Annual Romance and Chocolates Social: Multi-Author Meet and Greet

Isabelle Santiago, Jessica Andersen, Stella Price, Cat Johnson, and Bianca D’Arc will be doing a Romance Author Panel and book signing. Come by and support some of your local authors for a delightful afternoon of books, chocolate, and more!

Please be aware there will be various genres and heat levels available so that there might be something for everyone! Take the time to peruse the bookstore, chat about what you’ve been dying to read, have a warm cup of coffee, and enjoy! ♥

Date: Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Borders Bookstores
Street: 1600 South East Road
City: Farmington, CT

And Sunday, February 14th I have the privilege of being part of Susan Hanniford Crowley’s BLOGOVERSARY! Nights of Passion is turning a year older and I’ll be stopping in to chat a little about Zerah’s Chosen and do a an ebook giveaway to one lucky winner!

So swing by! I look forward to seeing you! <3

I’ve been planning a few events so I’m thrilled for the signings that are coming up. It’s such a blast to be around other authors and around readers who are just as passionate about reading as I am about writing.

Check out some of my online and in person appearances:

Guest Author at The Write Type

Book Geek Wednesday at Tales from the Hollow Tree

Romance Panel at Borders Farmington, CT – February 13th

Speaking of writing, I’m thrilled to announce that the end of Zerah’s sequel is in sight! So for those of you that have read the book and want to know what’s next… it’s coming! I’m about three-five chapters from the end. Then it’s on to Book 3.

But mostly, I’ve been focusing on the business of being a writer lately. I’ve been loyal to my blog posts over at Hollow Tree (and reading lots of great YA fantasy fiction!). I wrote up an interview which will be up on January 12th (I’ll give you the deets as we get closer). And I’ve been contacting review sites for Zerah’s Chosen. Today, I was thrilled to be the guest author at Literary Escapism, which I’ve mentioned here before. It’s such a great place and it feeds my fantasy hungers with information on new releases, happenings around the web, contests, and cover art. I highly suggest checking out Jackie’s site. You won’t be disappointed.

Ok, going to go relax. Tired from work today.

OH! And go congratulate us over at Tales from the Hollow Tree! We had out 100th post today! Sweet.

Posting at Hollow Tree today about a guilty pleasure I’ve had since the 5th grade. And before you make fun of me for having owned the crystal locket and the moon wand, know that it sparked my interest in many things fantasy and mythological, and for that I am grateful!

Plus, Google Alerts has now informed me that my paperback has made it to ebay. Somehow, I find this to be a sign that I’m closer to ‘making it’. lol Pathetic.

It’s Book Geek Wednesday at Tales From the Hollow Tree and I’m talking about Jane Austen’s ever present influence in books, movies, and even the new classic horror genre!

Fun stuff. Come check it out!

So please update your blog links! It’s now just: http://twistedfairytale.net/

I have (FINALLY) updated the blog with the addition of Zerah’s Chosen to the book section (on the left sidebar). It has a link to the excerpt and buy page. I have also added Drollerie Press’ logo to the Publisher tab on the bottom left.

On the right sidebar, I have added a newsletter sign-up box. The first letter will probably go out late this month, early next month, so sign up now!

My website will be getting updated this weekend as well, with all of the updates on Zerah, excerpt page, links, an appearances page, and newsletter sign up info.

And finally, Heather Ingemar is the featured author today at Tales from the Hollow Tree! Check out what she has to say about Gothic Young Adult fiction.

So there’s actually quite a bit happening this week. For starters, I blogged today over at Tales From the Hollow Tree. It’s a review of Maria V. Snyder’s Poison Study. If you haven’t been following Hollow Tree, check us out! There’s a lot going on. Movie reviews, book reviews, mythology and flash fiction – all canopied under my fave YA genre: fantasy. It’s really a fun place to be.

Also, I have a book signing this Saturday! Awesome huh? Here’s the info you need to know:

A handful of authors, including NYT Bestselling author Jessica Andersen, Stella Price, and Isabelle Santiago, will be doing a Romance Author Panel and book signing to celebrate the start of a new school year and encourage all to read!

Please be aware there will be various genres and heat levels available! If they are not to your taste, you are free to peruse the bookstore or just swing by momentarily to show support for your favorite author.

And I have decided in honor of my first post-baby booksigning I’m going to change my look! That’s right! It’s time for Mommy Makeover! I’m going to scour Sally’s today for some blonde hair dye and I’m trimming my hair, maybe even cutting bangs in. I need a change. Hopefully it’ll be a good one.

That’s it for me today. I have lots of writerly things to attend to. Happy hump day all!!

Remember back in January, I teased you all with about a secret project I was working on with good friend Lisa Asanuma? Well today is the day it is all revealed!

After months of planning and months of waiting (being busy with a newborn baby and all), Lisa and I are officially opening a joint blog, entitled Tales From The Hollow Tree.

I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be a part of this project. For years, Lisa and I have chatted and bonded over our love of Young Adult literature, specifically in the genre of fantasy. That love stretched to classic fairytales and myths.

Now, we can share that love with others. The YA market has become inundated with paranormal fiction since the Twilight phenomenon, and as a Twilight fan myself, I have to say I’m ready to find what’s next.

I’ve noticed some really amazing authors and stories hidden like gems among the shelves of the bookstore and I’m eager to hear what suggestions you readers have for us. But we’re not just tackling books (though that will be our main topic of conversation- we’re bookworms!) We’re also doing movie adaptations and even television shows that use fantasy, fairytales or myths as their basis- as well as using one day a week for a history/research lesson.

Pay attention! You never know where the inspiration for your next book will come from!

Our welcome post is now up on the blog so please stop by and visit us, will you?