http://www.karintabke.com/blog Author of Sensual Romance Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:41:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is she too freaking cute for words or what? She has the sweetest disposition to go along with her cuteness. I love my new role in life. Grandchildren are true blessings.  :) Have a great rest of the week! Karin* Oh, PS, Alyssa Day is guest blogging over at Murder She Writes today, ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/03/the-love-of-my-life/ My friend, Shayla Black, has a sizzling new release, DELICIOUS, out this week! See below for details and a steamy excerpt(and I mean steamy, so be warned!). Feel free to chat. Shayla will be popping in throughout the day to chat as well.  Enjoy! DELICIOUS Berkley Heat ISBN: 978-0425232422 Release Date: March 2 LINK to cover: ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/03/i-have-a-delicious-treat-for-you-all-today/ This past Friday I headed up to Sac to spend the day wine tasting at the delta river road wineries with my friends, Allison Brennan, Virna DePaul, Eileen Rendahl and Alyssa Day.  I spent the night at Allison’s and Saturday morning we headed to the Sacramento Valley Rose RWA meeting ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/03/good-times-good-times/  As promised.  Heeeeeerz, MJ! Thanks, Karin, for letting me guest today, and to tell you about the marketing strategy for my book, THE SHOP. I did everything I was supposed to do. I wrote the book of my life. I got a terrific, rocket-fueled agent.  As with previous books, I trusted that ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/02/%e2%80%9cthe-shop%e2%80%9d-the-story-behind-the-story/  So, I have this friend, MJ Hawk (go ahead and friend her on facebook), who has taken the art of reader interaction to a level I had no idea existed. Think Avatar. She’s coming by tomorrow, and she’s going to let it all hang out and share her genius with ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/02/something-special-this-way-comes/   Is it me or do I seem to be writing a lot of blogs about me going under then surfacing?  I was thinking last night that not only was it true, but asked myself what it meant.  Here’s what I came up with:  I have a lot going on.  And, ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/02/coming-out-of-the-dark/ I’m chugging along. Busy weekend though.  I’m working on copy edits, throwing the oldest a 30th Birthday party Saturday night, and trying to squeeze in a chapter of BLOOD LAW. Now to jump to a totally different subject: How many of you have seen Human Target on Fox?  I am in ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/02/finally-friday-4/ (warning, mini unintended rant ahead) I’m not sure if it’s the time of year, seasonal depression and all, this crappy economy, or what, but there seems to be a lot of depressed writers out there.  Almost to the point of an epidemic.  I get some of the reasons.  Rejection hurts.  It ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/02/depression-and-writing/   Ugh, my right hand is about toast!  I’ve had some issues with it for a long time, but now they are compounded by all of the crazy time I spent at the keyboard with this last book, and I think I may have some carpal tunnel going on as well.  ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/02/the-ravages-of-writing/ Hop on over to Murder She Writes, I'm really talking vamps, weres and naughty angels as well as giving away a copy of WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE, an antho I did with Allison Brennan and Rocki St Claire.  The first story in the book is the prequel to Allison's debut supernatrual thriller ... http://www.karintabke.com/blog/2010/01/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my/