It’s Mooooonday!
So, I got my own charitable gift last night. We had raging storms here all day, which, great writing weather, but not so much with the satellite dish. All I got of Oprah’s Big Give finale was up through Blue Man Group and then Stephen hugging the wife and kids after he won. I liked him, glad he won. Thank you, Mother Nature, for sparing me the rest. I doubt this one will come around again, and if it does, I won’t be recapping it. I’ve done my Big Give with this show. Now I go home.
This week will be a short one for me, as I leave early Friday for my writer’s weekend retreat. We kick off the event with a huge multi-author book signing at Turn The Page Bookstore and Cafe in Boonsboro, Maryland, which begins at 11 and likely runs until at least 1. Probably longer. It’s an annual event for many, so usually very well attended. If you can’t attend but would like a signed book by one of the authors, you can go to the bookstore website and attend their virtual booksigning! Woo hoo! All the details are on their home page - click the Turn the Page link in the right hand column of this blog under Buy My Books!
We will have a SHaQ Attack contest this week, but it’s a short one, with the winner announced on Thursday morning instead of Friday. I’m going easy on you (and me!) this week - just send an email to donna@donnakauffman.com with Pick Me! in the subject line. One lucky winner will be drawn from all entries and get a free book!
I realize the short week will eliminate the Survivor MAC on Friday, after the Best Episode Evah last week, but I will offer a belated MAC of the show next Monday. Doesn’t mean you can’t discuss amongst yourselves while I’m gone. I’ll respond to that, too, when I get back and get a chance to watch it and read your comments and emails.
Tonight on Dancing with the Stars we have the remaining dancers doing two dance performances. Oh the stress, oh the drama! Tomorrow we get more singing on Idol from the remaining six. It’s Broadway musical week, so there is at least the chance of up tempo tunes for the first time in forever, but oh, the bombast that is likely to come out way. Wince. I am interested to see what Jason and Cook do, so there is that. Should be a knock if out the park week for Archie. I’m predicting anything from Lion King. And all the girls will sing Cats, just to punish me for mocking them, lo these many weeks. But I’ll show them. I’ll just limber up the ol’ ff finger action on the remote control. Ha!
Since I doubt anyone has anything to dish about the Oprah finale, or will simply spare me the diatribe, we can just dish books today instead. Speaking of dishing, I’m currently reading Mary Kay Andrews’ Deep Dish. Kinda cute in a Susan E Phillips/Jennifer Crusie kinda way. Ish.
Hope you all are enjoying springier weather wherever you are. We’re somewhat sodden here today, which, I guess is springy weather, too, just not the bright, sunny sort. Still, good writing weather for me. I’m off in search of the perfect munchies to go with. Hey, it’s part of my whole, um, creative process. Yeah, that’s it!
Donna, I’ve got to tell you and everyone about a great book I just read - James Patterson’s THE QUICKIE. I’ve never read anything by him prior to this book being recommended to me. I’ve been telling everyone to pick up a copy. It’s filled with twists and turns and has you saying “Oh my God!” throughout the entire story from page one to the end. I couldn’t put it down last weekend. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a page-turning thriller! Enjoy!
Carolyn, I went and took a look at the description of this book, and wow, you aren’t kidding! Just the write up alone leaves you a bit breathless. I’ll have to give this one a try! Thanks for the recommend!