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Finding Fraser, and a New Short Story (and Contests)

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nother mini review to add to last week's batch ! A couple of nights ago I finished Finding Fraser by k c dyer . I met Jamie Fraser when I was nineteen years old. He was tall, red-headed, and at our first meeting at least, a virgin. I fell in love hard, fast and completely. He knew how to ride a horse, wield a sword and stitch a wound. He was, in fact, the perfect man. That he was fictional hardly entered into it. At 29, Emma Sheridan's life is a disaster and she's tired of waiting for the perfect boyfriend to step from the pages of her favorite book. Thereā€™s only one place to look, and it means selling everything and leaving her world behind. With an unexpected collection of allies along the way, can Emma face down a naked fishmonger, a randy gnome, a perfidious thief, and even her own abdominal muscles on the journey to find her Fraser? What people are saying about Finding Fraser : "Jamie Fraser would be Deeply Gratified at having inspired such a charm...

Mini Books Reviews and Actual Progress on ROW80: Camp NaNoWriMo!

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ini reviews! One of the many things I need an intern for is to collate and catch up with all the book reviews I should be publishing. I find it easiest to mention the books I liked best (or books I didn't like at all ) on the blog. This doesn't necessarily help the authors, but I have such a backlog that it would take a few hours to go through the blog and transfer the reviews (which often necessitates adding text or changing the format) to Amazon and Goodreads. I also feel guilty that I haven't reviewed every single book I've purchased on Amazon (whether it's the .co.uk., .de, .fr, .ca, or .com site)! The trouble is, because I've been reading since long before the Internet, I find my Amazon, Goodreads, and LibraryThing profiles are not an accurate representation of all the books I own, have read, and have enjoyed. LibraryThing comes the closest, but there I have over ten accounts, and also a second job for my intern -- since I created those catalogues, I...

Spring in Geneva, a Photo Interlude

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nother busy week! I didn't advance far on my main ROW80 goals of editing and transcribing, but I've been reading a lot and hope to feature another round of ZanMarie -inspired mini book reviews next week! In the meantime, spring! view from the dock at Nyon me at the United Nations! peacock in the botanical gardens wisteria ! view in Nyon a sideways door (she said ruefully - I rotated the photo, I swear!) cat in Yvoire, France Chateau de Coppet, where Lord Byron once stayed Coppet Hope you're having a lovely spring!

Acronym Soup Day! A to Z Reflections, ROW80, WRiTE Club, and IWSG

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ou might not want to hear this but yesterday I had the perfect idea for a theme for next year's A to Z Challenge ! If I had all sorts of extra time, I could begin scheduling my posts today. That would be a special form of madness, no? Plus it would remove some of the spontaneity and excitement from the event. In any case, I should focus more on writing and editing! I've had two story ideas in the past month -- this is fun, but not conducive to editing the already-completed novels. One of my ROW80 goals for this round was simply to survive the A to Z. I did better than expected! Not only did I manage to post every day, but I also (thanks to a couple of days off work) caught up on all the comments here. Of course, I'm still busy making the rounds of many other participants... At last count, I had about 50 bloggers still to visit, plus (unbelievably) 60 others that I still owe visits to following my blog blitz day ! It seemed to me there were lots of fresh ideas fo...