Doing Book Collages for Your Manuscript

February 8, 2012

Last week, Jenny Crusie shared on her blog, Argh Ink, about how she loves doing collages of her manuscripts. She pastes images to match the moods, tone, and themes of each of her manuscripts as she’s writing them — sometimes literal images (a picture of the diner the hero just bought) and sometimes just papers or fabrics to evoke [...]

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Another New Social Media Obsession — Pinterest!

February 7, 2012

So, as if I didn’t have enough social media sites to attend to … (and enough things to obsess over) … I found another really fun way to whittle away hours and hours of time I don’t have — Pinterest! It’s sort of like a bookmarking site (like Kirtsy, Digg, Reddit, etc.), where you’re sharing [...]

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What Was Your Favorite Book of 2011?

January 31, 2012

Whew! Well, I finally updated my Currently Reading page with everything I read in 2011, and the two books I’m starting for 2012. I think I probably said this already last year (gah! Am I repeating myself already? I guess that’s what you get after running a blog for four years…), but I really like [...]

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Art Auditions

January 25, 2012

Rene auditioned for Orange County’s High School of the Arts today. She scored two auditions  — one for the Fine Arts Conservatory, and another (later in Feb) for TV/Motion Picture Conservatory.  I was so proud of her as I saw her trudging toward the high-rise city school, toting her huge portfolio at her side, with all [...]

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It’s That Time of Year …

January 22, 2012

It’s that time of year again … Here’s how Rene asked her date:

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Great Discussion of Heroes and Heroines

January 19, 2012

Over at Jenny Crusie’s blog, Argh Ink, she’s chatting with her friends and writing partners Anne Stuart and Lucy March (a.k.a. Lani Diane Rich) about various writing challenges. I thought last week’s discussion and this week’s were particularly excellent — about writing the hero and writing the heroine in romance. (And then deciding which is [...]

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And yes … ANOTHER Favorite Show: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

January 17, 2012

So I’ve covered my newest obsession with two TV shows: Breaking Bad and The Bachelor. Here’s my other guilty pleasure: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Yes, I’ve been a housewives fan for a long time. (I’ve even blogged about it before, here and here.) Orange County was always my favorite – Not so much because [...]

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Another Favorite TV Show: The Bachelor

January 13, 2012

Of course, Breaking Bad isn’t the only TV show I was hooked on this week. Superman and I have an embarrassing lineup. I’m supposed to be writing fiction every night and getting my 4,000-words-a-week in, but instead I find myself in my PJs at a frighteningly early hour, snuggled under a chenille blanket next to Superman, [...]

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A New Favorite TV Show: Breaking Bad

January 11, 2012

One of the things my son has been doing since he’s been home on winter break (especially this last week, since all his friends are returning to school) is catching up on favorite TV shows he’s missed all semester – Mad Men, How I Met Your Mother, Community, 30 Rock, and others. I come home [...]

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The 2012 Book Club List!

January 5, 2012

Our 2012 book club list is out! Here’s what’s on the agenda for our club this year: Jan 2012 – Autobiography of Mark Twain Feb – To Be Sung Underwater, Tom McNeal Mar – Tattoos on the Heart, Father Greg Boyle Apr – A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman [Skip May] Jun – [...]

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