NOTHING EVER STAYS THE SAME

My old, trustworthy computer has been showing signs of wear, so last week, I went and bought a new HP. Let me say that, in some areas, change is good, but not in computers. Now, I wouldn't mind buying a new computer if I could buy a new one just like the old one. Unfortunately, you can't buy a computer with Windows '98 any more. I've heard people complain about '98, but in my opinion, it is much easier to use than XP. I also like Word '97 better than Word 2000.

Sooooooo, I've had a new computer for a week. And since I have a new computer, I decided to buy a flash drive (or thumb drive or whatever else they might be called). Such a tiny little thing. Hard to believe it will hold 1 gig of info. Actually, I couldn't believe it would hold everything on my computer, so when I went to my son's house, I plugged it into his computer just to see if my stuff was really on there. And it was! Amazing!

So, here I am with a new computer. I have another week to decide if I want to keep it. Rather nice, having 14 days to try it out. I'm pretty sure I'll keep it, and that I'll love it, once I get used to it. If I do keep it, I'll be taking my old computer to the shop to see if they can fix it. Someone said it has a virus. Maybeso, I don't know. All I do know is that the last time I tried to boot it up, I got error messages all over the place. It did eventually boot up. I haven't turned it off since then, cause I'm afraid it won't start again :)

Other than that, life is good!

Mandy
"Lied? Of course, I lied. I'm a writer - I give the truth ... scope!" Geoffrey Chaucer "A Knight's Tale"

Some News

Well, Leisure Books is finally reissuing my old Amanda Ashley titles. Most of them have been out of print for over a year, so it's about time. They are also giving the books new covers, which you can see on my web page. I really like the new cover for A DARKER DREAM. I wasn't crazy about the others, but they're growing on me the more I look at them. Leisure has always given me gorgeous covers for my historicals and my paranormal books. This is one of the new ones.

I recently signed a contract with Romance Book Classics to have two of my out of print books reissued as well. These will be print-on-demand (POD) and available in trade paperback size some time within the next nine months or so. I'm excited about this. Will post more info as I get it.

Guess that's all the news for now.

Hope things are peaceful and happy in your corner of the world.

Mandy
www.madelinebaker.net