Sylvia Day

Okay, I just finished Devil Takes a Bride

Ms. Foley has a way with description that transported me into the novel. The hero, Devlin, Lord Strathmore, is lucious and tortured and madly in love with the spunky heroine. You root for the couple throughout the entire novel and wish for their happiness. There's a bit of melodrama going on with his tortured past but the love story is so poignant (the hero cries in several scenes and yet remains unquestionably strong) that it makes the entire journey worth it.

This was my first book by Gaelen Foley, but it won't be my last!

Nice to have you around, Wendi!

Quickly! You must do it before we lose any more of our heritage .. and look me up when you come over...

You wouldn't believe how little I know about English history !

I'll share when I come over! :study:

As an acknowledged geek I have to say that the PDA has been the biggest advance in books in quite a while. It means I can not only carry around a bunch of blogs to read on the train to and from work, but also a (bigger) bunch of novels. I'm hoping that authors will seize the opportunity and persuade their publishers to publish more in this format.

Hi Peter!

Nice to meet you, glad you joined us! Did you find the board through my blog RSS?

I agree about the PDA. I just have an old-fashioned e-bookman, but I love it! I buy e-books all the time. I love the convenience and the no waiting! (Anyone who knows me will tell you I have no patience whatsoever!) I see you're in the UK. Lucky. I hope to visit someday soon. I know more about English history than I do American (and we have so much less! )

Definitely send in what you have. I had to send in a copy of the letter from the agent requesting the full ms and also a copy of the SASP verifying receipt. I had to save my entire ms on disk and mail it in with the PRO application.

I didn't think about getting the pin too much until recently (knowing I already qualified for it took the pressure off) but then I read the last RWR (July 2004) and they were talking about the Golden Heart in the article, The Golden Heart: Not for the Fainthearted.

Linda Hill, a GH finalist in 1991, said, "I would only have experienced, trained judges for the Golden Heart. Right now any member can judge. What's their experience? How long have they been writing? Have they ever completed a full manuscript? Do they have a PRO pin?"

AH HA! Then the pressure was on. Up until that point I had considered PRO Recognition something given for my own personal enjoyment. Suddenly I realized perhaps it was also a symbol of my commitment to writing and getting sold. I mailed out my application and required documents a few days later.

You deserve the pin! Send in your stuff and get it. The application is online if you need it.

As for Lucien's Gamble. It is presently at Red Sage, after being solicited from a partial. They request an exclusive read so I can only wait for the final word on it. (Can I say that patience in not one of my virtues? :oops: ) The editor is on vacation now. Hopefully, I'll hear from them soon! Lucien Remington is one of my favorite characters and I really like his story (if I say so myself!) I keep my fingers crossed that it will appear in print soon. I get a lot of mail about that story!

Received my pin today. Nice surprise in the mailbox. :lol:

Procrastinate here as much as you like! It'll be nice having you around!

I received my acceptance in RWA's PRO Recognition program today!

For those of you unfamiliar with PRO it is:

"The RWA PRO Committee welcomes RWA members who have completed at least one manuscript and submitted it to a literary agent or publisher and members who are published by a non-RWA recognized publisher."

I should have applied months ago when I sent out my first solicited manuscript but I kept putting it off. I'm such a procrastinator sometimes!

Jim Decker - Blood and Kisses - Angela Knight

Lord Eric De Gray - Promises - Lisa Kleypas

Rhett Butler - Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell

Jack Devlin - Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas

Ruark Beauchamp - Shanna - Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

John McKenna - Again The Magic - Lisa Kleypas

Remington Carr - The Last Bachelor - Betina Krahn

Alec Falkner - Forever My Love - Lisa Kleypas

Adrian Burchard - The Charmer - Madeline Hunter

Lucien Balfour - Reforming a Rake - Suzanne Enoch

Joshua Moore - Slightly Scandalous - Mary Balogh

Michael Connors - Life Without Raine - Michele Bardsley

Christopher Antoli - The Fifth Favor - Shelby Reed

I thought I'd try out a message board and see how many of you I can get to know! I think it'll be a lot of fun and hopefully make for some good conversation!

**UPDATE for AOL Users**

I've been told that some AOL users have trouble seeing the Visual Confirmation code when registering. I believe this is due to the AOL browser. I recommend opening Internet Explorer to register. Afterwards, you can access and post to the board through AOL. If this sounds like too much trouble just e-mail me at Sylvia@SylviaDay.com and I'll register for you. Thank you for your interest!

See you on the board! :smt024