Historical and Contemporary Romance Author
A couple of weeks ago, the fabulously talented Ann Aguirre was in town for a book signing, and I got two copies of Blue Diablo, both signed, one for me and one for…one of you! Now, I’m sure you’ve heard the “buzz” around this book, and it’s totally deserved. I gobbled it up in two helpings, half on a plane…
I used a random generator to draw names from the 16 eligible entrants and the winners of a copy of Behind the Red Door are: Jeanne St. James Savannah Chase Please email me at jackie at jackie barbosa.com with your snail mail address, and I will get your signed copy in the mail. And to all those who didn’t win,…
Especially, apparently, to those who wait at airports! Last week, I had to fly to Philadelphia and back for business. And I spent far too much time in airports as a result. I didn’t really expect any reward for my trouble, but when I arrived home on Friday, I found a box from Kensington Publishing containing… THESE! I was shocked,…
If you’ve been following the Amazon delisting debacle (#amazonfail in the Twitterverse and well chronicled in posts on Dear Author here, here, and here), then you probably know that late yesterday afternoon, an Amazon spokesperson announced that it was all just a glitch, not the result of a deliberate policy decision. A lot of folks have been calling shenanigans on…
Okay, it’s Easter Sunday (hope you’re enjoying it!), which is one of the last days of the year I want to wake up to such disturbing news, let alone have to post about it. It seems, my friends, I’ve been amazon ranked. You see, in the past few days Amazon has decided that its customers must be protected from books…
A little over a week ago, I succumbed to a combination of peer pressure, curiosity, and Brent Spiner1 and joined the Twitterverse. I must admit, I’ve been enjoying it–far too much, in fact. When people tried to explain the concept to me, I truly didn’t get it. People would post 140-character blog entries that I could “follow.” But what could…
Now, now, get your mind out of the gutter. (Okay, yes, that’s probably where it belongs when you’re reading the blog of an erotic romance writer, but seriously, I don’t talk about that particular it that much here! I save it for the books.) No, today, I’m mulling about why writers write. More specifically, why I write. I’ve been asking…
Okay, nothing to do with them being too much or too difficult to prepare or anything like that. But honestly, who in DOG’S name thought that it would be a good idea to have people PAY to e-file? Hello, IRS and Franchise Tax Board–you have said on more than one occasion that efilers save the government money. Their returns require…