Jennifer Estep http://www.jenniferestep.com Personal Site of Author Jennifer Estep Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:07 +0000 en hourly 1 The bookmarks are here … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/03/the-bookmarks-are-here/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/03/the-bookmarks-are-here/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:07 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1589 Guess what I got in the mail? The bookmarks for Web of Lies. Huzzah!

And believe me when I say that these are some pretty nice bookmarks. They’re 2-by-8 inches on thick, sturdy, glossy paper. Kudos go out once again to…

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So after I sent…

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Basically, a manuscript goes through a…

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When I get done with this book, I will have written more than 500,000 words about Gin Blanco. Yep, that’s…

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In this book, a creepy ex-boyfriend drives erotic romance writer Molly…

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And I bet that March is going to go by just as fast, since I’ve got a  month full of deadlines…

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