A little Bit of Business

There's more great information up on the NextGenWriter's Conference site. A Pitch-It Contest has opened for attendees who would like to hone their elevator pitch AND win some great prizes. You need to register, so click over and check it out.

Also excited to share with you some fun news. A Summer in Oakville (aka Oakville Chronicles, aka Oakville Summer…we're still working on the title) is under contract with Black Lyon Publications and will be available early this fall. This book is a four novella collection and it is a romance. **slight cringe** I know romance is not my normal genre, but it was a whole lot of fun to write. Never fear, I wrote the YA and 20-something novellas, while good friend Lisa Lickel wrote the big people parts . More to come on that one soon, in the mean time here's a little teaser:

In the quiet town of Oakville, WI a family is torn by the impending loss of their heritage. Art Hasmer must face his ghosts and come home in time to parent his son or risk losing the woman who has waited for him since high school. Tessa, Art's sister faces divorce when the man of her dreams walks back in her life and forces her to choose between what could have been and what is. Tessa's daughter, Lindsay finds a way to save the family farm, but it may cost her the only man that has ever loved her for who she really is. And when Andy, Art's son, discovers the meaning of forgiveness, he must learn to accept it AND give it in order to receive sweet Ella's love.

Oooh, and today is my 20th wedding anniversary (I know there are a few bios floating around the internet that I biffed on…sorry honey…but now we're all caught up–I told someone I'd been married 20 years when it was really only 19, oops). So off I go to breakfast with my guy.

What are you up to today?