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March 30, 2015
Guest post: Jenn McRobbie
Today I have the pleasure of introducing Jenn McRobbie. A number of years ago (exactly how many I won’t disclose, LOL), Jenn and I were in the same attorney entering class at the large federal government agency that I still work for. We quickly became friends during our 8 weeks of in-classroom training, and soon joined the same law office. Back when Jenn and I were new attorneys together, writing was still new for me, but even then I knew I wanted to make a go of it. In fact, I’d left the Hi...
March 29, 2015
Consolation Day 2015
A few days ago (March 26th,to be exact), calls went out to severaldozen very talented writers and authors in the romance community.I’m pretty sure this is not news to you.
That same day, hundredsof folks who had entered did not receive a call. I admit, I was one of those. Woe is me.Ifyou’re stopping by here today, I’m guessing you may have been one of those waiting by the phone, disappointed when it didn’t ring (or it rang, but it was a telemarketer or family member or someone else equally un...
March 26, 2015
Welcome 2015 Golden Heart and Rita Finalists!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, FINALISTS!!! Finalist call day is always a crazy, wild roller-coaster ride where nothing is certain until 2 p.m. Texas time. If your name made it onto the list of RWA finalists (see the full slate of 2015 nominees here), you accomplished something truly remarkable: you finished a manuscript, sent it out into the hands of strangers, and rocked the world of five judges. Hopefully you’re grabbing all the champagne and fudge truffles you can get your hands on–you deserve it!!!
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Fangirl Friday (3.27.15)
Today we have two posts because we didn’t want to skip our tradition of celebrating the newest class of RITA and Golden Heart nominees, but we also didn’t want to miss a week of FANGIRL FRIDAY!
There aren’t any new Ruby Releases or discounts this week, but if you have a new book out, we’d love to hear about it in the comments!
Did you have a new release this week? A book on sale in the coming week? Have you read something that blew your mind? Sound off in the comments! We want to hear from yo...
March 25, 2015
Live Blogging the 2015 Golden Heart / Rita Announcements!!!!
LET THE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEGIN… It’s time for our annual live blogging event of the 2015 Golden Heart/Rita announcements! If you entered RWA’s Golden Heart or RITA contest, then you’re likely hovering over your phone today as you await THE CALL. So why not hang out with all the other hopefuls (many of the Rubies included) who are also waiting on pins and needles?
From past experience, we know that the internet will be abuzz today with happy news. We’ll be updating our list here as announcements...
March 24, 2015
Show and Tell Wednesday: RITA & Golden Heart Edition
Hold all calls, tomorrow is RITA/GH Announcement day! This of course begs for a special edition of Show and Tell Wednesday.
Are you hoping for a nomination for one of these pretties?
Or perhaps a chance at one of these little ladies? (The statue, not Darynda!)
Announcement day is such an exciting time for us, since it was the day in 2009 when all of us came to know one another and the Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood began. On top of that, it’s a day where dreams come true. Whether you’re waiting...
March 23, 2015
Why YA?
Yesterday I celebrated a birthday that puts me ever further away from my books’ target audience: teens. (There’s a ‘two’ in my age, and let’s leave it at that, shall we? 
) Despite this, I’m in no way ready to leave high school behind me. Nor am I quite ready to see Young Adult, the 2012 movie in which Charlize Theron plays a jaded, drunken teen fiction ghostwriter:
Even though I’ve been at it since I was about thirteen years old, I’m far from jaded when it comes to writing Young Adult ficti...
March 22, 2015
The Kill Shot
During the Winter Writing Festival I was in the chat room one night and we got to talking about our works in progress. While there, I mentioned that I hit a point in every single manuscript where I want to kill both my characters. Give ‘em both a big ‘ole Thelma and Louise over a cliff so I never have to think about either of them again.
While I recognize I will have a rather short shelf-life (or NO shelf-life) were this to become a reality, I find something cathartic going through this ritua...
March 19, 2015
Fangirl Friday (3.20.13)
Welcome, ladies and gents, to another edition of FANGIRL FRIDAY! The day when we Rubies gather to gush about books. New books, cheap books, free books, or books we’re just excited to be reading right now. (And encourage you to post your book news as well!)
New Ruby Releases This Week:This week we have a dearth of new Ruby releases, but if you have a new book out, please do tell us about it in the comments! We’d love to share in your release celebration.
Ruby Books Discounted or Free in the...March 18, 2015
Finding the Aha Moments
Last week, for about the twelfth time, I found myself befuddled up to my eyeballs over a romantic suspense work in progress. Whether you’re a panster, like myself, or a plotter, at some point you could find fresh ideas hiding in the deepest, darkness recesses of your mind amongst a pile of crappy overused ideas. When this happened to me in the past, I’d walked around for days mulling over my problem, my plot’s direction, which is perfectly fine, if you don’t have a deadline and or have time t...
