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Jul 13 2011

Thursday’s Thirteen: Conjunctions other than “And”

A lot of new and experienced writers lean very heavily on the word “and,” so many in fact that “and” has became one of the top overused words.

Thirteen conjunction words to use instead of “And.”

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1. Then
2. Besides
3. in addition
4. too
5. also
6. plus
7. in addition to
8. as well as
9. furthermore
10. including
11. moreover
12. more than that
13. together with

Jun 26 2011

Christmas in July

I’m participation in this years Christmas in July at Romance books “R” us.

It’s a first for me. 🙂

2nd Annual Christmas in July TWO Contests!

Dates: 1 July through midnight EST 31 July.
We only ship snail mail items to US and Canadian addresses.

CONTEST 1: (Open to readers/unpublished writers/industry reps – NOT published authors unless you’re already a RBRU Yahoo group member)
Prizes: Amazon/Barnes & Noble $125 Gift Certificate, Christmas ornaments, decks of Ellora’s Cave/Blush playing cards, RBRU hats, tee-shirts and tote bags. To enter:
1. Join RBRU yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romancebooksrus
2. Visit http://romancebooksrus.blogspot.com. Click on each of the 20 Bloggers names left sidebar) to visit their sites. Find the name of one of their books along with the names of the hero and heroine. COLLECT THE 20 BLOGGER NAMES, BOOK NAMES, AND HERO AND HEROINE NAMES. (If a blogger has two pen names, only do one). In ONE email message, send all this information to: contests.rbrus@gmail.com NOTE: For April Ash books information, click on MY BOOKS at the top of the page.

CONTEST 2: (Open to everyone, including published authors)
Prize: Amazon/Barnes & Noble $25 Gift Certificate.
To enter:
1. Join RBRU Chat group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rbruchat
2. Become a Follower at our blog: http://romancebooksrus.blogspot.com
Jun 26 2011

Contest winner

I must apologize for being soooo late with this.

And the winner is . . . .

Dee Bibb!

Congratulations, Dee! You are the winner of a mini surfboard. I will contact you in a little bit.

Dee has decided on the Windswept Surfboard, which I will be mailing to her on Monday.

On my next contest the Abso-bloody-lutely surfboard will be up for grabs.

Please check back for details on my next contest.

Janice~

Jun 1 2011

Thursday’s Thirteen: Windswept Shores’s first Anniversary

This Friday is the first anniversary of my book, Windswept Shores, as a published book.

Thirteen reasons why you should buy my book, Windswept Shores.

 

1. It’s awesome and I’m not saying that because I’m the author.

 

Oh yeah, I am too.

 

2. The hero is an Aussie and has a sexy accent.

 

What’s better than that?

 

3. It has a spunky heroine.

 

4. It’s set in the Bahamas, which is a sexy, fun in the sun local.

 

5. The setting is a romantic deserted island. No people so they can go naked.

 

Did I mention its in the Bahamas?

 

6. Its not all fun and games when they go against–Wild cannibal boars with sharp tusks.

 

7. Meat eating crabs

 

8. Attacking sea birds

 

9. Dangerous brittle trees?

 

Yes, you heard me. The trees are dangerous too.

 

10. Two strangers living in close proclivity who fight against their growing attraction for each other.

 

11. But of course they loose that fight or it wouldn’t be a romance.

 

12. When they finally do get together the sex is red hot.

 

13. Hey! Hot SEX on the beach!

 

***Contest announcement***

Friday is the anniversary, so I’m doing a drawing here on my website for anyone who leaves their email addy along with a meaningful comment.

The prize is a pukka shell necklace and a pair of sand dollar earrings.

 

 

 

May 30 2011

Contest

To celebrate the one year anniversary of my book, Windswept Shores, on June third, I will be running a contest.

The winner will be draw from everyone who posts with a email addy for the next week.

The prize is a pukka shell necklace and a pair of real sand dollar earrings.

Janice~