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Friday: Romance Reviews Today posted the very first review of The Knot. Marilyn Heyman says, "Readers of romantic suspense are sure to enjoy this tale. It is well written, has good pacing, and an interesting storyline." Click to read the whole review.
Tuesday: My very first book-signing/release party (and afterparty) hosted by The Art Institute of Charlotte @ Artisan from 5-7 p.m. Books are $15 at the table, and $5 of each purchase goes to the Libby Guinan scholarship fund at AiCH.
Wednesday: HOT LIVE GIRLS! HOT LIVE GIRLS! I'm joining "radio host, chocoholic, and shoe warrior" Cooper Lawrence on 107.9 The Link at 8 p.m. for some smart talk about romance! Streaming audio and podcast make it easy to tune in.
While I'm still awaiting "official" reviews, my heartfelt thanks to the readers who have posted their five-star thoughts about The Knot:
"Ben and Heather's lives are cleverly knotted together in this timeless romance. From the first page, the reader is drawn into their story. Romance, mystery, and humor keep the momentum going until the last page. Marty Kindall has been added to my favorite author list."
~Carol Ann Erhardt
"Marty Kindall has written a page-turning romance and "who-dun-it" in a masterful way. While her story is set in the 1930s, her characters and plot transcend a time period making this story a must-read. Kudos to this new voice in romance! Her readers wait anxiously for her next book."
~Lynn Mooney
A little news:
The Wild Rose Press is having its official cyber-launch party on Sunday, September 10! The editors and authors will be there with information, fun, and prizes. More details to come!
To coincide with that event, I'll be interviewed on the new blog Conversations with Almost Famous Writers on Friday, September 8! Many thanks to Bebe Thomas for this inventive idea. Another WRP author, Stacy Dawn, will be interviewed the week before.
I want to also thank my friends, whether online or in person, for letting me know how much they're enjoying The Knot. I'm sill awaiting "official" reviews, but just to know that people are enjoying it is wonderful!
Just a reminder - The Knot is available NOW in e- and print from The Wild Rose Press :)
The founders of The Wild Rose Press were interviewed by the Long Ridge Writer's Group. Find out exactly why they're called a "kinder, gentler publishing house." Read the interview here.
Another chance to meet founders Rhonda and RJ - as well as a herd of Wild Rose authors (including me!). The Romance Studio will host a chat on Sunday, August 27 @ 9 p.m. EST.
AND, last but not least, WRP author Stacy Dawn will host the 2006 Cataromance Reviewers Choice Awards on their forum! Door prizes will be given, and it's free to join the fun.
All this while I was cruising the net, waiting for the Aerosmith tickets to go on sale!
You still have time to leave your fast and fun recipe below, for a free e-copy of The Knot!
The Knot is in a semi-new genre, typically called "vintage". Not old enough to be historical, not recent enough to be contemporary. I admit, I had second thoughts about the setting because few seemed to be interested in publishing this particular era.
I began this story about three years ago, and got stuck around chapter six. I'd done something wrong with the plot, and couldn't move on. Last fall, I dusted it off and my partners at Romance Writers World helped me revamp and move on. From there, the story came fast. I was so excited about how it was turning out that I began to research possible publishers. Enter The Wild Rose Press. They have a Vintage Rose line that embraced stories set betwen the 1920's and 1970's. The rest, is history.
In the end, the vintage setting won out. You know, I've heard it said that a good story can be put into--and work--in any setting, and maybe that's true. But some are better fits than others, and I couldn't have drawn Ben and Heather any stronger in any other time and place. I have a love and insterest in that time period, and believe that as that "Greatest Generation" passes on, readers will be more and more intersted in reading their stories.
