Wednesday dawned on NYC bright and fair. Wednesday dawned on Betsy with sickness and…well, we won’t go there. So unfortunately I missed the opening session with Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritson, and Steve Berry. But I hear it was wonderful. Fortunately I felt better a little later and so was able to enjoy the rest of […]
Archives for June 2011
Betsy’s Excellent Adventure Begins
June 28, 2011 by 21 Comments
So, you may or may not know that I am attending the RWA National Conference. This event has been preceeded by much anxiety, but today I left with Bookseller Ann to the BIG city – New York City! We decided to take a limo because we don’t live far enough away to fly and the […]
What’s So Scary About Romance?
June 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You know, when I decided to concentrate on writing romance, I had absolutely no idea that I was threatening the fabric of society as we know it. And yet, it appears that I am. In recent months we have seen, first the public “outing” and castigation of a high school English teacher who has been […]
The Cover Has Landed
June 21, 2011 by 10 Comments
Just a short post today, to say… I have an official cover for the book!!! And here it is: I think it’s pretty darned gorgeous, and I’m very, very excited. Carina Press always does such wonderful covers… *happy sigh* (hey, that’s my name on that thing! 😀 ) I also have official cover copy, and […]
For My Father On Father’s Day
June 19, 2011 by 4 Comments
I’ve been writing fiction for years, with various degrees of serious intent. Sometimes I thought I wanted to become a published author. Sometimes I thought it was just too bloody much work. I was having something of a crisis of faith about 2 1/2 years ago. I was working on a romance manuscript that never seemed to be finished. […]
RWA-NYC
June 16, 2011 by 12 Comments
As some of you may know, I’m heading to New York City in less than two weeks to attend the RWA National conference. And in EXACTLY two weeks from this MOMENT, give or take an hour, I shall be sweeping majestically into the freaking Waldorf Astoria hotel as one of the attendees of the Harlequin […]
