1. Over at Romancing the Blog, the always spectacular fashionista_35 has some great words about the late John Hughes and his wonderful movies . I can't believe he's gone. I loved Breakfast Club so, so much. 2. I think my query letter may need tweaking, so I've hesitated in sending out the second round of them for the Tower!Guy novel. I've been filling my head with sample queries from...

1. The Top 10 Geeky Things You Don't Know About Romance Writers . fashionista_35 gets a mention for her Gambit love (which I share). I want to be her when I grow up. 2. I love The Book Barn . Despite the humidity this go, I found some real winners! My finds for this trip: Snake Agent - Liz Williams The Demon and the City - Liz Williams The Becoming - Jeanne C. Stein Heart of Stone...

I got this from fashionista_35 . 1. Reply to this post, and I will pick six of your icons. 2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose. 3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts. 4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee. These are the ones that she selected for me talk about: 1. monica belucci This one I have...

D'oh, I was supposed to write this in my journal, rather than comment in fashionista_35 one. Why do I have Keith Olbermann as an icon? He's a gift from one of my sister Olber-obsessives... lunaris1013 and because sometimes I just want to give the world a barn-burning Special Comment, even if it's more of a Special Needs Special Comment, and because, as Olbermann goes, so goes my nation...

Going Too Far has been nominated by the Young Adult Library Services Association as a Best Book for Young Adults ! Thanks to YALSA and to the very plugged-in fashionista_35 , without whom I would never know anything. Congratulations to carriejones , rclementmoore , and the rest of the nominees! Speaking of rclementmoore , Rosemary was in Birmingham recently speaking...

fashionista_35 asked this question in general with lots of awards, but I wanted to ask it specifically with the big SF/F genre awards because I am endlessly fascinated by the things that shape people's buying habits, negatively or positively. So here's the question: Does seeing that a book is a Nebula/Huga/World Fantasy nominee or winner make you more likely to read and/or buy that book...

Via fashionista_35 : Michelle Buonfiglio explains it all to you , where "it" is "how discussions about romance novels should be conducted online". Ms. Buonfiglio has her own blog and blogfollowers, "the Bellas", from whom she draws her lessons about proper online discourse. After "we" -- the entire essay is from the viewpoint of a mysterious we, so I'll follow suit -- skip a couple of...

-- I was attacked by a nap monster! But awake now and revving up again. Three things to share with you: -It looks like Blood From Stone got my usual 4 star rating from RT, bless them. Anyone got the actual print review? And fashionista_35 to the rescue, as usual: "Gilman's sixth -- and hopefully not final! -- Retrievers novel is of a piece with the others -- paced at breakneck speed...

More of me on the Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit! Amanda Ashby: Wherein I talk about my writing schedule. Karin Gillespie: Wherein I reveal my business savvy. Carrie Jones: This is my favorite stop on the tour this time around. Carrie calls me "a total love bunny." I discuss my Muppet problem. An orange sings Carmen . fashionista_35 , this one's for you.

fasionista_35 has posted the first chapter of her novel Between Here and Gone on her LJ for your reading pleasure . It's fucking brilliant. Go over there and give her lots of encouragement to keep working on this story, because this is a book I'd love to one day hold in my hands.