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I saw him first!

Julia Barrett — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:55:31 +0000

Damn you sportscasters! Damn you all to hell! I saw Andres Torres first! I picked him out last year as a baseball stud and I became a fangirl – now you all jump on my bandwagon! Ha – I say – ha ha! Really, ask my husband…the very first time I saw him play with the San Francisco Giants, I said, Who is that man and why doesn’t he get more playing time? Like, why isn’t he starting every game? Of course he had some injuries last year, but anybody with half a brain could see what kind of athlete he is!

Thursday’s San Francisco Chronicle – The Sporting Green headline – Torres, as in torrid.

I like it – Torrid Torres! On Wednesday, against the Marlins, he had a Splash Hit. He now has two. My other favorite Giants player, Aubrey Huff, also has two. So…here are my guys – and they have been since the first time I saw them – Andres Torres, Juan Uribe, Aubrey Huff, Travis Ishikawa, and Jonathan Sanchez. Yeah, sure, everybody likes The Freak, Matt Cain, and Brian Wilson. Man, that Bumgarner can throw and Buster Posey is amazing - why the heck wasn’t he brought up sooner??? Hmmmm??? I like every guy on that team, but I love me some Andres Torres!

Yes, there is no contradiction…you can write science fiction/romance and still love baseball. My guys have always been baseball players.

So…Thank you very much Steph, at Fangs Wands and Fairy Dust, for letting me take over your blog yesterday and many thanks to those of you who stopped by.

Today, Friday, I’m over at Anna’s place. She’s posted an interview with The Thousand Year Empress, Aja Bokina, a Daughter of Persephone. Come see what makes her tick and maybe win an e-copy of this fun, sexy, romantic, kick ass science fiction book. http://s7anna.blogspot.com/

The ladies at Happily Ever After Reviews informed me today that Beauty and the Feast is up for cover of the month. I’m going against some great covers. If you feel like voting, here’s the link: http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-book-of-month-and-cover-of-month.html

Off to play with my puppy! He has that sweet puppy breath and he gives me kisseeeees!

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All I can say is…wow!

Julia Barrett — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:38:18 +0000

A puppy, Daughters of Persephone and a nice book blogger!

Yes! We got a puppy, Jake, a long-coated German shepherd puppy, 8 1/2 weeks, suffering from big puppy syndrome – the poor guy is so big for his age that people expect more of him than he’s capable of delivering! But he’s sweet, smart and gorgeous! Of course my cats won’t come near him. They’re like…Crap! Not another dog! We thought we had the house and yard all to ourselves!

Daughters of Persephone is now available for Kindle and over at All Romance Ebooks. I’m happy.

Stephanie at Fangs Wands and Fairy Dust has a feature on Daughters of Persephone today (Thursday) – I’m the guest blogger. She’s running a contest – you can win an e-copy of Daughters or one of two hard copies of Captured. Yum!

http://fangswandsandfairydust.blogspot.com/

That’s all for today – I have a big puppy sitting on my lap!

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A room with a view!

Julia Barrett — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:31:49 +0000

For the first time in my entire life, I have a room of my own. No, not this room, although a few years ago I did rent a flat for a week that had this exact view. In fact, this picture is taken from a window in my flat! Yes!

But that’s beside the point. I went from my father’s house where I shared a room with my sister to college where I shared rooms with dorm mates to my first husband’s house to my father’s house where I shared a room with my infant son to my second husband’s house which we filled with kids and their friends. Although my husband has an office of sorts, my office had been the kitchen table or the dining room table or the back of the couch or a chair.

After packing up my daughter’s room and injuring my back schlepping boxes and boxes and more boxes, today hubby and I put together my desk and matching desk chair, a totally cool leather armchair with matching ottoman, and a mega-amazing daybed/sofa. OMG! We sat up there, each sipping a Kir Royale – yay Mia – enjoying the fruits of our labors! I have my own room with a glorious view of our backyard and its huge redwood trees and gigantic maple. Sigh! I’m an adult at last! (Not really.)

Now I can slip away to my writer’s retreat and write like a real writer. You think?

This week – still the major re-write. Anny Cook will be guest blogging here and I think I’ve been assigned a blog meme. Gotta check it out!

Oh yeah…email me at Julia@JuliaRachelBarrett.net if you want a signed hard copy of Captured. Just checking to see if you’re paying attention. No really, a signed copy. love, julia

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Book Lovers Inc!

Julia Barrett — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:37:34 +0000

Run, do not walk, to Book Lovers Inc. to read my interview with The Geeky Bookworm! http://book-lovers-inc.blogspot.com/2010/07/interview-author-julia-barrett-giveaway.html

I’ll be giving away a copy of Daughter’s of Persephone – new release date for volume one is July 21, for volume two, the new release date is September 8. Stop by Book Lovers Inc. and leave a comment! Please!

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Why I love book bloggers!

Julia Barrett — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:02:05 +0000

Recs! I love reading reviews – sometimes I find a gem in a genre that isn’t exactly my cup of tea, like Steampunk and YA. I just bought a used copy of Kathleen Givens’ Historical set in 13th century Scotland, Rivals for the Throne. Historicals aren’t among my usual suspects, but this book was highly recommended by a book blogger and her readers – I bought it before I left and it was waiting for me on my porch when I returned. I wish I could remember which blogger featured the book…sorry!

Interaction! Book bloggers like to…well…let me qualify that…many book bloggers like to interact with authors. They are happy to read and review our books, and feature interviews, guest blogs and givaways. They make me feel welcome! It’s a quid pro quo kind of thing – very participatory and I love that! Susi over at Book Lovers Inc. gave my coming sci fi book, Daughters of Persephone, a plug in her new releases post – I believe she plans to post her interview with me today or tomorrow as the book comes out tomorrow…fingers crossed! http://book-lovers-inc.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-releases-week-of-july-12-18-2010.html

Hilarity! Jessica over at Read React Review and her ROTFLMAO review, or rather, nuview, of Passion, by Lisa Valdez. I just about peed my pants reading her post! http://www.readreactreview.com/2010/07/06/review-passion-by-lisa-valdez/#comments

Education! Rebecca, at Dirty Sexy Books, Jessica at Read React Review, Chris at Stumbling Over Chaos, Kelly at Five Agents and a Funeral, and everybody at Dear Author – are all really smart as opposed to snark. They manage to enlighten without insulting. I’m likely to come away from one of their posts with a new perspective on an author or a genre or the publishing industry in general. Thanks, ladies!

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Reading Is Sexy!

Julia Barrett — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:49:35 +0000

I saw this bumper sticker today – well, a nicer version of this bumper sticker – but since this is my first attempt at using my paint program I figure you’ll be pretty forgiving!

The bumper sticker is right on, reading is sexy in the same way that a big, alpha, macho shirtless man is sexy holding a little baby against his bare chest is…

S.E.X.Y.

Of course hubby saw a bumper sticker today that said:

If you’re this close, my balls are in your face!

I like mine better!

Thanks to all of you who voted for Captured on Happily Ever After Reviews – Book of the Month Contest. If you haven’t voted, there’s still time…hint…hint… http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/p/best-book-contest_30.html

The contest is open until July 8th.

I haven’t yet decided which books to take on my trip to Montana. Leaving Friday. May have to take a couple re-reads since my new books haven’t arrived and I’m unlikely to have internet service. What would you take for your reading pleasure on a ten day vacation?

Ack! Beauty and the Feast is up for Book of the Month on Dark Diva Reviews! Do not pass go…vote! Congrats to my friend Mia Watts, whose book is also up!

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Caught a case of the self-promo disease here…

Julia Barrett — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:07:29 +0000

Captured is up for Book of the Month at Happily Ever After Reviews!

This is a first for me, so if you love me…you’ll head over there and vote for me!

http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/p/best-book-contest_30.html

Many many many thanks! julia

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Yay Morning Glow!

Julia Barrett — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:57:51 +0000

Morning Glow has won the tote!

Congrats!

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments – wish I had more to give away!

julia

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Mia Watts pours her heart out.

Julia Barrett — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:08:03 +0000

Author Mia Watts is my friend and she’s written a post that felt like a kick in the gut.

Oh…she wrote about both the good and the bad in her post, Mood Swings and Reviews. Everything she said resonated with me as I’m stuck in a big fat down period in my life, both as a writer and in general. I’m quoting her:

“You want a look into the writer’s psyche? Here’s your look. We’re mostly solitary people because we hunker behind a computer and pour our hearts into our work. We believe in our characters. We believe in their struggles. We believe they will end up happy, because our faith in those characters is more real than fiction. We hurt for them when they don’t understand their lovers. We laugh when we’re typing a line that came out of nowhere and surprised us with its humor. You have to understand, we aren’t crazy… we just feel and know those characters so well, they are almost real to us. Yes, we know the difference between actual real people and fictitious people. But we created these guys and we care about their stories.

So, when we hear bad things it’s like a knife.”

Her site is well worth the visit and you can read the post for yourself: http://miawatts.blogspot.com/

In other news…you can still be in the running for the tote! Cats not included! And here’s a shot of my new tattoo – not the greatest view but it was hard to hold the camera and push the button with my left hand (yes, those are my jeans and white tee shirt on the floor – just getting into the shower):

I miss my boy…

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How would you like a conversation piece?

Julia Barrett — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:53:14 +0000

This is what I call a tote!

Tote it to the beach – it’s big enough to hold a bathing suit, a beach towel, flip-flops, wallet, car keys, three or four bottles of water, sandwiches…or take it to the local super market and bring home a tote full of groceries. Hey, use it as a carry-on bag - I guarantee this tote will get you some looks!

Hey…I’m right there in the middle, see? The cover for My Everything is right there, along with covers by many authors you know – on both sides! The tote is from cover model, Jimmy Thomas. He gave a few of these priceless gifts away at RT. You know you want one. Even my cat, Yoshi, is hot for this tote!

Here’s all you have to do…comment! Even better, sign up for my newsletter! Tell me about your favorite books, (no, they don’t have to be mine!), what genre you like and why, what authors you visit. Do you like to read a quickie over lunch or do you like a book to cuddle up with at night? I’d love to know. I’ll announce the winner on Sunday so stay tuned because I’m going to need your email addy.

Ooh, Yoshi’s brother, Rico, got into the act! He wants one too!

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