Jamie Carie's Blog

• Book Covers

  November 9, 2009

  • I love all my book covers! B&H does such a fantastic job capturing the mood of the story with the cover. How important do you think covers are? And which cover do you like the best? Snow Angel, a ForeWord magazine Romance Book of the Year winner, National “Best Books 2007″ Awards winner and 2008 RITA Awards Best First Book finalist. The Duchess and the DragonAmerican Quaker woman meet ...
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• Five For Five Contest!

  June 19, 2009

  • Would You Like to Win A Copy of Love's First Light (before it's out in stores!)?It's the Five for Five Contest!!To celebrate the coming out of my fourth novel, Love's First Light, I am running a very special contest! (I'm so excited!!) All you have to do to enter is get FIVE people to sign up for my free e-newsletter then email me your name and the five names who agreed to sign up! Your name ...
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• The Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous

  May 18, 2009

  • If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Twila Belk, Publicisttwilabelk@mchsi.com(563) 332-1622  Hometown Girl and Popular Author Returns for Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous   Jamie Carie will sign copies of Wind Dancer with a quill and ink   (Indianapolis, IN) Award-winning author Jamie Carie ...
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• Character Development

  November 11, 2008

  • Where Do My Characters Come From?I'm asked this question quite a bit so I thought I would try to answer it today. When I begin a new story I have an idea of who my main characters are but it isn't very fleshed out. It's hard to describe, but it's more of a feel for them. Maybe this will help explain it. You know when you meet someone for the first time? Do you get a feel for who they are right ...
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• Fall Newsletter

  November 3, 2008

  • Fall 2008 - NEWSLETTER Wind Dancer Hits Stores In Two Months! Raised in the small frontier town of Vincennes, Isabelle Renoir longs for a life of purpose and meaning. She dreams of the day when she can escape the simple life and embrace the feeling that she is destined for something rare and wonderful. Unable to fit in with the women around her, Isabelle feels more at home in the woods with her ...
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• The Sarah Palins Are Back In Vogue!

  September 7, 2008

  • Watch Out America!The Sarah Palins Are Back in Vogue!I went to the bank yesterday and saw a woman with her hair piled on her head, proudly sporting her glasses. Then I noticed some of the news women on CNN wearing the half-up, half-down style. (I'm a news junkie now and actually excited about politics!!:) Thinking I would give it a try, I dressed up in a suit, put my hair up and got out my ...
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• Interview with RITA Nominated Kelly Parra!

  July 10, 2008

  • Next Up! Kelly Parra with the YA Novel (And Double Nominated for a RITA Award!) GRAFFITI GIRL!Kelly recently did an interview on Writers at Play http://www.writersatplay.com/ where I learned that Graffiti Girl has been mentioned in TEEN mag, become a Latinidad Top pick, and been selected for the NYC Book Up program to encourage middle grade students to become long time readers. She calls it her ...
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• Next Up - Terri Garey (Doesn't her name sound like mine?)

  July 8, 2008

  • Introducing Terri Garey with her RITA Nominated book - DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY  This interview had me cracking up and tearing up! Terri is such a sweetheart! Enjoy! To be a part of the drawing for a free copy, just comment on the interview on my blog at http://jamieprose.blogspot.com/ by August 1st, 2008!  How did you get started in the publishing business?I decided back in 2001 that ...
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• Interview with RITA Nominated Helen Brenna!

  June 24, 2008

  • Let the Fun Begin!!As I mentioned in my newsletter, I will be doing an interview with the RITA Nominees in the First Books Catagory! If you would like to win a copy of their book, just comment on the interview (on my blog at http://jamieprose.blogspot.com/) and you will be automatically entered to win! Be sure and leave your email (you can cloak it like this jamiecarie @ comcast.net. I'll know to ...
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• June Newsletter - RITA Nominees Band Together

  June 18, 2008

  • June 2008 - NEWSLETTERSNOW ANGEL WINS FORWARD MAGAZINE AWARD FOR BEST ROMANCEWow! Snow Angel wins another award! I'm so blown away at how well this Alaskan love story is doing. The press release reads: ForeWord magazine has announced the winners of its tenth annual Book of the Year Awards. At a ceremony at BookExpo America in Los Angeles, 212 winners in 60 categories were honored. These books, ...
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• First Bad Review

  April 22, 2008

  • In the Shadow of His WingsToday I read the first negative review of my work. It struck me as a blow. Like some stranger had passed by and proclaimed my child ugly, unworthy to be born.I suppose I have been spoiled thus far in my journey as an author, as it was the first to wound me so. I found myself questioning everything, even my heart’s cry to proclaim the love of God as I pour all I have ...
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• RITA Nomination!!

  April 1, 2008

  • Next Big News!Snow Angel has been nominated by Romance Writers of America® as a RITA® finalist in the First Books category!! The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in San Francisco on August 1st. I’m so thrilled and honored to be included in this group of talented writers!! To view the list of 2008 RITA finalists, visit www.rwanational.org/es/2008.rita.finalists It was a long ...
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