Category Archives: Awesome Writers
Amazing Keynote by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon was this year’s keynote speaker at RWA. The entire speech is available here. It’s an astounding story that will make you cry and cheer. She deserves all the success she’s fought for and achieved. They wouldn’t let me … Continue reading
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The Story of Us
Another magnificent Rob Reiner film. This came out in 1999 and you might have missed it in screen release, but it’s a great rental opportunity. It was plugged as a comedy, and there are funny moments–really funny moments–but mostly it’s … Continue reading
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Six Sentence Sunday
This is from my current WIP, The Fourth Power: “Whoa, there’s a hunka burning love, and he’s looking at you, sweet thang.” But suddenly, he wasn’t. The man in jeans and an oversized white Oxford moved through the crowd away … Continue reading
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Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock
I first discovered the book about fifteen years ago. Griffin and Sabine came out in 1991. The other two books in the trilogy, Sabine’s Notebook and The Golden Mean, were released in 1992 and 1993. The wonderful part is that … Continue reading
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Once Around
Released in 1991, Once Around is the story of thirty-something Bostonian, Renata, (Holly Hunter) whose just been dumped. In an attempt to start over, she attends a seminar on selling real estate and meets much older, rich, super salesman Sam … Continue reading
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>Oh favorite book…you are soooooo fab
>Reading (actually listening to on CD) one of my favorite books again. I’ve read so many books lately that I didn’t like, I was starting to stress on nano. This is not good. Time for a book that inspires me! … Continue reading
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>Hunky Heroes
> Saw Harry Potter this weekend…very cool. Got to thinking about Hunky Heroes. Not that Harry’s all that hunky–more than likely, I was thinking of how young Robert Pattinson was when he played Diggory in the earlier Potter movie. Now … Continue reading
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>Writing is the Big Black Horse – Pep talk from Nano
>“About not knowing where you’re going. This will sound counterintuitive and maybe even crazy: don’t worry about it. Think of your everyday self as a lost rider on the back of a powerful black horse. The rider may be freaking … Continue reading
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>Entertainment Weekly – Twilight MOVIE FRIDAY!
> Woot!!! Heard tickets are sold out all over the place…man. I might have to wait! Now that would stink. Doesn’t matter…I’m sooooo going anyway hopefully sooner rather than later. Bucket o popcorn, here I come!
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>Nano 1/2 Way Mark!
> Well, I passed the halfway point last night on my nano story. Still also trying to write a short story I have contracted, but that one is harder. I had outlines for both, but the outline for the short … Continue reading
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