Realms of the Raven

My special fourth of July flash fiction story - Up in Flames - is up on the Fiction with Friction blog now!

Give it a read and let me know what you think!

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Tomorrow we’ll be chatting in Lizzie T. Leaf’s Tearoom at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LizziesTeaRoom/ from 6:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST.

Join us for excerpts and fun!!

Or maybe that’s really a Saturday Snippet.

I’ve been sick all week and I have a sick cat I need to take back to the vet in a few minutes. So I’m late - but I’ve never missed a week and refuse to now.

Back in a bit.

Aspen Mountain Press is celebrating the Ebook Week by offering a 20% Discount on any order from their website.

Just shop at Aspen Mountain Press and enter code:

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to receive 20% off your entire order.

It’s a terrific way to stock up or introduce others to ebooks!

I just finished this book and LOVED it. Ann Aguirre has a fun quiz up and it says I am:

A Jumper!

Grimspace navigator? Dude, you’re like interstellar royalty. You’re charismatic and possess a forceful personality. You’re used to having power and you don’t hesitate to use it. You also love to take risks. If it has danger attached, you’re first in line, and no, you’re not wearing a safety helmet. You live for the thrills, don’t care about life expectancy, and expect to go out with a bang.

Hmmmm - really? LOL

Ann also has a contest with some really great prizes on her blog. Check it out here!

KICK-BUTT CONTEST! Answer five questions, earn chances to win fabulous prizes. The official GRIMSPACE quiz* Ever wondered what job you’d hold down on a star ship? Yes! Uhm, no… *shifty look* Banana Hammock!

(Feel free and encouraged to forward - from the Authors Pay it Forward blog)

Wow! The owner’s of The Romance Studio have outdone themselves. This drawing is for six month’s of advertising at The Romance Studio. Open to published authors only, this is a prize that is sure to benefit our royalty checks. Right all? ;)

So, da rules are:
- Open to published authors with three or fewer releases, please.
- Your information will not be shared beyond the necessary disbursal for the prize.
- Winner chosen using random.org
- Drawing open until 2/29/08 and winner will be announced on 3/1/08.

You can enter on the Authors Pay It Forward blog!

My good friend and critique partner, Melinda Barron, is blogging at CoffeeTime Romance’s Blog today through wednesday.

Finally, someone found out she CAN talk if given motivation.

You should stop by and see what she has to say :) Maybe you can watch her torment me - she’s good at that…..

http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/

Samhain blessings or Happy Halloween to all of you. Things are busy today and I may have another announcement soon, waiting to find out for sure.

In the meantime, don’t eat so much candy you get sick and may the ancestors watch over you.

Wanda at The Romance Studio gave Del Fantasma: Texas Tea 4 and 1/2 hearts and says: Such a gratifying work of art, Maura Anderson formulated. Through her imagination and ability to create such striking images, she tied together into a beautiful bound package, a twist of doubt, along with a modest amount of romance, which turned out to be a pleasantly puzzling story. Just enough to leave this reader wanting more. This awesome page turner, with its fast moving plot and memorable characters, gripped me with tantalizing suspense. There were no sudden jerks or jolting parts to slow the action down. Matthew, and the manner in which he was brought up, had qualities of gentlemanly and lovable attributes. That showed me he appreciated his mother, in view of the way he showed respect for women. He didn’t try to control. That surprisingly touched my heart. Will Lara become too involved with Matthew and try to transform him to a wilder side? Or will the two drift away from each other once the truth is known? I had to find out, and so will you. I highly recommend this impressive read.

You can read more on the TRS Site.