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Julie Kenner

Kathleen, Kathleen…you done me wrong

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

Winter is coming, she said. And at the same time she also said: Last night we watched the final episode of Season 1, and it was awesome. There were no “Who Shot JR” sort of cheap cliff-hangers that abound in television today. Instead, for Season 2 (starting on April 1st on HBO), we get the [...]

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One Giant Snowball

by Julia London

I know you guys have heard me complain about the half wall between my kitchen and living area that I despise.  It doesn’t serve any purpose but to block the sight of people in the living room, and to block the sight of people in the kitchen.  Tell me how ridiculous this is: So I [...]

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The Demon You Know

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

When daughter Allie finds herself knee-deep in demons, Demon Hunter Kate Connor must come to the rescue in this first short story featuring not only Kate, but fourteen year old Allie, too! (This story was originally published in Those Who Hunt Monsters, published by Edge Books in 2011) Nook Kindle Coming soon to other retailers [...]

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The End

by Dee Davis
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There is such an amazing feeling finishing a book.   It’s mostly elation.  The uncontained joy of realizing that yes, there truly was a beginning, a middle and an end to the story.   (Somewhere in the middle of every book, I start to believe that there isn’t,  just ask JK or KO.)  But there’s also an [...]

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I Need A Magic Mommy Wand

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I’m annoyed at some neighborhood boys, and at myself for not knowing how to handle the moment in the moment (it’s really too late now and, to be honest, I wasn’t around “in the moment” but heard about it later). But I fear that this won’t be the last time… Sigh. It sucks being Mom [...]

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Skype and Facetime…I just don’t know

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I have a cool new MacBook Air, and in playing with it, I discovered FaceTime. Okay, full disclosure: actually, it doesn’t work…gripe, gripe…The one thing on my nice little computing device that isn’t functioning as advertised. But I do have it on my phone, and it works fine there. The thing is, I’m not sure [...]

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At the End of the Day, Overused Phrases Bug me

by Julia London
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There is something bugging me, and it’s the phrase, “At the end of the day.”   You hear it on TV, you hear it a LOT in presidential debates.  You hear it from friends, read it in papers and, if you’re like me, you say it.  At the end of the day, we are going to [...]

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What do I do with this big, open space?

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I love our new house, don’t get me wrong, but there are things that builders are doing nowadays that either baffle me or are aesthetically pleasing and yet practically annoying. Eight foot ceilings fall into that latter category. Have you ever tried to change a lightbulb while balancing on a flimsy Ikea bar stool? I [...]

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The Good News and Bad News about Spring Fashion

by Julia London
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I was at the hair salon the other day, flipping through US Weekly, and I came to the Who Wears it Best? page.  The two actress both had on a dress that was bright orange on top and bright pink on the bottom.  Interesting, I thought.  And then I read that color-blocking is the hot [...]

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Characters I Would (And Wouldn’t) Like to Be

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck
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Let’s talk action-gals, shall we? Because there was a point in my life, when I thought that being Buffy or Sydney Bristow (Alias is my current pm comfort watch) would be so dang cool. I mean, they’re smart (even though Buffy always says she isn’t), they look great in all sorts of clothes, and they [...]

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Real Men Don’t!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Real Men Don’t used to be a fairly regular feature of the Whine Sisters Blog in the early days. Every now and then, we would find examples of things Real Men Don’t do and share our thoughts. Real Men Don’t… cheat on their wives, for example. We would, of course, have a handy example in [...]

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Once Upon A Time In Austin

by Dee Davis

Okay so once upon a time, there were three writers who lived in Austin, Texas.   Two of those writers were already good friends and critique partners.   The third writer was new to the whole thing.  She’d only just finished her first novel, joined RWA and was beginning Agent Quest.  And while the whole journey was [...]

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At Last! Presenting Whiner of the Year 2010!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Some years, like last year, we give the award as an honor. 2009′s Whine Person of the Year was Ms. Kathleen Givens, beloved class act, grace personified. Also see previous winner Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Some years, like most years, we give the award in the snarky spirit of calling out true whiners or those [...]

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At Least I Don’t….

by Julia London

This is the crazy pre-Christmas rush days where everyone is racing around town trying to get it all taken care of.  Hubot and I are out and about today doing our Christmas shopping.  Yes, you read that right–we have managed to procrastinate until the last minute.  I would like to point out that this is [...]

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Whine Person of the Year 2010

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Who will it be? Every year, the Whine Sisters choose our own Whine Person of the Year. Sometimes it’s the whiniest person. Sometimes it’s the jerkiest. Sometimes it’s the best and most outstanding. Some years, we’re cheeky with our award, like the years we chose Tom Cruise, and Lynn Spears (Britney’s mom) as our Person [...]

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The Post-Holiday Blahs

by Julia London

I have them bad.  I have been a gone a full week in which I didn’t have to do anything but eat other people’s food, watch TV, and shop.  I had no responsibilities.  It was wonderful. Alas, I am home.  Today, I went to the grocery store because I left my larder empty.  I figured [...]

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Black Friday, Gray Friday, White Friday

by Julia London

Who are these nut jobs?  Who would get up before dawn the day after Thanksgiving and crowd in with these people to get in a store?  And speaking of crazy people, why does Target think this chick is such a great lure?  I think she needs medication and I don’t want to be in a [...]

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When Did I Become That Woman?

by Julia London

You know the one I am talking about — the old broad who won’t take gruff from anyone. I realized yesterday, when I had to wait more than a couple of minutes at Starbucks, that I had become her.  An old broad like Madonna.  It was confirmed today when my brother stopped by, and instead [...]

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The Extraordinary Kathleen Givens

by Sherri Browning Erwin

As most of you know, we lost our very dear friend and sister Kathleen Givens on January 1st this year. It was shocking, since she had been in apparent good health with no major concerns, and she’d been so looking forward to 2010. And of course it was very sad, because we love her. Everybody [...]

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Whine Sisters Shake Things Up

by Julia London

It’s been almost a year since we brought in some Champion Whiners and launched the New and Improved Whine Sisters. We really like our blog.  We like each other.  We like whining. Recently, we had a private online whine about our blog, because what’s the point of blogging if you’re happy with everything?  We said, [...]

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The Writing Life: Friends

by Sherri Browning Erwin

On the importance of networking and going to conferences. In 1999, I attended my first RWA conference and met lots of authors. It was incredible. Finally, after years of sitting alone at a computer (or typewriter, yes I am that old), slugging through manuscripts that were sure to be met with open arms by New [...]

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