I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Supplemental
Sushi for One? finaled in the ACFW Book of the Year contest! Twice! Chick Lit category and Debut Author!
ACFW's 2008 Book of the Year Finalists:
Winners will be announced in September at the ACFW conference!
Sushi for One? finaled in the ACFW Book of the Year contest! Twice! Chick Lit category and Debut Author!
ACFW's 2008 Book of the Year Finalists:
Debut Author
- Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
- In Between (Jenny B. Jones)
- Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
- My Soul Cries Out (Sherri Lewis)
- Petticoat Ranch (Mary Connealy)
Contemporary Novella (*six finalists due to a tie)
- A Cloud Mountain Christmas (Robin Lee Hatcher)
- Finally Home (Deb Raney in Missouri Memories anthology)
- Mississippi Mud (DiAnn Mills in Sugar And Grits Anthology)
- Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky in Big Apple Christmas anthology)
- Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover in the Race to the Altar anthology)
- Sweet Dreams Drive (Robin Lee Hatcher)
Historical Novella
- Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills in Mississippi Memories anthology)
- Finishing Touches (Kelly Hake in Missouri Memories anthology)
- Love Notes (Mary Davis in Love Letters anthology)
- The Spinster & The Cowboy (Lena Nelson Dooley in Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner anthology)
- The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough in Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner anthology)
Lits (*six finalists due to a tie)
- Around the World in 80 Dates (Christa Banister)
- One Little Secret (Bottke, Allison)
- Renovating Becky Miller (Sharon Hinck)
- Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh)
- Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
- The Book of Jane (Dayton/Vanderbilt)
Long contemporary
- Autumn Blue (Karen Harter)
- Like Always (Robert Elmer)
- Taming Rafe (Susan May Warren)
- When the Nile Runs Red (DiAnn Mills)
- Within This Circle (Deb Raney)
Long Historical (*seven finalists due to TWO ties)
- Courting Trouble (Deeanne Gist)
- Fancy Pants (Cathy Hake)
- Lady of Milkweed Manor (Julie Klassen)
- Remember Me (Maureen Lang)
- Then Came Hope (Louise Gouge)
- Veil of Fire (Marlo Schalesky)
- Where Willows Grow (Kim Vogel Sawyer)
Mystery
- Days And Hours (Susan Meissner)
- Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
- Gone With The Groom (Janice Thompson)
- Sticks And Stones (Susan Meissner)
- Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney)
Short Contemporary
- Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
- The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight)
- The Perfect Blend (Allie Pleiter)
- Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y’Barbo)
- When Love Comes Home (Arlene James)
Short Contemporary Suspense (*six finalists due to a tie)
- Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper)
- Her Christmas Protector (Terri Reed)
- Nowhere to Hide (Debby Giusti)
- Pursuit of Justice (Pamela Tracy)
- See No Evil (Gayle Roper)
- Vanished (Margaret Daley)
Short Historical (*six due to a tie)
- A Time to Keep (Kelly Hake)
- A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
- Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman)
- Corduroy Road to Love (Lynn Coleman)
- Golden Days (Mary Connealy)
- To Trust An Outlaw (Rhonda Gibson
Speculative
- Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
- DragonFire (Donita Paul)
- The Restorer (Sharon Hinck)
- The Restorer’s Son (Sharon Hinck)
- Isle of Swords (Wayne Thomas Batson)
Suspense
- Abomination (Colleen Coble)
- Black Ice (Linda Hall)
- Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
- Crimson Eve (Brandilyn Collins)
- Ransomed Dreams (Amy Wallace)
Women’s Fiction
- A Promise To Remember (Katie Cushman)
- Bygones (Kim Sawyer)
- Remember to Forget (Deb Raney)
- The Oak Leaves (Maureen Lang)
- Watercolored Pearls (Stacy Adams)
Young Adult
- In Between (Jenny B. Jones)
- On The Loose (Jenny B. Jones)
- Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch (Eleanor Clark
- Sarah’s Long Ride (Susan P Davis)
- Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)
Winners will be announced in September at the ACFW conference!
Comments
Camy
I'll be rooting for you!
Congratulations to the Loud Asian
Chick!!!
Toasting you with a forkful of sushi. (I am not allowed to use chopsticks--dangerous in my hands.)
Carol