Jeannie Lin's Blog, page 29
August 4, 2010
RWA 2010 Conference Highlights
I spent $80 dollars to spend three hours in line and went on only one ride — AND IT WAS SO WORTH IT! I must do a separate post on this, but I just wanted to show you my favorite moment.
It was sweaty, sticky hot and we were in a ginormous line that wound around the park just to get into Harry Potter world. But the moment we passed the arch into Hogsmead/Diagon Alley and you saw the snow-covered rooftops, for a moment I actually thought I felt a burst of cold and ...
August 3, 2010
Tudor Vampires: Kiss of the Rose out today
The cool thing about hanging with writers is sometimes you hear a concept when it's barely more than a twinkle in someone's eye. From the first moment I learned about Kate Pearce's Tudor Vampires, I was hooked. It wasn't a surprise at all when a publisher snatched it up — especially considering that Kate already had a strong historical romance fan base from her "Simply" series, which I've also followed.
I've always been intrigued by the stories of the wives of Henry VIII. Most particularly...
August 2, 2010
Quick Check-In After Conference
It's starting to be a tradition that I fly to another state after conference rather than returning home. This year I'm in Philadelphia, PA with my hubby, so it's going to take a bit longer to return to normalcy. I'm just checking in for a couple housekeeping items so to speak.
First of all, a HUGE thanks to everyone who came up to me to express their encouragement and enthusiasm for the October release of Butterfly Swords. The most common thing I heard was, "Are you the one who wrote that...
July 23, 2010
Letter to an Aspiring Author
Dear Author,
Forgive me for this bout of sentimentality, but I'm a reflective sort of person. Last year, on this day, the Friday before RWA conference, I received a call on my cell phone while at work. Blithely, I called the number back when I had a break and found that it rang to the message machine of Harlequin Mills & Boon in the UK. An English accent never sounded more lovely!
The actual "Call" wouldn't come for another several days. I had the weekend to stew, my agent had other editors to ...
July 21, 2010
The RWA conference cha-cha
I don't think I'd be able to handle not going to RWA conference. This will be my fifth year going and it's an addictive yearly ritual.
This year I've been dancing double time, though less concentrating on preparing a pitch and shopping for clothes. I feel like I'm going to really be a part of the conference this year. I'm presenting in two workshops and giving away the Golden Heart award in my category. I even loved stapling and folding all the excerpt booklets for Butterfly Swords by hand...
July 19, 2010
Excerpt Monday: Huo Long and the White Snake
Excerpt Monday was started by two lovely writers: Bria Quinlan and Alexia Reed. Visit the other links for some interesting reads from unpublished and published alike and if you'd like to join up for next month, take a look at the main site: The Excerpt Monday blog.
I had told myself I'd abstain from Excerpt Monday since it was so close to conference, but old habits die hard! For this month, I'm posting a rough draft of a snippet from a historical paranormal series which I'm calling The Soul...
July 17, 2010
July 15, 2010
The Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal
I know that title sounds so comic book and outlandish, but this is a serious article, really.
Given that the legendary founder of Wing Chun is supposed to be a nun, I was immediately fascinated about the practice of teaching martial arts to sects of modern nuns and also the reasons behind it. I found this article really empowering.
July 13, 2010
The Cover for The Taming of Mei Lin
The cover for THE TAMING OF MEI LIN, my September Undone release is here! First of all it's gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. The colors are beautiful and the backdrop is sweeping.
Let the cover kibitz begin:
I think the hero looks a bit like Daniel Dae Kim from Lost, don't you? I do love a nice strong jawline.
Time period: the clothing and hair isn't Tang Dynasty. They had to take some liberties with that. The Undones are digitally published and so they create the covers from the Harlequin art...
July 11, 2010
Video Blog: Preparing for RWA 2010
After multiple takes and hours of editing, I present to you my first video blog. Take a look at my preparations for RWA conference in Orlando this year, ANTM style.
