Archives for “humorous blog”
I didn’t mean for it to happen, honestly. My writer friends and I went over to B&N for coffee during our girls’ night out, and we behaved as usual, talking, laughing, enjoying being together. We were in the coffee shop (this is important–pay attention). I went to get more coffee, and a gentleman in a [...]
93 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2:57 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, coffee shops, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, public humiliation, Rachel Gibson, romance, rude people, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Yes, my revised version of By Love Unveiled, which was first published in 1993 under the name of Deborah Martin, comes out tomorrow. Just so you’ll know, here’s what I did in revising it: Tightened up the writing (gee, I’ve learned a lot in 20 years; who knew?) Made some of the motivations more believable [...]
136 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 2:01 am.
Filed under On Writing!, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, By Love Unveiled, Christie Ridgway, Classics Comics, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, comic, contemporary romance, Deborah Martin, funny blog, happy endings, historical romance, hollywood, humorous blog, Jane Austen, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Knight and Day, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina, Sabrina Jeffries, satisfying endings, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, Will and Jane, Will and Jane's Excellent Adventure, William Shakespeare, women's fiction.
I tend to remember my dreams. My mom swears that she almost never does, and I know if I don’t consciously think about how I spent the night, by that afternoon I have a hard time remembering my five hours as a lumberjack, followed by an hour or two of driving a cruise ship through [...]
76 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 4:03 am.
Filed under Suzanne Enoch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, cruise ship, george washington, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Johnny Depp, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Matrix, ninjas, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, The Avengers.
I could hear this song in my head but I had to go and look it up to remember who sang it. The Miracles. Oh yeah! And also Linda Ronstadt. Why do I care you ask? Because we have a new baby in the family and I am very psyched. What is it about babies [...]
87 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 2:57 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, babies, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
This next week is the 6th anniversary of The Goddess Blogs! From February 11-16th, the Goddesses are celebrating in true goddess-like fashion with some fabulous giveaways and fun discussions! Over the last six years, we have had a lot of fun on Mt Oly and The Goddess Blogs has become an amazing place for friendships [...]
95 Comments. Posted by Your Friendly Goddesses on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 3:35 am.
Filed under When Goddesses Fall To Earth, anniversary, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
Recently I saw the movie Knight and Day (yes, it has Tom Cruise in it–I was sucked in by the opening, forgive me, but at least I saw it free on TV!). It had everything that ought to produce a good romantic comedy–likable characters, a quirky plot, good pacing, and most importantly, a happy ending. But [...]
91 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 2:50 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, funny blog, happy endings, historical romance, hollywood, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Knight and Day, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina, Sabrina Jeffries, satisfying endings, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
As the Superbowl this year had no green and no gold (to both mine and Karen’s heartbreak) I actually watched the commercials. If the Packers were playing I would need the commercial breaks for important things like . . . well, you know. But for most of the first half I could do important things [...]
79 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 2:13 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, commercials, contemporary romance, funny blog, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, seo- blog for women, sexy guys, sexy men, Superbowl, superbowl commercials, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Lord knows I love a pair of killer pumps. I used to walk, run, and dance in stilettos. I don’t know if I just didn’t feel pain back then or somehow I was able to ignore it. These days, stilettos are what I call my “sit down shoes.” I only wear them if I know [...]
97 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 2:50 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, blog for women, chocolate, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, great guys, handsome men, historical romance, humor, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Rachel Gibson, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch.
Cilantro is the Spanish word for the leaves of the coriander plant (it’s also sometimes called Chinese parsley). It’s used the world over under different names, so I grew up being forced to eat it occasionally. Believe me, I wish I could like it. It’s IN everything–my favorite Mexican food, my favorite Thai food, my [...]
111 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:26 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, cilantro, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, food preferences, funny blog, historical romance, horseradish, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, mayonnaise, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, wasabi, women's fiction.
Now that the holiday season has passed us by (at last!!). I have unpacked and put away the gifts and chosen my favorite. It is my new Keurig Coffee Maker. For years I looked at this item in stores, considered, picked it up, put it back, didn’t get it. Rinse, repeat. I am a coffee [...]
99 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:13 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, christmas presents, Claudia Dain, coffee, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, keurig, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, tea, the goddess blogs.
After a long holiday season, I got to thinking about the things people ask me to bring to the table. The actual table. As in food. We all know Julia gets to bring the booze. I never get to bring the booze. But they don’t let me bring anything difficult to make either. IV says [...]
88 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 2:38 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, food, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, nachos, Rachel Gibson, recipes, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Do you ever get obsessed with a song? And no, I don’t mean those earworms, where you hear a catchy tune and can’t get it out of your head for a while. I’m talking about a song that you like so much that you listen to it all the time. That you hear it in [...]
68 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 3:38 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, 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, folk songs, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, I am stretched on your grave, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, song obsessions, songs, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
I don’t know where I have been since 1976, but I was not aware that Lake Superior University has been publishing the Word Banishment List at the end of every year. I don’t even know which state Lake Superior University is in. But they do it, and here is explanation from the Univesity’s website: “The [...]
107 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 4:14 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, humorous blog, Julia London, julialondon.com, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, writing.
Well, how’s 2013 been for you so far? Is it too early to ask? Maybe it is, but I thought I’d give y’all a brief rundown of some of the things we can look forward to – or not look forward to – this year. Apocalyptic Events – there isn’t any ancient calendar that’s run [...]
50 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 4:21 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, A Good Day to Die Hard, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, comets, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, goddess blogs, handsome guys, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Iron Man 3, ISON, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Star Trek into Darkness, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, The Lone Ranger, The Wolverine.
I’m sure I’m not alone in having made some new discoveries this year. Some of them were good, some of them were bad (for me), and some of them were downright weird. But they will (partly) define my year. So let’s share our new discoveries. Here’s mine: Best new-to-me show: Rizzoli and Isles. I just [...]
53 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, December 31, 2012 at 3:01 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Best of 2012, 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, Megson, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Scotland, Silver Linings Playbook, Suzanne Enoch, toffee, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Some authors use photos of their characters to get an image in their heads of how these people appear. I’ve always been the type who shied away from that because I could never find exactly what was in my head in the real world. In truth, physical descriptions of my “peeps” are hard for me. [...]
38 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 2:24 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, benjamin bratt, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Joseph Fiennes, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, michael biehn, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, the magnificent seven, the rock creek six, yul brynner.
It is entirely appropriate that I am blogging on the day the world ends because I’m married to a man who’s been predicting doom and gloom since the day we met. He’s not as bad as those survivalists you see on TV, but he does expect “the end of life as we know it” to come [...]
52 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 3:40 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, apocalypse, 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, end of the world, 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, zombies.
I’ve collected these through the years, so I thought I’d share. Dried Christmas trees are a serious fire hazard. Not really. Yes, if you had a short in your wires (and most lights these days are made not to do that) and it threw a spark, you could conceivably start a fire if your tree was [...]
69 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, December 10, 2012 at 3:11 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, 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.
Have you noticed all the boots? Women everywhere, of all ages, are wearing boots of all types. Boots! The last time boots were this popular was in the late 60s to mid-70s. Don’t ask me how I know that. Really. I’m begging you. Anyway, Big D and I flew from NC to CA a couple [...]
77 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 4:47 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Goddess Grins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, boots, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, fashion, goddess blogs, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
MY two front teeth are intact. (Knock wood!) Thank you very much. What I’d really like is for those on my Christmas list to tell me what THEY want so I can buy it without exerting any brain power. My brain power is being drained by 1871 Kansas at the moment and not available for [...]
54 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 8:21 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, christmas gifts, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Yes, that’s a chemise on my cover. And yes, I had to raid my historical Barbie dolls to get a miniature stocking and drawers. The funny thing about it is–hanging stockings wasn’t a custom during the Regency. Not in England. Our image of English Christmases is based on Victorian England, not Regency England. The customs [...]
68 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 2:34 am.
Filed under On Writing!, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, christmas, Christmas stockings, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, comic, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Jane Austen, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, Will and Jane's Excellent Adventure, William Shakespeare, women's fiction.
Going by mall-time, Christmas time started last Friday. By Target/Walmart time, Christmas time started the day before Halloween. My families’ tradition is that you can’t play Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving. And my tree went up on Sunday. But it’s still November, for crying out loud. It doesn’t feel like Christmas time yet. [...]
58 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11:32 am.
Filed under Christmas shopping, Suzanne Enoch, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Christie Ridgway, christmas, Christmas shopping mall, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, historical romance, holiday lights, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, Target, Thanksgiving, the goddess blogs, Walmart.
Since we’re heading into the “big” holidays, here’s a quick quiz about what your holiday preferences are, just for fun: Thanksgiving (for Americans and Canadians): Turkey dinner or something else? (Chinese food, anyone? Anyone?) Stuffing or Potatoes or both? Home-cooked or take-out/catered? Pumpkin pie or pecan pie or both (or other)? Your house or someone [...]
94 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 3:21 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, christmas, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, holiday, holiday plans, holidays, 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.
I’m doing it. Well, I’m having it done to me. It seems to be working. I am suffering with a bout of vertigo, which I won’t bother to describe except to say that it’s a form of misery that I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and acupuncture coupled with chiropractic is definitely helping with it. That [...]
68 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 5:30 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, acupuncture, alternative medicine, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
When I was a child, you were expected to make it to dinner every night as much as possible. Sometimes, my father worked late, but mostly he was there. We had a table that was small by today’s standards, white with a gold pattern in leaves around the edge, and avocado metal legs to go [...]
56 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 2:00 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, dinner, family rituals, goddess blogs, historical novels, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
