29
Jul
In 1900, the population of Orlando, Florida was about 22,000.
This week, about ten percent of that number — more than TWO THOUSAND people — are going to Orlando just for the annual conference of Romance Writers of America.
If you write romance, you’ve heard of RWA. If you’re an editor or a bookseller, you’ve heard of [...]
21
Jul
So, you all are probably aware that it’s been hot lately. Reeeeeeeeeally hot. Especially if your AC breaks.
THANKFULLY, we were “only” without AC for 2 days. But the damage was done: my brain boiled away. All that is left are a few random things. I will give you the standard 10. (By the way, the [...]
13
Jul
I love to look at the stats for my website. Not only does it make me feel like someone is reading besides my mom (actually, I don’t know if my mom reads any of this), but it also shows me some really entertaining things.
My favorite feature is seeing the search terms people plugged in to [...]
7
Jul
Last night, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (hereafter referred to as M4) aired on TCM. Whenever I catch part of this movie – and this happens more often than you might suspect, because it’s about 7 years long – I always get sucked in. Last night I was cleaning the house, which also [...]
1
Jul
Moving along in our periodic series, wherein I describe nuggets of research gold. Today, let us talk about food. (And please forgive the Spider-Man pun.)
I must be a mean person, because in my books, I keep wanting my characters to eat food that sounds repulsive to us today (and even sometimes to people of the [...]