LA done, Chicago next!
We spent two days in LA shopping up a storm. Good thing Mr.C gets extra baggage weight to go home with…..anyway, beautiful weather and we had a great time with Lila and FB but we had to say goodbye this morning and jump on a plane bound for Chicago. It was cold when we arrived but as soon as we hit downtown the temp dropped with a blast of cold wind blowing in off the lake. Lots of sightseeing tomorrow and I’ve got some pix to show but I’m stuck with just the free wifi in the hotel lobby so these update posts will be short and I’ll do some bigger posts with pix once I’m back in Oz. 
For now, I’m grabbing another cup of tea and heading back to our warm room.
This time in 24hrs…..
I’ll be on one of these…… :)
For those that missed it, (and really, what rock are you living under?) I’m off to the Romantic Times Convention in Chicago. I’m dragging Mr.C with me and we’re doing the tourist thing for a whole week before the madness and brilliance of hanging with my writing peeps and reader friends. Oh, and the odd editor or two. So sure how often I’ll be blogging but I’ll try to update my Twitter and Facebook at least once a day.
Hiding out!
I’ve been hiding out a little this week. I don’t seem to be making much headway with any of the things I need to do but I did manage to blog elsewhere twice this week. Of course I forgot to tell you all about it.
I left a snippet of Spin The Bottle over on the Down Under Divas blog. Check it out HERE!
And I talked about the up coming Romantic Times Convention over on the Samhain Publishing blog. Click HERE!
It’s the weekend!
OMG! I can’t believe another week has flown by. I also can’t believe that in 2 1/2 weeks I’ll be boarding a plane for LA with Mr.C. It seems like only yesterday I was saying it’s months away. There’s so much to do before we go and I’m 100% sure I’ll forget something. Oh well, I’ll just have to make do or go shopping. While I run around like a chook with her head cut off all I can think about is getting away and spending time with Mr.C and a whole bunch of my favorite author pals. The lovely Lila Dubois is putting us up for few days at the beginning and the end of our trip and she’s got some great things planned to keep us entertained. But I need to get back to getting things done so while I’m doing that here’s a couple of pix for your viewing pleasure.
You’re welcome.
Interesting days
I’ve spent the week not sleeping and there’s only really one word to describe it. WIRED! OMG! Seriously. Anyway, I’m happily living in my sleep deprived world when I receive a nasty email from someone asking me to remove their wife’s name from a post I wrote over three years ago. First I was skeptical that he was who he claimed to be but on checking and further nasty emails where he chose to refer to me and my work in a derogatory manner I realized the world is full of nasty people who think they can throw around threats and get there way. And you know what? He got his way, but for one reason and one reason only. He isn’t worth the time or effort necessary to fight about this stupid, STUPID, request. I was cranky, very cranky, and I wanted to splash names, point fingers and perhaps purchase a billboard to advertise the jerk’s narrow minded attitude but at the end of the day that does nothing but vent a little steam because he won’t change his views and he certainly won’t stop harassing people with his views of them. But let me say this. Threaten all you want shithead because I’m not listening. So now I’m taking a breath and hoping Karma swings around and kicks this guy in the nuts.
Back to better things. I’ve read some really good books lately that I’ve picked up as freebies on Amazon. Pleasantly surprised to the point that I’ve purchased other books by the authors. I love it when I find something good to read and discover a new author to look out for. It’s like panning for gold. There’s little sparklies in among the dirt.
I’m busy writing (or trying to with my sleepless mind) and thinking about what’s coming up this year. In two months I’ll be in Chicago at the Romantic Times Convention. I can’t wait. Mr.C and I are going early to spend some time with friends who grew up in Chicago. They’ve guaranteed us a personalized tour AND a Cub’s game! OMG! I’ve never been to a live game. Only ever watched so I’m really looking forward to being there in person. I’m also really looking forward to catching up with my CP, Mari Carr. It’s only been six months since I’ve seen her but it feels like forever so I’m sure we’ll be squeezing the heck out of each other first thing.
Mr.C is due to fly back into Sydney tomorrow morning so I best try and get some sleep so I don’t crash the car on the way to the airport.
Rhian
Back to work
It’s always hard to come back after holidays but with Christmas and our annual holiday being back to back it feels like I’ve been away for months not weeks! I’ve been wading through my emails and I think I’ve got it under control but don’t quote me. There’s been lots going on behind the scenes here, both on a personal and work front. I’m behind on so much and will be doing the best I can to get back up to speed by the end of the week. Of course there’s the long awaited release of Truth or Dare this week to shout about plus some really great news in the form of reviews, interviews and nominations. I think I’ll do the reviews first.
Miranda over at Joyfully Reviewed has written a great review for Coyote Whispers. You can check out the full review HERE but here’s a little piece I liked -
“I just loved Rhian Cahill’s spectacular action sequences! I felt like I was right in the middle of it all!”
Thanks Miranda!
Two reviews have come in for Truth or Dare and the book isn’t even out yet! I’m so thrilled Miki, Dayne and Grant have received such great comments so far.
DiDi over at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews gave Truth or Dare five stars. You can read the full review HERE and of course I’m going to share a snippet with you
“I was impressed by the fact that Ms. Cahill brought up something in this book that I have not seen in many menage books…..The fact that she wrote about Dayne feeling Grant’s hand touch his genitals, the guys touching each other during sex, not really intentional, but just in the throes of passion or in cuddling around Mikki and their thoughts about it, makes the intimate scenes believable……SO MAJOR PROPS to Ms. Cahill for writing about it.”
Thank you DiDi!
Over at Long and Short Reviews – Erotic Romance, Foxglove gave Truth or Dare four starts and had lots of great things to say about the book. Read the full review HERE but this is the bit I really liked -
“This is for all those readers who like their romance in threes, and spicy hot. One warning, though, you’ll need the tissues and the ice in equal measure.”
Thank you Foxglove!
I’m a featured author over at The Romance Studio this month. You can check out the interview HERE!
Now for the big *squee* moment. I’ve been nominated twice for the Australian Romance Readers Awards again this year! Last year was for two books in the same category, this year I’m up in two different categories. All Of You is nominated in the Favorite Erotic Romance category and Coyote Hunger has been nominated in the Favorite Continuing Romance Series category. I’m so thrilled by both of these nominations and I’m especially looking forward to the awards dinner in February. You can see all the nominations HERE and if you’re a member of ARRA don’t forget to vote.
My head is still spinning from all the wonderful news I’ve gotten since Christmas. It’s been a brilliant start to 2012.
Rhian
Merry Christmas!
We’re already knee deep in presents at the in-laws house. We were up early ripping into our own before loading presents into the car and heading out for the day. I hope, like me, you get to spend the day with family and friends enjoying way too much food.
From the Cahill tribe to you and yours, we wish you a happy, safe Christmas and New Year.
Rhian
Chaos Rules!
Where’s Maxwell when I need him? Or maybe just the cone of silence? *sigh*
I honestly don’t remember Christmas ever being this stressful. Not even when the tribe were little did I feel this out of control. It’s like I’m digging a hole in the sand. The more I shovel out the move slides back in. There’s the usual Christmas to-do list plus the writing to-do list and neither seems to be getting shorter no matter how many things I scratch off. This whole week has flown by and now it’s Friday again (well it will be in a few hours) and we’re a week closer to ‘the visit‘ and I’m still not ready for that. Princess One and I ventured out to the shops today and it took us half an hour to get into the parking lot never mind find an empty spot. By the time we’d done that I was exhausted and we hadn’t made it into any shops yet! We did walk away with too many bags to count and credit cards that whimpered from abuse but we’re that much closer. Oh, and I finally got my Christmas cards posted. Yay me!
Tomorrow and Saturday are writing days. I’m doing a few household chores tonight and first thing in the morning but then I’ll be bum-down-fingers-on-keyboard writing, writing, writing. I have to finish the polish/edit (aka slash’n'burn) on SSS and then it’s full steam ahead on STB. I’m hoping to get STB done before Christmas so that I can finally get back to the coyotes. Really need to tell Brady and Kat’s story. And then there’s the other coyote story that needs to be written. Dale and Tatum were never in the plan but then I’ve never written to a plan. Kinda like my life.
Rhian
