Here come the Texty Ladies!  Some of us, anyway.  The rest will be here when they get here.  2009 was a bit busy for us all, but we’re all dedicated to this site and we’ll be hanging around more.

So . . .

Magic Monday is back!

To celebrate, we’re [...]

Continuing with Part 3 of singer/songwriter Jusin Saragueta’s interview.  In case you missed the previous posts, you might want to read Part 1 and Part 2.

Justin draws from his Basque heritage as well as the diversity of cultures in California where he was raised.  His songs obviously [...]

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 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, [...]

Hi everyone! I’ve updated the list of goodies, so be sure to check out this post to read all about the updated prizes, the contest and the very simple entry rules. Photo coming soon!

Good luck!

~Jane

Hi everybody! This week I’m giving away a romance themed gift bag, with two ways to be entered to win.

All you have to do to for your chance to win is buy a copy of Puppy Love, or post this contest on your blog, or myspace, facebook, etc. If you buy a book [...]

Authors are responsible for most of their own promotion now, moreso than any other time, from what I’ve been told. I doubt that will ease up any time soon. The successful authors of my personal acquaintance have spent considerable time and effort on publicity. These authors are on or near the NYT [...]