I’m very pleased to announce that the first annual ELF award has been given out. Kelli Trapnell (in photo with me), who was chosen by the selection committee at TCU, showed great promise, incredible range in her writing and professionalism.  She’s also a very lovely young woman, and we celebrated with dinner at DelFriscos. While I didn’t have a hand in the selection process, I couldn’t be happier if I had!

Congratulations to Kelli.  I’m sure this is only the beginning of many wonderful things to come your way.

Also, congratulations to my great friend, Candace Camp on making the New York Times bestseller list with her new release,  The Courtship Dance.

For those of you who have been emailing asking about a new book this year, SMASH CUT will be released August 11, 2009.  Look for a cover, a behind-the-scenes-video and more goodies in the next few weeks!  It’s already up at Amazon.com which means you can pre-order it now!