Welcome to the final edition of love of movies. I've decided to cancel this particular carnival because very few people are respecting the rules of submission and are submitting low quality articles. I apologize for those that were enjoying this carnival and for those submitters who followed the rules, but it's very time consuming to go through the amount of submissions I was getting, check them out, and categorize them accordingly. From now on there will only be author love and romancing the novel.

Thank you for these six fab editions!

About Movies

• Glowing Face Man presents How to Seduce a Girl in a Hollywood Movie posted at Glowing Face Man: Awaken the Badass Within, saying, "A tongue-in-cheek parody of cliche romance films, this article presents a number of techniques to get the girl of your dreams--- assuming you're living in a Hollywood blockbuster "
• Billeater presents Save Money on Movies and DVDs posted at Billeater.
• Steve Patterson presents No TV?. No Problem! posted at Netflix DVD Movie Rentals, saying, "Netflix now offers streaming movies to your computer for more convenience than ever before."

Hollywood Celebrities

• SJ Budget Fashion presents Celebrity style watch: Jennifer Aniston's onset look for less posted at Budget Fashion Scene, saying, "Jennifer Aniston on the set of her new movie with Gerard Butler, "The Bounty". Get her on set look for less!"
• Colin Timberlake presents Underappreciated Actors: Joe Spinell posted at colintimberlake.com, saying, "A look at the career of underappreciated character actor Joe Spinell"

Movie Reviews

• Surbhi Bhatia presents The Ring 2 posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.
• Buck presents Julie and Julia-The Movie posted at Buck Cooks, saying, "Julie and Julia is delightful movie for all and of special interest to those who followed Julia Child to new levels of cooking and dining"
• Landen Celano presents Spirited Away (2001) posted at This Guy Over Here, saying, "Not so much movie reviews as "appreciations" as everything that appears on Thisguyoverhere.com is a pick for the best of the decade."
• TherapyDoc presents Doubt posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, "This one's certainly about love, unfortunately."

New Releases

• Lisa Murphy presents Step Through the Mirror posted at Lissie Loves....
• mano presents VIDEOS posted at Film world, saying, "About new releases of hollywood, hindi films, tamil films"

Production News

• Lisa Murphy presents Down the Rabbit Hole posted at Lissie Loves....
• Ramil Parkson presents Things That Make a Trade Show Rental Service a Quality One posted at Trade Show Rental Service.
• greenie smith presents Go Green with Eco-DVD Cases posted at Green Packaging.

That concludes this last edition.

Photo Credits: fauxto_digit

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There are over 50 hand selected links in this edition. That's pretty fan-freaking-tastic if I do say so myself. Due to the crazy amount of awesome content linked to below, I pulled out what I think are the top 10 articles from the batch. If you read nothing else, read these. Have a great Sunday!

Jump to Navigation: Top 10 Posts, Book Reviews, On Genre and Subgenre, Author Interviews, Misc. Fun, On Romance Writing, Book Promotion, Between the Sheets.

Top 10 Posts:

• Michelle Buonfiglio blogs P.T.S.D.(esire).
• Heather Massey asks Does Science Fiction Romance Need More Alpha Heroes?
• Kris says It's All About Tits and Arse (How headless torso covers were born!)
• Ann Stuart writes on The Dark Hero.
• The Good, The Bad and The Unread asks Historical accuracy redux - Does it matter? Do we care?
• Lynne C. talks about Harlequin's The Billionaire’s/Tycoon’s/Playboy’s Mistress/Virgin/Secretary Baby of Revenge.
• Laura Vivanco discusses Love is "Woman's Whole Existence"?
• Risky Regencies rants on nubbled, pebbled, and plain worn out nipples.
• What are your Thoughts on the Virgin Heroine?
• Janet wonders does [book] size matter when it comes to what we love to read?

Book Reviews:

• KMont reviews Rosemary and Rue giving it 5 scoops.
• Katiebabs reviews Shiver Book by Maggie Stiefvater.
• Meghan reviews Married by Mistake, Abby Gaines.
• Laurel Ann reviews Prada and Prejudice, by Mandy Hubbard giving it 4 stars.
• Laurel Ann also reviews Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle, by Georgette Heyer, as Read by Richard Armitage giving it 5 stars.
• Penelope reviews Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost giving it an A+.

On Genre and Subgenre:

• Learn about the Western romance shift occurring right now inWestern Inspiration.
• Caroline Fyffe on Teachers in the Old West over at Petticoats and Pistols.
• Tracy of DIK ponders Sex as Love and InstaLove in romance.
• Hehe… check out Romance Novel TV’s semi-rant on Spitting Heroes.
• Terry Spear on What is Urban Fantasy?
• Sandy AAR asks Who Are Your Favorite Bad Boys?
• Harlequin Paranormal Blog wonders If a Werewolf Gets Lost, Does He Stop and Ask for Directions?
• KMont posts Category Romance Sit-Down about what's working for her and what plainly isn't.
• WOMEN WHO WORK (in romance)
• Heather wants to know your thoughts on Heroine Pilots in SF: Too Many or Not Enough?
• Romance Novel TV looks at Two Sides to Amnesia.

Author Interviews:

• Sapphire Romance Realm does an interview with the fabulous Jo Goodman.
• Loving Me Some Romance shares an interview with Christine Wells!
• Leigh Court blogs on her interview with NBC Nightly News.
• Read this interview on Debut Author Kit Donner!
• Donna Lea Simpson is absolutely hysterical in Interviews, and the Answers I Wish I Could Give!
• Shapeshifter Romance hosts an interview with YA author, Maggie Stiefvater…a new twist on werewolves!
• Riskies Interview Victoria Dahl.
• One last interview with author Amanda Grange at Yankee Romance Reviews.
• Skylar Masey asks Did the Recession Steal Romance?

Misc. Fun:

• How do you determine your Throwaway Pile/Keeper Pile?
• Jenn J of Sapphire Romance Realm posts Romance Novels = Bodice Rippers: I don’t think so!
• Dear Mr. Tony Groups: I hope you are not annoyed is completely awesome. Let's make Spam email read like a romance!
• Naida shares her Top 7 Hero Requirements.

On Romance Writing:

• Cherly Brooks talks about Holding Out For a (Romantic) Hero
• Ashlyn Chase Erotica vs. erotic romance
• Beth Cornelison on that mysterious thing called [writer’s] Voice.
• Diane Gaston discusses What Can True Blood Teach Us about Crafting Characters
• Hello…. Is anybody out there? Help for new speculative romance writers!
• Slicing and Dicing Your Manuscript be brutal, says Emily Bryan.
• Let's talk Plot vs. Story.
• Fierce Romance asks if you're In a writing slump?
• Researching Romance at Casablanca Authors.
• Author Kate Hardy on Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

Book Promotion:

• 3 tips for an Author On Tour: Does It Work For You?
• Shiloh Walker on Labels for books.
• Find out how to get money out of a publisher for promoting your book.

Between the Sheets:

• Who are Hope and Wait - the Ugly Stepsisters of Publishing?
• All You Ever Wanted to Know About Quartet Press
• Oh Get a Grip asks Paper or Electronic?
• Emily Bryan explains The Agent Dance.

That concludes this awesome blow out edition! Submit your blog article to the next edition of romancing the novel using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Today is the 5th edition of author love. Sorry to be so late posting it, but I had some technical issues. They are resolved (obviously) so please enjoy. I hope you find something interesting and helpful!

Book Intros

• P presents Fave Authors: Patricia Cornwell ? The Kay Scarpetta Series posted at Book of Randomness.
• Richard Shelmerdine presents Taoism 30 day experiment posted at Richard Shelmerdine.
• Kathryn presents Book for Memoir Writers: Fearless Confessions posted at Real Words, saying, "Info on a book about memoir writing from an author with two memoirs under her belt."
• Jim Murdoch presents Son of So who in their right mind writes a sequel? posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Scottish author Jim Murdoch introduces his new book 'Stranger than Fiction' in which the hero of his first novel is once again pitted against the personification of truth. So much was revealed to him in the first novel that you would think he had nothing more to worry about. Far from it. For anyone who appreciates the humour of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams this is worth checking out."

Book Reviews

• Jim Murdoch presents Personal Velocity posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "This is a review of both the book and the film 'Personal Velocity' by Rebecca Miller (author of 'The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'). The book deals with seven women all at critical junctures in their lives; the film only has only time for three. How do we choose? Why do we choose? How much is choice really our choice and how much is it being affected by our parents, our personal histories or even history on a larger scale? An excellent read and the most faithful of film adaptations."
• Surbhi Bhatia presents The Notebook posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.
• Jim Murdoch presents Time Out of Joint posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, "Everyone knows 'The Matrix' and 'The Truman Show' but would we have had either without Philip K Dick's early novel 'Time Out of Joint'? Set in an unnamed American city in 1959 it tells the story of Ragle Gumm whose world starts to dissolve before his very eyes both metaphorically and literally. Is he crazy? Yes. And the fate of mankind rests on him staying so. If you only know 'Blade Runner' and 'Total Recall' this is one to check out."
• The Smarter Wallet presents Women and Money By Suze Orman, A Book Review posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "Thanks!"
• Silicon Valley Blogger presents Have No Estate Plan? Try This Guide to Wills and Trusts posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "this is a book review of the book "A Parent's Guide To Wills & Trusts"."
• Kakie presents QUICK! 15 books that will always stick with you posted at Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park, saying, "Don't take to long to think about it, the first 15 books that come to mind!"

Ebooks

• Eldon Sarte presents Teachpreneur: Basic Overview and Product Development posted at Wordpreneur.com, saying, "The first of my many "how to" and "why" notes on various ebook publishing projects."
• Susan White presents 100 Best Book Blogs for History Buffs posted at Online School.
• Barbara Williams presents 100 Terrific Tips & Tools for Blogging Librarians posted at Online College.org.

How-Tos

• Rod presents Writing dialogue posted at Creative Writing Course, saying, "There are two types of writers: those who are good at dialogue and those that aren't. Which are you? Read this to find out."
• jdou presents Teach this! How to revolutionize Lit posted at A Revolution in Fiction, saying, "How to inspire the younger generation to embrace our passion for literature: ideas borrowed from art and fiction (e.g. Jincy Willett's fabulous novel, _The Writing Class_)."

Online Promotion

• Monica O'Brien presents The right and wrong book launch strategies – and 4 ways authors can get blog publicity for their book posted at Twenty Set.

That was the last one! Once again, thank you so much for your contributions. Submit your blog article to the next edition of author love using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Photo Credits: *_Abhi_*

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Welcome to the fifth edition of love of movies! I hope everyone's weekend is going great and that you all plan to go see a movie tonight (or rent one or play one you got!) Make some popcorn, open some soda, grab some candy and stick your feet up! It's a great way to relax and enjoy yourself before the work week starts (or school as the case may be.)

Celebrity

Kate Hopkins presents 10 Most Successful and Famous College Dropouts posted at Online College Degree.org.

manoj presents Nepotism in Hindi Film Industry posted at My dreams as a digital artist, saying, "Nepotism in Hindi film world."

DVD Reviews

daveandginny presents Quantum of Solace posted at Buttery Toast Movie Reviews, saying, "I loved the Blu-ray version of Quantum of Solace, and the fact that the reinvented 007 is more human, rough-and-tumble, and personable."

greenie smith presents Green Packaging at Its Best: Environmentally Friendly DVD and Blu-Ray Cases posted at Green Packaging.

Steve Faber presents Why Won't My Blu Ray Player Play a Disc? posted at Home Theater Gear.

Movie Reviews

Emm presents Film review: Angels and Demons (2009) posted at Emm Media, saying, "I really wanted to like this film. I wanted to come out of the theatre and immediately buy the books and see the first film. Sadly, that was not the case."

Surbhi Bhatia presents “Thank You For Smoking” posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

Blake Johnson presents Commentary: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince posted at Food for Thought..., saying, "Simple review with spoiler."

Kellen Von Houser presents Kellevision: Mental Health and Mental Illness at the Movies posted at Kellevision, saying, "Reviews of movies with good portrayals of mental health issues or mental illness."

Surbhi Bhatia presents The Holiday posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

New Releases

daveandginny presents Funny People? posted at Buttery Toast Movie Reviews, saying, "We had the luck to see a pre-screening of the new Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen movie Funny People at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival. The movie left us with mixed emotions after the 2.5-hour showing."

Television

Kevin Fleming presents Dish Network Review - Satellite TV Guru posted at Satellite TV Guru, saying, "We have done a complete review of Dish Network for 2009 and have found that the service is great for the price, but not without a few hang-ups."

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the sixth edition of love of movies using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Photo Credits: fliegender

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Welcome to the fourth edition of romancing the novel. This one is pretty much a link frenzy. We have links on RWA, romance in general, book reviews, author interviews, industry professional interviews, writing tips and more! If you read all of the articles shared below I could conceive that a majority of your day would be taken up, but what a way to spend a day!

RWA:

• Scorched Sheets shares loads of information from the Rogue Digital Workshop during RWA.
• What a conference! Editor Joanne Grant on RWA.
• The ladies of AAR share Observations From My First RWA and RWA: Sandy’s Take.
• Katiebabs does a 2009 RWA Nationals: One Final Re-Cap.

On Genre:

• Jane asks authors and readers if abortion is acceptable in romance?
• If abortions are taboo don’t forget the The Plan B Taboo.
• Midnight Moon Café sheds some light on The Paranormal Hero.
• Emily Bryan asks Must a Romance have a Happy Ending?
• Strong Heroes Need Strong Heroines, right?
• What's In A Name [for aliens]?
• Speaking of hot and not… Does Paranormal Romance Rate its own sub-sub-genre?
• Diane Wylie, guest blogger at We Write Romance, on Historical Romance Meets Today’s Realities.
• Heather of The Galaxy Express writes All Paranormal Romances Are Not Created Equal!
• Teach Me Tonight pulls together a little something on Gothic Romance.
• Romance Cliches we love to hate, and ones we love to love… by Kathleen OReilly. I completely agree with the point on Judy Greer. In a romance as opposed to a romantic comedy, we would have Judy Greer starring her own story instead of always playing the BFF.
• Jessica blogs on the An Emotional Paradox in Romance Fiction over at Romancing the Blog.

Book Reviews:

• Laurel Ann reviews The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer.
• Sandy reviews Bride of a Wicked Scotsman by Samantha James.
• Zinnia reviews Miner in Petticoats by Paty Jager.
• Jessica’s Reflections on Anah Crow’s Uneven and s/m in Romance and RL.

Author Interviews:

• Paperback Diva interviews Meet the Author: AC Arthur.
• Jane Austen’s World interviews Kaye Dacus, Author of Ransome’s Honoe.
• Lyn interviews Emma Lai.
• SORMAG's FEATURED AUTHOR is LaToya Stevenson Watkins!

Between the Sheets:

• Romantic Inks holds anInterview with an Editor of Samhain Publishing.
• Jane conducts an interview with Harlequin Young Adult Editor Natashya Wilson.
• Shiloh Walker says Epubs… wondering where to start?
• Leah explains Why ‘Sold out’ doesn’t mean ‘Sold well’.
• Erotic Horizon interviews Kristie (J) - Ramblings on Romance, etc.
• Nicole asks Are Kindle Books For Rent, Sale, or Borrow?

Misc.

• Emma Taylor presents 100 Awesome Sites for Buying, Trading, and Selling All Your Books posted at MasterDegreeOnline.
• Which came first the trend or the marketing? Seduced by History contemplates this in What’s Hot? What’s Not? Does It Matter?
• More ways to tell if you are reading too many romance novels.
• Shelley Munro presents Collaborative Writing Partnerships posted at Shelley Munro Blog, Author of Contemporary and Paranormal Romance.
• Surbhi Bhatia presents Reading Mills & Boon - The Viewspaper posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.
• For a fun post check out Monsters, now with 40% less monster... and talk bubbles.

On Writing [Tips:]

• Sex Scenes: How Real is too Real? What do you think?
• 10 Things I've Learned Since Becoming Published.
• Teresa Says It Loud and Says It Proud: I WRITE ROMANCE NOVELS!!!
• Shiloh Walker comments on faith and writing [and erotica romance.]
• Susan Kearney on where do ideas come from?
• Victoria Janssen presents Victoria Janssen: Some Notes on Revising a Manuscript: Coherence and Storytelling posted at Victoria Janssen.

That concludes this edition of romancing the novel. It's now time for you to submit your relevant blog articles to the next edition of using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Welcome to the fourth edition of author love. Quite a few fun miscellaneous book related articles this week as well as some how-tos bloggers and writers might be interested in pursuing.

Ebooks

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Kindle Swindle? posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

Author Interviews

Elizabeth Harrin presents Thank God It’s Monday! An interview with Roxanne Emmerich | A Girl's Guide to Project Management posted at A Girl's Guide to Project Management, saying, "This is an interview with the author of a great new business book. You can also find a review of the book on my site and if you get in quick you can win a copy, as the giveaway draw closes on 31 July 2009."

Misc.

Patricia Turner presents 100 Famous Writers You Can Follow on Twitter posted at Online University Reviews.

Kakie presents Magnet word poetry pulls a family together posted at Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park, saying, "I am an author of an award winning children's book series, Bur Bur and Friends. I recently was on an outing with my son where we created a great family mantra with word poetry, I shared it on our blog and hope you enjoy it!"

Emma Taylor presents 100 Awesome Sites for Buying, Trading, and Selling All Your Books posted at MasterDegreeOnline.

Book Intros

Zoe Murdock presents Who Get's to be In Charge of Creating Reality posted at Zoemurdock's Blog.

Book Reviews

Flea presents Book Review: The Backyard Homestead posted at Be A Survivor.

Annette Berlin presents Knit Kimono Review posted at Craft Stew, saying, "I’ve been in love with kimonos for the last five years; ever since I read Memoirs Of A Geisha. That book’s descriptions of the fabrics, the fit, the colors and the patterns of the kimono totally enchanted me. I am hooked for life."

How-Tos

Barbra Sundquist presents How to Use AudioAcrobat to Record Conference Calls and Teleclasses posted at HomeBusinessWiz, saying, "I use AudioAcrobat to record interviews and then have them transcribed. Great way to quickly create quality content for your blog or book."

Rod presents How to write a Short Story posted at Creative Writing Course, saying, "A discussion of some of the technical aspects of writing short stories, and the main differences in approach from writing longer fiction."

Online Promotion

C.F. Jackson presents How To Best Advertise Your Self-Published Book posted at Website Makeover Workshop, saying, "Some of the most popular questions and
inquires I receive and or hear are…

1. How To Best Advertise Your Self-Published Book 2. How To Sell Fiction Today 3. How To Promote a Book 4. How To Market a Book"

Writing Tips

Victoria Janssen presents Writers Never Run Out of Blog Topics posted at Victoria Janssen, saying, "10 ways to think of blog post topics when you're stuck or burned out."

Joshua Dodson presents Five Ways to Jump Start Your Next Poem posted at Writers Community.

Joshua Dodson presents Putting Images Into Words posted at Writers Community.

kitschy presents girl friday - Musings: Inspiration & Writing Prompts posted at girl friday, saying, "This is a list of writing tips and writing prompts I made on my blog. Thought I'd share for all the writers out there!"

That concludes this edition. Have a great Sunday everyone!

Be sure to submit your relevant blog articles to the next edition of author love using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Welcome to the fourth edition of love of movies carnival. How many of you saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this last week? What did you think? I was surprised I didn't get a ton of movie reviews for it. I wrote mine at 3AM when I got out of the midnight premiere on Wednesday. I was very careful to leave spoilers out for those who hadn't read the book yet. I saw it again yesterday with my family and the majority agreed with my assessment of the movie. The one who didn't prefers more Voldemort and just more going on. The New Moon trailer (sequel of Twilight) at both show times was welcomed in screams by everyone in the audience. November will prove to be exciting too.

Behind the Scenes

Craig Sharp presents Public Enemies Press Conference posted at FILMSHAFT.COM, saying, "Covering the recent UK Press Conference for Public Enemies, featuring Johnny Depp and director Michael Mann"

Craig Sharp presents Public Enemies - Brand New Poster AND Press Conference Footage! posted at FILMSHAFT.COM, saying, "Follow up to the Public Enemies press conference, actual footage from the event."

Celebrity

Nancy Miller presents 10 Celebrities Who Are Insanely Healthy posted at Radiology Technician Schools.

Colin Timberlake presents Underappreciated Actors: Rick Aviles posted at colintimberlake.com, saying, "A look at the career of underappreciated actor Rick Aviles (Ghost, Carlito's Way)"

Movie Reviews

Eric Gargiulo presents DVD Review - Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, "The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling is a controversial release from WWE Home Video. The documentary was so good that by the time I finished, I felt that it should have been released as a major motion picture."

daveandginny presents Up: Where we belong posted at Buttery Toast Movie Reviews, saying, "Ginny from Buttery Toast reviews the Pixar movie Up."

daveandginny presents Twilight posted at Buttery Toast Movie Reviews, saying, "Ginny's review of Twilight on Buttery Toast."

daveandginny presents Scream posted at Buttery Toast Movie Reviews, saying, "Dave's review of Scream on Buttery Toast."

Eric Gargiulo presents Return to Sleepaway Camp review posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, "Let's fast forward to 2008 (this was actually shot in 2003 and was delayed repeatedly) and we finally get the long awaited fourth installment "Return to Sleepaway Camp" with the tag-line - Kids can be so mean! For Sleepaway fans, this is the part two that we never really got since Hiltzik was not involved with the second and third parts."

Len Penzo presents Drive-By Movie Review: Gran Torino posted at Len Penzo . Com.

New Releases

steven germain presents Never heard of District 9? - You will soon... posted at Rough Fractals.

Eric Gargiulo presents WWE Allied Powers - The World?s Greatest Tag Teams DVD Review posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, "WWE pays homage to tag team wrestling with its newest DVD release. WWE Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams DVD hits the shelves today. The DVD set spotlights some of wrestling’s greatest teams with a collection of matches and vignettes."

daveandginny presents Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen posted at Buttery Toast Movie Reviews, saying, "Dave's review of the new Transformers flick on Buttery Toast."

Production News

larryniven presents July fools! posted at Rust Belt Philosophy, saying, "Ten best picture nominees? Whaaaaaat?"

That concludes this edition. If you have movie and actor/tress news please submit your blog articles to the next edition of love of movies using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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