So, I sold my first romance novel! To Evernight Publishing, which publishes primarily e-books; if mine someday sell enough, they might get a print run, too. We’ve not fixed on a release date, but it might be as soon as May. While many of Evernight’s offerings are erotic and mine’s only “heat level 2,” I’d [...]
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Posted 12 January 2012
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So, the Washington Romance Writers annual retreat was this past weekend. This is my home chapter, and my favorite writer’s confab, mostly because it feels more intimate (and so, so supportive) than the bigger events. It feels so different I didn’t even tweet during the day and a half — a true retreat from the [...]
So, I’m working up a proposal for my next historical, after rough-drafting a contemporary in February and March. A bunch of the same issues keep cropping up, or is it the tree pollen distorting my field of view? Story-wise, I seem to be building another set-of-three structure, with three pairs of protagonists-antagonists and interlocking stories. [...]
This week, I’m headed to Los Angeles for the RT Booklovers convention. It’s put on by RT Book Reviews magazine, formerly Romantic Times magazine but it’s branched out to cover most genre fiction (mystery, fantasy, horror, etc.). I’ve not been before, but I hear it has fun parties and good workshops. Unlike the other writing [...]
So, I’ve started shopping my latest story. Here is the work-in-progress description. Next week, I’m thinking of adding another excerpt on the blog from later in story. Like the news lately, it’s about unarmed people gathering together and facing threat from armed forces. [UPDATE: Uh-oh, the scene also has a couple spoilers in it, so [...]
OK, so it’s an ad, but it’s only 1 min long. I like the “amazing pen-tip interface.”
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.
OMG – How can my little stories compete?
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Posted 15 July 2009
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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 [...]