http://www.amandayoung.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:30:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please welcome Rachel Haimowitz to the blog, author of the upcoming novel Crescendo: Song of the Fallen Book II. Thank you for agreeing to answer my nosy questions! I’m thrilled to have you visit my blog today. Q: To begin, please share which genre(s) you write in… A: I write ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/10/18/interview-with-rachel-haimowitz/ On a personal note, I have some big news to share... Twinkle twinkle little star How we wonder what you are… We hoped and prayed it Would happen someday And oh, we're pregnant by the way... John and I are expecting our first baby in April :D http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/10/05/bigs-news/   Getting Sweaty with Your Clothes On: How to Write Action Scenes By S.L. Armstrong No matter what genre you write, eventually, you'll find yourself staring down the barrel of an action scene. Maybe it's a fight, maybe a chase scene, or maybe it's just the race to get to the airport before ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/10/01/getting-sweaty-with-your-clothes-on-how-to-write-action-scenes/ Lambda Literary changes its awards guidelines! Now will judge based solely on LGBT content as opposed to the orientation of the author. I think it's a great--and long overdue--move. This year's awards guidelines can be found here: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/awards-guidelines/ http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/08/29/changes-at-lambda-literary/  A word from the lovely people at AllRomanceEbooks.com... Microsoft has announced that it will be discontinuing support of the Microsoft (MS) Reader format on August 30, 2012. The software hasn't been updated in a number of years and has experienced a steady decline in market share, so this hasn't come as ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/08/20/lit-format-takes-a-hike/ Love your Kindle, but miss being able to get your print books autographed? Now you can get your Kindle titles autographed online through a program called Kindlegraph. I've signed up to autograph my titles through them and I know a lot of other authors have as well. You can check ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/08/19/kindlegraph/ I'm sorry to say Amazon decided to block the second book in my Mackenzie Twins series, Tempestuous Revelation, this evening. Honestly, I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner considering that they blocked the first book in the series some time ago. For some reason, the second book somehow escaped their notice ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/08/14/amazon-blocks-another-story-big-surprise-right/ Caleb has worked hard to get where he’s at in life. Recently offered tenure at the college where he works, Caleb has let his personal life slide in favor of impressing the powers that be. Now that a much-needed summer vacation is finally at hand, Caleb fears his long hours ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/07/02/triplesex-has-been-re-released/ This was an adorable comedy about a meddling mother who finds out her only son is gay and sets out to find him a good man. I really liked it and thought I would mention the movie here in case anyone else is in the mood for a lighthearted comedy ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/06/23/movie-rec/ All Romance eBooks is having a Memorial Day sale! They're offering a 50% Rebate on all purchase made via Paypal or Credit Card between 12:01 am on 5/28/11 and 11:59 pm on 5/30/11 (US/Central). Get some cheap books while you can. I know I'll be shopping later and stocking up ... http://www.amandayoung.org/2011/05/28/50-off-sale-all-romance-ebooks/