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July 6, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Sarah Andre!
Sarahlives in Houston with her husband and twonaughty Pomeranians. She writes romantic suspense, is represented by a fabulous agent, and was also a finalist in the 2011 Golden Heart®. Weird Fact: Last year she went to see Blue Man Group, and out of thousands in the audience, they hauled her up on stage for the “Twinkie Act.” (If you’ve seen the show you’ll know the hum...
July 2, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Julie Mulhern!
Julie’s from Kansas City, Missouri. She’s married with two teenage daughters and works in fundraising. Like most of the Dreamweavers, she juggles work, family, writing and other commitments. “Nothing new there,” she says. “But I do hold the secret to successful juggling. Look at the balls in the air and figure out which ones are made of rubber...
July 1, 2014
Batten Down the Hatches for a Ruby Release – Mutiny of the Heart
In honor of my latest pirate adventure MUTINY OF THE HEART which was released last week, I thought I’d talk sailor shop, literally. Did you know that many of the idioms and words we speak today are of nautical origin? Granted, some of these phrases are disputable among etymologists, but their seafaring origins are plausible. And interesting, if not romantic in the literary sense.
Turn a Blind Eye – ignore. Credited to Admiral Horatio Nelson. When things looked bleak for the British during the...
June 30, 2014
Hanging ‘Em Up?
I debated a long time about writing this post. This blog is about supporting writers and it seemed wrong in a way to write a post about the possibility of giving up a writing career in such a forum, but in the end, I figured it might resonate with some folks, so here we go. (For the record, I am not thinking of giving up my writing career, I’m just thinking about changing. I like change.) But enough about me. Commence blog.
Do you watch Nashville? My roommates (who are both Southern) and I hav...
June 29, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Piper Huguley!
Piper’s five-book series of inspirational historical romances, “Migrations of the Heart,” is set in the early 20th century featuring African American characters. Book...
June 26, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Abbie Roads!
Abbie Roads writes dangerously dark romances, but she always gives her damaged characters a happy ending. During the day, she’s a mental health counselor known for her blunt, honest style of therapy and her high heels. At night, she burns up the keyboard in one of her three home offices: her normal office, her treadmill office, and her aqua office. Aqua offic...
June 25, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Charis Calhoon!
Charis was lucky enough to work as an intern at the national office of RWA as a college senior. After graduating with a degree in Journalism,she was hired full time at RWA, and eventually became the association’s Communications Manager, editing the RWR and handling public relations at the RWA Conference and for RITA finalists. After eight years, she left RWA with a new baby and a new dream: to wr...
June 24, 2014
Ruby Reprise: PITCHING 101
It’s that time of year again — when our attention turns to preparing for the upcoming RWA National Conference! In just a few short weeks, writers from across the country (and from other countries, too!) will be converging on the MarriottRivercenter and Marriott Riverwalkin downtown historic San Antonio.
I’m a little bummed I won’t be joining you. But alas, it’s difficult to get away when you work full-time (the writing is just a sideline gig) and you have two kids preschool age or under. So h...
June 23, 2014
Ruby Tuesday: Elizabeth Langston
Welcome to another edition of Ruby Tuesday, when we get to know one of our Rubies a bit better. Today we head to North Carolina to interrogate one of our YA scribes, the fabulous Elizabeth Langston. Welcome, Beth!
Name: Elizabeth Langston
2009 GH Category & Title: YA – I Wish
What Happened to That Book: I Wish releases on November 18!
Website: http://www.elizabethLangston.net
What subgenre(s) do you write? YA, NA
When did you start writing? I started writing 14 years ago. I’ve always been a math ge...
June 22, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Shelly Alexander!
Shelly grew up traveling the world, earned a BBA in Marketing, and landed a corporate job in Dallas, TX before marriage lured her to Albuquerque, NM in the early ’90s. After growing up with four older brothers and having three sons of her own, Shelly decided to escape her male-dominated world for some “girl time” by reading romance novels. While reading in...
