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Tag Archives: Mason and Leilani
2 MO and Counting
Well it’s now been two months since my partial of Return To Paradise landed on Wanda Ottewell’s desk in the Toronto Harlequin offices and a lot has happened since then. Hqn changed the guidelines for Desire, and they’re monkeying with the … Continue reading
Posted in Carol Burnside, Here at home, Stupid Stuff, submissions
Tagged Desire, guidelines, Harlequin, Mason and Leilani, Return to Paradise, Wanda Ottewell, Writing
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A first–and 2nd
I thought this deserved a post, because it’s another first for me. Today I received an e-mail notifying me that Return To Paradise placed 2nd in the Heart to Heart contest and Wanda Ottewell requested a partial! The HtoH only judges … Continue reading
H2H SC finalist
What does the title mean? It means I’m a finalist in the Short Contemporary Category of the Heart to Heart Contest with my manuscript, Return to Paradise. Apparently the judges see Mason’s appeal. 😉 Woo-hoo! Big smiles tonight. Now, please … Continue reading
Posted in Carol Burnside, Contests, Goals, Going Places
Tagged contest final, Heart to Heart, Mason and Leilani, Return to Paradise, Writing
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RTP does good!
Woo-hoo!!! This afternoon I got word that Return To Paradise, my Desire WIP (with a Hawaii setting) has finaled in the unpublished Maggie contest from Georgia Romance Writers. The Maggie doesn’t give you scores, but does offer critiques from 2 … Continue reading
Angst
Gosh, it seems like forever since I’ve written a blog entry. This has been a long week. Long and full of angst. My characters have angst. I have angst. I’m writing a Desire, but I feel like maybe I’ve stuffed … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday blather, Here at home, Rants and Opinions
Tagged doubts, fears, Mason and Leilani, Writing
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Stretching unused muscles
That’s what I feel like every time I start a Synopsis. Like I’m stretching unused muscles. Who knows if they’ll respond like I want them to, or if I’ll strain something and the recovery will be long. Overly dramatic, you … Continue reading
Mason’s the man
Woo-hoo! Mason managed to hold off the doubt demon long enough for me to write 6 pgs. Now I’m trying to tackle the dreaded Synopsis. It’s not so much that I find them hard to write. For the parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Carol Burnside, Contests, Everyday blather
Tagged Mason and Leilani, synopsis, the Maggie
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Living In Analville
I believe I’ve mentioned before how anal I can be about some things. If not, well, consider yourself informed. For instance, I love making spreadsheets and lists, have computer files and filing cabinets logically labeled with group headings, sub-headings and … Continue reading