Saturday, December 30, 2006

On A Roll!

Got word yesterday that both FP & RR finaled in the Hook, Line & Sinker contest! I'm so thrilled with FP's successes. It's finaled in 3 out of 5 contests so far with 2 more waiting on announcements and 2 more that I'm going to enter in January.

An unbiased reader spoke with me about FP the other day. She liked it enough that it left her wanting to read the next book. She said it caught her attention right away and that she likes the tension between the heroine and the hero. What she regrets is that I didn't give her lots more details about the village and how the community interacts with the heroine. I explained that in a short contemporary I don't have a lot of space to do that. She said she felt like she was there, she just usually reads books that have tons more details.

2007 is going to be a spectacular year for my writing. I feel it in my gut. That may not take the form of a book contract, but there are good things in store for me and I feel that I cannot afford to slack off with any aspect of my writing business. So, I've started writing the next book and I'm already so in love with it!

7 comments:

Bailey Stewart said...

Congratulations on the writing front!!!!

I too feel like this will be the year that I'll begin to make strides in that direction. It's a great feeling.

And what wonderful feedback on FP. It's good when you can attract readers who wouldn't normally read that type of book.

Lexi said...

Thanks, Bailey! Here's hoping we both have a productive year!

Elisabeth Naughton said...

Congratulations! That's great news! Wow, you're on fire!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the final!

Lexi said...

Thanks, Jill & Elisabeth!

Kari Lee Townsend said...

Awesome news for you. Congrats.

Vonda Sinclair said...

Wow, congratulations!!! Best of luck!!