PRISMS!

Hello everyone! I’ve been writing up a storm for my April Blaze titled Under His Spell. Or maybe I’ve been writing up some magic. Get it? Magic–Spell? Okay, so I haven’t had my coffee yet. Sorry.

Anyway, I wanted to tell everyone my great news. I’ve been nominated for 2 PRISMS!!!! Woo hoo! For those of you who don’t know, the Prisms are the award from the Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal chapter of RWA (Romance Writers of America). “Kung Fu Shoes” from These Boots Were Made for Stomping anthology is up for Best Novella. And Dragonborn is up for Best Fantasy. The award ceremony is Thursday July 16th at RWA Nationals in Washington DC. If you’re going to be there, please, please come by and say HI!

Until next time, happy reading!!

Jade

THIS AND THAT …and WOO HOO!

A few quick notes Jade Lee fans! First the WOO HOO! Dragonborn is a finalist in the Golden Quill contest (Desert Rose RWA chapter)! It’s entered in the Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Futuristic category. Winners will be announced June 1, so cross your fingers for me!

Next, here’s a picture of me at the RT book signing. And guess what? I had a table all my own on the side! I actually cried when I saw it! I felt like I’d grown up as an author. Seriously! So…the picture’s here of me at my own table on the side: Thanks to Judi Fennel for posting it.

And finally…I’ll be guest blogging on Lucienne Diver’s blog. For those who don’t know, she’s one of the premiere agents in the romance biz, and she’s having a Historical Week on her blog. I’ll either be up on Tuesday or Wednesday, so be sure to stop by! The link is here: http://varkat.livejournal.com/

Okay…gotta go back to work. Must write. There will be more later in the week. I promise!

RWA Blogging

Hello all! This is Jade Lee and I am in that place where I go at conference…it’s call La La Land! I started at Comic Con in San Diego then library talks then here. And you know what? As much fun as it was to see Neil Patrick Harris from a far…RWA is WAY better! You already know the basics: the sound of 2000 women going, “SQUEEEEE!!!” , the joy of a zillion books to choose from and a too small carry bag, and of course the need for coffee, more coffee, and yet more chocolate. Oops…I mean…wait…no I didn’t. If I can’t have coffee, I will just have to suffer with a huge chocolate bar.

Enough about my bizarre moments, let me talk for a second about the morning inspirational speaker. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go. I mean Theresa Behenna wasn’t even a writer. Why would I want to listen to her? But okay, I’ll trust RWA and attend. She’s an entertainer and a world class pianist, so at least I could give her a shot.

She walked on the stage in green jacket and lime yellow pants, said hello in her Aussy accent, and I thought “well, this is going to be…um…unique.” Do you know what? She was a lot of fun! Lots of energy, lots of good piano, and an interesting past. She spoke about how words can change lives. Well, yeah, of course we all know that, but do we really believe it? Do we really believe that OUR books, OUR words can change lives? They do. And we do. And she brought that home to me nicely.

She also said “Fear is what you pass on the way to success.” Think about that. It’s not about living a live without fear. It’s about moving through it to success. Move through fear as we accept change. Move through fear as the market tightens or editors change or one door slams and another one opens. Fear is omni present, but we have to move through it. And she said it all with song and really interesting stories.

So, what’s the moral? Trust RWA! The opening speaker was great fun! And now…off to find lunch!