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June 17, 2008 | Calendar of Events, Life in General, Movie Queue, The 4-1-1 on Me, Weekend Wrap-Up

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A BIGGER VIEW

So my big weekend was being a vendor at the Girlfriend Getaway Conference held by TIPofaz. I drove up Friday afternoon and stayed overnight. I sold 8 copies of my books, so the price of the table (which I was supposed to share with another person) was worth it. I made back my half even though I had to foot the hotel room bill myself. I stayed at the Prescott Resort in Prescott, AZ.

Bucky’s Casino is connected to the place, too. I don’t gamble, but I wanted to check it out. Very smokey place. I thought the statue was pretty unique, but I’m not sure of the meaning behind it. My room was fantabulous:

The first two pictures are the sitting area when you first walk in and the couch is a pull-out. My bed was king-sized, wonderfully soft, with 250 thread count sheets. Sweet! And the view from my balcony wasn’t bad, either:

Should you ever want to get married here, they have the perfect venue in front of the hotel, in a quaint area hidden behind some trees in the parking lot:

The views from this site were great, too, and I even found a little Peter Rabbit:

And here are some of the vendors: (more…)

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June 13, 2008 | Book Stuff, Calendar of Events, Life in General, The 4-1-1 on Me

If you’re attending this event, be sure to stop by and HOLLA!

Girlfriend Getaway Conference
Prescott Resort
1500 Hwy 69
Prescott, AZ 86301
Sat, June 14
8-4

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June 2, 2008 | Book Stuff, Calendar of Events, In the News, Life in General, contests

June is ‘Book Reviewing’ month at Blogcritics Magazine!

To promote the release of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, co-author Mayra Calvani will be interviewing 15+ reviewers and review editors during the month of June. Learn all about the business of book reviewing and what’s in the mind of some of the most popular reviewers on the internet today. Some of the guests will include: Alex Moore from ForeWord Magazine, James Cox from Midwest Book Review, Irene Watson from Reader Views, Andrea Sisco from Armchair Interviews, Magdalena Ball from The Compulsive Reader, Sharyn McGinty from In The Library Reviews, Lea Schizas from Muse Book Reviews, Linda Baldwin from Road to Romance, Hilary Williamson from Book Loons, Judy Clark from Mostly Fiction, and many others!

To see the complete lineup, visit: The Slippery Book Review Blog.

Between June 1st and June 30th, stop by Blogcritics and leave a comment under the reviewer interviews for a chance to win a Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tour (coordinated by book marketing guru Dorothy Thompson), OR, as an alternative to a non-author winner, a $50 B&N gift certificate!

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May 5, 2008 | Book One, Book Stuff, Calendar of Events, DA Series, Draven Atreides, Life in General, Miss Snitch Mondays, Movie Queue, The 4-1-1 on Me

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO, everyone!

Friday night, the hubby and I went to see Iron Man.

I must say that Robert Downey, Jr looked in great shape. You’d never know the struggles he’s been through watching this movie. He’s quite the funny man (which I knew) and there were some funny moments. Even Gwenyth Paltrow offered up a few witty barbs. I never knew the history behind this comic book character. I’m not as familiar with this one as I am with, say, X-Men. But we really liked it and are not surprised it came in #1 opening weekend. The hubby found it interesting that they showed a DC comic trailer (The Dark Knight) alongside a Marvel trailer (The Incredible Hulk) right before showing another Marvel movie. Either way, I’m looking forward to seeing both of them. May is going to a fantastic month for movies this year, people. Hope you all will get a chance to see them as they are meant to be seen…in a movie theater. Speed Racer is coming out this Friday…in IMAX. I’m so there. Even at $8 a pop.

Saturday, I did the West Phoenix Boutique and got a chance to meet the principal of Premier High School. We got more traffic there than when I did the Spring Boutique, but no sales this time. I couldn’t afford to buy from any of the other vendors that were there, either, but I collected more cards. You never know…

Sunday, I figured it was time to do laundry seeing as how both of our baskets resembled the Leaning Tower of Dirty Clothes. Have I mentioned that I really hate to do laundry? I swear, sometimes I feel my husband should’ve married someone else. I hate to cook, I hate to clean, I hate to do laundry, I hate ironing…ugh! If I were rich…

Just one last reminder to let you all know that Miss Snitch Mondays start today. All this month you’ll be reading the Prologue. Feel free to leave comments, sign up for the list and get to know Draven by checking out her blog.

So, how was your weekend?

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May 3, 2008 | Calendar of Events, The 4-1-1 on Me

If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by and HOLLA!

Premier High School
7544 W. Indian School Rd Ste 2A
Phoenix, AZ 85033
10am-4pm
Free Admission

It’s a one stop shopping place with Over 40 Vendors Including:

Taste of Home Entertaining
Arbonne
Pampered Chef
Avon
MiaBella Candles
Cookie Lee Jewelry
Holistic Earth Remedies
Creative Memories
Let’s Do Tea
Silpada Designs Jewelry
Dove Chocolate at Home
MaryKay Cosmetics
Parklane Jewelry
Power Pops

Along with numerous home crafters specializing in jewelry, homemade soap, baby products, children’s clothing and accessories, chemical free products, walking sticks, gel candles, and much more!

I’ll be giving away an “I am a Survivor” necklace from Barefoot Parties. Great gift for someone you know that’s a breast cancer survivor

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