If you live anywhere near San Antonio, please come along to the Romance Writers of America’s Literacy Autographing tomorrow evening (Wednesday July 23) from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Rivercenter. There’ll be hundreds of romance authors (including me!) selling and autographing our books to benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide and several local literacy organizations. I’ll… Continue reading Meet me in San Antonio tomorrow!
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Who will win the RITA for best contemporary romance?
Since the Romance Writers of America announced the finalists for the RITA award back in March, I’ve been reading all of the nominated novels in my favorite category: contemporary single-title romance. Some of the authors are old favorites of mine, and some were new to me. The winners will be announced on July 1, and… Continue reading Who will win the RITA for best contemporary romance?
When you can’t afford to go to RWA Nationals
One of the bummers (cue naughty giggles from my British friends) of living in London is that I can’t afford to fly to the US in summer. It costs approximately $Ridiculous and I’m on a charity salary. So color me thrilled to find Savvy Authors is having a Summer Symposium from today through Sunday. They’ve… Continue reading When you can’t afford to go to RWA Nationals
On paying for UPS workers to have a great Christmas
I sent my manuscript off to Romance Writers of America yesterday for the Golden Heart Award. Royal Mail can’t track anything once it leaves Britain, so I had to look for other options. It cost $88 to mail it via UPS from London to Houston. Ouch. Merry Christmas, UPS executives.
Save the contemporary
Good news comes in threes! (Well, deaths of famous people come in threes, so it stands to reason – sort of – that good news does, too). 1. I entered my manuscript in RWA’s Golden Heart competition today! Woo hoo for finishing a manuscript! 2. According to Publisher’s Weekly, people want to read funny contemporaries,… Continue reading Save the contemporary