Express Yourself - Books and films for comfort

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The Express Yourself meme is a weekly jaunt brought to you by Dani at Entertaining Interests and Jackie at Bouquet of Books. At the beginning of the month the girls will post a gadget with a list of topics, something different for each week. Make sure to head on over to either of these blogs to check out the details more fully and see who else is taking part.
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This weeks topic of conversation: What is your comfort book/movie?

 

 

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I think my comfort books are probably my Harry Potter books. They are the books that I have read the most times, and I love to read them in the build up to Christmas. There's just something about them that adds a little bit extra to the festivities for me. 

 

 

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My comfort movies are definitely the Back to the Future films. I've seen them so many times I've lost count, and I could probably do them line for line as well, but  I still love them and watch them whenever they are on the television. The third one is my overall favourite, you can't beat a good ole Western showdown!

 

 

 

 

 

What do you like to read or watch for comfort?

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Announcing the Kinetic blog tour!

Last month I was pleased to be involved with the cover reveal for one of my blogger buddies, S K Anthony.

The cover for her book, Kinetic, is amazing and it's due to be released next month.

To accompany this release there will be a blog tour from 16th-28th September, so you'll be seeing plenty of her and her book around the blogosphere.

I'm thrilled to be able to say I will be one of the stops on the tour, so keep your eyes out for that and all the other fun stuff she's got going on!

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Title: Kinetic

Genre: NA Urban Fantasy

Release Date: September 2013

Cover Design: Mae I Design & Photography

Being strong is one thing. Being an unlimited source of power is quite another.

Genetically altered by the Organization, Annie Fox takes down criminals CIA-style with her luminary strength. With nothing to mend but her broken heart, she is relentlessly pursued by her boss Derek Lake. Just when Annie is about to give him a chance, her ex-husband unexpectedly comes out of hiding.

A wanted man, Nick Logan is a cold-hearted murderer who is considered enemy number one, and orders are clear: kill on contact. He is more powerful than ever and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear. His plan? Get his hands on Annie and use her Kinetic energy to destroy them all. When Annie finds herself with an opportunity to end him, she pauses, horrified by the scars covering the face she once loved. A split second that will cost her everything…

About the author:

 

S. K. Anthony is a writer, a reader and a make-stuff-up-er who lives in New York with her husband and toddler twins. She is a wine connoisseur, which just really means she knows she loves it, and a caffeine addict. When she isn’t busy with her family she finds herself being transported into the world of imagination. Well, either that or running away from spiders…she is convinced they are out to get her!

Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18072566-kinetic

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/S-Katherine-Anthony/403554526400225

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SKathAnthony

Website:

http://www.skanthony.com

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Get ready for the Confessions blogfest!

I know what you're thinking, 'what? another blogfest?!' 

And you'd be right! There are plenty of 'fests going on in the next couple of months and another one I've decided to take part in is the Confessions blogfest.

 

It's being run by those lovely gals responsible for the Express Yourself meme, Dani at Entertaining Interests and Jackie at Bouquet of Books.

On 30th August their asking folks to reveal their not-so-dark confessions to their bloggy buddies, and then check out the linky list to see what other people are confessing to.

To get more information and to add yourself to the linky list head over to one or other of the hosts above.

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It's Friday, yeah yeah!

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This post is part of the 'Celebrate the Small Things' blog hop hosted by VikLit, and is for celebrating even the smallest of victories during the week. Head on over to her blog to check out more people taking part in this hop, and to sign up yourself too.

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This week I'm celebrating:

• Spending some quality time with my daughter in the summer holidays. We've been to my parents caravan at the coast and she really has worn me out. It's been good fun though, and I wouldn't exchange it for anything.

• Submitting my first story for a competition! I don't have much hope for it I must admit, it was a bit of a rush job, but I've jumped that hurdle of finally sending something off. Onwards and upwards now!

• Just feeling relaxed. It's been a long time since I felt this chilled out, and I'm hoping it's going to last. I'm coming to realise what's most important to me, and what I want to do with my life. That's a pretty good feeling.

How about you guys, what are you celebrating this week?

Whatever it is, enjoy your weekend!

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What's Up Wednesday - 14th Aug

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What's Up Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Erin L Funk and Jaime Morrow . It's a brilliant way to tell the bloggy world what you're up to, in both reading and writing and anything else that's going on for you.

It's broken down into four headings:

                    1. What I'm reading
                    2. What I'm writing
                    3. What else I've been up to
                    4. What inspires me right now
 

What are you waiting for? Head on over to join in!
                                              

                  

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What I'm reading:

You guessed it -

 

 

On page 401 now!

What I'm writing:

Ready, Set, Write! goals, week 8:

1. Edit and submit short story for August competition.

Eek! It's gone, submitted today. I went through the usual doubts about whether it's any good or if anyone will like it. In the end I thought 'what the hey' I won't know until it goes. If nothing else it's given me an experience of actually submitting something. It feels good, you know, I might do it more often.

 
     2.  Keep going with planning the novel idea that has forced itself upon me this week.

 

This has been plodding along whenever I've had a spare half an hour. At the moment I'm writing a very rough outline of all my ideas in a little notebook, before making a start on a more focused scene-by-scene plot outline.

 
      3.  Write and post something for the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop.

 

Yeah, back on track with the blog hop this week. You can check it out here.

 

 

 

 

 

Goals for week 9:

1. Write a 1000 word story for the theme of Vacation for new bloghop Write...Edit...Publish.
2. Do character profiles for at least two out of the three main characters on new WIP.
3. Write and post something for the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop.

 

What else I've been up to:

I've become very aware of all the books in a growing stack waiting to be read, as well as all the ones on my Kindle and on my Goodreads TBR list. I'm in the process of putting together a comprehensive list of them all so I know what I'm up against with what's pending. I need to concentrate on knocking things off this list before adding anymore to it.

 

What inspires me right now:

Actually getting something submitted to a competition has been a real boost for me. It doesn't matter if it's useless and doesn't get anywhere, at least I know it will get read and judged. It's a nice feeling to have something completed and submitted, one that I could get used to.

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

 

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Novel Films II Blogfest - not to be missed!

Yet another cool blogfest coming up in September is the Novel Films II blogfest. This 'fest comes from Madeleine Sara at Scribble and Edit to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of her blog.

This is a three day event from 2nd-4th September, with something different on each day. If you want to join in then you can do one, two or all of the days, it's entirely up to you!

Here are the details (as taken from the Scribble and Edit blog):

As usual, make sure you head over to the host to sign up if you fancy it, and remember to put up your posts on the correct days. 

Then make sure to check out who else is taking part, this is a blogfest after all!

So do you fancy it? Go on, give it a go! It'll be fun!

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Coming soon - More Than Just a Kiss Blogfest!

Put the date in your diaries everyone, it's time for another blogfest!

This one has been put together by the ever awesome Christine Rains and her partner in crime Cecilia Robert.

 

“A kiss, when all is said, what is it? 'Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear.” ~ Edmond Rostand 

From 9th -15th September you are invited to post one of your very own kissing scenes. Be it saucy, sexy, racy or sensual, we want to see what you can come up with.

And there are prizes on offer too! Each scene will be judged by some brilliant romance writers and their favourites can win a critique of their work, as well as a chance to win some awesome books from the judges themselves.

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The rules are simple:

1. Sign up on the linky list and post the badge on your blog.

2. On one of the days of the week of September 9th, post a kissing scene on your blog. It can be either fiction or non-fiction.

3. Please do not exceed 250 words.

4. This is a blogfest, so visit the other participants and have fun!

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I've had my first stab at something for this 'fest already but it came in at just over 400 words. This is going to be tricker than I first thought. It'll certainly be fun though, and a challenge to keep the word count tight.

If you want to have a go head over to one of the hosts to find out all the details in full, and don't forget to sign up and check out who else is there too! 

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