Author Swag for the Annual Reader & Author Get Together
One of the fun things about reader conventions is the swag the authors hand out, right? Bookmarks, Romance Trading Cards, magnets, sticky notepads, pens, key chains, emery boards, lip balm and… Oh, boy! NAIL POLISH!!!!!
Yes, I ordered 60 bottles of custom nail polish for the Annual Reader & Author Get Together that Lori Foster and Duffy Brown put on every year near Cincinnati. Now, I couldn’t possibly afford to get 525 of these babies to go into the swag bags each attendee will receive, so I’ll be handing them out on Saturday June 8 at 11:20 in the Liquid Silver Books boardroom. My publisher is offering each of their attending authors a 20 minute meet & greet. I’m not above bribing people to attend! If you’ll be at the RAGT please come visit me on Saturday morning! Pick up a bottle of Carla Crimson, Lisa-Love, Shadow’s Sunshine, Quill’s Darling or one of the other luscious colors created just for me by Pam at Paintbox Polish on Etsy. She was professional and so easy to work with that I can’t recommend her highly enough.
Tuesday Truth 4/16/13: Earth Day Blog Hop
It’s not at all unusual for North Dakota to get snow in April. In fact it happens more years than not. But I have to say, I think a foot and half is a bit much. Here in Fargo we got only 10.4 inches, which is still way too much. Spring will be coming eventually, though. We just have to be patient.
Spring means … EARTH DAY! And what a better way to celebrate our wonderful planet than by giving the gift of ebooks? Save a Tree, Read an E-book!
The hop will be starting this Friday April 19 and going through the 21st. The grand prize will be a $75.00 gift card to the online book retailer of the winner’s choice, with smaller amounts also being given. I am donating a free download of any of my books. And I’ll be offering something a little different. Check back at www.JustRomance.me this weekend to find out what my special prize will be.
A Tidbit from Rose & Sky’s Story
I’m working hard on Quill and Ellie, and plan to have the rough draft done by April 20. But while I was washing dishes, a scene and a bit of dialogue between Rose and Sky came to me so I snuck an hour in on Wolf’s Princess. Here is a snip. Rose and Sky are at his place in Omaha.
Rose stamped her way up the stairs and into their room, wheeling on Sky when he slammed the door closed behind them. “Why did you do that?” she seethed.
His voice was almost frighteningly gentle. “Because he hurt you.”
“Barely. And so what?” She forced her fists onto her hips to better resist the urge to punch him. “I can take care of myself.”
His voice lost a fraction of the gentleness. “That’s my job. You belong to me.”
“Since when?” Kicking him was too tempting, so she flung herself to the other side of the room and spoke between clenched teeth. “I’m here for two months so you can court me. I don’t recall Taye giving you a bill of sale for me!”
