FIRST OFFICIAL: Second Contract

I know, the title is a bit cumbersome, but it IS my first official second contract: I’ve accepted an offer for three more books from my publisher, Sourcebooks/Casablanca.
No, it’s not a continuation of the Mer series (yet), but a new one. Think I Dream of Jeannie meets Indiana Jones.  (And, yes, I’ve already bought the charms [...]

First Official: Look at Wild Blue Under

At the Sourcebooks signing during the RWA National Conference this year, we didn’t have a lot of copies of In Over Her Head (try 5) to sign and give away. Now, this was actually a good thing because In Over Her Head  has gone into a second printing. BUT it meant people wouldn’t get my [...]

First Official: My First Literacy Signing

Wednesday Night at the RWA Conference and pictures from the Bookseller/Librarian Luncheon.

First Beach Getaway Winner!

 

The Atlantis Inn
 
 
Hibiscus House

First Official: Book Signing at BEA

 
On Saturday, May 30, I went to BEA in NYC to do a book signing at the RWA Booth. It was so 
much fun to see people in line for my story, and to see some familiar faces! Luckily, LibraryJoural caught a picture.

I also stopped by the Sourcebooks booth (more like a beautiful living room!) and saw [...]

OFFICIAL FIRST: Sighting of In Over Her Head in a bookstore!

Beth Hill, fellow Wombat, editor and author extraordinaire, and all around amazing human being, took these photos at her local Barnes & Noble near Atlanta.
All I can say (amidst the tears) is Thank You, Beth.
(and now please allow for some sappy self-indulgence…)

 
 

O.M. Gosh! A FIRST OFFICIAL: Blog Award!!

*Snoopy dancing here!
Many, many thanks to Hawk, aka Houston A.W. Knight for loving my blog enough to award me the “I Love Your Blog” emblem!
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Designer
(Josephine Piraneo at Glass Slipper Web Designs who did such an amazing job with both the template for the blog and my website. Thank you, Jo!!)
Woo hoo!!!
And I’ll pass it on to five [...]

First Official: I’m a Panelist!

Since this journey is all so new and exciting and fun and unknown, I thought I’d start chronicling all the firsts. I’m going to go back and rename some previous posts and re-categorize them under the First Official tags, but in the meantime, enjoy this offering:
My First Official time as a panelist on an industry [...]

My Very First Look at In Over Her Head

 FIRST OFFICIAL: Look at my book!
I’m going to be participating in an online auction to benefit a homeless family and I’ll be auctioning off an ARC (advanced reading copy) of In Over Her Head (a full four and a half months before it shows up in book stores). Today my copy arrived and thrilled just [...]

“The Call” story

FIRST OFFICIAL: Sale
So many people have asked for more details, so I’ll share them here.
My publisher is Sourcebooks and my editor is Deb Werksman. Deb and I met at the 2007 National Conference when she had been a Golden Heart judge and LOVED my friend Robin Kaye’s finalling manuscript, Romeo, Romeo. She offered [...]