Archive for July 2009

Fun Friday – Let Sleeping Cats Lie…

Thanks to my friend Karin for sending these photos of cats being, well, cats. Because they’re cats, they will sleep anywhere they want!
Hope you all enjoy the photos and weekend! Also, prepare for a packed week next week. On August 4 I’ll have Raul Ramos y Sanchez blogging about his new release [...]

Thoughtful Thursday – On Fruit Stripes and Summer

My sister brought me a present yesterday – a package of FRUIT STRIPE gum. As I unwrapped it, the fruity smells assailed my nostrils and brought back memories of hot summer days in Levittown.
The flavor doesn’t last long on FRUIT STRIPE gum, but somehow that never made a difference back then. Sitting on [...]

Wicked Wednesday – Behind the Scenes at Fort Hancock

It’s fun to research the places where you’ll be setting your novel and I always try to visit those places as well. That’s why part of the book takes place in Philadelphia, one of my favorite cities, and also why the rest of the book is set on the Jersey Shore. I love [...]

Caridad Pineiro, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, dishes about her latest release from Grand Central Publishing. SINS OF THE FLESH, from Grand Central’s Forever imprint, is a paranormal romantic suspense release and will be available in November 2009.

News Alerts

I was searching for a friend’s website the other day when I ran across some nice comments about him at a blog site. I sent him the link and suggested that he set up some news alerts so that he would know about such comments.
Whether you’re a pre-pubbed or published author, interested in a [...]

Guilty Pleasure Monday – Jake Gyllenhaal

I thought he was cute in OCTOBER SKY, but when I saw this poster it was like – Wow, who is this hot guy?
It turned out to be Jake Gyllenhaal. Seems Disney and Bruckheimer are adapting the 2003 video game into a movie.
Disney and Bruckheimer have had a winning combo in the past (Think [...]

Fun Friday – Ninja Cat

This Fun Friday I have a very sneaky cat for you! It’s amazing how determined she is and how careful as she approaches her objective. It makes for a good chuckle. Also remember you have until midnight EST TONIGHT to leave a message on the Nancy Thayer blog to possibly win [...]

Redux Thursday – Guest Blog by Nancy Thayer

This Thoughtful Thursday we’re having a redux and continuing to visit with Nancy Thayer, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hot Flash Club, The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again, Hot Flash Holidays, The Hot Flash Club Chills Out, and Moon Shell Beach. Nancy is also the author of a new June release, Summer House. [...]

Digital Publishing and Your Writer’s Rights

I blogged a little last week about the RWA National Conference and the workshop on digital publishing (click here for that post). Since then I’ve been thinking about some of the issues that were discussed in that wonderful workshop and I thought I would elaborate a little more on them for today’s Tuesday Tip.
Of [...]

Guilty Pleasures Monday – Josh Duhamel

I’m back! Ready to rock this week with lots of energy from sharing some wonderful time with my friends, editors and business associates.
This Monday’s Guilty Pleasure is Josh Duhamel. This Emmy-winning hottie was always good in LAS VEGAS and I wish we had seen a little more of him in TRANSFORMERS 2. [...]