I don’t use the word blessed, because I don’t consider myself special, nor do I think God chooses to bless certain people while ignoring others. However, I can say that I have been fortunate enough to spend significant face time with two authors I’ve met on line.
A little over a year ago, author Mia Watts visited me. She and I first met in a superficial way via our shared publisher, but we really met when I read her gorgeous prose in Claimed By Darkness, and I just had to tell her how magnificent her writing is. Claimed is the only M/M romance I’ve ever read or, for that matter, will ever read. Just the facts, ma’am, no insult intended to all you readers of M/M. I compared her prose to Lord Dunsany. Wordy, evocative, lush, sensational…
Anyway, Mia let me drag her up a mountain, to the beach, all over our little valley. She’s the same in person as she is on line, genuine, funny, enthusiastic, loyal, sweet.
Now I’ve met author and book blogger, Penny Watson, up close and personal. I loved having her here. What you see over at her site or read in her books, is exactly what she is. Like Mia, she’s genuine, warm, funny, enthusiastic… not quite as sweet, she’s a bit on the spicy side! And it’s funny, we originally met over food, and man, we ate some great meals (Morimoto anyone?) during her visit. She read my contemporary, Beauty and the Feast, and contacted me. The circular nature of author interactions is really very interesting!
I’m amazed I’ve had the opportunity to meet two such talented, creative, intelligent authors. They are exactly what the genre needs to show the world that romance is not for dummies. Penny’s most recent release, Sweet Magik, is a thinking woman’s Christmas romantic fantasy, i.e., librarian soft porn, as it was recently referred to in The Paris Review. Damn girl, that kind of publicity is priceless! Green with envy here…
Anyway, Penny, I am so glad you came! Missing you already!
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Claimed by Darkness is an amazing book. Mia is such a nice person. Looking forward to meeting Penny in April.
Hi Julia! I’m home…Natty made me a Welcome Home sign and got me a terrarium. And Lucy went crazy…she is still licking me with joy.
I have a few more photos on my site today….got one of that amazing dish we had a Morimoto’s! Thank you soooooooooo much for such a wonderful visit.
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I feel blessed, too.
Thank you for sharing your adventure together. I lived vicariously through you both!
“Blessed” is the perfect word here, Julia. Thank you both for sharing the pictures from your adventure. (Penny’s Welcome Home gift was priceless.)
I don’t know, Jaye. I think god has his or her own agenda. But yeah, we had fun. And that little Natty is so creative!
Thanks for following, Casey!
Miss you, Penny! Give that Natty a kiss for me, give Lucy a lick and give your boys a big hug!
Oh, Amber, I agree. Outstanding writing! Mia is a great person. Can’t wait to see you in April.
It is amazing how people can come into your life and add something special…
Very true, Savannah.
Sounds like you had a wonderful time;)
We did, Sandra. And one of these days I’ll get out to your neck of the woods!
Happy you had a lovely time!
We did, Anny, thanks!