One Blog Stop today!

Stop by Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'? for a review of The Bunko Babes by Leah Starr Baker. Leave a comment or ask a question as Leah will be stopping in a couple of times today to respond.

Networking is fun!

One of the benefits of my career is meeting amazing people. I had the supreme joy of talking on the phone with Ellen Meister yesterday morning. She is the author of Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA, and has a new book, The Smart One, being released in August.

I was invited to her launch party, but I can't go, as it's in New York, and I am in Minnesota. However, a freelance writer friend of mine lives close to where the party will be held, so she will be attending in my stead.

I spend a lot of time networking, looking for marketing/promotion ideas and leads. When I have the opportunity to connect people, I do it. I see it as networking Karma. Plus, it's just plain fun!

Happy July!

July is a great month! Especially since July 4th provides a three day weekend this year. We'll be sticking around home this year (gas prices and all that), but we'll be enjoying ourselves with friends (possibly camping nearby).

July is also the month I'll be touring The Bunko Babes by Leah Starr Baker at Blog Stop Book Tours. The first Blog Stop is today at Not Enough Coffee. Feel free to leave a comment or question for the author. She'll be stopping by to visit!

Final Blog Stops for June!

Please visit Perpetual Folly for a review of Springtime On Mars by Susan Woodring.

And, later this evening, stop by Trish's Diary to read her thoughts about Apologies Forthcoming by Xujun Eberlein.

Two Blog Stops today!

See what Annie thought about Xujun Eberlein's Apologies Forthcoming at writers and witches, and words...oh my!

And then, check out Writing From Kiddom for a review of Madapple by Christina Meldrum.

Summertime... and the living is?

I adore Spring. Everything wakes up, greens up, perks up. Summertime, not so much amore.

It's starting to get hot here. My computer hard drive begins to complain at around 3 pm when the house temperature climbs above 85 degrees. I'm thinking about cooking dinner at 5 am, so that I don't have to add to the sweat factor in the evening.

I can't whine too much though, as we need the high temps to encourage a huge yield of tomatoes, cucumbers and squash. If you get the chance this summer, try grilling sliced zucchini and summer squash. Slide skewers through them sideways, gloss them up with olive oil, and sprinkle them with salt and pepper - then lay them on the grill. Amazing!

I am off now to get chores done before it gets too warm. And then, back to work.

One Blog Stop today!

Erika, over at Musings From The Mitten, shares her views about Apologies Forthcoming by Xujun Eberlein.

Edited to add a stop posted late in the day. Stop by Trish's Reading Nook for a review of Springtime On Mars, by Susan Woodring.