A lyrics intervention–Train does it again

Long time blog readers know that I started the Enrique Awards–an award for songs with bad pickup lines. (To see the five contending songs for last years award, you can follow this link: http://janette-rallison.blogspot.com/2011/04/vote-for-worst-song-pick-up-lines_26.html This year, Train won hands down (or…

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Writing—it’s sort of like budgeting

Time and money never add up like I think they should. I’m always amazed at the amount of money my family spends. It seems like we should have lots of moeny left over at the end of the month, and yet we…

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The truth about revisions

The problem with writing a story is that for the author, the story doesn’t occur on the page. It occurs in the author’s head.  And the story is always good there. I’ve got some awesome scenes in my mind. I…

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Which cover do you like best?

I know I said I was going to do another–what the kids were doing while I revised blog–but then I got these lovely cover proofs from Earthly Charms for the ebook cover of Masquerade–which I’m in the process of rewriting…

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The art of mothering during revisions part one

When I say there’s an art to mothering during revisions, the art I’m talking about is the equivalent of those modern art statues you see which resemble tangled coat hangers, or giant erasers, or someone’s pile of  recyclable milk cartons. You know…

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Erasing Time

In this high-action and romantic futuristic adventure, there is no escape from the future for two contemporary girls pulled out of their own time. When twins Sheridan and Taylor wake up 400 years in the future, they find a changed…

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bad gifts blog

for the creepy looking t-shirts: The Mountain creates ridiculously lifelike animal and creature face tees. Just like the real thing, these shirts will stop animal lovers in their tracks and turn your closet into a kitty wonderland or dog park.…

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Erasing Time book launch and Book Trailer

Hey Reading Aficionados,My new release, Erasing Time comes out August 28th!  You can buy it any of your finer bookstores. (If your local one doesn’t carry it, tell them they won’t qualify as a finer bookstore until they order it,…

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