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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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Whiner (Weiner) of the Year!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

And now what you have all been waiting for… our Whine Person of the Year 2011! But of course, we went for naughty over nice, due to popular demand. Presenting Whiner of the Year 2011, Anthony Weiner. Or, as you might know him: Oh, sorry. You mean you don’t want to see it? But he [...]

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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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The Gift-Giving Tradition

by Julia London
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When I was growing up, Santa generally delivered one great gift, an orange, and some underwear or socks.  Mom and Dad came through with some extra gifts, and we four kids were expected to get our parents and sibling small gifts, and enjoy it, by God.  Ha! Our take Christmas morning was not a big [...]

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Shoe Evolution!

by Julia London

Someone recently told me about the Stiletto Stampede, at which you do a 100 yard dash in stilettos.  I told this person that I could have done it many years ago.  I wore heels every day, and I would run to catch the yellow line into DC.   No one believes me now. But those days [...]

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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

by Julia London

There are a lot of well meaning people in the world who like to help others.  If I have a problem, I only have to post on Facebook and dozens will cheerfully answer my question, no matter how dumb.  My friends will also tell me things I need to know.  Their information is always invaluable [...]

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Spooky Romance

by Julia London

If you are familiar with the Mammoth Books of short story fiction (e.g.,Mammoth Book of Romance, Mammoth Book of Regency Romance, Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance), you know they a category for any sub-genre your heart desires.  The editor there had asked me several times to participate in one collection or another, but I never [...]

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Birthday Cake!

by Julia London

If you have been to a kid’s birthday cake lately, you have probably seen a themed cake with a lot of heavy, thick frosting.  The kids like that thick, creamy, nothing-but-sugar icing, and the adults like big slabs of cake.  Popular themes are fairies, princesses, Spongebob, and transformers. If you are like me, a square [...]

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Nosy Neighbors

by Julia London

I had my dog trained to run and walk off leash.  I didn’t do it myself, I had a professional do it, and the upshot is that Moose stays with me, he doesn’t bother other dogs, and he doesn’t bother people.  We have been doing this for eighteen months now.  I can count on one [...]

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My Mother’s Books

by Julia London

Like many of us here, I had a mother who was an avid reader and a library hound.  We went once or twice a week.  She also had an extensive set of books at home that filled several bookshelves.  Perusing her library was almost as much fun as going to the library. Recently, my mom [...]

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Guys and Dolls

by Julia London

Recently, a friend and  I were talking about my next historical series.  She made some off the cuff remark about having three guys do something or other.  I said, why guys?  She said, why not guys?  I said, why not dolls?  She said, why dolls?  Clearly, we were on opposite ends of the argument. I [...]

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My Favorite Vacation Spots

by Julia London

By the time you get around to reading this, I will be on my way to Taos.  You guys know I get up there once or twice a year.  I especially love going this time of year because our place is at 8500 feet…which means, cold nights, cool days.  I cannot WAIT to get out [...]

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Geography Lessons

by Julia London

I was listening to some talk show the other day, with a host from the northeast, and they said something about Texas being in the south.  This is the not the first time I have heard this–a lot of people from back east lump Texas in with the south.  I think Texas is in the [...]

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Rolling Out the Red Carpet

by Sherri Browning Erwin

When Julia London, Kathleen O’Reilly and I were in New York City for the Romance Writers of America conference, we attended the red carpet event for the Transformers 3 premiere. No big deal. Shia was there. Director Michael Bay. We even got up close and personal with Patrick Dempsey… Well, okay, from 25 stories up. [...]

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OOPS. Someone forgot

by Julia London

Guess who forgot it was their turn to blog?  Sorry guys.  Let’s turn this into a positive!  Let’s talk books:   1.  Tell us the last book you read 2. The best book you read in the last six months 3.  The next book on your TBR pile or you are currently reading   The [...]

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Getting Old…er.

by Julia London

I had dinner with a friend of mine. He had to read the menu to me because I couldn’t find my readers.  I told him that I squint all the time, and he nodded and said, “and you get headaches, right?” And I said “Yes!  I do!” He said, “And you see best when you [...]

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What’s Your Goal?

by Julia London

Most of you know that VB and I go way back.  Waaaaaaay back.  So far back that I can’t even utter the number aloud. We were best friends in high school.  We were in show choir (think Glee) and drama.  She had a green Datsun and I had a blue Volkswagon.  We did a lot [...]

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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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The Hard Part of Storytelling

by Julia London

Yesterday, I finished a manuscript for THE REVENGE OF LORD EBERLIN, which follows THE YEAR OF LIVING SCANDALOUSLY.  This book too me much longer to write than normal.  Not because it was so complex or deep in thought, but because my life intervened too often.  Inevitably, every time I came back to the manuscript, I [...]

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Turning Points

by Julia London

I was in Dallas last week speaking at the Dallas Area Romance Writer’s Conference (which is a great, small, conference by the way).  I talked about the stuff I do to keep myself sane in this batshit crazy business, and let me tell you, it’s an ongoing process.  Things are changing so quickly that you [...]

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Let the Sunshine In!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Yes, I am so ready for the sun! We’ve had some sunny days, and some melting. But we still have a little way to go. Exhibit A… Snow in my backyard, January 20 (ugh, top) and March 10 (bottom): No objects have been moved! All those things were there, under the snow. We still can’t [...]

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