http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com Wed, 21 May 2008 17:45:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, let me just get my worst moment of the conference out of the way.  Here I am, all set for a good time and I wake up the first full day of the conference with the pink eye!  Can you believe that!  Luckily, I was able to call in ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/05/11/romance-slam-jam-2008/highlights-of-rsj/ This was my very first Romance Slam Jam and I had a blast.  All of the attendees, authors & fans alike, were down to earth and friendly.  Right off the bat I ran into authors Beverly Jenkins and Victoria Wells.  These are two of the nicest and sweetest ladies ever. This event ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/05/11/romance-slam-jam-2008/overall-impressions/ Hi all!!! I am fresh off my trip from Romance Slam Jam, held in Chi-Town.  You can't even image how tired I am.  I just spent 4 days with some of the best African- America romance and fiction authors ever, and a few hundred of their avid readers, myself included. I ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/05/06/news/romance-slam-jam-2008/ Hi all, La-Tessa here to give an update.  Needless to say, it's been really quiet around here.  Not only have I been hit with two random illnesses, but talk about work overload.  It got very stressful there for a while, so I had to take a break from my book for a ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/04/27/1st-novel/ok-time-for-me-to-get-cracking-again/ Hi guys, my recent interview with  author Claudia Mair Burney is now posted over at Romance In Color, please check it out.  Claudia Mair Burney is an up and coming author, that's relatively new on the scene.   I thoroughly enjoyed her February release,  Murder, Mayhem, and a Fine Man.  In fact, I gave it a 5 ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/02/03/news/claudia-mair-burney-interview/ Last night, on the return drive from Indy, I completed my synopsis for my story.  I can't tell you how happy I am about this.  Please believe me when I say that I have been stuck on the middle of this story for almost a year.  I feel like a window ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/02/03/1st-novel/yes-its-begun/ Ok, it's high time I get my butt in gear, and begin making some tangible progress on my manuscript.  I am considering entering a contest, but before I do, I must meet some personal goals and timelines that I have placed on myself.  Since I have to have the submission ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/01/29/1st-novel/getting-started/ Wow, I met Francis Ray this past Saturday at her booksigning event here in town.  It was quite an experience, especially since this was my first booksigning AND first feature assignment for Romance In Color (RIC). I had a wonderful time, and I must say, Ms. Ray is very kind and ... http://latessamontgomeryauthor.com/2008/01/29/news/francis-ray-booksigning/