I’m very excited that Magnolia Wednesdays is out on bookstore shelves and extremely happy about the great reviews it’s been receiving. While you’re here I hope you’ll take a moment to read an excerpt and check out what reviewers are saying. 

I’m also thrilled that The Accidental Bestseller, which was released in trade paperback in June 2009, is a RITA ® Award Finalist in the mainstream category. The winners will be announced this July at the RWA national conference in Nashville.  

Anyone who's read The Accidental Bestseller, a story about for writer friends who help each other survive the publishing industry, knows that the book begins with Kendall Aims up for a very, um, similar award at a very, um, similar conference; an award she hopes will revitalize her career.  

I don't want to ruin the story if you haven't read it yet, but let's just say I now wish I'd let Kendall WIN the Zelda! Just like her I’ll be sitting there during the RITA ® Awards ceremony fervently hoping to hear my name called, but afraid to tempt fate by writing an acceptance speech, touching up my lipstick or in any way acting as if I think I’m going up on that stage to accept that award.  

I just hope no one hears my knees knocking while they announce the other finalists in my category—fabulous writers Kelly Gay, Gemma Halliday, Pameli Morsi, Barbara O’Neal, Deanna Rayburn, Jeane Westin and Susan Wiggs.  

The Accidental Bestseller has been re-released in mass market paperback on May 25^th—just in time to pop into your beach bag this summer. Send me a shot of you reading it on the beach—any beach—by August 15 ^th and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a beach bag of books from some of my favorite writers! Just go to ‘Join Wendy’s email list,’ fill in the form, attach your photo, and hit ‘submit’ to enter. Photos will also be posted on my facebook page—be sure to friend me so that you can see your shot!  
 

Sometimes life comes
at you in full swing!