October 28, 2006

ENTRAPMENT

Somebody (okay, okay … some bear) better get his big fuzz-butt into hibernation before he’s lured by the fishy bag hanging in this trap. Not so fun to have to be relocated just before the snow flies, I imagine.

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And on a work note, I just want to say how much I love Amelia Richard – and not only because she’s given me some AWESOME reviews. She’s a true lover of the genre and an absolute pleasure to ‘do business’ with. Amelia, if you’re out there, I really hope to meet you some day in the not-too-distant future.

Her latest review - up at Cataromance.

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AMERICAN TITLE III:

The scoop: According to Dorchester senior editor Leah Hultenschmidt, the entry call for this year’s AMERICAN TITLE contest yielded more than 250 manuscripts. And from those hundreds, Dorchester selected only 10 finalists whose projects range from humorous to suspenseful. BUT, while the veteran AT judges will certainly offer their opinions (no holds barred), it is YOU — the voter — who gets to decide which one of those 10 writers crosses the publishing threshold.

YOU get to say who gets a book deal — a publishing contract  — from Dorchester.

I can only imagine the tension, and do I ever feel for those writers. But I also know that each and every one of them has already won in one way … because Dorchester has clearly deemed each of them publishable. Dorchester is, after all, going to be bound to go to contract with whomever YOU vote for. You can bet they’re going to have made sure they’re comfortable with each and every one of those finalists in the batch.

Sooo … while they are all clearly excellent writers, it simply comes down to numbers right now. And your personal favorite. But whatever your taste, please do vote. Because come Monday, two contestants are going to be booted off that Romantic Times island. The deadline for casting your ballot on the BEST FIRST LINE is midnight EST on Sunday, October 29.

I’m subtle, eh?

1. On October 28th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
   Toni Anderson Says:
   

   Brings back memories. The cannisters were silver in Labrador :/

   I wonder how they do manage so slow to winter?

   Voted and really got everything crossed for Meretta!!!

2. On October 29th, 2006 at 5:30 am
   Minna Says:
   

   Some time ago I was watching Vets in the Wild on tv and there was this bear who managed to get the fishy bag hanging in the trap without getting caught by keeping his butt outside the trap.

3. On October 30th, 2006 at 7:20 am
   Meretta Says:
   

   Thanks, Loreth! Thanks, Toni!

   It’s down to the wire now!

   Our bear traps are green. Or at least the two I’ve seen in my wildly cultered travels.

4. On October 30th, 2006 at 7:20 am
   Meretta Says:
   

   Of course, if I spelled things correctly maybe I’d be more cultured.

5. On October 30th, 2006 at 10:30 am
   Loreth Says:
   

   Minna … sounds like a program I’d love. We had a bear trap outside our bedroom window last year, and the neighbor’s nosey German Shepherd got snared. It was quite a laugh for while, after we got over the shock of the comotion in the middle of the night

   I suspect this trap was green before it got repainted ;). The new ones have a different grate on the front, so that you can’t really see the bear once its inside. Makes it easier on them that way — they get less frightened, feel a little less vulnerable, poor things.

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