Happy Hanukkah!
December 4th, 2007
To all who celebrate!!
Sarah 
Woot! A New Sale!!!!
November 27th, 2007
 Drum roll please… 
27 November, 2007 Fiction:
Women’s/Romance Sarah McCarty’s REAPER’S JUSTICE and REAPER’S VOW, beginning a Western werewolf romance series in which deadly men move beyond the hell they’ve been living and head West in search of who they once were, yet barely remember, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley HEAT, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. 
Sarah 
More Kindle thoughts
November 23rd, 2007
I read a description of the Kindle today that sums it up perfectly. It’s like carrying a bookstore in my hand. 
As for the articles comments on the look, Personally, I like it’s look. I also DON’T WANT something as small and as slim as the Iphone. I want something that sits comfortably in my hand and that I can use easily. I want the keyboard and the large screen that lets me easily read a page at a time. If I wanted a PDA, I would have purchased one years ago on which to read my ebooks but I haven’t because the tiny screens make for tiny print and the having to scroll every couple sentences is annoying. I’m not buying an ereader because I want to hang it on the wall as a design accent. What I want is a device that performs it’s job with the utmost convenience and comfort to me. I want a device that is exactly like the Kindle. Good size, easy to hold, easy to use, point and shoot interface, and a with the plus of being a book store I can hold in my hand. I do think an interchangeable color skin would be nice but I imagine 3rd parties will start on these things soon.
I have heard back from the Kindle people and the web interface is still experimental so maybe I will get he enlarge font with that on an upgrade. YES!! 
Time to adopt. Help choose the Mobbettes…
November 22nd, 2007
First Mascot!!  Yes we are adopting a very deserving kitty to be our Alphas fur buddy.  This kitty will be our virtual mascot. The kitty will not reside with us, but will live in this phenomenal shelter that takes in the cats on death row too sick to find homes, provides them with COMPLETE medical, wonderful comfortable living centers, (no cages) and gives them a chance to find a home. (A VERY unique shelter and truly a beacon for others.) Most of these cats are special needs. And the McCarty Mobettes shall be sponsoring one. We just need to chose which one. So the choice shall be done by vote. This is our chance to make a huge difference in one fur baby’s life. Do remember, none of these babies is in danger of being put down. They have all been rescued from certain death and have to meet a criteria to be accepted for Tabby’s place. The money I donate monthly (in the name of the McCarty Mobettes) to the kitty of our choice makes it possible for Tabby’s Place (I’ve been there and  it’s as wonderful as it sounds) to continue to make the huge difference they do. It was a long struggle for this sanctuary to come to be, but it’s here now and the owner who fought for it’s existence in the name of his beloved Tabby, keeps it strong. You can read up on the shelter and look at the special needs animals in the guardian angel program on the website. Pick the one whose story touches you most and nominate him or her on the group.
http://www.tabbysplace.org
Best,
Sarah 
Amazon Kindle Review
November 21st, 2007
Amazon Kindle Review
I like it.  A lot. There’s been a lot of talk about it’s look, but in person it’s much sleeker than it looks, but even if that was an issue, it would be totally immaterial. The thing does what it’s supposed to do beautifully. I tried the Sony reader and I hated it. The thing was not designed to sit in my hand but required me to hold it. Between fingertips no less! (Not comfortable for long hours of use.) And the buttons were too small even for my small hands and bizarrely placed. I tried very hard to like it and stayed in the store for an hour, but after I almost flipped it across the room for the second time trying to use the menu button, I finally labeled it a hostile device and left.
The Kindle is belled and weighted at one side. It naturally balances in the curve of my palm. Major plus, because like with my ebookwise (which I also love) I can read with my left hand while drinking, eating, cooking, cleaning, etc. I like the keyboard. The keys are big enough to hit easily and spaced so you’re not always hitting the wrong one. The device doesn’t wobble when I type but stays balanced and comfortable. The page change buttons are a little too easily hit by mistake, but it’s a minor nit. I say this because after a couple minutes, I stopped hitting them *G*.
The interface is very easy and intuitive. I’m one of those people that can, in all innocence, screw up a device to the point where I’m used to Tech support coming back with comments like “Well, it’s never done that before.”. So far, without reading the manual, I was able to do everything I wanted without one mistake. For that, I’m declaring it idiot proof. Seriously, it’s a point and shoot interface and bless them for that.
The only thing I don’t like and buyers should be aware of is the interface when you connect to Amazon to shop. IT’S TINY. Not a comfortable size font for my teenage daughter and certainly not for me who is dyslexic. I blithely thought, let me just hit the font enlarge button ad take care of this little issue, but, alas,  type enlargement doesn’t work in browse mode. This needs to be fixed because anyone slightly farsighted, with old lady eyes, or who has any vision issues will pretty much be precluded from shopping with the device. (Yeah, it’s that tiny, The equivalent to 8 point NY font) Major negative, but I imagine fixable on a upgrade. Maybe it’s fixable now. I have a question into Customer support. I asked at about 9pm last night and still don’t have a response.  If I don’t get one by 9 this am, I’ll go into nag mode. *G*
All the people nay saying are seriously underestimating the sheer and utter “damn this is cool, how did I ever do without it” convenience of the device along with the ease of use and comfort of use. It’s already my new best friend and I’ve only had it 12 hours. It will be my BFF Kindle if I can just get that site view enlarged…
Sarah
Happy Thanksgiving!!
November 20th, 2007
You would do what with your hero where!?
November 12th, 2007
I posted this over at eharlequin where I’m hosting a thread for the next four days as a way to break the ice and open discussion, (I don’t think I have a big enough following at Harlequin to warrant a thread so it will probably be a very quiet four days there, but I am there. *G*) However, I think this variation on the name your favorite heroes thread, is fun, so I thought I’d post it here, too. These are all heroes from books. Any genre. Just name the hero you would want with you in the following situations.
1) With what hero from what book would you most enjoy being snowbound for a weekend? Why?
2) With what hero from what book would you want to attend a 5 hour state dinner? Why?”
3) With what hero from what book would you want to be trapped in a tiny, dark elevator for five hours? Why?
4) With what hero from what book would you want to go on a survival training weekend in the mountains? Why?
5) With what hero from what book would you want to be stranded for a year on a deserted island? Why?
6) What hero from what book would you want to be under platonic house arrest for a year? Why?
7) With what hero from what book would you want to attend the wedding of your former best friend and former fiance? Why?
8) With what hero from what book would you want to raise ten children? Why?
9) With what hero from what book would you want to endure a horrible cold? Why?
10) With what hero from what book would you have liked to share a teen romance? Why?
Sarah, off to come up with her own answers!
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IT’S A McCARTY. CATCH IT IF YOU CAN!
Chat with Sarah at Eharlequin.com 11/12-11/16
November 5th, 2007
It’s Hell’s Eight’s Birthday!!
November 1st, 2007
Thank you to all the bloggers
October 31st, 2007
That read and posted an advance review for Caine’s Reckoning. I really appreciate the effort. If I could find the review and if you gave me anything to pull out as a quote, I posted it on my websites and linked back to your site.
Again, thank you so much, 
Sarah 
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My first ever discussion/chat at Eharlequin. 
I’m very excited, can you tell? 
I have some Alpha’s to give away: Sam, Slade, Jace, Tucker Tracker, Jackson, and Jared… Definitely Jared.
