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Second draft hurtles into view

So, after a sluggish start and some mild howling about the first draft of my Manchester story, I managed to build a weekend’s-full of space to get down to reorganizing and shaping this behemoth. This is the revised sentence-for-scene outline, all 15.5 pages of it. It took me 17 hours over two days and the [...]

Posted 07 April 2010 † nickyp § Learning § Reading § Thinking § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Literacy signing a hit

Here’s some of us waiting to get in. Here’s about half of the floor. Sales totaled more than $60,000, all for charity.

Posted 15 July 2009 † nickyp § Books § Marketing § Reading ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

At RWA: ‘Readers for life’

On Wednesday, the Romance Writers of America national conference opens its doors to the public from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for its annual “Readers for Life” mega-autographing session. Buy books! Get them signed by one of 500 romance-loving authors! The money goes to ProLiteracy Worldwide. It is free (except for the books you buy, of [...]

Posted 14 July 2009 † nickyp § Books § Learning § Marketing § Reading § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

RWA: Nationals is local

This year, the Romance Writers of America holds its national convention in my own back yard. In less than two weeks, July 15 through 18, the happy horde will land in Washington at the Wardman Marriott Park Hotel for workshops, parties, industry panels and the big awards ceremony. First, there’s a huge public booksigning event, [...]

Posted 03 July 2009 † nickyp § Books § Learning § Marketing § Reading § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

How the Net changed my reading

I have a small streak of the obsessive: Last summer I read every Sharpe book by Bernard Cornwell except the Chile one (21+?), in order, over two months in the summer. Or maybe it’s a need for immediate gratification: I sometimes like to wait until every book in a series I’ve found I like is [...]

Posted 28 June 2009 † nickyp § Reading ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Finalist

One of my historicals, “Musical Ties,” has made the final cut in the Washington Romance Writers annual writing contest (based on the first 3 chapters and synopsis). It’s the story of a high-born lady musician who lies to get her compositions published by a “truth-or-nothing” publisher at the end of the Napoleonic wars. WRW is [...]

Posted 09 March 2009 † nickyp § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Romance still sells

Had fun at the New Jersey Romance Writers Put Your Heart in a Book Conference this past Friday and Saturday. Lots of workshops, less candy (which is a good thing) and more good conversations than last year. I didn’t pitch a story to agents or editors this year; feels too soon for the new story [...]

Posted 26 October 2008 † nickyp § Marketing § Reading § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Enriched editions

Nicola Cornick’s latest historical fiction novel, Unmasked, is available as an “enriched edition” e-book at eharlequin.com.  Harlequin promo:  Have you ever read something in a novel and wished you could see a picture, find a definition, or learn more about it without having to look it up? Now you can! This special electronic book is [...]

Posted 01 September 2008 † nickyp § Marketing § Reading ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,