NEC Meeting November 15th at 1pm, Olin-Sang Auditorium.  Parking is still in Tower Lot, top of map.
Here is the link to the Brandeis Maps.
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This month's workshop is with Marley Gibson and Julia Richardson

Creating a Symbiotic Author-Editor Relationship

An author’s working relationship with his or her editor is one of the most important collaborations of your writing career. In this workshop, Marley Gibson, young adult author of the popular Ghost Huntress series from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia line and her editor, Julia Richardson, will discuss how to make the most out of developing your relationship with your editor from hitting your deadlines, brainstorming, copyediting, cover collaboration, working with the marketing department and other items to help promote your book in the most successful way possible.

Marley Gibson is the author of the young adult fiction series, Ghost Huntress, including The Awakening (May 2009), The Guidance (September 2009), and The Reason (May 2010), and two more title. She has also penned a non-fiction book with Haunting Evidence star, Patrick Burns, and host of Darkness at the Edge of Town radio show, Dave Schrader entitled The Other Side: A Teen’s Guide to Ghost Hunting and the Paranormal. Gibson has also penned another non-fiction book, Christmas Miracles, co-authored with Cecil Murphey, New York Times bestselling author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, an October 2009 release from St. Martin’s Press in hardcover. Gibson was featured on the premiere episode of The Biography Channel’s My Ghost Story, as well as being interviewed by CNN.com for a Halloween 2008 feature. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Communication from The University of Alabama and has more than twenty years experience in event planning and marketing. An avid traveler, closet gourmet chef, and ghost huntress in her own right, Marley resides in Boston.

Julia Richardson has been in children’s publishing for nearly twenty years, beginning her career with Macmillan Children’s Books but also working for Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hyperion/Disney. She is currently Editorial Director of Paperbacks for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Books. She has had the pleasure of working with such authors as Ellen Hopkins, D. J. MacHale, R. L. Stine, Niki Burnham, and Marley Gibson. When she’s not working, she enjoys hanging out with her family and baking. Lately, she’s gotten into cake and cupcake decorating. Luckily, everything has tasted much better than it looked.

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Book Signings
 

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

Suzanne Rock's UP ON THE HOUSE TOP will be released from Loose Id on December 15, 2009 as part of their Christmas themed series.

Terri Brisbin is thrilled to announce that she is a double-winner in the NJRW Golden Leaf contest! Her Harlequin Historical romance, POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER, was named as Best
Historical Romance and her Harlequin Historical novella, Blame It On The Mistletoe in ONE CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS, was named as Best
Novella. Both books were 2008 releases.

A STORM OF PASSION is Terri Brisbin's first Kensington BRAVA release and will hit the shelves as a December 2009 release, in stores late in November 27, 2009.

Remember Me by Laura Moore will be on the shelves January 26, 2010. It's the first title in her Rosewood Trilogy.

Meghan Murphy's manuscript, Uncivilized, took first place in the Heart of the Rockies contest in the long contemporary category.

Frances Stockton is pleased to announce that book 3 in the Panthera series, Sea Captain's Ghost, will release November 19, 2009 from Cerridwen Press! Seductive Persuasion, book 1 in the Panthera series is available in print and ebook Rhiannon's Pride, book 2 in the Panthera series is also available.

Katie O'Sullivan's debut novel UNFOLDING THE SHADOWS will be available October 1st from Cerridwen Press!

The Wild Rose Press has released PUMPKINNAPPER, my Regency Halloween comedy novella. Pumpkins thieves, a youthful love rekindled, and a jealous goose. Oh, my! Join the fun as Henry the man and Henry the goose spar over heroine Emily's affections while they try to catch the foul (or is it fowl?) pumpkin thieves.

Ella Drake s erotic paranormal short, SCENT OF CIN released from Cobblestone Press Oct 2, 2009. Her debut novel, THE FORBIDDEN CHAMBER (historical paranormal), releases Oct 27th from Samhain Publishing.

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).