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Writers' Tools of the Trade

Writers Tools of My Trade: FitDesk

My big investment for my home office this year was this FitDesk. Why? I’ll tell you… We authors live very unhealthy lives because we sit for far more hours a day than recommended by health professionals. After seeing four fellow authors of varying ages (some my own age) have devastating health events over the past 6 months or so (strokes, heart attacks, etc) I got concerned enough I finally took action. I know myself and I’m not going to the gym. Most days I don’t even put on pants. I’m not going out  for a walk. I live in the North East where winter hit us long and hard and though I have 5 acres, I’m located on a very busy county route and I’m not going for a walk in traffic.  I finally settled on and bought the FitDesk stationary bike/computer desk in January, mainly because I knew I’d fly off the treadmill desks I’d seen online and thought I’d be safer sitting down, and also because it was on sale at the time for just over $200 when treadmill desks were more like $1000 and far too large for the space I had. Do I use it? Yes. Daily […]

Contest

Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop (CLOSED) & Naughty Christmas Sweater Gallery!

12/21/13 UPDATE: THE HOP IS NOW CLOSED. MY PRIZE WINNER IS Linda Rimer-Como. GRAND PRIZE WINNER NAME TBA. THANKS ALL!! MERRY CHRISTMAS! As we count down to Christmas, I’m still scrambling to finish my shopping, but I find I keep seeing things I want for myself! Don’t you hate when that happens?! The one item I’m haunted by is a cashmere throw. It’s crazy expensive. I don’t need it, but I WANT it! I keep imagining myself sitting at my computer, the soft cashmere in my lap, light as a cloud even as it warms me while I work…. So far I’ve satisfied myself with just fantasizing about this indulgence. We’ll see if it remains a fantasy or if in a moment of weakness, or after an over-indulgence of spiked eggnog, I give in. While shopping online, these sweaters on Amazon have given me a good laugh. The naughty girl in me wants to wear one to Christmas dinner and see if the in-laws notice. Look closely or you might miss the humping reindeer or peeing santa 😉 What’s the one indulgence you would love this year?? What was the worst gift you ever got? COMMENT ON THIS POST TO ENTER TO […]

Romance eBooks

Your Kindle Tutorial~No Kindle Necessary

You don’t need to own a Kindle eReading device to read digital eBooks purchased from Amazon.com in Kindle format. Yes, I am sure about this because I have downloaded and read numerous Kindle books and I do not own a Kindle device. So how did I read them? Here’s how… I have a FREE Kindle reading application installed on my MAC, on my PC and on my iPod Touch. KINDLE FOR PC KINDLE FOR MAC KINDLE FOR IPHONE (or iPod Touch) Read about it online or in the App Store on your phone KINDLE FOR BLACKBERRY KINDLE FOR IPAD KINDLE FOR ANDROID So here is the really cool part. No wires! Even if I browse and buy the eBook on my laptop computer, the moment I turn on my iTouch (within a WiFi zone) and open the Kindle app, it browses and syncs to my account, and automatically downloads any new purchases. Amazon offers FREE Kindle books every day so if you check back often, you can fill up your reading list for nothing. It also allows you to Sample a book by sending you the beginning of the book for free. I’m not sure if the length of the […]