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Today is school shopping…

» by Sommer Marsden August 26th, 2010 at 9:50 am » Comments (2)

And I have to admit, I'm going to miss them this year. Most years I am doing a happy dance like on the Staples commercial when they pipe "It's the ...more »

Never Judge A Book By Its Cover…Or Its Scene

» by Sommer Marsden August 12th, 2010 at 9:53 am » Comments (33)

[An Aside: I agonized over the posting of this. I was going to alter it again. I was going to post it...not post it...post it...not post it. I am rarely ...more »

13 things I wish I’d written…

» by Sommer Marsden July 29th, 2010 at 9:45 am » Comments (6)

Hung  How they write that well in that short amount of time...baffles me. I am truly green with envy. And there's a bit of lust there too, strictly for Ray, of ...more »

Freaky Deaky or Stop Watching Me!

» by Sommer Marsden July 1st, 2010 at 2:55 pm » Comments (3)

So raise your hand if you do horoscopes. Higher! Okay...got it. I do and I don't. I tend to take all soothsaying with a grain of salt but am overall a ...more »

Total. Mom. Blog

» by Sommer Marsden June 17th, 2010 at 8:03 am » Comments (2)

I  got nothing. Sorry, it's true. This past week has been a flurry of insanity and it's not done yet. The end of school formal banquet/dance for the boy child ...more »

going rogue

» by Sommer Marsden June 3rd, 2010 at 8:14 am » Comments (3)

I've noticed a trend for a while now. In the age of amazon and rating and click how many stars you want to give a piece of fiction...a good portion ...more »

Is that a mascot in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

» by Sommer Marsden May 20th, 2010 at 7:29 am » Comments (5)

I think I've been in this business too long. I look at thise colorful, cylindrical, one-eyed mascots for the London 2012 Olympicsand my brain immediately whispers: "penis" (Actually, the one ...more »

sommer’s brain-dead book club (O_O)

» by Sommer Marsden April 22nd, 2010 at 7:43 am » Comments (3)

The older I get, the more my brain does not behave. I forget where I put my favorite pen but I can tell you what I wore to my first ...more »

I need a vacation…

» by Sommer Marsden April 8th, 2010 at 7:58 am » Comments (4)

It's been nine years and counting since I had one. Since any of us had one. That is a crime. I find myself dreaming of beaches and sand, roaring waves ...more »

Bound to challenge you…

» by Sommer Marsden March 25th, 2010 at 10:38 am » Comments (0)

bound together in love by ~gabrieli on deviantART This is the week from hell, I must admit. And to be perfectly blunt, I just realized what day it was! (o.O) So...I am ...more »

My fake hometown…

» by Sommer Marsden March 11th, 2010 at 4:24 pm » Comments (1)

Today my mother took me to Cafe Hon for lunch. We ate in pink and white room full of teapots off of a table swathed in hot pink PVC. There ...more »

Everything I Know About Composure I Learned From Iron Chef

» by Sommer Marsden February 25th, 2010 at 8:52 am » Comments (8)

I had a rough year last year as far as reviews. You'd expect me to follow that statement with "I got some terrible reviews". No. No, I did not. It ...more »

F5 And Repeat (not!)

» by Sommer Marsden January 28th, 2010 at 8:46 am » Comments (3)

One of my New Year's promises to myself (I detest the word 'resolutions') was to get up and move more. I have been decidedly unmoveablesque for the last few years. ...more »

say it with me: “Yes”

» by Sommer Marsden January 14th, 2010 at 10:18 am » Comments (12)

I've fallen ass backwards into a few nice promo things this year. I get emails "how did you get here?" "how did you get there?" from other writers/new writers. The ...more »

New Year’s Eve slackery

» by Sommer Marsden December 31st, 2009 at 11:51 am » Comments (0)

So, I put this up earlier this week and realized today would be a good day to share it here. So this is a lazy-ass double post from Smut Girl. ...more »

I got nuthin’

» by Sommer Marsden December 17th, 2009 at 10:23 am » Comments (6)

It's kind of been a mindfark of a week here. Getting ready for Christmas, edits, sickness, shopping, running and general insanity. I really have nothing to blog other than HELP! ...more »

I’ve got a rant…and a rave.

» by Sommer Marsden December 3rd, 2009 at 3:38 pm » Comments (6)

Not that kind of rave. I got a very nice email from a reader about my work where she raved and that made my day. I don't think people know ...more »

Writers Who Do It For Me

» by Sommer Marsden November 19th, 2009 at 9:56 am » Comments (9)

That sounds dirty, doesn't it? :) As the holidays approach, it gets harder and harder for me to decompress in the evening. The crazy pace of my life (self-inflicted 99% ...more »

A House Divided

» by Sommer Marsden November 5th, 2009 at 9:06 am » Comments (14)

Thanks to the Twilight Saga (which I got the kids hooked on and then bailed after book two) ours has been a house divided. Vampires vs. Werewolves. Don't get me wrong, ...more »

Portable Writer

» by Sommer Marsden October 22nd, 2009 at 8:28 am » Comments (7)

I started the year last year at a tiny writing nook the man (aka my husband) had set up for me. We have built in bookshelves in this house and ...more »

Like popcorn at the movies…

» by Sommer Marsden October 8th, 2009 at 7:36 am » Comments (14)

I've noticed a disturbing trend since internet access became easier for me to get ahold of and then it got worse once my internet got faster. I am always screwing ...more »

I’m sticking to it…

» by Sommer Marsden September 24th, 2009 at 8:48 am » Comments (4)

The weather is effecting my writing. This doesn't normally happen. But sometimes during the in between times, the up and down weather stretches, I stall out. Let me explain. In the ...more »

big fat cheater pants

» by Sommer Marsden September 10th, 2009 at 8:08 am » Comments (1)

I'm on hiatus as we speak. Taking some time off for some health issues and maybe a little down time. But here I am to point to a totally cheater-pants ...more »

To Spec or Not to Spec?

» by Sommer Marsden August 13th, 2009 at 10:58 am » Comments (3)

Once upon a time, I was from the school of thought that one did not rush writing, nor did you give your mind specs to work with. Then I became ...more »

wait or poke?

» by Sommer Marsden July 16th, 2009 at 10:03 am » Comments (0)

I remember when I waited on my muse. I would write in spurts and fits and whenever the ideas got too big and too loud to ignore. This resulted in ...more »

Chat on a list…check myself twice…three times…is this thing on?

» by Sommer Marsden June 4th, 2009 at 7:35 am » Comments (7)

What can I say...I do my best. I really do. I can blog my ass off, guest blog, write up myspace reports, keep a website, visit others and promote my ...more »

Quote Collector

» by Sommer Marsden May 7th, 2009 at 10:48 am » Comments (0)

Every desk I have ever had has been surrounded by quotes. Growing up, I had a cork board on my wall and amongst the current boyfriend photos, dried flowers, movie ...more »

Outside my um…

» by Sommer Marsden April 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am » Comments (3)

Box! That always sounds dirty to me ;)~ Recently I realized I had found a nice little niche for myself. I was comfortable operating in the erotic zone I had ...more »

Wow. Just…wow

» by Sommer Marsden March 26th, 2009 at 10:44 am » Comments (2)

I was writing a different blog last night when this came to my attention. I read it and…wow. I have nothing else to say. I’d love to hear what some ...more »

The Long And The Short Of It

» by Sommer Marsden March 12th, 2009 at 8:49 am » Comments (1)

I think most writers have a comfort zone with word count. I have a very prolific friend who can do 2K or 80K. Those are the comfort zones she ...more »

butt pick one…

» by Sommer Marsden February 26th, 2009 at 9:03 am » Comments (0)

Asshole? Ass? Rear? Rosebud? No. Not rosebud. Makes me think of a sled. And um...actual rosebuds. Plus an ass looks more like a star, don't you think? Ass? No, I ...more »

Reality Bites the Stefan Way…

» by Sommer Marsden January 29th, 2009 at 10:43 am » Comments (3)

...or how a frantic writer found wisdom in a cooking show... "Find a solution for something. You don't get nervous...you fix stuff." Stefan Top Chef Season 5 I have to admit, I hated ...more »

This is not a race…

» by Sommer Marsden January 1st, 2009 at 12:45 pm » Comments (0)

I recently started running. I never thought in a million years I would run. Ever. My dad is a runner. He has been for something like...25 years now. It boggled ...more »

Blah Humblog

» by Sommer Marsden December 18th, 2008 at 8:52 am » Comments (0)

I don't know about you, but I'm struggling to find my Christmas spirit this year. Even with my holiday book Christmas Breakfor sale at the moment, I can't seem to get my ho, ho, ...more »

How We Write

» by Sommer Marsden December 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am » Comments (1)

I'm always super curious to see how others write. I know people who must have music. Some of them need it loud. Sorry. I mean, SOME OF THEM NEED IT ...more »

Feeding Frenzy

» by Sommer Marsden November 20th, 2008 at 8:54 am » Comments (0)

So, maybe you're not like me. Maybe you nibble on carrot sticks when you are in the midst of or wrapping up a big project. Maybe you still smoke and ...more »

I’ll be in the shower if you need me…

» by Sommer Marsden November 6th, 2008 at 12:21 am » Comments (3)

I hear a lot of writers talk about writer's block. Or struggling with plot glitches and/or working out the storyline kinks. I think they are either a) not walking enough, ...more »

I See Dirty People…

» by Sommer Marsden October 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 am » Comments (1)

Not just people. I also see dirty things everywhere I go. How about you? I think it’s a side effect of the genre and one I can certainly live with. ...more »