Writing without the reins

Archive for August, 2007

Girlfriend Cyber Circuit: Amanda Ashby

August 6th, 2007

Hey, guess what? I’m now a part of the Girlfriend Cyber Circuit, a group of thirty-some gal authors of both adult and young adult fiction. (How cool, I have lots of new girlfriends!)
My first GCC post is an interview with Amanda Ashby, the author of YOU HAD ME AT HALO, which is the story of […]

More fair week stuff

August 3rd, 2007

These big boys broke the record last night by pulling 5,800 pounds and if they had the opportunity, they might have been able to pull more. Gorgeous animals!

I wish I had a picture of this one mule who jumped a 4′ 5″ fence–from a standstill–but there wasn’t enough light for the shot to […]

More fair news

August 2nd, 2007

For the record, I usually stink at picking winners. The cars I bet would win at the demolition derby were the first ones out, and both of my choices for the lightweights and heavyweights at the horse pull came in third. But these horses are cute, huh?

On tonight’s schedule? The mule pull […]

It’s fair week!

August 1st, 2007

EIGHT REASONS WHY I LOVE OUR COUNTY FAIR and used it as the setting of Beauty Shop’s final chapter:
1. Our fair is free, which is rapidly becoming a dying breed. The fair board is working hard to keep it that way, so a family can come out, have a great time and not spend a […]