Posted by: Author | January 25, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
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Posted by: Author | January 24, 2012
Release Date Moved Up
Sebastian’s Salvation is now going to be released by Siren-BookStrand on February 7, 2012. Super excited to have this one out there. Sebastian is a hero who is near and dear to my heart and I can’t wait to share him with readers.
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Posted by: Author | January 21, 2012
Book Trailer Made by My Publisher
Check out this trailer for Snowbound Hearts.
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Posted by: Author | January 20, 2012
Friday Facts- January 20, 2012- Taught vs. Taut
TAUT:adj. taut·er, taut·est. 1. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight. 2. Strained; tense: nerves taut with anxiety. 3. a. Kept in trim shape; neat and tidy.
TAUGHT: vb the past tense and past participle of teach
In the recent past, I’ve read quite a few books and novellas- remember, I had two long plane trips and a layover in Charlotte and I got loaded up with books at Christmas and for my birthday. I was appalled at the same mistake that I saw in two of the books. These books were professionally edited.
I’m quite sure all of you who read my blog know the difference in these two words and I don’t want you to think I’m “dumbing down” my Friday Facts, but I just had to share this with you all. Not once but five times in one of the books I read and twice in the other one, this word was used completely wrong.
Dig these sample sentences which are not exact quotes but are paraphrased: “his taught nerves…” and “his stomach taught” “Over the taught ridges of his abs” and “a sighting of one taught butt cheek”
Come on! Really? What did his belly teach? Math? Science?
Both authors also used the word taught in the right way a few times, but neither of them ever used the word taut. What is that about? And how weird that out of all the recent reads, two had the same big, glaring error? Sad, really.
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Posted by: Author | January 19, 2012
Feeling Better…For the Moment
I am feeling better right now about things, but I know it’s a tenuous thing. One little thing could upset my apple cart again so I’m holding onto the moment of good feelings.
I’m meeting some friends for lunch and that should be fun. I plan to have a beer- a Sweetwater 420. They are light and refreshing so even if my friends aren’t fun and refreshing today, I’ll have my brew to keep me company and sometimes, that’s enough, right?
Posted in Random thoughts | Tags: beer, brew, friends, life, refreshing, Sweetwater 420
Posted by: Author | January 18, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
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Posted by: Author | January 17, 2012
Frustration Level
As many of you know, I’m the reluctant chairman of my chapter’s RWA conference. I’m super frustrated with the whole process. I spent my whole day off working on the damnable thing and I can’t seem to win. Every time I think I take a step or two forward, I get knocked back ten. I’m not a person who throws in the towel easily but there is where I am. It’s a thankless job and I don’t need the stress of it in addition to everything else going on in my life.
I’ve got to nail down a couple of more details before I turn it over to someone else, but turn it over I shall. I can’t deal with it anymore.
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Posted by: Author | January 16, 2012
New Cover- Sebastian’s Salvation
Come by and visit me on Liv Rancourt’s blog. I’m talking about Sophie’s Snow Day. http://liv-rancourt.blogspot.com/2012/01/sophies-snow-day.html
I got my cover for Sebastian’s Salvation. Here it is.
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Posted by: Author | January 13, 2012
Friday Facts- January 13, 2012- Paradoxical Effect
I’ve still got the remnants of the cold/illness from the trip back from England and am off and on taking stuff to help me breathe, thus, I got the idea for this Friday Fact. I have a weird body chemistry and have what’s called a paradoxical effect when I take certain medications. This effect means that the opposite intended reaction happens when the medications are ingested.
I can pretty much guarantee that when I take non-drowsy sinus or cold meds, that I will be knocked out in about an hour. I also have issues with certain pain meds. They make me hyper and I have out-of-body experiences. I hover over myself and watch as I sleep. It’s quite weird.
My friend, the psychologist is the one who told me what this is called. It usually happens with sedatives and barbituates as well as anti depressants. It can also happen with antibiotics and that may well be why I usually have to have more than one dose of those when I get an infection.
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Posted by: Author | January 11, 2012
Wordless Wednesday
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Jillian Chantal 