Mmmm…Cover Model Hotness!

Posted by Leslie on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments

Head on over to Writers At Play to check out cover model, Christopher Howell. He answers a ton of questions and there are some verra sexy pictures too!

Blogging today at WAP!

Posted by Leslie on June 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment

I list out ten factors which could influence a book purchase and question them all. Leave a comment and you could win a blue Murano heart necklace!!

Internet Down

Posted by Leslie on May 26th, 2008 | No Comments

all weekend long…sigh. In a way, it was nice to not have that pull of I MUST CHECK MY EMAIL AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE WEB. I actually spent time in my garden, and with my kids, and washed some clothes.

On the other hand, AACCCKKKKKKKK!!!!!! It couldn’t have happened at a worse time! Friday was my BLOG DAY at Writers At Play and I never got the chance to respond to any comments! Now, several new posts have gone up over there. Plus, I had a reader from Australia email me about A TARNISHED HEART and I didn’t see it for several days.

Anyway, I had a signing at a friend’s house on Friday night. It was fun. Sold about nine books (both ATH and PRICE). I also got two new books in the mail to read - YAY! - and I’ll write about them once I finished reading. Other than that, I’m scurrying to read and catch up! Sorry I was MIA for the whole weekend!

Big day at Writers At Play!!

Posted by Leslie on April 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Tomorrow is “Ask An Editor Day and Win a Prize Day” at Writers At Play.

Don’t forget to drop by Writers At Play where acquiring Harlequin editor, Melissa Endlich is available to answer questions you may have about your manuscript, the Romance publishing industry, and what Harlequin is currently looking for in a submission. Don’t miss Melissa or the loads of book giveaways and fun!!!

Over at Writers At Play

Posted by Leslie on April 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Betty Hanawa is talking about her new release “Turquiose Dreams” - where the idea came from, how she wrote it in 14 days, and the constant push and encouragement she had from her friends (namely me and Tawny Weber).

Also, Marlene Urso has a very thought-provoking topic on Perception. She talks about how she’s read the same book various times throughout her life and how she reacted differently each time and learned something new with each read. This perception has also helped her with contest judges, knowing if they are not regular historical readers, their slant on judging her historical entry might be different. Great topic!

Editor Round-up

Posted by Leslie on April 15th, 2008 | No Comments

Terri is giving a round-up of information she learned this past weekend about three publishers: HQN, Kensington, and Sourcebooks.

Editor Trish over at WAP!

Posted by Leslie on April 14th, 2008 | No Comments

Talking about editing and critique partners…go on over and check out what she has to say. Ask any general editing questions or more specific ones regarding The Wild Rose Press.

Talking ’bout Goals

Posted by Leslie on April 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments

over at Writers At Play…and not the kind made in hockey or soccer!! I’m not big on big goals. It’s just my personality. I have them there in my brain somewhere, telling myself that something needs to get done by a certain time. But I never say to myself “I will have a book published by the time I’m thirty” or “I’ll hit the NYT Best seller list by the time I’m forty.” Maybe it’s the pressure, maybe it’s that I can’t control much of that. I don’t know. I do like the smaller goals…sometimes I can actually achieve them! Sometimes!! (Comment on my post at WAP and you may win a prize!)

Thanks again to Debbie Ohi from Inkygirl.com

Over at WAP

Posted by Leslie on April 2nd, 2008 | No Comments

Lisa is doing her “Damsel Not in Distress” post. Today’s is about Stephanie Plum, the heroine in Janet Evanovich’s hot “numbers” series. These books are F-U-N! And Stephanie is mostly definitely NOT in distress!! LOL!