Blog Salad

I start today with a question:

Why in the world do so many models in bridal magazines have what appears to be severe scoliosis? A typical example, at right. This is an extremely common pose in these magazines. Is it meant to show the back of the dress off? To simulate the bad posture of many young women? Are they in the midst of a dance move with which I am not familiar? Is her bouquet extremely heavy and she has forgotten that all-important lesson our middle-school P.E. teachers taught, “lift from the legs, not from the back?”

Remains a mystery.

Today I am flying to Boston for the New England Romance Writers yearly conference, where my agent, Deidre Knight, my critique partner Marley Gibson, and I will be giving a talk on Networking. (There’s a description of this workshop in the workshop section of my website.) There’s also going to be a costume party, where we are supposed to dress up as either our or our favorite literary figure. Theoretically, I have packed an Amy costume. I still don’t know if I’m going to wear it.

Speaking of my website, it’s been updated! Yay! Check it out: http://dianapeterfreund.com. Excerpt of Under the Rose to come.

I’m also spending the weekend grinding a secret project. Can’t say anything about it yet, but it’s very very cool.

Yesterday, because I’ve been out of town so much, Sailor Boy and I spent the day hanging out with one another, We went hiking, went to lunch, and just had a good time. The weather, for once, is beautiful here in DC. I’m kinda sad to be leaving.