Class of '85 cover art

Four covers have been completed. They are beyond beautiful.
The Wild Rose Press artists always do a lovely job. This time, Nicola Martinez outdid herself. The covers tell the stories.
The authors are thrilled.
So am I.

Stay tuned for the next crop.
Siochain,
Kathy

The First Contract is Offered!

The Class of 85a has existed for less than 60 days and last evening the first contract was offered.
This is too good!
Great story, great ending, I am pleased.
Here's to many more successes.

A brand new project at Last Rose of Summer

Did you ever wonder what happened to the Class of '85? Ever want to change history a little? Maybe exact a bit of revenge on the Prom Queen or redeem the Boy Most Likely to Serve Time at a Maximum Security Prison?

We are about to find out!
We are launching a new series at LROS entitled "The Class of '85".
Stories will revolve around an invitation to the 25th reunion of Summerville High School, class of '85. Summerville, a fictional city [sort of] sits on the shores of Lake Ontario in Western New York State.
Length is up to the author, 7,500 -- 40,000 words. Sensuality level is at author comfort, sweet to spicy.

This will rock the Wild Rose Press back on its socks!
Please join us if you'd like to rewrite history with us--and have some fun.

Siochain

Hazards in the Workplace--Part Deux

Another excellent example of hazards in the workplace: multi-billionaire, professional golfer Tiger Woods who, while on the pro tour, it appears, managed to suffer multiple episodes of zipper failure with women he wasn't married to. incomplete sentence, improper grammar, I know. You fix it, then let me know how you did it.

It seems young Mr. Woods, of the foul mouth and temperament, believes marriage vows don't apply to him. Don't get me wrong; I'm not so naive to believe adultery occurs in a vacuum. It takes two to tango; he is blessed, as all of us are, with the ability to JUST SAT NO and walk away, virtue intact.

Of course, if these women are to be believed, some of this alternative activity had to have occurred while he was on an extended medical leave of absence while recovering from knee reconstruction surgery. Oops, I forget, different body part just north of the knee doesn't care if the leg must be elevated and iced.

Un huh.
Keep on asking for privacy, Tiger.
Let Elin know I'd be glad to hand her the next club should she ever feels the need.
Jerk.

Hazards in the Workplace

Since Valentines Day of this year, Rochesterians have been consumed with a case of multiple murders committed as a result of violence in the workplace. Prior to the lovers' day, a man named Frank Garcia was employed as a nursing supervisor at a number of nursing homes in the area. He was fired from two facilities for what was later learned to be allegations of sexual harassment. Taking issue with the terminations, Mr. Garcia elected to punish the women by shooting one as she was on a cigarette break outside the nursing home; he also shot a passerby who tried to help the woman. Both were DOA. Garcia then drove to a nearby county where he located the residence of the other complainant, tortured her and her husband, then shot them in the head at point blank range. Their children, one of whom suffers from cerebral palsy, were forced to remain in another room but heard the gunshots which killed their parents.

The list for walking wounded does not end with 4 corpses:
An eye witness to the first shootings, the significant other of the Good Samaritan, will live with the vision of her lover dying before her eyes and being helpless to assist him.
Garcia's wife, according to the news reports, delivered their third child two days after his/her father's rampage. During the trial it was printed the couple had three children under the age of 3.
Though they will likely consider themselves above it all, heads of two separate HR departments own a piece of this cluster f&*k. Garcia had a documented history of violence. Plus, how many other women came forward but were "persuaded" their complaints amount to nothing more than "he said/she said"? Could his termination been handled in a different manner?
If two women came forward and lodged complaints, chances are there are 10 to 50 others who suffered in silence and now have to wonder if they did the right thing by maintaining a silence.
The social worker friend of Garcia who helped him break the law by purchasing a gun for him. A SOCIAL WORKER, people.

The player to be named later

The player to be named later is on board, ready to practice the plays and counteract the estrogen swirls created when his older sister and cousin Meredith get together.
His name is Kieran James; he weighs 10 pounds 2 ounces and is 23 inches long. And he's a snuggler. Let's hope he's as placid as his other cousin Owen.
What a bundle of love!!
Mother and Dad appear to be doing very well.
We are thrilled to death!
Siochain

The high moments of editoring

okay, so last week [last blog entry] I spoke about the low points of being an editor. That galley, BTW, went to final production late last night. We shall have a release date by Thanksgiving, I hope.

so one of the high points happened a few minutes ago when i opened an email from an author who'd been rejected by another editor, with my blessing, several months back. The rejection letter was well written, supportive, and encouraging--something WRP takes serious. Long story short, the author is taking the editor's advice by lengthening the story into a rose length story. She's pleased with the treatment received by the editor and myself.

What a nice way to end the day, the week, the month, the year.
How was your day?
Siochain