Banned Books Week Continues! So we are almost done with Banned Books Week, but not quite. Yesterday, for Writing Wednesday, I wanted to include a complete list of banned books on my blog. I spent all day yesterday (almost) compiling a list of banned books when I thought to myself, um…this is stupid. Lists are [...]
Movies Monday: Banned Books on Screen As most of you know, it’s officially Banned Book Week! Yeay!!!! Banned Book Week is always fun because so many of the novels on the list are my all time favorites which makes me feel just a little bit like a rebel. I know it’s Movie Monday and I’m [...]
Friday Reads: Linda Howard’s Mackenzies Today has been a really crappy day. I’m talking REALLY crappy and it’s only 1PM. I still have four hours of work left, but the good news is, I have something to look forward to. You know when days get so bad, you just want to dive into another world, [...]
Writing Wednesday: The Female Protagonist I started reading ‘Pride and Prejudice’ again for my book club and I can’t tell you how much I enjoy Jane Austen. I think it’s because the main character is so witty and intelligent. She works with her strengths and makes no excuse for her flaws. This got me thinking [...]
Starting a Bookclub: Any Advice? I’ve always wondered why more romance reader book clubs don’t exist. Romance has the largest readership in any other fiction genre. Well, I’ve decided to rectify this travesty in Central Jersey. Yesterday, I posted on Meetup.com my brand new Romance Readers Bookclub page. Every month we will be reading a [...]
I don’t know if I’ve ever expressed before the extent of my admiration, love, and obsession with Nalini Singh’s books. HOLY FREAKIN’ HINDU COWS, this woman can write. Although I’m a bit torn between whether I like the Guild Hunter series or the Psy/Changling series, more, I can say that whenever one of her books [...]
Writers on Writing: A Mish-mash of Industry Information I have been collecting information in a notebook of different things people have told me about the industry, about the craft, and about writing in general! I have decided to share with you all some of the information that has been passed down to me. Enjoy! Jewels [...]
Sexy Sunday! Enjoy the hotness that is CSI: Miami and CSI: NY
Remembering 9-11 There are a lot of blog posts that are going up about the politics, the meaning, the sadness around 9-11. I’ll be honest with you…I can’t talk about it. I just can’t. So I’m not going to blog about any specifics…except one: On September 11, 2001, I sat in the second row, in [...]
