My year of Jane Austen

The binge started innocently enough, as these things often do.  Late last year, ashamed that I’d never read Jane Austen, I decided that I had to at least see one of her films.  It was ridiculous not knowing what everyone was always talking about.  So I went out and rented Pride and Prejudice.
 
Of course, I [...]

Alexis Morgan: Where do all those ideas come from?

Twice this past week I was asked a question that is often asked of writers:  Where do you get your ideas?  Like anything else that pertains to this business, I would guess the answer to that will vary greatly from one writer to the next.   It may also depend on what kind of book the [...]

Prom

When I first signed up for this date, I was thinking I’d write about birthdays, since we have a number of family birthdays this month. Our youngest son and his dad have birthdays just days apart and we were always careful to make sure they each had some special time. Birthdays were always [...]

This Week’s Contest

Congratulations again to Azteclady for her win of a book by Susan Lyons.
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April 28 - May 2 Contest
This week’s contest is a real treat!  Gail Barrett is giving away Heart of a Thief, Book One of the Crusaders.  As it says on her website:  “The Crusaders:  Chasing legends, capturing hearts.”   Heart of a Thief is [...]

A New Winner Emerges!

Azeclady, you are this week’s winner!!  Congratulations.  Contact Susan Lyons at her website to claim your prize.  Thanks, everyone, for the great comments this week.
Check back on Sunday for another contest.   And be sure to tell all your reading and writing friends about us.  Let’s have a big, book-loving party here!

“I think I’ll write a book.”

I get this comment pretty often from people (friends, family members, the helpful guy at the post office). Sometimes, I get variations of this line.  Something like, “I always wanted to write a book.”  Or “I wanna write a book–but I don’t have the time, you know?”
I always nod when I hear any of these [...]

Stepping Outside The (Genre) Box

I have a dirty little secret. I’m a genre hog. I write and read in every genre and love it! Okay, so that probably isn’t such a secret, particularly if you’ve ever read my books. But it does get me to wondering…
How do readers feel about those authors who write across the genres? Does it [...]

A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Misplace

This morning I followed my usual (no doubt boring :-)) routine–get up & dressed, take care of the dog, get my hubby off to work, fix some tea and breakfast and sit down to read my email.   As soon as I opened AOL, one email in particular practically jumped off the page and whacked me [...]

Hey Little Girl! Ya Wanna Ride? by Jenny Gardiner

Today we’re going to talk about logistics. Moms of teens?  Ring any bells?
Okay, fasten your seatbelts, cause here we go. I’ve got three teens. One drives, one is mere weeks away from her official license and emancipation, and one is completely at my driving mercy for a few more years.
I was just going away for [...]

New Contest!

Congrats again to Pat Cochran, the winner of last week’s contest.  Be sure to contact Ann Roth for your prize.
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April 21 - April 25, 2008 Contest

One of the great things about the 2 B Read Blog (and the Published Authors Special Interest Chapter of RWA) is the variety of authors.  This week, you can win [...]