DEAR DIARY, you're my favorite book. . .today

DEAR DIARY will soon be offered on Amazon Kindle for FREE!  Yes, you heard me. . .free. . .which is a pretty darn good price.  When will this awesome deal be available, you may ask?  Look for it tomorrow, on Saturday, July 7th, and if circumstances prevent that, Sunday will be the day. DEAR DIARY, as ever, is one of my favorite books, but then I say that about every book that comes out so I may not be a reliable critic.

Beachin' It!

I'm at the beach with my agent and my sister and we're actually enjoying some good weather for a change.  80 degrees. Who knew?  Just finished putting the finishing touches on NOWHERE TO RUN and NOWHERE TO HIDE, my back to back thrillers that will be out later this summer, so I thought a little R&R was in order. . .like a day and a half. . .before I jump back into SOMETHING WICKED, the third book about the colony.  And yes, as you can see, Lisa and I have reverted to beach makeup once again!

BEACH MAKEUP REDUX

Available 8.28.12

Available 7.24.12

Happy Birthday, Binks

Happy Birthday to The Binkster!

Ten years ago today, Binks entered this world.  I blogged about her birthday last year and showed a picture of when she was born. . .the one where she looks like an alien.  But today, I'm putting up a recent picture of her and her "I'm kind of a big deal" T-shirt.  For those who need catching up, I created the pug, The Binkster, as a character in my debut mystery, CANDLE APPLE RED, before I actually found the real deal.  She's my first ever dog, and it's just crazy that she's already ten!


BTW, I have a few extra T-shirts left over: mediums and XXL's.  (Sad to say, the larges and XL's are long gone.)  If you are interested, go to my website -- www.nancybush.net -- and write a message in my guest book with what size you would like and your snail mail address for shipping. There aren't tons of T-shirts left, but I'll send them out till they're gone.


And again, Happy Birthday, Binks!  You're the best!

Hey, there, sailor. . . Get your free romance right here.

I've got a FREE, (yes, you heard me) TOTALLY FREE romance novel available to Kindle users for ONE DAY ONLY!!  This special offer is for THE PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER, a personal favorite of mine (but aren't they all, really?) which just went up in e-book format and will be available on Kindle February 4th ABSOLUTELY FREE!

I've decided to give this promotional gimmick a try and see what happens.  And let's face it, it's February. . .the month of Valentine's Day and romance.  So, break out the champagne, chocolates, hearts and flowers and enjoy!

Caffeineless and semi-proud of it

I started the year under the stress of a deadline -- kind of like every other year.  But this time I decided that caffeine wasn't helping my cause, so I quit on December 31st and after a crashing headache that pretty much took me out for New Year's Eve, I have been caffeineless all 13 days of the new year.  So...yes, I feel better, which is....disturbing.  I really like my caffeine, and I was convinced I needed it to keep up the pace.  I've been writing like a mad woman to complete my latest thriller, NOWHERE TO RUN, and I do believe the book will be done next week...all without caffeine.  In fact, I would go so far as to say I have more energy now.  No draggy afternoons.  No bleary mornings.  Don't even seem to need as much sleep.  Kind of a pisser, really, because the way I talked myself into this little experiment was with the clear understanding that it would only be temporary.
So, now what?
Can I really stand to be one of those people who has to ask for something different?  To look for the orange dot on the coffee pot at the Coffee Nook?  To have to question the order when I go somewhere else for coffee?  This has no caffeine, right?  Would you recheck?  I'm sorry.  I just can't have caffeine.
My whole view of myself has been rearranged.
Could be an existential crisis except for the fact that I don't have time for one.
Hmm.....

The Danger of Exercise

I've been working out on a treadmill for the last month or so.  I've always been a walker, so I thought this would be an easy transition.  Instead of striding outside for a morning trip to the Coffee Nook, I decided I'd put my time in on the treadmill instead.  You don't have to worry about the dark, or the weather or anything.  But the treadmill is an evil invention because there is no destination. It just goes on and on and on. . .and you never get anywhere.  Does anyone else see the irony in the fact that the book I'm currently writing is titled NOWHERE TO RUN?

There is also a treadmill risk factor.  This morning, I nearly had a Larry Todd moment.  A Larry Todd moment is when you get distracted, slip, fall down and get shot off the back of the thing.  For my friend, Larry, the distraction was a pretty girl at the gym, and he actually did fall and get thrown from the rear of the treadmill.  (He also lost some facial skin from the belt abrasion.)  For me, it was while I was taking a sip of coffee from my to-go cup, while striding along like I know what I'm doing, and pushing the button on the TV remote to fast forward through a commercial.  One little misstep and I was nearly gone.  BUT, I did manage to catch myself without spilling my coffee. . .much.  Sure, the remote took flight like it was a bird, but I stayed on my feet.  Catlike reflexes.  Yessirree.

Time to get back to NOWHERE TO RUN, the manuscript, not the treadmill.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

The Danner Quartet...finally all available!