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More than Magic

The good news I hinted at yesterday? BORROWING ALEX is a finalist in the Romantic Comedy category of the More than Magic writing contest! The finalist names aren’t announced on the More than Magic website yet, however I noticed that the Romantic Comedy winner from last year was none than other than Vicki Lewis Thompson. Am I thrilled that my book is even sharing “former finalist slot space” with a writer of Vicki’s caliber? You bet!

Of course the coordinator needed the 2 books for the final rounds delivered in two days—a difficult task when shipping from Canada unless you want to pay mega, mega-bucks. But the coordinator came up with the great idea for me to order my 2 copies off Amazon and have them shipped to her house. I hadn’t thought of this option, because neither BORROWING ALEX nor HEAD OVER HEELS are available on Canadian Amazon (although Canadians can order them from U.S. Amazon—hint, hint). What a wise and helpful contest coordinator, huh?

What made the news about my final even more wonderful is that I logged on to one of my email loops yesterday morning to learn that my good friend, the talented Diana Cosby, is also a More than Magic finalist with her November historical romance, HIS CAPTIVE. I’ve read HIS CAPTIVE, and it’s a fantastic debut from Kensington. Congratulations, Diana, my friend.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 9:31 am and is filed under Books & Authors, Contests, My Books. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

11 Responses to “More than Magic”

  1. Diana Cosby Says:
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Cindy,
    I assure you, being in the finals with His Captive for the More Than Magic Contest with you makes this moment all the more special. I throughly enjoyed Borrowing Alex. I’m always amazed at authors who write humor, and Cindy is absolutly fabulous!
    I’ll let readers in on a secret, Cindy is one of the hardest working, most dedicated authors I know. Whenever I need inspiration, I need look no farther than Cindy. I wish her every success!

    Diana Cosby
    http://www.dianacosby.com

  2. Cindy Says:
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Well, here I am, commenting on my own blog. I’m too lazy to go back into the original post and provide an update. I just saw the list of finalist names for the Romantic Comedy category, and Vicki Lewis Thompson is a finalist again this year. I’m very, very happy to share 2008 finalist space with Ms. Thompson (even though I don’t have a hope in heck of winning against her, LOL).

  3. Cindy Says:
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Excellent, Diana. Very good back-scratching.

    Thank you, my friend!

  4. Avery Beck Says:
    May 7th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    Yay! Congrats to both of you. :-)

  5. Cindy Says:
    May 7th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Thanks, Avery!

  6. Marilyn Brant Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 6:14 am

    Whoo-woo!!! Okay, now that it’s official I can cheer in the open!! Congrats on the great final, Cindy!

  7. Cindy Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 10:31 am

    LOL, thanks, Marilyn. I appreciate the support.

  8. Lexi Connor Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Wonderful news, Cindy! Make sure to celebrate!

  9. Cindy Says:
    May 9th, 2008 at 6:50 am

    Thanks, Lexi, I have.

  10. Mary J. Forbes Says:
    May 9th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Gosh, I get behind a couple days and news happens all over the place! Cindy, big congrats to you and Diana on the final. :) You gals deserve every exciting moment!!

  11. Cindy Says:
    May 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Thanks, Mary!