<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135</id><updated>2012-02-13T06:25:59.637-08:00</updated><category term='space opera'/><category term='facebook'/><category term='horse'/><category term='whitelighter'/><category term='steamy roomance'/><category term='fantasy'/><category term='horse college'/><category term='giveaway'/><category term='space pirate'/><category term='indie publishing'/><category term='novella'/><category term='horse charmer'/><category term='the beast&apos;s redemption'/><category term='young adult'/><category term='horse schools'/><category term='spectors'/><category term='#sixsunday'/><category term='self publishing'/><category term='paranormal romance'/><category term='college search'/><title type='text'>One Writer - Two Names</title><subtitle type='html'>Angelia Almos - Bestselling author of horsey nonfiction, young adult fantasy, and space opera. | 
Angie Derek - Steamy paranormals and romantic suspense.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>164</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4931443052814696389</id><published>2012-02-12T08:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-12T08:01:23.673-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='#sixsunday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse charmer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fantasy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='young adult'/><title type='text'>Six Sentence Sunday Snippet - HORSE CHARMER by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>I could have sworn I scheduled a post for today, but it seems to have disappeared. Hmmm. So sorry this is a couple of hours late. 



Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos. A young adult fantasy.

A sheltered princess discovers her remarkable gift with horses while on a dangerous quest to find her father's murderer.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet: 

Steeling her nerves, she tiptoed across the room
to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4931443052814696389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/six-sentence-sunday-snippet-horse.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4931443052814696389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4931443052814696389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/six-sentence-sunday-snippet-horse.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday Snippet - HORSE CHARMER by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8411420263991677394</id><published>2012-02-10T22:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T22:00:04.229-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spectors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space opera'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space pirate'/><title type='text'>Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Spectors by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>

Spectors by Angelia Almos. 

A space pirate almost loses everything she cares about when she’s blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission.

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday Snippet: 

“Fine.” She turned to him with an overly sweet smile. “I apologize.”


“That’s better,” Wilhelmina purred. “Don’t you both feel better now?”

 
Kristy was given a reprieve when the comm beeped. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8411420263991677394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/science-fiction-fantasy-saturday_10.html#comment-form' title='26 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8411420263991677394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8411420263991677394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/science-fiction-fantasy-saturday_10.html' title='Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Spectors by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>26</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1188632530844683491</id><published>2012-02-08T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-08T06:00:01.735-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indie publishing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self publishing'/><title type='text'>Fun With Indie Publishing Part 3 - Front and Back Matter</title><summary type='text'>Thanks for stopping by for part 3. You can find Part 2 here. 

Now, I'll talk about the front and back matter of what to put in your master file.

I put my cover on the front page.



Page Break. 

Title page comes next. Example would be:



WHITELIGHTER

by

Angie Derek

****

Smashwords Edition

****
Page Break



Published by Thoroughweb Press.

Whitelighter

Copyright © 2011 by Angelia Almos
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Whitelighter by Angie Derek. A steamy paranormal romance novella.

A young witch's special powers make her a target to any vampire who catches sight of her.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:



Everything Brenda
had taught her flew right out of her head. Pure terror filled her as if she was
drowning. 

He stepped over Brenda’s
lifeless form, his gaze sliding past Lily to where Sophie continued to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4888545168169011851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/six-sentence-sunday-whitelighter-by.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4888545168169011851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4888545168169011851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/six-sentence-sunday-whitelighter-by.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday - Whitelighter by Angie Derek'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nr0JnvT8R30/TuJfIvKzWkI/AAAAAAAAAOY/Ds01IZ8XNjQ/s72-c/WhiteLighter_web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8866247955954365831</id><published>2012-02-03T22:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-03T22:00:02.944-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spectors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space opera'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space pirate'/><title type='text'>Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Spectors by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>

Spectors by Angelia Almos. 

A space pirate almost loses everything she cares about when she’s blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission.

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday Snippet: 

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My series on the Fun of Indie Publishing will be back next week. Since I had posts Monday, Tuesday, and a guest post today I decided to push it back a week. Until then head on over to Anne E. Johnson's blog to see how I named some of my characters and some tips on naming characters.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4995584007214666918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/naming-characters.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4995584007214666918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4995584007214666918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/naming-characters.html' title='Naming Characters'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5438375352526463417</id><published>2012-01-31T05:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-31T05:00:11.748-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spectors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the beast&apos;s redemption'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse charmer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whitelighter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giveaway'/><title type='text'>Angie Derek Fan Page Giveaway</title><summary type='text'>I hit 100 Fans at my Angie Derek Page on Facebook. To celebrate I am giving away a copy of one of my ebooks. Head on over and enter the Angie Derek Fan Page Giveaway











</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5438375352526463417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/angie-derek-fan-page-giveaway.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5438375352526463417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5438375352526463417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/angie-derek-fan-page-giveaway.html' title='Angie Derek Fan Page Giveaway'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3668282183322718565</id><published>2012-01-30T05:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T05:00:07.010-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse schools'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='giveaway'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse college'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college search'/><title type='text'>Horse Schools Online Giveaway</title><summary type='text'>Only two mare days until the end of January. I'm really hoping to hit 100 Fans on my Horse Schools Online Facebook Page by the end of 
January. We'll be giving away a special prize to one of our Fans when we
 hit 100. Click on the box below to go to our page. Then click the Like button to become a Fan. 

Horse Schools Online
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3668282183322718565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/horse-schools-online-giveaway.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3668282183322718565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3668282183322718565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/horse-schools-online-giveaway.html' title='Horse Schools Online Giveaway'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2194815071471652375</id><published>2012-01-29T05:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-29T05:59:00.391-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='#sixsunday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space opera'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space pirate'/><title type='text'>Six Sentence Sunday - Spectors by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>

Spectors by Angelia Almos. 

A space pirate almost loses everything she cares about when she's blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission. 

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:

She rested her chin on his shoulder. Their argument momentarily forgotten while she focused on the problem at hand. “We’ve got an MSA ship up ahead that needs to be avoided. What would you suggest?” 
His face</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2194815071471652375/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-spectors-by-angelia_29.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2194815071471652375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2194815071471652375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-spectors-by-angelia_29.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday - Spectors by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3103794092305761164</id><published>2012-01-27T22:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T22:00:04.001-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horse charmer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fantasy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='young adult'/><title type='text'>Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>

Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos. Young adult fantasy novel. 

A sheltered princess discovers her remarkable gift with horses while on a dangerous quest to find her father's murderer.

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday Snippet:

The barn was quiet and empty of people as she hurried down the long aisle of stalls. The presence of the horses worked its way through her like a soothing balm. The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3103794092305761164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/science-fiction-fantasy-saturday-horse.html#comment-form' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3103794092305761164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3103794092305761164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/science-fiction-fantasy-saturday-horse.html' title='Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3570463354190050495</id><published>2012-01-26T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-26T06:00:05.422-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My LoveBytes Interview</title><summary type='text'>





Note:  This article
used with permission by RWA Online, Chapter #136 from their January/February
2012 issue of LoveBytes.



Interview with Angie Derek

By Karen Jones



Angie, would you tell us a little about Mafia Secret?

 

Mafia Secret is a
romantic suspense novel about a professional cheerleader thrust into the mob.



Lessa Noelle grew up never knowing she was the illegitimate
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3570463354190050495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-lovebytes-interview.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3570463354190050495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3570463354190050495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-lovebytes-interview.html' title='My LoveBytes Interview'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4IhcLHSj0mw/Tx-DXVon3hI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/TYN3nC5Fkq8/s72-c/mafia-secret7small.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4061647967476104681</id><published>2012-01-25T05:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T05:16:00.248-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indie publishing'/><title type='text'>Fun With Indie Publishing Part 2 - Formatting</title><summary type='text'>Find Part 1 here.

Formatting

Getting your book(s) ready. I'm not really going to go over editing except to say it is up to each individual author on how much editing you think your book needs for primetime. I know writers who higher out for content editors, copy editors, and proofreaders. I know writers who higher out for a proofreader. I know writers who use beta readers and critique partners </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4061647967476104681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/fun-with-indie-publishing-part-2.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4061647967476104681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4061647967476104681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/fun-with-indie-publishing-part-2.html' title='Fun With Indie Publishing Part 2 - Formatting'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-19726082414689205</id><published>2012-01-22T05:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T05:32:00.632-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='steamy roomance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paranormal romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novella'/><title type='text'>Six Sentence Sunday - Whitelighter by Angie Derek</title><summary type='text'>

Whitelighter by Angie Derek. A steamy paranormal romance novella.

A young witch's special powers make her a target to any vampire who catches sight of her.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:

“Your white light, it goes neon whenever you run hot.”
Crossing her arms, she faced him, pulling it back in. “Better?”
“Yeah, we’ll have to work on that.”
“You going to tell me how you can see my light when </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/19726082414689205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-whitelighter-by.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/19726082414689205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/19726082414689205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-whitelighter-by.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday - Whitelighter by Angie Derek'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nr0JnvT8R30/TuJfIvKzWkI/AAAAAAAAAOY/Ds01IZ8XNjQ/s72-c/WhiteLighter_web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8056960026422430982</id><published>2012-01-20T22:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T22:00:07.019-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='space opera'/><title type='text'>Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Spectors by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>

Spectors by Angelia Almos. 

A space pirate almost loses everything she cares about when she’s blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission. 


Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday Snippet: 

Death shadowed him. He wouldn’t get off this planet alive. Luke Ryan knew the truth with every instinct he possessed. Mentally ticking off everything he would have to do, he walked as swiftly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8056960026422430982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/science-fiction-fantasy-saturday.html#comment-form' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8056960026422430982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8056960026422430982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/science-fiction-fantasy-saturday.html' title='Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Spectors by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4345593515244300961</id><published>2012-01-18T05:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T06:55:20.722-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indie publishing'/><title type='text'>Fun With Indie Publishing Part 1</title><summary type='text'>I've had friends and acquaintances ask me about my indie publishing and how (and if) they should indie publish. I'm always happy to help and tell what I've learned, but I tend to worry that I'm forgetting something. So, I decided I would make a series of blog posts on what I do to indie publish. It's been a learning process as I've gone along and I'm still very much in the learning phase so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4345593515244300961/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/fun-with-indie-publishing-part-1.html#comment-form' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4345593515244300961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4345593515244300961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/fun-with-indie-publishing-part-1.html' title='Fun With Indie Publishing Part 1'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2174116683626806106</id><published>2012-01-15T05:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T09:00:21.456-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Six Sentence Sunday - The Beast's Redemption by Angie Derek</title><summary type='text'>The Beast's Redemption by Angie Derek. A steamy paranormal romance novella. 

A shape shifter and a witch have to trust in each other to break a hundred year old curse.


Six Sentence Sunday Snippet

“I’m ready.”
The mere sight of her heated his blood, and Alexander crushed the reaction down. He needed to stay focused. The little wench had an agenda. Daddy was up to something, but two could play </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2174116683626806106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-beasts-redemption.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2174116683626806106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2174116683626806106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-beasts-redemption.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday - The Beast&apos;s Redemption by Angie Derek'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDSAYrIhSuE/ThIQT-RarEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b81sFUQzL5M/s72-c/TheBeastsRedemp_W5554_300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8829253918559198211</id><published>2012-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T06:20:48.523-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Year in the Life of a Short Story</title><summary type='text'>It's been one year since I released Jumping Thoughts into the big bad cyberworld. The story originally appeared in Ride! Magazine in 1997 and had been sitting on my computer gathering cyber dust. I've been going over my sales for the year to see how it did. And I was very pleasantly surprised. I honestly wasn't expecting a lot from the story. It was my practice book to get comfortable with all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8829253918559198211/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-in-life-of-short-story.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8829253918559198211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8829253918559198211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-in-life-of-short-story.html' title='A Year in the Life of a Short Story'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9Sszq4ty0q8/Twd4XDElTZI/AAAAAAAAAQo/bnA5LYn7NeA/s72-c/Jumping_Thoughts_coverc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4861971398707171751</id><published>2012-01-11T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T06:00:06.811-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Blog Name</title><summary type='text'>I'm still not happy with my blog's name. For those of you following me for a while you might have noticed I've changed it a few times. I know writer's who have super cool or clever names and others who just use their name as the title. I'm uncertain of what I should do. Part of it is I'm eclectic. This blog is for two very different pen names and within each pen name I write different genres.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4861971398707171751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-blog-name.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4861971398707171751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4861971398707171751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-blog-name.html' title='New Blog Name'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8693896563406702727</id><published>2012-01-08T05:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-08T05:55:00.412-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Six Sentence Sunday - Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos. A young adult fantasy novel. 

A sheltered princess discovers her remarkable gift with horses while on a dangerous quest to find out who murdered her father.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:

"A fortnight ago the treaty wasn't even complete." She took a sip of wine. "And now the treaty is signed, my father is murdered, and we are to be wed."

Torr stared at her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8693896563406702727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-horse-charmer-by.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8693896563406702727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8693896563406702727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-horse-charmer-by.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday - Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6535310419650724456</id><published>2012-01-05T06:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T06:01:00.170-08:00</updated><title type='text'>On My Keeper Shelf</title><summary type='text'>Another author did a post on what's on her keeper shelf; the books she reads over and over. And it got me too thinking. I have a pretty large keeper shelf, but when it comes to what I reread over and over, it's a much smaller list and it's a list that changes. If you'd asked my five years ago, ten years ago, etc. there would be completely different books on the list. But let's focus on today and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6535310419650724456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-my-keeper-shelf.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6535310419650724456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6535310419650724456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-my-keeper-shelf.html' title='On My Keeper Shelf'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4636360887158873787</id><published>2012-01-03T06:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T06:00:02.326-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking Into 2012</title><summary type='text'>This post has been a hard one for me. I wrote my goals post. Then came back and completely redid it. Then came back and deleted it. It started out as a general goals post then went to a I don't want to make any resolutions post. But then I reminded myself I need to have a writing plan. My ultimate goal is to make a steady income off my writing (the sooner the better). To accomplish this goal I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4636360887158873787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/looking-into-2012.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4636360887158873787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4636360887158873787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/looking-into-2012.html' title='Looking Into 2012'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4560068970874586226</id><published>2012-01-01T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-01T15:54:03.485-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Six Sentence Sunday - Spectors by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>Spectors by Angelia Almos

A space opera about a pirate who almost loses everything she cares about when she's blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission.

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Someone stepped in their path, but backed away when Kristy glared at him. “Impressive,” Andrew said. “Takes practice,” she shot back. “I don’t see you running.”He grinned. “I’m immune.” 
For </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4560068970874586226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-spectors-by-angelia.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4560068970874586226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4560068970874586226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/01/six-sentence-sunday-spectors-by-angelia.html' title='Six Sentence Sunday - Spectors by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4832674414988208093</id><published>2011-12-29T17:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-29T17:50:11.062-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking Back Over 2011</title><summary type='text'>January
Jumping Thoughts was released a few days earlier. This was my first exploration and test case into e-publishing.









February 
Worked on a new paranormal novella.

March - April
 
Editing titles and learning more about e-formatting and publishing.

May

Horse Charmer is published as an ebook. 











June
Worked on an untitled cyberpunk novella project.

 
July
Completed my first</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4832674414988208093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/looking-back-over-2011.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4832674414988208093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4832674414988208093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/looking-back-over-2011.html' title='Looking Back Over 2011'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0oJFul8z5No/Tv0HhwMf2RI/AAAAAAAAAQg/leCL3KaxmTQ/s72-c/Jumping_Thoughts_coverc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5938412674753942304</id><published>2011-12-26T04:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-26T04:53:00.683-08:00</updated><title type='text'>WhiteLighter by Angie Derek - Sneak Peek</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0                         MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 10]&gt; 
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&lt;!-- Facebook Badge START --&gt;Horse Schools Online

Promote Your Page Too&lt;!-- Facebook Badge END --&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/9184581261943684513/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/friend-friday-at-horseschoolsonlinecom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/9184581261943684513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/9184581261943684513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/friend-friday-at-horseschoolsonlinecom.html' title='Friend Friday at HorseSchoolsOnline.com Facebook Page'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7071430156935512830</id><published>2011-12-20T08:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T08:09:41.154-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Release Day: Whitelighter by Angie Derek</title><summary type='text'>Whitelighter by Angie Derek - a paranormal romance novella

Lily Conner  is a witch with an unusual side affect to her powers – she glows like a  neon white light to all supernatural creatures. A vampire who kills her  will absorb her light gaining the ability to use magic.  Two years ago her family was killed when a pack of vampires followed her  home. She barely escaped with her toddler sister </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7071430156935512830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/release-day-whitelighter-by-angie-derek.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7071430156935512830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7071430156935512830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/release-day-whitelighter-by-angie-derek.html' title='Release Day: Whitelighter by Angie Derek'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nr0JnvT8R30/TuJfIvKzWkI/AAAAAAAAAOY/Ds01IZ8XNjQ/s72-c/WhiteLighter_web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3422069363752801575</id><published>2011-12-16T04:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T18:19:17.595-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Spectors - Sneak Peek</title><summary type='text'>
PROLOGUE
Border Planet Region – Planet TalinDeath shadowed him. He wouldn’t get off this planet alive. Luke Ryan knew the truth with every instinct he possessed. Mentally ticking off everything he would have to do, he walked as swiftly as he dared. They were behind and possibly around him, the one reason he didn’t allow himself to run and reveal he knew they were coming to take him. What they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3422069363752801575/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/spectors-sneak-peak.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3422069363752801575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3422069363752801575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/spectors-sneak-peak.html' title='Spectors - Sneak Peek'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1970813833001796268</id><published>2011-12-13T07:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T07:22:42.084-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Release Day: Spectors by Angelia Almos</title><summary type='text'>Spectors by Angelia Almos is a space opera about a space pirate who almost loses everything she cares about when she's blackmailed into running a dangerous mission for the military.

Space pirate Captain Kristy Ryan grew up the only  daughter of a notorious privateer in the Border Planet Region. She  learned her trade the hard way – there were no free rides on her  father’s ship. Now, she has her</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1970813833001796268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/release-day-spectors-by-angelia-almos.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1970813833001796268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1970813833001796268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/release-day-spectors-by-angelia-almos.html' title='Release Day: Spectors by Angelia Almos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3673228757930320420</id><published>2011-12-11T15:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-11T15:22:01.121-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pick a Blurb</title><summary type='text'>Looking for a little input. I'm tackling the back cover blurb for my new space opera Spectors. Which one do you like better?

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Coming soon....
Design credit goes to my wonderful cover designer Tamra Westberry. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4033881462843615867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/unveiling-whitelighter-cover.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4033881462843615867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4033881462843615867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/unveiling-whitelighter-cover.html' title='Unveiling: Whitelighter Cover'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nr0JnvT8R30/TuJfIvKzWkI/AAAAAAAAAOY/Ds01IZ8XNjQ/s72-c/WhiteLighter_web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8769830883945212133</id><published>2011-12-08T11:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T18:40:16.502-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Unveiling: Spectors Cover</title><summary type='text'>The gorgeous cover for Spectors an adult space opera novel about a space pirate who almost loses everything  she cares about when she’s blackmailed into running a dangerous mission  for the military. 


Coming soon.... 



Cover design credit goes to my wonderful cover designer Tamra Westberry. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8769830883945212133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/unveiling-spectors-cover.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8769830883945212133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8769830883945212133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/12/unveiling-spectors-cover.html' title='Unveiling: Spectors Cover'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ser1-9ldeQQ/TuET3R-Ww6I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9g3kycRIHqE/s72-c/Spectors.web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-672804146794750664</id><published>2011-11-30T06:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T06:24:37.719-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Horse Charmer Chapter One</title><summary type='text'>
Chapter One




Her hand shading her eyes, Princess Cassia watched the bird glide over the outer walls of Castle Karah. A small shiver went down her spine when she saw it was a Royalty, a special messenger eagle used only to convey urgent messages. He swooped over her and across the stable yard to land on his perch. The Royalty squawked and ruffled his feathers. He snapped and bit the young page</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/672804146794750664/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/horse-charmer-chapter-one.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/672804146794750664'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/672804146794750664'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/horse-charmer-chapter-one.html' title='Horse Charmer Chapter One'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6767200303387916309</id><published>2011-11-28T06:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T06:52:04.378-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Coming Soon - Spectors</title><summary type='text'>
Spectors is an adult space opera about a space pirate who almost loses everything she cares about when she’s blackmailed into running a dangerous mission for the military. 
  Space pirate, Captain Kristy Ryan, is blackmailed by the Military Space Alliance into running a dangerous mission with her crew to discover what is infiltrating the planets in the Border Zone. Crucial information is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6767200303387916309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/coming-soon-spectors.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6767200303387916309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6767200303387916309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/coming-soon-spectors.html' title='Coming Soon - Spectors'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_Rd4IfwpYg/TtEQdve4kQI/AAAAAAAAAN8/keIGHP7QQS4/s72-c/dreamstimecomp_18644049.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1634235474796264184</id><published>2011-11-25T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T00:00:13.138-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30% Off The Beast's Redemption</title><summary type='text'>The Wild Rose Press is offering a 30% discount on Black Friday. Enter the code e8f302ffef at checkout on November 25 to get 30% off your entire order. If you haven't gotten The Beast's Redemption yet, here's your chance to get it for only $2.63 (normally, $3.75).


The Beast's Redemption by Angie Derek

Cursed shape shifter, Alexander Léandre, is resigned to his fate, but   that doesn’t stop him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1634235474796264184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/30-off-beasts-redemption.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1634235474796264184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1634235474796264184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/30-off-beasts-redemption.html' title='30% Off The Beast&apos;s Redemption'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pVU3tmiYbLw/Ts5ZIV_OLpI/AAAAAAAAAN0/SSTXuK7GM78/s72-c/TWRPBlackFridayBanner.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5960328270540059856</id><published>2011-11-22T06:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T07:41:18.254-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Coming Soon - Whitelighter</title><summary type='text'>Whitelighter is a steamy contemporary paranormal novella about a young witch whose special powers make her a target of any vampire who catches sight of her. 
Lily Conner is a witch with an unusual side affect to her powers – she glows like a neon white light to all supernatural creatures. A vampire who kills her will absorb her light gaining the ability to use magic. Two years ago her family was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5960328270540059856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/coming-soon-whitelighter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5960328270540059856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5960328270540059856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/coming-soon-whitelighter.html' title='Coming Soon - Whitelighter'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yxLW0YArjik/Tsu0V_O97KI/AAAAAAAAANs/WJpMJFGRsDI/s72-c/dreamstimecomp_9601941.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4481845337333250700</id><published>2011-11-16T06:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T06:31:00.593-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sprinkling Retellings With A Touch of Original</title><summary type='text'>I love adaptations and retellings. There's something about the challenge of taking something classic and making it your own. My first attempt was The Beast's Redemption my Beauty and the Beast story. I'm currently toying with the idea of another retelling and was thinking about how to pay homage to the original. This got me to thinking about what elements I included from the original fairy tale </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4481845337333250700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/sprinkling-retellings-with-touch-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4481845337333250700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4481845337333250700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/sprinkling-retellings-with-touch-of.html' title='Sprinkling Retellings With A Touch of Original'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDSAYrIhSuE/ThIQT-RarEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b81sFUQzL5M/s72-c/TheBeastsRedemp_W5554_300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3594647557560536464</id><published>2011-11-14T06:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T06:12:01.071-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Too Little, Too Much, Just Enough - Adult Content Warning</title><summary type='text'>Content Warning on the Post.

I wish there was a way to set an adult content warning on individual posts instead of the entire blog. Anyone know a way? 

Back to the content warning. I'm going to discuss the steamy/sexy side of my Angie Derek pen name. So if you're under 18 please skip this post.


A steamy Angie Derek title.
Okay, on to the actual post. My first paranormal novella The Beast's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3594647557560536464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/too-little-too-much-just-enough-adult.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3594647557560536464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3594647557560536464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/too-little-too-much-just-enough-adult.html' title='Too Little, Too Much, Just Enough - Adult Content Warning'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDSAYrIhSuE/ThIQT-RarEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b81sFUQzL5M/s72-c/TheBeastsRedemp_W5554_300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-188981287804911120</id><published>2011-11-12T05:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-12T05:56:00.057-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Love What You Do</title><summary type='text'>When I first start writing and learning, cough, craft. I hated writing. Seriously. I can remember hating the act of writing, but loving the stories. The characters lived in my head and wanted their stories told. I used to say I hated the act of writing, but loved having written.

I realized recently I hadn't thought or said that phrase in a very long time. Why I wondered? What had changed?

The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/188981287804911120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/love-what-you-do.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/188981287804911120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/188981287804911120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/love-what-you-do.html' title='Love What You Do'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2833129518310724355</id><published>2011-11-10T05:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-10T06:49:08.590-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Withdrawal</title><summary type='text'>Something I should have factored in, but completely failed to consider with my bubble experiment was withdrawal. I am going through social media withdrawal big time.

I go to my blogger feed - no new blogs. Go to Twitter - only five new tweets since the last time I checked. Facebook - I can actually find people in the feeds - wow.

What it amounts to is I now have way more time to work, but I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2833129518310724355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/withdrawal.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2833129518310724355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2833129518310724355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/withdrawal.html' title='Withdrawal'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X1gU-Jc3X1I/TjMaJ3sIUSI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/GytoAxUlpFI/s72-c/social-media-bandwagon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8218464750530058688</id><published>2011-11-08T16:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T19:57:32.917-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What's In A Name</title><summary type='text'>

Southern Belle and Me.
A reader recently pointed out that I tend to include the names of my pets in my books. Obviously a reader who knows me personally to make the observation, but it made me think. Do I?

Horse Charmer - Kali isn't a name of a pet, but she was inspired by my horse Kristy. I also had a pony named Cassie as a kid which is pretty close to Cassia. There also was in a previous </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8218464750530058688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-in-name.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8218464750530058688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8218464750530058688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-in-name.html' title='What&apos;s In A Name'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YqMZDPdeQ4A/TR5o9tldSYI/AAAAAAAAAGk/9eL7vgRpFPk/s72-c/Jumping+Thoughts+coverc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-9148492909544557818</id><published>2011-10-25T13:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T13:47:39.732-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Coming Up with a Cover Concept</title><summary type='text'>I've been working on cover ideas for my two upcoming books over the last two weeks. I'm still graphically challenged enough that I will probably be hiring my cover designer to do them. But I like to pick out the images myself along with the overall concept on the cover. Both have proved to be a lot more challenging than my previous covers. 

Here's some of the images I've found in looking for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/9148492909544557818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/coming-up-with-cover-concept.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/9148492909544557818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/9148492909544557818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/coming-up-with-cover-concept.html' title='Coming Up with a Cover Concept'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aCwk7xRo-ws/Tqcd-UymylI/AAAAAAAAAM4/3S54Sn5JF7Y/s72-c/dreamstimecomp_18814101.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5267067755973729821</id><published>2011-10-22T14:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T14:54:37.518-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Author Photos</title><summary type='text'>We just got back from the stable after taking some pictures of Prince Charming and I to be my new author photo. We've narrowed it down to four pictures which we thought were the best. I'm having a hard time choosing from there. Plus, should I use different poses for my two pen names?









</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5267067755973729821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/author-photos.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5267067755973729821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5267067755973729821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/author-photos.html' title='Author Photos'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-usLBxl87UD8/TqM63b-QRcI/AAAAAAAAALk/dahFoyo5GM0/s72-c/angeliaalmosauthorphoto4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4931209093776046101</id><published>2011-10-14T10:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T10:39:21.096-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Bubble</title><summary type='text'>The Bubble is a concept I've been thinking about for several weeks and have discussed with my good friend children's illustrator Kristen Schwartz.

As a writer I belong to several writer's organizations, participate in writing groups, take classes, and belong to some critique circles. It can become in one word - overwhelming. It's not one thing, but everything as a whole. I started thinking I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4931209093776046101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/bubble.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4931209093776046101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4931209093776046101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/bubble.html' title='The Bubble'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--BKM5QFvsms/Tphx4uQa6RI/AAAAAAAAALY/IWjyahKWpFY/s72-c/bubble.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8599974117482420849</id><published>2011-10-12T20:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T20:57:51.618-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fantasy Powered by Love</title><summary type='text'>I'm over visiting at KH's blog Fantasy Powered by Love talking about my new release The Beast's Redemption. 


</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8599974117482420849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/fantasy-powered-by-love.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8599974117482420849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8599974117482420849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/10/fantasy-powered-by-love.html' title='Fantasy Powered by Love'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDSAYrIhSuE/ThIQT-RarEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b81sFUQzL5M/s72-c/TheBeastsRedemp_W5554_300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3560162766820188417</id><published>2011-09-28T06:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-28T06:00:07.510-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Beast's Redemption Release Day</title><summary type='text'>Today is the day! The Beast's Redemption is being released out in to the big bad world.

Cursed shape shifter, Alexander Léandre, is resigned to his fate, but  that doesn’t stop him from hunting down the descendants of the sorceress  who bewitched him in hopes of obtaining a cure.

Belle Beaumont is used to men never looking past her curvy figure and  pretty face.  She dutifully agrees to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3560162766820188417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/09/beasts-redemption-release-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3560162766820188417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3560162766820188417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/09/beasts-redemption-release-day.html' title='The Beast&apos;s Redemption Release Day'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDSAYrIhSuE/ThIQT-RarEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b81sFUQzL5M/s72-c/TheBeastsRedemp_W5554_300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2146830931843725752</id><published>2011-08-20T07:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-20T07:53:30.315-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fast Draft Conquered</title><summary type='text'>I've been doing a Fast Draft challenge for the last two weeks. I took Candace Havens Fast Draft in 14 Days workshop a few years ago. At the time I don't think I was ready for the concept of blazing through a first draft so completely. But this time something clicked.

The last time I wrote a first draft quickly, though much slower than Fast Draft, was for The Beast's Redemption where the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2146830931843725752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/fast-draft-conquered.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2146830931843725752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2146830931843725752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/fast-draft-conquered.html' title='Fast Draft Conquered'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8041532703202290642</id><published>2011-08-14T08:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-14T08:37:07.964-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Fun of Naming</title><summary type='text'>If you're following me on Facebook you probably know I am waist deep in a Fast Draft challenge right now. I'm writing twenty pages in a day to have my first draft complete in two weeks. When I started, I pulled out random names from thin air for all the characters knowing I planned on going back to change the names as needed. I'm now going back. LOL I'd been thinking off and on how I wanted the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8041532703202290642/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/fun-of-naming.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8041532703202290642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8041532703202290642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/fun-of-naming.html' title='The Fun of Naming'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-272382643247880494</id><published>2011-08-12T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-12T07:00:04.578-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To Pen Name Or Not to Pen Name</title><summary type='text'>I currently write under two names. Angelia Almos for my young adult/middle grade fiction and nonfiction. Angie Derek for my steamier paranormal romances and romantic suspense. I decided to write under the pen name for branding purposes, but now I have a conundrum.

I have some adult novels/novellas which are almost done and in progress which are not steamy (no graphic sex) though they may be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/272382643247880494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/to-pen-name-or-not-to-pen-name.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/272382643247880494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/272382643247880494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/to-pen-name-or-not-to-pen-name.html' title='To Pen Name Or Not to Pen Name'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1091467996985683328</id><published>2011-08-08T09:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T09:08:40.220-07:00</updated><title type='text'>RWAOnline Workshop - Developing Historical Character Sketches</title><summary type='text'>***Permission to Forward granted and appreciated****



RWA® Online Chapter 136 Presents:

Developing Historical Character Sketches with instructor Kimberly Killion

August 10-21, 2011

About the Class: 

Do you have a unique premise? Do editors and agents often comment on how  interesting your plot is, but reject you because your characters fell  flat? Chances are you aren’t developing your </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1091467996985683328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/rwaonline-workshop-developing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1091467996985683328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1091467996985683328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/rwaonline-workshop-developing.html' title='RWAOnline Workshop - Developing Historical Character Sketches'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3704574409169817800</id><published>2011-08-05T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-05T07:00:08.204-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Social Media</title><summary type='text'>
Social media is an interesting creature or should I say creatures. Writers are flocking to the various social media outlets; some on their own and some at the requests of their publishers. You've got Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Blogs, Google+, Goodreads, and a heck of a lot more which I don't know a lot about.

It can become very overwhelming. I joined MySpace first which is now no longer the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3704574409169817800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/social-media.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3704574409169817800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3704574409169817800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/08/social-media.html' title='Social Media'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X1gU-Jc3X1I/TjMaJ3sIUSI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/GytoAxUlpFI/s72-c/social-media-bandwagon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2204160957569507782</id><published>2011-07-29T13:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-29T13:46:51.408-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Facebook Fan Pages</title><summary type='text'>I'm about to do a little begging. In case you didn't know I have two Facebook Fan Pages (Business Pages, Author Pages, whatever you wish to call them). My Page under my pen name, Angie Derek, is doing great with just under 50 "likes" which allowed me to do the personalized URL. My Page under my real name, Angelia Almos, isn't going as strong with just over 10 "Likes". I need at least 25 to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2204160957569507782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/facebook-fan-pages.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2204160957569507782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2204160957569507782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/facebook-fan-pages.html' title='Facebook Fan Pages'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1751966030765740104</id><published>2011-07-14T11:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-14T11:36:44.635-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More Lessons From Tangled</title><summary type='text'>
As I mentioned in my previous Lessons From post, you can learn a lot about good storytelling from Tangled. I could go on and on about the various things the story does right, but I decided to focus on two items. Last time I talked about emotionally abusive and manipulative relationships. This time I want to to mention creating a character the audience can identify with.


One of my favorite </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1751966030765740104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-lessons-from-tangled.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1751966030765740104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1751966030765740104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-lessons-from-tangled.html' title='More Lessons From Tangled'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--pI4PBmkDf8/Th81VJ3s6YI/AAAAAAAAAJU/XzjuY4CMi4I/s72-c/Tangled-Movie.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6072080012295223100</id><published>2011-07-08T07:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-08T07:10:00.805-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Beast's Redemption Official Release Date</title><summary type='text'>I'm excited to announce I have just gotten my official release date for my paranormal novella - The Beast's Redemption. The ebook will be released by The Wild Rose Press on September 28, 2011. 
Blurb: 
             Cursed shape shifter, Alexander                 Léandre, is resigned to his fate, but that doesn’t stop                 him from hunting down the descendants of the sorceress</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6072080012295223100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/beasts-redemption-official-release-date.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6072080012295223100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6072080012295223100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/beasts-redemption-official-release-date.html' title='The Beast&apos;s Redemption Official Release Date'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDSAYrIhSuE/ThIQT-RarEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/b81sFUQzL5M/s72-c/TheBeastsRedemp_W5554_300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1815127594682663964</id><published>2011-07-05T07:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-05T07:55:00.586-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Tangled</title><summary type='text'>




I've been wanting to do a blog post on Tangled since the first time I saw the movie in the theater, but I couldn't decide what topic to cover. Honestly, this is one of those movies which does so many things right that it is a pure joy to watch and study (not just watch for enjoyment). I finally decided I would do a series of posts covering a few different topics instead of trying to cram </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1815127594682663964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/lessons-from-tangled.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1815127594682663964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1815127594682663964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/07/lessons-from-tangled.html' title='Lessons from Tangled'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0gTJ1s3n5E/ThINSk9gEEI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rY5h4On_6l4/s72-c/disney-tangled-flynn-rapunzel-pascal-mothergothel-tangled-17438051-1280-720.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7234970871475174008</id><published>2011-06-28T08:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-28T08:20:00.658-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Raising Hope</title><summary type='text'>If you haven't caught Raising Hope on Tuesdays yet you are seriously missing out. Probably the funniest show on television today. I wasn't too sure about it when I first heard the premise, but I caught an episode purely by chance and laughed the entire time. 

Onto the lesson from Raising Hope.

Finding humor in everyday occurrences and challenges. The charm of this show is Jimmy (the dad) and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7234970871475174008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/06/lessons-from-raising-hope.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7234970871475174008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7234970871475174008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/06/lessons-from-raising-hope.html' title='Lessons from Raising Hope'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WCEuTF-nX0s/TglI9HJjXyI/AAAAAAAAAJE/VaGcCeJkUtU/s72-c/raising_hope.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7878993663056788973</id><published>2011-06-14T09:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-14T09:40:48.322-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from The Secret of NIMH</title><summary type='text'>I remember watching The Secret of NIMH when I was a child. Don't remember exactly when, but I do remember being terrified by this movie. I recently rediscovered it thanks to Netflix Streaming. Both of my girls were insistent on watching it overruling my cautions of it being frightening. Thankfully, both of my girls weren't frightened by it as I was, but then again I was one of those kids who got </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7878993663056788973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/06/lessons-from-secret-of-nimh.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7878993663056788973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7878993663056788973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/06/lessons-from-secret-of-nimh.html' title='Lessons from The Secret of NIMH'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c0008VtFEmE/TfeL5-sqlsI/AAAAAAAAAJA/4nscyD0hdOs/s72-c/nimh12.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1570347917431393363</id><published>2011-06-07T15:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-07T15:42:20.151-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Race to Witch Mountain</title><summary type='text'>I loved Race to Witch Mountain. I know, I know, total kid movie, but kid movies can be a lot of fun. This is a remake of the classic Escape to Witch Mountain which I watched and loved when I was a kid. So, I really wasn't certain if I would like it. Saw it in the theater and the above picture features one of my all-time favorite FX-action scene ever shot. On to the Lesson and Spoiler.

Lesson: If</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1570347917431393363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/06/lessons-from-race-to-witch-mountain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1570347917431393363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1570347917431393363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/06/lessons-from-race-to-witch-mountain.html' title='Lessons from Race to Witch Mountain'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YU_008tJa9E/Te6jEXaehFI/AAAAAAAAAI8/rr9nd5W3szw/s72-c/racetowitchmountain.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2137894513248042738</id><published>2011-05-31T07:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-31T07:39:00.984-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Aquamarine</title><summary type='text'>This is a movie which is in our home library and I've seen it I don't know how many times. Aquamarine is the story about two teen girls who find a mermaid and are promised any wish if they can help the mermaid find true love (spoilers below). The lesson I want to talk about actually doesn't have much to do with the plot itself, but with a topic I've covered in previous "Lessons from" posts. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2137894513248042738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-aquamarine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2137894513248042738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2137894513248042738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-aquamarine.html' title='Lessons from Aquamarine'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgjFb8ozzVQ/TeOukmT_hUI/AAAAAAAAAI4/8XLC_teFr34/s72-c/Aquamarine.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2360255844269500672</id><published>2011-05-27T18:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-27T18:41:59.645-07:00</updated><title type='text'>RWAOnline Workshop The Plotting Wheel</title><summary type='text'>*** Permission Granted to Forward ***

RWA Online presents:

The Plotting Wheel
Presented by Becky Martinez and Sue Viders
June 6 - July 1, 2011 (Dates arranged so writers attending the RWA National Conference can still take this class!)

About the class:
Plotting a novel can be a daunting task, but no matter what method of  plotting a writer uses, there are certain elements that need to go into</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2360255844269500672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/rwaonline-workshop-plotting-wheel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2360255844269500672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2360255844269500672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/rwaonline-workshop-plotting-wheel.html' title='RWAOnline Workshop The Plotting Wheel'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7485790800798075154</id><published>2011-05-24T08:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-24T08:47:00.640-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Back to the Future</title><summary type='text'>

I just rewatched Back to the Future with my daughter who had no idea what I was talking about when I made a BTTF reference. So, of course, I had to rent it for her. :-) I can't even remember how long it has been since I had seen it last, but it completely lived up to my memories of it.

The lesson I want to cover, which for some reason I didn't consciously remember about the movie, is layering.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7485790800798075154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-back-to-future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7485790800798075154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7485790800798075154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-back-to-future.html' title='Lessons from Back to the Future'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iCoKoaQbci8/Tdsrc70TwOI/AAAAAAAAAIs/td9YgGRjSdA/s72-c/back-future-6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2289918310243407784</id><published>2011-05-18T07:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-18T07:22:48.409-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Horse Charmer Now Available</title><summary type='text'>
Horse Charmer is now live and available as an ebook at Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon. Through Smashwords Horse Charmer will shortly be available through Apple, Sony, Kobo, Borders/Borders Australia, Whitcoulls, Diesel Ebook Store, and ScrollMotion.

Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos

At sixteen years old, Cassia would rather spend her days in the royal  stables than in the royal court. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2289918310243407784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/horse-charmer-now-available.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2289918310243407784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2289918310243407784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/horse-charmer-now-available.html' title='Horse Charmer Now Available'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8196813075588303804</id><published>2011-05-17T11:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-17T11:34:05.817-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Penelope</title><summary type='text'>



Bringing back my series on Lessons from Movies. I love to study movies to improve my own storytelling. It's not that I don't learn from the written word, but as a visual learner I pick things up faster and easier if I see it.

Penelope is a sweet, sleeper of a movie. I vaguely recall it being released in the theater, but somehow missed it. I picked it up as a new release at the video store </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8196813075588303804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-penelope.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8196813075588303804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8196813075588303804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/05/lessons-from-penelope.html' title='Lessons from Penelope'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jpc9pfQ7Ksg/TdK79vk6wJI/AAAAAAAAAIo/wevOII_ZfCA/s72-c/penelope.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3810481648252233833</id><published>2011-04-25T08:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-25T08:25:14.522-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Brenda Novak's Online Auction for Diabetes</title><summary type='text'>It's that time of year again. Brenda Novak is running her annual auction to benefit diabetes research. Lots of cool stuff is auctioned off for writers (and readers). Mentoring and critiques are up by authors, agents and editors. Writerly trips and lunches with bestselling authors at conferences. Baskets of books. Ebook readers. And much more. Quite frankly there's too much stuff up for me to list</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3810481648252233833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/04/brenda-novaks-online-auction-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3810481648252233833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3810481648252233833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/04/brenda-novaks-online-auction-for.html' title='Brenda Novak&apos;s Online Auction for Diabetes'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5483034217929901736</id><published>2011-04-05T21:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-05T21:07:19.077-07:00</updated><title type='text'>RWA Online Class - The Reading Brain: How Details (Show and Tell) Change How We Read</title><summary type='text'>*****Permission to Forward****

RWA Online Class 
Registration is Now Open!


The Reading Brain: How Details (Show and Tell) Change How We Read
Presented by Lisa Dale
Dates:  April 11-22, 2011


About the Class:  You’ve heard the “show don’t tell” rule a hundred  times, and you know that you should do it. But “telling” is our  fundamental way of communicating in our everyday lives, so as a writer</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5483034217929901736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/04/rwa-online-class-reading-brain-how.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5483034217929901736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5483034217929901736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/04/rwa-online-class-reading-brain-how.html' title='RWA Online Class - The Reading Brain: How Details (Show and Tell) Change How We Read'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5595500732277901059</id><published>2011-03-23T07:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-23T07:19:37.120-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Romancing The Script Contest</title><summary type='text'>One of my writing chapters contest deadline is coming up. Here are the details:

****Permission to forward granted and encouraged**
**
SCRIPTSCENE RWA
presents

Romancing the Script Contest

*Deadline:  April 1, 2011*

Final Judge: Andy Cohen
Producer / President of Grade A Entertainment

*Winner will receive:*

A read by Zac Sanford of Suntaur Entertainment
and
A Mini-Critique ($350 value) by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5595500732277901059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/romancing-script-contest.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5595500732277901059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5595500732277901059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/romancing-script-contest.html' title='Romancing The Script Contest'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6848497700180835525</id><published>2011-03-20T14:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T14:08:26.607-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Noble Romance Visiting RWA Online Chapter</title><summary type='text'>Noble Romance will be visiting the RWA Online Chapter from March 21-25. This is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about Noble Romance and submitting to them.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6848497700180835525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/noble-romance-visiting-rwa-online.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6848497700180835525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6848497700180835525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/noble-romance-visiting-rwa-online.html' title='Noble Romance Visiting RWA Online Chapter'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1253867813648575266</id><published>2011-03-05T15:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T15:26:55.437-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Overcoming Your Fears to Get Published Workshop</title><summary type='text'>           My RWA Online Chapter has a workshop coming up. Thought I'd post it here for those of you who would be interested in taking the class. Sounds like a good one.March 14-26, 2011
Conquering FEARS and Getting Published
Presented by Tina Holland

Don't let FEARS hold you back. This class will give you tips to help you  overcome writer's block to FINISH, give you some quick tips on how to  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1253867813648575266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/overcoming-your-fears-to-get-published.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1253867813648575266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1253867813648575266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/overcoming-your-fears-to-get-published.html' title='Overcoming Your Fears to Get Published Workshop'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7271268421017420875</id><published>2011-03-04T12:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-04T12:52:49.291-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Title = New Cover</title><summary type='text'>I was a little dismayed when a few weeks ago I discovered that someone had already used my title for my beloved book The Horse Charmer. Now, I came up with this title when I was 14 (you do the math :-) ) and there weren't any books with titles like it. In fact, when The Horse Whisperer came out, I was all upset that he had stole my title. LOL I again did a search about five years ago when I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7271268421017420875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-title-new-cover.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7271268421017420875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7271268421017420875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-title-new-cover.html' title='New Title = New Cover'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x-D6qZy8YR8/TXFQ8UQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAH8/BOy575O8TKk/s72-c/horsecharmercover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7012304179090536414</id><published>2011-02-26T15:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T15:05:59.851-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Baby Off in the Wild Blue Yonder</title><summary type='text'>It's always a big day when you hit send to submit your latest baby out into the cruel world of submissions. The paranormal novella I have been working on for the last couple of months is finally ready to see the light of day. I spent all of last week doing my final read through and inputting those edits in.

The query and synopsis came next. Doesn't take as much time because there aren't as many </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7012304179090536414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-baby-off-in-wild-blue-yonder.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7012304179090536414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7012304179090536414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-baby-off-in-wild-blue-yonder.html' title='Another Baby Off in the Wild Blue Yonder'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-9121803943008815260</id><published>2011-02-19T20:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-19T20:38:42.139-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award</title><summary type='text'>I was given the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award by Terrie at Write What Your Heart Desires. Thanks Terrie! 

Here's how the award works:

1. Thank and link back to the person that gave the award.
2. Share 4 guilty pleasures.
3. Pass the award along to six other sweet bloggers.

Here are my guilty pleasures:
1. Eating cookies, candy, and ice cream whenever I feel like it (even for breakfast).
2. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/9121803943008815260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/02/irresistibly-sweet-blog-award.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/9121803943008815260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/9121803943008815260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/02/irresistibly-sweet-blog-award.html' title='The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CZ22nEpwips/TWCawHiCU5I/AAAAAAAAAHc/OGQ3DIRiS9w/s72-c/The+irresistibly+sweet+blog+award.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3182647929654275266</id><published>2011-02-01T07:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-21T06:48:49.794-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Prince of Persia</title><summary type='text'>
I liked the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie. I wasn't sure I would. I have vague recollections of some drama surrounding the casting of Jake Gyllenhaal as the lead and people either seemed to love or hate it when it was in the theaters. This is one I wish I had seen in the theaters - the visuals were probably incredible on the big screen. The characters were interesting and go against </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3182647929654275266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/02/lessons-from-prince-of-persia.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3182647929654275266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3182647929654275266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/02/lessons-from-prince-of-persia.html' title='Lessons from Prince of Persia'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TUc4qsknrnI/AAAAAAAAAHM/g4AYbyodnds/s72-c/prince_of_persia_wallpaper_10-535x334.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6414560234428009582</id><published>2011-01-10T08:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-10T08:16:51.364-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Official Cover for The Horse Charmer</title><summary type='text'>Drum Roll Please!!!!!





Applause for the gorgeous cover Tamra Westberry designed. She took my loose vision and made it perfect.  

I had a lot of fun playing with cover design and will probably continue to play with it as it really helped me to know what I wanted for The Horse Charmer, but I was happy to discover when I emailed Tamra "just to see" that her fee is super reasonable and I already</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6414560234428009582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/official-cover-for-horse-charmer.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6414560234428009582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6414560234428009582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/official-cover-for-horse-charmer.html' title='Official Cover for The Horse Charmer'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TSsv8PZleaI/AAAAAAAAAHE/FiYhr8ElMGU/s72-c/The+Horse+Charmer+100.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2045801345007593717</id><published>2011-01-07T14:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-07T14:25:11.895-08:00</updated><title type='text'>More Covers for Horse Charmer</title><summary type='text'>Still a work in progress. Playing with different colors and fonts. Here are a couple of them.

 I like the fuzzy border on this one, but the black font does not work with the green. 
The pop of the purple really jumps out and the white font is a lot better. But I don't like the lines of the border and the script font is too hard to read on smaller images. 
Put the purple with the fuzzy and trying</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2045801345007593717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-covers-for-horse-charmer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2045801345007593717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2045801345007593717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-covers-for-horse-charmer.html' title='More Covers for Horse Charmer'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TSaUMqbYa9I/AAAAAAAAAGw/kotCtYVkm4g/s72-c/HorseCharmer2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3454584304444178167</id><published>2011-01-06T12:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-06T12:54:43.449-08:00</updated><title type='text'>First Cover Attempt</title><summary type='text'>I decided to play around with designing a cover for The Horse Charmer. With Jumping Thoughts I discovered it is really a matter of trial and error for me to find the right image, picking a font for lettering, and moving it around to get it right. Lucky for me with the ongoing e-book craze covers are getting simpler. What looks great on a hardback doesn't necessarily translate to a thumbnail image</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3454584304444178167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-cover-attempt.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3454584304444178167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3454584304444178167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-cover-attempt.html' title='First Cover Attempt'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TSYq_X4dooI/AAAAAAAAAGo/F49RyBipZ9c/s72-c/HorseCharmer1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-3376020066768080217</id><published>2011-01-05T12:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-05T12:33:39.540-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Adventure into E-Publishing</title><summary type='text'>I mentioned before I was putting a short-short story I wrote up on Kindle to experiment with the process as I am looking at some novels which I might put up as well. So far so good. I figured out how to get it formatted for Kindle, BN.com, and Smashwords. I designed three different covers, settling on the one to the left for now. Jumping Thoughts is now up on all platforms and it's selling. This </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/3376020066768080217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/adventure-into-e-publishing.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3376020066768080217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/3376020066768080217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/adventure-into-e-publishing.html' title='Adventure into E-Publishing'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TR5o9tldSYI/AAAAAAAAAGk/Q8QMKgqvHx0/s72-c/Jumping+Thoughts+coverc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8996641433775581802</id><published>2011-01-01T10:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T10:33:42.430-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The New Year</title><summary type='text'>I'm taking a different approach with my writing goals for this year than I did last year. Last year I tried to be very specific in my goals to see if that would keep me on track. Afraid not. It's not that I didn't do anything. I did, but it wasn't always the things on my list. So, this year I'm going to be looser with what I'm actually going to write and produce and focus on quantity. I've </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8996641433775581802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8996641433775581802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8996641433775581802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year.html' title='The New Year'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6286192496385267712</id><published>2010-12-31T15:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-31T15:36:44.045-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Playing With Covers</title><summary type='text'>I just spent the last half hour doing up another cover for my short story Jumping Thoughts. Tell me which one do you like best?
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</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6286192496385267712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/playing-with-covers.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6286192496385267712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6286192496385267712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/playing-with-covers.html' title='Playing With Covers'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TR5o072RDoI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cq_cxl8tHrM/s72-c/jumping+thoughts+coverb.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2586003642350535635</id><published>2010-12-30T20:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-30T20:37:09.894-08:00</updated><title type='text'>An Adventure Into Kindle</title><summary type='text'>

A Short Story on Kindle

Yep, I am experimenting with putting a previously published story up on Kindle. I'm preparing to put a novel up and had heard it recommended to experiment with a short story first so you can work out the tweaks with a much smaller file. Very good advice I might add.

So, that's what I did. I took my short story "Jumping Thoughts" which was originally published in Ride! </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2586003642350535635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/adventure-into-kindle.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2586003642350535635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2586003642350535635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/adventure-into-kindle.html' title='An Adventure Into Kindle'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TR1WPMZcDjI/AAAAAAAAAGc/q0Ol2SvOVo4/s72-c/jumping+thoughts+coverbox.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2480174427519328883</id><published>2010-12-26T16:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-26T16:58:59.428-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Publishers Overpricing Middle Grade and YA Books</title><summary type='text'>Okay, here is a rant which probably won't make me very popular, but I am extremely frustrated with the practice of publishers putting middle grade and young adult fiction in hardcover. My pre-teen daughter gets $20 a month of allowance which will allow her to purchase one book a month. Yep, only one book a month. What happened to the five dollar paperback (well they were $2.99 and $3.99 when I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2480174427519328883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/publishers-over-pricing-middle-grade.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2480174427519328883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2480174427519328883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/publishers-over-pricing-middle-grade.html' title='Publishers Overpricing Middle Grade and YA Books'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6231544721972802485</id><published>2010-12-03T19:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-03T19:26:19.296-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Finishing a Book</title><summary type='text'>You know there is just something about finishing a book. You actually get to do it twice. There's the first draft The End and then there's the The End when you are ready to send it out on submission. I know for some writers the second The End can be months after the first one while others it might only be a couple of days depending on if you're a re-writer or a clean up typo-er.

The book I just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6231544721972802485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/finishing-book.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6231544721972802485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6231544721972802485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/12/finishing-book.html' title='Finishing a Book'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2365019380895726337</id><published>2010-11-27T08:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-27T08:39:06.804-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Deb Werksman from Sourcebooks Visiting RWA Online</title><summary type='text'>Deb Werksman from Sourcebooks will be visiting RWA Online the week of November 29th. This is the perfect chance to ask her any questions you have about Sourcebooks submissions, what they are looking for, and the romance industry in general. This event is open to the public not just RWA Online members.

http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/Boards/index.php?showforum=216</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2365019380895726337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/11/deb-werksman-from-sourcebooks-visiting.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2365019380895726337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2365019380895726337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/11/deb-werksman-from-sourcebooks-visiting.html' title='Deb Werksman from Sourcebooks Visiting RWA Online'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-877997526969725079</id><published>2010-11-17T09:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-17T09:29:35.403-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Writing For Dummies Free on Kindle</title><summary type='text'>Thank you to Kristi Holl for posting this on her blog Writer's First Aid. 

There's a promo for Writing For Dummies on Amazon from November 15-19 to download it free. If you don't have a Kindle you can still download it to your computer. Go here to get your free copy. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/877997526969725079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/11/writing-for-dummies-free-on-kindle.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/877997526969725079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/877997526969725079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/11/writing-for-dummies-free-on-kindle.html' title='Writing For Dummies Free on Kindle'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-321296313886019433</id><published>2010-11-10T07:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-10T07:21:25.991-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Warning Story For Writers</title><summary type='text'>This isn't my story to tell, but wanted to post the link since I have so many friends looking for agents to represent them and very few writers who have been scammed by agents feel they can expose the story to anyone but their closest friends. Here is a writer who has gone public about a very well known agent and his editor wife. Their names are listed at the end of the series of blog posts (Part</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/321296313886019433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/11/warning-story-for-writers.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/321296313886019433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/321296313886019433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/11/warning-story-for-writers.html' title='A Warning Story For Writers'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7932276629009258941</id><published>2010-10-11T10:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-11T10:23:10.075-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Hawaii Five-O</title><summary type='text'>I told myself I wasn't going to do a lesson from focusing on the negatives. First a warning. I watched the original show as a kid and have vague fond memories. I was looking forward to the remake. I really liked the first episode. The actors were great and they explained a lot of back story very well.

But then came the second episode with two major problems that drew me right out of the story </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7932276629009258941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/10/lessons-from-hawaii-five-o.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7932276629009258941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7932276629009258941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/10/lessons-from-hawaii-five-o.html' title='Lessons from Hawaii Five-O'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TLND0lz3v1I/AAAAAAAAAGA/2CDyEo0sfY0/s72-c/the-new-hawaii-five-o-theme-song.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7645071796807274421</id><published>2010-10-02T07:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-02T07:42:57.396-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More Writing Challenges</title><summary type='text'>One of my RWA online chapters (actually two of them) are holding writing challenges right now. Fall seems like a popular time with NaNoWriMo probably the most well know being held every November. One of my chapters is holding a two month challenge with lots of classes, pitches to editors and agents, and writing sprints for it's members throughout September and October. My other chapter is doing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7645071796807274421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-writing-challenges.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7645071796807274421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7645071796807274421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-writing-challenges.html' title='More Writing Challenges'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-878360495008011069</id><published>2010-09-25T09:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-25T09:00:06.010-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Titles, Titles, Titles</title><summary type='text'>I got to think a lot about titles recently. My paranormal novella that The Wild Rose Press will be releasing has gone through several titles before I'd settled on The Curse.

But they already had a book with the title Curses. Too close to my own title.

So, on the title hunt I went. I asked for a little direction from my editor who asked me some excellent questions to consider on what I want to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/878360495008011069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/titles-titles-titles.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/878360495008011069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/878360495008011069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/titles-titles-titles.html' title='Titles, Titles, Titles'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1106765710253723563</id><published>2010-09-20T09:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-20T09:45:16.110-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Carina Press Editor Angela James Visiting RWA Online</title><summary type='text'>Carina Press editor Angela James is going to be visiting the RWA Online chapter's discussion boards this week. You don't have to be a member of RWA Online to ask her a question or read what others are asking and her answers. 

Go to the Publisher Spotlights section of the boards. Angela will be there for a week through Friday, Sept. 24th.

Check out Carina Press's submission guidelines.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1106765710253723563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/carina-press-editor-angela-james.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1106765710253723563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1106765710253723563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/carina-press-editor-angela-james.html' title='Carina Press Editor Angela James Visiting RWA Online'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-7649054302688586571</id><published>2010-09-18T09:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T09:00:01.246-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What's In A Name?</title><summary type='text'>You might have noticed that I've added a second name to my little bio/profile on the left. Yep, I'm writing under a pen name now. This is something I've thought a lot about and actually agonized over the name choice for quite a while. It wasn't an easy decision, but a necessary one.

My first book was under my married name. I'd toyed with the idea of a pen name then, but frankly I wanted credit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/7649054302688586571/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-in-name.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7649054302688586571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/7649054302688586571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-in-name.html' title='What&apos;s In A Name?'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-2980617953716411921</id><published>2010-08-28T08:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-28T08:41:01.086-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Big Fat Liar</title><summary type='text'>
Sorry, the Lessons from series have been absent for a little while. I haven't watched anything that I felt I could apply to this. Was doing a lot of reading recently and with more obscure writers (at least ones I'd never heard of).

big FAT liar is pure genius. I'm still in the watch and be amazed phase. I've seen this movie so many times that I can recite many of the lines and know the plot </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/2980617953716411921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/lessons-from-big-fat-liar.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2980617953716411921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/2980617953716411921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/lessons-from-big-fat-liar.html' title='Lessons from Big Fat Liar'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/THhQD8jhUzI/AAAAAAAAAFw/BLSg0ntZwlM/s72-c/Big_Fat_Liar,_2002,_Frankie_Muniz,_Amanda_Bynes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5372028686015250654</id><published>2010-08-24T09:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-24T09:24:54.008-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Curse Has Found A Home</title><summary type='text'>I thought I'd told everyone, but I realized that I'd yet to post the good news on my blog. My paranormal novella about shapeshifters and witches has found a home at The Wild Rose Press. The contract is in the mail and I'll be going into edits with my editor soon. I'll keep everyone up to date on the process.

I was just scanning their catalog as I prepare to fill in my cover artist sheet (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5372028686015250654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/curse-has-found-its-home.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5372028686015250654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5372028686015250654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/curse-has-found-its-home.html' title='The Curse Has Found A Home'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-6583832330715366550</id><published>2010-08-08T09:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T09:52:11.826-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Prune Your Prose! Ten Tips to Tighten Your Fiction Writing</title><summary type='text'>Linnea is an excellent instructor and I highly recommend any course she is teaching.  



***** Permission to Forward Granted *****
RWA® Online Chapter presents:

PRUNE YOUR PROSE! Ten Tips to Tighten Your Fiction Writing
Instructor: Linnea Sinclair
August 16th – 29th, 2010
Registration Period: August 2-15, 2010
Fee: $15 Non-Chapter members. RWAOL Chapter #136 members; free. 
Payment method: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/6583832330715366550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/prune-your-prose-ten-tips-to-tighten.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6583832330715366550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/6583832330715366550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/prune-your-prose-ten-tips-to-tighten.html' title='Prune Your Prose! Ten Tips to Tighten Your Fiction Writing'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4184450680623769736</id><published>2010-08-02T08:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-02T08:54:37.619-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from Veronica Mars</title><summary type='text'>Or Bad Boys and Why We Love Them

Logan Echolls the character that stole the show in Veronica Mars. Introduced to us by our heroine as the "obligatory psychotic jackass" that every high school has. He starts the show as the ultimate villain to our plucky heroine. I read somewhere that the character wasn't originally one of the main characters, but after you watch Jason Dohring's performance you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4184450680623769736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/lessons-from-veronica-mars.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4184450680623769736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4184450680623769736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/08/lessons-from-veronica-mars.html' title='Lessons from Veronica Mars'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TFbbtBIPe8I/AAAAAAAAAFg/i6oVvWRHWRs/s72-c/jasondohring.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4031215718968507824</id><published>2010-07-25T11:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-25T11:12:12.044-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from X-Men</title><summary type='text'>Have you seen the X-Men movie? The first live-action one. I remember watching it and thinking, wow, it's a classic hero's journey. I immediately went and examined the script. I was lucky in that I found a copy of the original screenplay which is why I was able to analyze the changes that were made in the story line to make it follow the hero's journey.

Originally the story was a pretty good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4031215718968507824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/lessons-from-x-men.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4031215718968507824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4031215718968507824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/lessons-from-x-men.html' title='Lessons from X-Men'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TES5rgQYGwI/AAAAAAAAAFY/_xiSoMDQ4Fc/s72-c/xmen24.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-1436314765827926762</id><published>2010-07-19T09:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-19T09:09:20.955-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons from The Mummy</title><summary type='text'>Caught The  Mummy on TV last night and was reminded again how much I love that  movie. I never actually saw it in the theater mostly because I thought  it was going to be just another action adventure with the forced romance  and funny sidekick. Yes, it has romance and yes there are several  characters that could be considered sidekicks, but there's nothing  forced about the romance or the humor </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/1436314765827926762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/lessons-from-mummy.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1436314765827926762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/1436314765827926762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/lessons-from-mummy.html' title='Lessons from The Mummy'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TER3j7dQITI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/EHN7vvXcevU/s72-c/rickandevy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4335175329105491101</id><published>2010-07-13T15:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-13T15:44:32.626-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A literature meme</title><summary type='text'>Got this from Sasha White at the Genreality Blog who got it from Charlene Teglia's blog. 

1) What author do you own the most books by? I purged my books about a year ago this would have been a very different answer then, but now, Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick with Linda Howard a close second.


2) What book do you own the most copies of? I generally don't own multiple copies on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4335175329105491101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/literature-meme.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4335175329105491101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4335175329105491101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/literature-meme.html' title='A literature meme'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5330618062222421320</id><published>2010-07-02T09:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-02T09:19:27.899-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons From The Last Airbender Movie</title><summary type='text'>Yep, we've already seen The Last Airbender. First show on opening day. My older daughter was so excited for this movie and we took along a friend that was probably almost as excited. And if I'm really honest, I was really looking forward to this movie. I've already mentioned what I really liked about the animated series and I was more than fascinated to see how they would adapt about seven hours </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5330618062222421320/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/lessons-from-last-airbender-movie.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5330618062222421320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5330618062222421320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/07/lessons-from-last-airbender-movie.html' title='Lessons From The Last Airbender Movie'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TC4GWyuXITI/AAAAAAAAAFI/rz-wB2z6sBc/s72-c/Last+Airbender+Promo+Pic.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4912460949749312891</id><published>2010-06-30T12:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-30T12:22:02.739-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sometimes I Just Don't Get It</title><summary type='text'>So, while packing for our trip a couple of weeks ago I stumble on to this show Jersey Shore on MTV. As I'm packing, the only thought in my head is "do people really act that way?" Then I start to wonder - is this one of those fake reality shows. Completely scripted, but filmed to look like a reality show. Nope, it's a real one.

So, on to my not getting it. Do people really act that way? </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4912460949749312891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/sometimes-i-just-dont-get-it.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4912460949749312891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4912460949749312891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/sometimes-i-just-dont-get-it.html' title='Sometimes I Just Don&apos;t Get It'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-4104891505473228968</id><published>2010-06-28T07:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T07:29:12.684-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forgetting</title><summary type='text'>Sorry, I've been gone for so long. Headed out on a road trip with the family. Read some good books and wrote down some good scenes for various projects as the ideas came to me.

I went to enter a scene idea in a script I haven't worked on in a  while. I'm paging through and I get to a 30 page section that I don't  recall at ALL! Have I really reached that point where I don't remember  writing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/4104891505473228968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/forgetting.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4104891505473228968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/4104891505473228968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/forgetting.html' title='Forgetting'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-8145743799093291252</id><published>2010-06-09T16:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-09T16:34:31.560-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Writing and Learning</title><summary type='text'>My ya fantasy is currently out on submission after several months of rewriting, critiquing, and more editing. It was a long task, but I'm happy with the results. So, as they say, onto the next one.

I pulled out a romantic suspense that I had actually written around the same time as my ya fantasy. I'd done full paper edits, but had only gotten about half way through entering them back into the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/8145743799093291252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-and-learning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8145743799093291252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/8145743799093291252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-and-learning.html' title='Writing and Learning'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942360853127008135.post-5384284549189399495</id><published>2010-06-08T07:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-08T07:41:03.257-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Writing Challenges</title><summary type='text'>I've just learned of a couple of good writing challenges in case my writing friends are interested. 


Harlequin's Book in Three Months Challenge 
The idea behind this is can you write a book as quickly as one of their professional writers which is write it in two months and edit it in one? They will be posting informational and inspirational articles every Monday. The challenge started on June </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/feeds/5384284549189399495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-challenges.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5384284549189399495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3942360853127008135/posts/default/5384284549189399495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2010/06/writing-challenges.html' title='Writing Challenges'/><author><name>Angelia Almos/Angie Derek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TSBPc5yrEo0/TqcYWMQOw3I/AAAAAAAAAMI/xW_JINNrTfw/s220/angeliaalmosauthorphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U5WOy34HYYk/TA5UeJDsDJI/AAAAAAAAAD4/GOkujYy_7QA/s72-c/BI3MLG.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
