I’ve been working like mad on SEASON FOR SURRENDER, but yesterday I treated myself to a movie in an Actual Theater. I saw THE ARTIST–which, if you haven’t been keeping an eye on movie awards season, is a silent film about what happens to a silent star after sound hits Hollywood. It’s been rolling out [...]

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Author responses to reviews, and the rights of reviewers, have been ping-ponging around the Interwebs lately. What constitutes a fair review? What should an author’s response be to a good or bad review? I’ve been pondering this for a while—specifically, since Season for Temptation escaped into the wild last October. It’s gotten some positive reviews. [...]

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The scene: Yesterday evening. A secret chamber hidden beneath the backyard of an otherwise normal-looking house. A cauldron bubbles, sending forth green smoke and an acrid smell. A man and a small child are standing by the cauldron. Both wear long robes imprinted with mysterious celestial symbols. Mr. R: You did good listening, coming to [...]

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Mr. R and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary. Awwww. And what did we to do celebrate? We went out for a nice lunch…we went shopping through all the fantastic tasty groceries at World Market…we watched The Hangover. *record scratch* Buh? Yes. The Hangover. I let Mr. R pass that off as a romantic movie. [...]

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