My writing buddy, Robin Altman, co-hosts a movie review show called “Movie Mavens” on her local community television channel in Pennsylvania, and boy am I glad she does. She (along with Carole Carlson) saved me $8 plus popcorn by warning me against seeing “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.” I think her facial expression says it all:
Thank you, Robin.
Also reviewed: “Monsters vs. Aliens.”
Check out “Movie Mavens” the first Wednesday of every month.
Never trim your own hair when you’re trippin’ on allergy medicine.
That is all.
Mrs. Giggles, that notoriously tough and snarky reviewer of romance novels, gave Waiting For Spring an 82. This is a good thing (even though WFS isn’t actually a romance novel.) Highlights:
“Brian LaChance…has his problems and no, it’s not due to people making fun of his last name.”
“Despite the fragmented harshness of the story, there are truly heartbreakingly beautiful scenes of romance and tenderness between Tess and Brian.”
“Waiting For Spring contains a harsh kind of beauty in the prose and there is a heartbreaking poetry in the whole tale, all of which I find appealing.” 😀
Naturally, I’m only posting the postive stuff. To find out what she didn’t like, you’ll have to go read the review. Ha!
As you may have noticed, I changed my blog theme. I hope it doesn’t take too much getting used to.
I just think this one looks “cleaner.” 🙂
Head on over to Publishing Renaissance for another week in indie writing / publishing review.
Also, our Creative Works section opens today. Check it out. AND, to all of my indie writer and poet friends, please consider submitting something for inclusion in June’s posting. Submission details are here.
When I blog about work, it’s usually in a complaining spirit, and it’s hard to blame me. There’s a lot to complain about. But this week something out of the ordinary happened, in the good way, and I figured that, in the interest of fairness, I should bring some attention to it.
Twice a year, our store – along with all the other stores in our chain – does a fund raiser for MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association, aka Jerry’s Kids). During March, our store raised enough money to send three kids to summer camp, which is pretty cool. We also came in third for the entire chain for the most money raised, which is pretty remarkable, considering we’re in a small, very impoverished, town. Here’s what the store looked like in mid-March. Each green shamrock equals $1, each gold shamrock equals $5.
So, on Tuesday, the employees of our store, and their families, were rewarded with a tasty cake.
Our new employee chant? “We’re number three! We’re number three!”
Blogger News Network has posted a review of Waiting For Spring!
UPDATE: The review was also posted at PODRAM. 🙂
A few days ago, I updated my Twitter and Facebook profiles with the following witty remark:
“I don’t dream about becoming rich. I just wish I could afford to hire a full-time chef. I SO hate to cook.”
Apparently, my oven subscribes to my Tweets. This evening, while my kids were outside playing basketball with some friends, and while I was in the middle of seasoning some hamburger for a delicious meatloaf, my preheating oven burst into flames. That’s right. It literally burst into flames.
In the space of what could not have been more than 1.8 seconds, the following thoughts flashed through my mind, in this order:
1. Karma sure is a bitch.
2. Where did I put that damned fire extinguisher?????????
3. Wait a sec…this place is insured for more money than it’s worth…
4. …but where’s the cat?
5. Shit! Looks like I’ll have to put the fire out.
And so I did, using my entire canister of baking soda (we buy it in bulk because I use it to clean). It made quite a mess. And now my oven is dead. Apparently my hubby can resurrect it with a new element, which he’ll buy this weekend. Along with another 12 pound bag of Arm & Hammer.
The good news is that our stovetop still works. We had hamburgers for supper. And Hazel is safe and sound.
This week, Publishing Renaissance has had the privelege of posting a three-part article by Amy Rogers – author and founder of Novello Festival Press in Charlotte, North Carolina – entitled “Starting Your Own Indie Publishing Company.” It’s been Tweeted several times, and was picked up by TeleRead and Publetariat. Sweet!
Y’all should check it out. Click here for part 1.
R.J. Keller 