Keep the critiques coming! And if you have an entry in this contest, please remember to critique a minimum of 5 of your colleagues' entries. Our Secret Agent will be unveiled on Monday--and winners will be announced!
My hope is to host at least one more Secret Agent Contest this year. I'll do my best. Truth be told, I'm feeling the greenness behind my ears with this Debut Author thing. Events and deadlines and guest blogs and...I'll be learning to juggle it all.
(Perhaps "manage" is a better word. "Juggle" makes it sound like it could all go horribly wrong if I drop one little ball.)
A few days ago, I was introduced to my publicity manager. She's enthusiastic and organized and OH MY GOODNESS, I'm still getting my head around the fact that she is out there pitching me and my book. I'm still at the point where this stuff takes my breath away for a little bit.
I told her I could draw a good crowd in my home town, and offered a month when I'd like to do that, and she said...sure! And I keep thinking, really? She's going to set that up for me because I asked? And I'm amazed and humbled and thankful and so excited.
Three of my English teachers still live in that general area. I can't even describe what it will feel like to have them at an author event for my debut novel.
I don't know. I might sob my way through the whole thing.
I was thrilled earlier this week to discover that the cover of STORMRISE has finally made its way to Amazon and all the other online booksellers. Which gives me something else to stare at. (It's so silly, but there's no use denying it. I stare ALL THE TIME. Often with a goofy smile on my face.)
(STORMRISE is now available for preorder.)
Aside from all the STORMRISE launch prep, I'm continuing to work on NEW NOVEL, which I need to get to my editor in May. My goal is to send it before dear hubby and I leave for our trip to--wait for it--London.
London!
Yes, I'm the girl who has never been across the ocean. Whose only trip outside the USA was to Canada, back in the no-passport-needed days. Eric and I are COMPLETE ANGLOPHILES, and this is the vacation of our dreams. We've wanted to do this for so long, and haven't been able to. We even have a MATCHING LUGGAGE SET (which Eric doesn't seem particularly excited about).
And that's me in a cute, little nutshell. This weekend I'll be singing with the Nashville Symphony Chorus in a performance of Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony. It's been a tiring week (performance weeks always are), and the music is so very difficult--but singing with this group is an intense happy place for me. Even when the music about kills me.
Probably I'll take a nap soon. (Who came up with the idea of starting performances at 8:00 PM, anyway?)
Oh, and I've finally created a Facebook Page, so please come "like" me!
Have a wonderful weekend, and I'll see you Monday!
It does sound dizzying. Super congrats to you. How much fun is this?! Please share all the deets of your journey in the publishing world for us wannabe novelists. You can share details of your London journey too, if you'd like. :) Liked you on FB!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Betsy! I will definitely post about London once we return. :) And yes, I'll keep sharing as my journey continues, as always. I love the way writers connect with each other and speak into each other's journeys along the way!
DeleteLondon is my FAVORITE city! Enjoy every moment!!
ReplyDeleteOh, yay! Thank you so much. :))
DeleteHave fun! Debut year sounds both daunting and exciting. (:
ReplyDeleteThank you! It is truly both. :)
DeleteHow fun! I've always wanted to go to London myself. Could you pack me in your matching luggage? Please...
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your trip!
Probably that would push me over the maximum luggage weight. ;) And thank you!
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