Author name: DahliaDW

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5 Fandom Friday – My Five Gateway Fandoms

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Color me super excited!  I am so pleased to throw my blog in the link-up with The Nerdy Girlie and Super Space Chick for this Friday’s topic – Five Gateway Fandoms. Now, if you’ve read my blog, you know that I like a looooot of stuff.  But, even little Dahlia had her  predilections (I love that word) and exquisite tastes.  Which of course, were the gateway to even more predilections and super exquisite tastes.  So sit back, dear reader, and find out what made me what I am today! 1.  Girl Rockers – Joan Jett and Pat Benatar Back when I was a wee impressionable one, they didn’t have a lot of ladies to identify with.  Sure there was Babs and a folk singer or two, but the roof was really raised when Joan Jett and the Blackhearts hit the scene with “I Love Rock and Roll”  and “I Hate… Continued

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It's National Coffee Day

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I could go into the origins of National Coffee Day, but who cares?  All I know is coffee is a lovely, steamy part of my morning and when I miss my daily cup, I really, really miss it.  It’s not the caffeine rush, no.  It’s the ritual of the thing.  I know I’m starting my day when I get that hot cup of java. There’s something about coffee that kicks off a day on the right note.  And if you’re reading this now, here are some deals that you need to pick up on! Krispy Kreme –  Free 12 oz coffee or $1 small latte, mocha or iced coffee on 9/29. McDonalds –  Free small coffee during breakfast hours through 9/29. (I love McDonald’s coffee. So rich and dark.) Dunkin’ Donuts – FREE 12 oz Dark Roast Coffee on 9/29 Happy Sipping!        

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Banned Books Week – My Favorites

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“It was a dark and stormy night.” Ah, Banned Books Week always makes me rub my hands together in delight and dust off my old, decrepit paperback books. Taped covers, “bookworm” holes and dog eared pages – nothing beats a great book….. Unless it’s been banned. Just like bad boys, if a book is deemed “bad”, well, hell’s bells, I can’t wait to read it, or at least see what all the fuss is about. Many of the books I’ve read, I didn’t even realize were banned. Let me share the list of my top five banned books that I read over and over again.  You knew there was going to be a list!! 1.  1984 by George Orwell –  “Do it to Julia!” I can’t say that I “enjoyed” this book as a matter of entertainment, but it sure did make one think.  As a romance writer, I notice

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Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography

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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today’s print dictionary is poised for transformation.  

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Music Monday – Rock Plaza Central

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New (to me) music that doesn’t have a host of different mediocre pop stars collaborating on the same tired old riff.  A song that doesn’t have a rap as a bridge.  A song that uses real instruments – folks aren’t singing to a track.  A song that can sound different every time it’s performed. In other words, a breath of fresh musical air. Rock Central Plaza is the name of the group and they’re classified as “indie rock”, whatever that means in this musical age.  I suppose it means they didn’t win a television talent show and/or aren’t manufactured acts pushes on an unsuspecting public as “music.” Where did I find this gem?  It’s on the soundtrack of an independent (of course) post apocalyptic film called “The Battery”: From IMDB: Two former baseball players, Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim), cut an aimless path across a desolate New England.

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Confessions of a Romance Author

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A couple of days ago, I did a post on my personal blog outlining my confessions as a blogger in general. That got me to thinking about my niche as a romance author. There are a ton of juicy confessions there to be had. I got to work right away on this bright idea of mine and here’s what I came up with. 1. I put on makeup before I write. It’s a transformation thing for me. In the mornings, I’m ushering off three children to school and a husband to work. I’m a minivan mom, dropping off at two school, hitting the farmer’s market and/or the local Walgreen’s for the daily shopping. When I get home, I have to make a transition from “mom” to “geek grrl romance writer extraordinaire aka the sultry scribe”. It’s like Clark Kent running into the phone booth. Also, coffee helps. 2. Most of

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