Sunday, April 29, 2007

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I've just returned from the Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention where I got to hang out with a lot of very cool readers and writers.

On Tuesday afternoon, I headed downtown to meet up with two of my favorite writing buddies, B. J. Daniels and Joanna Wayne, to brainstorm our workshop "Killers to Die For", which we presented on Friday afternoon. I always get a little wound up before public speaking engagements, but the atmosphere was very casual, and we had a lot of audience participation, which helped calm my nerves. The presentation actually went really well and we had a lot of fun, despite the fact that I inadvertently gave away the ending of The Dollmaker. Turned out okay, though, because several members of the audience showed up at the huge book signing the next day and bought my book anyway. So it was all good.

And speaking of the book signing, I had one reader come by (Hi Pat!) who had brought over four hundred books with her to be autographed by her favorite authors. I was thrilled to sign my books for her, but the best part was getting to meet face-to-face such a devoted Intrigue fan.

The conference was great and I loved catching up with all my friends and meeting new ones, but as always, I was very glad to get home and get back into my writing routine. I'm working on my second thriller for MIRA Books, The Devil's Footprints, and I just got a sneak peek at the cover. I won't say much about it at this point except that it is very eerie and creepy and the concept is awesome. I love it.

The Dollmaker has been raking in some really good reviews. Check them out if you get a chance.

Amazon
Spinetingler Magazine
Mystery Books
Reader Views
Curled Up With A Good Book
Unspeakable Horror
Your Hub
The Best Reviews
The Romance Readers Connection

2 Comments:

Blogger Trace said...

Your book rocked the kasbah, Amanda. You're the real deal.

May 17, 2007 3:53 PM  
Blogger Amanda Stevens said...

Thanks, Trace! I don't know how I missed your comment until now, but I really appreciate it!

June 3, 2007 5:47 PM  

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