It’s time to submit books for the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, awards that honor the best in romance fiction. The chances of being a finalist are slim, but so what. Submitting is not hard. You pay a fee, fill out a form and send copies of your books in for [...]

Some images from last week’s RWA Conference. I know it looks as if I wore the same outfit all week, but rest assured that is not true. Most of the photos are from the Literacy Signing.
The crowds coming into the Literacy Signing.

Red Sage author Leigh Court (back to camera) telling Kate [...]

I’m feeling a bit better today. Thought I’d chat about the RWA Conference and some interesting tidbits I picked up:
1. Historicals are on the rise. Now, as someone who never bought into the dire historical romance is dead proclamations this was not exactly shocking to me. Really, have you seen all [...]

I’m back from RWA…and more than a little sick. Something about getting on an airplane almost guarantees illness for me. Despite the sore throat, fever and other fun, I had a fabulous time in San Francisco. Meet with friends, chatted with professionals, spent some time with my editor - all good. [...]

I’m off to the Los Angeles Romance Authors monthly meeting. I’m speaking on an author panel with Jina Bacarr, Charlene Sands and Fronnie Lewis. We’re talking about writing and blogging. Will report back…

Soon after I moved to San Diego, I joined my local RWA chapter. One of the first people I met was Jill Sorenson. She’s a sweetheart. And, she’s super talented. Oh, don’t take my word for it. Ask the editors at Silhouette and Bantam Dell who recently snapped up her [...]

For those of you who plan on hanging out in Encino tomorrow (ie, Sunday), Sylvia Day and I will be at the Barnes & Noble (Ventura Blvd.) at 10:00 a.m. We’re talking about Fear of Failure/Fear of Success with the L.A. Romance Authors (L.A.R.A.) and doing a booksigning. The topic looks like this:
No [...]

We have two winners in the Alison Kent AT RISK contest from Tuesday - Karin and Michelle B. Congrats!!!! Email me with your contact information and we’ll get those books out to you two.
Thanks to everyone else for stopping by to say hello and enter. You can grab a copy of [...]

Alison Kent is one of my favorite authors. Her books are a compelling mix of sexy romance and tense adventure. I loved her work before I ever met her. And now I have the great fortune of counting her as a friend. So when I found out Kensington was re-releasing [...]

Spent the day at BEA (Book Expo) in LA yesterday. Had a very nice time. The ladies running the RWA booth were fabulous. Everything went so smoothly. I was able to go in, sit down, sign all my books and leave. Thanks to the RWA ladies and to all who [...]