http://www.kbalan.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:52:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Those lovely but naive ladies at the Australian Romance Readers Association asked if I'd like to guest blog for them. They probably assumed I'd be interesting and witty. Er, not so much, but I did ramble on and manage to write a whole post. I talk about becoming a writer ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/03/07/today/ It's been awhile since I've pimped out some Divas, and one of my favorites has a new release! Spring Equinox Eden Bradley Once upon a time, two young lovers vowed to reunite… Celestial Seductions, Book 2 After a bitter divorce, Isabel Asher returns to Isla de Margarita to find the only man she’s ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/03/06/edens-back/ I had a lot of fun watching the events unfold at The Romance Studios 2009 CAPA Awards. I didn't win my category, but it was so amazing to be nominated I couldn't stop smiling. I worked on a critique for a fellow writer, before giving in to temptation and settling ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/02/14/valentines-day-part-two/ I'm over at The Romance Studio's CAPA awards blog, watching the action. I blogged there the other day, and they are giving away a copy of Perfect Formation. Ooh, looks like they're announcing the first category, gotta go! http://www.kbalan.com/2010/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/ The folks at Excerpt Monday are doing a special full read for Valentine's Day. Check out my contribution here! Don't forget, I'll be around on the 14th, watching the CAPA awards at The Romance Studio. http://www.kbalan.com/2010/02/08/free-read/ My first contest! A bunch of erotica authors and I just happened to be at the Hustler store in Hollywood, and I thought of you, my dear readers. I picked up a few items I thought you might enjoy, and then actually remembered that Valentine's Day is coming up. So I ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/02/01/contest-the-first/ My friend Lilli Feisty has a new book coming out! I love all her work but especially her last release, Bound to Please. Her next book, Dare to Surrender is coming out February first and looks just as delicious. She's got an absolutely hilarious list of Fascinating Feisty Facts on ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/01/21/loving-feisty/ Once a month, a bunch of authors get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don't have to be published to participate–just a writer with an excerpt you'd like to share. For more info on how to participate, ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/01/18/excerpt-monday4/ This weekend I finished the first draft of Keeping Claire. I didn't set up a reward for myself this time. What do you think, another massage? Or an extra nice dinner out? Must decide soon, or it doesn't count! In the meantime, I'm excited not just for finishing, but because ... http://www.kbalan.com/2010/01/10/the-end-again-my-friend/ Once a month, a bunch of authors get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don’t have to be published to participate–just a writer with an excerpt you’d like to share. For more info on how to participate, ... http://www.kbalan.com/2009/12/14/excerpt-monday3/