April 2005

Well, my agent contacted me to let me know my novel, Deadly Adam, is officially on submission. Yep, a year of stress, hair-pulling, loving, and nurturing–you know, story-telling–is out there on about 10 editors desk. Can I just say that I never thought I’d eventually

So this is kind of funny…I’ve officially written one book. One book from beginning to end (written twice), and about 3 short stories, and I have never even wrote what so many writers absolutely LOVE to write after the last scene: THE END I don’t know why, I just kept

I cannot write without tension or suspense in my books. I don’t know, maybe it’s a gene in the brain. In the beginning of the year, when I finished my single title Romantic Suspense, I wanted to try something different–a straight category romance. A sizzling one actu

I’m so excited! I’ll be going to 2005 RWA National Conference in Reno this July! It will be my first RWA Conference. The first time I meet my CPs, my agent, and all the wonderful people I have conversed with on-line. I’ll be able to attend the wonderful workshops and

In the past 2 years that I have been a writing chapter member, I have come across some generous writers. Just the other day I asked on one of my writing loops for sample proposals of published works to give me an idea on how to write one for my second book. I didn’t receive an i

Yea, my agent said the revisions for Deadly Adam were good to go! Meaning this week she’ll put my submission together for editors. OMG, can I hyperventilate now?? Well, with this interesting news I thought I’d go through the steps I took for revising DA. Before I go any fu

I was laughing when I came across PBW’s blog entry “Novel VI: Write”. Because hey, all the things she says she doesn’t do, at times–that’s ME! “While I’m writing the book I do not back-track to read and mess with what I’ve written,

Received my VERY FIRST revisions from my agent today for my novel Deadly Adam. Weird, but I’m so excited. = )) Maybe when I’m Pro and have a stack of books under my belt, I’ll groan and whine and blow smoke out of my ears or something, but not today! I have line edit

How do you get inspiration for your story ideas? I get inspirations for stories in the oddest ways. I can be in the middle of a conversation with a person and hear something – just a combination of words or a phrase – that sends my mind spinning off into “what ifR