Time to Freak Out

What’s scarier than Halloween?  Knowing that the next day is the first day of November – the day that NaNoWriMo starts.  I’m really starting to freak out.  What have I done? Over the past two weeks or so, I’ve been overloaded with family, public speaking, traveling, and numerous personal and blog-related deadlines.  I feel like [...]

The Witch’s Trinity Winners

Today Erika Mailman and I are announcing the last two winners in the October Spotlight giveaway for The Witch’s Trinity.  We started out with three contests, but the second two didn’t really take off as we had hoped.  Trial and error.  You never know what will work until you try. We did have two entries [...]

#113 ~ Capote in Kansas

Capote in Kansas: A Ghost Story by Kim Powers It is my great honor and pleasure to be the host of Kim Powers’ last stop on his absolutely fabulous book tour for Capote in Kansas, which is sponsored by TLC Book Tours.  For more information on this tour, please click on the TLC logo to [...]

A Sneak Peak @ Bible Illuminated

I had the excellent good fortune to get a sneak peak at what I feel is the most moving version of the New Testament I have ever seen.  While there is much to be said for all of the references and other information provided in traditional versions of the Bible, it can seem like static.  [...]

#112 ~ The Tenth Case

The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller This novel starts off at an ethics hearing for Harrison J. Walker, a widowed and somewhat unscrupulous defense attorney who is put on a three year suspension after getting caught on video as a client demonstrated her appreciation of his legal assistance on her knees.  Before his suspension begins, [...]

October Spotlight Week 4 A Guest Post by Erika Mailman

It doesn’t truly seem possible, but October is almost coming to a close. Just a little over a week and we’re saying hello to November.  The good news is that in the October Spotlight, I’ve saved the best for last. This week, I am pleased to present the following guest post written by Erika Mailman, [...]

Putting on My Best Sarah Palin

Update: It is now almost 10pm and I just got back from an open bar at Cheers.  I’m riding high after my speech.  It went very well – and all without a fact checker.   I had one person ask if I spoke to large groups often.  As this was a nice person, I took [...]

#111 ~ The Lost Diary of Don Juan

Today I am honored to host Douglas Carlton Abrams on his Pump Up Your Book Promotion blog tour.  Many thanks to the author and to Dorothy for inviting me to take part in this tour. The Lost Diary of Don Juan by Douglas Carlton Abrams The Inquisition is has definitely been at the forefront of [...]

#110 ~ The Other Queen

The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory I had been awaiting the publication of The Other Queen since I finished reading The Virgin’s Lover in October of 2007.  As time progressed and got closer to its September 16th release, my anticipation kept growing.  Finding out that I would be seeing Philippa Gregory in person just a [...]

The "Just Enter Me Already" Winner

Thank you to all who entered the first of three contests for a copy of Erika Mailman’s The Witch’s Trinity.  I am happy to announce that the winner, selected through the use of the List Randomizer, is: Dar from Peeking Between the Pages! Congratulations, Dar!  I hope that you will enjoy the book as much [...]