Back on Track...

Hi Cozies! I know it's been a while, but I'm back on track for August. Next month, just in time for all the "Back to School" talk, here at The Cozy Page we're going to be doing a bit of "schooling" of our own - as well as having a bit of fun while we're at it. I've invited fifteen special guest authors to chat with us throughout the month. Each will have two days, one to showcase their latest release and give us a little "byte" of each; the second day, they'll be talking about that thing that many authors dread doing on a day-to-day basis: promotion.

Writers can always learn new and inventive ways to promote. By combining these two reading/writing related elements, readers can learn which new releases to put on their TBR list and writers can freshen up on marketing techniques! I hope you'll join me in August to welcome our guest authors - you'll definitely see some familiar faces as well as some new ones!

For members of my mailing list, because of time constraints this month I was unable to send out a July newsletter. Sincere apologies for that. The good news is that there will be an August newsletter and it will be going out early - so if you aren't a member, be sure to join now to get the reader exclusive!

Movie Love!

I put together a list of movies I was looking forward to seeing last fall. Here I'm doing it again because I've seen quite a few trailers that have piqued my interest...and they might not be what you'd expect...

First of all, Disney's new Pixar movie, Brave. The trailer is just a small teaser of what's to come, but it occured to me soon after I watched it that this is the first Pixar movie with a female protagonist! Unfortunately, we won't be able to see what it's all about until next summer, but it looks as if it has more of the mystical, storybook look to it, like Disney's classic fairytale collection. I'm hoping, though, that Pixar brings its own brand of fresh, quirky originality to this movie genre. Watch for yourself and let me know what you think....



A movie I've been looking forward to getting a glimpse of is Meryl Streep's latest, The Iron Lady. After Julie & Julia, it's pretty clear that Meryl's got what it takes to tackle any actual female figure. Even one so recent as Margaret Thatcher. Her ability to disappear into someone else is endlessly fascinating to me. Here's a peek at The Iron Lady....



I'm not one to go gaga over 3D movies, but I'm definitely looking forward to this one! I love a good Three Musketeers project...especially when Matthrew Macfadyen and Orlando Bloom sign on....



Yeah, I know this one's a little more predictable of me, but I can't help it. I'll be one of those crazy mob people who line up in the early hours of the morning July 15 to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. I love the glimpse of Snape's story in the trailer. I'm looking forward to seeing how the director and writers brought about the end of his journey onscreen more than anything else....



And here's a little treat from Alan Rickman for you other Cozies who are as obsessed with Severus Snape as I am - his touching tribute to the film series and J.K. Rowling at Fandango. *sniffle*

Today I'll leave you with this video exclusively from Yahoo Shine - Breakfast at Tiffany's 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray special....

Your turn to list your must-see list of upcoming movies, Cozies! Shout 'em out :)

Guesting with Lilly Gayle....

Hi Cozies! Today I'm guesting at Lilly Gayle's beautiful blog! I brought an excerpt from Forever Amore along with some boys in uniform and things I learned writing historical romance. Join me here...