Weekly Update - August 5, 2013

Time seems to be getting away from me today.



I leave for RNC in Las Vegas, NV in less than 48 hours, so things are a bit hectic right now. To my knowledge, you can still register for the convention if you're interested in attending. There will also be a book fair that is open to the public on Saturday. Click here for more details.

There is lots going on with me as usual. I worked on Chapters 4 and 5 of Paul's story this week. His book is now sitting at over 10K. Yay! A lot more to go, but at least it's moving in the right direction. My biggest issue with this story is going to be dealing with his job and weaving that plot into everything. I've never written a story with a serial killer before, so it should be interesting.


The Truth blog tour is still going strong, and the reviews are pouring in. If you haven't had the chance to read Truth yet, you are missing out.

**WARNING** The Finding Anna series may cause emotional outbursts of shock, anger or giddy joy and happiness. ~Shanean, Amazon

Hummmm...book 3 was even better than the first two..the worst part about it is now I have to wait until spring for book 4!!! Good job Sherri Hayes!! ~Kelly, Amazon

I can't wait for that sequel. Sherri Hayes has a great story here.
~Christine, Amazon

The SUBCLUB. Review of Truth. “If you have yet to read the Finding Anna Series by Sherri Hayes you are missing out.  It is a beautiful story about love loyalty redemption and strenght.  It is about a women who suffers untold horrors and yet comes out into the light.  I personally love this series and recommend it.  “Truth” is just as memorable and emotionally driven as the previous books in the series.  I give “Truth” 5 Stars” http://thesubclubbooks.com/?p=14993

Tattooed Book Reviews. Review of Truth. “It’s sensual and kind, complicated and dark, warm and safe. This is a book of contradictions: can this strict Dom really be the one to continue to heal this broken young woman, and give her everything she needs and deserves, including the truth?” http://tattooedbookreview.com/book-review-truth-finding-anna-3-by-sherri-hayes/

Aripi pentru a visa. Review and Guest Post. When you are writing the two different points of view, which character flows more naturally? Which one "talks" to you more.  Since Stephan is the Dominate, does he take over in the writing too?  http://spatiulmeupersonal.blogspot.ro/2013/07/blog-tour-truth-finding-anna-3-by.html

Reader’s Confession. Review and Guest Post. How do you get into the mindset of writing such emotionally draining topics? http://readersconfession.com/2013/08/truth-blog-tourguest-postreview-sherri-hayes.html

Weekly Update - June 10, 2013

Happy Monday everyone!

Yeah, I'm really not that cheery today, but I'm trying. That has to count, right?

It's my first full day home from Lori Foster's RAGT, and I'm still exhausted. It was a great time, but I can't imagine how tired I'm going to be after the RN Con in Las Vegas. Lori's event is only 2 days, not even really. RN Con is 5 full days. I think I might need someone to cart me to the air port when it's over. LOL.

Okay, so enough of that. Let's get to some writing. Honestly, not much got done last week. I did finish another chapter, and polished two others, but that was about it. Thursday I spent packing for the weekend, and then I was gone Friday, Saturday, and half of Sunday. I did hit the 120K mark last week in Finding Anna, Book 4. I'm crossing my fingers that I can finish the book up in another 20K, but I'm not making any promises at this point. I will write until  I feel that the story is done. Simple as that.

Look what I got in the mail today. :)

Truth is only 45 days away!

Pre-orders will start on the TWCS website on June 24th. If you pre-order your copy within the first two weeks, it will included a signed book plate from me, and they are going to ship them out a week early so you might just get your hands on your copy before its available to the general public. Who is loving that?

On to this weekend...

I arrived Friday afternoon, and everything was already in full swing. The event didn't technically start until 3pm, but I found out later that most people came Wednesday or Thursday. It almost reminds me of a reunion of sorts. Many of the same people come year after year, and it's great seeing people you met the year before.

The main ballroom where everyone gathers for meals and the notorious raffles. RAGT raised over $13,000 for the One Way Farm for kids this year toping the $10,000 donation last year.

I met up with several members of my street team at the event. Here we all are together. Thank you ladies for helping to promote my books!

Friday night I sat beside author Duffy Brown. She is one of the co-organizers of the event, and very down to earth. I was lucky enough to be on a panel with her last month at the Ohioana Book Festival. She writes cozy mysteries. 

Friday I was also able to meet author C.L. Parker. C.L. and I signed on with TWCS around the same time. She is the author of Supernova, Nexus, and Cataclysm, and she will be releasing a new novel in August through Random House.

Friday night was my book signing, and I ran into a reader I met last year. Mahlet and I sat together for breakfast on Sunday morning at the 2012 RAGT. She ended up walking out with me to my vehicle, and buying a copy of Slave. She's now hooked on the series, and she'd brought books from a friend for me to sign along with a copy of Need she'd bought. It was great seeing her again.

Saturday morning a group of us were sitting around relaxing and talking books. Author Donna McMeans joined us, and I gracious enough to pause for a moment from signing a reader t-shirt to pose for this picture. Donna and I shared a table at this year's Ohioana Book Festival. She writes historical romances.



Weekly Update - May 6, 2013

You may have noticed that I didn't post an update last week. I'm not sure what was going on with me exactly, but I was in a sort of a funk when it came to posting. If you follow me on Twitter, you probably noticed that I didn't post much there either. Not sure what was going on, but hopefully I've gotten things back on track now.

First and foremost, I want to give you an update on my writing. Finding Anna, Book 4 is going well. I hit 70K yesterday, and I'm optimistic that I might actually make my deadline of June 1st. If that does happen, the final book in my Finding Anna series should be out to readers the first part of 2014.

The first blogger reviews for Truth are starting to come in, and so far everyone is loving it. July 25th can't come soon enough!

Posts you may have missed:

April 25th, I was interviewed on The Indie Book Exchange. To listen, click here.

The SUBCLUB has decided to extend their Spring Giving Event through May. If you haven't stopped by their website, please do. There are a lot of great charities that need your support, and you can win some fabulous prizes.

TWCSPH released their May Newsletter. To read it, click here.

Book conference season is about to start, and I'm going to be traveling to several of them this year. Hopefully I can see some of you there.

May 11, 2013

http://www.ohioanabookfestival.org/

 

http://lorifoster.com/connect-with-lori-online/readerauthor-get-together/

 

June 21st-23rd, 2013

http://www.romcon.com/

 

I'm also going to be at the RN Conference in Las Vegas, NV at the beginning of August. The Texas Book Festival in October. And Readers and Ritas in November. I'll post more information on those in a later post.