Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Single Title Romance
- No Good Girls
by Jean Marie Pierson
- Not Another Bad Date
by Rachel Gibson WINNER
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Best First Book
- No Good Girls
- Oh. My. Gods.
by Tera Lynn Childs WINNER
- Passionate
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Romantic Suspense
- Killing Fear
by Allison Brennan
- Now You Die
by Roxanne St. Claire
- Scream for Me
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge
by Pamela Morsi
- The House on Tradd Street
by Karen White
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Paranormal Romance
- Dragon Wytch
by Yasmine Galenorn
- Mine to Possess
by Nalini Singh
- The Darkest Night
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Romance Novella
- “All He Wants for Christmas” by Jill Shalvis in Heating Up The Holidays
- “Blame It on the Mistletoe” by Terri Brisbin in One Candlelit Christmas
- “Only You” by Jacquie D’Alessandro in It Happened One Night
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Inspirational Romance
- Deep in the Heart of Trouble
by Deeanne Gist
- Faking Grace
by Tamara Leigh
- Finding Stefanie
by Susan
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Regency Historical Romance
- Duke Most Wanted
by Celeste Bradley
- Mr. Cavendish, I Presume
by Julia Quinn
- My Lord and Spymaster
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Historical Romance
- Duchess By Night
by Eloisa James
- In Bed With the Devil
by Lorraine Heath
- Private Arrangements
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Young Adult Romance
- Hell Week
by Rosemary Clement-Moore WINNER
- How to Hook a Hottie
by Tina Ferraro
- Oh. My. Gods.
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
- A Sexy Time Of It
by Cara Summers
- Cold Case Connection
by Kathleen Long
- Danger Signals
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Jul
18
2009
2009 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Series Romance
- A Mother’s Wish
by Karen Templeton WINNER
- Adopted: Outback Baby
by Barbara Hannay
- Antonides’ Forbidden Wife
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Jul
18
2009
The ceremony starts out with the voice over of Anne Stuart suggesting that she needs to be carried out on a litter manned by four men. We then get a video montage of Egyptian scenes which segues into a different suggestion that she start with a big song or dance. More montages of dance numbers or singers.
Anne Stuart is dressed up in funeral black. Jennifer Crusie says Stuart looks like a walking buzzkill. Gets on stage and gets her glasses and a boa. Anne is still sad. Jennifer C asks if there is anyone in the audience that has something fabulous to wear. A bunch of women jump on stage and gives her more bling to wear.
2009 Golden Heart Finalist for Contemporary Series Romance
- Angel in Training by Lindsey Brookes
- Beneath the Surface by Katherine Danniele Worsham
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Jul
16
2009
We started out the day with the Rogue Digital Seminar. Everyone was so awesome. BooksonBoard.com gave away hundreds of dollars worth of free books via gift certificate. Sony funded a sexy red Sony Reader as a door prize. Red Sage Publishing, Quartet Press, Samhain and Smart Bitches LLC all contributed to help fund the room rental fee.
We had over 80 people in the room with people standing in the back and a few sitting in the front. Kassia Krozser spoke about need for digital world rights because authors are losing potential sales to those overseas and upcoming issues authors need to be aware of including, but not limited to:
- digital release patterns
- trend toward New York pubs offering off the ‘net
- prices are cycling downwards
- experimental publishing such as chunking
- return of serialization
Sarah discussed the costs of digital publishing by oneself (it’s not as easy and print and go). Digital self publishing can be expensive because of the number of formats and other production costs.
Angie James of Samhain spoke about the digital publishing model. Digital publishing has been around since the early 1990s. In its nascent period, there weren’t very many readers and giving an …
Jul
14
2009
I’m already in DC with my family, but tomorrow (Wednesday) marks the first day of the RWA conference. The only thing that takes place tomorrow is the Literacy Signing. Thursday the conference meetings will start including our Rogue Digital Conference.
RWA coverage will be sporadic, sometimes fast and furious and sometimes slow. We place the RWA coverage on a specific page (which is not totally set up yet) so that those that want to see it can and those that don’t won’t have their Dear Author content cluttered up with one line posts.
Here’s a list of other bloggers attending RWA
Jul
09
2009
We’ve got a time: 8:30 AM
On a date: July 16
And a Room: The Harding Room
While we have some great sponsors including: Books on Board, Red Sage Publishing, Samhain Publishing, Quartet Press, and Smart Bitches, this is a streamlined event and we would ask you to bring your own tea, coffee, hashbrowns or donuts. That’s right, it’s BYOTCH-D.
For the Rogue Digital Conference
Kassia Krozser of Booksquare.com and a frequent speaker on the publishing circuit and the head of a new romance epublisher, Quartet Press, will start us off by focusing on digital issues, particularly the contrasts between traditional print publishers and digital publishers. She will be highlighting the efficiencies of the latter, challenges (and strengths) for the former, and questions authors (and maybe readers) should be asking. Kassia will touch on timing of reversion of rights, territorial rights in the worldwide digital audience, chunked content, and the spectre of being paid on the net.
Sarah Wendell of SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com, co-author of Beyond Heaving Bosoms, and lecturer will discuss digital promotion and some self publishing numbers shared by authors as well as the results of the Smart Btiches eBook Reader Olympics.
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Aug
02
2008
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Tagged: Cindy Nord, Courtney Milan, Cynthia Eernisse Chase, Golden Heart, Kathryn Parker, Kris Kennedy, Nominees, RITA, Tatia Talbot
Filed under: Publishing News, RWA
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2008 Golden Heart for Historical Romance Finalists
* Breath of Honor by Courtney Milan
* Earth’s Only Paradise by Cynthia Eernisse Chase
* Lily’s Outlaw by Tatia Talbot
* Moss Square by Kathryn Parker
* No Greater Glory by Cindy Nord
* The Kinds Of Wanting by Kris Kennedy
* The Lightkeeper’s Wife by Christine Johnson
* Through the Fire by Beth Trissel
* Wanting Finian by Kris Kennedy
Winner:
Wanting Finian by Kris Kennedy
They play different music for the winners of Historical. Thanks RWA. Thanks agent who is looking for historicals. Thanks new editor, John S at Kensington. Thanks Husband.
Aug
01
2008
I heard that the segment was brief with Nora Roberts, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Beverly Jenkins. Sarah was used in a short segment. I am sort of disappointed but I loved the experience.
Jul
31
2008
I’ve been a crappy blogger. I blame it on the hectic schedule yesterday. I volunteered at both the am and pm sessions of the literacy signing. In the pm, I served as a low tech Vanna White without the sequins as I recorded the winning raffle numbers on a white board.
There were thirty eight baskets with an average of $200 or more per basket. It was pretty impressive. All the money raised through raffles or book sales go toward literacy. It is a pretty awesome thing.
There were no thigh highs or swan hats this year. The ballroom was big, very noisy and hot. I didn’t get to see much but from what I did see, the event was a success.
There were a couple of video crews. The Today Show was there and someone with AVON on their t shirts. Am not sure what that was about. I’ll try to hunt down Julia Quinn and see if she knows.
I’m moving fairly slowly this am as a result of imbibing too much wine. I’m meeting Heather Osborn for breakfast to pitch my idea of a paranormal blog. Just kidding. About the pitch. Not the other stuff. …
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30
2008
Got up early this am for real work stuff and then left to have some breakfast. Saw early birds Alyssa Day and Caridad Ferret who graciously invited me to joins them. We had buffet if you wanted to know. I had fruit and three pieces of bacon. I figure it all balances out.
Day and I exchanged some lawyer war stories and Ferrer suffered our chatter.
I’m now standing in line for Registration which has an inordinately long line for the H-Mcs. Should have chosen a different last name.
Jul
29
2008
The bathrooms at the DFW are disgusting. I felt like needed to shower after exiting.
And of course my flight is delayed for no apparent reason other than the mechanic ran off with the log book. So I am running an hour late. At least. I wouldn’t really mind but that I am rooming with some people who were kind enough to take me in tonight because the hotel had no room and I don’t want them to be kept up all hours waiting for me. That and I have a telephone hearing I have to take at 6:30 in the morning and would like some sleep.
Oh the front door is closed. We may be leaving.
We finally did leave. I watched three episodes of Dexter. Holy creepy batman. Definitely not a show to watch during meals.
I read half of the Jaz Parks book too. It is interesting but kind of confusing. There are scenes which contain several people but for much ofthe passage it is like they aren’t even there and then toward the end, they talk or take action which has me paging backwards wondering what I missed.
Am on the Bart now.
Jul
29
2008
Read 1 chapter of Bitten to Death. Am slightly confused but am enjoying Jaz’s bloodthirsty behavior (not literally since she is not the vamp). But then felt queasy and decided to watch the season premiere of Dexter. Watched half. Still feeling queasy. Tried yo eat somr trail mix and drink half my $1.99 pint of water. Dammit. Why didn’t I bring dramamine. Must stop for drugs at connecting flight.
Touched down. Smooth flight. Only 10 min delayed. Missed connecting flight information. Have 3g capability for the iPhone. Holy crap that is so much faster than Edge (not that most of you care).
I took a nap on the flight after trying to read and watch a shoe and feel quite good right now. Do I stop for
Dramamine or not? Can’t decide.
