Over the years I've gone to a number of RWA conferences. I've pitched. I've gone to workshops. I've sat in my room and wondered what I was doing there. I've signed books. I've collected books. I've met agents, editors, publicists, professionals that I now call...
This weekend was such a whirl. Trip to Portland, a booksigning, come home and then over Puget Sound to Silverdale for the last signing. I can't believe how fast the time went. But I thought you might like to see some pictures from all these adventures. Powells Julia...
First of all, huge props go to Stefanie Sloane who organized this wonderful event. As Julia Quinn and I joked, nothing would have happened—not the food, the flowers, getting the word out—if Stefanie wasn't the world's most organized writer. I will only...
Bracing myself for the week ahead. Three events, four if you count that this morning, Lord Langley goes on sale! Huzzah! Hurray! Yee-hah! I think that covers it. Since I am usually a stay at home mom who has been known to drive through carpool pick up wearing her...
I recently picked up an issue of Oprah's magazine. One of the recent ones on clutter and organizing. Sadly, this is always topical in my house. We've been doing a lot of that lately—cleaning out closets, whole rooms and my husband has been on a rampage to Get...
While at RT, I picked up a lovely award for Mad About the Duke. The 2010 Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Love & Laughter Historical. I tried to tell a joke as I accepted the award but it sort of fell flat. Way to go for the funny writer. Let me tell you, humor is a...
