kate rothwell

Turns out I really like really perverse fan fic.

So look at that. Episode 237-- Jes's books are shown on the Colbert Report. It's her lovely cheesy covers that they adore. But they're not Harlequin, Stephen! from Mike's least favorite source, wikipedia: After the break, Stephen decided to create and submit cover photos to Harlequin Enterprises given their interest in replacing the staid images based on fantasy with more realistic men. Time to pretend I'm a good mother--again? Didn't I do that a few days ago?

HEY Cheryl B! Duh. Of course I remember you. How's baby Sirius?? Cheryl's remark about visiting and lurking is one of those bloggy things. You know, the blogs you visit and get to know and feel like the bloggers are actual friends. It's funny how easy it is to set up a rhythm of visiting blogs and then pppppfff it goes away. Like the habit of exercise, it feels permanent until it ....isn't. I guess that's what RSS is about but I haven't managed that yet. Anyway, clicking over is easy, but Cheryl's right, for some reason it feels odd if too much time has elapsed. Like writing thank you notes or something--it starts to feel like an obligation that was once something fun. Strange new world of posting and response etiquette. Anyone found a book on this yet? Competent Commenting and Other Bloggly Rules of Conduct: How to Be a Blogger's Favorite Visitor and a Visitor's Favorite Blog. Anyway, here are 13 sites I used to visit all the time and then . . .sto...

If I were these robbery victims, I wouldn't have called the police either. A couple blocks from here, some guys learn why neighborhood watch can be a pain in the butt. Also, I am reminded why reading craigslist is fun . Not a savory entry. (entree?)

1. Beau Crusoe is a very good book. Read it. 2. Yesterday was The other Call day. Rita (for published books) and Golden Hearts (for unpublished mss), the big name awards for Romance Writers. Or so Romance Writers think. SBTB and Dearauthor have already put up their rants about it. I might act like yeah, I agree, no big deal, but if I ever got that call, I'd be pretty flipping happy. I didn't enter this year, so I wasn't waiting by the phone. I like what Jes's ideas on how to cope with the pressure: CONGRATULATIONS RITA FINALISTS!!! The Rita is very fun, I think. I'm excited for the winners especially my friends who are in the running and I always love the ceremony. But... for the rest of us...well, you know... sometimes Rita Day is not so fun. . . .here's a little list of things you can do to liven it up a bit... 1. Call people... announce "Hi, this is XXX from the RW"....static, static..."I'm calling to tell you that you are a" ...s...

Dean and others seem to think I Knew How this was going to turn out, but no, not really. I was surprised to discover AA Romance is almost exactly like any other category romance. In fact, I had a harder time messing with book C to hide the nationality/race than any of the category AA books I ran across on the web. (For those who don't know--category means books put out by publishers like Harlequin. Kimani is their AA line. Another word used to describe the type of books is series romance) I messed around with a lot of books, but only put up the ones people sent me or I had permission to post. Of all the romance genres, historical is hard to hide, obviously, and paranormal is harder still. Erotic romance isn't so difficult, just those overinflated ummmm senses are always at work. It's amazing to me that people in erotic romances manage to get through their sex-free days without exploding, what with those hyperactive senses on high alert. Tchah, you guys. I had to resort to...

I'd take a picture of the fact that MY blog showed up on USAtoday, thanks to Jane at DearAuthors. I wrote "MY name showed up on USAtoday," but um, no, that's not really true because my name is misspelled. Hurry! Look! Before it goes away! (It was on the first page for an hour or so.) I am so impressed with myself. update: And I'm impressed with how many people know how to do a screenshot. Thanks, CD and Amie. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/default.htm The question on my mind: does the 15 min of fame rule count if they spell your name wrong? I think you're allowed overtime play for that.