We have a Q&A with Diana Ventimiglia and led by Jan Colley on the Diamonds Down Under blog this week. All commenters will go in the draw to win either a critique by Diana for their work or, if you’re a reader rather than a writer, a gift pack of books from the DDU authors.
Remember too, the critique from Senior Editor for Silhouette Desire, Melissa Jeglinksi, is still up for grabs. Make sure you you comment on that blog to be in to win.
I’m blogging on the Diamonds Down Under Blog this week about the 6 Things I Love About Writing Romance. Post a comment and be in the draw to win a copy of my most recent release, another Waldenbooks Best Seller, Tycoon’s Valentine Vendetta!
Just a reminder to everyone that the Diamonds Down Under blog is offering great prizes for people who comment, i.e.:
1. On the Q&A with Melissa Jeglinski (Senior Editor for Silhouette Desire) there’s a critique to be drawn 15 June. If you haven’t commented yet on this board, and you’re keen to get some editorial feedback on your work, do so you can enter the draw!
2. There will be a Q&A coming up with Diana Ventimiglia (Associate Editor for Silhouette Desire) on 20 April, with a critique to be drawn 27 April; and
3. This week we are featuring a blog with Robyn Grady, one of Silhouette Desire’s newest authors who also writes for Mills & Boon Modern Extra (soon to be called Modern Heat). Anyone who comments on her blogpost will go into the draw for an agent critique with Jennifer Schober of the Spencerhill Agency (if you’re an aspiring writer) or a copy of one of Robbie’s recent titles (if you’re a reader.)
You’ve got to be in to win! And don’t forget that each month clues are posted for our treasure hunt prize. The beautiful diamond puff heart pendant bearing a total carat weight of diamonds in all their sparkling glory! The clues are up for January, February and March.
You’ve got to be in to win so make sure you visit Nic’s blog and check out what’s in store. Today’s my book prize day!
Before I went on holiday I got a call most authors dread. Not the ‘we don’t want to publish any more of your books’ call, but the second worst. The one from your much respected editor telling you she’s leaving! Argh! Talk about feeling sad at the end of what had been a great working relationship, not to mention cut adrift. With a book going into line edits and a new series proposal in waiting for a green light I felt terrible, let alone anxious about learning to work with someone new.
I count myself very lucky in that I’ve been able to work with my previous editor for nearly three years and for six books (counting the one that’s at line edit stage now), but I count myself even more fortunate in that my new editor is equally as lovely as my first and I’m really looking forward to working with her.
Working with her? Yep, definitely. She rang me on 1 February to offer me a three book contract on my new mini series to be published in 2009 and if that isn’t a most excellent way to start a working relationship I don’t know what is.
So colour me happy and excited and nervous and all sorts of things as I stand on the precipice of a busy time ahead.
So, if I’m a bit scarce it isn’t because I have nothing to say (yeah, right, like that’s ever going to happen ;-) ) it’s because I’m blissfully busy getting to know my new characters.
I’m also guest blogging at Novel Thoughts & Books on 4 February and I’m talking about my February release TYCOON’S VALENTINE VENDETTA, so pop on by. It’ll be neat to see you there! All comments will go into a draw and three lucky winners will receive one of my back list books to add to their ‘To Be Read’ pile.
Here’s a headsup to check out Mills & Boon author, Nicola Marsh’s blog:
Melbourne, Australia-based author, Nicola Marsh, is hosting a fabulous celebration of Valentine’s Day and romance over the next two weeks. From January 31st you’ll find details on how you can win a fabulous (what else?) prize pack of romantic reading featuring titles by:
Visit daily for your chance to win.
Big congratulations to both Minna and Lily for being winners in my Holiday competition. If you could each email me via my contact address at my website with your postal details I’ll make sure your books are on their way this week!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment!
If you’ve been visiting the Diamonds Down Under website you’ll have no doubt discovered the contest page… but if you haven’t been there recently, you might not know about the treasure hunt. If you’re a fan of treasure hunts and you love to read continuities, stay tuned from the beginning of next month for the first clues! The contest will run over six months and the winner will be drawn in July 2008 from the emails sent in by midnight on 14 July (EDT) with all twelve questions correctly answered. You’ve got to be in to win, so bookmark the Diamonds Down Under Blog and check, as each book in the continuity is released from January through to June 2008, for the two questions for each month’s treasure hunt! If you like diamonds and hearts and all things precious and pretty, you’ll love the treasure hunt prize.
I know at this time of the year we often look forward to our goals for the coming year, but I think it’s important that we also take the time to look back and appreciate the year we’ve just lived. With this in mind I’ve decided that my blog visitors should also be able to enjoy something as a Happy New Year gift and I have a 2008 New Zealand Firefighters’ Calendar (a percentage of sales of which support the New Zealand Child Cancer Foundation) for a randomly selected blog visitor who’d like to share the best thing that has happened to them in the past year. For myself, one of the best things that happened to me was seeing some of my books released into other countries. If you’ve been visiting my blog regularly you’ll know how excited I was when I learned of these releases. Take the jump to becoming a full time writer was both exciting and a little bit scary for me, this time last year, but it’s been a great year and those extra translations of my books are just the icing on the cake 
. I’ll keep this mini-contest open until Sunday 30 December at 3.00 p.m. (PST). I look forward to reading your happy memories!
