http://cherylsterlingbooks.com Extraordinary romance set in alternate realities Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:26:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm here.  I'm writing.  I'm spending most of my time at www.writerslikeme.com.  You can also catch me at www.facebook.com/writerslikeme and www.twitter.com/writerslikeme  I blog once or twice a week and facebook almost every day. http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=130 [caption id="attachment_127" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Kindle loving Steve smiles at his purchase"][/caption] I have a Kindle.  It is smooth and sweet and I'm thinking of naming it Steve.  As in Guttenberg (2 "s").  As in Gutenberg (1 "s") Press and Gutenberg Project.  I love www.gutenberg.org, where all books are free and I ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=125 Today is "What if cats and dogs had opposable thumbs" Day.  Cool!  They could hold a pen or type.  My new kitty, Aunt Vicki, could pen the new Steven Kingish book, "Three Weeks with a Dead Woman."  Yes, her last owner died, and Aunt Vicki (formerly Sugarplum, blech!) survived for ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=123 I'm spending most of my blog time at www.writerslikeme.com, so I might not post as often here.  But you can catch me Mondays and Wednesdays at www.writerslikeme.com, commenting on the latest, the greatest, and just about anything else writing related.  Come join me! Cheryl http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=121 Looking back at 2009 As CNN and People look back every year at what happened and who died, I think it's just as important to review your own year.  What did you accomplish? What disappointed you?  What surprised you?  Are you where you thought you should be?  Why not? For myself, I'm ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=117 From www.helium.com by Meghan Rizzo A woman's heart is a vessel of complex desires; within it lies a conflict between needs and dreams. The woman needs security and comfort, but craves adventure. She wants to be treated well, but understands the allure of the 'bad boy.' She knows there is no such ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=115 I'm starting a new book - alien heroine vs. psychic hero, but there are a lot of irons in my fire, so I've decided to not try for the whole 50,000 word target of NaNo.  A mini-NaNo, however, gives me the freedom to kill my inner editor and vomit out ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=113 I'm back from a weekend writing retreat and feeling recharged.  It's one thing to say "If I just had a chunk of time. . ." and actually sitting down and writing.  I pushed through and finished my latest W.I.P. How can you kickstart your muse? Don't get out of the habit of ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=108 [caption id="attachment_106" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Could I get any closer?"][/caption] Apparently, Wordpress has a maximum limit for photos.  This shows 1/4 of the true picture.  The photographer wasn't two feet from me, and you can't see the pretty deep rose sweater I wore, but the squint is at a minimum! And I'm not ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=105 How long do you read into a book before deciding to give up on it?  Or do you "suffer" all the way to the end?  Don't laugh - if Amazon reviews are any indication, there are tons of reviewers who force themselves to read those terrible books they give 0-1 ... http://cherylsterlingbooks.com/?p=101