Hi everyone!

The Textyladies are still busy regrouping and getting our busy lives in order, but we are talking about coming back to post when we can at TL.

I have a new book out. It’s called Sanctuary and I wrote it under the pseudonym Cassidy Hunter. Come by my website for more [...]

Hi everybody! So sorry I’ve missed posting this weeks prompt. I’ll be back next Tuesday with either a picture prompt, a word prompt, or an article.

I hope everyone will participate in the eBook challenge Pam has set up. She’s a whirlwind, that woman! It’s mainly thanks to her that we have a new look [...]

On what was to be the day of our big reveal, we experienced formatting issues that made it impossible for us to continue using our chosen new template for this site. Over the next few days, we’ll reselect a template and make the necessary adjustments so please bear with us.

In [...]

Welcome to Poetry Play Thursday!

Many of us have a birthday coming up and I thought we could find another way of celebrating it.  Hot dogs and fireworks are tons of fun but I thought we could look a little deeper into the USA’s Independence Day holiday.  Today’s prompt is:

This week’s Poetry Play Thursday poetry form is:

      Free Verse

free verse  

n.   Verse composed of variable, usually unrhymed lines having no fixed metrical pattern.

Anything goes this week….well, almost!  We’re an R rated (or less) site so anything more than that will have to be posted on [...]

Welcome to PPT!  (That sounds like a home pregnancy test!)

I’d like to thank Genie, Lucy and Pamela for helping out with our renga poem from last week.  Here’s where it’s at right now:

a wispy violet feather
tucked between her breasts
bounced gaily as she strolled the walk

    intensely she looked away
    ignoring the gentle play

the jealous wind
tugged upon [...]

Welcome to Poetry Play Thursday!  In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Texty Ladies are hosting a POETRY CONTEST!  Here are the rules:

1.  There are three categories:  Love/Friendship/Family, Spiritual/Inspirational, and Dark/Humorous.

2.  Each person may submit a total of two poems.

3.  We’re not trying to stifle your creativity but please refrain from excessive use of profanity or overly explicit language.

4.  [...]

Hi everybody!

I was going to post a tutorial with step by step instructions on how to make bookplates, but I’ve decided to save that post for our new ezine, which should be up by the middle of April. We’ll have more on that later!

I do want to post a link and some information about a [...]

There’s still time to enter the contest! You have until Monday night to either blog or buy.

I’ll announce the winner Tuesday, March 24.

Click here to read the rules and view the prizes.

Good luck and have a  great weekend!

~Jane

Hi everyone! Today I’m posting the interview I did with Freya’s Bower publisher, Marci Baun. Enjoy!

Thanks so much for doing the interview, Marci, and welcome to Textyladies!

~Jane

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JJ: Are you a writer as well as a publisher?

MB: Yes, although I don’t have a lot of time to write. I have three pseudonyms: Rosa Orrore for horror, [...]