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Archive for December, 2009:

The Demise of the Tuesday Smackdown

{ Posted on Dec 29 2009 by April Morelock }
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Categories : The Inclined
April: I guess it’s prophetic that I end this year with a sad note (anyone else think this year was less than stellar?)… this is our last Tuesday Smackdown at Romantic Inks. Kendal’s writing is taking off (lucky, hard-working dog ...Read More »

Letter to the Future

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by Sabrina Darby }
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Categories : The Inclined
Many of us are still working on the Christmas ham, stuffing stockings and getting extra beds ready for relatives. But this is my last blog post for the year, so I am jumping ahead a bit. Years ago I stopped doing ...Read More »

Writing over the holidays

{ Posted on Dec 22 2009 by Kendal Corbitt }
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Tags : April Morelock, Kendal ashby, Kendal Corbitt, smackdown, Smackdown Tuesdays, Writing, Writing Life
Categories : The Inclined
When is it okay to take a break?   Kendal: I've been struggling, and failing, to write ever since nano finished. Is ti burn out? Or is it anticipatice of the new year and new goals I want to accomplish?   With the holidays, ...Read More »

So the Holidays are Upon Us…

{ Posted on Dec 19 2009 by Sandra }
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Categories : The Inclined
It's that time of year once more.  When friends and family get together and share.  It can be a great time of joy...and of sorrow.  The world is full of both, much as I wish the latter were not so. I ...Read More »

Everybody Needs a Gift Like This!

{ Posted on Dec 17 2009 by Rachel Jameson }
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Categories : The Inclined
Our very own, Sabrina Darby has gotten an incredible present for the holidays! Her husband made her this great book trailer for her debut novel, On These Silken Sheets! Oh yeah, and she has a really amazing new free read! Read More »

The Athena Effect

{ Posted on Dec 16 2009 by Rachel Jameson }
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Categories : The Inclined
How do your characters come to you? Are they fully formed? Or do you see only a glimmer of them, and slowly flesh them out later? A bit of both? I have to say, for the most part, my characters tend ...Read More »

When Naughty Elves take over… and other ruthless truths about authors inner minds

{ Posted on Dec 15 2009 by April Morelock }
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Categories : The Inclined
When Naughty Elves take over….   Have you ever had this happen? I’m dealing with it right now – unfortunately it’s with a very aggressive (and weirdly erotic) elf. I know… I must be nuts. But I’m hearing this voice in my ...Read More »

Sexy New Cover!

{ Posted on Dec 14 2009 by Leigh Ellwood }
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Categories : Announcements, The Inclined
Amanda Kelsey of Razzle Dazzle Design just sent me my cover for GPS, the M/M short I wrote for All Romance eBooks' 28 Days of Heart. Looking at it alone is sure to send hearts pumping. Blurbage: When Cale Durbin receives ...Read More »

Aural Sex

{ Posted on Dec 14 2009 by Leigh Ellwood }
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Categories : Announcements, The Inclined
Some time ago I saw a call for submissions for an upcoming publisher of audio romance, called AudioLark. I recognized one of the staff names as somebody who has worked with Phaze Books on a freelance basis, and as that person did ...Read More »

Bribing the Muse

{ Posted on Dec 11 2009 by Lynne DuMae }
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Tags : bribe, Lynne DuMae, muse, writer's block, Writing
Categories : The Inclined, Writing
There is no feeling worse for a writer than watching the cursor blink on a blank document, knowing that words should be forming and pages filled. When you want to write with all of your being, but nothing comes forth. ...Read More »
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