Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Lynn’s Quote: “Once upon a time, an undeserving boy pulled a little half-drowned, wannabe mermaid out of the ocean. He laid her on the sand, thinking his heart would […]
Guest Post: Inspiration for Fly Again by Tracy Sherwood As a writer, you never know from where your inspiration will arrive. For instance, in my earlier days of becoming a published writer, I had the opportunity to submit a personal essay to A Cup of Comfort for Women. I was excited by the prospect of having […]
Celebrate the Bard’s birthday (April 23) by taking this quiz from Grammarly.com. (Click the image above.) For more of the Bard, check out their article, Do You Understand the True Bard or the False? Some Shakespeare Etymologies. I got: Shakespearean English Student. Ha, I only got 4 right. This one is hard, and I […]
Lynn’s Review: I really don’t know how Tammara Webber manages to capture my attention and empathy for the characteres in the first chapter of this book, but she does. Sweet is the third book in the Contours of the Heart Series. It is a stand-alone, but also a spin-off of the other books in the series. […]
At what point do you break up with a series or an author? Julie: Honestly, if I’m not enjoying where the series is going, I’m probably out. If it takes me several books into the series to realize it isn’t fun anymore, oh well. If I only have a couple of books left to finish […]
Lynn’s Review: There you are, trying to decide which historical romance genre to read next. Do you pick English nobility? Do you pick Western? Or do you try one of those you got your English nobility in my Western mash-ups? Well, if that’s the case, To Love a Lady might not be the way to […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: “Do you cook too?” he asked, the tone teasing. “ ’Cause any woman who does a weapon striptease, handles a Benelli like she knows how to use […]
Guest Post: Writing Influences by Tania Joyce As I find with all my writing, Propositions was influenced by a combination of many elements. Some straight forward, while others were so left-wing, I was even baffled sometimes wondering where the ideas came from. When I started writing this book two years ago, I was going through […]
Let’s celebrate poetry month by taking this #PoetryMonth Quiz from Grammarly.com. I got: Pablo Neruda Life is passion. At least that is how you and your BFF see things. You’re absorbed with living and, like Neruda, are in touch with all the sensations that life presents. A friendship between you and this Chilean revolutionary […]
Rose and I recently attended the 2015 Houston Teen Book Con. We had a very full day of author panels. After which, there are now a bunch more books we want to read. But we managed to not buy a single book. (Go #ShelfLove Challenge!) I found that the overall take-away from all of the […]