{"id":1261,"date":"2017-11-26T19:09:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T01:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribrisbin.com\/news\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2017-11-26T19:09:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T01:09:06","slug":"celebrating-the-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribrisbin.com\/news\/2017\/11\/26\/celebrating-the-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating THE CALL!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u00a0 It was twenty – that’s 20 – years ago this weekend that then editorial assistant Cindy Hwang called me with the news – Berkley Jove wanted to publish my book – A LOVE THROUGH TIME – in their time travel line!\u00a0 It was an amazing feeling when she called. Made more exciting was that I was in a hospital bed in my family room, recuperating from fracturing a spinal vertebra! (for the second time!)…. The physical therapist who was there had no idea of what was happening but I expressed interest in the offer, told Ms. Hwang that I would need the weekend to consider and that I would call her back. . . .<\/p>\n

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Cue the hysterical screaming!! I scared the PT so badly she left. I called my hubby and all my friends in NJRW and then began the process of getting an agent. Did I mention this call came on the Monday of Thanksgiving week in 1997? Yes it was! With the help and advice of my NJRW writing colleagues, I contacted prospective agents, sent out the manuscript and signed with Linda Kruger (at the time with the Fogelman Agency). Within weeks, the contract was signed and I was about to be a PUBLISHED AUTHOR….a real published author!<\/p>\n

Now, 20 years and 45 publications later, that call, THE CALL, still brings back the memories of the excitement of the day.\u00a0 To celebrate, I’m doing a giveaway over on FB –<\/p>\n

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If you stop over my FB profile<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0 my FB author page<\/a> – you can leave a comment that puts you in the giveaway – the gift includes a copy of the original release, the newest edition, a lovely Scottish-themed handbag and two time travel romances from my wonderfully talented friend Ceci Giltenan<\/a>! I’ll pick a winner at random from everyone who comments on either page on December 1.<\/p>\n

Won’t you please come over and help me celebrate 20 years of being a published romance author!<\/p>\n

Terri<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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