http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:47:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossettihttp://feedburner.google.com Okay, I'm baaack! I've been promo-ho-ing my socks off for Thief of Light. *bwg* It was released on 3rd November - as if you didn't know. heh heh  Read the first chapter at: http://www.deniserossetti.com/thief.html Buy from Amazon http://tinyurl.com/mw3bdb I just wanted to warn you I'm about to upgrade the software for this ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/VQW8GERugPI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/VQW8GERugPI/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/11/14/upgrading-gulp/  It’s newsletter time, which means… Rackety Kate and the Pirates Chapter 24 Beginnings and Endings The story so far: Duka and the Duchess appear to have formed some sort of pact. Meanwhile, Harley and Chan are moving things right along to their inevitable conclusion – until the clock chimes. Oh, no! They've run ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/hGfJ2btBqVA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/hGfJ2btBqVA/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/11/14/beginnings-and-endings-rackety-kate-ch24/ Strange things happen sometimes. Two lost dogs on the same day - who'd have thought it? Weird! I'm sure it's deeply significant, something to do with cosmic synchronicity, but I can't quite work how it fits. Dog #1. A kelpie cross, belonging to the folk over the road. A perfectly nice dog, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/iIvmkVZxOpk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/iIvmkVZxOpk/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/10/26/dogged-by-coincidence/ A few weeks ago, I attended a school reunion. No, I'm not telling which one! Let's just say it's been a while. ;-) I'm not one of those people who has a problem with reunions. I was happy at school, not bullied, not teased, successful academically, a hopeless swimmer, vaguely athletic.  ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/7oOB-Puz8z4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/7oOB-Puz8z4/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/10/21/reunited/ I'm over at Victoria Janssen's blog for the next few days, discussing what lies beneath.   http://victoriajanssen.blogspot.com/ And no, it's not what you're thinking! Honestly! ;-) It's the writer's mind I'm interested in. Pretty scary stuff from my point of view, all about revealing the self. Come and talk to me at Victoria's. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/h48FsbD1Zdo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/h48FsbD1Zdo/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-lies-beneath/ What do you think is funny? Humour might be universal, but what makes us laugh isn't. Comedian Dan Antopolski has won a prize for the funniest joke of this year's Edinburgh Fringe. The funnyman, who has previously been nominated for the Perrier award, picked up the trophy from TV channel Dave. Nine ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/fakMNGsLV_0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/fakMNGsLV_0/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/10/14/humour-at-the-fringe/  It’s newsletter time, which means… Rackety Kate and the Pirates Chapter 23 Racing the Clock The story so far: Duka is proving remarkably recalcitrant about his submission. The time he promised is slipping away when Harley has an inspiration. You can read all of Kate here – http://www.deniserossetti.com/kate.html Kate locked her ankles in the small ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/rnDUInEEVPo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/rnDUInEEVPo/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/10/04/racing-the-clock-rackety-kate-ch23/ Steampunk is the new buzzword around Genre World. Exactly what it means is open to interpretation, but there do seem to be a few constants. Like dirty great steam machines. heh heh This video is an absolute hoot. Totally brilliant. What's more, it contains most of the elements of 'steampunk' - ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/AYXXuqYVxF8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/AYXXuqYVxF8/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/09/24/death-by-steampunk/ A few days ago, Fedex delivered a box full of The Flame and the Shadow at Chez Rossetti. After the cries of joy, I liberated them from the packing and hastened to arrange them on the bookshelf. It gives me such pleasure to gaze at them, scads of the little ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/OC3mkUfJxZI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/OC3mkUfJxZI/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/09/20/trading-in-the-trades/ Read an article in the paper recently about why women have sex. Among other things, the researchers said that men find most women at least moderately sexually attractive, whereas women don't find many men desirable at all. I was really caught by that. SNAP! I thought. Because the sad truth is ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/xoThJACeD_A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/xoThJACeD_A/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2009/09/13/the-sad-truth/