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Truly Madly Deeply conflicted over Alan Rickman’s death
Long before JK Rowling was scribbling the words that would...
I’m walking for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Will you sponsor me?
PKD? What's that you say? I've written about it here before, extensively. I encourage you to take a look at this posting, it will answer a lot of questions. This year, I'll be taking part in the annual PKD walk to fund treatment and find a cure for this genetic,...
I’m A Morning Person
She says... writing this at night. Not that this is any great revelation to me. I'm quite certain I've always been a morning person. Even my mum says as an 18-month-old, I"d get up at 6 a.m. and go and bang on the neighbour's door and want them to come out and play;...
Change of Status: No, this is not a Facebook update
So I'm changing my status. Yes, indeed. Despite what you may think, this does NOT involve telling everyone on Facebook what I ate for breakfast this morning. In fact, it has nothing to do with Facebook at all. But you knew that, right? Because you read the...
Feeling Vindicated
I was so excited to read in the Los Angeles Times (you can read the full article here) the other day that one of my favourite things is back in fashion! What is it you ask? It's (drumroll please).... butter!Yep. Butter. I (think) I eat well. I've been a vegetarian...
The ‘S’ Word, The ‘F’ Word and the ‘W’ Word
I've never been one for New Year's Resolutions per se. Jan.1 is just an arbitrary date and most resolutions are set up to fail. But this year I kind of, sort of, had a resolution socked away in the far recesses of my mind. That resolution was (and still is) to find a...
What do you get when you win a contest?
... a fantastic picture to put on your blog page, that's what! See? Isn't it pretty? I still cannot believe I just won The Golden Acorn RWA contest in the Mainstream with Romantic Elements Category. Wow! I'm so excited. Not the least because there's never been...
25 Highlights from #RWA13 in Hot/Wetlanta
I still have RWA conference brain even though I'm back at work today. What an amazing, whirlwind four days of fun, workshops, lessons, schmoozing, drinking, learning, pitching, book buying, book receiving and crazy moments. Who needs sleep when you're at RWA? I know...