Lucinda Betts

And a special congrats to those authors who won nominations in the paranormal category! Here is the official list:

2009 RITA Finalists for Paranormal Romance
Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
Penguin Group USA, Berkley (ISBN: 9780425222393)
Kate Seaver, editor

Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation (ISBN: 978-0-425-22016-0)
Cindy Hwang, editor

Moonstruck by Susan Grant
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN (ISBN: 0373772599)
Tara Parsons, editor

Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready
Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books (ISBN: 978-1416541165)
Megan McKeever, editor

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN (ISBN: 0373772467)
Tracy Farrell and Margo Lipschultz, editors

The Healer by Sharon Sala
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN (ISBN: 978-0-778-2544-4)
Leslie Wainger, editor

The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books (ISBN: 978-0-06-111845-6)
Erika Tsang, editor

Thunder Moon by Lori Handeland
St. Martin’s Press (ISBN: 0-312-94918-9)
Jennifer Enderlin, editor

And to help celebrate their success, I’ll be giving away a copy of each of these books on my myspace blog. If you’d like a chance to win Yasmine Galenorn’s Dragon Wytch, leave a comment at my latest myspace blog. I’ll pick a winner next weekend. Next week I’ll give away a copy of Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=191652453&blogId=479456916

And congrats to Sam who won a package of books by Jodi Lynn Copeland, who also rocks.

Best,
Lucinda

I gave away three books this week: THE PLEASURE OF HIS BED by Donna Grant and others on my myspace page, BEYOND HEAVING BOSOMS by the Smart Bitches Sarah and Candy on the Aphrodisia blog site, and THE SUPPLICANT on the Aphrodisia blog site.

For everyone who takes time out of their busy days to read my blog and comment, thank you very much!

Through one of the RWA chapters, I’m taking an on-line workshop taught by author Lori Wilde. I’m not familiar with Lori Wilde’s work, but having taken this workshop, I’m going to hunt down her books next time I’m at the bookstore.

She’s perfected the art of creating a page-turner. I’ve always liked reading page turners, regardless of genre, and I’ve tried to make each of my books a work that readers can’t put down. This workshop has really helped me hone this part of my craft.

Her most helpful tip so far? Add a disaster to each scene. She doesn’t mean add a hurricane or stock market crash. A disaster can be a small thing. A husband failing to bring a wife a cup of tea can be a disaster, if he’s brought her that cup of tea every morning for the last fifteen years.

Thanks, Lori! And thanks NEORA, who sponsored her. I look forward to the rest of the workshop.

First, congrats to Ingrid and Kimba. They won one of my books through my newsletter. Ingrid is getting EROS ISLAND and Kimba is getting RUNNING WILD. I hope they enjoy them!

Second, congrats to Marenzi. She won a copy of Sharon Page’s HOT SILK from my myspace blog.

Third, I don’t know what the weather looks like in your neck of the woods, but it’s snowing like mad here today, and it’s supposed to snow like this for another 12 hours.

I’m supposed to meet with my new editor tomorrow in NYC. Wonder if it will get canceled?