Knotwork

Posted by on Jul 8, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Sixteen years ago today, I stood in a custom-fitted raw silk dress (thanks, Mama), hand lightly resting in the crook of my Daddy’s arm, smiling at Mr. Man, handsome in his morning coat and striped trousers. Within a few moments–a few breaths, really–we were slipping Celtic knotwork bands on each other’s hands, promising to be true and steadfast, in the name of the Father, the Son,...
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New York State of Mind

Posted by on Jul 3, 2011 in dish | 0 comments I’m writing this from my new apartment in El Barrio. It’s nice: One decent-size bedroom, a living area, a full kitchen, and a shoehorned bathroom, parquet floors, natural light. You know, something that would rent for more than I pay for my 4 bedroom, 2 bath house on a quarter acre in the ’burbs because even though I’m in Spanish Harlem, this is MANHATTAN, baby! It’s worth the outrageous money...
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RWA National: Homework

Posted by on Jul 2, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Met with Dream Agent yesterday for our one-on-one. Thursday’s agency get-together in the Film Center Café was interesting and instructive (how often do you get to talk with agency folk and authors about agent-author relationships, etc.?), but this meeting was the meat of my week at RWA National. I sit down at our teeny table at the bar, and Dream Agent pulls out the longest email I have ever...
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RWA National: The Contemporary Romance Market

Posted by on Jul 1, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Authors Susan Andersen, Robyn Carr, and Kristan Higgins, joined by agent Maria Carvainis and ably moderated by Jill Shalvis, conducted this panel discussion on the state of the contemporary romance market. Here are some highlights from their talk:•Readers are engaged by the intimate worlds that have been created by the author, to the extent that the locale itself is practically a...
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RWA National: The Quick-Release Trilogy

Posted by on Jun 30, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Authors Zoe Archer, Tessa Dare, Monica McCarty, Christy Reece, and Stefanie Sloane all know what releasing a trilogy of books can do for a career (launch a debut author, facilitate a change in direction, or take it to the next level), and they were kind enough to share it. Some highlights:• Trilogies are a way to get an author’s name out faster. They also keep books in the stores longer.•Readers...
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