NEC RWA conference

I'll be speaking at the NEC RWA conference on May 2-3 (about Estate Planning for Authors).

With contributions from other Gemma Halliday Publishing authors (and help from a friend to make it look pretty), I put together this basket to be raffled off at the conference:

San Antonio!

I'm going to be doing a workshop on "estate planning for authors" at the Romance Writers of America national conference in San Antonio this summer.

The event is July 23-26 at the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk. I don't know yet when my workshop will be scheduled. Generally, the workshops are taped and available for sale after the conference.

When I have more information, I'll post it. For now, you can read more about the conference here.

Fresh start, January 2014

Primary WIP(s) for January:
Final polishing of A Stinkin' Plot (cozy mystery set on garlic farm)
Expand outline for Plowed Under (cozy mystery, sequel to A Stinkin' Plot)

Fun WIP (for mini vacations from more structured writing):
Victoria and the Vapors (homage to Sherlock Holmes)

Status of other Fiction WIPs:
Monkey Wrench (sequel to A Four-Patch of Trouble), first draft about half done
Sisters in Stitches (cozy mystery set in the Berkshires, featuring chemo caps), outlined
Fatal Forfeit (legal thriller) 50+ pages of first draft completed)
Plowed Under (cozy mystery, outlined)
One Cat is Never Enough (post-apocalyptic cozy mystery series; 4 books in various stages of completion)
Arresting Amelia (vague idea for cozy mystery set at general aviation airport)
Tree of Life and Death (holiday novella, sequel to Monkey Wrench), first draft done

Status of other Non-fiction WIPs:
Financial Planning For Authors, languishing in limbo
Legal Research for Authors (non-fiction book, outlined)
Contracts for Authors (non-fiction book, outlined)
Estate Planning for Stashes (refers to collections of yarn, fabric, art, books, beads, Tardises, etc.): four-part series posted on blog, to be edited slightly and formatted into a free digital book on Smashwords.

Guest blog posts
Ruby-slippered Sisterhood, on estate planning for authors, December 19, 2013

Speaking appearances
May 2-3, 2014, New England Chapter, RWA "Let Your Imagination Take Flight Conference." Topic is estate planning for authors. More on the conference here.

Post-conference blues

I  know a bunch of great people in the romance-writing community, and I've been to several of the Romance Writers of America national conferences to learn about craft and hang with friends. This year's was in Atlanta, last week. From time to time over the course of the event, I checked in via Twitter, to get news of friends and acquaintances. For an introvert like me, it was a great way to "attend" the conference without being overwhelmed. I was particularly pleased to see Eloisa James win a Rita.

Now, I've got the post-conference blues, and I didn't even go to the conference!