Mai Christy Thao’s Musings Blog of Mai Christy Thao, Historical Fantasy Paranormal Romance Writer

Follow-Up Info: How To Register To Vote

The video below is from Google and is a follow-up to the previous post. This will tell you exactly where to go to register to vote and also to find out if you are registered or not.

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Musings | 1 Comment | Permalink | Posted on : 9th October 2008

Don’t Vote!!

If the subject got your attention and you want to rant about it, then watch this video first. It will explain everything.
The video WILL make a difference, and it only takes up a few minutes. It’s an extremely important message passed on by Leonardo DiCaprio, Forest Whitaker, Tobey MacGuire, and others. There isn’t much time [...]

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Musings | 1 Comment | Permalink | Posted on : 7th October 2008

Explicit Language in Historicals?

Just finished reading the newest book from one of my all-time favorite authors. Like some of the historical authors I know, this author has also recently branched out into writing contemporaries as well.
One thing that I noticed in this book (her newest release) is her use of explicit words that hasn’t been used before in [...]

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Historicals, Language, Market Trends, Musings | 10 Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 5th October 2008

Technorati Update

Well, my Technorati link is up and working. I think the problem before was that my profile was too new to load. Now everything’s there, and it’s the correct link.
Here’s the link to my Technorati Profile. Now we’re talking!

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About Blogging | No Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 1st October 2008

Is The Historical Market Going Up?

For the past couple of years, there was talk that the historical market was declining. Editors weren’t buying as many historicals as they should, and the only ones they were consistently putting out were from well-established historical romance authors who have a large readership.
But now the talk is that historicals are on the rise [...]

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Historicals, Market Trends, Musings, Publishers | 5 Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 1st October 2008

Is The Paranormal Market Declining?

Is it just me, or are we starting to see a fall in the paranormal trend? Nothing too drastic, but a small dip. That market is so over saturated, if you ask me. Although I’m not one to follow trends — write the book the way it was meant to be written and not because [...]

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Market Trends, Musings, Paranormals, Publishers | 2 Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 1st October 2008