Hello again! Thanks to you all for voting for me last week. My first sentence made it through the first round so I got to post the second. That's me, the troublemaker. My two sentences are available for voting in round two if you feel like voting. If not, that's ok--I really just wanted to get a good giggle out of posting the second one. (My sentences are entry #1 this week.)
This week I must admit, I didn't read much that was exciting. It was a very busy week, one of those end-of-summer-rush-to-get-everything-done times. I've been playing phone tag, sitting on hold, etc, when I would rather be doing just about anything else! So I'll give you a bit more food for thought(?) from Beyond Heaving Bosoms, The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels.
A curious facet of romance-cover art is that the male models are much more famous than the women. onsider the number of famous romance cover models who are male: Fabio. John DeSalvo. The late Rob Ashton. Nathan Kamp. Even people who are completely unfamiliar and uninterested in romance know who Fabio is, mostly because he built his career on a foundation of romance-cover modeling, be went on to embrace charitable work, parody, and whether margarine is, or is not, butter.
Personally, I don't recognize any of the names up there except Fabio's, but perhaps that's because he wore his Mr. Romance title with flair while the others are still just models? I don't know. But I do know that Romantic Times names a "Mr. Romance" cover model every year (or two?) and that there's a good deal of partisanship among fans of the various models.
Now for my two sentences. I've been gearing up, and though I *still* haven't begun to "fast draft" (heck, I may never begin...the book may be entirely written before I feel comfortable enough to do so), I have gotten some things down.
As Evie eased her car back onto the road, she recalled something Benny had told her when she first went to work for him. “Sugar,” he’d said, “you just never know who needs a little passion in her life.”
And you? Read anything interesting this week? Written anything interesting? As usual, let us know where to find it, or post it in the comments, and we'll link to you!
- David Cranmer plays along this week with more Cash in the comments.
- Leah J Utas has no Cash, as her blogged sentences this week are from her story Dead Broke.
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Laura, I clicked over, then realized I didn't know what number your sentences are. I recognized entry number one as yours, but since I am border line senile, please confirm before I vote.
Thanks, Terrie
You're not senile at all! It's entry #1, you are correct.
Laura, I have voted and will vote as many times as you need. My two sentences come from my latest Cash Laramie western: "Too late, marshal, but then you already know that don’t you?" He finished by snorting a chuckle but the laugh broke on a false note
Thanks, David! I can't wait to read Cash's story...your various 2 sentences are always so juicy.
Voted. Glad to do it. I really enjoyed your lines there and here.
I have a little something up at my place.
Leah -
How exciting that you're in the wrapping up phase! Thanks for voting :D
Congrats on getting through to the second round. AS for cover models, I know Fabio and that's it.
Charles -
Which leads to the question...how *do* people know about Fabio? My husband knows about Fabio, and he doesn't know anything about pop culture. Even my FATHER knows about Fabio. It's quite astonishing, really.
I voted. Adult toys are always grabbers, that is, when the wiring goes fluky and the controls short out.
I'm reading Reej, Reej, and more Reej, with the sample of an elf romance tossed in that I'm not sure about yet.
The last fragments I wrote: "That's Countess Aberlore but one. My husband's mother."
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Congrats on making the first round. I voted last week, and I'm happy to place another vote today. Good luck, Laura!
At the last port of call on our New England/Canada cruise last week, I bought OUT OF OLD NOVA SCOTIA KITCHENS by Marie Nightingale, which was first published in 1970 and remains a popular cookbook today.
Here's the recipe for "Lazy Buns" that was provided by the book's artist, Morna Anderson. It was her mom's recipe, and is over 75 years old:
Lazy Buns
4 tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup milk
2 cups flour
Mix together & drop from a teaspoon on a baking sheet. Bake in a quick oven for 20 minutes.
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I wasn't familiar with the term "quick oven." I looked it up, it means the oven should be 375 - 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
The cook book can be found at the Publisher's web site. It looks like a great one! I just bought the ingredients to start trying some of the soups!
http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/Store/CatalogItem/tabid/904/ProductID/4489/Default.aspx
Not much of my own writing done on the cruise, I'm sorry to report!
Ooooh, I love old cookbooks. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes they're pathetic (boil the spinach for 10 minutes), sometimes they're fabulous, but they always give you a picture of a different time.
My mom used to make such a nice drop biscuit. You could use the dough for dumplings, too, or lazy shortcake.
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