A place I'd like to visit long term ...

Over with Jessica at her lovely blog Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile where I'm talking about the one (or two or three--never ask me to make a decision) place I'd love to visit long-term:

Cool question, Jessica. Um, let me see, right now I would have to pick Spain. I had to take two years of college Spanish, and during the classes, we also discussed Spanish and Latin American culture. I just fell in love with both. [READ MORE]

And don't forget! You've got three different places where you can put your name (or flash fiction) in the hat to win a copy of MISERERE:

1. At Brenda Drake's blog where you can win a copy of MISERERE by commenting;
2. At the Night-Bazaar this week, you can comment for a chance to win; and
3. RIGHT HERE, where your super writing skills can win all kinds of cool prizes including a query critique or a 25 or 50 page critique from my rock-star agent Weronika Janczuk!

This party isn't over yet ...

bad to the bone and fighting tough

I just squealed when I saw Corrine's question for the blog tour and grinned the whole time I was writing the answer. She gave me an opportunity to talk about the one character no one has mentioned too much so far and that's Rachael.

Head over to Lost for Words and see why I'd want Rachael as my back-up during a street brawl ...

Also, there is still time to submit your flash fiction in our big giveaway! Go here for the rules.

Blog Tour Day 1--The Pirate Penguin Reads ...

Today kicks off my one question blog tour, and you'll find me at The Pirate Penguin Reads talking to Sandy about my greatest non-literary accomplishment. You'll be getting a very short snippet from this blog post, because I want you to head over to Sandy's blog for the answer.

I’m not sure if it’s my greatest accomplishment, but I’m very proud of the fact that I ...

Meanwhile, I hope you're polishing your flash fiction for our big giveaway! Go here for the rules.