October 18, 2007

Thursday Thirteen – 13 Old Cowboy Slang Phrases

Thirteen Things about Lorelei James My next contemporary Western erotic romance, RODE HARD, PUT UP WET, releases on Tuesday. Since that title is slang, and refers to riding a horse hard (to exhaustion) and putting it up wet, rather than brushing it off and cooling it down, I thought it appropriate to share some of…

October 11, 2007

Thursday Thirteen -13 Palindromes I’ve Used In Books

I love words – I own like 40 dictionaries and there’s nothing like getting lost in one or ten, and I’m always jotting down little used or unusual words I come across in other authors’ books. So I suppose it’s no big surprise I ended up a writer, messing with words is my passion. It…

October 4, 2007

Thursday Thirteen – 13 Things I Did In Deadwood This Weekend

This last weekend was South Dakota Festival of the Book,  held in that Wild West town, Deadwood. Although I wasn’t there officially as Lorelei James, but as a mystery writer under my “real” name, here’s some of the fun and umm…embarrassing things I did.1. Kicked over a glass of wine in the Deadwood Public Library…

September 27, 2007

Thursday 13 – Cool Titles Of Books I Haven’t Read Yet

Thirteen Things about Lorelei James I love book titles. I especially love clever titles. Some of these books are on my TBR pile, and I’ll admit, I know a few of these authors from the mystery world, which makes it even more fun. All the books (except Go-Go Girls) are available! X-Rated Bloodsuckers – Mario…

September 20, 2007

Thursday 13 – Colors I’m Dying To Use In A Book

1. Puce – brownish purple: purplish pink. The color sounds ugly but the word pops off the mental tongue. 2. Smalt – deep blue. Reminds me of the word schmaltzy. 3. Rubious – ruby red; rusty. Rubious lips, anyone? 4. Zinnober – chrome green. The zinnober turret absorbed the sun’s rays…sounds good, eh? 5. Niveous…

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