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Written by Jess Hartley
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Saturday, 28 January 2012 09:28 |
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 Valentine's Day is just around the corner. About 1 minute after midnight on the morning of December 26th, stores started replacing snowflakes and trees with hearts and ribbons, and (at least according to Hallmark) our national motto shifted from "Seasons Greetings" to "Love Me Tender." Green and red were replaced by various shades of pink, and (with the exception of classroom valentines) the gift-giving focus shifted from toys and treats to chocolates, diamonds and lingerie.
Love is, as they say, in the air.
As a writer and reader of paranormal romance, I'm all for lust and love (especially when combined with magic, murder and mayhem).
But since we're in the throes of heart-focused season, I'd like to take a moment to talk to you about my own recent affairs of the heart, which were both physical, emotional, and very, very scary.
I hope you'll take the time to read this all, because it really could be a matter of life or death, for you or someone you love.
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In Which We Put Out The Call |
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Written by Jess Hartley
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 13:38 |
I am putting out an all-call for pool of fiction beta readers. I've got a project that has been polished and repolished for so long that I really need some new eyes on it, and my core betas have all read it at least once.
Qualifications should include ravenous reading habits, an interest in fantasy/paranormal genres, time to both read and respond on a timely basis (days, not months), discretion, communication, and an ability to know what your own skills are as a beta (editorial? plot critique? general readership? "I just like to read" is fine, but tell me that up front.)
Drop me a line here with your interest/experience/qualifications, and I'll grab the folks who seem to mesh best with what I need at the time.
Thanks to all who consider volunteering. |
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In Which We Get Back On Track |
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Written by Jess Hartley
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 19:20 |
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This has been a heck of a year.
Starting in about the Spring of 2010, we've either been preparing our house in Arizona to go on the market, preparing The Viking for his move out here to Oregon, dealing with a bi-located household, getting The Valkyrie and I moved up to Oregon, juggling getting her set up in school, dealing with various health issues, spending the summer nursing her through her broken knee, shopping for a real house here, getting her back going into school, or finally moving into a real house here and preparing for the holidays.
It's been... chaotic to say the least.
That's not to say I haven't been writing. I have worked on a lot of projects. I've blogged, and done some One Geek To Another posts. I've mentored other writers, attended a few cons as a guest, and given some interviews about my career.
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