Posts Tagged "Thrilling"

• RWA 2010 Day 2: Eloisa, Agent, Etc.

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  I volunteered to report on today’s happenings at the Romance Writers of America convention for the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood (my fellow 2009 Golden Heart finalists), so I’m not going to repeat myself; you can read it here.

  I will say that the post is slightly misleading because I didn’t attend most of the events that I reported on. I know, I’m terrible. But, I had lunch with Eloisa James and was too nervous beforehand to eat; then, I had a meeting with my agent, and was so hungry after that that I returned to my room, ordered room service, and talked to my parents before going out for dinner with some fellow writers.

  All said, though, it was another great day; I’m really questioning where I’m going with Madeleine and Ferguson (particularly Ferguson), but at the same time I’m really excited to see where I end up with them. Now, though, I must go to sleep. I’m pitching to an editor tomorrow morning, so I can’t oversleep. And then I get to get all dolled up for the awards ceremony tomorrow night — I can’t wait to see who wins the RITAs and Golden Hearts!

  
  | RWA Nationals | Thrilling |
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  Posted 30 July 2010, 7:18 pm

• RWA Nationals: Golden Heart Win!

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  Today was a fabulous day — at the RITA/Golden Heart Award Ceremony tonight, I won the Golden Heart in the Regency Historical category!

  This came as a huge shock, and my whole body was shaking for at least twenty minutes after the announcement. According to my friend Terry, who was my date to the event, I at least managed to sound coherent, so I consider that to be a great accomplishment. Obviously, I’m tremendously grateful for this honor, and I think it will still take a few days for it to sink in.

  I will blog again in the next couple of days with a recap of Nationals and, better yet, my plans for my next books. But, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have stumbled across this site — publishing is a wild ride, and it’s always easier when you have supportive people cheering you on.

  Picture below, but I need to sleep if I’m going to get up in time to have fun before my flight back to San Francisco!

  

  
  | Accolades | RWA Nationals | Thrilling | Writing Career |
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  Posted 18 July 2009, 10:23 pm

• Snazzy New Name, Same Great Content

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  After much debate and back-and-forth with my agent, we have officially decided to shop my manuscript under the title ONE NIGHT TO SEDUCTION. I love it; while AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE amused me, mostly because it was an unexpected play on Al Gore’s INCONVENIENT TRUTH movie, it wasn’t quite what most readers are looking for. And, I can continue the theme with the next two books: ONE NIGHT TO SCANDAL and ONE NIGHT TO SURRENDER.

  You can check out the blurbs for all three books in the “Books” section above. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

  
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  Posted 1 July 2009, 10:31 pm

• The End of the Agent Hunt

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  I have fabulous news to report — my search for an agent is over! It all ended much more quickly and dramatically than I expected. Two weeks ago, I was worried that I might never sign (yes, I’m impatient — it often takes years to sign). But then, last Thursday, a totally wonderful agent called me while I was at work to offer representation!

  She was already at the top of my list based on her reputation, and her sheer enthusiasm for my work while she offered representation was enough to put her over the top. Still, I’ve read enough horror stories about failed agent/author relationships to be wary, and so I contacted the other agents who were considering my work to let them know that I had received an offer. By the end of the weekend, two other agents had made offers — and so as of Memorial Day, I was suddenly in the unexpected position of having to come up with interview questions so that I could choose between the three offers!

  I spoke to all of them on Tuesday, and while I felt that all of them could have been good fits for my work (and one in particular was the other top agent on my list, making my choice more difficult), I ultimately decided that the first agent was the best fit for my long-term goals. I mailed the contracts on Friday, and we’re talking again this week to discuss the process for submissions to publishing houses.

  So, it’s been a complete whirlwind, and obviously I’m very excited. However, I realized while I was on the phone with one of them that I’ve successfully scaled the agent mountain and reached the peak — only to discover that there’s another, bigger mountain looming in the form of beginning the search for a publisher. Happily, my agent (I love saying that!) will be my partner on that climb, so I’m not alone — but this is by no means a done deal. I spent the weekend brooding over that sobering fact, but I can’t brood for long; the excitement of continuing to make progress towards my goals will pick me up again.

  This means that, as of tonight, “The Agent Hunt” will be retired as a label — staring this week, “The Publisher Hunt” will begin! Stay tuned…

  
  | The Agent Hunt | Thrilling | Writing Career |
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  Posted 31 May 2009, 10:27 pm

• In Which This Author Receives a Shock

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  Sincere apologies for my silence over the past few days. It’s been something of a whirlwind (as all of my weeks are — for some reason, I haven’t had a single week in months that was devoid of chaos), and the blog was deprioritized as a result. I found out last Wednesday that one of the final-round judges for the Golden Heart wanted to see my full manuscript!

  The good news is that this indicates that the editor has some level of interest in acquiring my book. The bad news is that I was in the middle of doing some revisions, and I only had forty-eight hours to submit my full manuscript to the RWA office. Needless to say, this was cause for alarm; while none of my edits were dramatic, I wasn’t as far along as I would have liked. Luckily, I work at one of the few places in corporate America in which my boss and all of my directors are supportive of both my writing career (and yes, they know I’m writing romance) and my “real” career, and so I was able to take Thursday afternoon off to polish up my draft. Now it’s back to the grind to get caught up at work, but a request from an editor made my week

  
  | The Day Job | Thrilling |
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  Posted 27 April 2009, 10:02 pm