http://www.thenoveltygirls.com Just Another WordPress Blog Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:32:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay anyone who got that quote is cool in my book lol Speaking of books- I have a release out today. Lux in Shadow is now available at Samhain Publishing. No matter how many times it happens, I'm still all jittery and nervous. Excerpts? Jittery and nervous. I'm afraid I'll get the equivalent of ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/19/fear-is-the-mind-killer/ This week at TNG, we'll be talking about fears. Enjoy the fright-fest. So, my biggest fear? Failure and public humiliation. And spiders. My agent calls last week to tell me my editor at Kensington wants to give me a three book deal. Do I jump up and down and scream? Nope. I ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/18/i-screamed-like-a-little-girl/ There's been a lot of talk at the Olympics about Michael Phelps surpassing Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals. Frankly, I'm kind of tired of it. I think he is too. Talk about pressure. Everytime he finished a great swim exhibiting guts, grit and class, ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/17/a-golden-moment/ THIS is why I watch the Olympics!!! I had to wait to post AFTER the final mens relay race to see if Michael Phelps, with the help of his team mates, won another gold medal. And he did!!! It was absolutely amazing to watch. I am not a sports fanatic...by any ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/17/8-gold-medals/ Crys told me this week's theme and I groaned. Yeah, you heard me. Cuz while I'd like to be all idealistic about them (thanks, RG!) and see them as this great co-mingling of the universe as we know it...and I can, when I think about it...mostly the Olympics are just ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/15/olympic-sport-update/ We are not exactly a world at peace with ourselves. Alliances falter and crumble, walls and belief structures continue to divide us. From the Cold war to the current issues around the globe-the human race doesn't usually make a habit of true unity. But every four years we have the Olympics. ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/12/symbolism/ So, my best friend loves the Tour de France. And college football. She goes to games, she watches obsessively on television. Me? I generally hates sports. All sports. I'll watch the Superbowl if someone invites me to a party. And only if I'm pretty sure there will be awesome food at ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/11/my-sporting-event/ One of the things I love about the romance genre is the happily ever after at the end of a book. In books, movies and television, I like my happy endings. It's ENTERTAINMENT. Not reality. In Real Life, we are all aware that some people may ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/10/whos-right-and-whos-not/ When I was told the topic for the week here was romance and finding Mr. Right I got very excited. Because this is a favorite topic of mine. Honestly. If I have one prevailing theme in my books it’s that you take people as they come. You don’t change them, ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/03/the-lid-to-my-pot-was-lost-at-the-back-of-the-cabinet/ But...can you first...KILL my computer. I totally missed my post last Saturday because my husband took it to get wiped clean and begun anew. But alas....it's still having problems. Last night (when I was orginally doing this post - today is actually Sunday....Sssh...don't tell anyone) it flaked out on me ... http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/2008/08/02/can-someone-please-rewind-time-please-could-ya/