Fellow author Sascha Illyvich hosts a weekly internet radio show called the UnNamed Romance Show and today he interviewed me :) The interview should air on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1pm PST and then Replaying Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 5pm PST. I’ll post again to verify those times when I get an email confirmation.

The UnNamed Romance Show is hosted by Radio Dentata and you can use their online mini-player by clicking HERE or the interview will be archived as a podcast. I’ll put a link up to it when it’s up as well.

I told Sascha I was afraid I’d be boring and there would be dead air. Instead the opposite happened, I think I talked the ENTIRE time and sometimes interrupted him! LOL Not that this probably surprises my friends who know I love to talk. *Blush*

I spent most of the last three days at the 2009 Emerald City Writers Conference. This is a local writers’ conference held annually by the Greater Seattle chapter of the Romance Writers of America and I’m glad it’s local to me as I can actually make it to the conference with a good amount of certainty.

This year, I was only able to go to a few of the workshops but I really enjoyed those I managed to make it to. The offerings ranged from an H&R Block tax workshop to ones on writing mechanics, finding inspiration, promotion and how to succeed in writing as a business.

The book signing was nice, especially given the economy. I didn’t have anything there to sign because my print book had just come out and I didn’t know that when it was time to sign up for it. Maybe next year. Instead I provided “minion” services for both Yasmine Galenorn and Linda Wisdom. Whenever there was a slow period, I amused myself by making bunny ears behind Yasmine’s head (Linda says they were devil horns but, hey, whatever works!).

I saw a lot of old friends, made some new ones and won a door prize (I don’t usually win anything). Next year Yasmine and I are talking about proposing two new workshops. We’ll see if they are accepted or not. :) I also plan a couple of fun baskets with things like Office.

I also rediscovered the bonding of knitting, especially among writers. On Sunday, I brought my knitting with me because I needed something to do with my hands and had given up on the possibility that I’d actually get the laptop out and do anything on it. I had quite a few people stop by to see what I was knitting and tell me what they were working on. I was really interested in the gloves Deborah Cooke was knitting and may have to find that pattern and make a pair – at least I might when I’m less intimidated by knitting fingers and the concept of a thumb gusset.

Next year the Emerald City Writers Conference is October 1-3, 2010.

Lord of the Crows
(c) 2009 by Maura Anderson, all rights reserved

The earth clothes itself in the brilliant icy breath of the coming winter and breezes wash through the lands, carrying the sharp, bright scent of snow to all who dare to be outside this night. A blanket of thick fog fills the valleys as if preparing them for the coming months of snow and slumber.

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I’m home with more than five minutes between one thing I’m supposed to do and another so I think I can sneak in a post to let you all know I’m not dead yet!

The last few months have been crazy but it appears to be leveling out a bit. This gives me hope that I can return to my regularly scheduled busy life.

I’m currently working on revisions for Escape to Me, writing Desert Alchemy and writing somewhat erratically on Forsake Not, Del Fantasma: Firestorm, and the first of the Bran’s Visions stories – Music of the Heart.

I’m also knitting a shawl for me and a baby blanket for my husband’s cousin. I just found out she’s pretty advanced in her pregnancy and it’s such a great thing to hear because she was very sick for many years after inhaling heavy metals downwind of the twin towers on 9/11.

The Evil Day Job is busy and add the football team practices and games the Minion is attending and I don’t get a lot of time to myself. But I’m hoping that is changing. So keep your fingers crossed that this is true!