Lisa Hendrix

For those of you in the Portland, OR, area, I wanted to remind you to come out TODAY to the 1st Annual NW Book Festival

Join me, Lisa Hendrix (IMMORTAL OUTLAW), Delilah Marvelle (MISTRESS OF PLEASURE), Minnette Meador (THE CENTURION AND THE QUEEN) and  40 other authors of all genres from poetry to romance to memoir to non-fiction.

Sun, fun, books, and speakers, all celebrating writers and the written word. Is there a better way to spend a Saturday?  You can find more details at the festival website, but the basics are:

Boy, those blog tours fry me.  Writing a guest post is way harder than writing fiction, for me at least.  But I’m done now, for all practical purposes, and venturing out into other venues.

Tonight, you’ll find me doing a solo chat at Writerspace, 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific). I hope you’ll come join me. (I have giveaways…)

Then Saturday, I’ll be at the 1st Annual NW Book Festival, along with 40 other authors of all varieties. There are a whole herd of romance authors, so come connect up with your favorites. Full deets are at the festival website, but the time and place are:

Saturday, June 27, 2009
10am-4pm
21860 Willamette Drive, West Linn, OR

(Click link for Google Map)

Sunday evening, I’m back at Writerspace, this time for their 2009 BEACH PARTY blowout.  If you’ve never been to a virtual beach party, it’s time you put your toe in. There are a ton of authors, even more fans and readers, and a moderator who must have Exedrin Headache #885 by the time the evening’s over. They pass out virtual piña coladas and sunscreen, and every author gives away prizes–I’m giving away books and chocolate–and all you have to do to enter the giveaway is register before the party and then show up.

The party rocks from 8-11 pm Eastern (5-8 Pacific); my designated slot is 9pmE/6pmP.
Full list of participating authors (and it’s a juicy list!) and a link to the registration form are HERE.  The Writerspace Chatroom is, as always, at

A lot of readers are emailing me privately to say how much they love IMMORTAL OUTLAW.  So how come they (and you) are not posting these glowing reviews to Amazon and B&N?

Honestly, public pronouncements of enjoyment are the very best way you can help your favorite authors (whether you include me in that list or not).  So click those links, review away–and while you’re there, review some other book you’ve read.

We’ll all win.

My husband hates it that I eavesdrop, but it’s a writer thing. You get the best snippets of dialogue by eavesdropping.

Or sometimes you get a great recipe. This one is so easy, and SO-O-O good, and I got it while standing in line at a small-town drugstore a couple of weeks ago. The cashier was telling a customer/friend why another customer/friend (it was a small town, remember) had just checked out with about two dozen of the large size Hershey Symphony bars—you know, the ones that are about 4″ x 9″—which were on sale, buy-one-get-one-free. They were, she said, for brownies, and went on to describe exactly what to do with them

Whip up your favorite brownie mix, then pour half the batter into a 9″ x 13″ pan.

Then work the magic:  Unwrap three (3) of the large almond toffee Symphony bars and place them side-by-side across the pan.

Pour the remainder of the batter over the top, covering the Symphony bars. Bake as usual, and cool for as long as you can bear to let them sit.

Oh. My.

Did I remember to tell you that IMMORTAL OUTLAW is officially on the shelves as of two days ago?  I didn’t think so.  I’ve been so busy posting it everywhere else, that I forgot my own blog.  //headsmack//

Well, it’s out, and I hope you’ll run out and buy today, because the sales in this first week are crucial to push a book up into bestseller vicinity.

I’m already in the middle of the blog tour, writing posts and answering interview questions like mad. H ere’s the schedule. Follow me around and comment for multiple chances to win. And be sure to tell your friends. The more the merrier!

May 29 – Mid-Willamette Valley RWA

June 2 – Lauren Dane

June 3 – Reading with Monie

June 4 – Yankee Romance Reviewers

June 5 – Petit Fours and Hot Tamales

June 8 – Cat and Muse (Former Demon Jezebel interviews Steinarr!)

June 10 – Book Addict at Pop Syndicate

June 15 – Lucy Monroe

July 7 – Romance in the Back Seat  (correct link to come)

I had ten stops scheduled, but then one was postponed, bringing this tour to its proper nine stops.  (If you don’t know the significance of nine in my books, check out my post at Yankee Romance Reviewers, linked above.)