Gone Fishin'...

Just when you think it's safe to relax and tie up all those lose ends you've left dangling around the campfire, one of the fish you've stocked in your rustic pond jumps the bank and drags you back into the muck for a bit of tuggle war ;O)

Yeah, I'm swimming with the fishes right now...fiddling with revisions on the book I turned in not two weeks ago--All-American Father--because the deadline's so tight on this one, it's due into production in early October.

I know, I know...you're wanting to know, "Where's the website update, newsletter, excerpts and prizes, you big tease!!! Where's the s'mores and the trail mix and all the fun stuff that makes camping the bomb???

Well, this camper's had to throw some sand over the fire and pull the stakes from the tent. Vacation from deadlines over, until my Editor gets her revsions.

One thing's for sure in publishing...feast or famine rules the day. And when it's time to feast, and your family says, "rock on, we've got things covered while you're fish wrangling," you dive into the bounty.

So, a quick RWA Conference giveaway update, and I'm off to make All-American Father my best Superromance yet (my editor L-O-V-E-D this story and the hero, BTW), and also two weekends of promotional stuff I'd planned, back when I thought I'd be in control of my schedule this fall, LOL!!!!

I'll be in and out over the next week or so, but I'll keep doing the giveaways, 'cause I can't leave my buds hanging out here without their campfire songs (okay, honestly, I need to move this stuff out of my PR room, or my husband's going to lose it and give everything away to the folks living in the next Winnebago over).

So, stop by and chat...keep me in the loop, so I can live vicariously through you for a bit. It was so much fun to hear everyone's dream get away places (and, yes, my dreams often include peaceful cooking and other at-home-without-deadlines-and-preassure-loming over-me passtimes). Leave comments, be in the running for prizes...I'll be back soon, with lots of coathanger thingies to melt marshmellows, grahm and chocolate on ;O) How do we all feel about camping...are you a purist (tent lover) or a comfort-monger (camper lover)? Wanna guess which I am???

Okay, this week's winner of the great RWA tote and paranormal/historical grab bag of books...Fannie, who commented at 11:10 on the Sept 19th post. (Just as an FYI for the friends who've emailed worried about not winning...I'd love to give everyone who keeps me company out here something, but, alas, my fishing isn't reeling in the million dollar deals yet. In the mean time, winners of blog and website contests are all randomly drawn. I'm not playing favorites or excluding anyone on purpose...love you all...kisses...hugs...sorry for the fishy smell, but what are you gonna do with writers, huh???)

Fannie, send me your mailing addie... Sharon, I still have your tote with the Harlequin titles waiting to be shipped...I'll get both prizes in the mail PDQ...promise...

Next up for the "better in your house than in mine" RWA mega-giveaway... Well, I have a great set of single title thrillers from Lisa Gardner, Carla Cassidy, Karen Harper, and Christina Dodd...To-die-for titles...and Blogger won't let me load the image. You'll have to trust me until I can get another blog post out here in a few days...

In the mean time, leave comments for the drawing I'll do sometime mid-week next week...I'll even throw in something fun from the promo goodies I brought back ;O)

So...camping anyone?????