Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Melanie Chronicles is live on amazon.com now!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

So now it’s official: the print version of The Melanie Chronicles is live on Amazon. You can find it here and it’s only $3.99 + shipping. A few people asked me why I was doing a print version when it’s already available as … Continue reading →

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Another Update: POD Version of the Melanie Chronicles Live in 5-7 Days

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

So it’s official: I checked the digital proof after submitting a new file with adjust margins and corrected italicization. I debated ordering yet another print proof but then I downloaded the PDF proof, printed it out and measured everything up. … Continue reading →

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Crack the writing whip!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Thanks to J.L. Gentry, a sci-fi/techno writer I follow on Twitter, I found out about #WIP500–it’s like Nanowrimo but it lasts all year. Go to Definitely Literate/#WIP500,  commit to write 500 words per day on your work-in-progress and then update … Continue reading →

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I’ve been nominated for the Kreativ Blogger Award

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

I am so excited! I was nominated for the Kreative Blogger Award by a fellow blogger, Kimberly Sullivan at kimberlysullivan.wordpress.com. If you haven’t checked out her blog, you should. Like me, she writes about reading, writing and traveling. We also share … Continue reading →

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The latest print proof has arrived!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Last night I came home exhausted from an intense day at the office and all I could think about was the fish casserole I was going to eat for dinner. Then I opened my mailbox and found a slim cardboard … Continue reading →

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Flex your writing muscle in Greece in August

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

A fellow writer asked me if I could help spread the word about a writer’s retreat (the Homeric Writers’ Retreat) that I think would be of interest to my expat readers who are in Europe since the airfare wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Get thee to these blogs

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

I am always on the lookout for new blogs–as if I didn’t read enough already! Usually I find them by chance, occasionally I find them via Twitter, Google+ or Facebook. Yesterday, I found three new blogs via Twitter: http://www.2girlsonabench.com/ http://christinenolfibooks.blogspot.se/ … Continue reading →

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I have an author page

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Just a quickie: since I am now self-publishing, I figured I needed an author page. I have 2–one on Facebook and one on Amazon. Soon, I will have an ebookstore on CreateSpace (will let you know when it will be … Continue reading →

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What I actually read for Easter–The Jane Austen Marriage Manual

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

This weekend, I ended up reading a completely different book than I’d planned. I finished reading The Somnambulist before heading to my in-laws. While going through my stack of books I stumbled upon one I’d picked up in Heathrow on … Continue reading →

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Long weekend for Easter! What are you reading…?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Since Easter is probably one of the most boring holidays in Sweden–everything is closed–and I am not particularly religious so I don’t go to church–I need plenty of books to keep me busy. Otherwise, I would drive my husband and … Continue reading →

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