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Time doesn't heal all wounds - Friday, September 7th 2007 7:55 AM
In loving memory of Kyle Pollero (November 19, 1985 - Spetember 7, 1999) We still miss you sweetheart.  
With a “thong” in my heart - Sunday, September 2nd 2007 4:10 AM
 People like to turn buttons – I think it harkens back to the acquisition of the opposable thumb.  So, being fully evolved with the aforementioned opposable thumb, I...
A funny thing happened in the RWR . . . - Wednesday, August 29th 2007 8:02 PM
Every author struggles with promotion issues – some, none, too much, not enough – all tough, impossible questions to answer.  Thanks to the sage advice and guidance of...
Dinner and a smackdown . . . - Saturday, August 25th 2007 7:21 AM
  Don’t you just love when you get slapped and kissed at the same time?  Yesterday was one of those days for me. We had the great luxury of going out to dinner...
And the winning body part is . . . - Wednesday, August 22nd 2007 6:09 AM
The scrotum.  Guess I need to explain that one, eh?  I had a great weekend at Killer Nashville –fabulous group of people (props to the hard working volunteers!!!)...
Getting there is the hard part - Friday, August 17th 2007 9:14 AM
Rant Alert!  Yesterday was a travel day – what should have been a fairly easy trip from West Palm Beach to Nashville.  It gets a qualifier because these days, with...
My books came this week - Thursday, August 16th 2007 3:06 AM
Not books I wrote or even a much-anticipated Amazon backorder, these are textbooks.  Big, bulky intimidating textbooks.  Every now and again I decide to broaden my...
Tell, Don’t Tell???? - Saturday, August 11th 2007 7:46 AM
  Before I address my moral dilemma, I had a new and unique experience this week – seeing the space shuttle launch.  Pretty impressive.  It climbs slowly at...
A Great Time, No Sex, Characterization (eventually), and 95%! - Sunday, August 5th 2007 9:32 AM
Happy August! I’m trying Mary Stella’s brilliant idea of putting the word sex in the blog title to see what it does in terms of tracking hits.  This has nothing to do...
Blonde Joke and a Car - Monday, July 30th 2007 6:19 AM
Hi All . . . I am home.  Okay, so maybe it’s just for a few more days, but I love being in my own house.  I miss room service and my husband is probably tired of me...
Are we there yet? - Monday, July 9th 2007 3:13 AM
Ah, the annoying travel mantra.  Usually it spews forth from the mouths of ornery children.  I’m starting to feel like that ornery child.  Since 6/19, I’ve...
Gifts and toys . . . - Sunday, July 1st 2007 5:39 AM
I am now the proud owner of an iPhone.  I love it.  Now, if I could only find a way to get the photos to sync, I’d be golden.  But that’s what manuals are for...
5 Stars my foot . . . - Saturday, June 30th 2007 8:08 AM
I love my husband.  My husband loves promotions.  I do not, but we’ve come to an agreement over the years – I’ll go along with him once every 5 years or so to...
Planning to Pitch Anyone? - Thursday, June 21st 2007 8:41 AM
As national conference season kicks into high gear, you might be preparing to pitch your manuscript to an editor or agent.  If so, Leanne Banks, Mary Stella, Karen Kendall,...
John Speaks . . . unfortunately - Wednesday, June 20th 2007 5:24 AM
According to Scientologist John Travolta, school shootings aren’t about guns, they’re about psychiatry.  Here’s what he said to W Magazine: "I don't disagree with...
Getting to know you . . . - Monday, June 18th 2007 5:53 AM
Going to Nationals or Thrillerfest or some other event where you’ll be pitching your manuscript?  Get some great tips over at www.babesinbookland.com.  We blogged...
Techno-Failure - Tuesday, June 5th 2007 7:28 AM
Techno-Failure Fellow author and dear firend Traci Hall and I spent hours yesterday trying to set-up podcasts for our websites and the www.Babesinbookland.com...
Summer Reading . . . - Monday, June 4th 2007 5:52 AM
So many books, so little time.  Here’s my June list of books I’m eagerly awaiting. Some I’ve already got stacked in my office, others require a few more days/weeks of...
Lack of Remote Control - Friday, June 1st 2007 6:18 AM
 The end of the television season always leaves me feeling a little sad.  Especially since the other night I sat down and discovered the cheesiest – and possibly the...
RWA seeing dollar signs - YOURS - Thursday, May 31st 2007 7:13 AM
After reading the latest ill-conceived idea from RWA, I felt compelled to send this email to 'nic@nicoleburnham.com'  Apparently RWA is hoping authors will happily...
Fly Free and Your Money is Your Money - Friday, May 25th 2007 6:09 AM
It’s been forever since I went on a RWA rant but after receiving my RWR yesterday (on the heels of the most contrived proxy ever created), I just can’t remain quiet. ...
Hack and wheeze . . . - Tuesday, May 15th 2007 4:13 AM
Yes, I do have an excuse for my long absence – at least some of it.  Kid in the hospital – all better now, then my personal bout of pneumonia – getting there. ...
Techno-Junkie - Thursday, April 26th 2007 8:08 AM
Warning . . . I also posted this on the babesinbookland blog but the research links make it worth the duplication.   Hi - I love technology almost as much as I love...
What I learned in Alabama - Thursday, April 12th 2007 9:38 AM
I had a great time in Birmingham – Hoover, actually – at the Magic City Conference.  How can you not love a conference that begins with room service delivering cheese...
I’ve been very, very bad . . . - Friday, March 30th 2007 7:25 PM
Apologies, I’ve been busy flitting to and fro doing conferences, signings and a TV thing (You can watch the interview, just click the link on the ‘News’ page of...