And the winner of the signed copy of BORN WICKED is...

andreat78 aka BookishAndrea!

Congratulations Andrea, and thanks so much to everyone who entered!

On August 4, 2010 I posted this at the end of my "July Reading List"

5) Thrice-Blessed by Jessica Spotswood
Manuscript
I'm in complete awe of my critique partner. This is such a fantastic book! And for a "messy first draft" (her words, not mine!), it doesn't read that way at all! Another book I can't wait to be released to the world at large, ( Read more... )

First of July Friday Five:

1) I'm SO SORRY I only blogged once in June. I honestly have no idea how that happened other than:
a) Super-Busy Time at Day Job (catalog is at the printer's though, yay!)
b) Mid-June Craziness: Dad's Birthday/Father's Day + ChLA Conference = 'zhausted writer
c) Learning I do not have carpel tunnel. Yay! But I might have ( Read more... )

Y'all know I love to talk up my fantabulous critique partner, Jessica Spotswood (aka jessica_shea here on LJ), and today will be no exception. She gives awesome crit, writes the best kissing scenes ever, is super-sweet, and now she's part of the Help Write Now auctions to benefit the Southern US storm relief.

Her auction is here, and is for a 50 page ( Read more... )

Now that the information is out there on the interwebz, I can squee as loudly as I want! Three weeks ago, my favoritest Crit Partner, Ms Jessica Spotswood and her Awesome Agent Jim sold her fabulous book, BORN WICKED, previously titled Thrice-Blessed.

And the two sequels.

YES! The whole trilogy!

Here's the announcement from PW:
In a high six- ( Read more... )

July was a bit better in terms of getting reading done! Here's hoping my goal keeps me moving forward in August :)

1) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Book 1 of The Infernal Devices ARC: Release date 8/31/10 ( Read more... )

I promise a real writing post at some point (when was the last time I had time for that??), but for now a great, big Congratulations! to jessica_shea for finding her agent-match! :-)

Head on over to her post here for details & to leave your own congrats!