stay or Go?
There’s been a lot of back and forth this week about Facebook and whether the social network is a worthwhile part of your marketing plan. Since both Dear Author and Smart Bitches covered the economics of the issue in great depth, I won’t rehash the arguments. (I do recommend you read their blog posts however.)…
Five Favorite Quotes from Art & Fear by Bayles & Orland
Last week I mentioned that I was re-reading my copy of Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland as preparation for moving out of my comfort zone. This week, as I continue to circle page 1 of the super-seekrit project, I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite quotes. If you…
Fearlessness
…tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding. (Art and Fear, David Bayles & Ted Orland 1993) Sorry this post is late this week. I was under the gun to get the revisions done on the final book of my 72 Hours Till Love trilogy. My editor hasn’t signed off quite yet, but the end…