Book Signings
- June 7-10, 2007 - GCLS Convention, Atlanta, GA
- September
28, 2007, 5:30-7:00 PM, at Giovanni's Room, 345 South 12th Street, Philadelphia,
PA.
- Author events and book signings to be announced.
News
- November, 2005: Leave of Absence is selected as "Pick of the Month" by Sistahs on the Shelf, an online book review website. The site includes a review and an interview with the author.
- "Breaking
Jaie," (Regal Crest Enterprises, Publisher) Launched on July 10,
2007. Visit Regalcrest for more
information.
Blog Tour
What's the craziest thing you've done for a story or book?
Paula Offutt (Butch Girls Can Fix Anything) - Submit one to a publisher.
Jane Vollbrecht (Close Enough) - I’ve lived fifty-plus years and collected a ragbag of memories --- and I believe that any one of them can become the kernel for a new book. As Willie Nelson wrote and Patsy Cline sang, we’re crazy. . . for trying, for crying, for loving (in this case, for loving words). . . crazy for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is having an abiding affair with words and spending endless hours massaging them into sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and books. I think many (most?) people outside the wacky world of writing think we’re all a tetch off our rockers to do what we do.
Renee Bess (Breaking Jaie) - I suppose I'd have to say turning down an offer to continue my part time job supervising student teachers for Arcadia University so that I can write full-time this fall. I'm taking that last step away from the world of public education, and that's a little scary for me.
What's next? Any works in progress that you'd like to share?
Paula Offutt (Butch Girls Can Fix Anything) - Like I've said, I have the other BG books, all romance. And I've got The Blessed, The Graced, and The Divine, a fantasy trilogy. And I've got Centric, a science fiction.
Jane Vollbrecht
(Close Enough) - My next novel, Second Verse, is due out in January
2008. It’s the story of a woman who learns that love trumps everything
--- even life-changing illness.
I’m also about 40,000 words into a new novel (working title is Detours)
which is about a lesbian couple who have a special needs child. I have
some very dear friends who have a son with severe cerebral palsy and seizure
disorder. They have been unfailingly responsive in helping me with my
research. Robert Frost said, “No tears in the writer, no tears in
the reader.” If he was right, given the tears I’ve shed in
writing it, I think this book will elicit some dewy eyes for its readers.
Renee Bess (Breaking Jaie) - My next book, RE:Building Sasha is under contract. I expect it to be published by December, 2008. And currently I'm incubating some characters and a theme and plot for another book.
Where can readers reach you for comments?
Paula Offutt (Butch Girls Can Fix Anything) - Through my website "They're Just Words": http://paulaoffutt.com, my blog "Thought Patterns": http://paulaoffutt.com/blog/ and email: author@paulaoffutt.com
Jane Vollbrecht (Close Enough) - Please visit my web page at www.janevollbrecht.com. There is a contact link there. I welcome messages from readers, and I promise I’ll respond to your inquiries.
Renee Bess (Breaking Jaie) - I invite readers to visit my website: www.reneebess.com and/or to send me email at: novelas@ReneeBess.com
