Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense Author
Instructor & Workshop Speaker


Member:

Romance Writers of America® : Member since 1991

Colorado Romance Writers, Inc.: Member since 1994

~ President, 2000, 2001 & 2004, 2008
~ Vice President, 1999
~ Romancing the Rockies Conference Co-Coordinator, 2003
~ Romancing the Rockies Conference Coordinator, 2005
~ Award of Excellence Contest Coordinator, 1999, 2000 & 2007, 2008
~ Heart of the Rockies Contest Coordinator, 1995, 1996 & 1997
~ Published Author Luncheon Coordinator & Caterer, 1999-2008
~ Tri-Chapter (CRW, HODRW, Pikes Peak) Joint Program Coordinator, 2002
~ Tri-Chapter (CRW, HODRW, Pikes Peak) Meet & Greet Liaison, RWA® National Conference
   (Denver), 2002

The Golden Network® , RWA® chapter for Golden Heart® Finalists and Recipients: Charter Member since 1997

Kiss of Death, the Mystery/Romantic Suspense Chapter of RWA®: Member since 2002

From The Heart Romance Writers: Member since 2007

RWA® PRO: Charter Member since 2000

SFA-RWA® (San Francisco): Member 1991-1994

~ Reservations Chair, 1992-1994

Writing Awards:

BROKEN WINGS
~ Central Florida Romance Writers Touch of Magic, Single Title, 3rd Place, 2007
~ CRW Heart of the Rockies, Single Title, Third Place, 2007
~ NEORWA Romancing the Novel, Romantic Suspense, 1st Place, 2006
~ KOD Daphne du Maurier Award Winner, Category (Series) Romantic Mystery
   Category (Series) Romantic Mystery Suspense unpublished division, 2005
~ CRW Heart of the Rockies, Romantic Suspense, 3rd Place, 2005

HOUSE ARREST
~ RWA® Golden Heart® Traditional Romance Finalist, 1997
~ RWA® Golden Heart® Short Contemporary Romance Finalist, 1995
~ CRW Heart of the Rockies, Short Contemporary Finalist, 1994
~ SFA-RWA® Heart to Heart Contest, 2nd Place, Traditional, 1993

SATIN PLEASURES
~ RWA® Golden Heart® Best Short Contemporary Romance Finalist, 2002
~ CRW Heart of the Rockies Contest, Short Contemporary Finalist, 2001
~ Silver Lining Contest Finalist, Short Contemporary, 2000
~ TARA, Tampa Area Romance Authors' First Impressions Contest, 2nd Place, 1998
~ Heart and Scroll Romance Writers of Central Illinois, Magic Moment Contest 2nd Place, 1998
~ Southwest Florida Romance Writers Hold Me, Thrill Me Contest, 3rd Place, Short Contemporary,
   1997
~ Indiana Romance Writers Golden Opportunity Contest, 3rd Place, 1997

TRUST IN THE DARK
~ Silicon Valley Gotcha! Contest Romantic Suspense, Series Division, 2nd Place, 2003

TWIN DECEPTION
~ Dixie First Chapter Contest, 2nd Place, Contemporary , 2002
~ CRW Heart of the Rockies Contest, 2nd Place, Short Contemporary, 1999
~ RWA® Golden Heart® Traditional Romance Finalist, 1993
~ SFA-RWA® Heart to Heart Contest Traditional Finalist, 1992

Other Awards:

~ Casey Award, 2006, Colorado Romance Writers, Inc.
~ Casey Award, 2004, Colorado Romance Writers, Inc.
~ Casey Award, 2001, Colorado Romance Writers, Inc.

Literacy:

~ Middle School Mentor/Speaker, HOSTS (Help One Student to Succeed), Denver, 1999-2001
~ Elementary School Assistant to Reading for Success Facilitator, Denver, 1999

Workshop Topics:

~ "The W Plot...Or The Other White Meat for Plotters"©
~ "Contests: To Enter Or Not to Enter"
~ "What to Expect at RWA® National"
~ "And the Winner Is...", A Judge Training Program for Contest Judges & Entrants"
~ "Keep on Keeping On!"
~ "The Golden Heart®"
~ "Creating That Memorable Character...Or How to Get Your Characters Safely Out of a Burning
   Building"
~ "That Sentence, Paragraph, & Chapter Starts Where?"

Articles of Interest:

~ "Romance Writers Are Passionate About Their Work", by Leslie Limbo, Denver Business Journal, 8/1/02
~ "At Forum, Writers Talk About the Passion", by Pam Mellskog, Daily Times-Call, 5/14/05
~ "Image Building: How to Communicate a Savvy Image and Impress Agents, Editors, and Booksellers,
    by Renee Hagar, Romance Writer's Report®, 11/05
~ "Humor: What It Is And What It Isn't...", by Jane McBride Choate, Romance Writer's Report ®, 8/06