First Book Signing

November 5, 2011 was my RWA chapter's Romance Readers Luncheon. We have it every year for the last seven years. This year's was the best. First because Lisa Dunick was the chairperson. She has a fantastic mind, very creative. Second because we have an energetic president, Heather Leonard, also with a creative mind. Put those two people together and you have magic.

Then, third, we had the marvelous Victoria Dahl! The woman is kind, generous and so funny.  Fourth, the darling of Southern Magic (my RWA chapter), Jennifer Echols. We all love her so much. If you love YA books, you've got to read hers. They're wonderfully funny and filled with YA smoldering sexuality.

And, fifth and the biggy for me, it was my first book signing!  I had the pleasure of sharing a book signing table with another debut author, Deborah Kaufman. So cool. We had a lot of fun.  If you're wondering, I'm on the left.

At my author table (where we listen to the speakers and ate lunch) I had my four sister-in-laws and my two beautiful daughters along with my buddy, JoAnn.

Come and Join In The Fun

If you're a writer, you know how hard it can be to stay motivated. The wonderful and talented Jennifer Echols has been running a writing challenge each month for the last two months and I've written well over 19,000 words because of it. We were reporting in everyday through the week, but for June it will be once a week. Giving you more time to write instead of having to think up excuses. It's amazing how shame can come alive when you don't meet your weekly goal. LOL!

Shame, Shame, Shame

If you're a writer, come to Jennifer Echol's blog . It's her PUBLIC SHAME WRITING CHALLENGE and post a goal for the month of May. You will be surprised how it keeps you writing every day. See you there!

Thankful Friday

I didn't post yesterday as I was too tired and tonight is not much different.

So in keeping it short and sweet, I would like to say I'm thankful to know the talented author, Jennifer Echols. Check out this video. I gave her a hard time, but she's such a good sport.



Sitting to the right of her (to the left of you watching) is Christy Reece. Another talented romance author I'm thankful to know.

And, yes, that's my voice you hear.

Young Adult Books

In my heart, I'm still a young adult and I have to say I love to watch the teen movies that come out each year. Still my favorite teen movie of all time is TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. The music, the heroine (Julia Stiles), the hero (Heath Ledger), and the comedic relief (Joseph Gordon-Levitt & David Krumhotz - who both grew up to be hunks) were perfect. The Taming of the Shrew was never better.

The real point I'm getting to is if you want to relive your youth, read a young adult book. The angst of the young has changed little in the past 20-30 years. And I would recommend one of the best and funniest, Jennifer Echols. Check her out!

Oh! In spirit of Thankful Friday, I'm thankful for Jennifer Echols!