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WILD & HEXY
June 2008

2007

Buns & Roses Romance Tea for Literacy


Booksigning at Borders in Mesquite, Texas


Authors gather to support literacy


Authors Jade Lee & Gretchen Craig


Authors Cindy Dees & Sandy Blair

Disneyland with Audrey


Beware the evil Emperor Zurg, Space Rangers!


Racing through Vicki's favorite ride, Space Mountain!


Enjoying a pirate's life in New Orleans Square


Vicki faces her fear of Splash Mountain

Mountain Laurel Conference


Giving a speech & celebrating Easter at the same time


Authors Sabrina Jeffries & Jenna Petersen


Yes, the bunny ears stayed on all day!


Sharing some Easter cheer

Celebrate Romance 2007


Celebrating ten years
of romance


Authors
Michelle Bardsley
& Jenna Petersen


Vicki with author
Jade Lee
Vicki and Audrey at
the discussion forums


Having fun with author Cathy Maxwell


Arlinda Sullivan as Mistress of Ceremonies

Valentine's Day Events


Sweetheart Saturday event in Redmond, WA


The Chocolate Affaire, AZ


Vicki and author Roz Denny Fox

California Nerd Tour


Vicki and Romance World Bookstore owner
Mary Roscom


Vicki and Cheers for Writers Coordinator
Fronnie Lewis


Vicki and author Kim Gregory at
Barnes & Noble, Burbank


Vicki and author/producer
Stephen J. Cannell


Vicki with readers at Romance World,
El Cajon

2006

Emerald City Writers' Convention


Vicki & Audrey at the bookfair


Author Christina Dodd


Author Stella Cameron & Vicki

Photo Gallery

I’m convinced writers are born, not made. But whether they go on to fulfill their destiny depends on whether they’re lucky enough to have a mentor who tells them the writing’s wonderful and understands the art of the gentle critique. I was extremely lucky. I had my mom.

From age eight to age twenty-eight, I subjected the poor woman to every essay, every story, every angst-ridden poem. She let me know early on that she wrote, too, and no, it wasn’t weird to hide in your bedroom closet and scribble on legal pads. How she coaxed my sister, who shared the room, to let me have the closet, I’ll never know. It was my first office, and I reveled in the solitude.

My mom died way too young, long before I made the NYT list. But by then I had a grown daughter, born a week before my mom’s birthday, who said to me, “You’ll need some help. I’d like to do that.”

In no time at all she became essential to my writing life. I can’t imagine functioning without her as I deal with website issues, promo and travel. Most important of all, she reads my manuscripts before I send them off. As she tells me the writing’s wonderful and practices the art of the gentle critique, I hear echoes of her grandmother. The circle is complete, and to have this gift twice in a lifetime makes me the luckiest of writers.

2008

Pikes Peak Writers Conference


Vicki & George give a workshop


Vicki & George make a new friend, Delores Jannereth


Vicki and author Stephen Coonts

Desert Dreams


Keynote speakers Sherrilyn Kenyon & Carly Phillips


Vicki & Robin Bielman


Audrey, Vicki, Carly, & Jackie


Kim Gregory, Vicki & Robin Bielman

Celebrate Romance 2008


Vicki and author Jade Lee


(left to right)Vicki, Jade, author Cindy Holby, Faye McMichael, Sara Reyes,
Gwen Reyes, author Elizabeth Hoyt, and Mindy Ewing


Vicki and Kathy Boswell


Author Jacquie D'Alessandro, Vicki, author Wendy Etherington


Audrey, PJ Ausdenmore, Vicki, author Sabrina Jeffries

2007

Cheers for Writers Author Panel


Author HelenKay Dimon and Vicki


HelenKay, Vicki, & authors Eden Bradley & Leigh Court

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