Nov 26, 2009 | Holidays |
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I have a lot to be thankful for this year. It's been a great year so far, and I'm looking forward to spending it with family. Once the festivities are over, it's back to work on this story due in December.
How will you be spending the day? Have any traditions? My mom always used to watch the Macy's parade while cooking, and I do love to watch it too. Hubby doesn't, LOL. He'd rather watch football, or things about football. Of course we eat all the usual foods — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce (and I'm probably forgetting a few things!). The other tradition we seem to have is that I always make the stuffing. I stumbled on a recipe for Cajun sausage stuffing in a magazine a few years ago. And since I made it that first year, which was probably about eight years ago now, I have to make it every year. The family demands it. 🙂
So I gotta get busy cutting up the onions and peppers, frying the sausage, and getting this dish put together. Hope your day is fun-filled and joyful. 🙂
Nov 24, 2009 | Books, Contests, Winners
Cynthia Gander, you won a signed copy of Cavelli's Lost Heir last week! Please email me at lynn AT lynnrayeharris DOT com, or use the contact page, so I can send your book. 🙂
Nov 23, 2009 | Books, Holidays, Life, Revising, Shopping |
I turned in my revisions last night at about midnight. Since my editor is in the UK, that means they'd be sitting in her inbox when she arrived in the morning. What a relief to get them gone! The work isn't done until she tells me it is, so no getting my hopes up that the book is finished yet. There may be some more work to do.
In the meantime, I have a sheikh novella to write! My lovely editor called me this morning to talk about him. I suspected there would be work to do there, and of course I was right. The novella is a new format for me, so it's also a learning experience to try and pack all the power and emotional punch of a Presents into 25k. That story is due in about 3 weeks now, so guess who will be busy and scarce once more? 🙂
But I'm excited about the holiday this week! What American doesn't love Thanksgiving? A day dedicated to eating and spent with family? Can't wait. We're going to my mother's house, and one of my brothers will be there with his family too. I'm making my famous Cajun stuffing, and I believe I'm in charge of cranberry sauce too. Tomorrow, my mother and I are going shopping together for many of the fixins (a Southern word, for my international readers, that means ingredients).
Of course I'm going to have to find a way to write during all this festivity. And I will. I'll write early, write late, and write whenever there's a free moment.
I'm still looking for my winner last week! Cynthia Gander, where are you? Email me for your book! 🙂
And, speaking of books, Cavelli's Lost Heir is officially out in the UK now! If you live in the UK, and you happen to see my book on the shelves, could you snap a pic? Email to me at lynn AT lynnrayeharris DOT com, and I'll send you a couple of my lovely bookmarks!
Nov 16, 2009 | General, Revising |
Hey, y'all! Sorry to be absent lately, but I'm working hard on revisions and I also have a novella to finish. Add in the upcoming holiday rush, a new book release (Dec in the UK and India, Jan in the US and Australia), and I just don't know where the time goes! All I know is it seems as if I have a lot going on lately. 🙂
But, why don't we liven things up a bit around here? It's time to give away a signed copy of Cavelli's Lost Heir! Leave me a comment for a chance to win. And tell me what you're doing to get ready for the holidays!
UPDATE: The winner is Cynthia! See the comments below for details!
Nov 10, 2009 | Books |
My book is now mine on Amazon! They spelled my name wrong in the UK, but hey, I'll take it. That's easily corrected compared to them having the wrong author. Amazon is a behemoth, and they move at the speed of molasses, but they actually did this quite fast considering I started my complaint campaign on Friday. I'm pleased, because I am not just an author but also a frequent Amazon customer. I've spent tons of money with them over the years, and not just for books!
Here's the US link and the UK link. It was quite disheartening to see my book attributed to someone else, and to get the run around as I tried to find a human being to communicate with, but it all worked out in the end. When I found a human, she was very helpful and apologetic and she followed through. And I don't discount the involvement of Amy Wilkins and the Harlequin Retail Team either. I'm sure they were on top of this and helped to get it changed.
So, things work out when you're patient and persistent. Thanks to everyone who emailed Amazon on my behalf! I'm sure those emails helped too, because you proved it wasn't just one small author who insisted this book was hers. Your belief it was mine helped swing the balance.
Have you ever battled a behemoth? Did you get them to fix whatever it was they'd done wrong? (I did once get a 10 yr old television fixed for free because Hitachi gave me the run around.)
