News

* Two new mysteries are now up on ebook on Kindle Direct/Amazon! Conundrum , an intense relational drama/mystery about betrayal and faithful love, and Innocent Little Crimes, a top 100 finalist in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest, a mystery spinoff on Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians. Don't miss them!

* The Unraveling of Wentwater, the fourth installment in The Gates of Heaven series (AMG/Living Ink Publishers) is on its way. The advanced reader copies are gong to press the end of January and reviewers will be getting their copies. The book releases in May.

* The Land of Darkness, the third installment in The Gates of Heaven series (AMG/Living Ink Publishers) is now out! Be sure to order yours at any online outlet as a print or ebook!

* Time Sniffers, a wild young adult time-travel romance for teens who love science is now out. as an ebook. If you loved A Wrinkle in Time, you will love this book. Order yours at any online outlet!

* Lakin completed her eleventh novel entitled Intended for Harm, a modern-day adaptation of the biblical story of Jacob, written in a literary voice and "flash-fiction" structure.

* Watch for subsequent books in The Gates of Heaven fairy tale series for adults. Book five, The Crystal Scepter, follows in fall of 2012.

Events in 2012

Announcing the launch of my new blog site for writers: Live Write Thrive. Featuring weekly posts on deep instruction on writing the heart of the story and on ways writers can thrive as the face of the publishing industry changes. Be sure to follow @livewritethrive on Twitter and subscribe to the blog at www.livewritethrive.com.

February 25: Teaching workshop on Using a Cinematic Lens to Write a Visually Stirring Novel, Phoenix, AZ, ACFW chapter

March 30-April 3: Mount Hermon Writers' Conference, Mount Hermon, CA

June 30: One-on-one critiques at Agents Day, Hyatt Place, Fremont CA, 11:30-5 p.m. Contact Geraldine Solon at gsolon082007@gmail.com for more information.

September 19-22: ACFW Annual Conference, Dallas TX

Events in 2011

January 3-5: Blog tour for The Wolf of Tebron by the CSFF Blog Tour

January 11-15: Blog tour for Someone to Blame with CFBA

February 1-April 30: Book launch for The Map across Time, the second book in The Gates of Heaven fantasy series, by Phenix Publicity

April 11-17: Writing the Breakout Novel week-long workshop with Donald Maass, Mt. Hood OR

April 17: Guest teaching Mount Hermon Teen Track on Writing Fantasy, Mount Hermon, CA

May 21st weekend: Workshop on writing Sizzling Scenes for ACFW regional chapter, Phoenix, AZ

June 25-27: Teaching workshops and giving one-on-one critiques at the Kentucky Christian Writers' Conference

November 8, 6:00 p.m.: Teaching workshop on Using a Cinematic Lens in Fiction at South Bay Writers' monthly dinner, Sunnyvale, CA. If interested in coming, see www.southbaywriters.com.

November 19, 10 a.m.- noon: Teaching workshop on Using a Cinematic Lens in Fiction at the monthly ACFW meeting in Palo Alto, to register RSVP susan@mitchlink.com or call 1 408-507-9858.