I am exhausted. While it’s wonderful to meet people and talk books, I want to go home and write!

Well, the first day of RT has passed and I’m still here and still standing.

This just in… Earth Day is April 22, and All Romance Ebooks is celebrating with a free ebook a day for the 21 days leading up to this special event.

I have some very sad news. Sometimes the writing community can keep a secret. Quite a few of us have been praying for Penny Jordan, who was taken into hospital over Christmas. Last night, the last day of 2011, Penny died. She had terminal cancer and she’d been ill for some time.

This just in… Her fans never doubted it for one second! International publisher Samhain Publishing® recently announced that author Lorelei James has been ranked on the New York Times Bestseller list and the USA Today Bestseller list.

This just in… Enjoy this early Christmas present from Jade Lee – a free copy of her 2003 ebook Almost an Angel.

This just in… eBook readers are in for a very special treat from Berkely/NAL…especially if you love Nora Roberts and their out-of-print Signet Regency line.

This just in… Sourcebooks has some great deals for you this month!

This just in… More freebies from Samhain!

This just in… Eleven of your favorite authors have released today their Entangled anthology to support breast cancer research with their writing. Now it’s your turn.

This just in… Eleven authors have banded together to support breast cancer research with their writing. Authors4theCure, which includes award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors, as well as two breast cancer survivors, is donating proceeds from the sale of their paranormal anthology, Entangled, to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

This just in… The old saying about what’s old is new again has never been truer with the re-release of Nicole Jordan’s long out-of-print novels in electronic formats. Brand new covers give her stories from the ’80s and ’90s a sexy, new look.

This just in… Karen Ranny‘s closet is overflowing with books. What a problem to have, right? But enough is enough and Karen is ready to clean out that closet full of books and dole them out to readers.

This just in… Avon Publishing is hosting a Debbie Macomber-inspired online writing contest, and aspiring writers who participate in the “Make Your Dreams Come True” contest may find themselves enjoying an “American Idol”-type moment. That story won’t write itself, so what are you waiting for???

This just in… There have been problems at Aspen Mountain Press for a while now.