Freebies as a promotional tool

Hi, all– The Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give It Away” got stuck in my skull today, and this blog spooled from there. Because that’s how my mind works, people. Anyway, a couple of my Twitter peeps were discussing “freebies” — i.e. authors making one (or possibly more) of their books free on Kindle. I do [...]

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Female Friendships in Fiction, Part 2

Hi, kids! Our writer friend from across the pond, UK-based Stevie Carroll, is here with part 2 to her previous post, “Female Friendships in Fiction” (you can find part 1 HERE). So have a read, and chime in with your thoughts on this topic and suggestions about fiction that includes female friendships.

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Pat Summitt retires; women and sports

Hi, all– Breaking news from the sports world. Legendary head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols has announced her retirement. Some of you may recall that she was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year. I’m a Pat Summitt fan, and I wish her and the Lady Vols all the best. I bring this up [...]

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TransAmericans

Hi, kids– I just watched a recent segment from MSNBC (via the blog Towleroad) in which Tulane prof/MSNBC commentator Melissa Harris-Perry does a pretty decent roundtable discussion about gender identity and politics in America (being transgender). It’s a 20-minute segment. You can catch it at this link here. It got me thinking about transgender, genderqueer, [...]

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Female Friendships in Fiction (part 1)

Hi, kids. Writer Stevie Carroll joins us again from across the pond, with a post about what appears to be a dearth of female friendships in fiction — at least friendships that don’t end badly. So here’s Stevie to explore more of that. — Female Friendships in Fiction (Part One) By Stevie Carroll Is it [...]

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Sex and the single boob

Hi, all– I’ve been thinking a lot about breasts, and a lot about scars. No, not because I’m a perv. But rather, because I am a breast cancer survivor, and had a mastectomy a couple of months ago. (if you missed the conversation I had here with fellow breast cancer warrior Anne Laughlin, here). I [...]

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Walking Dead

Okay, so what did you think of last night’s episode? HOLY CRAP! If you haven’t seen it yet, stay out of the comments. Discuss!

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A conversation between two authors: Anne Laughlin and Andi Marquette

Hi, all. Andi here on this Valentine’s Day. As some of you know already from posts on Facebook, I and fellow author Anne Laughlin each received some crappy news late last year. I contacted her after I saw her posting on Facebook to offer support, and she suggested that we have a “conversation,” of sorts, [...]

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