No. 20--May 2008
Whew. I feel like I spent April packing and unpacking my suitcase--if
you want to see a few pictures from my travels, I have some up on my
Happenings
page. First I was in the Boston area
where I had a great time at the
New England RWA conference. I gave a workshop with
Caroline Linden on writing
connected books, roomed with my pal
Teresa Bodwell, met some old friends and new writers and readers,
and ended up having brunch with son #4 before flying home. Then I
left almost immediately for the
Romantic Times convention in Pittsburgh. I was
nervous--it was my first RT convention and I get a bit skittish at the thought of
cover models and costumes--but I had a very good time. I'm
actually planning to attend next year! Finally, I was at the
Washington Romance Writers' pre-retreat signing at Turn the Page,
always a great time, and then went on to the
retreat. Meanwhile, when I was home, I was popping onto the internet--I got to play
Mystery Author on Romance Novel TV
and to guest blog at
Risky Regencies. I was also working, revising The Naked Laird and getting things
organized for the summer swim league.
Now
I'm staying home until I run up to New Hampshire in
June for son #3's graduation from college. Serious house
straightening needs to happen between now and then--son #4 has
just come home from college and son #2 is moving home in a week or
two--he's going off to law school in the fall--so we have a tidal wave
of kids and belongings starting to crash over our humble abode.
Oh, and son #1 is getting married in December, so some wedding planning
has to happen, too. (Fortunately he and his fiancée--my guess is
mostly his fiancée--are doing most of the wedding planning work.)
On the writing front, I'm excited to announce I have a title for the
anthology! The Naked Laird will be appearing in Lords of Desire
(ISBN: 0-7582-2965-8) along with a story by New York Times bestselling
author Virginia Henley,
as well as novellas by
Victoria Dahl and
Kristi Astor, who
also writes as Kristina Cook. The book will be released next February--and The Naked Baron is scheduled for May. So I'll have two Naked
guys out in 2009! If you'd like to be sure to get a reminder when each book releases,
just send a
note if you haven't already with "Add me to your email list" in the subject line to
writesally@comcast.net and
I'll add you in. I limit the email list to book announcements, so
your email inbox won't get stuffed with messages--I promise.
One last bit of news--I just got copies of the Spanish version of The Naked
Duke. It's very cool! Check out my
Around The World page to
see the cover.
Appearances
I'm relieved to say at the moment I'm only scheduled to appear at the RWA
National convention book signing in San Francisco, but other events may be
scheduled if no one stops me!!
Check my
Happenings
page for updates as they are posted.
Unleash Your Story: Make a difference!
A group of my writer friends are organizing a combined
write-a-thon/read-a-thon to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF),
with Pacesetter Author Debbie Macomber. We hope to raise $10,000
towards a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. I hope you'll consider joining the
effort. You can ask your
friends and family to support you by donating to CFF. No doors to
knock on, no money to collect. All donations will go directly to cff.org.
Join a team or work alone. Challenge your friends. Win prizes!
Visit
www.unleashyourstory.com to learn how you can help--and I'll have more
information on my website as the date approaches.
Reading list
If you're looking for something to read this summer, I have a few suggestions.
My Unleashed pals are unleashing quite a number of books! In June,
Lori Devoti's next Nocturne, Wild Hunt,
will be out as well as Caroline
Linden's regency-set historical, A Rake's Guide to Seduction. And look
for the third
in Kathleen Long's Body Hunters
trilogy, Undercover Commitment, in June also. (The second book, Cold Case Connection,
is
just out now.) July brings Eve Kenin's
Hidden. Then in August Eve's alter ego, Eve Silver has a new gothic out, His Wicked
Sins; in September, her novella appears in Nature of the Beast along with Hannah Howell's and Adrienne Basso's
stories.
For writers
If you're a writer who wants to improve your craft, check out
Athena Critique Services--lots of good
advice and services there!
Please Join the Group
I would love to keep you updated about book developments, promotional events, and contests. If you'd like to get news in your cyber in-box, just sign up for my yahoo group.
(Don't worry that your mailbox will get jammed--this is just an announce only
loop, and I haven't yet sent more than one message a month, if that.)
Sally
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