In October 2006, my paranormal women's fiction, Haunted, was a finalist in the American Title III competition sponsored by the Romantic Times and Dorchester Publishing. It was a great honor to be among the ten chosen out of over 200 manuscripts. While I didn't get past the first round, I did make friends with a fabulous group of people, my fellow competitors. We keep in touch to this day, commiserating when need be and congratulating each other on accomplishments large and small. I couldn't ask to be associated with a nicer, more supportive bunch.

Jenny Gardiner won the competition that year with her entry Sleeping with Ward Cleaver, a funny and touching story. At this writing, more than half of the AT3ers have book deals. How cool is that? Their websites or blogs are on the sidebar of my blog. Go check them out.