Author Archives: Jamie Brazil

About Jamie Brazil

Humor writer, romance novelist, Bloodhound enthusiast.

Super-Size My Holidays

Posted on February 26, 2013

  Is it just me, or are you glad the month of February is just about over? For the shortest month of the year, it sure has been jam packed, from Valentine’s Day and President’s Day, to the Downton Abbey … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from Connie and Jamie

Posted on January 1, 2013

Since it’s the very first day of 2013, and everyone is filled with resolutions and hope for the coming 364, we thought this might be a great time to talk about aspirations and crowd source with readers about goals. And … Continue reading →

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Raising the BIO Bar

Posted on October 2, 2012

Of all the things writers write, the hardest thing to pen has to be our own bios. A quick scan of book covers reveals the usual, boring and bland fact-based tidbits: bestselling USA TODAY author… lives in Omaha with her … Continue reading →

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Sex and Money!

Posted on September 4, 2012

My parents always warned my sister and I to steer clear of two conversation topics that were bound to incite later problems.  Sex and money: the ULTIMATE taboos. Of course, that was long before blogs and social networking became popular.  … Continue reading →

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Roach Coaches, Bingo Wings and Walmart

Posted on June 5, 2012

 Don’t you just love reading a blog post that fires up your imagination and gets those word wheels turning in your brain?  Back on May 7th I read Elle Hill’s missive, When Good Cliches Go Bad, on the use of language in … Continue reading →

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BFFing Up Your Heroine: Building a Better Best Friend

Posted on May 8, 2012

In January I read a book about friendship, MWF Seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche.  It’s about one woman’s search to find friends, keep friends… and jettison the ones that didn’t reciprocate or have her best interests at heart.   Seems the … Continue reading →

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Beware! This Blog Post Stinks!

Posted on March 6, 2012

One of the best things about being a writer is that our imaginations constantly seek out images, snippets of conversation, and tactile thrills.  Anything that can be repackaged and cleverly peddled to the page is fair game.  When it comes … Continue reading →

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To Blog or Not to Blog

Posted on February 7, 2012

The other day I went to a book-signing event and listened to a famous novelist dismiss blogging. A distraction that keeps writers from writing, she said.  Lost word count.    Really?  I admit, I was taken aback at first.  Logically, yes, … Continue reading →

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10,000 Hour Blog Master?

Posted on January 3, 2012

A blogger acquaintance of mine is approaching two million hits on her website.  Two-freakin’-million.  The number has me thinking about web traffic a lot. How come some bloggers have huge numbers and others, the majority (like me) who’ve jumped on … Continue reading →

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It’s not you, it’s us

Posted on December 6, 2011

Critique groups come and go, form then fall apart, gather and… sometimes keep gathering.  My original critique group belongs in the hall of fame.  They’ve been together approximately fifteen years.  But more often than not, a critique group’s  shelf life … Continue reading →

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