On Wednesday, the Romance Writers of America national conference opens its doors to the public from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for its annual “Readers for Life” mega-autographing session. Buy books! Get them signed by one of 500 romance-loving authors! The money goes to ProLiteracy Worldwide. It is free (except for the books you buy, of [...]
Here’s another chance to read and review a Dana Press book before it’s released to the general public. July’s title is TREATING THE BRAIN: WHAT THE BEST DOCTORS KNOW, by top neuroscientist Walter Bradley.
Even in this information age, people dealing with often-serious neurological problems face the daunting task of finding accurate, credible and understandable information—the [...]
This year, the Romance Writers of America holds its national convention in my own back yard. In less than two weeks, July 15 through 18, the happy horde will land in Washington at the Wardman Marriott Park Hotel for workshops, parties, industry panels and the big awards ceremony. First, there’s a huge public booksigning event, [...]
I have a small streak of the obsessive: Last summer I read every Sharpe book by Bernard Cornwell except the Chile one (21+?), in order, over two months in the summer. Or maybe it’s a need for immediate gratification: I sometimes like to wait until every book in a series I’ve found I like is [...]
Day 3 of Nasty Head Cold, so I haven’t gotten as much work done as I planned this week (plus, as a plague-carrier, I should skip this cool WRW workshop tomorrow that I was really looking forward to). But if I couldn’t create, I could consume, and I raced through the first two of Scott [...]
My copy of A TALENT FOR SIN, by Lavinia Kent, calls to me while I am concentrating at work. Luckily it’s lunch-break time.
Very busy fortnight at the daytime job, so I haven’t done much new writing. But alpha-reader has just returned the MS with notes, so that’s a kick in the [deleted] to get moving again.
Today, I’ve been rereading my research notes, trying to catch the cadences of newspapers of the time. I wanted to quote some [...]
My copy of Diana Peterfreund’s new book, TAP & GOWN, is taken hostage by dinner partner until I finish my salad. At Franklin’s in Hyattsville, Md.
Just finished the first ‘Kurt Wallander’ mystery, FACELESS KILLERS by Henning Mankell. The series is highly recommended by mystery-loving friends, but I found it less mysterious and more a comedy of manners, in the dourest sense.
He felt uneasy. Under normal circumstances this unease would have spurred him to greater energy and activity. Since these [...]
Part of my revision process is to make up sample copy for the back cover of the book; it keeps me on track as I cut and paste as well as showing if I’ve come up with a marketable story. Here is the current version:
What’s the harm in a little white lie?
Especially when it [...]