Historical and Contemporary Romance Author
And thanks to my dear friend Tessa Dare (whose fabulous debut novel, Goddess of the Hunt, will be released by Ballantine in July of 2009), I am pleased to announce that Behind the Red Door is now available for preorder at Amazon. Woohoo!
My bud Amie Stuart dug this up for me this morning: I know, it’s pixellated and black and white, but OMG, swoon…it’s GORGEOUS. Can’t WAIT to see the “real” thing!
It really is true that there’s no rest for the wicked! Every time I feel I’m getting caught up, something like this happens: That’s right, Comrades in Arms was released yesterday by Cobblestone Press to much fanfare, tooting of horns, and throwing of confetti. (Okay, maybe I exaggerate a little. I didn’t actually see any confetti being thrown.) I have…
I usually shy away from posting political commentary on my blog, but in the wake of Tuesday’s historic election, I can’t keep my thoughts to myself. First, I am beyond thrilled by Barack Obama’s victory. As a lifelong Democrat who doesn’t think “liberal” is a dirty word, I’m pretty much always delighted when the Democratic candidate wins, and there certainly…
Yes, I’ve been very quiet lately. There just hasn’t been much to talk about. Which is kind of a relief! However, with November fast approaching, I do have a few fun things to share. First up, I’ve decided to sign up to do Nanowrimo this year. I have my doubts that I can actually be a winner (which requires writing…
Yes, I know I’ve been remarkably remiss in posting of late. If you’ve cruised by the Mavens blog recently, then you’ll know I managed to complete Behind the Red Door and submit it to my editor on October 1st. This afternoon, I received confirmation that the book has been accepted, without revisions (though there will be copy edits and galleys,…
I’m 1,200 words (give or take a few hundred) from the end of the third Red Door novella. It’s due tomorrow. And yes, I’m going to make it! That said, I had to share this from the Online Etymology Dictionary. shrapnel1806, from Gen. Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), who invented a type of exploding, fragmenting shell when he was a lieutenant in…
Well, the work-in-progress is currently sitting at a little over 12,000 words. The minimum word count for it is 25,000. Which means 1,000 words per day just isn’t going to cut it. So, as of today, the daily word count goal is doubled to 2,000 words per day. Eep! Better get crackin’!
I fell way short of my goal the past couple of days due to a raging head cold complicated by allergies. It’s hard to write anything lucid, much less sexy, when you’ve got some fiend poking you in the temple with a sharp stick and you’re either sneezing or blowing your nose constantly. I’ve got my work cut out for…
Cross-posted from the Mavens’ blog.I planned to check in a little more often than this, but actually doing the writing seemed to eat up most of my time. (Wonder how that could have happened?) I have been managing to update my daily word count over there on the right, but that’s about it for updates so far. So, yesterday marked…