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Author Translations and Post on Sexism and Bias

Tomorrow I hope to be posting a write up and some fabulous pictures from my trip to Sydney, Australia, first for the Romance Writers of Australia Conference (which was wonderful!) and then from my sightseeing (amazing!). Today, I’m over at Magical Words with a post “It’s a boy thing…” on sexism, bias, fiction and frustration.Continue reading “Author Translations and Post on Sexism and Bias”

AVOIDABLE CONTACT by Tammy Kaehler

Tammy Kaehler’s latest Kate Reilly racing mystery, AVOIDABLE CONTACT, is out today! (Along with some other amazing reads you might have heard me tweet, blog, Facebook or otherwise crow about: BLOOD GAMES by Chloe Neill, DOWNFALL by Rob Thurman and DUST AND LIGHT by Carol Berg.) Thus, I have Tammy here today to talk aboutContinue reading “AVOIDABLE CONTACT by Tammy Kaehler”

New Releases

Since I’m going to be on a plane for Australia this coming Thursday – Sydney for the 2014 Romance Writers of Australia Conference! – I’m posting about my exciting releases over the next couple of weeks today. I do hope to have at least some access to social media while I’m gone (otherwise, withdrawal symptomsContinue reading “New Releases”

RWA, etc.

This year’s RWA was pretty amazing for me. First, I LOVE San Antonio. The Riverwalk is beautiful, peaceful, lush and a great place to visit. Second, the people were, as always, fabulous. I love catching up with my authors, meeting new people, finding myself standing next to a longtime heroine of mine (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)Continue reading “RWA, etc.”

NEXUS!

Huge CONGRATULATONS to Ramez Naam, whose awesome sf thriller NEXUS is a finalist for this year’s Endeavor Award! Can’t keep track of all the author’s amazing awards and nominations? Angry Robot has a handy-dandy checklist for you!

RWA National

About to head to the airport for the Romance Writers of America’s Annual Conference. Days and days of meetings, appointments, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, drinks, parties and sleep deprivation. I love it! A chance to reconnect with clients, editors, bloggers and friends. For anyone looking for me, I’m doing the agent appointments. I’ll also be partContinue reading “RWA National”

Bucket Lists

This week for the YA Rebels, Amy Christine Parker and I reveal our crazy bucket lists. Come on, we all have them! We’d love to hear about yours as well.

New YA Revels vlog wherein we expose our dark sides

Is it me or do I sound awfully perky for the conversation? Hmm. Anyway, in case you missed it, Amy Christine Parker and I talk about what we do in the name of research this week with the YA Rebels!

“Where Does the Author End and the Character Begin?” By D.B. Jackson

To celebrate yesterday’s release of the third novel in D.B. Jackson‘s wonderful Thieftaker series from Tor Books, I’ve asked him to come talk about the division between character and writer. A PLUNDER OF SOULS, the latest novel, is also my favorite in the series so far…and just wait until you get to book #4, DEADContinue reading ““Where Does the Author End and the Character Begin?” By D.B. Jackson”

“The Second Time Around…” by J. Kathleen Cheney

J. Kathleen Cheney’s second novel, THE SEAT OF MAGIC, came out last week. It’s an amazing novel, sequel to THE GOLDEN CITY, which was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel and received special acclaim as a best book of 2013 from Library Journal and Ranting Dragon! She’s here today to talkContinue reading ““The Second Time Around…” by J. Kathleen Cheney”