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PROOF OF LOVE

Posted by on Nov 16, 2011 in Author Interviews | 2 comments

A  friend and wonderful writer, Arabella Stokes, is joining us today at Between the Sheets. She talks marketing herself as a debut novelist, her hero-husband, and writing, even when you think it stinks. Her first novel, PROOF OF LOVE, has just  been released in ebook from Champagne Books. A Georgian-era, historical romance, PROOF OF LOVE is the tale of a young lady who has lost all faith in her heart and a scientist-nobleman who  never believed in love to begin with. Together, they learn...

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Tips to Survive NaNoWriMo

Posted by on Nov 8, 2011 in Writing Tips | 0 comments

A week into NaNoWriMo and that 50,000 word total is beginning to look a little outrageous? Sometimes you just need a little help… Create a Pitch as a Motivational Touchstone I stole this idea from Diane Holmes over at pitch-university.com. Diane says to jot down a pitch based on the reasons you’re thrilled to be doing NaNoWriMo (“This is a book where I get to….”, “I can’t wait to play with….”, etc.) as a way to generate motivation. I’ll add my own...

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Writing a Novel is like Birthing a Baby

Posted by on Oct 28, 2011 in Writing Tips | 1 comment

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to grow and deliver a baby, I have great news. You don’t even need a uterus! You just need to write a book of 100,000+ words and you can have an exact idea of what it’s like. Ok, that’s a bit of a hyperbole. I mean, let’s face it, squeezing a bus through a golf ball hole isn’t the most comfortable thing in the world. So how is writing a novel like birthing a baby? Sooo many similarities. THE GROWING PROCESS I read...

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Ode to the Pumpkin

Posted by on Oct 20, 2011 in Foodie Advice | 8 comments

In honor of Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin, I’ve gathered some dazzling recipes  that  express the poetry of one of my favorite fall ingredients. SPICY PUMPKIN BISQUE 1-1/2 teaspoons dried ground small red chiles such as Piquins               1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped              1 Tablespoon butter or margarine    1 16 ounce can pumpkin puree 4 cups chicken or veggie stock           1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon...

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SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Posted by on Sep 23, 2011 in Writing Tips | 1 comment

Social Media-o-rama. Seriously, I can hardly keep up and I consider myself an internet guru of sorts. Google+ is great and all, but aren’t all of the platforms in some capacity? Why add ourselves to another?  To be frank, I’m feeling a bit stretched and Google+ put me over the edge. One too many forums, one too many buttons to learn…what’s more, it’s too much befriending of the SAME people I’m developing connections with on other platforms. So what is the point? This is what I...

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How to Secure Your Blog in the Wild West

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in Writing Tips | 7 comments

I was hacked. HARD CORE hacked. Somehow they managed to erase 8 months, that’s right, 8 MONTHS of material, which has disintegrated into the cyber sphere. Luckily, my tech wizard husband managed to salvage something, though I’m still crying over all of those lost guest posts, writerly links, and brillant (just go with it) articles I wrote.  (You’ll notice my last blog post dates to January.) This happened DESPITE the fact that I paid my host company an extra fee to store daily...

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