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Welcome contest-goers! I’m thrilled to be participating in this Bloggy Carnival. I entered a bunch of the contests last time (it was too late to post my own by the time I discovered Bloggy Carnival) but I made sure I was around to participate in this one. Make sure to check out the Bloggy Giveaway [...]

Barbara Vey, who has a blog at Publisher’s Weekly, did “Drive By Videos” all week. They’re super short (no more than 30 seconds) clips with random editors, authors and more (Adrian Paul!) so go check them out. I got to chat with Barbara several times over the week and she’s really amazing and such a [...]

I’ve been here since Monday and I haven’t blogged (the TBR post for yesterday was set up in advance). It’s been pretty crazy busy, I’m tired as heck and having an absolute blast. Every year I get to meet people that I’ve chatted with on the phone, via email and in IM and it’s such [...]

It’s TBR Day (see more details at Keishon’s blog). Title: The Devil Inside Author: Jenna Black (Morgan Kinsley, Exorcist, Book One) Year published: 2007 Genre: Urban fantasy Blurb: Posession. Murder. Mayhem. Let the games begin… Exorcism isn’t a job, it’s a calling—and a curse. Just ask Morgan Kingsley, a woman who has a stronger aura [...]

Anyone at RT would care if I just wore sweatpants all week? I leave tomorrow morning for Pittsburgh, and packing (again) makes me want to take a nap. So I’m thinking flannel jammies and sweatpants all week. No one would raise an eyebrow if I did a panel and a publisher spotlight wearing those, right? [...]

This headline…this appalls me. And worries me. And makes me wonder what my daughter will think is correct some day. (click the image to see the full size)

Win a copy of I Dream of Dragons I at Alison Kent’s blog. Or just go and stare at the cover art for awhile, like I do. Have we mentioned lately what a genius Anne Cain is?

I’m just waiting for the day you have to visit my house because my daughter told her daycare teachers I locked her in the dog crate. No, really, she ASKED to be locked in there. With the dog. And it’s actually a big dog crate, quite cozy for a toddler. And a dog. Honest, she [...]

Last week, the day before I left for the Desert Dreams conference, I got a rather unexpected phone call. It was a long-time friend, who I hadn’t heard from in almost a year. He was calling to chat, to catch up…and to see if I was interested in a job. Once, years ago, he and [...]

You know what you’re here to read about. Don’t pretend you’re not here for the good gossip. You know what I’m talking about So here’s the scoop…