I’m with some great houses, no doubt about that.  For me however, there is one dream publisher that had always signified to me that if I got in there, I’d made it. That publisher is Loose Id. The funny thing was, I’ve never given a serious attempt at getting in with them as much as I lusted after having a title published there. (Actually, I did once–a long time ago–but with a story that was in severe need of help.) Late last year I decided to change that and started subbing. My first submission resulted in a revise and resubmit request from an editor there. Un/fortunately, someone else offered to publish the story and I didn’t think much about doing the requested revisions. Months go by and the same editor emailed me to say she was looking for a paranormal menage. I told her I’d write one; my first 2010 goal was to write something Loose Id wanted to publish, no matter how many times I had to try. I ended up writing Interdependence exclusively for Loose Id with no intention of sending it elsewhere. Long story short, (I know, it’s too late), yesterday I received a contract offer for that story. Anticipated release date will be summer 2010.

New Year’s Day this year, I had this burning need to see my name in print. Since I’ve never written anything long enough for a NY publishing house, I set my 2nd goal for 2010 as writing something long enough for print (whether published by NY or an e-house). I’ve started writing The Traitor Prince–my first attempt at writing something longer than 50,000 words. The goal is 80,000. But then, I let Eliza Gayle talk me to into attending Romantic Times convention for the first time year as well. She suggested that my Craft of the Wise series would make a great print book if I combined all four stories. I talked to my publisher, and long story short (too late, I know!), today I received an email which said that dream is going to be reality. I’m going into print, y’all.

Man…I don’t know what’s coming the remaining 11 months of this year, but I can’t hardly wait!