May we all have a fruitful 2009.

And next year, I will not drink so much champagne

I haven’t blogged in ages, and I’m thinking now is the perfect time to start. I’ve got a lot of awesome news, so I’ll try and organize it in the best logical way.

Wings of Desire is a finalist in the On the Far Side Contest.

A Most Unlikely Match (aka: Lord Andrew’s Match) is a finalist in the Finally a Bride and the Hot Prospects contests. Yes, this same manuscript finaled in the Hot Prospects contest last year. The coordinator said I was still eligible to re-enter. Yay!

And this is the awesomest news, so I saved it for last. My latest manuscript, one I thought would struggle in the contest circuit because of my heroine’s strong snarky voice, has been doing quite the opposite. Unleashing Your Inner Sex Demon is a finalist in both MORWA Gateway to the Best and Valley of the Sun Hot Prospects.

Wow! I’m thinking the people in Arizona really like me. I was a double finalist in the same contest last year. Wings of Desire took first in the Hot Prospect’s erotic romance category.

So there’s my news!

As always, stop by Romance Roundtable for your Sindee fix.

Cheers!
Cindy/Sindee

I’ve been super busy this summer, so I let my blog go to pot. I work 10 hours a day and add writing and life to the mix, and I find no time to blog. I’m still here and am still alive. So if you thought I was gone for good, so sorry to disappoint.

I’ll try to blog at least once a week, but now I’ve started taking an online class at the local community college, so my appearances here will be sporadic at best.  I am still a regular blogger at Romance Roundtable, so if you need your Sindee fix, hop on over. We’d love to have you.

Cheers!
Sindee

Congratulations to Shayne (Comment # 6)! You win the $10.00 gift certificate. Please contact me at sindee@sindeesexton.com to make arrangements to collect your prize. Thanks to everyone who participated. Tune back in on September 3rd for your next chance to win.

Take care!
Sindee

Hey all, I decided I would restart an old tradition. A few people said they missed my Wednesday installments. So without further ado, I present:

For those of you who are new to the blog, what you do is leave a caption in the comment section. And because it’s the first Wednesday of the month, I’ll pick a winner on Friday. All you have to do is comment. Up for grabs is a $10.00 giftcard or e-certificate to a merchant of your choice.

Here’s my contribution:

“My invention will not only get rid of your runny nose but your social life as well.”

I’m sure one of you can come up with something funnier

Have fun!
Sindee

I am excited to announce that Wings of Desire has finaled in the PASIC Book of Your Heart competition. Yay!

This is one of the best writing competions out there. I had the fortune to final last year in the Historical category. It is judged by published authors AND booksellers and librarians. I am thrilled beyond words to have finaled again.

 Sindee

Here are the results of Passionate Ink’s Passionate Plume and Stroke of Midnight contests! Congratulations to all the winners. This totally rocks my socks. My only disappointment was not being able to attend National

NOVELLA

Stroke of Midnight

First Place - Scenting Cinnamon, by Ella Drake
Second Place - Reaction Time, by Alannah Lynne
Third Place - From Afar, by Ava March
HM - Full Moon, by Tiffany Kenzie
HM - Him, Memoir of My Second Marriage to the Egyptian God of Fertility, by Constance Denson-Hamilton

Passionate Plume

First Place - Male Call, by Denise A. Agnew
Second Place - Rescue Me, by Anna Leigh Keaton
Third Place - Hot Down Under, by Susan Lyons
HM - Second Chance Christmas, by Mackenzie McKade
HM - Desert Heat, by Leigh Wyndfield

CONTEMPORARY

Stroke of Midnight

First Place - Liberating Lacey, by Anne Calhoun
Second Place - Laws Of Attraction, by Crystal Kauffman
Third Place - Nice and Naughty, by Jayne Rylon
HM - Love, Lust and Lies, by Cathleen Ross
HM - Trading Favors, by Reece Butler

Passionate Plume

First Place - Wicked Ties, by Shayla Black
Second Place - Roped, by Ann Jacobs
Third Place - Suite Seventeen, by Portia Da Costa
HM - Twin Fantasies, by Opal Carew
HM - Nothing To Lose, by Mechele Armstrong

HISTORICAL

Stroke of Midnight

First Place - Plantation Rule, by Noelle Henderson and Barbra Moser
Second Place - Show Me-The Spartan Chronicles, by Nadia Aidan
Third Place - Seeking Truth, by Francesca Hawley
HM - A Gentleman For Her, by Ava March
HM - Wild At Heart, by Crystal Kauffman

Passionate Plume

First Place - At Love’s Command, by Samantha Kane
Second Place - Mirage, by Monica Burns
Third Place - Nicholas, by Elizabeth Amber
HM - One Bashful Lady, by Brenda Williamson
HM - Anchor and Storm, by Kate Poole

FUTURISTIC/FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION

Stroke of Midnight

First Place - Wings Of Desire, by Sindee Sexton
Second Place - Fairy Prince, by Leanne Karella
Third Place - Almost Darke, by P.M. Black
HM - Soul Bound, by Barbara Morgan
HM - Goddess in Trouble, by Maggie Nash

Passionate Plume

First Place - Tailspin, by Denise Rossetti
Second Place - Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind, by Karen Kelley
Third Place - Seducer, by Aubrey Ross
HM - Settler’s Mine 2: The Lovers, by Mechele Armstrong
HM - Born Again, by Rena Marks

PARANORMAL / TIME TRAVEL

Stroke of Midnight

First Place - The Tiger’s Tale, by Nara Malone
Second Place - Saving Jenna, by Violet Summers
Third Place - Bluebeard’s Hunger, by Ella Drake
HM - Minotaur, by Hortense Powdermaker
HM - Believing Is Seeing, by Corinne Davies

Passionate Plume

First Place - Mona Lisa Blossoming, by Sunny Chen
Second Place - Blood Rose, by Sharon Page
Third Place - Mystic’s Run, by Jory Strong
HM - Ethereal Foes: The Dragon’s Demon, by Marie Harte
HM - Blood Red, by Sharon Page

I currently reside in the basement of my parents’ house. So, last night, I call them on my home from work to see if they need anything. My dad’s response is, “Yeah, we need you here ASAP. The basement’s flooded and all your stuff is soaking wet, even your office.”

“Very funny, Dad. April Fools Day is tomorrow, not today.”

His tone goes very serious, now. “I’m not joking.”

Crap. My office? My computer? Double crap. Then I remembered, much to my utter relief, I’d brought the computer upstairs a couple weeks ago because my mom’s is on the fritz. Whew!

So I get home to find my mom and my brother-in-law playing dueling shop vacs in my bedroom. So, of course, I get enlisted to shop vac duty. We’re going along rather well, until my leg gets wrapped around a cord. I shake my leg causing the lamp with the a newly purchased “green” lightbulb to go falling to the floor. Glass shatters into a million peices. Triple Crap!  Those things aint cheap! So now I venture up the stairs to get a vaccuum cleaner. Did I mention I’m a climacophobe? That means I’m afraid of falling down stairs. I’m generally ok if I hold the railing, but not when carrying a heavy vacuum down the stairs. I finally make it down, thank goodness. After the slight interruption, all the glass gets cleaned up and another “green” bulb is put in. We proceed to shop vac the rugs.Then the shop vac cord bumps the lamp. Oh no, not again, I think as I see the lamp tip over. This time, it just tips over, with no shattered glass.

After about 2 hours for me (I spent 10 hours at work), and about 6 hours for my mom, sisters, and brother-in-law, everything is done as good as we can do. The floor is still damp! Grrr. I hope I don’t get mold.

Just a little rant by little ol’ me..

Cheers,
Sindee

First and foremost, congratulations to my fellow Avon Fanlit buddies, Pamela Bolton-Holifield, Courtney Milan, and Liese Sherwood-Fabre for their Golden Heart finals. Way to go, gals! I wish I was going to San Francisco.  Good luck!

So recently, I have noticed that I have a spastic eye. No matter what I am doing, watching TV, reading, writing, whatever, my eye has a mind of its own. It’s bloody annoying. So I read up on this strangely common condition. And would you believe it is caused by staring too long, or bright lights. Go figure. I spend 10 hours a day at work in front of a computer, and another 2+ hours at home writing and playing my online Pirates of the Caribbean game (It’s inspiring for a pirate tale I have spinning in my head). Arr mateys! Shiver me timbers! I’m thinking about resurrecting  one of my favorite Fanlit Forever characters. Aye! It’s Brownboot Bill, ye scurvy sea dogs.

Anyway, I digress. The eye twitch makes me look like I’m winking–constantly. The guy down the way from me probably thinks I’m trying to mack on him. But if they think I am going to give up staring at my computer while I write, they are sorely mistaken. I’ll finish my novel, one twitch at a time.

And lastly, 2nd place seems to be my new niche. Better than 3rd though, right? Wings of Desire recently took 2nd place in the Grand Beginnings contest, which, considering it is a multi-genre contest, is a great feat. Oh and the editor who judged it wants to see more. Yippee!!! And yesterday, I found out it also took 2nd place in the Great Expectations contest’s Erotic romance category. I’m thrilled, regardless.

Cheers!
Sindee

Today is my mother’s birthday. So, in honor of her 60th, I’ve decided to do some birthday weirdness. Love ya mom! Enjoy your day!

Check this cake out!

Feel free to leave those captions. Since it’s the first Wednesday of the month, I’m giving away a $10.00 gift card to Amazon.com. I’ll have my mom pick a winner on Saturday.

Here’s my contribution:

Surgery on a plate. All that’s missing is the scalpel.

Love y’all!

Sindee