Me And My Crappy Book

February 28th, 2005 · 10 Comments

Despite the open invitation to blog whenever I felt the need – it’s been awhile. After the near frantic pace of my release date month, I really needed to take a bit of time to catch up on things. E-mail, housecleaning, actual writing. Okay, not really the cleaning. My husband has been a little shocked […]

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Glam It Up

January 5th, 2005 · 9 Comments

One of my romance writer friends was recently told to get a more glamorous picture. Readers expected a little more from romance authors. Well crap – no one ever told me this. There are now expectations that I be glam? I have really missed the mark. Especially since I make it a habit of posting […]

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My Orange Crush

January 5th, 2005 · Comments Off on My Orange Crush

I found the exception to the rule – the rule where even bad football is still good football. Well, last night bad football was bad football. Got to hand it to USC – they played a practically flawless game and my beloved Sooners…they’re still my beloved Sooners. I call Booksquare at half-time. “Oh, we’re losing. […]

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Huge Sigh – Football Is Almost Over

January 4th, 2005 · 1 Comment

I’ve been told writers are more creative when they write in longhand than at the computer – the whole left brain/right brain theory. I’m a computer writer. While I take a notebook with me and spend my down time using a pen and paper, I write much faster at the computer. Which is why I’m […]

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Harass Badger Hassle Pester Hound

January 3rd, 2005 · 1 Comment

Try as I might, I have not found any other way to get actual recorded written words than by sitting down and writing them. Someone once coined the phrase BIC-HOK (butt in chair – hands on keyboard). A painful, yet true sentiment. For me, tackling a manuscript best works very early in the morning. After […]

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A Big Thank You

December 31st, 2004 · 5 Comments

December, the last day of the month, the last day of the year. This also marks the last day my books are officially on the bookshelves – just 21 trips to Wal-Mart and Target later Tomorrow my book will reside only on the cyber bookshelves. The time has flown! I want to thank you for […]

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In Which You Must Fill In Your Own Point

December 31st, 2004 · 5 Comments

I know that I had a point when I wrote this blog last week. However, I started coming down with strep throat, thanks to my oldest. I haven’t had strep since high school, when it knocked out the senior class for several days. Then the doc gave you a shot the consistency of mayonnaise, now […]

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This Is Why I Could Never Cut It In Sales

December 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on This Is Why I Could Never Cut It In Sales

Bill wrote in the comments section earlier this week: BTW, Jill, you do all this work for the site, but I don’t see any links to your romance novels? Can’t you at least get some publicity out of this site? I can’t believe it, but I haven’t posted a single link on how to purchase […]

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What Every Writer Should Have…

December 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on What Every Writer Should Have…

After that first initial barrage of questions I received after getting “The Call” I was asked about a website. Okay, talk about panic. What’s a gal with little money, and even less amounts of website creativity to do?The first thing I did was use the free resources at my disposal. Since I use cox for […]

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Writer Contests

December 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off on Writer Contests

When it comes to promotion, I have become basically a follower. Most all romance writers have a website. I have a website. Most all romance authors do a contest. I’m having a contest. A lot of romance writers have a yahoo e-mail loop – I have a yahoo e-mail loop. The best thing about these […]

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