
Lauri Robinson is a very talented author I've had the pleasure of getting to know through author channels and she has agreed to come onto my blog and share her 'Call' story with us. Lauri is now part of a huge romance family... one of the first... Harlequin.
Take it away, Lauri.
Hey, Catherine, I love reading your blog and am so honored to be here today.

In June of this year, hubby and I had just returned from a ‘ten states in ten days’ road trip, and I slept in one morning. When I rolled out of bed and stumbled to the coffee pot, I picked my cell phone off the counter to thumb through emails. To my surprise, there was an email from HQN, asking if they could call at 3:00 pm UK time, that’s 9:00 am my time, and it was then 8:45! I quickly sent an email from my cell, telling them that would be fine, and barely had time to brush my teeth before the phone rang.
With my coffee cup in hand, I sat on my front deck and accepted their offer for both a full length story and a shorter story for their Christmas anthology. The stories are western historicals and will be released in 2012. Tentative titles (title changes are very common) are Unclaimed Bride and One Wish.
Okay, so long story about my dream, what about yours, right? Well, I’m telling you all this to assure you dreams to come true. If you’ve subbed a story to your dream publisher, just hold on a bit longer, you will hear from them. If it’s not what they want, don’t give up, try again. THE CALL will be worth all the time, efforts, and waiting!
Ultimately, if you believe in yourself, others will, too.
Cheers,
Lauri
Lauri Robinson’s chosen genre to write is western historical. When asked why, she says, “Because I know I wasn’t the only girl who wanted to grow up and marry Little Joe Cartwright.” She lives in rural Minnesota where she and her husband spend every spare moment with their three grown sons and five grandchildren. Visit Lauri at www.Laurirobinson.blogspot.com or view her books by clicking HERE.
7 comments:
Thanks for inviting me over, Catherine! Congrats on your latest best selling listing over at Fictionwise! Way cool!
I'm so excited for your books to be on the shelf, Lauri. Congrats once again.
Hi Lauri,
I'm another western historical writer from Minnesota. With a couple of published books under my belt, I can completely relate to your story. Huge congrats on realizing your dream in every way.
Thanks for stopping by, Alison.
Thanks for stopping by Alison, and thanks for the congrats!
What a great story about your 'call'. Gives me hope. My dream as well is to one day write for HQ. I've read them since I was a teen and love the great storylines and awesome characters, in whatever line I pick up. I've just been offered a contract with a wonderful epublisher, but am going to continue to pursue the dream of writing for HQ too. Thanks for helping me to see it really can happen and CONGRATS to you for succeeding!
Thanks, Christine. Never forget, if you can dream it, you can do it!
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