Monthly Archives: July 2009

Inspirational Rita Award Winner!

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I blogged about the RITA Award nominees here. Well, last night, they announced the winners. The winner of the inspirational category of the RITA Award was Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren
Tyndale House Publishers (ISBN: 1-4143-1019-6)
Karen Watson, editor

Before the ceremony, I attended a party in author Nora Roberts’ suite. There was plenty of hor d’oeurves, drinks, and chatter! There were plenty of authors and editors there, too. It was a great way to top off the RWA conference!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Harlequin Party!!

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I’ve been too tired to blog about the Romance Writers of America conference. So far, the best part, was the Harlequin party last night! Harlequin is sixty years old and they had dessert stands – complete with different sweet treats throughout the decades.

The desserts were great and the music was fantastic! They played music from my era – mostly seventies and eighties tunes!

As a reminder, just want to mention again that you can download Harlequin titles for free as part of their 60th anniversary celebration. The link for the downloads can be found on this blog post.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Romance Writers Of America Conference

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I’m heading off to the Romance Writers of America conference today. Since it’s local, I don’t have to fly. I’ll be taking the metro to the hotel. I wanted to mention again that I’ll be signing Milk Money and Bittersweet Memories tonight at 5:30. If you’re in the area you can drop by and say hello!

I’m not sure how often I’ll be blogging throughout the conference. It all depends on how I feel once I get there. I’ll try to post as much information as I can during the conference and afterwards.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

My Wedding Pics!

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No, I didn’t get married recently. We tied the knot almost six years ago. However, we failed to get digital photos. My sister was kind enough to scan these and email them to me. I thought it’d be fun to post these for my blog readers to enjoy. I’ll probably post on my For Fun page on my website, too.

~Cecelia Dowdy~






Christy Award Winners!

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I blogged about the Christy Award Nominations here.

Here are the Christy Award Winners:
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE:
Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

Contemporary Series, Sequels & Novellas:
You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman (FaithWords)

Contemporary Standalone:
Dogwood by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)

First Novel:
Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake (David C. Cook)

Historical category:
Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)

Historical Romance category:
From a Distance by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)

Suspense category:
The Rook by Steven James (Revell)

Visionary category:
Vanish by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House Publishers)

Young Adult category:
I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Publishers)
***Just wanted to note that this is the second time this author has won a Christy Award!

You can find the full press release for the Christy Awards here.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Booksigning!

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I’ve been tired and busy lately, working overtime at my job. I still have books more books I need to review. Wanted to mention that if you live near the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, I’ll be doing a booksigning on Wednesday. Here is the information:

Romance Writers of America Literacy Booksigning

July 15, 2009 5:30-7:30 PM; I will also be attending the Romance Writers of America Annual Conference – July 15 – July 18, 2009

Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, District Of Columbia 20008

Stop by and chat for awhile if you wish, and purchase a few books. There will be tons of authors there (mostly secular) and the proceeds from the sale of the books go toward literacy programs.

~Cecelia Dowdy~

MJ

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I watched the Michael Jackson Memorial today. It was very tastefully done. Since he died, my mind has been inundated with MJ memories.

I remember being around five and seeing the Jackson Five on television. I recall watching the J5 cartoon every Saturday morning in the early seventies.

…seeing MJ and his brothers singing Dancin’ Machine and his doing the Robot
…seeing J5 doing commercials for Alpha Bits cereal
…listening to J5, and the Jacksons albums and 45s on the record player
…the impact that Thriller had in the music world when I was in high school. I listened to that cassette tape so much that I about wore it out

When I got into my twenties, out of college, I purchased MJ CD’s since records were going out of style.

I could go on and on with my memories. I’ve been listening to MJ music in some form practically my entire life.

Just can’t believe he’s dead. I guess this is the first time a star has died that’s affected me so much.

Rest In Peace, Michael.

I’ll be back to blogging about regular topics tomorrow.

~Cecelia Dowdy~