Fashion Friday: Olympic Fashion

by Julia London

I just love the Olympics for so many reasons.  I have discovered some new sports that I didn’t know I liked, like moguls and snowboarding.  I have all my old faves, like figure skating and speed skating and downhill skiing.  I’ve been fascinated by the uniforms or outfits, whatever you call them for these sports.  [...]

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Writer’s Corner: Battling Distractions

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Why is it so hard sometimes? To sit down and just write? One page. One sentence! My kids are both on school vacation. I have the son home from college and the daughter on high school break. Still, they sleep practically all day and they’re old enough to amuse themselves. So why am I behind [...]

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Whiney Wednesday: Enough Already!

by Kathleen O'Reilly

I love Whiney Wednesday, the excuse to whine about whatever I want, all sanctified by the whine sisters, but lately, I’ve noticed a preponderance of whine, on the news (DEBT!  UNEMPLOYMENT!  GREECE WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF US ALL!, in the papers (NEWSPAPERS ARE DYING!  PLEASE READ US!), from my family (MOM!  WHERE’S MY JEANS!), [...]

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Good Buys/Good Books: Gone With The Wind

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I recently finished reading Gone With The Wind (following a viewing with my husband for the umpty-millionth time), and I have to say I am truly blown away by this book (haha – “blown” – get it?). (And, yes, by the movie, too, though this is Good BOOK Tuesday…).
One of the things I find [...]

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Pop Culture Monday: Lost in Austen

by Dee Davis

My daughter is doing a paper on Jane Austen.  And in the process we’ve been rereading and revisiting the books and various movie versions of four of Austen’s six books.  Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and Emma.  I can’t tell you how hard it was for me to read, watch, discuss and even [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

From the Whine Sisters to all of you. Thank you for popping in, for sharing your thoughts with us, and for coming back again and again. xoxo

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Question of the Week: Classic Kath- Really?

by Sherri Browning Erwin

(As written and published by Kathleen Givens on 8/22/09)
Well, yet another Jane Austen spinoff has arrived – Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Huh? But yes, reader, it’s a real book. And a real phenomenon. Amazing. And there’s another new one: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim.
Zombies, Sea Monsters. [...]

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FASHION FRIDAY: LOVES AND PEEVES

by Jacquie D'Alessandro

Every Sunday a small column runs in the Atlanta newspaper featuring the style of a local resident.  They list their best find, favorite stores, favorite outfit, and their fashion pet peeves, so I thought it might be fun to do the same with the Whiners.
My best find: my alligator purse, who I named Allie.  Here [...]

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The Worst Part of Writing: Tax Preparation

by Julia London

Not that I begrudge the United States of America my fair share, but tax preparation is not only the worst part of writing, but my own personal hell.  When I mentioned to some writer friends I was working on taxes, two of them yelled at me to shut up, so I don’t think I am [...]

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Whiny Wednesday: Ten Things I Hate About Winter

by Sherri Browning Erwin

1. SNOW! After the first snowstorm of the year, which frosts the world and makes everything lovely, I pretty much get over it and just want it to go the &#$@ away.
2. Frigid Temps. So cold it bites into my skin and chafes my flesh? No thanks.
3. Slightly Cold Temps. Let’s face it, I’m not [...]

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Scanning the World for Deals: I need The Help…

by Kathleen O'Reilly

I’ve been keeping an eye out for all the fun promotions and freebies that were happening last year, but marketing America seems to have closed it’s pocketbook, put a sign in the window, and taken a long, extended lunch hour (probably after the brain-exercise that is Super Bowl ads).  So, I’m here to say, there’s [...]

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The Internet has Destroyed my Pop Culture IQ

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

So, you’d think that the Internet–with all it’s connectivity and info at your fingertips yada yada yada–would have made me more pop culture aware.
It hasn’t.
Now, granted, I’ve never been the most pop culturally aware gal on the planet. I don’t think I’ve ever watched the Grammy’s (the Oscars are a different story–I [...]

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Super Bonus Question of the Week

by Sherri Browning Erwin

A) Colts!
B) Saints!
C ) Who cares? I’m just watching the commercials.
D) I’ll be curled up with a good book. Tell me when it’s over.

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Question of the Week: Which Realty Show is Your Secret Dream?

by Dee Davis

Okay, we’ve all admitted which reality shows are our secret pleasure.  And we talked about how often we tune in and/or tune out.  But what we haven’t admitted is which one we secretly wish we were starring in.
Me, I’ll confess.  I’d kill to have been young enough to have tried out for American Idol.  I have [...]

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Fashion Friday: Classic Kath and Red Dresses

by Sherri Browning Erwin

I want to thank you all for the cards, letters, and emails offering your condolences and support at this really difficult time for me, and for all of us. It’s wonderful to be part of the romance community, the writing community, and the Whine network. Your friendship means so much to us, and you’ve all [...]

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Writers’ Corner Thursday: Wanna Win $1000 and see your name in print?

by Jacquie D'Alessandro

In today’s writers’ corner I want to tell you about something that probably falls under the category of Blatant Self-Promotion, but since the prize is $1000, I’m hoping you’ll forgive me.  In September 2008, I was fortunate enough to be a part of a Regency-era anthology with Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, and Candice Hern, entitled [...]

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Whiny Wednesday: Charity Muggers and Other Callers

by Julia London

I totally ripped that term off from this picture, but it is my sentiment this Whiny Wednesday.  Have you ever given to a charity, only to be harrassed by them for months afterwards, looking for more?  It is my pet peeve. 
I should state for the record that I am not a big phone person.  [...]

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Good Buys Tuesday: Grammy Fashion

by Sherri Browning Erwin

You don’t have to spend a lot to dress like a superstar. Just ask Lady Gaga:
Some wire, netting, a little glitter, maybe an old hula hoop in there somewhere, and voila- Grammy Style! I think I had those shoes when I was a kid, or at least they remind me of the tin cans stilts [...]

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Pop-Pourri Monday: Dream Date Barbie

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Today’s post is pop-pourri of items which have steamed their way into my consciousness, much like the sweltering days of August when the smell of smoldering tar and asphalt meet my nostrils and make me slightly nauseous.
First of all, yesterday’s NY Post had a section on female celebrities who are renting themselves out to foreign [...]

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Question of the Day-What the heck is this???

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I have a tendency to not only work late, but to also scribble notes to myself that end up scattered around my desk. Usually, they’re about the work-in-progress, especially if I’m in revisions. I’ll have a gazillion Post-its about Things To Do as I’m revising, and I know when revisions are complete when [...]

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Fashion Friday: Everything Old is New Again

by Dee Davis

 

When circular skirts came back in fashion in the mid-seventies, I remember my mom refusing to wear them.  Stating emphatically that “she’d been there, done that.”  I didn’t understand at the time but now that we’re seeing they wedges and gypsy clothing of the seventies again, I’m starting to get it.   Fashion may swing around [...]

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