Many years ago, I was a member of EPIC, the Electronically Published Authors. At one of the conference I met Jude. We became part of a promotional group. We read each other's books and posted reviews with several electronic magazines that are no longer around. I can remember several of the people in the group and also went to conferences.
Jude decided to start a publishing company. For me this was great. One of my publishers had decided to only publish erotic books and very few of mine fit that category, The publisher returned my writes and I told Jude. One by one, she began to publish them.
I don't remember the year but there was some sort of two or three day affair of publishers in New York City. I believe this was a yearly affair. I was one of the BWL Authors who joined Jude there. I believe Brian made an appearance.
Books we Love had a table there - Maybe it was Madison Square Garden where this was held. This was at least 20 years ago, Meeting Jude again since we had met at an EPIC conference. We talked books and walked around stopping by other publisher's tables. But the most fund was talking to each other and getting to know some of our writers and our publisher.
I will never forget that time but I do wish I could remember more of those days and the talks about books and the laughter. I will miss receiving little notes when I send in a new book to be published. I will also remember those days when Jude was more than my publisher. I'll always regret not having the time of the health to visit her in Canada.
I'll also remember her smiles, laughter and encouragement. And her books that I've read each one several times.
I first met Jude online, when she had a promotion site for authors. All my books were on it. I had several publishers at the time. Then, one by one, my publishers closed for various reasons. Then Jude asked me if I had backlist of previously published books for her new publishing company. I immediately sent her my titles. She published them, then she asked me if I had some never published books for her. I gladly sent her the first books of the CURSE OF THE LOST ISLE series. Because of their paranormal medieval slant, my other publishers had refused them. But my immortal ladies with supernatural powers, wrecking havoc through history, found a good home with BWL. I had to split the first two books into four separate novels, because of their length, but it worked. These books did well in 2012, the golden age of kindle. I met Jude many times when she came to Arizona to visit her brother. When I regained the rights to my popular series from another publisher, the Chronicles of Kassouk, these books, too, found a new home with BWL. I've been writing exclusively for BWL ever since. Jude was very special and I will miss her.
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