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NEXT MEETING
NEC
Meeting October 18th at 1pm, Olin-Sang Auditorium. Parking is still in
Tower Lot, top of map.
Here is the link to the Brandeis Maps.
http://my.brandeis.edu/map/ This month's
workshop is with Lissa Warren
Wonder what really
goes on at a publishing house’s
editorial board meeting? Curious to know
what you can do to increase the chances that your manuscript will be accepted
for publication? Not sure what you can do to promote your book once it comes off
press? Lissa Warren, Vice President, Senior Director of Publicity and Acquiring
Editor at
Cambridge’s Da Capo Press and author of
The Savvy Author’s Guide to Book Publicity, will be on hand to
give you the inside scoop on what really happens before a book is acquired and
how you can help get the word out about your book after it hits stores. She’ll
cover everything from creating a platform to generating press material to
building an author website, and will even hit on what to do if your book isn’t
getting the attention it deserves.
Lissa Warren has worked at several Boston publishing houses including David R.
Godine,
Houghton Mifflin, and Perseus Publishing, and is currently Vice
President, Senior Director of Publicity and Acquiring Editor at
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus
Books Group (Publishers Weekly’s 2007 Publisher of the Year). She is the author
of The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity. Since 2003 she has been an
Adjunct Professor
at Emerson College
—in their Writing,
Literature, and Publishing program. She
also teaches in
Boston University 's publishing certificate
program and is on the advisory council to the M.F.A. writing program at
Southern New Hampshire University. Ms.
Warren holds a B.S. in English Education from
Miami University and an M.F.A. in
Creative Writing from
Bennington College .
CLICK HERE FOR
INFORMATION ON
CHAPTER MEETINGS
FIRST KISS CONTEST - NOW IN THE JUDGING PHASE
Check back soon
to see who our top six finalists are.
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NECRWA MEMBER NEW RELEASES! |
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DECEMBER 2009 RELEASES |
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Lisa Mondello |
Yuletide Protector |
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Penny Watson |
Sweet Inspiration |
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OCTOBER 2009 RELEASES |
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Ashlyn Chase |
Oh My God |
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Marissa Doyle |
Betraying Season |
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Emily Bryan |
A Christmas Ball (anthology) featuring My Lady
Below Stairs |
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Madeline Oh |
Sweetest Kiss: Ravishing Vampire Erotica
(anthology) - featuring Night Life |
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SEPTEMBER 2009 RELEASES |
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Emily Bryan |
A Christmas Ball |
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Sarah Atwell |
Snake in the Glass |
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Marissa Doyle |
Bewitching Season |
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Rosemary Laurey |
Mammoth Book of Vampire
Romance 2 (anth) |
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Rosemary Laurey |
Loves me, Loves Me Not (anth) |
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Hank Philippi Ryan |
Air Time |
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Sarah Atwell |
Snake in the Glass |
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Ashlyn Chase |
Kayla's Birthday Present |
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Ashlyn Chase |
Giggles by Gabby |
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AUGUST 2009 RELEASES |
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Annette Blair |
Larceny and Lace |
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Georgia Evans |
Bloody Right |
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Hank Phillippi Ryan |
Face Time |
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Jessica Andersen |
Skykeepers |
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Kate George |
Moonlighting in Vermont |
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JULY 2009 RELEASES |
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Loretta Chase |
Don't Tempt Me |
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Diane Amos |
Mixed Blessings |
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Samantha Hunter |
Hard to Resist |
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Sheila Connolly |
Rotten to the Core |
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Jessica Andersen |
Mountain Investigation |
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Terri Brisbin |
The Conqueror's Lady |
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Stephanie Rowe |
Ice |
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Georgia Evans |
Bloody Awful |
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Marie Force |
Love at First Flight |
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JUNE 2009 RELEASES |
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Diane Amos |
Getting Personal |
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Lori Avocato |
Shear Magic |
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Carly Philips |
Lucky Streak |
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Frances Stockton |
Rhiannon's Pride |
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Christyne Butler |
The Cowboy's Second Chance |
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Diana Rubino |
Traveling Light |
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Terri Brisbin |
A Night for her Pleasure |
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Georgia Evans |
Bloogy Good |
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Lisa Gardner |
The Neighbor |
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MAY 2009 RELEASES |
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Marley Gibson |
Ghost Huntress: The
Awakening |
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Shirley Howard |
Tales Out of College |
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Book Signings
October 10, 3-5 PM, Baker Books in North Dartmouth - Marissa Doyle will be
signing Betraying Season
October 18, 1-3
PM, Books of Wonder on W. 18th Street in Manhattan - Marissa Doyle
October 30,
Yarmouth Public Library - Marissa Doyle will be speaking on teen writing
October 31, 2-4
PM, Where the Sidewalk Ends in Chatham, MA - Marissa Doyle
Emily Bryan, along with
Jennifer Ashley and Alissa Johnson announce the release of THE CHRISTMAS BALL
due out September 29, 2009.
First Sales
First Sale! Loreen Augeri sold
her historical romance, Tormented Hearts, to The Wild Rose Press
First Sale! Michelle Pressma
sold her first book
RULING EDEN in July to Crescent Moon Press under the pen name
Michelle Picard. Her
second sale BOUND ODYSSEY in August was made to Ellora's Cave under the name
Michelle Polaris.
First Sale! Loreen Augeri
sold her historical romance Tormented Hearts to The Wild Rose Press.
First Sale! Valerie Harris w/a
Christina James, has announced her First Sale of her erotic romance, MAKE A WISH
AND BLOW to The Wild Rose Press
First Sale! Samantha Cayto sold
Illegal Moves (co-authored with Dalton Diaz) to Ellora's Cave.
First Sale!
Penny Watson (Nina
Borromeo) sold her first book
with Sweet Inspiration, to The Wild Rose Press.
First Sale! Barbara
Wallace has signed a two-book contract with Harlequin Romance. Her first
novel, tentatively titled THE SECRETARY BRIDE, will be released as part of the
Harlequin Romance line (also known as Mills & Boon Tender Romance)
First Sale! Corrina Lavitt
sold an alternate history romance with Romans and Vikings in North America to
The Wild Rose Press.
First Sale! Suzanne Rock sold
her first manuscript, CURSED, a dark paranormal erotic romance to LooseID,
scheduled for release in June 2009.
NEC NEWS
Donna Russo Morin's debut novel, The Courtier's
Secret (Kensington, Feb 2009) is featured in the 16th annual publication of
Reading Group Choices 2010. This historical fiction has also just been released
in a hard cover, large print edition.
Lisa Mondello's 3rd Love Inspired Suspense novel
Yuletide Protector will be released 12/09 by Steeple Hill.
Patricia Grasso's MARRYING
THE MARQUIS (November 2008) is a finalist in the Aspen Gold Readers choice
contest. Three of her books recently sold to Japan.
Sarah Atwell's third book in
her Glassblowing Mystery Series was released on September 1, 2009!
Join Emily Bryan for a 12 Days
of Christmas Blog tour to celebrate the release of A CHRISTMAS BALL! Emily's
tour will start on Sept 14th and runs till A CHRISTMAS BALL's release date on
September 29th. There will be prizes given at each stop along the tour. Check
Emily's website for her full itinerary!
Toni Andrews has signed a three
book deal with Silhouette Nocturne.
An excerpt from TOO GOOD TO BE
TRUE by Kristan Higgins was featured on NPR during a story about the RWA
National conference in July.
Terri Brisbin is thrilled to
announce that she's been invited into an anthology for Kensington Brava with
Susan Johnson as the lead author. The novella will be connected to her Brava
trilogy (which debuts in December 2009) and is set in medieval Scotland. The
anthology will be a May 2010 release. Terri is also holding a website contest to
celebrate the release of her HIGHLANDER trilogy this summer, giving away 10 sets
of the HM&B trilogy which includes TAMING THE HIGHLANDER, SURRENDER TO THE
HIGHLANDER and POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER. Visit her website to enter!
Patricia
Grasso's ENTICING THE PRINCE (November 2008) is a finalist in the Beacon
Readers Choice Contest AND the Aspen Gold Readers Choice Contest.
Carly
Phillips is thrilled to announce the launch of her new website! Check out her
all new look and join her new fan club, Club Carly! Carly wishes to also
thank her fans who helped put her newest book, LUCKY STREAK, on the NYT and USA
Today Bestseller Lists. Don't forget both LUCKY CHARM and LUCKY STREAK are still
in stores near you!
Loretta Chase's July book, Don't Tempt Me, was an
RT Top Pick for July, as well as making the USA Today and NYT bestseller lists.
It also received a starred review from Booklist, a DIK review from All About
Romance, and a KISS award from RT.
Samantha Hunter has an online, serialized
book, Caught By Surprise, available at eHarlequin Aug 17-Sept 20, linked book
to her upcoming October release, Caught in the Act (Harlequin Blaze).
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