Jo, Wendy, Carla, and I spent last week submerged in the world of books. We attended the 2014 RT Booklovers’ Convention in New Orleans. I don’t know if their experience was like mine, although I suspect it was, but I’m going to give you a sample of what I learned. 1. Readers love books, and …
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Fabric of Faith is a book I wrote a very long time ago (it was published in 2004) while living in Germany. I have a Google Alert set up for “Nancy S. Brandt,” and this is what I discovered today. This review was written on 27 March 2014, and clearly the writer is not a …
As a romance/fantasy author and a member of my local RWA chapter, I tend to end up with a lot of bookmarks. Our chapter has an annual Readers’ Luncheon, and authors from all over send piles and boxes of bookmarks. I’m not exaggerating when I say that for over a year, we had a cubic …
We always put off celebrating Valentine’s Day because my husband’s parents’ anniversary is 14 Feb. Now that they live near us, we spend that day with them. This year, because my mother-in-law had an accident with her motorized scooter where her face met the mall parking lot HARD, she is bruised all over her face, …
Years ago, I came home (and by home I mean to my in-laws’ house) from a NJRW meeting to meet my family, my sister-in-law and her husband for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. As we were standing in line for our table, my sister-in-law’s husband asked me what one does at a “romance writers’ meeting.†…
I love doing National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but I don’t do it every year because usually I’m in the middle of a book and don’t want to stop to start something new. This year, I finished the second run through of Pigsty Princess the end of September and decided to let it sit long …
Gossip Girl is my guilty pleasure and down time TV, relaxation show. I’m now on the fifth season. One of the characters, Dan, has wanted to be a writer since we first saw him, so naturally I knew that part wouldn’t be portrayed realistically. My daughter has already finished the series and warned me that …
My son starts fifth grade today which is mixed emotions all by itself. Where did my baby go? Found out that an author I’m working with contacted the publisher and asked for her book to be reassigned. I wish she’d talked to me about her concerns. The publisher asked me why this happened and while …