What to do when you have two weeks of internet free time at the cottage? Swim? Canoe? Relax on the deck with a good book? Heck no… you do edits on your latest novel because your book made it to the finals in a contest. ^_^

Well, I suppose it could have been worse.

It could have been raining.

True Deceit, my second novel, is a finalist in the 2009 Toronto Romance Writers Golden Opportunity Contest!  Can I get a hell-yeah? Out of roughly forty entries in the Romantic Suspense category it is one of the top 3 works chosen to be presented to the final round judge — Megan McKeever from Pocket. To say I was excited is a bit of an understatement. Thank the gods, fairies, and patron saints of writers I had my laptop with me. I spent 3 days editing, revising, modifying according to judges comments. Then another day to revise the synopsis. Then I had to drive 20 minutes to down to access free WiFi so I could submit the revisions by the deadline.

Talk about sacrifice for your art!  I’ll definitely keep you posted on how it all works out!

- Nika