Debora Dennis » Daily Scoop http://deboradennis.com Author of Spicy Romance with a Slice of Adventure! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:42:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Writing Inspiration Friday – David Bridger http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/30/writing-inspiration-friday-david-bridger/ http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/30/writing-inspiration-friday-david-bridger/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:42:17 +0000 Debora http://deboradennis.com/?p=1652

Welcome to Writing Inspiration Fridays!  Today I'm proud to have David Bridger as my guest. He's here to share some of what inspires him to write romance. Thanks for being here David!

 

My grandmother's name was Mary. I called her Nan. She was a twinkly-eyed rogue, and for many people that's all they ever saw of her. But she was deeper than that. A lot deeper.

 

Nan came from an Irish Catholic family who moved from Cork to northwest England before her birth in 1914, and when she married into my grandfather's English Protestant family she left her church behind. Or so it seemed, to most people I guess, and certainly to me when I was a boy.

 

But she never did leave it behind. She simply took it underground and expressed it occasionally in the form of mild superstitions. I remember her doing that, and I joined in the fun with her.

 

There was never any unpleasant edge between us. I honed my youthful wit on her, and she gave me back as good as she got. We used to laugh a lot, often to the point of near incontinence. But I also remember that some others weren't so gentle about her religion, and I'm sure that's why she kept her beliefs close to her heart for most of her life.

 

After Grandad died, she returned to her church. I was still only a young man when she died, and although I was away at sea for most of her final years in retirement, I know she remained independent and active and very happy.

 

Nan inspired me to write.

 

She was a wonderful storyteller. She held me spellbound, effortlessly, with tales of big family childhood days involving all the siblings and cousins I knew as grown-ups, and of Saturdays and school holidays helping in the dockland café her family ran; of long hard hours when she entered "service" as a maid straight from school; and of how she'd worked her way up to the position of cook by the time she was twenty-five.

 

She used to grin and wink when she reached the bit where she got the job of Head Cook in a big hospital just as the Second World War started, which always suggested to me that there'd been a degree of blagging involved.

 

Because she was a blagger, and proud of it. She'd definitely kissed the Blarney Stone, which no doubt helped her move on from the hospital to a better job in a posh school after the war, and then helped her move up the ladder again a few years later to the position of Catering Manager in a big maritime manufacturing company on the banks of the River Mersey.

 

That was where she was when I came along. She stayed with that company for the rest of her working life, overseeing a scarily busy commercial kitchen that served hundreds of employees in the working men's cavernous café, a smarter café for the office workers, the managers' quiet restaurant, and the directors' luxurious dining room.

 

When I say she was a blagger, I don't mean she couldn't do her job. I remember how not only her personal office but also that whole huge kitchen and all the restaurants were filled with her personality. She shaped the place, and there was no blagging involved in that.

 

What I mean is that in her early life, she never let anything prevent her from shooting for her dreams. She would assure the appropriate someone that a task was well within her capabilities, and then she'd make sure it was. Somehow. Always. She was like a swan, all smiling capability on the surface while she paddled like hell under the water. That was a big part of her storytelling skill, too.

 

Thank you, Nan. I still hear your stories in your lovely voice, all these years later, and I still smile. You've never left me. I love you.

 

Bio:

David Bridger and his wife settled with their three daughters and two monstrous hounds in England's West Country after twenty years of ocean-based fun, during which he worked at various times as a lifeguard, a sailor, an intelligence gatherer and an investigator. He writes paranormal romance and urban fantasy.

 

Blurb:

Saul the Bastard is a fallen angel who works as a bounty hunter for powerful urban demon families. Rebecca Drake, a modern day demon princess, is being hunted by dangerous desert demons. When Rebecca’s family hires Saul to protect her, they are both unhappy with the arrangement, but before long sparks fly as they try to resist their strong mutual attraction. For the first time in living memory, Saul has someone to love; someone he is scared of losing; someone the desert demons have marked to be their next sacrifice.

 

 Visit David at his website for more information on him and his books.

CONTEST: David has graciously offered one free download of his book to one lucky commenter!  Comment before Sunday, Aug. 1st at 11:59pm to be entered to win. *Get an extra chance to win by subscribing to The Saucy Scribe by email and/or by GoogleFriending me - both found on the sidebar*

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Welcome to Writing Inspiration Fridays!  Today I'm proud to have David Bridger as my guest. He's here to share some of what inspires him to write romance. Thanks for being here David!

 

My grandmother's name was Mary. I called her Nan. She was a twinkly-eyed rogue, and for many people that's all they ever saw of her. But she was deeper than that. A lot deeper.

 

Nan came from an Irish Catholic family who moved from Cork to northwest England before her birth in 1914, and when she married into my grandfather's English Protestant family she left her church behind. Or so it seemed, to most people I guess, and certainly to me when I was a boy.

 

But she never did leave it behind. She simply took it underground and expressed it occasionally in the form of mild superstitions. I remember her doing that, and I joined in the fun with her.

 

There was never any unpleasant edge between us. I honed my youthful wit on her, and she gave me back as good as she got. We used to laugh a lot, often to the point of near incontinence. But I also remember that some others weren't so gentle about her religion, and I'm sure that's why she kept her beliefs close to her heart for most of her life.

 

After Grandad died, she returned to her church. I was still only a young man when she died, and although I was away at sea for most of her final years in retirement, I know she remained independent and active and very happy.

 

Nan inspired me to write.

 

She was a wonderful storyteller. She held me spellbound, effortlessly, with tales of big family childhood days involving all the siblings and cousins I knew as grown-ups, and of Saturdays and school holidays helping in the dockland café her family ran; of long hard hours when she entered "service" as a maid straight from school; and of how she'd worked her way up to the position of cook by the time she was twenty-five.

 

She used to grin and wink when she reached the bit where she got the job of Head Cook in a big hospital just as the Second World War started, which always suggested to me that there'd been a degree of blagging involved.

 

Because she was a blagger, and proud of it. She'd definitely kissed the Blarney Stone, which no doubt helped her move on from the hospital to a better job in a posh school after the war, and then helped her move up the ladder again a few years later to the position of Catering Manager in a big maritime manufacturing company on the banks of the River Mersey.

 

That was where she was when I came along. She stayed with that company for the rest of her working life, overseeing a scarily busy commercial kitchen that served hundreds of employees in the working men's cavernous café, a smarter café for the office workers, the managers' quiet restaurant, and the directors' luxurious dining room.

 

When I say she was a blagger, I don't mean she couldn't do her job. I remember how not only her personal office but also that whole huge kitchen and all the restaurants were filled with her personality. She shaped the place, and there was no blagging involved in that.

 

What I mean is that in her early life, she never let anything prevent her from shooting for her dreams. She would assure the appropriate someone that a task was well within her capabilities, and then she'd make sure it was. Somehow. Always. She was like a swan, all smiling capability on the surface while she paddled like hell under the water. That was a big part of her storytelling skill, too.

 

Thank you, Nan. I still hear your stories in your lovely voice, all these years later, and I still smile. You've never left me. I love you.

 

Bio:

David Bridger and his wife settled with their three daughters and two monstrous hounds in England's West Country after twenty years of ocean-based fun, during which he worked at various times as a lifeguard, a sailor, an intelligence gatherer and an investigator. He writes paranormal romance and urban fantasy.

 

Blurb:

Saul the Bastard is a fallen angel who works as a bounty hunter for powerful urban demon families. Rebecca Drake, a modern day demon princess, is being hunted by dangerous desert demons. When Rebecca’s family hires Saul to protect her, they are both unhappy with the arrangement, but before long sparks fly as they try to resist their strong mutual attraction. For the first time in living memory, Saul has someone to love; someone he is scared of losing; someone the desert demons have marked to be their next sacrifice.

 

 Visit David at his website for more information on him and his books.

CONTEST: David has graciously offered one free download of his book to one lucky commenter!  Comment before Sunday, Aug. 1st at 11:59pm to be entered to win. *Get an extra chance to win by subscribing to The Saucy Scribe by email and/or by GoogleFriending me - both found on the sidebar*

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"Love they neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devasting, it will be that much easier." ~ Mae West

 

Today's Word: Debonair

(adj) having a carefree manner; courteous, gracious, charming

 

Maybe I'm dating myself here, but when I hear the word debonair, the first face that pops into my head is Cary Grant.

So, a little backstory might be order here. When I was little my Dad worked nights. My mom would iron (what's that? I don't think I own one of those weird devices...) and I would keep her company while we watched a movie on TV.

I grew up with the Cary Grant.

His charm, his wit, his just all around gentleman screen persona won me over quickly and so, to this day if you say debonair - I'm gonna respond, Cary Grant. (Although Johnny Depp is a close second, something about that man...um...yeah... )

I don't necessarily think of debonair as drop-dead gorgeous either. It's more of a aura, an attitude and sense of strength and confidence. It's the easy smile, the warm looks, the ability to mingle with both sexes, but exude a certain grace and charm with women that is not lecherous or conniving. A debonair man to me doesn't give off the "I gotta get into your pants" attitude, it's more a "I'm interested in all of you" vibe that makes him stand out from the crowd.

This week while you use the word, think about who you give that title to today. Who would instantly pop into your head and why?

Now to the fun stuff, tomorrow I'm headed to the annual Romance Writers Conference - this year being held in Orlando at the beautiful Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotel! I will be blogging, twittering and posting to my facebook fan page randomly the whole time I'm there (Tuesday - Sunday)

One of the best things about conference would be all the FREE books! Many of them signed by the authors. And what does that mean to you, my faithful blog reader? It means over the next few weeks or months (you never know how many books I'll be coming home with!) I'll be giving away some of those books as commenting prizes. Rules to win books are the same as the weekly Writing Inspiration Friday prizes - which means you only have to comment to get your name in the bowl-o-contestants! (and if you follow the Saucy Scribe by email and/or GoogleFriend - both located on the sidebar - you get extra chances for each comment!)

Writing Inspiration Friday Winner!

Michael

(Please use my contact form on the website to confirm your email address and what format you'd prefer for the free download and I'll forward it to Angelika!)

Happy Monday!

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"Love they neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devasting, it will be that much easier." ~ Mae West

 

Today's Word: Debonair

(adj) having a carefree manner; courteous, gracious, charming

 

Maybe I'm dating myself here, but when I hear the word debonair, the first face that pops into my head is Cary Grant.

So, a little backstory might be order here. When I was little my Dad worked nights. My mom would iron (what's that? I don't think I own one of those weird devices...) and I would keep her company while we watched a movie on TV.

I grew up with the Cary Grant.

His charm, his wit, his just all around gentleman screen persona won me over quickly and so, to this day if you say debonair - I'm gonna respond, Cary Grant. (Although Johnny Depp is a close second, something about that man...um...yeah... )

I don't necessarily think of debonair as drop-dead gorgeous either. It's more of a aura, an attitude and sense of strength and confidence. It's the easy smile, the warm looks, the ability to mingle with both sexes, but exude a certain grace and charm with women that is not lecherous or conniving. A debonair man to me doesn't give off the "I gotta get into your pants" attitude, it's more a "I'm interested in all of you" vibe that makes him stand out from the crowd.

This week while you use the word, think about who you give that title to today. Who would instantly pop into your head and why?

Now to the fun stuff, tomorrow I'm headed to the annual Romance Writers Conference - this year being held in Orlando at the beautiful Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotel! I will be blogging, twittering and posting to my facebook fan page randomly the whole time I'm there (Tuesday - Sunday)

One of the best things about conference would be all the FREE books! Many of them signed by the authors. And what does that mean to you, my faithful blog reader? It means over the next few weeks or months (you never know how many books I'll be coming home with!) I'll be giving away some of those books as commenting prizes. Rules to win books are the same as the weekly Writing Inspiration Friday prizes - which means you only have to comment to get your name in the bowl-o-contestants! (and if you follow the Saucy Scribe by email and/or GoogleFriend - both located on the sidebar - you get extra chances for each comment!)

Writing Inspiration Friday Winner!

Michael

(Please use my contact form on the website to confirm your email address and what format you'd prefer for the free download and I'll forward it to Angelika!)

Happy Monday!

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]]> http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/26/new-word-monday-debonair/feed/ 3 Countdown to National begins… http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/21/countdown-to-national-begins/ http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/21/countdown-to-national-begins/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:08:21 +0000 Debora http://deboradennis.com/?p=1639 And panic begins.

Next week at this time I'll be in Orlando at the beautiful Swan and Dolphin Hotel in sunny (and hot!) Orlando for the Romance Writers of America annual national conference.

Seven us from Dunes & Dreams RWA are headed down there, some of us sharing rooms and flights!

We've all volunteered to help out in different ways, afterall, a conference that draws approximately 3000 romance writers -from the best selling Nora Roberts to the unpublished writer who only recently put that pen to paper - needs plenty of volunteers to run as smoothly as it does!

I've got appointments with agents, I've got lists upon lists of what I need to remember to bring, I'm ready to pitch, network, drink and put some of the online names with faces!

But with less than a week to go, this is when my neurotic tendancies start to emerge. From makeup to clothes to packing the right shoes - to OMG where is my camera charger and my mini-mouse for my netbook? Of course, the hubby keeps me on track and organized, but do I take the time to remember that? NO!  I'd much rather panic that I can't find the email with my online airline confirmation!

This morning I set up my phone for twitter, so I can tweet from the conference with ease - so if you don't want to miss my crazy twitter updates from Orlando...don't forget to follow me!

This morning I also set up my phone to post pics to my facebook - so again, I can post and update on conference on the fly! So, if you don't want to miss the photos coming straight from RWA National 2010 in Orlando - hit that facebook button on my sidebar and "fan" me or "like" me, whatever it is these days!

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Next week at this time I'll be in Orlando at the beautiful Swan and Dolphin Hotel in sunny (and hot!) Orlando for the Romance Writers of America annual national conference.

Seven us from Dunes & Dreams RWA are headed down there, some of us sharing rooms and flights!

We've all volunteered to help out in different ways, afterall, a conference that draws approximately 3000 romance writers -from the best selling Nora Roberts to the unpublished writer who only recently put that pen to paper - needs plenty of volunteers to run as smoothly as it does!

I've got appointments with agents, I've got lists upon lists of what I need to remember to bring, I'm ready to pitch, network, drink and put some of the online names with faces!

But with less than a week to go, this is when my neurotic tendancies start to emerge. From makeup to clothes to packing the right shoes - to OMG where is my camera charger and my mini-mouse for my netbook? Of course, the hubby keeps me on track and organized, but do I take the time to remember that? NO!  I'd much rather panic that I can't find the email with my online airline confirmation!

This morning I set up my phone for twitter, so I can tweet from the conference with ease - so if you don't want to miss my crazy twitter updates from Orlando...don't forget to follow me!

This morning I also set up my phone to post pics to my facebook - so again, I can post and update on conference on the fly! So, if you don't want to miss the photos coming straight from RWA National 2010 in Orlando - hit that facebook button on my sidebar and "fan" me or "like" me, whatever it is these days!

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"To get the chicks one must coax the hen." ~ Unknown

 

Todays word: Cajole

To coax gently and persistently

 

The weekend started out in the usual way for the DD household, which means, like most families - errands and shopping (which are really the same thing most of the time!) After the rounds of dropping kids at work and parties the husband and I found ourselves alone in the store - wow, that doesn't happen often.

Alone in the store with no one to toss unwanted items into the cart, no one to beg for stuff I don't want to buy - or so I thought.

Hubby and I found ourselves in front of the sunglass display.

Like every other redblooded woman, I love to see my guy in sunglasses, but he's a creature of habit and has resisted parting ways with his favorite pair of shades for a while now. Yes, ladies - the sunglasses are broken and have been glued! So while I was cajoling him into getting a new, improved pair of sexy shades - he turned the table on me and coaxed me into doing the same.

My problem is not that I've grown attached my sunglasses, my problem is more than I have at least a dozen pairs - somewhere. I can never find them. I leave them places, forget where I put them, toss them in the backseat of the car to be stolen by one of the kids...I think you get the idea.

 

 

 

This is what I picked out. Not sure if I like them yet...

 

 

 

 

 

WRITING INSPIRATION FRIDAY'S WINNER!

 

Winner of the Pocket-notepad - Krysten!

 

Please use the contact form on my website to email me your address.

 

Have a great monday, don't forget to use the word of the week!

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"To get the chicks one must coax the hen." ~ Unknown

 

Todays word: Cajole

To coax gently and persistently

 

The weekend started out in the usual way for the DD household, which means, like most families - errands and shopping (which are really the same thing most of the time!) After the rounds of dropping kids at work and parties the husband and I found ourselves alone in the store - wow, that doesn't happen often.

Alone in the store with no one to toss unwanted items into the cart, no one to beg for stuff I don't want to buy - or so I thought.

Hubby and I found ourselves in front of the sunglass display.

Like every other redblooded woman, I love to see my guy in sunglasses, but he's a creature of habit and has resisted parting ways with his favorite pair of shades for a while now. Yes, ladies - the sunglasses are broken and have been glued! So while I was cajoling him into getting a new, improved pair of sexy shades - he turned the table on me and coaxed me into doing the same.

My problem is not that I've grown attached my sunglasses, my problem is more than I have at least a dozen pairs - somewhere. I can never find them. I leave them places, forget where I put them, toss them in the backseat of the car to be stolen by one of the kids...I think you get the idea.

 

 

 

This is what I picked out. Not sure if I like them yet...

 

 

 

 

 

WRITING INSPIRATION FRIDAY'S WINNER!

 

Winner of the Pocket-notepad - Krysten!

 

Please use the contact form on my website to email me your address.

 

Have a great monday, don't forget to use the word of the week!

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"In general my children refuse to eat anything that hasn't danced on television." ~ Erma Bombeck

Balk or Baulk

(1) To stop short or refuse to go on.

(2) To refuse obstinately or abruptly

How often do you balk at things, specifically new foods or a change of plans? This weekend my daughter and I went on a trip into Manhattan with her Girl Scout troop. The weather when we left that morning didn't look promising, so being the prepared Girl Scout myself - I carried jackets and an umbrella along for the ride. (But, did I put them in a nice, convenient bag? No, would I really be that organized?)

We took the train into Penn Station and five minutes off the train and I knew I was in for a long day of lugging these things over my arm. We emerged from Penn and our group of 14 decided it was in our best interests to take cabs to the Circle Line Pier. Good choice, I was thrilled and would never balk.

Three hours later, our group got off the boat and now needed to walk about 10 city blocks to the restaurant we'd chosen to take the girls for dinner. A limo driver tried to convince us that our party of 14 would fit in his limo - it was old, had only two seats in the back and he suggested the 7 girls sit on the floor between the adults. Um. No thanks! While the girls thought it would be a fun adventure - I guess at 11 safety isn't a major concern? All seven adults balked at that plan!

We walked.

After having to find a bathroom along the way, and stopping briefly at the Hell's Kitchen Farmer's Market (which was really fun and had the most amazing pickles!) we finally found ourselves at our destination.

Dinner was great, the girls had a blast and we ended our day at the Rippley's Believe-it-not Museum (where I finally broke down and bought a totebag to haul my umbrella and jackets!) Back at Penn Station around 8pm, the Hagen-Daz ice cream called out to all of us and we loaded up with cones and cups before racing to catch the train home. No one balked at that decision!

It was a great weekend!

Your challenge this week is to think about the word and try to use it! I'd love to hear what made you balk today or if you didn't balk at something new.

Winners of Writing Inspiration Friday!

Free Download of The Kandy Shoppe ~ Carly Carson

Acid-free ice-cream themed scrapbook stickers ~ Stephanie

Please use the "contact me" link at the top. For downloads, I need your email and format you'd like. For stickers, I need a mailing address.

Have a great Monday!

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"In general my children refuse to eat anything that hasn't danced on television." ~ Erma Bombeck

Balk or Baulk

(1) To stop short or refuse to go on.

(2) To refuse obstinately or abruptly

How often do you balk at things, specifically new foods or a change of plans? This weekend my daughter and I went on a trip into Manhattan with her Girl Scout troop. The weather when we left that morning didn't look promising, so being the prepared Girl Scout myself - I carried jackets and an umbrella along for the ride. (But, did I put them in a nice, convenient bag? No, would I really be that organized?)

We took the train into Penn Station and five minutes off the train and I knew I was in for a long day of lugging these things over my arm. We emerged from Penn and our group of 14 decided it was in our best interests to take cabs to the Circle Line Pier. Good choice, I was thrilled and would never balk.

Three hours later, our group got off the boat and now needed to walk about 10 city blocks to the restaurant we'd chosen to take the girls for dinner. A limo driver tried to convince us that our party of 14 would fit in his limo - it was old, had only two seats in the back and he suggested the 7 girls sit on the floor between the adults. Um. No thanks! While the girls thought it would be a fun adventure - I guess at 11 safety isn't a major concern? All seven adults balked at that plan!

We walked.

After having to find a bathroom along the way, and stopping briefly at the Hell's Kitchen Farmer's Market (which was really fun and had the most amazing pickles!) we finally found ourselves at our destination.

Dinner was great, the girls had a blast and we ended our day at the Rippley's Believe-it-not Museum (where I finally broke down and bought a totebag to haul my umbrella and jackets!) Back at Penn Station around 8pm, the Hagen-Daz ice cream called out to all of us and we loaded up with cones and cups before racing to catch the train home. No one balked at that decision!

It was a great weekend!

Your challenge this week is to think about the word and try to use it! I'd love to hear what made you balk today or if you didn't balk at something new.

Winners of Writing Inspiration Friday!

Free Download of The Kandy Shoppe ~ Carly Carson

Acid-free ice-cream themed scrapbook stickers ~ Stephanie

Please use the "contact me" link at the top. For downloads, I need your email and format you'd like. For stickers, I need a mailing address.

Have a great Monday!

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]]> http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/12/new-word-monday-balk/feed/ 1 Because I appreciate you http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/06/because-i-appreciate-you/ http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/06/because-i-appreciate-you/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:35:40 +0000 Debora http://deboradennis.com/?p=1577

"Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful." ~ Buddha

 

It's because of the loyalty of my readers that I post here on the blog as often as I do. I appreciate the comments left both on the blog and the comments I receive in my email - they mean a lot to me!

So just to let you all know that I not only listen, I hear you and I deliver! Which means, a few new things on the blog!

(1) For your commenting pleasure, I have found another spam fighter and have removed the dreaded math from the comment box! (I know, I hated it too!)

(2) DeboraDennis.com has been modified for your iPhone/iTouch viewing/commenting enjoyment - I even have my own little app button (really, how cool is that? It matches my twitter icon, if you follow me on twitter, you'll recognize me!) *From your phone or touch, go to safari, type in deboradennis.com - the blog is officially the home page so you get your Saucy Scribe quicker. Hit the bookmark feature and choose - save to main screen - and you'll see my icon with your other apps! (I'm really excited about this, can you tell?)

and

(3) Get ready for "Writing Inspiration Friday's!" Starting within the next few weeks Friday's will be taken over by a guest blogger every week. Get ready for blogs about what inspires authors to write or what inspired their latest release. And what guest post would be complete without prizes? Yup - my guests will be bringing goodies to give away too.

Watch the sidebar on the right for my guest spot line-up.

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"Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful." ~ Buddha

 

It's because of the loyalty of my readers that I post here on the blog as often as I do. I appreciate the comments left both on the blog and the comments I receive in my email - they mean a lot to me!

So just to let you all know that I not only listen, I hear you and I deliver! Which means, a few new things on the blog!

(1) For your commenting pleasure, I have found another spam fighter and have removed the dreaded math from the comment box! (I know, I hated it too!)

(2) DeboraDennis.com has been modified for your iPhone/iTouch viewing/commenting enjoyment - I even have my own little app button (really, how cool is that? It matches my twitter icon, if you follow me on twitter, you'll recognize me!) *From your phone or touch, go to safari, type in deboradennis.com - the blog is officially the home page so you get your Saucy Scribe quicker. Hit the bookmark feature and choose - save to main screen - and you'll see my icon with your other apps! (I'm really excited about this, can you tell?)

and

(3) Get ready for "Writing Inspiration Friday's!" Starting within the next few weeks Friday's will be taken over by a guest blogger every week. Get ready for blogs about what inspires authors to write or what inspired their latest release. And what guest post would be complete without prizes? Yup - my guests will be bringing goodies to give away too.

Watch the sidebar on the right for my guest spot line-up.

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]]> http://deboradennis.com/2010/07/06/because-i-appreciate-you/feed/ 4 Say Yes! http://deboradennis.com/2010/06/30/say-yes/ http://deboradennis.com/2010/06/30/say-yes/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:21:03 +0000 Debora http://deboradennis.com/?p=1566

"No and yes cause long disputes." ~ Author Unknown

 

Summer is here. The kids are home from school and enjoying carefree days of doing nothing or everything - whatever their hearts desire.

Do you remember those days? Days of waking up late, staying up even later, and then spending your day with no agenda?

One would think that being a writer I would embrace the summer and enjoy the kids not being on the school-year schedule.

One would think that being a writer I would embrace the summer and be just as carefree as the kids.

WRONG!

For some reason the summer totally stresses me out. MY schedule is off. I feel guilty being at the computer all day trying desperately to weave my plot, solve conflicts (and let's not even talk about the love scenes!) while the kids living in the moment.

So, after a sleepless night last night (and yes some sleepwalking and talking were involved!) I've come to the conclusion my stress isn't good for anyone - not me, not the hubby and certainly not my kids!

I've decided to give myself permission to step away from the computer and the writing for a little bit each day. I decided to say "YES" to something different. It's definitely going to mean some later nights writing and plotting - but if it reduces the stress during the day, that's a good thing.

This morning I'm thinking about the Jim Carrey movie, Yes Man.  (Probably because it's been on cable lately and for some reason it's stuck in my head.)

Carl is a man stuck in a life he's not happy with, he's lost the woman he thought he loved, he's no fun to be around and his friends are worried about him.

He attends a seminar (okay, more like is dragged to a seminar) where he's told his life will change if he embraces the idea of "YES!" He leaves the seminar and immediately finds himself with a choice to make - he says yes (because it's a movie and there would be no plot if he didn't, but that's beside the point...) and his life takes on an interesting twist.

Now, let's be honest, this is a Jim Carrey movie - it's not deep and certainly not serious, but the more you watch it, the more you think about the idea. What opportunites are out there waiting for you if you say yes to something today instead of no? What will change in your life if you do somethinig different - could it be something good? Say yes to the blue cheese dressing instead of the lo-cal italian. Say yes to the extra lap around the block today while walking with the kids - you never know what they might tell you in those added minutes of alone, undivided time.

So what do you think, can you slow down for the summer? Do you have a way to combat the stress and live in the moment, even if just for an hour or two? Can you say "YES" to something different today?

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"No and yes cause long disputes." ~ Author Unknown

 

Summer is here. The kids are home from school and enjoying carefree days of doing nothing or everything - whatever their hearts desire.

Do you remember those days? Days of waking up late, staying up even later, and then spending your day with no agenda?

One would think that being a writer I would embrace the summer and enjoy the kids not being on the school-year schedule.

One would think that being a writer I would embrace the summer and be just as carefree as the kids.

WRONG!

For some reason the summer totally stresses me out. MY schedule is off. I feel guilty being at the computer all day trying desperately to weave my plot, solve conflicts (and let's not even talk about the love scenes!) while the kids living in the moment.

So, after a sleepless night last night (and yes some sleepwalking and talking were involved!) I've come to the conclusion my stress isn't good for anyone - not me, not the hubby and certainly not my kids!

I've decided to give myself permission to step away from the computer and the writing for a little bit each day. I decided to say "YES" to something different. It's definitely going to mean some later nights writing and plotting - but if it reduces the stress during the day, that's a good thing.

This morning I'm thinking about the Jim Carrey movie, Yes Man.  (Probably because it's been on cable lately and for some reason it's stuck in my head.)

Carl is a man stuck in a life he's not happy with, he's lost the woman he thought he loved, he's no fun to be around and his friends are worried about him.

He attends a seminar (okay, more like is dragged to a seminar) where he's told his life will change if he embraces the idea of "YES!" He leaves the seminar and immediately finds himself with a choice to make - he says yes (because it's a movie and there would be no plot if he didn't, but that's beside the point...) and his life takes on an interesting twist.

Now, let's be honest, this is a Jim Carrey movie - it's not deep and certainly not serious, but the more you watch it, the more you think about the idea. What opportunites are out there waiting for you if you say yes to something today instead of no? What will change in your life if you do somethinig different - could it be something good? Say yes to the blue cheese dressing instead of the lo-cal italian. Say yes to the extra lap around the block today while walking with the kids - you never know what they might tell you in those added minutes of alone, undivided time.

So what do you think, can you slow down for the summer? Do you have a way to combat the stress and live in the moment, even if just for an hour or two? Can you say "YES" to something different today?

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"Advances in computer technology and the internet have changed the way America works, learns and communicates. The internet has become an integral part of America's economic, political, and social life." ~ Bill Clinton

 

 

As a published author I've found myself a minion in the Google army and their attempt take over the world. Yes, I am addicted to the "Google Alerts!"

Never heard of a Google Alert?

Let me enlighten you.   From your Google account (and don't tell me you don't have one - doesn't everyone have AT LEAST one gmail account?) you can set up an alert for just about anything you want to track on the web. I've got things like the titles of my books, my publisher, my name, etc.

Through the wonders of Google, I get an email everytime one of those things I've got an alert set for - gets Googled or is written about somewhere on the web! Reviews - I don't miss them! Blog posts with my name or book title - I see them! So, I don't need to mention that if you mention me in your blog post - I'll found out and be able to comment.

For me I think of it as another marketing tool in my box (or maybe it's just another way for me to procrastinate?)

So the question is, if my alerts all relate to me - am I really stalking myself? Or am I just being are narcissistic? (Who me? Nah...)

So here's the question for you to ponder over the weekend - do you have Google Alerts? How do you use them? Plan on trying it out? (Okay, that's more than one question - but I'm allowed - it's my blog  )

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"Advances in computer technology and the internet have changed the way America works, learns and communicates. The internet has become an integral part of America's economic, political, and social life." ~ Bill Clinton

 

 

As a published author I've found myself a minion in the Google army and their attempt take over the world. Yes, I am addicted to the "Google Alerts!"

Never heard of a Google Alert?

Let me enlighten you.   From your Google account (and don't tell me you don't have one - doesn't everyone have AT LEAST one gmail account?) you can set up an alert for just about anything you want to track on the web. I've got things like the titles of my books, my publisher, my name, etc.

Through the wonders of Google, I get an email everytime one of those things I've got an alert set for - gets Googled or is written about somewhere on the web! Reviews - I don't miss them! Blog posts with my name or book title - I see them! So, I don't need to mention that if you mention me in your blog post - I'll found out and be able to comment.

For me I think of it as another marketing tool in my box (or maybe it's just another way for me to procrastinate?)

So the question is, if my alerts all relate to me - am I really stalking myself? Or am I just being are narcissistic? (Who me? Nah...)

So here's the question for you to ponder over the weekend - do you have Google Alerts? How do you use them? Plan on trying it out? (Okay, that's more than one question - but I'm allowed - it's my blog  )

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]]> http://deboradennis.com/2010/06/25/google-alert-stalking/feed/ 2 What part of the fairy tale are you? http://deboradennis.com/2010/06/22/what-part-of-the-fairy-tale-are-you/ http://deboradennis.com/2010/06/22/what-part-of-the-fairy-tale-are-you/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:17:01 +0000 Debora http://deboradennis.com/?p=1547 Come find out! Today is my day to blog at The Otherworld Diner!

Stop by, take the test, show me some blog comment love!

Thanks!

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Stop by, take the test, show me some blog comment love!

Thanks!

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"Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too. If you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible." ~ Robert H. Schuller

 

I've been a bad blogger lately and I have only my dreams to blame. My dream of being a published author has put me on a path of deadlines and dreams of plots and characters traits. While this is a busy time of year for anyone with kids who have finals, half-days at school and graduations - I can't put aside my deadlines and dreams. So like every other mom out there, the juggling begins.

Which means a neglected blog.

So to keep you entertained take the quiz and let me know what kind of dreamer you are - it's fun and painless, I promise! Also, over the summer months I'm planning to focus more on what YOU, my readers want from a romance author/mom blog. Each post will have a rating system at the end - either a thumbs up or down or number of stars you can assign to how much you like that type of post. Please take a second to click and let me know! (Or comment and tell me what you want to see/read!)

 

You Are A Creative Dreamer
You dream big, and you often are willing to think of ideas that others wouldn't dare dream about.
You don't just think outside the box - you're not even aware of the box being there!

You can solve problems that other people think are impossible. You always explore all options.
Where others see nothing, you see possibilities. For you, the world is rich with potential.

 

 

Enjoy the day!

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"Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too. If you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible." ~ Robert H. Schuller

 

I've been a bad blogger lately and I have only my dreams to blame. My dream of being a published author has put me on a path of deadlines and dreams of plots and characters traits. While this is a busy time of year for anyone with kids who have finals, half-days at school and graduations - I can't put aside my deadlines and dreams. So like every other mom out there, the juggling begins.

Which means a neglected blog.

So to keep you entertained take the quiz and let me know what kind of dreamer you are - it's fun and painless, I promise! Also, over the summer months I'm planning to focus more on what YOU, my readers want from a romance author/mom blog. Each post will have a rating system at the end - either a thumbs up or down or number of stars you can assign to how much you like that type of post. Please take a second to click and let me know! (Or comment and tell me what you want to see/read!)

 

You Are A Creative Dreamer
You dream big, and you often are willing to think of ideas that others wouldn't dare dream about.
You don't just think outside the box - you're not even aware of the box being there!

You can solve problems that other people think are impossible. You always explore all options.
Where others see nothing, you see possibilities. For you, the world is rich with potential.

 

 

Enjoy the day!

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