Today I got an e-mail from Keith Clayton at Random House. A couple months back, I requested an unencrypted copy of the pdf of my fantasy novel, Stone Maiden. My contract expired in June and I’d never received a copy of the novel in final edited form.

I’m thrilled about this, as it’s going to save me a lot of work. I don’t think Stone Maiden has nearly realized its potential because it never came out in print. I have quite a backlist that’s out of print now, and I think there may come a day when those books are in demand.

For now, though, I must apply myself to my current WIP, Your Alibi. Per my agent, the fabulous Michelle Wolfson of Artists and Artisans, I need to make my mark in sexy, romantic comedy before I am permitted to diversify. That means three finished titles. Though I’ve always suffered genre ADD (witness the fact that I finished my first rom-com, currently on submission with greats like Cindy Hwang, Erika Tsang, and Hilary Sares, and then proceeded to write a kick-ass SFR), I am sure I can do this!

Of course I can. Your Alibi is a kick-ass rom-com with hot sex, penguins, and a big Samoan in a Polynesian skirt. What else could you want in a book?

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I’ll keep you posted on my progress.