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December 10, 2007
So, here's the news from my inbox this week...
Did you know that Harlequin sends out newsletters to it's authors about every six months? I didn't, but thanks to a note from
Lori Devoti, I do now.
Harlequin will start publishing nonfiction with books by Delilah, a radio personality who apparently is called “the Oprah Winfrey of radio.” Her books are going to be based on “inspiring personal stories” from her show. Now I've heard her on the radio and she reminds me of the radio show the son called in
Sleepless in Seattle.
Also in the newsletter, Harlequin has a
XM Satellite Radio show. The show debuted on Valentine's Day with audiobooks from Debbie Macomber, Anne Stuart and Deanna Raybourn. The program runs three times a day Monday through Friday. I don't have XM, so I'm out of luck, but if any of you hear it, let me know how it is.
Next up,
Colleen Thompson wrote a
blog about author jokes. Here's her contribution:
A writer arrives home to find his house a smoldering wreck, with the fire trucks just leaving. His sobbing, ash-covered wife is standing outside.
“What happened?” the man asks.
“Oh, John, it was terrible,” she weeps. “I was cooking, and the phone rang. It was your agent. Because I was on the phone, I didn’t notice the chicken I was frying caught on fire. It went up in second. We've lost everything. I nearly didn’t make it out of the house, the car burned in the garage. And poor Fluffy is--”
“Wait, wait. Back up a minute,” The man says. “My agent called?”
And her partner on the blog, Joni Rodgers had this one:
Two writers sitting in a bar.
First writer says, "Whatcha been doing?"
Second writer says, "Working on a novel."
First writers sighs and says, "Yeah, me neither."
Feel free to post your author jokes.
Jody Allen (member of RWA) let me know about
her blog detailing her adventures in Scotland. From Jody, "I spent a month this past fall in the Uk ( Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England) doing research and meeting with my professors at the University of Dundee. Through this blog, I want to share my experiences of this trip along with my 15 year journey researching family history, which this fall included an enlightening visit to the National Archives in Edinburgh." She also has a poll on the blog for your which Sexy Scot you would want in your Christmas stocking. I'm not telling who I voted for. Here they are:
Who's in your stocking? John Hannah, Angus McFayden, Billy Connelly, Craig Ferguson, Gerard Butler, James McAvoy or Sean Connery.
Remember, if you have any news or kudos to share, just send me an email.
Bottom Line: I'm hanging an extra big stocking this year just in case my voting wish comes true.
Posted by Barbara Vey on December 10, 2007 | Comments (21)
