Terri Brisbin
I was chuffed to learn that MISTRESS OF THE STONE had been selected as a Kensington Brava finalist for Writing With The Stars. But what really drew me to the contest was the chance to pick the brain of a Brava veteran, someone who could guide me on how best to approach this contest.
The administrators contacted each finalist for the preliminary stuff, but it would be a while yet before we learned who each of us snagged as our mentors. You should have heard me when I learned I had scored Terri Brisbin!
Terri is a three-time Rita finalist and the author of 18 paranormal and historical romances. She even serves on the board of RWA. Holy Moley, I had hit the motherlode of mentors!
She was so kind and genial, calling me up just so we could get to know each other before we got down to business. We had a lot to cover.
Some of you know that I worked in advertising for a lot of years so I'm used to brainstorming and hatching new plans of attack on the fly. Terri kept me hopping. And while I probably exasperated her on several levels, she never gave up on me.
I think my novel has the legs to be in the Brava line, but Terri gave me the tools I needed to showcase my excerpts in the boldest and most emotional way possible.
I'm going to tell you more about a specific excerpt in a later post (coming in November) but I just had to crow and tell you how much I appreciated this lady.
And if you love historical and paranormal romance you MUST get a hold of Terri's books. There's a reason she earned the title of Mentor. She's fantastic!
Her latest book, MISTRESS OF THE STORM releases next week. Go and buy it. You can thank me later.
Is this not a gorgeous cover? I want a cover like this!
Read the excerpt here.
Show of hands. Have you ever had the privilege of working with a mentor in your chosen field? Was it a good experience?
The administrators contacted each finalist for the preliminary stuff, but it would be a while yet before we learned who each of us snagged as our mentors. You should have heard me when I learned I had scored Terri Brisbin!
Terri is a three-time Rita finalist and the author of 18 paranormal and historical romances. She even serves on the board of RWA. Holy Moley, I had hit the motherlode of mentors!
She was so kind and genial, calling me up just so we could get to know each other before we got down to business. We had a lot to cover.
Some of you know that I worked in advertising for a lot of years so I'm used to brainstorming and hatching new plans of attack on the fly. Terri kept me hopping. And while I probably exasperated her on several levels, she never gave up on me.
I think my novel has the legs to be in the Brava line, but Terri gave me the tools I needed to showcase my excerpts in the boldest and most emotional way possible.
I'm going to tell you more about a specific excerpt in a later post (coming in November) but I just had to crow and tell you how much I appreciated this lady.
And if you love historical and paranormal romance you MUST get a hold of Terri's books. There's a reason she earned the title of Mentor. She's fantastic!
Her latest book, MISTRESS OF THE STORM releases next week. Go and buy it. You can thank me later.
Is this not a gorgeous cover? I want a cover like this!
Read the excerpt here.
Show of hands. Have you ever had the privilege of working with a mentor in your chosen field? Was it a good experience?
Comments
Wow, that is so awesome. You did get a great mentor! I have never woked with one, but my friend has been working with one (over at romance divas) and has told me she has had a great experience with it.
Ref: giving back to the community
That's a post unto itself, don't you think? How many of us will give back to the community when we've reached that level.
Yeah, that is a super beautiful cover.
I've been very lucky in so many ways. I promised myself not to neglect the gift I was given. Terri is a godsend.
My first full-time job was right after I graduated from college and it was an entry level position. The woman who was my supervisor told me one thing and I carry that with every job I start: always be nice to mail room clerk, the cleaning crew and the building guards, in other words, be nice to the service people.
The whole time I worked at my last job, I always brought Christmas and birthday gifts to the service people in our building. If my team had a party, I always brought them a piece of cake or invited them to our shindig.
People don't realize how important service people are to our infrastructure--sometimes more important than bosses.
Your mentor was very wise.
How exciting though to have a real life person show you how to refine your art and make it something that "shines" brighter than before her input!
jackie ^_^
If you can find an opinion you trust, it's gold.
PS Thanks for sending your rain our way. We finally got a good soaking. :)