Southernism of the Week: “It’s a right far piece from here.”That’s farther than yonder.Chris has a treasure hunting romantic suspense novel on sale for only 99 cents. This series, called “Smart romance with an 'Indiana Jones' feel,” is ranked 4+...
"I think we can show the knife was in the drawer when it was locked.""How?""By the butter."This exchange in an old Perry Mason novel was intriguing, until I realized that it was the result of a digitalization error, and it was supposed to be butler,...
Southernism of the Week: You can be “as country as Corn Flakes or “as country as a baked bean sandwich,” but the countriest country might be “He’s so country he thinks a seven-course meal is a possum and a six-pack.” (We love finding these colorful i...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: I was making a note of a recommended historical romance, and it came out "Passion favors the Bald." My husband will be glad to know that.News from the Cattery: "This year, our adoptions have grown to an average o...
Howdy - you signed up for this list to get information about my writing classes and other helpful writing info. You can now sign up for my next class: Write Stories Children Will Love4-week Course on ZoomSaturdays: April 10, 17, 24 and May 1, 3...
Southernism of the Week: “See, no one in the South ever asks if you have crazy people in your family. They just ask what side they’re on.” – Julia Sugarbaker, Designing WomenTrivia: All of these romantic comedy actresses have won an Oscar for Best Ac...
Error of the Day: I was writing a review of a picture book on my Kindle. "This is fiction, but it could be used to discuss fact versus ..." Predictive text suggested: "zombies." 😲Here in New Mexico, it feels like winter early in the morning and spri...
Howdy - Thank you for joining the BookSweeps contest! I hope you discover many wonderful new authors this way. You will be added to the "Kris Bock Romance" mailing list, which goes out every two weeks. The next one happens to go out this Friday, when...
Southernism of the Week: Howdy - Is it cold where you are? Colder than a banker's heart on foreclosure day at the widows' and orphans' home? In the South, a lot of comments on the cold weather seemed to be a bit raunchy. Skip over these next few if...
You haven't heard from me for a while. Or possibly ever, depending on when you joined this list. To remind you, you signed up for this list to get information about my writing classes.Yes, I have one coming up! I also have two writing books on sale f...