Trish Milburn has made it to the final round of the American Title contest! That means it’s down to her and one other contestant, and the winner’s book will be published by Dorcheter Publishing.
This is it! To help Trish get her fabulous story in print, your votes are more important than ever! Click here to read the romantic scenes in this round, then vote for Trish by sending a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. Only one vote person, so be sure have your family and friends to vote, too!
Voting ends March 2, so please vote now!
The winner will be announced on Friday, April 18, 2008 during the Awards Luncheon at the RT Booklovers Convention in Pittsburgh! On April 21, 2008, the winner's name will be posted at www.romantictimes.com.
Good luck, Trish!
Lee
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Tuesday News—American Title IV Contest
Congratulations to Trish Milburn, my friend and fellow Harlequin American Romance author, for making it to the fourth round of the American Title contest! Only four finalists remain, and the winner’s book will be published by Dorcheter Publishing.
To help Trish make it to the final round, your votes are more important than ever! Click here to read the dialogue scenes in this round. Then vote for Trish by sending a blank email to [votes@romantictimes.com] with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. Only one vote person, so be sure ask all your family and friends to vote, too!
Voting ends February 3, so please vote now!
Good luck, Trish!
Back soon,
Lee
To help Trish make it to the final round, your votes are more important than ever! Click here to read the dialogue scenes in this round. Then vote for Trish by sending a blank email to [votes@romantictimes.com] with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. Only one vote person, so be sure ask all your family and friends to vote, too!
Voting ends February 3, so please vote now!
Good luck, Trish!
Back soon,
Lee
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Tuesday News—American Title IV Contest
My friend Trish Milburn has moved on to the next round in the American Title IV Contest! We’re down to six finalists, and this round of voting is for best story summary. You can read them here.
Trish’s summary for OUT OF SIGHT is stunning, and one of the few that received positive feedback from all three judges. Go, Trish!
Now it’s time to vote again. Simply send a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. Remember—only one vote person, so please ask all your family and friends to vote, too.
Voting ends December 30th, 2007 and the results will be posted on the Romantic Times website on January 2nd, 2008.
Good luck, Trish!
Back soon,
Lee
Trish’s summary for OUT OF SIGHT is stunning, and one of the few that received positive feedback from all three judges. Go, Trish!
Now it’s time to vote again. Simply send a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. Remember—only one vote person, so please ask all your family and friends to vote, too.
Voting ends December 30th, 2007 and the results will be posted on the Romantic Times website on January 2nd, 2008.
Good luck, Trish!
Back soon,
Lee
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Tuesday News—Trish Milburn, American Title IV Finalist
Congratulations to Trish Milburn, finalist in the American Title IV Contest!
Back on October 15 I told you all about the contest and Trish’s manuscript, OUT OF SIGHT, being a finalist. Now I’m thrilled to announce that she’s moved on to the next round of judging—best hero and heroine. You can read all about them, as well as all the wonderfully positive things the judges had to say, on the Romantic Times website.
So please vote and ask all your friends to vote, too. It’s easy. Simply send a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header.
The results of this round of voting will be posted on the RT website on December 17. Good luck, Trish!
More later,
Lee
Back on October 15 I told you all about the contest and Trish’s manuscript, OUT OF SIGHT, being a finalist. Now I’m thrilled to announce that she’s moved on to the next round of judging—best hero and heroine. You can read all about them, as well as all the wonderfully positive things the judges had to say, on the Romantic Times website.
So please vote and ask all your friends to vote, too. It’s easy. Simply send a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header.
The results of this round of voting will be posted on the RT website on December 17. Good luck, Trish!
More later,
Lee
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Why I Love BONES
By guest blogger Trish Milburn!
I admit it – I’m a fan of TV. But not just any TV programming. I like good programming that not only entertains me but also offers a little fodder for my writer’s brain. In particular, good characters and dialogue draw me in. One of my favorite shows is BONES. The show is wonderful at conveying sexual tension between the main two characters, Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz).
On the surface, you couldn’t find two characters more dissimilar. Dr. Brennan, who is based on real-life forensic anthropologist and author, is a no-nonsense expert when it comes to bones, sees everything through an anthropological lens and is totally clueless about pop culture. She’s single, unless you count being married to her job. Booth is also dedicated to his job, but he knows how to have fun too. He isn’t married but has a young son. Initially, these two butt heads as they work together on cases where human skeletal remains are found. But gradually, they find they do have the occasional thing in common or at least can see the other person’s point of view. It’s been so fun watching them go from reluctant partners to friends to sexually aware of each other but not admitting it to anyone, not even themselves. Being the romantic that I am, I’m anxious for the day when they finally kiss and get together. But I don’t want that to happen too soon because then the sexual tension that largely drives BONES will be gone, and the show will likely not last much beyond that. I want to enjoy the ride a while longer.
Another reason I love this show is that I get to see David Boreanaz’s funny side. I loved him as the vampire with a soul in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, but his humor only came out occasionally. On BONES, you see it every week. And it’s even funnier compared with Bones because she often doesn’t get the jokes. And she drives him to distraction sometimes, which only heightens the sexual tension between them and makes you wish he would just grab her and kiss her silly.
The secondary romance on BONES, between forensic artist Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin) and insert and mineral expert Dr. Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne), gives fans the satisfaction of seeing a couple get together — not that they don’t have their own bumps in the road along the way. Again, you wouldn’t have expected these two to get together, but they did and they’re adorable! Angela is beautiful and earthy, and Jack is sexy in that nerdy, smart guy way.
Totally outside of the romances or potential romances on the show, the cases they solve each week are interesting in and of themselves. They’re good thinking material for anyone who writes romantic suspense or mysteries.
BONES airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on FOX. To learn more about the show and its characters, visit http://www.fox.com/bones/
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I hope I’ve conveyed the same type of sexual tension in my manuscript, OUT OF SIGHT, which is a finalist in the American Title contest sponsored by Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine and Dorchester Publishing. Online voting for the first round of the competition ends tomorrow, Oct. 28, after which the two contestants with the least amount of votes will be eliminated. To view and vote on the best first line, visit http://www.romantictimes.com/news_amtitle3.php
Thanks to Lee for letting me show my love for one of my favorite TV shows today. I hope I’ve convinced a few non-viewers to give the show a try.
I admit it – I’m a fan of TV. But not just any TV programming. I like good programming that not only entertains me but also offers a little fodder for my writer’s brain. In particular, good characters and dialogue draw me in. One of my favorite shows is BONES. The show is wonderful at conveying sexual tension between the main two characters, Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz).
On the surface, you couldn’t find two characters more dissimilar. Dr. Brennan, who is based on real-life forensic anthropologist and author, is a no-nonsense expert when it comes to bones, sees everything through an anthropological lens and is totally clueless about pop culture. She’s single, unless you count being married to her job. Booth is also dedicated to his job, but he knows how to have fun too. He isn’t married but has a young son. Initially, these two butt heads as they work together on cases where human skeletal remains are found. But gradually, they find they do have the occasional thing in common or at least can see the other person’s point of view. It’s been so fun watching them go from reluctant partners to friends to sexually aware of each other but not admitting it to anyone, not even themselves. Being the romantic that I am, I’m anxious for the day when they finally kiss and get together. But I don’t want that to happen too soon because then the sexual tension that largely drives BONES will be gone, and the show will likely not last much beyond that. I want to enjoy the ride a while longer.
Another reason I love this show is that I get to see David Boreanaz’s funny side. I loved him as the vampire with a soul in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, but his humor only came out occasionally. On BONES, you see it every week. And it’s even funnier compared with Bones because she often doesn’t get the jokes. And she drives him to distraction sometimes, which only heightens the sexual tension between them and makes you wish he would just grab her and kiss her silly.
The secondary romance on BONES, between forensic artist Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin) and insert and mineral expert Dr. Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne), gives fans the satisfaction of seeing a couple get together — not that they don’t have their own bumps in the road along the way. Again, you wouldn’t have expected these two to get together, but they did and they’re adorable! Angela is beautiful and earthy, and Jack is sexy in that nerdy, smart guy way.
Totally outside of the romances or potential romances on the show, the cases they solve each week are interesting in and of themselves. They’re good thinking material for anyone who writes romantic suspense or mysteries.
BONES airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on FOX. To learn more about the show and its characters, visit http://www.fox.com/bones/
~~~
I hope I’ve conveyed the same type of sexual tension in my manuscript, OUT OF SIGHT, which is a finalist in the American Title contest sponsored by Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine and Dorchester Publishing. Online voting for the first round of the competition ends tomorrow, Oct. 28, after which the two contestants with the least amount of votes will be eliminated. To view and vote on the best first line, visit http://www.romantictimes.com/news_amtitle3.php
Thanks to Lee for letting me show my love for one of my favorite TV shows today. I hope I’ve convinced a few non-viewers to give the show a try.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Trish Milburn, finalist in RT’s American Title IV Contest!
Hi everyone,
What a thrill it is to announce that my dear friend and fellow Noodler, Trish Milburn, is a finalist in the American Title IV Contest!
For those who may not be familiar with the contest, it’s like American Idol for writers. Ten finalists have been chosen, and every month an excerpt from their manuscripts will be posted on the Romantic Times website. Three judges post their comments, and then we get to vote for our favorite. Only one vote per person, though, so each vote is very important!
Many of you know Trish in her role as Pro Liaison on the RWA board of directors. Trish is also a journalist, a voracious reader and a prolific writer. I met her in 2003 when we became Golden Heart finalists and members of the sisterhood of writers that is the Wet Noodle Posse.
This year’s contestants in the American Title Contest are paranormal, futuristic, time-travel and fantasy manuscripts, and Trish’s promises to be a great read! Here’s a mini synopsis for Out of Sight:
Imagine what you could find out if you could make yourself invisible at will. Jenna McCay finds out when she's coerced by a secret government agency to go “undercover” at the White House to identify a potential presidential assassin sending threats from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Along the way, she hopes to garner information about her father, a Special Forces officer who went missing when she was a teenager, and about why she has the ability to make herself disappear.
I’ll bet you already want to read more. I sure do! The opening lines of the ten finalists were posted on RT’s site today and voting for this round is now underway. It ends on October 28, and voting couldn’t be easier. In fact it’s so easy, I’ve already voted! I simply sent a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with Trish’s title OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. See what I mean? EASY!
After each round of voting, the two contestants with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated, and the winning entry will be published by Dorchester Publishing. That’s right. A publishing contract!
On November 12, be sure to can check back for results, and to vote for best hero and heroine.
Good luck, Trish!
Back tomorrow,
Lee
What a thrill it is to announce that my dear friend and fellow Noodler, Trish Milburn, is a finalist in the American Title IV Contest!
For those who may not be familiar with the contest, it’s like American Idol for writers. Ten finalists have been chosen, and every month an excerpt from their manuscripts will be posted on the Romantic Times website. Three judges post their comments, and then we get to vote for our favorite. Only one vote per person, though, so each vote is very important!
Many of you know Trish in her role as Pro Liaison on the RWA board of directors. Trish is also a journalist, a voracious reader and a prolific writer. I met her in 2003 when we became Golden Heart finalists and members of the sisterhood of writers that is the Wet Noodle Posse.
This year’s contestants in the American Title Contest are paranormal, futuristic, time-travel and fantasy manuscripts, and Trish’s promises to be a great read! Here’s a mini synopsis for Out of Sight:
Imagine what you could find out if you could make yourself invisible at will. Jenna McCay finds out when she's coerced by a secret government agency to go “undercover” at the White House to identify a potential presidential assassin sending threats from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Along the way, she hopes to garner information about her father, a Special Forces officer who went missing when she was a teenager, and about why she has the ability to make herself disappear.
I’ll bet you already want to read more. I sure do! The opening lines of the ten finalists were posted on RT’s site today and voting for this round is now underway. It ends on October 28, and voting couldn’t be easier. In fact it’s so easy, I’ve already voted! I simply sent a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with Trish’s title OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. See what I mean? EASY!
After each round of voting, the two contestants with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated, and the winning entry will be published by Dorchester Publishing. That’s right. A publishing contract!
On November 12, be sure to can check back for results, and to vote for best hero and heroine.
Good luck, Trish!
Back tomorrow,
Lee
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