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Time for an ARC Giveaway!!

I am in the process of getting some promotional mailings ready and I realized–I've got some extra ARCs! So how about an ARC giveaway?

On 06/29/10, I'LL BE SLAYING YOU will hit store shelves. But why wait until then to read my latest Night Watch story?  Someone can win and read now!

Here's the blurb:

Cynthia Eden returns to the realm of the Other, where the supernatural bounty hunters of Night Watch work hard and play harder…

Sandra "Dee" Daniels is a vampire's worst nightmare. Sure, she couldn't ...

Night Watch, Book 3: Eternal Flame

I've gotten the all-clear to share the cover and blurb of my third Night Watch book with you! Book One in this series is ETERNAL HUNTER (Jude's story). Book two is I'LL BE SLAYING YOU (Dee's story) and that one will be out in July.  The third book will be published this December, and ETERNAL FLAME focuses on Zane.  (So for those who have asked–no worries! Zane has his own book.)

Here's the blurb:

Cynthia Eden invites you into the world of the Others—supernatural creatures who are sexy...

Write On! Wednesday: Alternate Endings

Recently, I watched the movie Possession with Sarah Michelle Gellar (you may know her better as Buffy). I'd been wanting to watch this movies for ages, but the release date kept getting pushed back. (Why? Why did you torment me that way, Hollywood?)

But I finally watched the movie and was a bit…well, thrown off by the ending that played out.

Lucky for me, there was an alternate ending available.  So I thought–hey, what the heck? And I watched that alternate.  And I LOVED it.  (Note to all the H...

Conferences

I had a great time at the Silken Sands Conference. I met so many wonderful folks, heard some fabulous speeches (Dianna Love and Karen Rose were amazing), and had the chance to sit in on some informative workshops.  And, since the conference was at the beach, I had an awesome view, too.  So thanks to all the GCC ladies for a great time! It was great to be able to reconnect with the writers I know–and to make some time for new networking.  Everyone I met was friendly and excited about...

Belong to the Night

Fun news! BELONG TO THE NIGHT received an honorable mention in the PEARL Awards (category: anthology). How very cool! Thanks so much to everyone who voted for the anthology! And congratulations to all the winners!

Silken Sands Writers' Conference

Come see me at the beach! 

This weekend, I'll be attending the Silken Sands Writers' Conference in beautiful Pensacola Beach.  On Saturday, I'll participate in a huge multi-author signing that is open to the public. So if you happen to be in the Pensacola Beach area and you'd love to get some autographed books, come on by!

Here's the address:

The Hampton Inn–Silken Sands Room

2 Via De Luna

Pensacola Beach, FL

See you at the beach!

Write On! Wednesday

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! Since I'm feeling semi-Irish…

May you be in

Heaven a half hour before the

Devil knows you're dead!

And may you find a pot of gold today! (Then share that pot of gold with me!)

For my Write On! segment today, I thought I'd share 10 ways to become a successful writer:

1. Write. Yeah, I know, this does seem obvious, but I had to put it on my list. A lot of people talk about being a writer, but they don't actually write. You have to sit your butt down in the chair and...

Double Finalist in Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest

Great news!  Two of my stories finaled in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest.  In the paranormal category, IMMORTAL DANGER was named a finalist.

And in the novella category, "In the Dark" (from BELONG TO THE NIGHT) made it to the finals.

Thanks very much to all the judges! And congrats to all of the other finalists!  (You can see a full listing here.)

Write On! Wednesday

My apologies for not getting this post up sooner.

Today, I want to talk about different publishing opportunities that are out there.  When I started to write, the first story I sold was to Chicken Soup For the Soul.  I didn't want to throw myself into the deep end of the writing pool with a 80,000+ story right away (80,000 words can be pretty intimidating).  So, I started short. (Or, rather, with a shorter word count.)

Writing short stories can be a great way to build writing your resume–and ...

Industry Round-up

I thought I'd post some publishing info today. 

Juno Books is looking for some good submissions.

The ladies at Southern Sizzle Romance recently interviewed literary agent Joyce Holland of the D4EO Agency.

With conference season upon us, Casey Crow offers Do's and Don'ts for Conference First Timers.

And Writer's Digest has a list of  "24 Agents Who Want Your Work" posted on their site.

Got any industry news to share? Helpful links? Post away!