Acal. Yes it does.

Maybe we can bribe them with Cheesecake?

C1,

I'm all for the cheesecake bribe! Think the powers that be at Avon would like our cheesecake?

W2

We could only hope.

C1

You guys are so cute. Yes, you or your publisher have to enter and, no, I wouldn't do that. CK used to pester me like crazy to join RWA so he could enter me. Knowing that entering meant he'd nominate me was enough to make me drag my feet about joining, lol.

Seriously, I wouldn't enter. First off, I don't think I'd win. There are loads of awesome writers out there with a better chance of winning. Second, if by some fluke there was a miscount and I DID win . . . GOOD GOD!!! I'd have to get up in front of everyone and SPEAK . . . and sound halfway intelligent while doing it!!! IMPOSSIBLE!! You should have heard me in Vegas. OHMYGOD!!! I am a babbling idiot!!

Ahem, sorry, lost it there for a minuet. . . umm . . . yeah. . . so . . . er. . . that's why I'm never in the Ritas : )

Lynsay the babbling wussy

Lynsay don't feel bad about for not liking to speak in public. I heard that most people fear public speaking above even dying.

So if you are a wussy then so is most of population on earth.

Do we know anyone at Avon we can bribe? May take something stronger than cheesecake.

Lynsay I wouldn't want to do the public speaking either but I am sure you are not as bad as you think. you are so modest, miss count my foot!

Ok Ladies put your thinking caps on....a stronger bribe than cheesecake....

Awww I feel you Lynsay (even though you deserve tons and tons and tons of awards x 2) When I graduated I had to do a Salutatorian *haha I probably didn't even spell it right AH WELL!* Speech and I was thinking "Will they notice if I pee myself in this gown?"

GOod Times. That was a few years ago and I still wish someone had just pushed the microphone and podium off the stage before I went up there so I didnt have to speak. Wahahahaha.

I think the worst part about public speaking is all the eyes trained on you. And there is no way I can picture everyone naked

Jill, most the time you wouldn't want to...

Well I think it all depends on the audience. If it was let's say male models for Lynsay new book cover I wouldn't be to averse to the idea

I doubt I would do much speaking then either more like drooling all over the place.

Oh I don't know Kelli. I think we could articulate a few words like "yummy" and "tasty" and "chisel chest" (had the use that one heard it recently and still has me cracking up)

Lynsay, you have a whole forum willing to speak up and cheer for you (we need to get our shirts printed and our pom-poms ready, SASSy ARGENEAUTS) and besides, you can't have any harder time speaking if you win than umm...Luke Arimault. Just be your sweet self and pretend that it is just us you are talking to when you win.

Lynsay, please don't object to us writing or calling Avon. We won't if you say no, but we would really like for Avon to nominate you. I agree, it is tacky when authors nominate themselves, but you are way too modest about your work! Truly, we would be on our best behavior when suggesting that Avon nominate you.

As for other great authors, I have books on my keeper shelf by authors who have won RITA awards, and your books...almost the entire collection (I'm still working on getting all the historicals) and two copies of each Argeneau (I thought it might be a good idea to have a second copy as I read them so often, and especially for when the "Dorchestor Three" are hard to find)...are on the shelf right beside those other great authors.

The never humble nor bashful (well, not often ) wren aka W2ofAE4

P.S. I will behave myself if Lynsay lets us write or call Avon, I will behave myself if Lynsay is nominated, I will behave myself if Lynsay wins, I will not make Mr. Spice send me to my corner if Lynsay wins...(Just practicing, it might be useful if I learn to behave now )

Wren does it work if you say that out 3 times fast? "I will behave myself if...."

Not in the slightest, dear sister...but I thought I would give it a try. It probably won't help, but it sure can't hurt!

I was thinking if I practiced, I might be able to be good for a little while.

W2 of the AE4 I do not forsee it happening!

Neither do I but you get an "A" for effort.