Golden Heart Update - I'm a Finalist!

Bitchpants = TIGHT

My paranormal romantic suspense "Underbelly" is a finalist in the 2009 Golden Heart Paranormal category.

OMG. When you send your manuscript off into the ether, you might momentarily imagine or even dream that you might make the list of finalists. But to actually receive that phone call? I about crapped my pants.

More on this subject soon, but... all of a sudden this writing thing is no longer under the radar. So, accordingly, I'm coming out:

Tammy Hoganson
2009 Golden Heart Finalist for "Underbelly"

Listening to: "I Never Came" by Queens of the Stone Age

Golden Heart

Bitchpants = Loose

Nicola over at Alpha Heroes has very politely reminded me that it's been a LONG time since I've updated this blog. I know this is no excuse, but... I've been writing. Frantically. For some reason, and likely under the influence of hallucinogens, I entered the 2009 Golden Heart contest. While my Bitchpants are Loose, it's two months before the contest submission deadline and my panties are definitely in a wad.

For those of you who may not know, The Golden Heart is the Romance Writers of America's annual contest for unpublished romance manuscripts. It's kind of a big deal. And why, you ask, did I decide to push my first/only (and not quite finished) manuscript out into the world by entering the biggest friggin' writing contest in Romancelandia? Do not ask me. Like I said, I was under the influence. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

I have to stop tweaking the first two chapters and start writing the dreaded synopsis.

Listening to: "Maybe Tomorrow" by Stereophonics