Wow, it’s been a looooong time since I posted here. I’m ashamed to say it’s been almost as long since I’ve gotten any significant writing done. I’ve been distracted by this thing called “real life,” which I had forgotten about until this summer walked up and smacked me on the backside.

This blog is usually not for sharing personal tidbits, but this past June I turned 28 (!!) and realized my 20s were passing me by. The result of this freak-out was a summer to be remembered. Thanks to some awesome friends, a loving and devoted (and tolerant) husband, and the gorgeous (mostly) Seattle weather, the summer of 28 has shaped up to be one of the best ever — filled with things I never would have done had I stayed in my writing cave, like:

- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at the Gorge
- Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA
- Writer’s retreats to Ocean Shores and Lake Chelan
- Partying with Seattle motorcycle clubs — no joke!
- Floating down the Yakima river
- Hiking Wallace Falls and Mt. Pilchuck
- Ren Faire
- Training for the Warrior Dash
- Beach keggers!

But, I *do* have a bit of news on the writing front too – I’ve finaled in two contests recently.

My WIP paranormal romance set in the Zyne universe, titled To Tame A Wild Heart is a finalist in the Emerald City Opener, which has garnered me a one-on-one pitch appointment with the agent/edtior of my choice at the EC Writers’ Conference this year.

… AND I just learned that my completed manuscript, a paranormal romantic suspense also set in the Zyne universe, Rain of Ash (previously titled Inner Eye) is a finalist in this year’s Lone Star Writing Contest and will be sent on to final judges Leis Pederson of Penguin and agent Tina Tsallas of Great Titles, Inc.

So, some good news, which not only caps off the summer but reminds me it’s time to get back to work! Hope everyone is squeezing some fun out of theirs too!!

TTFN,
~Gwen