One of the joys of being an author involved in promoting her books is discovering book lover blogs. Fictitious Musings "where bookish people share their thoughts" is one such, kept by (I think) a husband and wife team who are avid readers, writers, and bloggers. She's even a librarian by day.

Catch their thoughtful review of FALLEN here.

"...From every angle, Fallen is a captivating adventure with just enough romance to keep you enthralled and begging for more. ..."

Lively, appealing, informative Londoncalling.com posted a thoughtful interview of me and my husband Sabin Howard. We answered questions about our book THE ART OF LIFE.

Check out the article here.

Just to warm my novelist heart on Valentines Day... Bookangel at As I turn the pages wrote a wonderful, thoughtful critique, and ended with... "...By the end of the book, I wanted to know more about everyone. What will they do? How long can they survive? Will they find happiness? The book ends with a very emotional cliffhanger. This is the first of a trilogy, and I can't wait to find out what happens."

Dear Ms. Swift:

You've given a voice to all of us who've been attacked by petty people. Congratulations on your well deserved Grammys, and on your wonderful performance of the song at the event.

I like your music and I look forward, with pleasure, to watching your career over the years.

"You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
You have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded
You, pickin' on the weaker man

Well, you can take me down with just one single blow
But you don't know what you don't know

Someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?
You, with your switching sides and your walk-by lies and your humiliation
You, have pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them
I'll walk with my head down trying to block you out 'cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again


But all you are is mean
All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean"

My husband classical figurative sculptor SABIN HOWARD will be life on
A Book and A Chat hosted by Barry Eva.

Listeners can call in to 347-237-5398.

The Italian Academy Foundation, along with the Institute for Classical Architecture and Art, will present the work of Sabin Howard from March 2 to March 22 at the Institute's historic west 44th street headquarters.

My novel FALLEN won first place in the PRG Reviewer's Choice!

Thank you, thank you to everyone who voted!

It's bad enough, here in the waning years of the American Empire, that so few Americans even notice the travesty that our political system has become.

In our sponsorship duopoly (formerly a democracy but no longer), both parties have the agenda of impoverishing the poor and enriching the rich, while squeezing the middle class.

The Democrats and Republicans both accomplish this aim by 1, making it impossible for small American businesses to thrive; 2, fawning over large multinational corporations that function as sovereign nation-states without oversight or accountability, and 3, refusing to protect Americans from the sometimes poisonous goods China--and said multinational corporations--sells us. Our sponsorship duopoly has to curry favor with China because we owe China so much money.

The Democrats have become a party of the lowest common denominator, of the debasement of culture and opportunity, eroding at human ingenuity and ambition by giving hand-outs and teaching people that they are entitled to be taken care of. The Democrats have entirely lost the concept of "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." They have lost the notion of inspiring people to grow and take care of themselves, and of making it possible for people to create and take advantage of their own opportunities.

Rather, Obama is creating a welfare state that ultimately disempowers Americans and serves no one except the elite in power, who have more and more control over a weaker and weaker constituency.

The Republicans are busy figuring out how to protect and engorge the large multinational corporations, safeguard their inheritances, and install loopholes to avoid their own tax obligations. The Republicans have also become the party associated with the nutso-cuckoo fascist types who oppose freedom of procreational choice, freedom of marriage regardless of gender, and ultimately freedom of thought.

Neither party wants a thinking citizenry. That's why the American congress has put together SOPA and PIPA: both parties are deeply vested in controlling American citizens by slowly dissolving the power of the Constitution. By slowly eradicating our ability to express our opinions and to post and research facts and trends of thought.

Nothing is more powerful than an idea, and the internet grows ideas like hardy weeds. Who knows what American will be exposed to if the internet is free?

We might realize how little freedom we as Americans actually have left.

PROTEST SOPA AND PIPA

Dear Readers:

Take a peek at my article on How to Look at and Enjoy Sculpture on the Huffington Post.

And if you haven't yet voted for my dystopian romance FALLEN in the Paranormal Romance Guild Best of 2011 Reviewer's Choice category, please send them an email mentioning FALLEN.


 prg.contest@gmail.com

Thanks!
Traci