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Happy Birthday, Teen Me!

What would all you thirty-somethings LOVE to do for your birthday? Write a letter to your 16 year old self, of course! What warnings would you give? What kudos would you reveal? And–most importantly–how on earth would you write it so that you would believe it was really you? I accepted this challenge and the invitation to appear this…

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East West Literary Agency’s Shiny New Website!

As you guys know, my Agent Extraordinaire is the fabulous and fantastica Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency. It’s an honor to be in her stable…and now you’ll be able to see why. The new site has been a long time coming but the wait is over…it’s finally up! Click on over to the fabulous and fun new…

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Adam Ezra @ Martin’s in Roanoke

Now that I’m hard at work on the sequel to ENCHANTED, there are quite a few things that have moved to the back burner…like fixing up pictures and posting blog entries (the stuff of which keeps popping up in tabs everytime I refresh my browser and driving Joe nuts). So I promised the Fairy Godboyfriend tonight that I’d FINALLY…

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ENCHANTED ARC Giveaways!

This went up last night on Goodreads: In honor of Jacob Grimm’s birthday, we are officially launching PRINCESS ALETHEA’S GRANDIOSE GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! Alethea will be giving away one signed, personalized ARC of her YA debut fairy tale novel ENCHANTED a month, until the May 26th launch of the book. That’s one for January, February, March, and April–a total of…

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Hobbitopia

I am busy writing. This is a good thing. In the meantime, please enjoy this fabulous article about a guy who built a Hobbit House for $5200. It’s gorgeous. I would love to live there. And not just because it’s less than 4 months’ rent. Happy birthday, J. R. R. Tolkien! (I know, it’s a day late. But today…

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Nominate Me! 2011

I published a few short stories this year. Not many, but a few. Really good ones, too. But as promised, I am only touting one story that I would like to have nominated for awards in 2012. This is The Best Story I Have Ever Written. It has a special place in my heart, and I hope that one…

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Marlene Contest Now Open to Entries!

As you know, I’m a member of the infamous WRW (Washington Romance Writers) group. (Yes, that’s the one of which Nora Roberts is also a member.) Every year, we hold a writing contest called the Marlenes. And it’s time for the 2012 Marlene contest! ******************************* Polish your manuscript and submit it for a chance to win!  The 3 finalists…

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