The 2015–16 Emily Contest Sponsor: West Houston RWA Fee: $25 WHRWA members; $35 all others Deadline: October 4, 2015 Eligibility: unpublished in the category entered. Entry: First 5600 words, no synopsis. Judges: Published or PRO authors who give positive, helpful feedback. Categories & Final Judges: Contemporary (Long) – Agent Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management, and Editor Tara Gavin, Executive Editor, Kensington Books; Contemporary [...]
My debut novel, Numbers Never Lie, was picked up by Amazon and has been re-released. This book made it to #3 on the romantic suspense bestseller list when it first debuted. Please help me spread the word - it's a great story about a woman who discovers fraud in her workplace and suddenly becomes the [...]
Happy Monday! Well life certainly has sizzled this summer so the thought of covering up isn't fun - but in this case I think I'll manage. Why? Keep reading... I've been so lucky - traveled to so many places, met tons of wonderful people, and once in a while, good book news just ices the cake! I am [...]
Last week, I was in the Big Apple along with 4000 of my closest friends attending the RWA National Convention. It was wonderful and intimidating. One would think that I'd have no problem with city congestion. After all, I live and work in Houston. Right? Wrong. There is an electric buzz in New York that [...]
During the Regency, gentlemen were expected to sow their wild oats before settling down with a wife and family. However, my hero, Rupert, Earl of Stanstead, at the age of two and twenty, does not want to wait. This however, presents him some unexpected problems. Here he is with his cousin, Viscount Beaumont who has [...]
Dub.Dub.Dub.You.Com West Houston RWA is hosting a contest this month for authors to strut their stuff, er, site. It's a great opportunity to promote your website and increase traffic to your work. Take a look: http://whrwa.com/romancing-the-url-contest/
Love is supposed to be this glorious feeling that lifts us out of our mundane world, right? But be honest, how often as loving someone gotten in the way of your personal plans. We love our families, extended as they might be. We love our pets. We love our “significant others,” to coin a rather [...]
West Houston RWA has a new contest for authors to spotlight their website and gain exposure in the process! Read the details and I hope you participate! This is our inaugural year. Please spread the word and help us get off to a good start. Details: http://whrwa.com/romancing-the-url-contest/841-2/
Happy Friday! I hope you're getting the beautiful sunshine we have here in Texas. This weekend I'll be conducting a short session on Pitching Your Manuscript to Agents and Editors...several other authors will also be presenting and I hope you'll join us. Here's a link to the information: http://houstonwritersguild.org/
In honor of the release of Need Me on March 9th, I have a Goodreads Giveaway that ends on the 10th. Please take your shot at getting TWO signed books. The giveaway shows the cover for Find Me but I am actually giving away both Find Me and Text Me as a bundle to five [...]
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