Giveaway

Some of you know from Facebook that there is going to be a giveaway for the person with the most activity on my social media including Facebook, blog and emails. I haven't revealed yet what the giveaway will be, but know that it is delicious!

Below you will find how I am coming up with the scores:
1 point for each like
2 points for each Facebook comment
2 points for each post on my wall
3 points for each share of a post or my page
3 points every time you forward an email version of my blog 

4 points for each blog comment (only 4 people have done this!!)
5 points - only 2 people have accomplished this. For each friend of yours that likes my page because of your share or referral, you get 5 points!

As of now, Janie is in the lead with 3 likes, 2 shares, and 2 FB comments. Next is Kim with 3 likes, 1 share, 1 FB comment, 1 blog comment. In 3rd place is Becky with 2 shares and one 5-pointer.

As you can see, it doesn't take much to get to the top of the list! Remember to follow this blog by email, and please comment if you feel compelled to do so!

Red Dress with Handcuffs

Does it seem a bit odd to any of you that I wore a red dress with handcuffs attached to it on the first night of the writer’s conference? If so, there’s an explanation!

At ACFW’s annual conference, the tradition is to dress up according to your genre or a character in your novel for the first dinner, also known as Genre Night. It’s not a requirement, and most people don’t do it according to what I saw a few weeks ago.

So there you got it, Red dress for Romance. Handcuffs for suspense/thriller. Like the picture?

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Did That Just Happen?

Last weekend I attended ACFW's annual writer's conference. It was a success, as I walked away with requests from three literary agents as well as one editor. I know that doesn't mean much to those of you who are unaware of how things work in the publication industry. Let me just tell you that it is huge!

One thing I have to do is work on my platform, i.e. building an audience. Maintaining a blog is one of the routes I plan to take. The agents who I submit to will be looking for this. When they see I have people interested, following, and who comment, it lets them see that I’m working to promote myself. So, if you would, please comment, share, and do whatever else it is you may think of to help!

An agent who requested proposals is Linda Glaz from Hartline Literary Agency. She was super sweet and kind enough to allow me to take a photo with her for my blog. Everyone, meet Linda! 

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Deadly Transformation – Romantic Thriller all the way

     One scene in my 2^nd novel, Deadly Transformation, is based on a true event that occurred to a friend of mine on the Island of Tobago. Once a beautiful island of tranquility, drug trafficking infiltrated the culture and corrupted the youth who were raised on much higher principles. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago became the crime capital of the Caribbean, and many tourists have suffered from it. That’s all I’ll say so I don’t give anything away. That being said, my novel started out as a thriller based on this event, then developed into a romantic thriller as my imagination created the fictitious story that now lays on paper.

     I write fiction targeted for the Christian market, but have always remained open to publishing for the general market as well. In fact, one of the workshops I’m taking at ACFW’s conference in August is about the ways authors can write for the general market while still keeping their Christian values.

     Now for a comment made by one of the judges for the Genesis contest: this novel may be too much of a thriller for the Christian market. Ta da! So, for Deadly Transformation, I will indeed seek publication for the general market. One of the literary agents I have an appointment with at the conference represents authors for both CBA (Christian Book Association) and ABA (American Book Association) markets, so I look forward to seeing what she has to say about it.

     This novel will take my readers on quite a ride from beginning until the very end. I can’t wait for everyone to read it!!

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