Tag Archives: Return to Paradise

2 MO and Counting

Posted on December 26, 2005 by

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 →

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Update

Posted on November 6, 2005 by

Much better day today.  Amazing what a full night’s sleep will do for you.  Headache gone and I’m slowly, but surely making progress on Return to Paradise.  Most of what I’m working on is totally new scenes.  A lot is hitting the floor, but … Continue reading →

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I WON !!!

Posted on October 2, 2005 by

OMG, y’all! I won the Maggie for Short Contemporary with Return To Paradise! Tanya Michaels (chapter mate,a humorous lady, and terrific writer) presented the certificate and a lovely Maggie medallion, which I’m wearing in the picture below. Tanya Michaels and … Continue reading →

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A first–and 2nd

Posted on September 29, 2005 by

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 →

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Force Yourself

Posted on September 12, 2005 by

Well, heck, maybe this has become a habit.  Using Blogger for Word makes it sooo easy to just shoot off one of these babies lickety-split and I needed a wee, mental break.  So… Writing for today:  Finish revising RTP, Chapters 3 and 4. … Continue reading →

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H2H SC finalist

Posted on August 16, 2005 by

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 →

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New beginning

Posted on July 27, 2005 by

Since I’m revising several WIP’s, I started a new meter system on the sidebar to replace the Weekly Productivity Reports. The reports were kinda blah and these are pretty. 🙂 Wish I could figure out how to put them in … Continue reading →

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RTP does good!

Posted on July 26, 2005 by

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 →

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Stretching unused muscles

Posted on May 25, 2005 by

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 →

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