General musings

  • Thanksgiving time again …

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    Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Food, football, family … you just can’t get any better than that. No presents to buy, no tree to put up, just lots of turkey and lots of napping. Not necessarily in that order. 😉

    But I also like Thanksgiving because it’s a day to reflect and to be grateful for our blessings. So, here’s a list of some of the many things I’m grateful for this year:

    1) My friends and family. They enrich my life in so many ways. ‘Nough said.

    2) My health and general well-being. Sure, I could afford to lose 10 pounds. I need to eat better and exercise more. And I have a cold right now, but overall, I am in excellent health.

    3) My books. This time last year, I was a nobody. Now, I’m a nobody with two books out and another one due next year. Nobody will ever be able to take that accomplishment away from me. It’s something I’ll always be proud of, even if I never sell another book (and let’s face it, that’s never a given even if you’re published).

    4) Readers. If it wasn’t for you guys, I and all the other authors out there wouldn’t be here. You make us possible. No matter who or what you read, thank you for going to the bookstore and library. For talking about books. For letting them enrich your lives.

    5) My fans. Okay, so the word fans might be a bit grandiose for me. I don’t know that I have fans (and I definitely don’t have them on the level that Nora Roberts or J.R. Ward have fans). But it always makes my day every time I get an e-mail from someone telling me how much they’ve enjoyed my books. Or when I go to a conference or book signing and someone comes over to talk to me about the books. Or just meeting people I’ve chatted with online or through my loops … it’s all good.

    Of course, I have a lot more to be thankful for, but I’m not going to bore you with the rest of them. They really are too many to count. :ww:

    What are you thankful for this year? Inquiring minds want to know …

  • For a good cause …

    Girls Read Comics (aka Girl-Wonder) is hosting an auction of some pretty cool comics-related stuff over the next few days. Proceeds will held the organization move toward becoming a non-profit group and more.

    Here’s the link. You can find the items I donated (signed copy of Karma Girl, T-shirt, bookmarks, Wonder Woman PEZ dispenser, etc.) on page 2. Starting price is $12, which is a pretty good deal considering the book itself retails for $14.

    Check it out! :ww:

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    One hot review …

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    hot_mama.jpgThe first review for Hot Mama is in, and it’s a doozy! This is from the esteemed folks at Publishers Weekly:

    The superhero du jour in this smokin’ sequel to Estep’s debut (2006’s Karma Girl) is flame-wielding Fiera, a member of the souped-up supergroup the Fearless Five, based in Bigtime, N.Y. As Fiona Fine, Fiera has a day job as a successful fashion designer, and in either incarnation, she is still grieving over the loss of her murdered fiance Travis (aka “Tornado”). There’s romantic promise in the form of hunky Johnny Bulluci, the brother of a rival designer, but soon another “Johnny” surfaces, a crime fighter who’s assumed the identity of the previously murdered crimefighter Johnny Angel and is bent on avenging Johnny’s murder by villain Intelligal. Fiera & Co. are made plenty busy by Intelligal’s plans for taking over Bigtime via Intelligal’s infernal Vamp Machine, which supersizes villain Siren’s hypnotic, people-controlling voice. Feverishly clever plotting fuels Estep’s over-the-top romance.

    All the “Johnny”s are a little confusing, but still, the reviewer gave me two sentences’ worth of like again. Smokin’! Feverishly clever! Over-the-top!

    Happy dance time! :ww: