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November 9, 2015
Pia Does Hollywood Pre-orders
Pre-Orders are up for Pia Does Hollywood!
Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/1HCa7P2
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1Hpybdm
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1057069896?at=11IITE
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-piadoeshollywood-1…
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/pia-does-hollywood
Nook, Google-Play, and Print versions should be available for pre-order within a couple days.
Audio recorded by Sophie Eastlake is scheduled for release in December.
October 17, 2015
Contest Winners!
Congratulations to Kelly, Lenna, Sharon, Katrina, Ashley, Nicole, Aurora, Rebecca, Sandy, and Barbara, who won copies of Dragos Goes to Washington. Huge Congratulations to Gloria who won a brand new Amazon Fire tablet!
We have more huge giveaways coming next month- copies of Pia Does Hollywood, signed paperback ARCS of Shadow’s End, and another brand new Amazon Fire tablet. But you have to sign up for Thea’s newsletter to find out how to enter!
October 12, 2015
He’s here!
Dragos Goes to Washington has been released! You can find it at any of these great retailers:
BN Nook **Coming Soon
The audiobook is currently being recorded by Sophie Eastlake and will be released later this month.
Enjoy!
October 4, 2015
Writing Workshops
Interested in writing your own novel? Thea is a member of the Colorado Romance Writers, a chapter of RWA, and they offer all sorts of fantastic online workshops. Here’s a preview of some of their upcoming events:
In October, CRW takes the fear out of putting words on paper, or rather words on screen! Work with MM Pollard to action up passive voice, with Becky Martinez to realize your story ideas into novels, and with Susan Palmquist to experiment with crafting short stories.
Do you write sentences with the doer of the action in a prepositional phrase like in this sentence?
– Bonnie was asked to the dance by Frank.
That sentence is written in passive voice. Confused? You’re not the only writer who struggles with passive voice verbs. Spend a month with MM and learn how to action up your writing!
Write in Passive Voice and Be Passed Over by a Publisher
Instructor: MM Pollard
Dates: Monday, October 5 – October 30, 2015 (4 weeks)
Fee: $20.00 CRW Members; $25.00 all other students
Classifications: Writing Fundamentals, Wordsmithing, Voice, Grammar, Craft, Active vs. Passive
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Learn to move your initial story idea to developing great characters, creating a realistic setting, and building a plot that moves. Using checklists and exercises Becky will teach you to get your story idea off the ground.
Power Writing – From Ideas to Plots to Pages
Instructor: Becky Martinez
Dates: October 5 – October 16, 2015 (2 weeks)
Fee: $15.00 CRW/HODRW Members; $20.00 all other students
Classifications: Writing Fundamentals, Craft, Plotting, Characterization, Setting, Dialogue, Scenes
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Short is hot! It has been for a while now, and it shows no signs of slowing down. So just what is the key for writing short? Spend the month with Susan Palmquist and discover the winning formula for penning successful short stories.
Crafting the Short Story
Instructor: Susan Palmquist
Dates: October 5 – October 30, 2015 (4 weeks)
$20.00 CRW Members; $25.00 all other students
Classifications: Writing Fundamentals, Plotting, Pacing, Characterization, Specialty Writing – Short Story, Craft, Professional Development, Business, Publishing, Industry
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And next month…
In November, we’re exploring the art of Defining Erotica with Sascha Illyvich!
Have you wanted to explore writing sexy fiction? Join the bad boy of romance for the month and learn about the erotic market, what makes a story erotic, and learn unique business angles for writing erotica.
WriteSEX: Defining Erotica
Instructor: Sascha Illyvich
Dates: November 2 – November 30, 2015 (4 weeks)
Fee: $30.00 CRW/HODRW members; $40.00 all other students
Classifications: Intensive/Mentor Series, Speciality Research, Specialty Writing, Genre Specific, Craft, Professional Development, Writing as a Business, Marketing, Promotions, Industry
Classifications: Writing/Professional Development, Querying, Pitching, Synopsis Work, Submissions, Marketing, Promotions, Publicity, Publishing, Industry, Craft
Visit our website to register! http://crw-rwa.ning.com/page/crwonlineworkshops
Everyone is always welcome to register for a CRW workshop! Contact Lori Corsentino with any questions or suggestions for workshops.
Subscribe to our online workshop monthly mailing list!
To find out more about our chapter, visit us at http://crw-rwa.ning.com/
September 19, 2015
ELDER RACES NEWS
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve committed to writing another three full-length novels in the Elder Races. I’ve developed a new story arc that I’m really excited about, and I can’t wait to share it with readers!
Unfortunately, I was unable to make a contractual match with my publisher Berkley. After deliberating long and hard, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to strike out and self-publish the upcoming new stories.
For the time being, what this means is:
The books will continue to be available through multiple e-book venues.
There will be both print and audiobook versions.
I have a continued commitment to getting my books into as many foreign translations as possible, either on my own or via a publisher.
They’ll continue to be available in libraries. I’ve worked out an agreement with the Nelson Literary Agency to achieve distribution to libraries. (Yay!)
For now, they will NOT be on the shelves in bookstores. Readers will need to buy them online. (While this may certainly change, it is the current reality.)
The really good news is:
I’ll be able to move much more quickly and put out stories in a much more flexible manner than a traditional publisher can. This means I can release more often and tell stories that didn’t fit well within contractual word limits. I’ll also be more involved in creating eye-catching cover art, which is a personal favorite of mine.
Thank you:
I want to thank my former agent Amy Boggs at the Donald Maass Literary Agency for everything she has done on my behalf. Amy is everything kind and literate, and I’m grateful for our tenure together.
I also want to thank my former editor Cindy Hwang, and the entire Berkley team, for the great collaboration we enjoyed publishing eleven titles together over the last six years. It’s been a pleasure and an honor to work with them, and I wish them all the best.
Moving forward:
So, that’s the business side of things! For now, as an author, I have gone completely Indie.
This does not mean that I believe traditional publishers are bad, and if the right kind of business deal from a traditional publisher came my way, I would certainly consider signing with a traditional publisher again.
This simply means that I’ve reached a stage where being an Indie author – for now – meets my current business and creative needs, and I believe it will be better for my readers.
More good stuff!
I’ll be releasing more information on the upcoming Elder Races stories in the new future, but for now I’ll let you know that I’ll be taking the new story arc across the big puddle to England. The set up for the new direction is in book #9, SHADOW’S END, which releases on December 1st.
Readers will get to fall in love with new characters, keep in touch with old ones, and discover just how much more there is to the Elder Races universe with a much wider story canvass. There will be more world-building, history, magic, and adversaries.
I’m also excited to explore more novellas in the Elder Races, for those storylines that are too delicious not to write yet don’t warrant their own full-length book.
And as an added aside, I’m also hard at work developing a sexy contemporary romantic suspense series. I’m thrilled with this new series concept. New ideas are continually popping up in my head, and I can’t wait to share the stories with readers!
2016 is going to be very exciting!
August 18, 2015
Dragos Goes to Washington update!
New Release Date! Dragos Goes to Washington has an official release date of October 12, 2015.
July 19, 2015
Meet Thea!
Just a reminder that Thea will be in NYC for RWA July 21-26.
Not going to the conference? You can still meet her at the Readers for Life Literacy signing! It is a free event and no registration is required.
Click here for more information!
July 13, 2015
Dragos Goes to Washington blurb!
The blurb for Dragos Goes to Washington has been released!
Dragos Cuelebre, Lord of the Wyr, needs to throw a party without maiming anyone. That isn’t exactly as easy as it might sound.
After the destructive events of the last eighteen months, the Elder Races are heading to Washington D.C. to foster peace with humankind. Not known for his diplomacy skills, Dragos must rely on his mate Pia to help navigate a battlefield of words and polite smiles rather than claws. With Dragos’s mating instinct riding close to the surface, his temper is more volatile than ever and the threat of violence hovers in the air.
Then the human spouse of a prominent politician winds up murdered and Dragos and Pia must race against time to hunt down those behind it before they are held responsible for the crime.
For fans of DRAGON BOUND and LORD’S FALL, the latest novella in the Elder Races holds passion, peril, political intrigue, and revelations that will change Dragos and Pia’s lives forever.
Dragos Goes to Washington is the first part of a three-story series about Dragos, Pia, and their son Liam. Each story stands alone, but fans might want to read all three in order as they will be released: Dragos Goes to Washington, Pia Does Hollywood, and Liam Takes Manhattan.
Expected Release Date: September 2015
Want to know Thea’s top 5 must-read books?
Thea’s guest-blogging over at BookBinge and talking about the top five books she thinks everyone should read. Head over and check it out!
July 1, 2015
Winners
Congratulations to Nadia, Luise, and Angelika, who won electronic copies of Die Versuchung des Vampyrs! Make sure to sign up for Thea’s newsletter for the chance to win future contests!
