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I hate hate HATE runnin...

So, sitting on your behind all day is probably the worst way to stop the inevitable butt spread. I’ve been making myself get to the gym a lot more (also on the urging of my husband, who is a freak and loves exercising), and I’ve always hoped that one day, I would grow out of the the overwhelming hatred of running that I’ve carried since third grade in PE class. So I’ve done other things. I’ve always been active, so I still get out and do the hiking/walking/running around...
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When books get messy...

We’ve all read a book where the author loses it somewhere around page 300. Not the legendary ‘aliens in chapter 14′ thing. Nope. I’m talking about when the characters are going along, barreling toward the end of the book…and the author makes a flub. Case in point – me. There’s a scene toward the end of Gentlemen Prefer Succubi in which Zane’s jacket is torn up and he loses it. In the next page? Wearing it again. I’ve gotten multiple emails on...
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What’s in a Name?...

The other day I mentioned that I needed three things to write a book and one of those things was the main characters’ names. Their names are important because for me, they become that character and I can’t imagine any other name for that person the further I get into the story.  I mostly use the name’s meanings to decide on my characters’ names, but sometimes I’ll just use a name because I thought it was cool too. Of course, just like titles (but this happens less often...
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Taxes...

Sometimes this business makes you a bit bitter.  I don’t think that’s anybody’s fault.  It’s just that there is a lot of stress associated with the whole thing.  First you work to produce a new book, then you work to make it the best you can, then you get a cover over which you have no control, then the book comes out and your get reviews….  and when all is said and done., there are taxes. Today is the first of the tax days: the house looks like a war zone.  There...
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