Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Adele Scheele: How to Negotiate For What You Want

We are not trained professionals when it comes to negotiating for what we want. No matter if it's request for a raise, buying a car, getting more recognition for your ideas, setting limits for your staff or even setting limits for your kids. Not understanding the action makes us stupid. And being stupid means we miss what we might have had.

Monday, September 13, 2010

BBAW: Blogger Interview Swap

Through the miracle of a random generator, I was mated with The Reading Ape for BBAW 2010's Blogger Interview Grand Swap-a-roo. This lovely gent is a professor of literature and writing in his professional biography and blogs about literary fiction in his free time. Who doesn't need to take a blog written by a primate that is passionate and an educationally-gauged expert?

The Julian Game by Adele Griffin

Allnew girl Raye Archer wants is a way into the in crowd, so when ice-queenElla Parker picks her to get second at her ex, the gorgeous JulianKilgarry, Raye is more than game. Even if it means creating a fakeFacebook identity so she can take enough about Julian to weaken him.It's a fun and dangerous thrill at first, but Raye hadn't counted onfalling for Julian herself and igniting Ella's rage.