A Change of Heart novel

I have submitted a synopsis to Wild Rose Press and Rhonda acknowledged its receipt. Now there will be an editor from the Sweetheart Rose line assigned to look at the synopsis. The novel is A Change of Heart which features Leroy and Jody from my ebook Lab Partners only I have told their complete story cast in modern day.

No word yet on my short story which is back in the hands of my editor, Nan Swanson who has my track changes and editing take on her editing. I accepted most of her suggestions but some I stuck to and changed my original writing.

Beautiful, Inside and Out, editing.

Once again I've been remiss about posting to my own blog. I must quit being a slob. My story with Wild Rose, Vintage Line is now in the hands of Nan, my editor. I went along with much of her suggestions but not all. It is now in her hands and I should hear in a week or less. I added a scene with dialogue to the story as per her suggestion. It was actually in the original story anyway but the editor at the other Rose line wanted it taken out because of dwelling on a secondary character. I was glad to put it back in as it lends substance to Bess, the heroine in the story.

I just received an email from one of my running girl friends and she is starting a running blog and will post in it to start it off. She wants me to be the second one to post so I must get my thinking cap on for that one.

I have finished editing and revising my Leroy/Jody novel and am now ready to seek a publisher. I'm considering Wild Rose first and then I have two other possible publishers that might work out too. I'd like to see it in print form. Of course ebook is okay too.

Until next time which I hope won't be too long.

Beautiful, Inside and Out

An additional note here with good news. Nan Swanson and her senior editor has accepted my subject story. I've signed the contract and mailed it to Rhonda at Wild Rose. It is now a matter of waiting for the editing to begin.

Royalties and such

I hope you followers and others will drop a line or comment. I received a pleasant surprise in the mail. Motorcycle Woman netted me $19.15 worth of royalties. This is since it was released. So some interested readers have downloaded a total of 19 copies according to the quarterly reports. Soon after that I received a report from Smashwords that Small Is Beautiful has netted me $19.37 in royalties. That is presently resting in my PayPal account. Although these are not tremendous sums they are significant to me.

Remember I'll be on the Ask An Author spotlight August 2-4 on the Goodreads site so drop in and learn of me and ask me questions.

I heard from my Wild Rose editor, Nan Swanson and she liked my story Beautiful, Inside and Out, but I'm not home free. She will ask her senior editor to offer me a contract. Wild Rose is taking the fourth of July vacation so I'll not hear until after they return to work probably in mid July. Nan said the new title is better than my old title of Big Is Beautiful. As always, I've included my most popular short romance story in the vintage line, Lab Partners.

Ask an Author

I am scheduled for an Ask An Author interview at Goodreads on August 2-4 where I'll post a bio and be available for questions from readers and other authors, whoever may show up. I hope to be available during the evening hours when probably most of the traffic will appear. Hope to see you there.

News sort of

I just lost all my previous message and I'm not happy so you'll be getting a short version of that message. I've not posted because I was waiting for JOyce's contest to finish where I offered a free download of Motorcycle Woman. The winner in Illionis, Shannon, really liked it. I have two short stories out being considered, one at Wild Rose and the other at a Science Fiction magazine. At Wild Rose is Beautiful, Inside and Out and at Analog Science Fiction is Ice Cap Run.