D. Renee Bagby's Blog, page 64

I'm Behind

To all those wondering, no I haven't forgotten about my contest. Yes, I do plan to choose the winners. And yes, I will post them on this blog as well as contact the winners via email.

For the moment, I'm indulging in a little bit of lazy while I figure out what all needs to be done in my house to get it packed out for my eventual move to Hawaii. There's so much to do that it's hard to figure out

Show Me the Money Project

I just found this blog post by Brenda Hiatt and LOVE it! This is information authors and future authors need to know about the publishers they wish to be with.

This blog (updated as Brenda receives info) lays out advances and earn outs for most of the top publishers.

Check out the information and be amazed:

Show Me the Money!

The Romance Review: Charmed Lover

I'm at Authors After Dark in Philly at the moment. I checked my email and I got a fun surprise from The Romance Review:

4 Stars!"...I could not put it down... I love the romance between Ryver and Theron and is the main reason why I loved the book (and of course the smoking hot sex)... Really enjoyed it!!!"
~ Mia

Read the Full Review: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/v...?

Ready or Not...

I've packed my clothes and promo for Authors After Dark in Philly. Stephanie Burke and I leave tomorrow morning. It's about an hour drive.

I look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. If you're attending AAD, I'll see you there.

Rainbow Brite Anybody?

Okay this is old news, but I just found out today that astronomers found a diamond planet. You got it -- an entire PLANET made of diamond. Read about it on the BBC News site (article is from February 2004, which is why I said the news is old).

A friend of my hubby told me about this while we were all sitting around eating dinner. The first thing I thought of when he said diamond planet was

Blaaaah

I've been very lax about my blog since the Little Known Facts contest ended. I have three movie reviews I need to post, but I figure I'll schedule those for while I'm at Authors After Dark this weekend.

The problem is that I'm in a very blah mood. It's kind of ambivalent and very annoying. I'm not depressed and I'm not happy and I'm not upset... I'm just blah.

Eh well. The convention will

Newsletter Contest Winners #5 (Jul) + RTC Winners

It's time to announce the winners of my monthly newsletter roll call. For July, I gave away two boxes.

Remember, you have to be subscribed to my newsletter in order to play (hint hint).



July 2011 Newsletter
Box-o-Books A Contest WinnerMara Brandon (NY)
Box-o-Books B Contest WinnerCarol Thompson (South Africa)
And, because I have joined the authors of Romance Trading Cards, I am also giving

You Will Be Missed

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of author L.A. Banks (Leslie Esdaile Banks) who passed from our lives this day, 02 August 2011. Leslie was a great lady and she will be missed.

2011 Maggie Finalists

Congratulations go out to all of my fellow finalists in the 2011 Maggies Published division.


Paranormal

D. Renee Bagby, Eris
Kalayna Price, Grave Witch
Helen Scott Taylor, The Phoenix Charm
Patti O'Shea, In the Darkest Night
Robin D. Owens, Heart Journey


Contemporary Series

Kathy Lyons, Under His Spell
Trish Milburn, Elly: Cowgirl Bride
Rita Herron, Unbreakable Bond
Kathy Lyons, Taking Care

More LKF

Starving for some more Little Known Facts?

Check out my posts on the Whipped Cream Reviews Guest Blog. I posted some little known facts about my Zenobia Renquist titles as well.