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Oct.14.2008
The trade paperback edition of this book (which is also signed) is already available. You can order it by clicking one of the various links at the bottom of this post, and I would love to hear from you if you get and read it. Feedback is such a rarity in this business…
The Signed, Limited HC...
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Oct.09.2008
What did you do on your Summer Vacation?
I am sure it's been awhile since you wrote one of those archetypal essays. But plunk yourself down and do it by October 31, and you could win a fantastic prize: a library of travel magazines!
My Favorite Summer Vacation Contest
sponsored by Wandering...
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Sep.29.2008
My husband is leaving for Madagascar in mid-October, this time he'll be gone almost six months. We're sad around here. A lot of tension, some excitement, and a lot of tears.
One of the saddest things is that he's going to miss my Grand Prize winnings from the Red Room Housewarming Party contest....
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Sep.26.2008
YOU CAN MIX & LICK ‘EM ALL, BUT ONLY TWO’LL BE SWEET
You will not have roses thrown at your feet. You will not make money. You will not become the celebrated guest poet at universities & bookstores coast-to-coast. You will not be invited to read your poetry all over the world. You will...
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Sep.16.2008
I've been working on a review of Horace's satires. He was such a dude! But I need a break, and am guessing you do, too.
This list has the Washington Post's winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers were asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. Gotta love it--
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Sep.03.2008
While I suppose it could be filed under the category "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride," one of my short stories, "Maternal Instincts," was given an honorable mention in a contest by Lunch Hour Stories. While it doesn't mean publication or payment, it's still nice to be...
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Aug.31.2008
I'm fully prepared to acknowledge that I'm way, way late to this party, so a lot of this is basically closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out (and won the Kentucky Derby and had grandkids and settled down to a nice relaxing retirement on a farm somewhere. That's about how late we're...
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Aug.05.2008
Thank you, Red Room. I'm pleased you had selected my short story "Refusal Is Not An Option" as a co-winner of you memorable summer reading experience contest. Red Room is the place to be if you enjoy reading, writing and special events. I encourage all Red Room visitors to become members...
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Aug.02.2008
I am currently finishing up my manuscript for my third novel, Table Manners, the sequel to Good Things. In a strange twist of fate, it is due to my editor the day before the release of Sweet Life. Which means that in between spreading the good news about my upcoming book, I have to hustle and get...
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Jul.28.2008
This week our book is featured on AuthorBuzz: http://www.authorbuzz.com/dearreader/index.shtml . Five people will receive free autographed books, so take a look and e-mail us if you are interested! As we mentioned in one of our past blog entries at http://www.shlian.com, we are donating all...
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