NOW OUT: 

I was asked to write an essay for the  popular culture book from BenBella:  Perfectly Plum: An Unauthorized Celebration of the Life, Loves and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter.  Since Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite authors, this was a lot of fun!  My essay is titled "Stephanie Plum's Trenton:  A Great Place for the Family?" 

COMING SOON: 

I have a short story in the upcoming Enchantment Place fantasy anthology, titled "Make-a-Mortal" (DAW, August 2008).   In it, werebear Ted "don't call me Teddy" Braun owns Make-a-Mortal, where magical creatures of all kinds can build their own adorably cute humans. It's a real hit with pre-adolescent ogres, unicorns, and dragons, but mortal protestors don't find it all amusing.  So, when someone enchants the stuffed creatures and turns cute into cut-throat, Ted must stop them before they ruin his business and harm any customers.

And another fantasy short story is coming up in Witch High.  In "Chemistry 101," fire witch Kenina Bailey is gearing up her courage to ask her chemistry lab partner to the Sadie Hawkins dance—he's a total hottie, even for a water witch.  But when a blaze breaks out in the lab, the water witches accuse her and call for her expulsion.  How can she clear her name and find a date for the dance?

The Guide to Literary Agents has asked me to write an article for their upcoming book—on writing synopses, of course!

Pitch Practice Workshop, Pikes Peak Writers Write Brain,  Cottonwood Artists School, Colorado Springs, CO, April 15, 2008, 6:30 p.m.

Pitch Practice Workshop, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Marriott, Colorado Springs, CO, April 25, 2008

Writing the Fiction Synopsis Workshop, Romance Writers of America Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 30 - August 2, 2008

Scene and Sequel Workshop, Romance Writers of America Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 30 - August 2, 2008