DH and I watched The Punisher last night – a movie from 2004 starring Thomas Jane and John Travolta based on the comic book series. I’d never seen it before, didn’t have a clue what it was about. Anyway, we sat down, the movie starts…for those of you who haven’t seen it, the hero is an undercover FBI agent and in the opening scene an arms-smuggling bust goes down and he’s shot and presumably killed. Turns out, he wasn’t, his death was faked, and he’s retiring from undercover work and moving his family to London where he’s planning to take … Read more »

Over at Magical Musings today, guest blogger, agent Ginger Clark with Curtis Brown is talking about writer do’s and don’ts at conferences. If you are unagented (or uneditored…ROFL, don’t think that’s a word), and hope to make an impression at an upcoming conference, you should go read the post.

I was going to reply there, but then decided not to embarrass myself and instead am doing it here (aren’t you thrilled?!).

Have you ever made a total fool of yourself at a conference? I have. In more ways than one. The one I pulled in front of an agent … Read more »

Today’s the big day! The group blog I belong to – Romance Worth Killing For – is kicking off their new and improved blog. We have new bloggers, exciting contests, and lots of fun things to share. Be sure to stop by today and comment. We’re giving away not one, but TWO autographed copies of Karin Tabke‘s Good Girl Gone Bad! Don’t miss it!

Don’t you love that title? I do. One of the crime show dramas uses it as a tagline, and I think it’s great (though I don’t watch those shows so I have no idea which one actually uses it).

I’m not big on watching TV, but I do love to watch the news. Especially when I’m at the gym on the treadmill, beating feet and listening to my ipod. Best way to watch the news actually – no sound, great music, and you get to read the story via closed captioning.

Today as I was sweating and watching, … Read more »

I’m obsessed with American Idol. I blame this new obsession on Karin Tabke. (Thanks a lot, Karin.) My husband thinks I’m nuts, although he watched it with me last night. It’s so hard not to cringe during this first round. I know I should stop watching, I just can’t. It’s like a train wreck. And as much as I hate Simon Cowell, I can’t wait to see what horrendous words will spew out of his mouth or what ludicrous expressions he’ll make next. I’m sick, I tell you.

Completely, over the moon in love.

I spent all afternoon brainstorming a new book with my uber-cool mentor who, surprisingly, doesn’t think I’m nuts after she heard the twisted idea I’d come up with. (DH, on the other hand, cringes any time I bring it up.) I’m not going to tell you the idea – it is still in the brainstorming stage – but I have a question for you. What do you think of books with pregnant heroines? This is a single title RS, and while I’ve seen pregnant heroines in category books and ST contemporaries, I can’t remember the last time I read a … Read more »

My one-year-old is obsessed with Cars. “Car! Car! Car!” I hear that about twenty times per day since Grandma gave us the movie for Christmas. Actually, all three of my Gremlins are obsessed. The four-year-old got a bunch of Cars merchandise from Grandma as well – a fuzzy blanket, three miniature hot wheel-type cars, and a larger wind-up Mater. He knows how to find Cars online (www.carsthemovie.com – in case you missed it), and all three of them walk around singing the music from the movie (they especially like the Sheryl Crow title track – Real Gone).… Read more »