Tag: Writer Life

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12 Dukes of Christmas History from the Horse’s Mouth Behind the Scenes & Between the Sheets: The Viscount’s Christmas Temptation Behind the Scenes & Between the Sheets: The Earl’s Defiant Wallflower Behind the Scenes & Between the Sheets: The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress Behind the Scenes & Between the Sheets: The Major’s Faux Fiancee Behind the…

Bad Jokes

A linguistics professor was lecturing to his English class one day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, such as Spanish, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative.” A voice from the back of the…

Good Quotes

“A book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then.” – C.S. Lewis “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” – Elmore Leonard “I find television very educational. Every time…

Office Madness: Before & After (Part II)

I promised pix of my newly reorganized office, and then I got crazy-busy and haven’t completely finished moving/unpacking. As mentioned yesterday, I’m so excited about it that I simply can’t wait to share photo evidence of the transformation with you! Without further ado, viva la transformación of the Wall of Work! OMG, Erica. Words fail…

Office Madness: Before & After (Part I)

I promised pix of my newly reorganized office, and then I got crazy-busy and haven’t completely finished moving/unpacking. However, I’m so excited about it that I simply can’t wait to share photo evidence of the transformation with you! As you may or may not know, I’m a crafty person and giant scrapbooker, so my office…

Challenging Yourself, Win or Lose

I have the (pleasure? horror?) of being snowed in 1,000+ miles away from home, as I flew north this weekend to visit family for the holidays. Internet is sketchy because there’s no wifi (what kind of Neanderthal house is this?!) but I’m scrambling like crazy to finish Touched. Two things about that: Realism vs Procrastination.…

Goals, Wishes, & a Reality Check

Today I posted a giant essay on GOALS (how to make good ones and how to achieve them) over on the Manuscript Mavens blog. I won’t regurgitate myself here, but I’ll wait for you if you want to go read it. (No really–go take a peek) Back? OK. (Did you really go? I hope you…

Erica Ridley