Nov 1-30

National November Writing Month is an annual affair that writers and readers alike look forward to for the spirit to move them by means of faux pressure - they don't have to do this; it's all for fun and practice... which, of course makes perfect. Writers push themselves while readers wait, pensive and comparing this author to that, word count of today lined up next to yesterdays spillage hoping for the raw truth. Exciting? YES! See for yourself at the official NaNoWriMo site. See you next year!

LARA Book Fair : Fifteen authors from Los Angeles will gather at the Encino Barnes & Noble book store for the annual LARA fund raising book fair. Immediately following the regular meeting, which runs from 10:00am to 12:00 noon, these authors will sign their newest works for you. This is a fantastic opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping and to have fun while you're at it! Edible treats will help hold off the lunch time hungries 'til 2:00pm. This event is free to attend, but bring cash, checkbook or credit card as you will certainly want to acquire several of these published works. See you there!

Promotional tour : Together with a Bay area collegue, Joanne Smith Ainsworth, I toured books stores in the LA basin, twenty-seven in all!

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RWA : Romance Writers Of America Annual Conference will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C.

Romantic Times Booklovers Convention : Whyndam Resort Orlando, Florida. Christine will be signing at the E-book expo on Wednesday April 22nd from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

EpiCon : Electronically Published Internet Connection Convention held at Lake Las Vegas Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. Sculpted from the rugged desert terrain of Southern Nevada, Lake Las Vegas Resort lies nestled within the desert mountainside just 17 miles from the world renowned Las Vegas Strip. ~ CL

West Hollywood Bookfaire : *see last year's description. Christine will make a return engagement to sign CD's and discuss the romantic vernacular.

(10am-6pm)

Cerritos Library Author's Tea : Christine will sign first chapter CD's of her books and be available to chat.

(2-4 pm)

Article : "So Your Publisher Is Closing - Now What?" written for the award winning LARA Confidential Newsletter.

European trip : One week Isle of Skye, Scotland to research upcoming novel. Greece and Italian Medeterrean isles for vacation/possible future writing ideas? ~ CL

RWA National Convention : Held at San Francisco's Marriot hotel downtown.

UK research trip : Includes Inner Hebrides cruise on paddle steamer Waverley.

April 16-20

Romantic Times Fan Convention : Hilton Pittsburgh 600 Commonwealth Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Christine will attend workshops, book signings and evening gala balls all in honor of our wonderful genre! She looks forward to meeting many fans, colleagues, editors, publishers and agents. ~ CL

March 29-30

"CUT" Charity Film Festival : New Beverly Cinema 7165 W Beverly Blvd. Christine will be a VIP guest to attend film screenings, celebrity/industry panel discussions and Saturday evening's "after party" gala. Expected celebrity guests to include Mr. Gerard Butler. ~ CL

March 17

Realms Of Love Author Chat : Christine will be one of the featured authors chatting about her upcoming Phaze release, Soul In His Eyes (Release date Monday March 31st, 2008). ~ CL

March 6-9

EpiCon : Electronic Publishing Industry Convention Author workshops, networking and awards banquet, all in celebration of the burgeoning e-publishing industry. Christine will be signing her book, Sunninghill Snow. ~ CL

February 23

Romance Is In The Air : Panel Discussion 2 p.m. Buena Vista Library - a branch of Burbank Public Library 300 Buena Vista Street (818) 238-5620 Christine is a member of a panel of romance authors helping attendees to discover the resources and support networks available to get their writing from idea to finished manuscript. ~ CL

January 5-23

Research trip to Australia : Christine meets one of her fellow writer's in Melbourne. Driving the Great Ocean Road, watching fairy penguins return to their rocky rookeries at sundown and surveying the city from the tallest residential building in the world along the Yarra River. Christine also visited Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and sister island to film location for upcoming release, Nim's Island. ~ CL

PS I Love You Premiere : Christine attends the premiere arrivals at Grumman's Chinese Theatre for the new romantic film P.S. I Love You. Her blog about the event was featured on Gerard Butler.net .

Eddie Izzard : performs live at Casear's Palace Las Vegas. Christine in attendance. Chat with Eddie.

Darren Hayes : in concert at Borders Bookstore, Hollywood. Christine chats with him afterwards.

Research trip to UK : Darren Hayes concert at Royal Albert Hall. Wonderful! Authenticated RAH scenes from Shadows Steal The Light -Sunninghill Snow Promotional visit to Sunninghill. (Neighboring town to Ascot of horse racing fame) -Scotland tour of Edinburgh, Culag House (B&B in Sunninghill Snow) and cruise along the Clyde River past Glasgow to Greenock (film location of Dear Frankie) on the only remaining ocean going paddle steamer, the Waverley.

West Hollywood Book Fair : Authors of multiple genres amassed on the grass lawns of the West Hollywood City Park on Sunday, 14th of October, 2007. Our romance tent housed spicy romance, erotica, BDSM and others. Free giveaways and book signings were the order of the day. Hot though it was, a good time was had by all! ~ AK

RWA National's 2007 : Romance Writer's of America gathered in Dallas, Texas this year to learn, share and celebrate with each other. Classes by day, meetings, meals and awards by night, a grand time was had by all. (Christine on left). ~ AK

Taurus World Stunt Awards : Sunday evening at 7:00pm on the Paramount Studio's back lot, stunt men and women will receive awards for: "High Work", "Fire Work", "Biggest Fight", "Best Work with a Vehicle" and "Hardest Hit". Celebrities like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Gerard Butler will be there, then onward to the back lot party 'til the wee hours. Take a look at previous awards to get an idea of what this year could hold: http://www.worldstuntawards.com ~ AK

Realms Of Love Romance Chat : Christine was one of four featured authors for this one hour talk at the Realms of Love chatroom. http://www.realmsoflove.com at 9p.m. EST/ 6p.m. PST. Participants heard about her upcoming June 11th release of Sunninghill Snow through Phaze Books. ~ AK

Tucson RWA - A Day For Writers Conference : Christine attended this one-day conference to include The Selling Synopsis workshop given by Shannon Donnelly. Also included was the opportunity to meet with Carolyn Grayson, literary agent of the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency. Other workshops: Eight Minutes to Glory: Your Editor-Agent Pitch, Voice and the Market, Q is for Query, Today's Market, and Literary Agent panel discussion with Q&A. ~ AK

Opening Night for "300" at L.A. IMAX : How could the film possibly live up to the hype? Honor, Duty, Glory on the backdrop of a mesmerizing blood ballet; sit back, slack jawed and be amazed. Christine attended the opening night with a packed house. The audience seemed reticent to leave after the film. Men were revved up in that curious expression of male bonding that involves the pounding of backs and the punching of shoulders. The women showed their enthusiasm during the film, cheering at the assertive control the Queen displays in support of her husband and country. Awed to be in attendance at the unveiling of this modern masterpiece of art and virtue, long after the stunning visuals wash away the strength of the piece remains: honor, duty and no, not glory…integrity. ~ AK

U.S. Red Carpet Premiere for "300" : Christine attended the Grumann's Chinese Theater arrival of cast and crew for the movie 300. Director, Zack Snyder, author, Frank Miller, and actors, Rodrigo Santoro, David Wenham, Gerard Butler and Lena Heady strolled the carpet. Only Santoro and Butler crossed the street to acknowledge their fans, signing autographs and conversing briefly with the crowd. "Gerry, thank you for answering my question at Wondercon," Christine said. A questioning expression, then a glint of recognition, a chuckle and a broad smile followed. Thanks for all you do, Ger! ~ AK

WonderCon : Christine attends the convention of all things modern media at San Francisco's Moscone Center. The thirty five hundred seat Esplanade Ballroom was standing room only for the presentation of the upcoming spring and summer movie panel of experts. Ratatouille, Spiderman 3, The Reaping, Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Transformer Movie directors, actors, producers, animators were all in attendance on the various panels. By far the most anticipated panel of the day: 300. It was the Zack and Gerry show with a smiling, but quiet Lena heady filling out the triad. "What do you hope the legacy of the film will be?", Christine asked the panel. The room held it's breath. Check out Christine blog at http://christinelondon.blogspot.com for more. ~ AK

The Late, Late Show : Christine attended taping of two episode of the Late Late Show with Scot, Craig Ferguson, host. Australian new age/salsa/jazz band, Cat Empire, actor/director Henry Winkler, academy award winner Jennifer Hudson, Family Guy creator, Seth MacFarlane and the man of the hour, Gerard Butler, were all guests. What is it about a cold wintry Montreal evening that gets a man to thinking about his cigarette addiction? "I quite fancied a fag after the long five month shoot". Automatic Brit brain engaged, Gerry referred to his fall from abstinence in the only way a Scot would. The audience loved his American faux pas, chortling along with him in his embarrassment. Rushed beyond reason, booked past sanity in the vortex of promotion for his new movie, Gerard paused to acknowledge his admirers by signing fan generated paraphernalia backstage. Class act. ~ AK

VES : Christine London was a guest at the 5th Visual Effects Society (VES) Award gala at The Kodak Theater in Los Angeles (same venue as the academy awards). Hobknobbing with the likes of George Lucas and Jerry Bruckheimer in the Grand Ballroom made for a fun and inspiring evening! ~ AK

Check in time was : 10:00am

Meeting began: 10:30am

Christine London was asked by the L.A. Chapter of the Romance Writer's of America's (RWA) to be their new Vice President of Public Relations. The one year term will commence the first of January 2007. ~ AK

Oct. 4

Christine London was offered a contract for her erotic novel, Sunninghill Snow, by Phaze publishing. It will be released in eBook format October 2007 and in print, released for the holiday season 2007. Distrubution will be in Borders, Barnes and Nobels etc., pending their acceptance. Sunninghill Snow will also be included in a print version with three other authors in a "Phaze Fantasies" anthology. ~ AK

Six country research & touring trip of Europe. Heavy focus on the U.K., of course! ~ AK

Article: "What Draws Us to Romance?" published in LARA Confidential Newsletter of the Los Angeles Romance Authors Chapter #25 of RWA. ~ AK