The movie Gone With The Wind premiered today, in 1939. How long since you watched it and sighed over the dresses and Scarlett’s pertness? Actually, I love the movie for the dresses and I love reading the book for the sheer detail and fascination of watching Rhett Butler dash himself to pieces over Scarlett’s self-centered […]
GONE WITH THE WIND Premiers…76 years ago Read More »
It probably seems like the completely wrong time to be talking about a convention that is happening sometime next year, but the fact is, the RT convention is only 4 months away. Are you going to RT? Are you thinking about going? If so, let me know. I’ve added a sticky post to the top
Romantic Times Reader Convention 2016 – Las Vegas! Read More »
Oh, how lovely! There was lots of chatter on Jenna Ives’ guest post the other day. I think the sex bots hit a nerve (or two!). The winner of the copy of Programmed to Please is Kris — congratulations! Everyone who did stop by and comment, thank you. It was great to make Jenna feel
Winner of Jenna Ives’ book Programmed to Please Read More »
Dina, one of my regular readers, sent me an on-line jigsaw puzzle she built, featuring one of my book covers. If you like jigsaw puzzles, give it a go! http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=30aad55a7c1c ___ Hope your weekend has been pleasant and relaxing and filled with great reads. Cheers, t.
An Authors, Angels and A**holes Interview With the launch of White Dawn, the fourth book in The Vistaria Affair series, in just two days’ time, it seemed appropriate to launch this new series by grilling Nick Escobedo. If you’ve ever watched an “Inside the Actors Studio” interview, then you will have an understanding of how
Nick Escobedo – Who ARE You, Really? Read More »
I’ve been writing about Vikings in one form or another for quite a few years now. (If you’re curious, there’s a list of Viking related stories I’ve written here.) One of the things that interests me the most is the achievements of the Vikings. They reached as far as America in their open long ships,
Pulse Pause Moments: Vikings Read More »
As promised, here’s some of the best non-Google Easter Eggs online: Konami Codes The Konami Code started off as a Nintendo cheat. Quickly inputting the code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A) would give players 30 extra lives. The Konami code has been used in a number of video games since,
Good Friday…More Easter Eggs! Read More »
Considering that it’s also nearly Easter, and I’m a much bigger fan of Easter Eggs than practical jokes, I thought for April 1st this year, I’d reveal some of Google’s Easter Eggs – they have many of them, which proves they’ve got a sense of humour. (Just in case you weren’t already aware of it.)
April Fool’s Day by Google Read More »
I finally got to see the last installment in The Hobbit trilogy. Man, oh man! I would like to say that I’m officially a fan of Thorin Oakenshield. You might remember I’ve been creeping up on Thorin for a couple of years now. But the ending of the movie completely threw me. It’s been thirty
Kudos to Thorin (At Last!) Read More »
This year is the year of the goat – a wooden goat, at that. I tried to find a prediction for what that might mean for the year ahead, but I could only find personality analyses for people born in a year of the goat. I was born in the year of the Tiger, which
Happy Chinese New Year Read More »