You are feeling quite stable today, even in the face of uncert… More for Sagittarius http://ping.fm/kyLOy

Looks like I will be stopping by http://ping.fm/z7PbI for our book tour on April 1st!

Are you on Plurk? http://ping.fm/UAwJN

You can find Tracey O’Hara on the Book Tour website -> http://bit.ly/eHbwKJ

Have you checked out the Tracey O Hara YouTube Channel? http://ping.fm/rzVAp

Nalini Singh in Sydney

Nalini is making a surprise visit to Galaxy Books next Thursday evening – January 14 at 6.30pm. Visit http://www.galaxybooks.com.au/ for more details or call Galaxy on 02 9267 7222 or email the ever lovely Sofia on sofiam [at] galaxybooks.com.au. (no spaces)

If you want to attend you will have to RSVP ASAP.

Don’t Miss Out!!!

NCK on Bitten By Books today

NCK is the book being discussed on the Bitten By Books review site. http://ping.fm/bZRhg Please take a look

Goodbye 2009 – Hello 2010

2009 is dead and gone. It has been a tough year for me. Trying to balance life as a published author, a wife and mother and working full time as well as changing jobs has been at times difficult.

This year saw the release of my first novel NIGHT’S COLD KISS and also saw me writing my sophomore book. I have only ever written one full manuscript before and that was Night’s Cold Kiss. So I was terrified down to my toes – could I possibly write another book? Could I make it as good as the first? Did I have another book in me? Well I finished the manuscript but it is still to be seen if it stacks up against NCK. So sophomore book down – barring a little work – and now I’m thinking of book 3.

I am not making any New Year’s Resolutions – resolutions just get broken. But what I want to try and do this year is find more balance.

The last few years I have badly neglected my husband and I want to give him more of my time. My children are older and don’t need as much of my attention, but I still want to be there for them if they need me. My writing is important, not only because I have a contract but because it is part of me – what I have to do and what I want to do for the rest of my life. As for my day job – besides needing to eat I actually like my work as an analyst programmer. It keeps my mind ticking. But some time it gets very busy and very stressful and that can get difficult to manage.

So the theme of 2010 for me is balance. Balance in my home life, balance in my writing and balance in my day job.

May you all have a happy and prosperous 2010 and may you also find your balance.

Goodbye 2009 – Hello 2010

2009 is dead and gone. It has been a tough year for me. Trying to balance life as a published author, a wife and mother and working full time as well as changing jobs has been at times difficult.

This year saw the release of my first novel NIGHT’S COLD KISS and also saw me writing my sophomore book. I have only ever written one full manuscript before and that was Night’s Cold Kiss. So I was terrified down to my toes – could I possibly write another book? Could I make it as good as the first? Did I have another book in me? Well I finished the manuscript but it is still to be seen if it stacks up against NCK. So sophomore book down – barring a little work – and now I’m thinking of book 3.

I am not making any New Year’s Resolutions – resolutions just get broken. But what I want to try and do this year is find more balance.

The last few years I have badly neglected my husband and I want to give him more of my time. My children are older and don’t need as much of my attention, but I still want to be there for them if they need me. My writing is important, not only because I have a contract but because it is part of me – what I have to do and what I want to do for the rest of my life. As for my day job – besides needing to eat I actually like my work as an analyst programmer. It keeps my mind ticking. But some time it gets very busy and very stressful and that can get difficult to manage.

So the theme of 2010 for me is balance. Balance in my home life, balance in my writing and balance in my day job.

May you all have a happy and prosperous 2010 and may you also find your balance.

O Come all ye Vampires, Werecreatures and Faeries

Can you believe it is that time of the year already? 2009 has gone by in a speeding-bullet flash. What a year it has been – both good and bad. While my first novel came out, there were a lot of other things that came up which had nothing to do with books or writing. But I am not going to dwell on those.

Let’s wrap up the 2009. First there was the very first Australian Romance Readers Convention attended by the fabulous and generous Sherrylin Kenyon and Diana Love. There were many other authors in attendence – but there were a lot of readers too – and that is what really made it special. I was a contracted author – but still yet to have my book come out and yet the readers reaction to my cover was spectacular.

Here I am with Friend  at the ARRC09

I had a release of a short ebook story in June under another name which gave me a little thrill. And then I had the release of NIGHT’S COLD KISS at the end of August after I attended the Romance Writers of Australia conference.

This was followed by several book appearences which have been blogged about at Bookthingo and again at Bookthingo and also at at the RWA Blog.

And – thrill of thrills – NGHT’S COLD KISS was a shortlised Aurealis finalist for Best Horror Novel.

What a big year. What is the biggest thing that’s happened to you this year?