Dance Monkey says…
Okay, I say… I just don’t get into the Intarweb kerfluffles the way I used to. I used to be riveted to see who was gonna say what to whom, but now I just keep clicking. Not sure why that is. Fact is, I once took a profound vicarious interest in all the shit that [...]
The telethon continues…
We’re up to 37 names, dude. Ya’ll are awesome. But let’s keep the momentum going. Because today is my daughter’s birthday, I need to go hang out with her. Isn’t she beautiful? We’re going shopping at Punta Norte, an awesome outlet mall. Here’s the food court! I’ll leave you with this: A vacationing penguin is [...]
Action and Attitude
So I’m starting a newsletter. This is a “powerful marketing tool”, but I intend to use it as a venue where readers can talk about all books, not just mine. I’m using Google Groups, which tend to be reliable and clean, so this forum lends itself to discussion and debate. You can set your preferences [...]
More RWA stuff
I gotta write about this seminar I attended with Sharon Sala. She is so sweet in person. I ran into her in the elevators three or four times, so I decided to go listen to her speak. Her book, Jackson Rule, is one of my favorites of all time, btw. You should read it. For [...]
More news
No, I’m not tackling RWA business stuff here because other people are covering it better than me. I’m just covering what I’ve been doing. Last night, after the Goody room, where I got more free books, Carrie and I chilled in our room for an hour and then went to the welcome reception, where we [...]
RWA Update
Hey, ya’ll! Did you miss me? Here’s what I’ve been up to. The days before the conference passed in a flurry of packing and personal grooming. Highlights, manicure, pedicure, facial all needed to be done right before I left. Also had to make a last minute shopping run because the clothes I ordered from Penney’s [...]
stepping off the grid
Hey, ya’ll. I leave for National in just over a week, and I have a book to finish. Thus, the next post I write will be from the conference. I’ll be meeting my agent, going to a Penguin cocktail party, and a lot of other exciting stuff. If you’re going to be in Dallas and [...]
What can we do?
I’m carrying this over from Romancing the Blog, where Ciar Cullen has written a column about race. As most of you know, there’s discrimination in romance. People are not treated equally. Black authors have their books segregated according to their skin color, not their genre. And that’s wrong; that’s not up for debate or discussion. [...]
Bradford Brunch
Think authors are egotistical bitches who occasionally manage to pound out an entertaining story? Think again. I’m inviting ya’ll to talk about yourselves, and as a reward for doing so, there shall be prizes! Have Sunday Brunch with me at the Bradford Bunch. If you can’t make it today, check it out Monday morning. You [...]