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Heather Hiestand's Musings
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| It's my birthday today, so someone gets a present! The first person to email me at heather @ heatherhiestand . com (remove spaces) will receive a download of their choice from my backlist! Happy emailing! |
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A message from Ellora's Cave:
We've decided to hold the first EC Convention
(2009)in Akron, Ohio. If all goes well, we should have
details for you by the end of July. We are looking at the following
dates (all Friday-Sunday):
Sept., 18th - 20th,
Sept., 25th-27th
Oct., 2nd – 4th
If you are interested in attending, please respond with name, address
and Ph# (optional) via email to conventions@ellorascave.com (notice
that "conventions" is plural). Mention the above dates and the
following "tentative" outline.
Friday Night – EC/CP/TLC Celebration Party
Saturday Morning – Continental Breakfast
Day – Workshops
Night – Awards Banquet
**The city is working on something fun for you to do (if interested
and thirsty) after the Awards Banquet.**
Sunday Morning – Continental Breakfast
Afternoon – Book Fair
Evening – An author sponsored event.
Price to be determined... |
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Rose City Romance Writers announces the 2008 Golden Rose Contest.
This is a completely electronic submission that precedes the Golden Heart.
The competition is designed to prepare you for the RWA Golden Heart contest.
Therefore it follows the same formatting rules and category structures. The
contest is open to any RWA member who has not been published by an RWA
recognized publisher in the last five years. An entrant must not have
accepted a publisher's offer as of the August 3, 2008 deadline.
All entries should be part of a *completed* manuscript. Finalists have often
received requests for the full manuscript from editors.
Entries of fifty-five (55) total pages including manuscript and synopsis
(both
judged).
Contest deadline: August 3th
Final Round Judges
An editor/agent will rank the finalists in each category and select the
winner.
Contemporary Series Romance Susan Littman,
Harlequin<http://www.eharlequin.com/> Contemporary
Series Romance:
Suspense / Adventure Patience Smith, Harlequin
<http://www.eharlequin.com/> Contemporary
Single Title Romance Alissa Davis,
Dorchester<http://www.dorchesterpub.com/> Historical
Romance Laurie McLean, Larson & Pomada Literary Agency
<http://www.larsen-pomada.com/index.cfm> Regency Historical Romance Courtney
Hoffman, Resplendence <http://www.resplendencepublishing.com/> Inspirational
Romance Andrea Doering, Revell
Books<http://www.revellbooks.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp> Novel
with Strong Romantic Elements Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management
<http://www.foliolit.com/s-paige.php> Paranormal Romance Carrie Lynn Wolfe,
Wild Rose Press <http://www.thewildrosepress.com/> Romantic Suspense Raelene
Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave <http://www.ellorascave.com/> and
Cerridwen<http://www.cerridwenpress.com/index.asp> Young
Adult Romance Jenny Ben, Trident Media
Group<http://www.tridentmediagroup.com/aboutus.html>
For details, rules and eligibility, please contact our website:
http://www.rosecityromancewriters.com/contest.html |
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I just received the first review for In Flight, and it came in so fast my book is still in release week!
Simply Romance Reviews gave this contemporary romance an "Outstanding Read" designation and said in part:
"This was a book I couldn’t stop reading and didn’t want to put down. I hope you too will find yourself enthralled!"
http://www.simplyromancereviews.com/srrreviews/inflight.aspx |
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In Flight, a contemporary romance, is released in e-book at Cerridwen Press!
Blurb:
Very single Margot Smith is set up for disaster or a dream-come-true when her family’s airline hires sexy pilot Wall Phillips. She’s an up and coming manager who can’t date employees, but there’s nothing wrong with trying to be friendly, right? Besides, who can help getting involved when the new guy is destroying your best friend’s career!
Wall Phillips is consumed by the family secret that brought him to Detroit. He doesn’t want a relationship, despite his eyes being continually drawn to the luscious Margot, who he thinks is a substitute flight attendant. His goal is to do the job right and get back to his personal life, which leaves no time for checking out the coworkers.
A woman who can’t date pilots. A man who needs to focus on his brother’s precarious situation. Two people who can’t keep their thoughts or hands off each other. It’s time to decide what they really want from life.
http://www.cerridwenpress.com/AuthorsBooks.asp?AuthorCode=HHie
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I was so excited to see this review!
"GUNSHOT GRANGE wasn’t anything like what I was expecting - it was much better! With quirky characters and the mixture of modern scenes and flashbacks to Marci’s grandmother’s childhood readers will find themselves drawn into the storyline and captivated by each new scene. Marci and Rick are a great couple with a zest for life and passion for each other. I loved the conversations between them. Even when they’re arguing there’s a sexual tension that keeps a sparkle in your eye as you immerse yourself in this fun and exciting storyline."
http://romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/contemporary/Gunshot_Grange.shtml
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| Looking Forward, Looking Back and Other Stories by Heather Hiestand is released at Romance at Heart!
Looking Forward, Looking Back and Other Stories is a linked collection of three science fiction/coming of age tales. Not so far in the future, asthma is a fatal illness. Thankfully space travel is now commonplace, and the ill children of polluted Earth are boarded on mining ships with sterile air. Do they have a future? If they can find their way through the legends built around their past, twenty-year-old Eve Hawthorne and her friends are going to find out…
These stories have a “sweet” rating and are suitable for a YA audience.
Special offer: The first five people who post a review of the anthology on my Romance at Heart review page will receive a free book of your choice from my backlist. Email me at heather@heatherhiestand.com to receive your free download!
http://rahpubs.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=70
Only $2.99!
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My science fiction/coming of age short story collection will be released on June 1st!
Looking Forward, Looking Back and Other Stories is a linked collection of three science fiction/coming of age tales. Not so far in the future, asthma is a fatal illness. Thankfully space travel is now commonplace, and the ill children of polluted Earth are boarded on mining ships with sterile air. Do they have a future? If they can find their way through the legends built around their past, twenty-year-old Eve Hawthorne and her friends are going to find out…
Romance at Heart publications |
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The Golden Rose Contest!
I'm one of the judges for the contest, and this is one that does lead to sales, so take a look!
Rose City Romance Writers announces the 2008 Golden Rose Contest.
This is a completely electronic submission that precedes the Golden Heart. The competition is designed to prepare you for the RWA Golden Heart contest. Therefore it follows the same formatting rules and category structures. The contest is open to any RWA member who has not been published by an RWA recognized publisher in the last five years. An entrant must not have accepted a publisher's offer as of the August 3, 2008 deadline.
All entries should be part of a completed manuscript. Finalists have often received requests for the full manuscript from editors.
Entries of fifty-five (55) total pages including manuscript and synopsis (both
judged).
Contest deadline: August 3th
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