MAINE CHAPTER'S SYNOPSIS CONTEST

11th Annual MERWA Synopsis Contest
Electronic entries!
Sponsor: Maine Chapter, RWA®
Fee: $20.00 (by check, money order, or PayPal)
E-Sub Receipt Deadline: Oct. 1, 2009
Eligibility: Unpublished
Enter: Synopsis of no more than 10 pages. Categories: contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense, strong romantic elements (women’s fiction, YA, chicklit, etc.).
Judges: published, PRO, trained.
Final judge: Chris Kesslar, Dorchester Publishing
Prizes: certificates to finalists and overall winner
FMI, entry form, and rules, visit http://www.mainerwa.com/ or send SASE to MERWA, PO Box 6478, Brunswick, ME 04011 or email co-coordinator Pam Champagne at pamchampagne@tds.com.

My Books

A TRIBUTE TO MOOSE

Last week, my brother, Andy, and his partner, Judy, lost a very special friend. Moose lived a life most dogs (and many people, too) only dream about. A cross between a Brittany and a Golden Retriever, Moose received the best qualities from both breeds. He proved to be a fantastic bird dog and loved the water as if he were born there.

I remember Moose as a puppy. He overcame many health problems, and this tenacity showed us what a super dog he’d become.
This is a bit embarrassing to admit…I envied Moose’s lifestyle. Andy, a Master Maine Registered Guide, spends the majority of his time in the woods or in a boat. Many summer days at work, my mind wandered to Andy and Moose trolling around a wilderness lake fishing. I could picture Moose sleeping in the bottom of the boat, soaking up the sun or standing in the bow, enjoying the wind in his face. Yeah, that’s where I wanted to be. Now I know the true meaning of “lucky dog.” What dog wouldn’t give up his special toy to trade places?

Moose enjoyed a long life where he brought joy and love into Andy and Judy’s lives. In turn, they adored him and made his time on earth a special one. Right now there’s a hole in their hearts, but in time, Moose will sit gently in their minds, and his memory will bring smiles to their faces. Moose’s spirit now runs free. He’ll hunt birds, sit on a peaceful lakeshore and swim a few laps to cool off in the summer’s heat. I’m sure he’ll also find something smelly to roll in.
Farewell, Moose. You’ll never be forgotten. You can bet this special dog will be in one of my novels someday.

Interview

I have an interview up on WildonBooks. Copy and paste the link below.

http://www.wildonbooks.com/interviews/2008/pam_champagne.htm

The Neverending Story

Siren Publishing authors are writing a story (Round Robin Style). Check it out at
http://judahraine.blogspot.com/

I NEED A WHIPPING

I'm big time ashamed at my lack of blogging. Life gets in my way. Work has to come first, writing second. I suppose I could put my husband behind my blogging, but I'm afraid that would cause a major upset in my marriage.

Fall has whizzed by here in my section of Maine. The trees are naked and the mornings are freezing -- literally below thirty each morning. The mountains have already had six inches of snow. We're all set. We have plenty of wood stacked and the generator's on standby.

I found a home for my novella, Dance For Me, with Siren Publishing and I have another novella, Alaskan Heat, coming out in March of 2009. At the moment I'm working on a modern cowboy series. There are three heroes...Levi and his brother XP (short for Xavier)and their friend Jethro Black (nickname Jet). Since Jet is black, he takes a lot of kidding about his name. All three are bronc and bull riders in rodeos and each one will have their own story.

I'll leave you with a promise. I'll try to be better about blogging. Notice I didn't say I promise to blog, but that I'd try.

TRS DIVA CONTEST ROUND NINE - VOTE FOR ME

Coldwater Creek handbag with foot crème, flip flop candles and two pastel pink flower candles in glass heart-shaped holders.

Please leave your e-mail address so I can reach you if you win. I will contact the winner on Sunday, July 27,2008. Thanks for entering and I'd appreciate your vote for this round of the TRS Diva Contest. Vote at http://theromancestudio.com/diva.php.