Monday, September 19, 2011

Odds 'n' Sods

Happy Monday, one and all! Hope you had a great weekend. Mine was fabulous, filled with lovely pubs, great wine, rain (booo!) and fantastic reads.

And now it's a fresh new week. I'm half-way through my novella called Miracle in the Museum of Broken Hearts for a Christmas anthology with some other wonderful writers. I have to tell you, it's so good to be writing again after months of editing!

There are a few things on the Talligenda today, so let's get down to business. First up, the winners from my launch  day contest!

The winner of a selection of Marilyn stuff is... Leigh T Moore!


The winner of an ebook of Willow is... Rachel Brimble!


The winner of a £10 Amazon gift certificate is...Teresa Morgan!


Congratulations! I'll be in touch shortly. And thanks so much to everyone, again, who took part.

Oh, would you like a look into my brain? (Yes, I know. Scary.) Gird your loins... and, er... other bits, because at Nik Perring's blog today, you can peer inside the void. 

Onto the next item! Hilarious, fantastic rom-com writer Tonya Kappes has started her own blog recently. Head over and say hi if you get the chance.

And last but by no means least, fellow Canadian writer Isabelle Lafleche has recently launched a book trailer for the US release of her novel J'Adore New York. Have a look!

And that's Monday done, phew! Have a good one.
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71 comments:

  1. Tonya Kappes19 September 2011 at 12:23

    I'm so glad you had a great weekend! The rain is moving it's way around here too~BOO!! I'm super excited about your Christmas story and honored to be in the anthology with you!!
    Thanks so much for the shout out!!
    Cheers~to the start of a great week!

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  2. L. Diane Wolfe19 September 2011 at 12:33

    Congrats to the winners. And we can't edit all the time, can we?

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  3. Old Kitty19 September 2011 at 12:51

    Hoooorah to the winners!!

    I love the word "Talligenda"!! More please with tea and cake provided! Yay! Take care
    x

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  4. Bish Denham19 September 2011 at 12:56

    Congratulations to the winners! And send your rain to Texas, we desperately need it.

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  5. Sarah Tokeley19 September 2011 at 13:08

    Congratulations to the winners, and yay for being able to write again :-)

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  6. RosieC19 September 2011 at 13:14

    Congrats to the winners. This was so much fun :) And I'm with Kitty--I love the word "Talligenda" :)

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  7. Karen Lange19 September 2011 at 13:16

    Thanks for the links, and congrats to the winners! Have a happy week! :)

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  8. Joanne19 September 2011 at 13:27

    Lots of good stuff going on here, congrats to the winners too :)

    Happy Monday ...

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  9. Sangu Mandanna19 September 2011 at 13:44

    Congratulations to all the winners! And it must be so nice for you to be writing again - editing can get exhausting, fast.

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  10. Unknown19 September 2011 at 13:52

    Always such fabulous things going on over here Talli!! I love it! Never a dull day (which I adore)!

    Hopping over to check out Tonya's blog! I love finding new bloggers!

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  11. Unknown19 September 2011 at 13:55

    Congrats and also, congrats on writing again. I miss writing in the editing phase. I'll check out the links.

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  12. ~Sia McKye~19 September 2011 at 14:07

    Congrats to the winners!

    Thank god for the writing phase, I couldn't be an editor--it would drive me nuts. Editing my stuff gets old too. You're ready for something fresh.

    I like the title of the anthology.

    Sia McKye's Thoughts...OVER COFFEE

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  13. Pj Schott19 September 2011 at 14:16

    Always happy to find someone who appreciates Tonya Kappes. Just love her and her books.

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  14. Creepy Query Girl19 September 2011 at 14:27

    Congrats to the winners and thanks for these links!:)

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  15. Leigh Caron19 September 2011 at 14:29

    Have to tell you that I dreamed of Watching Willow Watts this weekend. I was talking to your publisher (the cover of your book was plastered on the walls) and telling her I want to read your book but don't have an e-reader (actually I'm looking at a few now). I woke up and thought, got to get an e-reader, got to read your book. Who said dreams can't come true?

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  16. Carol Kilgore19 September 2011 at 14:34

    What a great weekend! Mine was...well, you saw. Heading over to peer inside your head :)

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  17. Donna K. Weaver19 September 2011 at 14:42

    Congrats to the winners. And it is nice to write something new after spending so much time editing. It's a dang good thing I like my characters. =D

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  18. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 14:54

    Congrats! to the winners, and good luck with your new writing venture. I'll be happy to get out of editing and into writing again too.

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  19. Amie Borst19 September 2011 at 14:54

    thanks for all the links! off to check them out :)

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  20. J.L. Campbell19 September 2011 at 14:57

    Congrats to the winners. It was fun taking part in the blogfest.

    Dunno why I thought you're American.

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  21. Tara19 September 2011 at 15:13

    Congrats to the winners! And, woot! for you writing again.

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  22. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 15:53

    Congratulations to the winners. And to you Talli, for such a successful launch!

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  23. Janet Johnson19 September 2011 at 16:01

    Congrats to the winners! And Yay for Leigh . . . I loved her choices. :)

    Have a great day . . . and I loved the word "Talligenda" too.

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  24. Talei19 September 2011 at 16:02

    Yah! Congrats to all the lucky winners!

    And I love how you keep busy, a Christmas anthology sounds fab! Can't wait to hear more. x

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  25. Hilary Melton-Butcher19 September 2011 at 16:03

    Hi Talli .. amazing great list of winners and blogs .. lovely fun .. and so pleased you're writing once more - the Anthology sounds fascinating .. cheers Hilary

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  26. Angela Brown19 September 2011 at 16:16

    Congrats to the winners and thanks, Talli, for the recs. Will have to check out the interview to see what carnival fun you have going on in your mind. Bwahahaha!

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  27. Michael Di Gesu19 September 2011 at 16:18

    Congrats to the winners.

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  28. Carol Riggs19 September 2011 at 16:33

    Woohoo, congrats to the winners for the cool stuff! LOL--Talligenda. I love it. :)

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  29. Southpaw19 September 2011 at 16:46

    Congrats to all the winners.

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  30. S.A. Larsenッ19 September 2011 at 16:52

    Yay! to the winners! Great way to start a Monday. :)

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  31. Writer Pat Newcombe19 September 2011 at 17:20

    Sounds like you had an idyllic weekend... sigh... No rain here but lots of boring catch-up jobs!
    I must make a patagenda!!

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  32. Rosalind Adam19 September 2011 at 17:21

    What I'd like to know, Talli, is how you manage to get all that writing done, visit all our blogs and still have a great social life with pubs and wine and all sorts. *sigh* Can't wait to hear more about the novella!

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  33. Meredith19 September 2011 at 17:26

    Congrats on getting back to writing! I love Christmas stories so much. :)

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  34. Olga19 September 2011 at 17:35

    It's wonderful that you had such a lovely weekend. Congratulations to the winners!

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  35. Bethany Elizabeth19 September 2011 at 18:01

    Sounds like a great weekend! :) And I bet it's nice to get back into writing - editing can be great, but it feels like it never ends!

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  36. jabblog19 September 2011 at 18:21

    Glad you had a lovely weekend:-)

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  37. RaShelle Workman19 September 2011 at 18:47

    The novella sounds fun. Love the title. I'm sure it is fun to be writing again.

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  38. Empty Nest Insider19 September 2011 at 18:58

    Congrats to the winners! I can't believe you're already on to your next project! You are amazing! Julie

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  39. LTM19 September 2011 at 19:30

    LOL! Holy cow and Wow! Thanks, Talli--I'm going to take this as a sign of more good things to come~ :D <3

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  40. Unknown19 September 2011 at 19:36

    Congrats to the winners! Yes, new writing is refreshing. It's been a while for me now. Soon, I hope. :)

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  41. Gina Dickerson19 September 2011 at 19:46

    Can't wait to read more of your writing.
    Congrats to the winners! It was such a fun idea!

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  42. Angie Paxton19 September 2011 at 20:29

    Conrats to the winners! And hooray that you're writing instead of editing! That's such a great feeling.

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  43. Amy Saia19 September 2011 at 21:06

    Talli you have so much going on, it's great! Congrats to all the winners!

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  44. RHYTHM AND RHYME19 September 2011 at 21:10

    Congrats to the winners, you are a busy person, I thought I had alot going on.

    Thanks for your visit and comment, much appreciated.

    Yvonne.

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  45. Heather19 September 2011 at 21:24

    Congrats to the winners! My work weekend is just starting so I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief.

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  46. Joyce19 September 2011 at 22:00

    At least there was a pub to get out of the rain : ) We finally had sunshine here...we were waaaay overdue.

    I think you should trademark that word-Talligenda-it is excellent!

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  47. Amy Jarecki19 September 2011 at 22:40

    Woot Woot for the winners! So glad to hear you're back to writing - I definitely prefer the creative part. Also, I started reading Wathcing Willow Watts last night - LOVE the opening!!!!!

    I have a tidbit of good news. My MS won the League of Utah Writers contest - check out the story on my blog - http://amyjarecki.blogspot.com

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  48. Christina Farley19 September 2011 at 23:01

    Congrats to the winners! I'm so jealous. Great links too.

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  49. Denise Covey 19 September 2011 at 23:42

    Glad you survived the WWW launch party unscathed. Congrats to all the winners. It was heaps of fun.

    Denise

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  50. Alex J. Cavanaugh20 September 2011 at 00:36

    Congratulations to the winners!

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  51. Anne20 September 2011 at 00:51

    Happy Monday back to you! Congrats to all the winners.
    Happy Writing!

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  52. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy20 September 2011 at 01:31

    congrats to the lucky winners!

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  53. Jemi Fraser20 September 2011 at 01:46

    Congrats to the winners! It's so much fun to be in the drafting stage - have a great time!!! :)

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  54. Alleged Author20 September 2011 at 01:49

    Yay for the winners! I could so go for some wine and rain right now. :P

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  55. WritingNut20 September 2011 at 02:45

    Sounds like a wonderful weekend :)... Congrats to the winners!

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  56. Arlee Bird20 September 2011 at 03:39

    Love the title of the Christmas novella. You are on a roll.

    Lee
    Tossing It Out

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  57. alexia20 September 2011 at 03:43

    Congrats to the winners!! And what a cute book trailer and book cover!

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  58. Suze20 September 2011 at 04:37

    Wow-- that was a lot of work for one post. :)

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  59. Lenny Lee20 September 2011 at 05:28

    hi miss talli! hooray for the winners. that was such a fun party. thanks for inviting me. i hope lots and lots of people read your book. hooray for you!
    ...hugs from lenny

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  60. Andrew20 September 2011 at 06:39

    Man, there's always useful stuff in this blog....
    Thanks for the links. I'm in the mood to browse some interesting writing blogs.

    Glad you had a good weekend. Mine, sadly, was spent shivering in bed with a horrible cold.

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  61. Isis Rushdan20 September 2011 at 07:40

    Congratulations to all the winners. Happy Release again, Talli.

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  62. Samantha Vérant20 September 2011 at 08:26

    Congrats to the winners! What a lucky lot! I have a new word for you: super TALLI fragalistic expialidoshus

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  63. Susan Fields20 September 2011 at 12:33

    Hooray for wonderful weekends! And congrats to all the winners - the websplash was so much fun!

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  64. Matthew MacNish20 September 2011 at 15:00

    Congrats to all winners!

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  65. Flowerpot20 September 2011 at 17:43

    well done everyone!

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  66. Teresa F Morgan20 September 2011 at 17:50

    Yay! I never win anything! Thank you sooooo much. I've bought Watching Willow Watts on ebook, and now trying to decide what else I would like from Amazon :D

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  67. Jackee20 September 2011 at 19:19

    New words! I love when that happens after a good edit is finished. And a Christmas book! Can't wait to hear more. Thanks, Talli!

    Hugs!

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  68. notesfromnadir20 September 2011 at 20:55

    Cool contest & congrats to the winners!

    That's a nice change of pace for you to write a novella! & a Christmas story!

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  69. Anonymous21 September 2011 at 06:34

    Congrats to the winners. I'll check out the links.

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  70. Christa Desir21 September 2011 at 13:06

    Yay to writing again! Who else will be in the anthology??? I love X-mas stories.

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  71. PK HREZO21 September 2011 at 13:11

    Awesome! Congrats to all the winners!

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