Quote of the Day

"I would hate for somebody to think of humor or writing humor as a technical matter. Grammar is technique, a sense of rhythm is a technique and looking words up in the dictionary to learn what they mean is a technique. You can't be funny unless you know exactly what you are trying to say." Roy Blount Jr.

Books

What book coming out soon are you looking forward to? I can't wait for SEP's Call Me Irresistible, Suz Brockmann's Breaking the Rules, Tami Hoag's Secrets to the Grave, JR Ward's Lover Unleashed and Susan Andersen's upcoming release. Does Michele Albert have a book coming out this year?

Quote of the Day

"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think." Dorothy Parker

Quote of the Day

"Begin with an individual, and before you know it you have created a type; begin with a type and you find that you have created - nothing." F. Scott Fitzgerald

Writing quote of the day

"Revision is never finished, but at some point you have to let it be, and send it out to market." Paul Raymond Martin

Quote of the Day

I found this cute book by Paul Raymond Martin called The Writer's Little Instruction Book. It has all these little aphorisms about writing. I'll be posting one a day, starting today. Happy New Year!


"Writing well is tedious.
Having written well is joyful." Paul Raymond Martin.

Up coming events

I'll be at a book signing/concert at the Elmira Barnes and Noble, Saturday 12/11/10! Be there and hear the Finger Lakes Women's Chorale singing excerpts from our Many Moods of Christmas concert, plus pick up a copy of both Mike's Best Bet and What Ian Wants! I'll be signing with Lisa Hill (Loving Purity) and Carol Henry (The Amazon Connection). We'll also have a couple of baskets to raffle, and they alone are worth the trip!

In other news, Charming Dave, the third in my At The End Zone series, is now in the hands of my editor!