Today I have a very special guest on my blog: MY BROTHER. He is sitting with me in my home office while Mr. R puts Little Miss R to sleep. We are passing the keyboard back and forth, recording every gem we think of. I feel a Pulitzer coming on. Anyway, MY BROTHER goes by [...]
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30
Aug
The Imaculate Reseption [sic]
Posted by Theresa Published in Guest post, Life, My delightful family, Reading3 comments
24
Aug
I Know I’m Not Supposed To, But…
Posted by Theresa Published in Reviews, Season for Temptation, The romance genre, WIN“Don’t read reviews of your book. They will make you crazy.” This is standard-issue advice from seasoned pros to new authors, along with “If you do read reviews, please, in the name of all that is holy, don’t flounce all over the Internet” and “Pull my finger.” Since I am a total bleeding heart, “don’t [...]
22
Aug
[Said Mr. Collins:] “…I am happy on every occasion to offer those little delicate compliments which are always acceptable to ladies. I have more than once observed to Lady Catherine that her charming daughter seemed born to be a duchess, and that the most elevated rank, instead of giving her consequence, would be adorned by [...]
16
Aug
Chopped vs. Season for Temptation
Posted by Theresa Published in Fooooood, Just for fun, Reading, Season for Temptation, The writing lifeI’ve been watching a lot of Food Network lately, maybe to inspire myself to cook more during these dog days of summer. (Not that the inspiration is very practical, since I usually watch cooking competitions that involve bizarre ingredients like canned haggis.) This is probably why last night, instead of sleeping, I started thinking of [...]
10
Aug
Bucket List: Two Months Down, Two Months to Go
Posted by Theresa Published in Bucket list, Life, The writing lifeTime for a better-late-than-never update on the Four Month Bucket List. Tattling on myself feels like the sort of thing I ought to do on a rainy Wednesday morning such as today. So, how’d I do this time, after my solidly mediocre report card from last month? Well, let’s see. Personal 1. Stop biting my [...]
8
Aug
The scene: Earlier this evening. In the living room, aka the imaginarium. Little Miss R: Quick! There’s a fire over there! It’s burning up all the DVDs! Me: Oh dear. That sounds bad. Little Miss R: It is! But it’s just pretend. But it’s a bad fire! Me: Ok, well, let’s get a pretend hose [...]
1
Aug
Linkety Link Link (AKA Three Ways to Win Books)
Posted by Theresa Published in Contests, Reading, Season for Temptation, WIN, WebsiteOh, my, do I have a lot of linky goodness for you all this morning. And it’s the best kind: the kind that involves chances at free books. First off, check out my new Contest page! It’s right there above you…look up…to the left of the Contact link…THERE! And here. This is how I’ll run [...]