Romance Writers of America

I attended my first meeting for the local chapter of the Romance Writers of America. The Chapter is called SWFRWA. I had so much fun! The women there were really nice and made me feel very welcome. We had lunch first and then one of the members gave a presentation. She talked about marketing yourself without sounding like you are bragging. I was really nervous at first to walk into a room of established writers. I felt like I didn't belong there. Within moments, I felt completely at ease. One writer there, named Tina, really helped me out a lot. She's had eleven books published through St. Martin's Press and gave me great hope. Some of the women there are just now being published and some have never been published at all, but they all have the same goal. It seems to be more of a support team than anything else, which I could really use.

I'm working n a thriller manuscript that seems to be flowing well. It's the first time in awhile that I've been really excited about a story, so I'm taking that as a good sign. Now if I can get life to cooperate, I will have another complete manuscript. Hopefully the bigger publishers will be more interested in a thriller than a historical romance. I can only hope.

I received my book cover for Whispers by the Sea. It came out beautiful. The book is already available on PublishAmerica's website.

Take care everyone!