Geek girl romance writer. WIP: time-travel romance featuring Ada Byron Lovelace. Avid reader. Austenite. Browncoat. Living in Geek girl romance writer. Currently shopping a time-travel romance MUST LOVE BREECHES, featuring Ada Byron Lovelace as a major secondary character. Represented by Maura Kye-Casella with Don Congdon, Assoc. Avid reader. Austenite. Browncoat. Living in quirky Mobile, AL I post random geekiness related to Firefly, Jane Austen, reading, books, my monthly Monday Hunk Who Reads, as well as occasional snippets of writing.Tumblr (3.0; @angelaquarles)http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/<blockquote><p><img alt="" src="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1b9cbbce83da64c1443836fe4ff11cd6?s=25&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG"/><a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/06/14/a-conversation-with-rita-finalist-cynthia-eden/" target="_blank">Reblogged from Paranormal Unbound:</a></p> <a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/06/14/a-conversation-with-rita-finalist-cynthia-eden/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paranormalunbound.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/13517402.jpg?w=610" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a><ul><li><a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/06/14/a-conversation-with-rita-finalist-cynthia-eden/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paranormalunbound.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/about-cynthia.jpg?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li></ul><p>Happy Friday everyone! I&#8217;m so pleased today to welcome my fellow Gulf Coast Chapter RWA chaptermate Cynthia Eden to the blog today! I was so excited when they announced the RITA finalists to see she&#8217;d made the list for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0758267630?tag=paranounboun-20" target="_blank"><em>An…</em></a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/14/a-conversation-with-rita-finalist-cynthia-eden/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52942465049http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52942465049Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:27:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f41d643c71485f8d4f9e90c6cd4aab2f/tumblr_moab7iqgk71r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Inside Scoop on Getting In Bookstores - Things You Should Know</big></p><blockquote><p>Most people who know me online probably don’t know this, but I work in a local independent…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/12/the-inside-scoop-on-getting-in-bookstores-things-you-should-know/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52790583304http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52790583304Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:35:41 -0500Baker &amp; TaylorbookBook SoupBooksellingBound To Be ReadIndependent bookstoreindie booksIngram<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01c3c0c018e3526f6e9224be2882d778/tumblr_mo6rdxjj541r4rb7vo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Book Monday: Recent reads in paranormal and contemporary romance</p><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/10/book-monday-recent-reads-in-erotic-paranormal-contemporary-and-spoof-romance/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52634473756http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52634473756Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:34:44 -0500BDSMDelphine DrydenDon&039;t Bite the Bridesmaidgeek romancePriate Dave and His Randy AdventuresRobyn PetermanromanceSeal of HonorThe Seduction HypothesisTiffany AlleeTonya Burrows<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01c3c0c018e3526f6e9224be2882d778/tumblr_mo6rdmiFcp1r4rb7vo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Book Monday: Recent reads in paranormal and contemporary romance</p><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/10/book-monday-recent-reads-in-erotic-paranormal-contemporary-and-spoof-romance/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52634463091http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52634463091Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:34:30 -0500BDSMDelphine DrydenDon&039;t Bite the Bridesmaidgeek romancePriate Dave and His Randy AdventuresRobyn PetermanromanceSeal of HonorThe Seduction HypothesisTiffany AlleeTonya Burrows<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23abd9eb936bc612d172edb5967b04f9/tumblr_mnxbu9kthj1r4rb7vo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Writing Tip: Is your WIP in need of some manscaping? Pluck out those to-be verbs.</p><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/05/is-your-wip-in-need-of-some-manscaping-pluck-out-those-to-be-verbs-from-the-archives/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52220615315http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52220615315Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:20:33 -0500convertingeliminatingpassiverevisingtipto beVerbvoicewas construction<blockquote><p><img alt="" src="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1b9cbbce83da64c1443836fe4ff11cd6?s=25&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG"/><a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/06/03/its-rita-month-on-paraun-open-thread/" target="_blank">Reblogged from Paranormal Unbound:</a></p> <a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/06/03/its-rita-month-on-paraun-open-thread/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paranormalunbound.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/ritapara.jpg?w=610" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a> <p>We&#8217;ve already started spotlighting some of the paranormal finalists in Romance Writer&#8217;s of America&#8217;s annual award, the RITA, with <a title="RITA Celebration on Paranormal Unbound: Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher" href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/07/rita-month-on-paranormal-unbound-ghost-planet-by-sharon-lynn-fisher/" target="_blank">RITA Celebration on Paranormal Unbound: Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher</a>, <a title="A Chat With RITA Finalist J.T. Geissinger" href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/24/a-chat-with-rita-finalist-j-t-geissinger/" target="_blank">A Chat With…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/03/its-rita-month-on-paraun-open-thread/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52097521465http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52097521465Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:09:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9cddb0f166460cd6b468ec5d1fb81df2/tumblr_mntk5uOpYR1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Monday Hunk Who Reads - Ryan Gosling</big></p><blockquote><p>gdcgraphics [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0</a>)], via Wikimedia Commons</p> <p><strong><a title="Ryan Gosling" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gosling" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">R…</a></strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/06/03/monday-hunk-who-reads-ryan-gosling-2/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52054976332http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/52054976332Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:29:53 -0500American Library AssociationBooksEva MendesHaruki Murakamireadingreading is sexyreadsRyan Gosling<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7710b47a780b9ae1a7a3c11b39705ffd/tumblr_mnkcmpwc0X1r4rb7vo1_100.png"/><br/><br/><p>Do you know your own GMC? Not your characters, yours as a writer</p><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/29/do-you-know-your-own-gmc-not-your-characters-yours-as-a-writer/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/51642859614http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/51642859614Wed, 29 May 2013 09:08:49 -0500GMCWriting life<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34b814feaf711446c9bd6b8ffe0cf1b8/tumblr_mnghx6ywif1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Guest Post: Stephanie Lawton on The Art of Genre Hopping</big></p><blockquote> <p>Excited to have fellow Mobilian Stephanie Lawton on my blog today to talk about her new release, <em>N…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/27/guest-post-stephanie-lawton-on-the-art-of-genre-hopping/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/51468521920http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/51468521920Mon, 27 May 2013 07:12:42 -0500NeedStephanie LawtonWant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d53a691381bd0924323125d1b27ae3b2/tumblr_mn79rp70tM1r4rb7vo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Dealing with Critiques - the 40-20-40 Rule</big></p><blockquote><p>One of my earliest blog posts was about dealing with critiques and I shared what I called the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/51065978766http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/51065978766Wed, 22 May 2013 07:38:13 -0500Critique Circlecritiqueseditingrevisingwriting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d151f111c1d9365ccd0324ae2789e3b5/tumblr_mn3l5xCPkI1r4rb7vo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Book Monday: My Angel Kick — Singh, Eden and Ward</big></p><blockquote><p>I honestly didn’t mean to start an angel phase. It all started with Cynthia Eden. Next month on <a href="http://www.paranormalunbound.com" target="_blank">Par…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/20/book-monday-my-angel-kick-singh-eden-and-ward/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50903906554http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50903906554Mon, 20 May 2013 07:53:57 -0500angelsCynthia EdenJR WardNalini Singhparanormal romance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bfb24cc97c8027628ce0377705facb88/tumblr_mmud1qOlgy1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Are you using a thesaurus correctly? And is this irony?</big></p><blockquote><p>Sometimes I wonder about the universe and how it will sync random events to make a point, teach us…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/15/are-you-using-a-thesaurus-correctly-and-is-this-irony/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50494233390http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50494233390Wed, 15 May 2013 08:20:14 -0500ThesaurusVocabularywriting<blockquote><p><img alt="" src="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1b9cbbce83da64c1443836fe4ff11cd6?s=25&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG"/><a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/14/time-thief-by-katie-macalister-2/" target="_blank">Reblogged from Paranormal Unbound:</a></p> <a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/14/time-thief-by-katie-macalister-2/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paranormalunbound.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/time-thief-185x300.jpg?w=610" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a> <p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of <a href="http://katiemacalister.com/" target="_blank">Katie MacAlister</a> and also a big fan of timey-wimey stuff, so when I saw that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0451417429?tag=paranounboun-20" target="_blank">Time Thief</a>, book one in a new series, was coming out (May 7), I just had to snag it. I can always depend on Ms. MacAlister to…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/14/time-thief-by-katie-macalister/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50416083608http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50416083608Tue, 14 May 2013 07:27:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4f2de996444d28c3eb518f44c004902/tumblr_mmrnywYdN71r4rb7vo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/stickers/abc/castle_watershed?s=tus&ref=AngelaQuarles" target="_blank">I just unlocked the Castle: Watershed sticker on GetGlue</a> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> <span style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> 6042 others have also unlocked the Castle: Watershed sticker on GetGlue.com </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> What happens when Beckett reexamines her personal and professional lives? Thanks for tuning in to the season 5 finale of Castle tonight! Share this one proudly. It’s from our friends at ABC. </p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50390951404http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50390951404Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0dae44a14fb398e5ea6247fca72b66b2/tumblr_mmqkq6FpVM1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Guest post: Kate Meader’s recipe for the sexy in FEEL THE HEAT? Humor!</big></p><blockquote><p>I’m so excited to have one of my Beta partners on my blog today, Kate Meader! Her debut novel…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/13/kate-meader-gp/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50337428184http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50337428184Mon, 13 May 2013 07:15:41 -0500Feel the HeatKate Meader<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5cb68b4f035a62617e50995c5b15d6df/tumblr_mmj8siVQqL1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Sudden Loss of a Pet and a Warning: Beware of Thread</big></p><blockquote><p><strong>Darcy and Bingley (Darcy’s on the left)</strong></p> <p>I thought I’d take a moment to eulogize Darcy, who had to…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/09/the-sudden-loss-of-a-pet-and-a-warning-beware-of-thread/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50010339009http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/50010339009Thu, 09 May 2013 08:14:42 -0500Bingleydanger of stringDarcypets<blockquote><p><img alt="" src="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/1b9cbbce83da64c1443836fe4ff11cd6?s=25&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG"/><a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/08/sometimes-its-all-about-a-match-making-djinn-or-its-not/" target="_blank">Reblogged from Paranormal Unbound:</a></p> <a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/08/sometimes-its-all-about-a-match-making-djinn-or-its-not/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paranormalunbound.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/lamp_hires.jpg?w=610" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a><ul><li><a href="http://paranormalunbound.com/2013/05/08/sometimes-its-all-about-a-match-making-djinn-or-its-not/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paranormalunbound.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/beerandgropinginlasvegas_sm.jpg?w=72&amp;crop=1&amp;h=72" alt="Click to visit the original post"/></a></li></ul><p>A question that writers get asked a lot is &#8220;Where do you get your ideas?&#8221; and sometimes the answers can astound you with how deeply the rabbit-hole goes, and other times&#8230; not so much. Because sometimes the answer is, &#8220;I…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/08/sometimes-its-all-about-a-match-making-djinn-or-its-not/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49929389539http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49929389539Wed, 08 May 2013 07:24:59 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dbd9d398e249c6f6f40eb66ec46afe29/tumblr_mmeri4r7G91r4rb7vo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/stickers/abc/castle_the_human_factor?s=tus&ref=AngelaQuarles" target="_blank">I just unlocked the Castle: The Human Factor sticker on GetGlue</a> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> <span style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> 7268 others have also unlocked the Castle: The Human Factor sticker on GetGlue.com </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> Why are federal agents taking over Castle and Beckett’s case? Thanks for tuning in to Castle tonight! Keep watching Mondays at 10/9c. Share this one proudly. It’s from our friends at ABC. </p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49828852779http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49828852779Mon, 06 May 2013 22:10:52 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/deebd583a0675f273636e1eabc659244/tumblr_mmdqihFoal1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Monday Hunk Who Reads - John Cusack</big></p><blockquote><p><a title="John Cusack" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cusack" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">John Cusack</a> [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0</a>)], via Wikimedia Commons</p> <p><strong>J…</strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/06/monday-hunk-who-reads-john-cusack/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49773669280http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49773669280Mon, 06 May 2013 08:51:51 -0500American Library AssociationBob DylanBookscelebritiesHunter S. ThompsonJohn CusackModris Eksteinsreadingreading is sexyreads<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/497450c90e00453513878d4a9f253e6d/tumblr_mm4itvtDve1r4rb7vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>My Thoughts on the New Golden Heart Scoring System</big></p><blockquote> <p>The scores for Romance Writer’s of America’s (RWA) unpublished manuscript contest, The Golden…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/01/my-thoughts-on-the-new-golden-heart-scoring-system/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49359944857http://angelaquarles.tumblr.com/post/49359944857Wed, 01 May 2013 09:27:31 -0500Golden HeartjudgingRomance Writers of AmericaRWAscores