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about a letter one father send to his gay son

From a View to a Thrill: An Armchair Olympic Guide



”In the first six days of competition six world records were set in swimming alone. It’s just a matter of time before Missy Franklin arrives at the stadium, only to discover she’s already won.��

Check out my interview with Brooklyn Hudson, the author of Wishbone:

I posted about a homeless woman my husband and I took in. She passed away yesterday..

Today my blog tour is hosted by Beishir Books, from whence comes many great novels �� I’m reading one of them right now. The subject: Men who write �� gasp �� romance:

My wrap up for the Olympic games:

Check out my interview with Author and Contractor Kia Ricchi:

From our joint page, a Without A Word blog:

Today’s blog tour steps into the world of April Morone, where I discuss an art form that mystifies so many, and even take a stab at it myself: poetry. Poetry about the writing life, even. I make no guarantees.

Over at my blog today, I feature a passage that will likely be the beginning of a book down the line, and of course features a rather grisly murder:

I just completed a six part blog series of the various locations around the world that inspired different aspects of my novel,One Moment In Time.

I think it adds a genuine, real-life view into the story.

Technically, it was yesterday... but I am in the final week before my book launches and I'm hosting a giveaway.

Anyway,

Returning to the election campaigns in my own twisted way:

How I spent my summer medication:



“I almost make a joke about her optometrist, but she’s still aiming a needle at my arm.��

A new dog blog:

Please check out some quotes from some famous people at my blog:

And the cat returns once more to take over my blog....

That Was One Giant Man, Taking That Step:



��1962 was the year I was born: the year Neil Armstrong’s daughter died of pneumonia, the year Armstrong was chosen as a pilot for a military space plane, and the year he sent in his application to be one of the ‘New Nine�� NASA astronauts.��

Mark Hunter guest blogs today for me:

Looks great! I've got another that I just started to put up; I'll get the promotion for yours started in prime time tomorrow. (Or at least, prime time around my house.)

William wrote: "Mark Hunter guest blogs today for me:

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The use (and misuse) of Mary Sues and self-inserts is the subject of my blog tour post today . Thanks to author Jana Denardo, who’s hosting me over at LiveJournal:



“I became a writer at an unfortunately young age, and like many kids it was all about me.��.

Today five characters from Storm Chaser and Storm Chaser Shorts answer questions, with various degrees of enthusiasm. (You can guess how Chance feels about it.) Thanks to William Kendall, who’s hosting me on his blog, “Speak of the Devil��:



“Beth: I want to be a photographer. Or maybe a model. Or a firefighter. Or a fire photographer who models on the side. Or a jockey.��

Only in Canada:

Seven Firemen Angels:



I don't even know if this is any good, but I've posted it just about every 9/11 since 2006, anyway. I'm no lyricist ... and come to think of it, I'm not sure I care if it's any good.

From our joint blog, a look at a Swiss castle:

What does a Starfleet Captain think about all day?

Can I Be Funny Now?



“All around we were hearing the best way to fight the terrorists was to go about our normal business, to not allow them to beat us into submission �� to change us. A comedy show couldn’t just keep going without comedy. Well, some do, but not intentionally.��

A glut of riches this week, with another blog tour interview and one more yet to come. Now Krisztina William asks, “How romantic is a male romance writer��? The answer may surprise you. Or maybe not ��



“She thought I was female. I thought she was bright, quirky, and amusing. Turns out one of us was right.��

A book review of Alexander's Empire, by Norma Beishir:

This weekend I’m a guest at GK Adams�� blog, where I riff on upcoming projects, inspiration, research, the writing life, and why you should do as I say, not as I do:



“For my unpublished novel, Coming Attractions, I outlined the whole thing and created the characters �� while waiting in the car for the drive-in movies to start.��

From our joint blog, a grin for the day:



And my own blog has a goodbye to summer:

Once more unto the election breach:

Come visit my blog where I discuss my visit to a Carriage Museum:

Returning to the dog's point of view:

Camping, or: The Crazy Things Humans Do:



“There are people in third world countries who live in tents, cook over an open fire, and dig holes to, shall we say, deposit their waste, and dream of someday leaving that all behind for a one room hut with a hole in the bathroom floor and a rain barrel out back. They think we’re crazy.��

A short story... Sort of a horror drabble.

I wrote about using ŷ������ as an author

And the cats came back:

Excellent post on GR, Mike. I left the following comment:
Good advice & GoodReads is a great site. I've been on it for 5 years now. I rarely read a bad book any more and have far too many in my TBR pile because 'friends' with similar reading tastes are constantly reviewing great books. I've found a lot of great new authors & often get to read free books for reviews. I've even worked with authors by beta & ARC reading their novels. What more could a reader or a writer possibly ask for?

I'm guest blogging today at Norma's blog about being just about set to release my book, Heaven & Hell:

Two more items today:

Norma guest blogged for me today about her writing:





And I did a guest blog at Lyn Fuchs' blog about the Gatineau Hills:

I am posting interviews with authors...

From our joint blog, a Six Sentence Sunday blog:

Once again, I'm up to no good:

My “official�� So You Think You Can Write contest announcement:



“I’m fairly sure I can, so I’ve entered Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write (SYTYCW) contest for, you guessed it, writers.��

Today I interviewed Author Karen Winters Schwartz. Please check it out at:

Contest Brings Out Writer’s Non-Competitive Side:



“On our volunteer fire department I ran for captain, but only got four votes for corporal. And we don’t have corporals.��

Messing around with the elections today:

Inspiration at the Drive-In: The Genesis of Coming Attractions:



“While we waited for the sun to set, my daughters and I brainstormed the idea for a new novel �� an idea that was as close as the big screen before us.��

At Norma's blog, our alter egos took over today: