Bitchin' Blog Posts
by SB Sarah | July 31 | Friday | 15 Comments
There are a few things I’ve used with my Sony Readers that I’ve found supremely useful, and it occurred to me that this list might be of some use to other folks, too. So, behold, a List! With Illustrations! Software: Calibre. I can’t praise it enough. I have a Mac,…
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by SB Sarah | July 31 | Friday | 9 Comments
As you’ll see from the poll results, our winner for the Simon Kernick is Awesome Photoshop Contest, BY ONE VOTE, was: sent in by Diane, who has some serious Photoshop powers. Diane, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)me and I shall send you a $50 gift certificate to the bookstore of your choosing.…
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by SB Sarah | July 31 | Friday | 10 Comments
AJ has the hots for Ryan, but as the story opens, Ryan’s dad is about to marry her mom, and so now it’s all icky stepbrotherlust. Whoa. Could have stopped there - plenty of conflict. But no, there’s more! AJ is a vampire and she can’t tell anyone. Not even…
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by SB Sarah | July 31 | Friday | 20 Comments
Sarcasm will get you many frequent flyer miles.
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by Candy | July 31 | Friday | 8 Comments
Chew‘s premise is morbid, hilarious and delicious: in the near future, chicken has been outlawed in the United States because of an uncontrolled outbreak of avian flu. Or is it? Is it instead a gigantic governmental conspiracy? Regardless, chicken parts are now the hottest thing on the street, because as…
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by SB Sarah | July 30 | Thursday | 6 Comments
For awhile now, folks have been wondering who Mr. X from Quartet Press could be. I decided it was my mission, no, my duty to figure this out. Surely I could do it, right? Not so easy, it turns out. I bombarded poor Kay Meyer with questions and queries, and…
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by SB Sarah | July 30 | Thursday | 15 Comments
Randi has some problems with the page lag on the Sony 505. It’s an eInk thing, I think - they all do it: Kindle, Sony. ALL THE COOL KIDS are doing it, ALRIGHT?!! Randi also has some commentary on the swirly arrows of doom. Randi also has some ranting to…
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by SB Sarah | July 29 | Wednesday | 29 Comments
At one pivotal scene in this novel, I made the following note: “The hottie, the twit, in the wardrobe.” I loved so much about this book. I loved the writing, the fact that Dare doesn’t waste a word or rely on cliches or even every-so-skimmable words when writing even a…
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by SB Sarah | July 29 | Wednesday | 7 Comments
I never expected it to happen, you know. But, that’s the way these things are, right? Just when you least expect it: POW! right between the eyes. My first glimpse of my love nearly took my breath away: slim, sleek, and clad in black leather, this was a package that…
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by SB Sarah | July 28 | Tuesday | 19 Comments
Thanks to Lee for the heads up: Barnes and Noble invites you to download their Free ereader software to your iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, PC or Mac (thanks for the compatibility, folks) - and as a bonus you get six free books. Which books? Oh, hold on to your library…
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by SB Sarah | July 28 | Tuesday | 29 Comments
Sandra says:I never seriously considered purchasing a digital book. For the price, you can buy quite a few paperback books. Digital books are not significantly less expensive than printed books, so it would take hundreds of books to realize the savings. Netbooks, though not as convenient and compact as digital…
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by Candy | July 27 | Monday | 22 Comments
I love Kate Beaton. I love her so hard. I think the essence of that comic can be summed thusly: It is a truth universally acknowledged in Romancelandia, that a single brooding man in possession of a dickbag nature must be in want of a Magic Hoo-Hoo to reform him. …
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