Jacquie Rogers, Author

Contest: Author Jane E. Jones

Jacquie Rogers — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:11:22 +0000

This is from my friend and sister Texty Lady, Jane E. Jones:

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, myspace, facebook, etc. If you buy a book AND blog this contest, you’ll get two entries.

If you buy the book, just email a copy of your purchase receipt to janejane07 @ gmail . com (take out the spaces). If you blog the contest, leave me the link in comments. That’s it! You’ll then be
entered to win a gift bag full of goodies:

Four DVD movies-The Phantom of the Opera (Gerard Butler), Music and Lyrics (Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ernie Lively), and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Sandra Bullock).

An adorable furry stuffed animal

Sweet Treats-Chocolate, anyone?

A scented candle

Two bags of microwave popcorn-to munch while you watch the movies

A cute little striped notebook

A Pair of fuzzy socks

And maybe a couple other extras that I pick up along the way.

The contest ends March 23 at midnight EST time; I’ll announce a winner on Tuesday, March 24.

To buy Puppy Love, click here.

Good luck! ~Jane

Book Talk Interview & Contest!

Jacquie Rogers — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:51:00 +0000

Book Talk with J & J

interviews

Jacquie Rogers

author of

Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues

and

Faery Special Romances

When: 9:00AM Saturday, December 27th

Where: http://booksbypickles.blogspot.com

Commenters are eligible to win cool prizes!

Happy New Year!

Jacquie

Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (See the Book Video featuring Justin Saragueta)

Jacquie Rogers *** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook
Faery Special Romances *** Book Video

Royalties go to Children’s Tumor Foundation,
ending Neurofibromatosis through Research

Win a Book from The Romance Studio!

Jacquie Rogers — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:41:18 +0000

You could win a copy of

Faery Special Romances

at The Romance Studio Book-a-Day Giveaway!

Just visit http://www.theromancestudio.com/bad_form.php during the day, Dec. 21, and complete the form.

Good Luck!!!

Jacquie
Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (See the Book Video)

Jacquie Rogers *** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook

Faery Special Romances *** Book Video
Royalties go to Children’s Tumor Foundation,
ending Neurofibromatosis through Research

Yule Brings Festivities to All!

Jacquie Rogers — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:46:28 +0000

By Jacquie Rogers

Yule Brings Celebration For All

The
snow blows nearly sideways as it blankets the range. Ranch hands hunker
down in their saddles, scarves over their ears and their Stetsons
protecting them from the fierce wind. They dream of a warm fire and hot
buttered rum. But they have livestock to save from freezing and
starvation, so they ride on.

It’s Christmas on
the open range. Miserable for man and beast. But it isn’t just another
day at the office, so to speak. They whittle gifts for one another,
sing a few carols as they sit around the campfire warming their hands
and feet. Cook gives them a hot meal–the finest beans with maybe some
meat thrown in. And with a little luck, Cook would bake an apple pie.
Life couldn’t be better and they thank their lucky stars for a sound
horse and solid tack.

(Yes, I know these cattle are a modern breed and very fat, but it’s the only picture I could find.)

Chanukkah in the mines

It’s the 1860’s in Silver City, Idaho.
The Festival of Lights has been celebrated in the West since the
beginning of frontier settlement, but not like their counterparts back
East who have a warm and dry place to worship with their families. A
menorah can be lit anywhere, and the Jewish silver miners do just that.
They pray, play a little dreidel, and think a lot of home.

The
picture to the left is the oldest continuously used synagogue west of
the Mississippi. It’s located in Boise, Idaho, and was built in 1896 by
the Beth Israel congregation, now called the Ahavath Beth Israel congregation. Very beautiful.

Christmas on the farm

Everyone
has chores to do every day. Cows needs milked, livestock needs watered
and fed, eggs need gathered, and the barnyard needs to be tidied (to
use a gentile term). So after the chores are done, the family can
gather together and celebrate Christmas
with what meager resources they have. If they don’t have evergreen
trees to spare, they might decorate a sagebrush with popcorn and
berries. They make ornaments with precious bits of paper and scraps of
cloth. Peach tins make nice ornaments, too, and they shine in the
firelight.

1876 Christmas, Harper’s Weekly

Their
celebration might be more humble than those in the eastern cities, but
they have a grand time, nevertheless. The women cook for days. They’re
resourceful and whatever they have available will do for a fine pie or
stew. The Christmas feast could consist of chicken, venison, or maybe a
ham, along with homemade rolls, freshly churned butter, potatoes and
gravy, and pies–maybe one made with dried apples and a vinegar pie.
Each family member has made modest gifts for the others and even the
smallest child has labored over precious gifts–maybe a drawing or a
doll made of sticks. They sing carols, maybe read the Bible, and if
they’re close enough to town, maybe even go to church.

For most
Christian families, Christmas is a day for family togetherness and to
show their love and appreciation for one another, as well as
celebrating the religious aspect of the holy day.

Christmas for Outlaws, Gunslingers, and Cyprians

The
saloon owner brings small gifts for the working ladies, the bartender,
the resident gambler, and a few of the regulars. A few cowpunchers
bring gifts for their favorite girl. They might have a nice meal
together before they open for business, and even then, the customers
are few. It’s one night they can relax.

Happy Holidays to Everyone!

***

Enter the IWOFA Winter Holiday Contest. Lots of great prizes and it’s fun!

Jacquie

Down Home
Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (See the Book Video)

Jacquie Rogers *** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook

Faery
Special Romances *** Book Video

Royalties
go to Children’s Tumor Foundation, ending
Neurofibromatosis through Research

Contest at Crystal’s, plus Interview!

Jacquie Rogers — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:49:11 +0000

Author Interviews

by Crystal Adkins

of Book Reviews by Crystal

Crystal Adkins reviewed Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (read
her review) and then invited me to her Author
Interviews blog. Thank you, Crystal!

There are two groups of prizes
so please come visit and enter to win. I’d love to hear from
you!

http://interviewswithauthors.blogspot.com/2008/12/jacquie-rogers-contest.html

See You There!

Jacquie
Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule
Blues (See the Book
Video)

Jacquie Rogers
*** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook
Faery
Special Romances *** Book Video
Royalties
go to Children’s Tumor Foundation, ending
Neurofibromatosis through Research

Let’s Rodeo!

Jacquie Rogers — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:47:29 +0000

Let’s Rodeo!

A Nez Perce named Waaya-Tonah-Toesits-Kahn was one of the greatest saddle bronc riders and defined the sport. An African-American named Bill Pickett invented bulldogging, now called steer wrestling. And women competed head-on with men, and won.

I posted an article on Unusual Historicals about the History of Rodeo called Let’s Rodeo!

http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2008/12/sports-entertainment-lets-rodeo.html

Or go to Unusual Historicals at

http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com

and scroll down until you see it.

Enjoy!

Jacquie

Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (See the Book Video)

Jacquie Rogers *** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook

Faery Special Romances *** Book Video

Royalties go to Children’s Tumor Foundation,
ending Neurofibromatosis through Research

Plotting Your Story, Part 4: Point-of-View

Jacquie Rogers — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:00:21 +0000

Please join me at Texty Ladies, where I posted the fourth of four workshops on
Plotting Your Story. November 24th’s class is on Point of
View.

http://www.textyladies.com

Beyond the first-person
POV vs the third-person limited POV, today we talk about the aspects of Point of
View as it concerns plotting and creating scenes–the character’s view of the
world and how that affects your story. See you there!

Jacquie
Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule
Blues (See the Book
Video)

Jacquie Rogers
*** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook
Faery
Special Romances *** Book Video
Royalties
go to Children’s Tumor Foundation, ending
Neurofibromatosis through Research

Plotting Your Story, Part 3: Structure

Jacquie Rogers — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:55:48 +0000

Please join me at Texty Ladies, where I posted the third of four workshops on Plotting Your Story. November 17th’s class is on Structure.

http://www.textyladies.com

I shared the form I use to define the story bones, and I’d love to hear how you choose the events of your story, too.

See you there!

Jacquie
Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (See the Book Video)

Jacquie Rogers *** Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook

Faery Special Romances *** Book Video
Royalties go to Children’s Tumor Foundation, ending Neurofibromatosis through Research

Humor: It’s What to Write

Jacquie Rogers — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:06:43 +0000

Are
You a Bubble Off Plumb?

That’s the question I hear, and my readers
want to know how I write humor. Well, I tried, and you can read about it at We Write Romance. If the link
doesn’t work, cut and
paste:

http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/

See you
there!

Jacquie
Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule
Blues (See the Book
Video)

Jacquie Rogers ***
Myspace *** Twitter *** Facebook
Faery
Special Romances *** Book Video
Royalties
go to Children’s Tumor Foundation, ending
Neurofibromatosis through Research

I’m a Texty Lady!

Jacquie Rogers — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:17:49 +0000

I’m a Texty Lady!

The Texty Ladies have invited me to post on Mondays, and I’m very excited to be part of this dynamic group.

Please join me on my first Monday, when I’ll have posted the first of four workshops on Plotting Your Story. November 3rd’s class is on Theme.

http://www.textyladies.com

See you there!

Jacquie
Down Home Ever Lovin’ Mule Blues (See the Book Video)

Jacquie Rogers *** Myspace *** Twitter *** Faery World
Faery Special Romances *** Book Video
Royalties go to Children’s Tumor Foundation, ending Neurofibromatosis through Research