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When Booksignings Attack

I love booksignings. As long as I'm not the focus of the crowd, I love being in a large group of people, all eager to meet and speak with the author who created a lush and fertile fantasy world for us to play in. It was a booksigning that first introduced me to RWA and MCRW, back when I was a new kid in Nashville and didn't know much of anything about writing (Sherrilyn, Jody & Annie, I owe you a great deal). 
With busy writing schedules and travel restrictions, holding booksignings isn't...

Congratulations Are In Order

Finalists for RWA's RITA and Golden Heart awards were named today. Congratulations to author, fellow MCRW member, and friend Annie Solomon, a finalist for the 2011 Romantic Suspense RITA for Two Lethal Lies .

Synopsis:
A love to die for...

On the run since his daughter was born, Mitch Turner has concealed a truth so dangerous, its discovery could jeopardize both their lives. But when a series of shocking murders hits their newfound home, the trail leads straight to Mitch. With the police...

Romance Trading Cards

Baseball cards. Pokemon cards. Country Music trading cards.

It was inevitable.

Growing out of twitter conversations (#romancetradingcards - seriously, how awesome is twitter?), the romance genre is now getting in on the trading card action. Participation is open to all. Authors are responsible for the creation and printing of their own cards. Cards can feature any romance character (hero, heroine, villain, beloved sidekick, etc) across any romance subgenre. Authors are invited to bring their ca...

Sign my ebook, please!

Two inventors in St. Petersburg have devised a program that will allow authors to digitally sign and personalize ebooks.

From the article, Local inventors create way to autograph eBooks, by Jonathan Petramala:

Local author and inventor T.J. Waters and his friend developed Autography, a place for the author's signature.

"Basically, what you do is pull up a copy of your book as the author, and it inserts a blank page behind the cover and you sign whatever you're going to personalize for...

Speaking of Steampunk

Steampunk is everywhere lately! If you thought the Panic! at the Disco video for The Ballad of Mona Lisa was cool (and I did), check out the upcoming full length feature Sucker Punch .

From the official website:
Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible...

Steampunk! at the Disco

After a lengthy absence (or at least it seems lengthy to me), Panic! at the Disco is back with a new single, The Ballad of Mona Lisa. What's the best thing about the video? Apart from the song being great, the video is steampunk inspired.

Click here to watch

Oh Panic!, how I've missed you. Steampunk only makes me love you more.