• Reading recommendations …

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    Every month in my e-newsletter, I recommend a couple of books — and ask people to write in with their own suggestions.  

    For May, Purple Ranger recommends the Protector series by Julie Kenner.  There are four books in the series. They are: Aphrodite’s Kiss, Aphrodite’s Passion, Aphrodite’s Secret, and Aphrodite’s Flame (here’s a link to the books).

    Purple Ranger also recommends this LiveJournal: https://chocolatescifi.livejournal.com.

    Thanks, Purple Ranger!

    BTW, if anyone wants to e-mail me some more reading recommendations, I’ll post them here on the blog.

    Happy reading!

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    Needed: bionic wrists …

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    I know I’ve talked about the two new urban fantasy series I’m working on –one series is about a spy and the other’s about an assassin.

    I had an idea for the second book in the assassin series, so I wrote 8,024 words this weekend, bringing my grand total (so far) up to 20,126. As a result of this flurry of writing, my right wrist is killing me the way it always does when I spend too much time at the computer.

    Do you think any editors out there would pay for me to be implanted with some bionic wrists? Just a thought. I’d certainly love to be able to type 5,000 words an hour.

    Na-na-na!

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    The final RT post …

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    So here are my high (and low) points and things I learned at RT:

    Total miles driven: About 1,100.

    Total hours spent driving: About 18.

    Best thing about Pittsburgh: Just about everything. Great weather, a gorgeous downtown area, and lots to see and do.

    Worst thing about Pittsburgh: Some of the bridges only go one way. It’s confusing, especially if you’re from out of town.

    Biggest fangirl moment: Getting to talk to Kim Harrison for a few minutes. I love her books, and she was very gracious in person.

    Most awkward moment: Realizing practically everyone else at the Fairy Ball was in costume — but me.

    Second most awkward moment: Asking people what they were standing in line for (the goody room). I can never tell and always have to ask.

    My best author moment: Having people come up to me at the book fair and tell me how much they enjoyed the Bigtime books.

    Funniest author moment: Jackie Kessler referring to her Hell on Earth series as the HOE books.

    Best spot to hang out: The lobby outside the ballroom.

    Worst spot to hang out: The Pub restaurant. It was way too small for the number of people at the event.

    Cool authors I met: Jackie Kessler, Rachel Vincent, Mark Henry, Stephanie Hale, Ann Christopher, Robyn DeHart, Barry Eisler … and too many more to name.

    Other cool people I met: Krista, a reader from Nashville that I met last year during an event; Susan Helene Gottfriend of the West of Mars book blog; Ann the librarian … and too many other people to name.

    Things I will do different if I go next year: Get some sort of cape or nice dress for the costume balls. Bring more promo items besides bookmarks. Talk to more people.

    Worst thing about RT: The hotel. Enough said.

    Best thing about RT: Meeting so many people and all those wonderful free books.

    Whew! So there you have it. More about RT than you ever wanted to know. I’ll give you guys a couple days to digest it all before I go back to more regular posting. In the meantine, happy reading! :ww: