I love discovering new authors and new series, even if they are just new to me. Carrie Vaughn is not a new author, she has a ton of books out, yet some how she has escaped my notice. Until now. I recently stumbled upon Vaughn’s Kitty Norville Series. Kitty is … Continue reading
I was sifting through old word files, the few that were saved during the “great computer crash of 2010″ and came across an article I wrote back in 2006 when I had a regular column in a now-defunct-ezine. It is one of the few surviving articles that hasn’t been republished … Continue reading
Yesterday was a crappy day for me. It started out with technical malfunctions on the Geek Chick Radio show (Blog Talk Radio’s fault) that caused us to shut down the show early. From that moment on my mood went down hill. We all have our bad days, and yesterday was … Continue reading
This is my first assignment for the writing course I’m taking. Assignment: Write a Literacy Narrative We want to take some time to get to know each other. In this assignment, your rhetorical purpose is to describe yourself as a writer. Tell your classmates—your rhetorical audience—a story or stories about … Continue reading
CurvyWriter has been a BUSY Writer! I’ve been sorely neglecting my blog, my blog readers, and my book reviewing. I do have some good reasons, but they don’t excuse the neglect. Mostly, I’ve been BUSY. But hey, everyone is busy, so blah blah blah. Not, whining, I promise. Really I’ve … Continue reading
Current Audio Book: The Last Victim by Karen Robards So Far: Enjoying it. A crime thriller with a different kind of paranormal twist. Current Ebook: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout So Far: LOVE. Nervous… The series is (as all good ones must at times) taking a turn for the dark…This … Continue reading
About a week ago we found out one our neighbors dogs has had puppies under one of the sheds on our property. Mama Dog (as we have come to call her) has been neglected and possibly abused in the past. She was so thin I could see her ribs and … Continue reading
Reading and writing. That’s my life. Oh, wait, that isn’t really news! Actually the “reading” part, the actually sitting (or laying) down and reading written words for fun and relaxation has not been much of a part of my life recently. I’ve gotten so caught up in my own books, … Continue reading
It’s a New Year, that usually means Resolutions. I hate those. I do make goals, and sometimes I reach them, and sometimes I don’t. I’ve stopped making goals about doing more blog posts, life tends to get in the way. I do have quite a few writing goals, though, and … Continue reading
Today’s Topic: What was the first candy you ever tried? I can’t imagine anyone really knows that, though it was probably a sucker of some sort. I imagine that is the truth because suckers are the first candy I remember my sister being able to taste. They are the safest … Continue reading
(I am participating in Blogher’s NaBloPoMo. Each day has a prompt) Today’s Prompt: What is the sweetest thing someone said to you today? I love you. There are no sweeter words in the world than those three. It doesn’t matter if they are from your spouse, life partner, child, parent, … Continue reading
(I am participating in Blogher’s NaBloPoMo. Each day has a prompt) Today’s Prompt: Name something sweet you ate today. I don’t really crave sugary sweets. Shocking isn’t it? A fat girl who doesn’t sit around eating cake and candy all day? It’s true though. I do like sweet stuff, but … Continue reading
SPONSORED GUEST EDITORIAL While the initial craze of the book, 50 Shades of Grey, has begun to pass, the lingering need to embrace your inner sub is still itching underneath your skin. Perhaps you haven’t headed to the home improvement store to purchase your zip ties and shackles yet? Well, … Continue reading
About me as a person… Blogger me is the real me. I write under many names, but I am still essentially me. While one of my goals with my blogging (and Facebook and Twitter) is to promote my books and other projects, I can’t stop being a real person. Good, … Continue reading
