Posted by Silke on Apr 23, 2011 in
Easter Scavenger Hunt 2011,
Our Members Did you know…
The End Is Nigh!!
One more day to go until the Grand Prize Draw!
Did you get them all? Played Egg n' Ketchup?
Here's crossing fingers for everyone!
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*uncrosses fingers*
Now look what you made me do! It's bloody impossible to type with your fingers crossed!
Well… riddle me this…
Day 23 Questions:
(Rules are here.)
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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Posted by Silke on Apr 20, 2011 in
Easter Scavenger Hunt 2011,
Our Members Day 20 Question:
How many books has Jennifer read toward her 60 book 2011 goal so far? (answer on her blog)
(Rules are here.)
Did you know…
The first book published is thought to be the Epic of Gilgamesh, written at about 3000 BC in cuneiform, an alphabet based on symbols.
And you thought Latin was bad.
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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Posted by Silke on Apr 10, 2011 in
Easter Scavenger Hunt 2011,
Our Members Did you know…
Perhaps the most uninteresting book ever written is the calculation of pi to two million places, in 800 pages. Just think of the TV special that could be made from this script.
Uninteresting – unless you're a mathematician, I guess. Of course, show me numbers, and my eyes glaze over. 
Day 10 Question:
What is the hero's name in her recent Avalon book GEORGIE ON HIS MIND?
(Rules are here.)
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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Did you know…
The first published book ever written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain used a Remington in 1875.
I used to write on a mechanical typewriter. It was a big, clunky thing, where you lifted the carriage by pressing shift with your little finger.
Ow. Now I have RSI.
I love my computer.
Not won anything yet? I promise not to send my old typewriter!
Plenty more sharks among the guppies! Err. Fish. Sea. Yeah. Something like that.
Day 4 Question:
(Rules are here.)
**all entries on today's question and Jennifer's future questions will be entered in a drawing to win an Ebook copy of her book,
THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME. Good luck!!
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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Posted by Jennifer on Feb 14, 2011 in
Bragging Rights 
Just when I thought 2011 couldn't get any better, I get a great email this morning.
My Avalon Books romance, GEORGIE ON HIS MIND is one of the CataNetwork Single Titles 2010 Reviewers’ Choice Award Winners!!
So excited and so thankful!!
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!!
Jennifer fancies herself a more prolific writer than she really is and has an unnatural tendency to use words like "fancies" and "prolific" when describing herself. Please feel free to check out her ebook, The Role of a Lifetime from Samhain Publishing and her recent Avalon romance Georgie on His Mind--where she promises she didn't use either of those words in her stories.
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Posted by Jennifer on Feb 9, 2011 in
Challenges,
Goals,
Writing 
HI, all! Jennifer here!
Well, I'm happy to report that I'm doing great on my Book in 3 Month Challenge! Granted I had a wee bit of a head start, but so far I have a good chunk of my manuscript written–35% to be exact.
You might not know it, but I'm remaining calm and collected about this. Thus, the "logical and calm" word count meter below.
Checking in with my critique partners and posting our daily word total has really kept me from slacking. (Somewhat, anyway) I find when I'm writing, it helps to take small breaks every 30 or 40 minutes, where I quickly check Twitter or email, throw a load of laundry on, or make myself a cup of tea.
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As far as P90x goes, I can't believe this is week FIVE already. I am definitely noticing a difference in what I can do now from when I first started (which wasn't much) LOL
The Yoga X was my most dreaded routine. Not because it took up an HOUR AND A HALF of my time but because I found it the most impossible, ridiculous exercise routine on the workout plan. And now I can say that after all this time…
I finally did a session on Saturday and actually enjoyed it. I know. Weirdo-rama. But I bought a yoga block on Amazon and that really helped a lot with some of the moves.
Just like in my writing, where I'm checking in and comparing goals, I'm checking in with my hubby on the P90x plan as well. It really helps to have someone doing it with you because whenever I'm tempted to just skip a day, I have him giving me a look and guilting me into doing it. (The hubby is much more goal oriented than I am) So I'm grateful to have someone else suffering with me. LOL
Accountability. That's the key word that's really really me reach my goals this year. And so far, so good.
Do you need that extra "push" like I do? How do you reach your goals?
Jennifer fancies herself a more prolific writer than she really is and has an unnatural tendency to use words like "fancies" and "prolific" when describing herself. Please feel free to check out her ebook, The Role of a Lifetime from Samhain Publishing and her recent Avalon romance Georgie on His Mind--where she promises she didn't use either of those words in her stories.
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Article in Oceanic Gazette, Page 24
Article in Oceanic Gazette, Page 25
This article appeared in the Oceanic Gazette April 22nd 2009.
Congratulations, Jennifer!
We’re proud of you!
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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