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Brenda Novak’s Annual Auction for the Cure of Diabetes

Brenda Novak’s Annual Auction for the Cure…

Hi all, I have a friend with a daughter the same age as mine. My friend’s daughter lives with diabetes, so when I had the opportunity to participate in Brenda Novak’s...
Book buying habits

Book buying habits

April’s been and gone. Easter treats have vanished from the cupboard. Diets have begun again in earnest. Or maybe that’s just me? Anyhow, I’d be interested to know...

Process, schmocess

Hi y’all, Last week was the first week back at school for the kids after the Easter school holidays. But to my dismay, instead of having more time on my hands, for some inexplicable...

Self-Published Stars of RT Book Reviews

Used to be that “self-publishing” stood for: TCTBPBAPP (Too Crap To Be Published By A Proper Publisher). There was a widespread and common perception that if you self-published...
All Romance for Earth Day

All Romance for Earth Day

Hi all, April 22nd is Earth Day, and to celebrate, the hugely popular All Romance eBooks (ARe) are running the Earth Day Series Showcase:   “To celebrate Earth Day on April...
Lisa McMann does it again

Lisa McMann does it again

Hi all, It’s March 31st already? (Well, it is in New Zealand anyway.) Where did the month go? In fact, with Easter school holidays imminent, where did the first school term go? We’re...
There are awards, and then there are AWARDS!

There are awards, and then there are AWARDS!

In the writing world, it doesn’t get much better than receiving a certificate in the mail for placing in a writing contest… or so I thought until this morning when the courier...

Backward symphonies

Just for fun, here’s something that’s doing the email rounds at the moment. Warning: you might have to be an author to appreciate the play on words?   ***   A...