11/2008 Chapter News
Happy November! As you read this, the stores have already set out the Santa displays and reindeer ornaments and we haven’t even seen Thanksgiving yet.
WHRWA has seen another few contest finals though, and congratulations to Donna Maloy whose historical fantasy, Enshadowed, finaled in the YA category of the FF&P chapter’s On The Far Side contest.
Janice Martin received Second Place for her Inspirational Contemporary Romance, The Blessing, at the 2008 Lone Star Writing Competition sponsored by the Northwest Houston Romance Writers of America at their Oct.25 conference. During her agent appointments with Michelle Grajkowski of Three Seas Literary Agency and Carolyn Grayson of Ashley Grayson Literary Agency, both agents asked Janice for the first three chapters and synopsis. Multi-published author Patricia Kay was the featured speaker at the conference, teaching the importance of grabbing your readers in The First Five Pages, as well as the Fundamentals of Scene and Sequel.
In release news, first up is Laura Gompertz writing as Lynn Lorenz. Her latest novella, It Takes A Hero, a contemporary m/m romance, is available from Loose Id, Nov. 4, and it will be followed in December by Warriors At Heart, a contemporary paranormal novel.
Don’t forget to drop by Patty Henderson’s book signing, which occurs Nov. 8, from 1-3 at Katy Budget Books. Those who purchase a copy of The Gift of Deception have a chance at the $125.00 gift basket she will be giving away at the end of the day.
Congrats go to Kristi Gold, who is excited to report that her next O’Brien family installment, His Miracle Girl (working title), has sold to Harlequin Superromance (release date TBA). Her next book, The Mommy Makeover (Special Edition), hits the shelves February.
Also with news in the sale department, hooray for Christie Craig whose December release Divorced, Desperate and Dating sold to Rhapsody and the Mystery Guild. Christie also gave the workshop The Balancing Act of the First Chapter to the Final Twist, in Spring, Texas, Nov. 1.
Joan Reeves received an early holiday present as she came home from vacation to find a box of author copies. The first of her books to be reprinted by Ulverscroft in Large Print is Love Will Find A Way. She reports that the edition is very nice on good acid-free paper stock with a cover more pleasing than the original version when the book was first published.
And already looking ahead to the New Year, Kerrelyn Sparks is thrilled to announce that the sixth and seventh books of the Love at Stake series will be published back to back! Secret Life of a Vampire will come at the end of March 2009, and Forbidden Nights with a Vampire will release at the end of April. To find out more, watch book trailers, and enter contests, please visit www.kerrelynsparks.com.
