First Place Winner! – Great Expectations Contest
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I am delighted to announce that Hearts of Darkenss has won First Place in the 2010 Great Expectations Contest! The final judge of the Specialized Category, editor Talia Platz of NAL, has requested the partial. Congratulations to my fellow finalists. This was a very well organized contest with good feedback. Thank you North Texas RWA for sponsoring it. Keep your eyes peeled for the contest winner announcement in the RWR–I intend to frame my copy. 
In other news, my DABWAHA bracket is failing miserably. My friend Seattle Heather won round one and a lovely collection of historical romance novels. My mother (a doctor) has predicted that I will go into labor on the full moon, plus or minus two days, which is next monday. I think this is appropriate, as the hero of my novel is a werewolf. I expect a hairy, howling child. She will be cute.
March 23rd, 2010 at 5:04 am
Congrats on your placement in the writing contest! What an accomplishment!
I second your mom’s prediction. Those moon phases are potent stuff. So is the barometer… so if there’s a storm coming in, maybe that’ll do it, too. I’m sure your werewolf princess will be super cute no matter when she’s born! ^_^
March 23rd, 2010 at 5:53 am
Congratulations, Ciara!!! Great picture to go with your announcement…Celebration!!!
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Congratulations, Ciara! Keep the good news coming.
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Congratulations, Ciara! What a wonderful accomplishment!
My mom worked post-partum in a hospital for years, and always swore she knew when it was a full moon because the number of births would increase. Good luck!
March 24th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Thanks! I’m pretty excited about both the contest win and the baby.
April 19th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Congrats on your placement in the writing contest! What an accomplishment!
I second your mom’s prediction. Those moon phases are potent stuff. So is the barometer… so if there’s a storm coming in, maybe that’ll do it, too. I’m sure your werewolf princess will be super cute no matter when she’s born! ^_^