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Ginger Simpson's Videos
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Embezzled Love
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Beside Myself
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Ginger Simpson's Page
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- I am a multi-published author with two western historical, one time-travel, a romantic suspense and two short humorous books. I also have five novellas available via download. I recently signed two more contracts and will have released in early 2008.
- Do You Have A Website?
- http://www.gingersimpson.com
- About Me:
- I retired from the University of California, Davis and moved to TN to become a caretaker for my grandson. I have a wonderful husband who supports what I love to do and is my biggest fan. He carries my business cards in his pocket and hands them out to every female he meets. If you ask him, he'll even tell you that he's the role-model for the love scenes between hero and heroine. I'm a lucky lady.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.myspace.com/mizging
- Favorite Books:
- Way too many to list, but I can tell you that my role models are Cassie Edwards, Madeline Baker and Karen Kay.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Fictionwise for great downloads.
Ginger Simpson's Blog
Agent Etiquette - borrowed from My Myspace.com blog
I submitted my debut Novel to Avon in 2002 and received a rejection. I was stunned because I had written a wonderful story, and that was the
problem...it was just that, a story, not a novel. I told everything
rather than showing and didn't give my readers a change to connect with
the characters. Now, after six books and five novellas, my work reads
much more polished and I've grown as a writer. I'm happy that small
press gave me a chance to learn, but now I want to realize
Posted on June 7, 2007 at 7:47pm — 4 Comments
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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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Rascal is sleeping right now. When she gets up, you'll know about it.
When RASCAL wakes up, you'll hear from her and/or her Mom - that would be me, Morgan Mandel.
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Many thanks for adding me to your network of friends :) Here's wishing you and yours happiness and bounty this holiday season :)
Blessings and all the best,
Shawna
Congratulation on the re-release of your novel with Eternal Press. Thanks for posting the news about them. They are reading my manuscript now.
Julie
Many thanks for commenting on my page. I wanted to return the favor.
I have a blog up I thought you might enjoy. Just though I'd let you know.
Jacki
How are you. Haven't heard from you in so long. Hope everything is going great for you.
Jacki
Good to see you here. Anxious to see how things are going with you - where you are -- what you are doing.
Billie
Welcome to Book Place. Sounds like you are one busy person--
I hope you have a great time & be sure to tell your friends!
Morgan Mandel
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PS - Now its a matter of convincing the Readers Station people to come on over :) I started a group here called "Beach Tales". You can drop in and say hi if you like.