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Jan 22

What to Wear

Oh, the bliss of creation. Every word is a freshwater pearl–a bit lumpy but gorgeous because it comes from my clammy little brain. Oh, the agony of revision. My words aren’t pearls. They’re lumps of coal that need the pressure of revision to transform them into crummy diamonds worthy of a cheap tennis bracelet. That sounds jaded. It isn’t meant to. Well, maybe it is meant to sound jaded. If you’re not a tad jaded, you’ve been hiding your pearls under the mattress. Certainly, there are rare miracles of talent whose first works are perfect, cultivated pearls from the get-go. [...]

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Jan 21

Beach Baby, Beach

As a child, weekends and summer vacations meant packing up and heading to the beach. Sometimes we were quite a crowd with aunts, uncles, cousins and early on, even grandparents. Bonfires were built with leftover construction lumber. As the sun sank into the sea, we’d roast hotdogs and marshmallows and never complained about the crunch of the sand that got blown into our food. When I reached that golden age of sixteen and got my drivers license, I didn’t wait for weekends to head to the coast. I’d hop in my Mustang, where I kept my swimsuit, a towel and [...]

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Jan 20

The Importance of Writing

I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember. In elementary school the tales caged in my pre-pubescent brain were set free in the form of stick figure artwork scribbled with a rainbow of Crayolas. In my first romance, mom and dad took center stage, holding each other’s stick figure hands in front of a stick figure house. I included my stick figure brother, sister and even our stick figure cat. The art work told the tale of a loving family and their happy home without actually using any words at all. As a teen I replaced crayons [...]

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Jan 19

The Biggest Loser…not me!

I have to admit, I’m not much of a reality television fan. In fact, I abhor the whole idea of following people around, watching their every move, listening to inane dialogue about the “reality” of their lives. Pul-eze. But last week the only opportunity for quality time with my teenage daughter was to sit and watch television with her. Jennifer is a reality television aficionado. Among other important facts, she knows the name of, and can recognize, each of John and Kate’s eight, threatens to turn me in to the fashion police on What Not to Wear, and was devastated [...]

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Jan 17

Winner!!!!

WINNERS, WINNERS, WINNERS! Congratulations to Connie who won Cup of Comfort for Sisters! Congratulations also to Saundra Goodman who won Grave Secrets! Ladies, please contact me with your snail mail address at dlkaufman@bellsouth.net and put “Blog winner” in your subject line. Any prizes not claimed by this coming Wednesday will be reawarded.

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Jan 16

Kelly L. Stone – Guest Chef Interview

Kelly L. Stone is a multi-published author whose credits include works in several anthologies, articles in magazines, and two books with a third not yet released. Kelly’s book, A Time to Write, was recently nominated for two prestigious awards: The American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Book of 2008 Award, and the Georgia Writer’s Association Author of the Year Award. Additionally, her fiction release, Grave Secrets, was given three stars by the Romantic Times Book Reviews. Georgia Romance Writers is proud to have Kelly as one of our own. For more about Kelly and her writing, please visit her [...]

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Jan 15

In the Beginning. . .

They say Margaret Mitchell wrote the last chapter of Gone with the Wind first and wrote the first chapter last. Romance writers do that all the time; you have to see the happy couple together before you can figure out how to get them there. Starting a story may be the most difficult part because you have to engage the reader immediately without tipping your hand too early. In the spirit of today’s theme of sharing works in progress, I’m going to share the first part of a women’s fiction novel I’m revising. This is the story of Persephone who [...]

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YOU'RE INVITED to join in our 3rd Anniversary Celebration and see what's cooking during our blogging party Jan. 1 - Jan. 31. The Petit Fours and Hot Tamales are thankful for our loyal followers and wish to continue rewarding them and new readers with a month of prizes!

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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales' Blog Bounty offerings did well during Brenda Novak's 2010 and 2011 Online Auctions to benefit Diabetes Research. Some lucky bidders won great prizes and we won an award in 2010 and 2011

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Guest Chefs

for previous Guest Chefs, visit our Guest Chefs page.

Jan 25 - Judy Hubbard
Jan 26 - Stephanie Bond
Feb 1 - Barbara White Daille
Feb 8 - Alicia McCalla
Feb 15 - Connie Cox
Feb 22 - Marilyn Baron
Feb 29 - Cynthia D'Alba
Mar 07 - Writing Contest - TBA
Mar 08 - Kristina McMorris
Mar 14 - Writing Contest
Mar 21 - Writing Contest
Mar 28 - Writing Contest
Apr 04 - Brenna Lauren
Apr 11 - Christie Craig
Apr 18 - Mary Marvella

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Wednesday - Guest Chefs (bloggers)

Saturday - Reviews - What we're reading, viewing, etc.
The books we review on this site, unless otherwise noted, are our own personal copies. The Petit Fours and Hot Tamales blog members do not accept payment in exchange for a review or mention.

Review Rating System:

PETIT FOURS = Quality/Enjoyment
3 – I enjoyed it
4 – I really, really liked it
5 – LOVED it, couldn’t put it down

HOT TAMALES = Heat Rating
1 – Sweet/no love scenes
2 – Sensual
3 – Spicy
4 – Hot!
5 – Inferno!

Sunday - Travel With Us - Get the scoop on far flung areas of the globe as well as our own USA.

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Congratulations and thanks for participating on Petit Fours and Hot Tamales!

Jan 30 - Julee won her choice of ebook or tree book of Leslie Tentler’s newest release, Edge of Midnight, donated by Pamela Mason.

Jan 29 - Judi Phillips' electronic version of Night of Turmoil goes to Mary Preston

Jan 27 - Susan Carlisle's basket of books written by Georgia authors including her Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband? goes to Linda Henderson

Jan 25 - Winners of autographed copies of Judy L. Hubbard's These Arms of Mine are Christine Warner & Carol Burnside

Jan 24 - Laura Russell wins a $10.00 Starbucks gift card from Darcy

Jan 22 - Winner of a fancy Moroccan bookmark is Blythe Gifford

Jan 20 - Winner of an autographed copy of Allison Brennan’s Fatal Secrets, donated by Lindy is Mary Preston

Jan 19 - Dorree Anderson won a $10 GC to Starbucks from Maxine!

Jan 18 - Winner of an autographed copy of Tawny Weber's latest story, SEX, LIES AND MIDNIGHT is Chris S

Jan 17 - Elishera CN is Sandy's 1st winner: A gift card for Amazon OR Barnes & Noble for $5.oo PLUS a gift card for Starbucks for $5.00 PLUS a coupon for a download of one of her e-books (your choice which one)

Linda Hendersonis Sandy's 2nd winner: A gift card for Starbucks for $5.00 PLUS a coupon for a download of one of here-books (your choice which one).

Jan 16 - The winner of Sally's $10 Amazon credit goes to Jenn H

Jan 15 - The winner of the Moroccan bookmark is StacieD

Jan 13 - Sheila Anderson won an autographed copy of Suzanne Brockmann’s “Kiss and Tell” from Pam!

Jan 12 - Janel wins a signed copy of Debbie's first book, THE DOCTOR’S MISSION and a $10.00 Starbucks card.

Jan 11 - A print copy of Susan Carlisle's Heart Surgeon, Hero…Husband?goes to Michele Stefanides

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