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Necessary Proof and Unshakeable Pursuit now in print and on sale!

Two novellas in my romantic suspense Sonoma series, Necessary Proof and Unshakeable Pursuit, are now available in a two-in-one print book for the first time! Previously, they were only available as ebooks. For a limited time, this two-in-one print book is only $8.99! The price will go up on August 1st. Buy Necessary Proof and Unshakeable Pursuit print book on Amazon.

In celebration of the print book release, I'm also reducing the price of Unshakeable Pursuit ebook to only $0.99. The price will go back up on August 1st. Buy Unshakeable Pursuit in Kindle, iBooks, and Kobo ebook formats. Necessary Proof is still available as a FREE ebook on Kobo, Nook, and iBooks (I'm working on getting Kindle to price match). You can also download a copy of the .epub on my website.

What's up with Camy

California is slowly starting to open up, but our household is still sheltering at home until Captain Caffeine is approved to return to work. We hope all of you are staying safe.

Things are moving along with the Japanese translation of my contemporary romance novel Sushi for One. There are many little formatting changes that have been needed which are completely different from English novels, and I'm learning a lot. I'm very grateful to my translator and proofreader for their help.

I'm still working on Lady Wynwood's Spies, my Regency romantic adventure series writing as Camille Elliot. I am actually plotting the entire 12 volume series all at once (in order to tie up plot threads and make sure I don't write myself into a corner) before I finish editing volume 1 and start writing volume 2. Volume 1 is still on track to release this summer, so if you'd like to know when it will be available, be sure to sign up for my Camille Elliot newsletter.

For any of you writers who might be interested, I am also blogging my daily writing progress in Camy’s Writing Diary Blog. I started this writing diary in order to document my writer's process, to be able to identify my habits (good and bad), and to improve my writing productivity. I've only been doing it for a few weeks, so hopefully I'll be able to keep it up and it will give me the hard data I need to improve my writing speed and efficiency. Happy reading and stay safe!

Camy

「Necessary Proof（必要な証拠）」と「Unshakeable Pursuit（揺るぎない追跡）」印刷版　発売中！

ロマンティックサスペンス「ソノマ」シリーズの二つの短編小説「Necessary Proof」と「Unshakeable Pursuit」は、これまでイーブックのみでしたが、一冊の本にまとめられて発売になりました！

二つの短編入りのこの印刷版は、7月末まで$8.99の期間限定価格で購入していただけます。8月1日からは通常価格になります。Amazonでお買い求めください。

この印刷版の出版を記念して、「Unshakeable Pursuit」のイーブックも$0.99の割引価格になっています。これも8月1日から通常価格に戻ります。イーブック版はKindle、iBooks、Koboでお買い求めください。

「Necessary Proof」のイーブックは、まだ無料でお届けしています。Kobo、Nook、iBooksからお求めください（Kindleはプライスマッチの交渉中です）。私のホームページからも.epubでダウンロード可能です。

キャミーの近況

カリフォルニアでは、少しずつ外出規制が緩められてきています。我が家は、キャプテン・カフェインが会社での仕事に戻る許可が出るまで、まだ自宅で過ごしています。皆さんも健康でいらっしゃることを、願っています。

現代ロマンス小説「ひとり寿司」の日本語版は、校正作業が進んでいます。英語の小説とは違い、ちょっとした体裁の変更が必要になるものがとても多く、私も学ぶことがたくさんあります。翻訳者と校正者が手伝ってくれていることに、とても感謝しています。

カミール・エリオットの名前で執筆している摂政時代ロマンティックアドベンチャーシリーズ「ウィンウッド夫人のスパイ」はまだ作業中です。第一巻の編集を終えて、第二巻の執筆を始める前に、全12巻の構想をまとめて考えています（後で困らないように、各巻の構想をつなげておくため）。第一巻はこの夏に出版予定ですから、興味のある方は、是非カミール・エリオットのニュースレターを購読してください。

執筆をされる方の中で興味のある方へ、執筆の進行状況を、毎日「キャミーの執筆日記」に書き込んでいます。執筆プロセスを記録し、自分の癖（よい癖も悪い癖も）を明らかにして、生産性を高めるために、これを始めました。始めてからまだ数週間ですが、これからも続けて、執筆の速さと効率を上げるための客観的なデータにしたいと思っています。

みなさんの楽しい読書と健康な生活を祈りつつ

キャミー

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Tabi socks, part deux

Captain's Log, Stardate 07.25.2008 (If you're on Ravelry, friend me! I'm camytang.) I made tabi socks again! (At the bottom of the pattern is the calculation for the toe split if you're not using the same weight yarn that I did for this pattern (fingering). I also give an example from when I used worsted weight yarn with this pattern.) I used Opal yarn, Petticoat colorway. It’s a finer yarn than my last pair of tabi socks, so I altered the pattern a bit. Okay, so here’s my first foray into giving a knitting pattern. Camy’s top-down Tabi Socks I’m assuming you already know the basics of knitting socks. If you’re a beginner, here are some great tutorials: Socks 101 How to Knit Socks The Sock Knitter’s Companion A video of turning the heel Sock Knitting Tips Yarn: I have used both fingering weight and worsted weight yarn with this pattern. You just change the number of cast on stitches according to your gauge and the circumference of your ankle. Th

No Cold Bums toilet seat cover

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.22.2008 I actually wrote out my pattern! I was getting a lot of hits on my infamous toilet seat cover , and I wanted to make a new one with “improvements,” so I paid attention and wrote things down as I made the new one. This was originally based off the Potty Mouth toilet cover , but I altered it to fit over the seat instead of the lid. Yarn: any worsted weight yarn, about 120 yards (this is a really tight number, I used exactly 118 yards. My suggestion is to make sure you have about 130 yards.) I suggest using acrylic yarn because you’re going to be washing this often. Needle: I used US 8, but you can use whatever needle size is recommended by the yarn you’re using. Gauge: Not that important. Mine was 4 sts/1 inch in garter stitch. 6 buttons (I used some leftover shell buttons I had in my stash) tapestry needle Crochet hook (optional) Cover: Using a provisional cast on, cast on 12 stitches. Work in garter st until liner measures

Toilet seat cover

Captain’s Log, Supplemental Update August 2008: I wrote up the pattern for this with "improvements"! Here's the link to my No Cold Bums toilet seat cover ! Okay, remember a few days ago I was complaining about the cold toilet seat in my bathroom? Well, I decided to knit a seat cover. Not a lid cover, but a seat cover. I went online and couldn’t find anything for the seat, just one pattern for the lid by Feminitz.com . However, I took her pattern for the inside edge of the lid cover and modified it to make a seat cover. Here it is! It’s really ugly stitch-wise because originally I made it too small and had to extend it a couple inches on each side. I figured I’d be the one staring at it, so who cared if the extension wasn’t perfectly invisible? I used acrylic yarn since, well, that’s what I had, and also because it’s easy to wash. I’ll probably have to wash this cover every week or so, but it’s easy to take off—I made ties which you can see near the back of the seat. And

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Camy’s Worsted Cotton Comfortable Skirt with Lace Edging knitting pattern

I made my original Comfortable Cotton Skirt with a simple eyelet round at the bottom, but this one has a simple antique garter stitch lace edging, “Edging to Trim the Body and Sleeves” on page 43 of the book New Guide to Knitting and Crochet , published in 1847. You can download a free ebook copy of the book here . The edging was originally to trim a Baby’s Knit Body, but I have no idea what that is. :P If you do, please do leave a comment. I also changed the hip increases to 4 distinct darts rather than 8 sections, but if you prefer the hip increases from my original Comfortable Cotton skirt, you can substitute that. Like the original Comfortable skirt, this one is cotton for summer, and loose for casual wear. It has a little positive ease and is only slightly flared. The waist is drawstring rather than elastic so that I can loosen it on my fat days or after pigging out at my favorite restaurant. This pattern/recipe is for my size, but there are instructions at the bottom for

One-Skein Pyrenees Scarf knitting pattern

I got into using antique patterns when I was making the scarf my hero wears in my Regency romance, The Spinster’s Christmas . I wanted to do another pattern which I think was in use in the Regency period, the Pyrenees Knit Scarf on pages 36-38 of The Lady's Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work, volume 1, by Jane Gaugain, published in 1840. She is thought to be the first person to use knitting abbreviations, at least in a published book, although they are not the same abbreviations used today (our modern abbreviations were standardized by Weldon’s Practical Needlework in 1906). Since the book is out of copyright, you can download a free PDF copy of the book at Archive.org. I found this to be a fascinating look at knitting around the time of Jane Austen’s later years. Although the book was published in 1840, many of the patterns were in use and passed down by word of mouth many years before that, so it’s possible these are

Keriah's Narrow Crescent Scarf

In my series Lady Wynwood’s Spies, my character Keriah is more emotional than her friend Phoebe, and so when writing about her in Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 6: Martyr , naturally I described her scarf as having more lively colors than the greens and blues that Phoebe favors. I didn’t really have a particular yarn colorway in mind when I wrote the scene, but when looking through my stash to knit her scarf, I found the Carnival colorway in Knit Picks Chroma Twist Fingering, and it was absolutely perfect for her. Chroma Twist Fingering is discontinued, but you could knit this in Chroma Fingering or any other color-transitional yarn. In the Regency era, a tri-color 3-ply yarn like Chroma Twist Fingering would probably not have been sold in shops, but it also may not have been completely unheard of. It is made by simply dying the wool rather than the finished yarn, and then the dyed wool would be split into 3 parts and each part spun into a single ply, before all three plies

The Robe by Wes King

Captain’s Log, Stardate 01.07.2006 I’ve been developing the spiritual theme for this current project for a while, and I think I’ve finally nailed it down. This song has inspired me in my own walk, but then it occurred to me that it communicates the emotional theme for my WIP very well, too. The Robe by Wes King Anyone whose heart is cold and lonely Anyone who can't believe Anyone whose hands are worn and empty Come as you are Anyone whose feet are tired of walking And even lost their will to run There is a place of rest for your aching soul Come as you are For the robe is of God That will clothe your nakedness And the robe is His grace It's all you need Come as you are Anyone who feels that they're unworthy Anyone whose just afraid Come sinner, come and receive His mercy Come as you are For the robe is of God That will clothe your nakedness And the robe is His grace It's all you need Come as you are From the album: The Robe c1993 Emily Boothe, Inc. (BMI)/Careers-BMG Mus

Lady Wynwood #7 early release Kickstarter

I worked on my first Kickstarter and it got approved! It’s for the Special Edition Hardcover of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 1: Archer and the release of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 7: Spinster. I contacted my graphic designer about the Special Edition Hardcover of vol. 1: Archer—it’s going to be SO beautiful! The Kickstarter focuses on the Special Edition Hardcover, but it’ll also include vol. 7: Spinster so that it’ll sort of be like a launch day for vol. 7, too. A third special thing that’ll be in the Kickstarter is Special Edition Paperbacks of all the books in the series. They won’t be available in stores, just in the Kickstarter (and later, from my website, and also in my Patreon book box tiers if I decide to do them). The Kickstarter is not live yet, but you can follow it to be alerted when it has launched. (You may need to create a free Kickstarter account.) Follow Camy’s Kickstarter

Grace Livingston Hill romances free on Google Books

I wanted to update my old post on Grace Livingston Hill romances because now there are tons more options for you to be able to read her books for free online! I’m a huge Grace Livingston Hill fan. Granted, not all her books resonate with me, but there are a few that I absolutely love, like The Enchanted Barn and Crimson Roses . And the best part is that she wrote over 100 books and I haven’t yet read them all! When I have time, I like to dive into a new GLH novel. I like the fact that most of them are romances, and I especially appreciate that they all have strong Christian themes. Occasionally the Christian content is a little heavy-handed for my taste, but it’s so interesting to see what the Christian faith was like in the early part of the 20th century. These books are often Cinderella-type stories or A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett) type stories, which I love. And the best part is that they’re all set in the early 1900s, so the time period is absolutely fasci

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