It's the most wonderful time of the year....

....no, I'm not talking about Christmas! Get those carrols out of your head. I'm referring to NaNoWriMo!!!!!!! 50,000 words in 30 days!!!!!!!

Romance Junkies Writing Contest Finalist!

My novel "The Yard Sale" is in 1st place in Round 2 of the Romance Junkies First and Favorite writing contest! I need your help to keep it there by voting for me on the Romance Junkies blog. You don't have to sign up to vote. You can only vote once per computer, so vote on every computer you can find and spread the word. Here's the link:

http://www.romancejunkies.com/rjblog/?page_id=461

Thanks Everybody!

DeLyn

Recipes in the Windowsill Part II

Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground meat
1 pkg onion soup mix
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp mustard
water

Brown meat, drain. Add all other ingredients.

* This is not a typical sloppy joe, like the sauce you buy in the store. It takes more like a loose meat sandwich to me. But it had zip from the ketchup and mustard. It sounds weird, but it's actually quite tasty. *

Wildlife Rescue!

I put all of this on Facebook, but I want to show my students at school. So here it is again...

My Work-in-Progress

Love Finds You in Wynot, Nebraska!

The Cop and the Caterer

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“A cop on the trail of an outlaw. A caterer caught in a recipe for distaster. Can they find love on a dangerous scavenger hunt for a wanted man? Why not!”

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This is the blurb for my WIP. I'm hoping to sell this story to Summerside Press for their series titled: Love Finds You in (fill in the town name and state).

Meet-n-Greet with Published Authors!

with Jillian (aka Juliet) Burns at the Barnes and Nobles bookstore in Hurst, Texas. She write for Harlequin Blaze.







Jillian was such a sweetie and so approachable. She talked to my children, and she gave me her card so that I can email. I'm still working up the nerve for that. What do I say? What do I show her?










And here I am with Cindy Dees. She writes romantic suspense for Silhouette. I like her! She's a talker. Quiet people make me nervous...even though I am generally a quiet person.






She told me a story about how a man emailed her to complain that his wife didn't make dinner that night because she was reading her book. How did retaliate? She sent the wife an advanced reading copy of her next book and tucked a pizza coupon inside! Hahaha! You gotta love her creativity.

At the signing, I also saw Celya Bowers, Jax Cassidy, and Candace Havens. I didn't get pictures, because I didn't buy their books. When they sign in big groups like that, I can't afford to buy all the books. I will give them a little promotion, though.

www.julietburns.com
www.cindydees.com
www.celyabowers.net
www.jaxcassidy.com
www.candacehavens.com

I spend so much time writing romance that it's nice to be able to meet other writers, buy a book, and be the reader/fan for a change.

Oh, who am I kidding!?!

I'm really hoping that some of their genius will rub off on me! Hahaha!

Stay tuned...

Writing Contest Chart

In a quest to locate legitamate writing contests, I stumbled upon Stephie Smith's Contest Chart for Writers. It's current, and is set up in a wonderful spreadsheet. Check it out:

http://www.stephiesmith.com/contests.html