• Random thoughts from the week

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    Is there anything sexier than Dominic Purcell with his unbuttoned shirt on Prison Break? I don’t think so. Get that man on a romance cover stat!

    BTW, Prison Break writers, if by some wild chance you are reading this, I have a great idea about a new love interest you could bring on for Lincoln – a sassy Southern gal with an axe to grind against the evil Prez. She’s rich and hot and springs LJ from jail. Just a thought. 

    Summer is over. Time to buckle down and get back to work. Which means writing one more book before the end of the year for me. Right now, I’m calling it Codename: Kudzu. A hideous title, but my brain is fried right now.

    The return of professional football is less than a week away now. Go Bills!

  • Project Runway … off to Paris

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    Watched Project Runway last night. I don’t understand the judges. Vincent should have gotten the boot for the most boring outfit in the world — black pants and a black shirt. Snooze … Instead, Angela got to fly to Paris … and go right back home.

    At least Angela tried to do something with her design … no matter how hideous it turned out. C’mon. Given enough time and fabric to ruin, I could make a pair of black pants and a shirt.

    I’m also a huge Kayne fan and can’t believe that the judges almost kicked him off. His shirt was cool, although the “Kayne” belt was a little over the top. But it wasn’t as bad as Jeffrey’s rhinestone crotch jewelry. Ewww!

    I hope that Kayne wins, but I have a funny feeling he’s going to get the boot next week. Michael’s my pick to win now. His designs are interesting and different from each other, unlike Laura, who does the same thing every week.

    Who do you think will win? Inquiring minds want to know …

  • To smell or not to smell …

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    I recently read an article that said that out of all the senses, smell is the one used least in books. People look and hear and touch and taste much more than they smell. Authors just don’t describe the way things smell a lot.

    To challenge myself to break the mold, I’ve decided in my next book (a paranormal chick-lit spy thriller) that my main character is going to smell. A lot. She’s going to have magic anyway. Why not give her an enhanced sense of smell? It’s so crazy it just might work.  

    What are some of your favorite smells? Cookies baking? Vanilla? Spices? I’m taking nominations for memorable aromas …

  • I love nerds … and Prison Break

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    Just finished Vicki Lewis Thompson’s “Nerd in Shining Armor.” A cute, fun read. I liked it because the heroine is from the South and is as sassy as the day is long. Sort of like yours truly. Plus, the hero isn’t your usual sultry, broody, alpha male stud muffin. He’s a color blind computer nerd who’s sweet and sensitive. It’s a perfect beach book, especially since most of it is set on a deserted island.

    But I like my alpha males too, which is why I’m off to watch Prison Break. What will the boys get into and out of this week? I can’t wait to find out … 

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    780 and counting …

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    I read somewhere that a person can only read about 3,000 books in her lifetime (on average). This depresses me. Only 3,000? I could probably find that many books I wanted to read in a year’s time. Good grief, every time I flip through Romantic Times I find at least 20 or so that sound interesting.

    After hearing this stat, I started a list of all the books that I’ve read. Right now, I’m up to 780 and hope to hit 800 by the end of the year. The number would probably be closer to 1,000 if you factored in all the Baby-Sitter Club, Sweet Valley High, and other books I read as a kid. But it’s just 780 since I started keeping track.

    Next on my to-be-read pile are some freebies I got from the RWA convention and a couple of fantasy books from the library.

    What about you? How many books do you think you’ve read? What are you reading right now? Inquiring minds want to know …