5th Anniversary for Dreamspinner Press

Dreamspinner Press turns five this month, and with it comes a huge, month-long celebration that includes sales, giveaways, prizes, and more!

Over the course of the month, all our our titles will be discounted according to how long the author has been with us.

Closet Case Reviewed!

Tam over at Brief Encounters has posted a review of my short story Closet Case.

"this is a nice taste of the author’s style and the repeater universe for newbies to the concept."
Thanks Tam! Overall the review told me two things, give us more details on how the repeater thing works and get your butt in gear to publish the second novel. Message received.

http://briefencountersreviews.com/2012/04/20/closet-case-by-amberly-smith/

Release Day +1 and Excerpt

Yesterday Closet Case, Peat's coming out story, was released from Dreamspinner Press. Woot! Woot!

Here's an excerpt. Enjoy.

WHEN his cell phone rang, Peat Harris stood in that breath of space between car collision and awareness, an instant of structured chaos. He had made the stupid mistake of calling home the day before, so he couldn’t curse fate for this awkward moment about to happen.

Closet Case - Coming Soon

I am officially on Dreamspinner's Coming Soon page. Hooray! Closet Case is Peat's coming out story. Take a look at the cover and finalized blurb. Set aside your 1.49 so you can pick up your copy come March 7.

Closet Case
more about Peat? Rinse and Repeat

Closet Case - Galley Proofs

I turned in the galley proofs yesterday for my Repeater short story Closet Case. No changes needed, nicely done Anne Regan and Dreamspinner Press. I don't have a release date yet, sometime in March. As a short story it gets this lovely Anne Cain cover

Random Things - Five things that made me smile

This is a new section where I share random stuff. Feel free to send me your random in reply. See the blog hop steps below.

1. I interviewed and hired someone at work. Always great to tell someone that yes, after months of unemployment, you have a paycheck in your future.
2. Suzanne Brockmann (call me Suz) posted to the RRW yahoo loop about her upcoming futuristic urban fantasy which will have a major gay romance subplot. (And this by a 'mainstream' publisher) I'm a fan girl and I'm counting down the days until the official count down to the book. Yep, you read that right.
3. Had the opportunity to blow someone's miss guide expectations and assumptions of me out of the water. I look sweet, innocent and conservative but I'm not.
4. Bought the oldest a pair of boots she's been eying for over a month with a 40% off coupon. She's a very happy tween.
5. Out latest End Results user, a critique service I coordinate for my local romance chapter, gave us glowing praise. "What your chapter does with End Results is amazing." Yes it is.
   

Please share one or more random thing that makes you smile. Put up a quick post on your blog and enter the new link into the linky tool below. Also, be sure to include a link back to this post so your readers can check out all the random goodness below. Check back to see new links.

RRW Meeting - Speak up

The Rainbow Romance Writers will have a general meeting for members from 8AM CST Friday, January 13 until 8AM CST Monday, January 16, 2012.

This meeting will be held at the yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rainbowromancewriters/

During the time of the meeting, no non-meeting business should go on the loop. Chatting to each other is fine, as we want to encourage members to get to know one another. However, during the time of the meeting, please no promotional announcements. Think of it as a meeting: you wouldn't stand up in the middle of a meeting and announce your blog tour. Once the meeting closes, all normal activity will resume.

No member is required to attend, but all members are welcomed and encouraged to. Since this is our first time trying to hold a "meeting" with so many people over such a long period of time, we'll be feeling our way as we go. Obviously no one will be "present" the entire time, but all four officers will be as present as possible and will answer questions, etc.

The agenda for the January meeting will be as follows:

1. Introductions/goals for the yearhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

2. New committees: call for leaders & members

3. Website changes and what we need from you, including the transfer to myRWA

4. MEMBER DISCUSSION: is there a need for liaisons for the LB&T members of our community to the board

5. Any questions/concerns you might have

If you have any questions now about the upcoming meeting, please contact one of the members of the board.
emails available on the website www.rainbowromancewriters.com