Monthly Archives: April 2011
TRS Party winners :)
Hey all,
Sorry it took me most the day to get this done. I came down with a pretty bad cold on Saturday, and ended up sleeping most of today after I got the kids off to school, LOL.
Now that they’re fed and settled for the night I’m finally able to sit down and breathe : ) BTW – My kids drew the winners from the hat.
Winners, please email me with your Name and Address, and if applicable, choice of prizes. AmberKallyn (@) gmail (.) com – no spaces, LOL
Congrats Everyone! And thank you so much for participating : )
5 winners will (in MAY) receive a complete set of Dragos Romance Trading Cards
Larena W, Nyclocs (Veronique), LadyVampire, Cheralyn, JoAnna B
3 winners Please Send me your choice of:
Amber Kallyn Book Tote, Amber Kallyn Ball cap, Signed 12 x 18 Mini-poster (Dragos 1 & 2 available now)
Venus, Nyclocs (Veronique), Debra McD
GRAND PRIZE WINNER, WOOT!
#1 - Winners choice of any Amber Kallyn e-book
Pam S
Please click on the link, then email your choice of books 
Also send me your mailing address and I’ll include a signed book cover postcard.
Again, Every winner also recieves a bookmark, a book cover postcard and a dragony surprise : )
#AmWriting: Back to the Basics Caveat!
I hate Caveats.
Most people have enough common sense to get it without being told. Unfortunately, there are those who don’t always get it, then bitch and moan after the fact for “Not understanding”.
So, here’s my Caveat for the Back to the Basics Series.
You DO NOT have to follow every single ‘rule’
I AM NOT telling you what you MUST do, I’m just trying to help with the Basics
If you disagree with something I say, feel free to let me know, as long as you tell me WHY you disagree. Make it a discussion, NOT a rant.
If you don’t like my blog, NO ONE says you MUST read it
Anything else I’m missing?
Freebies and Stayin’ Home Party Time!
Today through Sunday, I’m at The Romance Studio partying.
Since I’m one of the sad people not able to go to the RT Convention in California, I’m instead celebrating Stayin’ Home.
I’ll be posting book excerpts, as well as giving away goodies.
Do 2 of these: follow me on this blog, join my newsletter or follow me on Twitter And, comment on one of my posts at the party. (Then let me know in this post or here)
***IF you already follow this blog, AND Newsletter AND Twitter, and you comment on one of my party posts – You’re entered too : ) Just let me know in this post or here.
Up for grabs (winners can be drawn more than once):
#1 - Winners choice of any Amber Kallyn e-book
3 winners will receive their choice of:
Amber Kallyn Book Tote
Amber Kallyn Ball cap
Signed 12 x 18 Mini-poster (Dragos 1 & 2 available now)
5 winners will (in MAY) receive a complete set of Dragos Romance Trading Cards
***Every winner also recieves a bookmark, a book cover postcard and a dragony surprise : )
#AmWriting Back to the Basics
I keep hearing about ‘back to the basics’ with local schools. Two of my kids go to a charter school which has used this slogan since they opened. What exactly does it mean?
Well, my take is that rather than having kids sit and listen, memorizing rote facts they don’t understand, curriculum is changing to go back to the basics. If you want to do algebra, you need to know the basics: addition, subtraction, ect. Kids need to actually apply the knowledge by doing the work instead of being talked to.
I think as writers, sometimes it’s good to be in this frame of mind.
Now, I can share my knowledge about the basics of the craft of writing, but if all you do is listen, you won’t get as much out of it. Like any writing information, you’ll get more from it by trying it out and applying it to your own writing.
Some of what I’ll be talking about the next few weeks is probably going to be pretty basic. But that’s where, after a bit of thought, I decided to start with. Because if the basics are missing, the rest isn’t going to be much help.
Come join me.
The first thing I’m going to be talking about is dialogue.
See ya’ll Wednesday.
Help! Disturbing Images
Apr 4
Posted by Amber Kallyn
I don’t know why, but I’ll create something (such as my #RomanceTradingCards) or this blog or my website, and I’ll love it.
But then, a bit of time goes by, and I don’t like it so much anymore. Take this blog. I changed it to the 3 columns so that I could add my books to the left.
Now, when I look at it, it annoys me.
Dunno why.
It also gives me issues when I want to add a picture to a blog post. Then, the whole page seems plastered by pictures.
*Le Sigh*
I’m also considering combining my blog and website into 1 site. I think that’ll make it easier to find what one wants, and less time for me to update (which means I might actually manage to fit it into my hectic schedule, LOL)
So, you tell me. Do you like the layout of my blog (regardless of the fact I haven’t actually updated my ‘Recent Releases’ since Dragos 3 came out).
Q4U: What do you like to see at an author’s website or blog?
How many of you are writers -vs- readers who don’t write?
What would you like to hear from me (or any author) on a blog?
Spread the Word
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