http://scorchedsheets.com It's a Pleasure to Burn... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you may have gathered from previous posts, Trusting Destiny involved a good bit of research about the Bible (not so much content as the physical books and printing history of the Bible). I shared before some of the interesting facts specific to the Gutenberg Bible, but I thought I'd share ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/03/thirteen-interesting-bible-facts/ This week I thought I might share another of my side interests. Its an interest, not a hobby or a passion, just an interest. I like art - a lot. I appreciate it. But I'm not, by any means, expert. A couple of art history courses, you know. And absolutely ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/03/thirteen-of-my-favorite-paintings/ Yesterday I blogged over at  Chicks n Scratching about Baryshnikov and Nureyev (and, btw, the second link for Nureyev - definitely, absolutely NSFW). It got me thinking about dance sequences I enjoy, and so I thought I'd share with you.  These cover a wide array of musical and dance styles ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/thirteen-dances-to-enjoy/ The Friday before Valentine's Day, I received a gift. A wonderful, lovely gift. Alyssa Day sent me an ARC (Advanced Reader's Copy) of Atlantis Redeemed (available 3/2/10). I'm surprised everyone in the country didn't hear me squee. So now I am going to tell you about my lovely gift. Because you ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/atlantis-redeemed-by-alyssa-day-or-omg-an-arc/ Aside from the fact that the name of it sets my teeth on edge and implies all kinds of nasty sexist stereotypes, I admire the idea behind Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (that's today, btw). It's also Battery Day ('cause it's Volta's birthday, see?). Now, really, I have to say ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/battery-day-introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-day/ Once a month, a bunch of authors get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don't have to be published to participate–just an writer with an excerpt you'd like to share. For more info on how to participate, head over to ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/excerpt-monday-twice-as-high-again/ Welcome to the Be My Valentine Blog hop blog tour - you should be following along using the tour bus here. If you are just tuning in, feel free to join in here.  We'll be hopping until noon Sunday, so take your time, check out my books page (and free ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/be-my-valentine-tour-and-chat/ An excerpt of 13 lines from Trusting Destiny, available now from Freya's Bower. (Though, technically, there are 14 - but since a couple of sentences are single words, I'm pretending.) I hope you like this little snip. She snuggled into the seat of his hybrid SUV, enjoying the heat blasting from ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/thirteen-lines-from-trusting-destiny/ Woohoo! It's release day for Trusting Destiny, and I hope you will join me in my excitement. I've given you snippets and excerpts and whatnot for this one, and now I'm going to give one away. How do you win? Comment. That's it. I'll have my random number selector (the 5 ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/trusting-destiny-release-day/ Trusting Destiny releases February 9. The history of the Gutenberg figures in the story - along with a stone that might - or might not - be from the Breastplate of Aaron. I thought I might give you a little taste of my research, so here are 13 facts about the ... http://scorchedsheets.com/2010/02/thirteen-interesting-facts-about-the-gutenberg-bible/