Tag Archives: WIP’s

Gardening in fiction and real life

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

This time of year in the southern U.S., weather is a mixed bag. We could get cool and rainy, warm with tornado and severe thunderstorms, or we could skip springlike temps and go straight to summer hot. This year we’ve … Continue reading →

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My Thursday Three

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

My Thursday Three concerns creative endeavors which I’ve attempted lately. 1.  A very good friend of mine had twin grandbabies, so I decided to make something special for them – crocheted baby booties. Never mind that I hadn’t crocheted anything … Continue reading →

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Have cover art, Need help with tagline!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I’ve previously mentioned I.O.U. Wife, a WIP I work on from time to time. I’ve located and purchased cover art for it from Estrella Cover Art. Ta-da!!!  Whadaya think? It doesn’t have my stuff on it yet because I’m working on … Continue reading →

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You’re invited to my Next Big Thing and Tag Blog Hop

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I’ve been tagged by Linsey Lanier in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop. She writes the Miranda’s Rights Mystery series and tongue-in-cheek fairy-tale short stories which are a lot of fun to read. What is this Next Big Thing and … Continue reading →

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#amwriting today for NaNo…

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

and to increase my productivity for the year. #amwriting every day of this month (I hope). Progress is happening, though I’m not ready to show word counts yet. Maybe when they’re more impressive – nuff said? Three things I forgot … Continue reading →

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Spooks gone, NaNo begun

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Spookapalooza is done, winners chosen, winners contacted and NaNo has begun. NaNoWriMo, that is, the annual craziness during which writers all over the world attempt to write 50,000 words in one month. Am I going for it? You bet, though I’m … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

In the wee hours of this morning, I e-mailed my partial and synopsis off to Harlequin’s Medical Romance line in the UK. Four hours later, I had a heads-up e-mail that they’d received it. Yay! Now I’ve got to get … Continue reading →

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I pitched! I scored!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Lest you think I’ve become athletic (Now that WOULD be news!), I’ll tell you right up front that I’m talking about my pitch in the Editor Pitch Challenge for Harlequin Mills and Boon’s Medical Romance. That took place yesterday and … Continue reading →

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Out and about

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Today I’m blogging on PFHT, sharing a little snippit of my new WIP, Prescription for Love, and talking about torturing Lanna and Tom through conflict. Come on over and join in the conversation.

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Perks from crazy leap

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Some might say I was crazy to enter a pitch for a manuscript I’d barely begun. Some might be right. 😉 But nothing ventured, nothing gained, hey? From my crazy, impulsive jump into the fire (so to speak) has come … Continue reading →

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