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abbygaines

About to walk the Tongariro Crossing on a beautiful sunny (but cold) day. Great excuse for a massive breakfast! 12:35 PM May 3rd via HootSuite
@emjaystar this is happening to me too...so frustrating! @yahoo #yahooCaptcha 4:35 PM Apr 24th via HootSuite in reply to emjaystar
Herman Wouk just sold a new book to his publisher...at age 96 - fantastic! 12:11 AM Apr 20th via HootSuite
blogging re Christian Bale as inspiration for quintessential aloof, bad-boy romantic hero in my new book ow.ly/a9UuR 8:28 AM Apr 9th via HootSuite
Neuroscience has figured out what readers always knew: reading fiction is great for yr brain - and for yr people skills ow.ly/9Wl8T 12:48 PM Mar 28th via HootSuite
Hefty revision letter from editor = perfect excuse to eat chocolate marshmallow Easter egg #NotThatINeedAnExcuse 2:34 PM Mar 26th via HootSuite
@KittyBucholtz Hi, sorry have been off Twitter due to deadline - thanks for the nice review!! 2:33 PM Mar 26th via web in reply to KittyBucholtz
Yum! Peter Gordon's creme brulee recipe is the best I've tried (taste and ease of preparation) #I'mHooked 4:46 PM Mar 7th via HootSuite
RT @nickygumbel: 'Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light.' 9:06 AM Mar 3rd via HootSuite
Seems you can train yourself to read and write simultaneously ow.ly/9jIC2 Is that the best idea EVER, or the worst? 9:51 AM Feb 27th via HootSuite
I'm #reading The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz. Compelling setup, wonderful characters, lots of tension #I'mLovinIt 3:50 PM Feb 20th via HootSuite
Order arrived from @BookDepository: 1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber + Mod Cookery 4 Private Families by Eliza Action (Regency recipes) 5:31 PM Feb 14th via HootSuite
Multiple-choice tests: why sticking with your first answer is probably wrong - fascinating! ow.ly/938ap 3:33 PM Feb 13th via HootSuite
Judging the women's fiction category of an unpubbed writing contest - I have two fabulous entries here, yay!! 3:03 PM Feb 13th via HootSuite
I'm #reading The Bed and the Bachelor, by Tracy Anne Warren. Bad title, good book! Nice story set-up 12:20 PM Feb 9th via HootSuite
War Horse movie: lovely. Spielberg knows how to grab the heartstrings & pull hard. Final image didn't fit but not a big prob @WarHorseMovie 5:49 PM Feb 6th via HootSuite
RT @nickygumbel: The secret of living is giving. 12:49 AM Feb 6th via HootSuite
Re-read The Convenient Marriage, by Georgette Heyer. Only GH could write a heroine with a mono-brow! #reading 11:41 AM Jan 31st via HootSuite
Am considering attending PNWA conference in July. Yes or no - recommendations, anyone? #amwriting 7:38 PM Jan 30th via HootSuite
nice pic of Kirri Hoddi fish curry by chef from @FlyingFishAU shows peas/potato/cilantro. None of these are in recipe. Frustration! #recipes 4:40 PM Jan 18th via HootSuite

Name Abby Gaines
Web http://www.abbyga...
Bio Romantic comedy & Regency inspirational romance author. Wannabe YA author. Mad keen reader, cook & skier, though not all at once. Very amateur psychologist...