by Gina Ardito | May 31, 2012 | appearances, Body Language, Family, skydiving, vacation, Workshops
Early tomorrow morning, I’ll be flying to Houston, where I’ll be presenting my body language workshop for the Northwest Houston RWA on Saturday. No matter how many times I present this workshop, I never tire of it. One of the reasons is because it’s...
by Gina Ardito | May 16, 2012 | Advice Whether You Want it or Not, Blogs, Contract, Harlequin, Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Professionals Acting Like Asshats, publishing secrets, Writing and authors
If the news around the interwebs teaches us nothing else, it’s that, as my husband always reminds me: (a) People suck, (b) You can’t trust anyone but yourself to have your best interests in mind. After last week’s post by Ann Voss Peterson on JA...
by Gina Ardito | May 11, 2012 | Echoes of Love, Friday Five, historical romance, Katherine Brandon, The Wild Rose Press
Today is official release day for the electronic version of my latest historical, Echoes of Love. What better way to celebrate than with a few lines? First, of course, the blurb: Royal governess Chesna Dubrow must protect the five-year-old king of Amatia from Napoleon...
by Gina Ardito | May 10, 2012 | Backup, Carbonite, Dropbox, Gadget Thursday, Writing and authors, writing tips
“You’re about to lose everything…” This commercial from Carbonite makes an excellent point. You get little or no warning when your computer is about to crash. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost chapters I just wrote, copies...
by Gina Ardito | May 9, 2012 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening, money, publishing secrets, Writing and authors
Yesterday, another author wrote a blog post about the lack of money paid to her by a major publisher. This time, it’s Harlequin. You can read her details here. Ann isn’t the first writer to discuss the lack of true monetary reward in publishing. Last year,...
