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Is it me, or does the mainstream *hate* e-publishing?
Replied May. 10, 2007
Why, why, why, I ask you? Why...
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Romantic Comedy and Suspense Writer
Sometimes I write sweet and inspirational work under the name of Lyndell King.
- Do You Have A Website?
- http://www.babekingweb.com/
- About Me:
- Happily married, 2 rug rats, medical background, Degree in Visual Arts and Literature, Diploma of Natural Science
Crimespace: Where readers and writers of crime fiction plan the heist to end all heists.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://babekingweb.com
- Favorite Books:
- Hard to go past anything by Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Crusie, or Nora Roberts. Love the work of my CP, Gemma Halliday, with her madcap spying in high heels stories. And who could forget the epic saga of "The Lord of the Rings" for that extra touch of magic in our gray metal world?
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, Dymmocks, hmm, anywhere I'm passing that offers pages and good coffee. :-)
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On Sale October 9th at Freya's Bower!!
This hunky youth worker is NOT what the doctor ordered!
Dr. Jaclyn Donnel will fight anything to fix the inefficient health care system that let her father die. When charismatic youth worker, Sam Allen's expensive new rescue program threatens her under-funded ER, they're bound to butt heads.
Sam knows first hand that the only way out of the gutter is a hand up. He's determined to save Tasmania's street kids, regardless of cost and the sexy, headstrong doctor opposing him, until one youth demands a price even Sam won’t pay -- Jaclyn's life.
They may not save the world, but they might just save each other.
Between the Gutter and the Sky received 5 champagne flutes from Cocktail Reviews!!!
“A thrilling finale gets the heart pumping and the tummy doing flip-flops.”
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And half author income from this book goes to Gran's Van to feed the homeless
With Summer heating up, Marian thinks it’s the perfect time to push her five-year relationship up a notch. But the body she gets close and personal with isn’t her lover’s. Or alive. Boyfriend Rob has some explaining to do, and a diamond ring full of promises to make if he wants to keep his girl. Read Excerpt!!!
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Cocktail Reviews give The Marian Kind 5 champagne flutes!!!
"...excellent one-liners that made me laugh out loud. A breath of fresh air, The Marian Kind is a must read for all romantic comedy readers."
"Witty, funny, fresh - this is great storytelling! " K. Painter- co-owner of Romance Divas
"From powerful and unexpected characters to bizarre events, this story keeps your attention. And the discoveries along the way - like how chocolate bubble bath might disagree with your average computer circuitry - only add to the fun.
Clever descriptions offer a bit of a giggle in between fast action scenes (the love interest is compared to an array of fresh-from-the bakery delights) and the romance sizzles all the way through. The Marian Kind by Babe King is a quick read because it simply won't allow the reader to step away."
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Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers
Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers is now available in Tasmania- locally at The Devonport bookshop (in the arcade.) And of course, in bookstores all over USA and at Amazons. My short, Bloodlines and Heartstrings, leads the anthology. I love what Colleen has done with the whole volume-- so cute. It would make great Christmas presents for any dog lovers you know.
And Leo, our local seeing-eye dog in training, will likely be doing a review in his weekly newspaper column. :-)
Posted on September 2, 2007 at 10:45pm —
Another Contest Final!
Posted on August 26, 2007 at 2:13am —
Two New Sales!!!!
Freya's Bower bought my novel, Between the Gutter and the Sky, essentially a romance between an Australian doctor trying to make her ER run efficiently and a social worker challenging her budgets, patience and heart to provide better care for the local street kids that flood her department.
And Cup Of Comfort picked up my short story, "Scratch That!", for their cat lovers anthology.
Color me happy!
Posted on August 5, 2007 at 1:30am —
I've been nominated!
Posted on July 14, 2007 at 11:09pm —
"Come To Heal" took first place!
Posted on June 29, 2007 at 1:49am —
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Slides, Anyone?
I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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I was looking at one of your comments on my page over a year ago about my pig collection. I've finally started to add more of them to the page. Check it out at www.morganstjames-author.com on the Pigs,Pigs, Pigs page. There are so many more cute ones left to put on, but I'm photographing and posting as I get the time.
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Thx for the friend invite . . . I happily accept! I love your name -- & your energy. I can feel it leap off the page on your website, & hope to get to know you better.
Blessings -- Linda
Thanks for the friend request. Best of luck with all of your work.
Take care,
Jeremy
Sounds like you have some great books there! Congratulations on all of your awards. Look forward to hearing from you again.
Thank you SO much for your warm comments. Best wishes in your journey!
Michelle
Have a blessed weekened.
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