Archives for “blog for women”
I’ve had a lot of sick days in my life. I’m what used to be called “sickly.” If I’d been born in any other century I would have been one of those “died in childhood” statistics one hears so much about regarding bygone population rates. I missed so many days in high school that my [...]
47 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7:04 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Suzanne Enoch.
Yes, I know I’m behind the curve on this. Yes, I know every author and their mother (maybe even their father) has a street team. But I thought it would be fun, so I’m doing it, too. For those of you who are even more behind than I am, a street team, according to Karin [...]
52 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 2:54 am.
Filed under Goddess Grins, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, comic, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Jane Austen, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, street team, street teams, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, Will and Jane, William Shakespeare, women's fiction.
AHHHH! Spring has sprung and the goddesses are in the mood to scrub Mt. Oly from tip to toe! I know, I know. If we’d just lie down an hour or two, the feeling would go away, but you can’t get a decent nap with Suzie playing with those light sabers while Rachel runs the [...]
79 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4:34 am.
Filed under Goddess Readers Speak Out, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, quiz, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, spring cleaning, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
We all need good thinking places. Maybe you’re having a problem at work. Maybe you’re trying to come up with a good birthday present for your mother-in-law. Need some great advice to write in a graduation card? You need the right place to cogitate before taking pen to paper! Driving the car often helps me [...]
39 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:55 am.
Filed under Christie Ridgway, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
A pictorial on How To Wear a Suit, starring MATT BOMER of WHITE COLLAR. 1. It’s all about the attitude. 2. If you’ve got the look, use it. 3. Even something as mundane as taking a call can look classy when done correctly. 4. Of course, what’s under the suit is important, too. 5. Very [...]
31 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 4:45 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, how to wear a suit, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Matt, Matthew Bomer, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, white collar.
I just got back from RT, where I met lots and lots of readers (and booksellers and other authors, but mostly readers). It was so much fun! And here’s why I love it: They talk about characters as if they’re real. They notice things about my books that I don’t notice. They remind me that [...]
59 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 3:34 am.
Filed under Goddess Readers Speak Out, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, E-novellas, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, readers, romance, RT Convention 2013, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, Ten Reasons to Stay, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Once upon a time this phrase was popular due to a commercial. Alka Selzer. I had to look that up. I remembered the phrase but not the product. A common complaint for me with commercials. There have been several things that I have resisted trying, thinking I would NOT like them and been pleasantly surprised [...]
66 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:31 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Chopped, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, cooking, Downton Abbey, funny blog, Game of Thrones, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, music, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, sushi, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
I’m just back from Kansas City, Missouri, site of this year’s Romantic Times convention. It was such fun. The hotel was beautiful and the city lovely (love that Link system!). It snowed. Yes, in May. What can you do? Me? I brought wool socks; I was never cold. Most women were wearing sandals. They were [...]
60 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 5:53 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Goddess Grins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, far from home, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Kansas City, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romantic times convention, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, traveling.
Hugh Jackman is from Australia. So is Russell Crowe. And so are a dozen other sexy actors, musicians, and artists. But the FROS-worthy Aussie who caught my eye this week is Guy Pearce, the villain for the new Ironman 3. Frankly, I’m beginning to think there’s something very special in the water in Australia. Just [...]
34 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4:45 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, Guy Pearce, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Ironman 3, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, villain.
I’d tell sixteen year old me that the best things in life will be my kiddos and not to let one second of laughter or giggles be pushed aside for house cleaning or ‘must dos’ that aren’t ‘must’ at all. I’d tell sixteen year old me not to marry a man who ‘needs’ you. Look [...]
91 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 4:27 am.
Filed under Goddess Classics, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Not really. But doesn’t it seem like everything you buy these days come with points? I figured out a long time ago that signing up for points at Office Depot doesn’t work for me, because I really need to spend more than $75 a year to earn anything. The only thing I do enough of [...]
38 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:57 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, contemporary romance, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, southwest airlines, starwood hotels, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, united airlines.
I have some of the most ill-behaved and spoiled dogs on the planet. If you do too, and you’re like me, you’ll appreciate the two news articles I recently found titled, Least competent Dogs: (1) A Palm Bay, Fla., police officer was sent to the hospital in February after a supposedly highly trained K-9 bit him [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1:39 am.
Filed under Rachel Gibson, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, Lori Handeland, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, women's fiction.
I just returned from a lovely week in the Smoky Mountains with a few of my writer pals. We had a great time, especially since the sun shone and the temps were in the 80s. I will not mention what the temps were in WI when I left. It makes me twitch. While I was [...]
50 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:18 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, friends, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, smoky mountains, Suzanne Enoch, tennessee, top romance authors, vacation, women's fiction.
I have a cat named Ivan who is about six years old. Ivan is an indoor cat. He got out once when he was a kitten and was gone for three days. That cured him. He never tried to get out again, and this was fine by me. One reason it was fine was my belief that [...]
49 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 2:37 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, bad boys, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, cats, historical novels, historical romance, pets, romance books, romance writer.
Every house has one. You know, that thing that happens when you’re not really thinking and you put something down, and when you go back to pick it up, you can’t find it again. Ever. This happened to me last week. But the thing that completely disappeared was an electronic gadget that is now taunting [...]
84 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 4:28 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
This past weekend, I left my 75-degree weather for the Grand Rapids, Michigan area to attend a writers’ retreat (hello, Mid-Michigan RWA! I loved my visit!). They told me it was going to be cold, maybe snowing and I should bring a “jacket.” Jacket?! To my SoCal soul, snow means boots, hats, mittens, scarves, [...]
80 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2:31 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
We are right on the cusp of something exciting – yes, it’s nearly the summer movie season. We’re already being pummeled with trailers for the Tom Cruise movie Oblivion, and if I were someone who watched the MTV Movie Awards, I might have seen an Iron Man 3 trailer, too. So what’s coming out in [...]
57 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 4:02 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, After Earth, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Bruce Willis, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Fast & Furious 6, Guillermo del Toro, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Iron Man 3, J.J. Abrams, John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, joss whedon, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, M. Night Shyamalan, Madeline Hunter, Man of Steel, Monsters University, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, Oblivion, Pacific Rim, Rachel Gibson, RED 2, Sabrina Jeffries, Star Trek into Darkness, Suzanne Enoch, The Avengers, the goddess blogs, The Great Gatsby, The Hangover Part 3, The Lone Ranger, The Wolverine, tom cruise, Tony Stark, Will Smith, World War Z, X-Men, zombies.
That’s “marriage” for those of you not familiar with The Princess Bride. And, actually, even though Only Girl got married just a few days ago and marriage is much on my mind, I find myself thinking about girlfriends. First, let me happily report that the wedding day was beautiful. Nothing spilled and no one tripped. [...]
48 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 5:54 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, My Life As A Plebe, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, female friendships, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, wedding.
I saw Thor for the first time last month. I enjoyed it moderately. But after watching it, I confess I didn’t get why everyone is so gaga over Chris Hemsworth. I mean, he’s cute and all, and I do like his blue eyes. But he’s blond. And I just don’t go for blonds. In fact, I [...]
208 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 2:36 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, David Gandy, funny blog, historical romance, hot guys, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Matt Bomer, Rachel Gibson, Richard Armitage, Rodrigo Santoro, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
My friend Jo Beverley posted this video to an email loop the other day. She showed it to me the first time when we were in Australia a few years ago. We’d gone to the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Melbourne, then traipsed around Tasmania, and then made our way to the Great Red [...]
36 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 1:05 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, dancing, happiness, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, women's fiction, writing, youtube.
For the past two days it’s been windy here. Not just a bit breezy, but WINDY. In the mountains and canyons, gusts up to 90 mph. On the news they showed a guy riding a skateboard and holding an umbrella, using it as a sail. And of course there are fires burning, because in Southern [...]
64 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 4:25 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, rain, Sabrina Jeffries, Santa Anas, snow, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, tornadoes, weather, wildfire, wind.
I am not a fashionista. Which is not the same as saying I don’t like fashion. It is the same as saying I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it, or even noticing it. But when I do notice, I really notice. And this season I am noticing. Maybe it is just me [...]
39 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Monday, April 8, 2013 at 3:23 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, cool shoes, fashion trends, floral patterned shoes, funny blog, historical romance, hot guys, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, shorts suits, spring fashions, stripes, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Last night, I desperately wanted something sweet, but I’m dieting, so there are no cookies or cakes or candy in the house. I prowled around my kitchen, opening the fridge, the cupboards, growled, closed them again. At last, I spied a banana—Eureka!—and sliced it into a little bowl, then drizzled a little chocolate syrup over [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1:59 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, food, goddess blogs, historical romance, hot fudge, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love stories, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, women's fiction.
(First off, sorry for the ear worm…but it’s so apt!) I had to read this memoir for research. Yes, I did! Not because I’ve always had a little crush on Rob Lowe. It had nothing to do with that! I’m really, truly writing a book that has a hero who was a one-time teen heartthrob [...]
33 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 3:12 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
As we’re all readers here, I’m sure we have great reading memories spread over our entire lives. (Some lives, at this point, a lot longer than others. Achem.) I remember my mother reading to me at night. I’m sure she read Golden Books (remember those anyone?) because I had a ton on my shelf, but [...]
105 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:42 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
