So, I guess I should mention what I’m doing this weekend — attending the annual Women’s Expo at the Meadowview Conference Center in Kingsport, Tenn. Tons of authors are going to be there, including Lora Leigh, Angela Knight, and Barry Eisler.

On Friday night, we’re going to be at a Meet the Authors dinner at Bays Mountain Park.

On Saturday, we’ll be at the conference center signing books. Cost to get into the expo (which features lots of other events) and book signing is $5 at the door. I’ll be signing books from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 3-5 p.m.

There’s a rumor going around that some advanced copies of Hot Mama will be available for sale … 😉

Hope to see you there!

So, I got featured in this week’s issue of Publishers Weekly again. I’m one of their calendar picks. I’m right to Laurell K. Hamilton’s new book.

Happy dance time! :joe:

So, last week I teased that I might have some Bigtime news soon. Well, there’s some good news, and there’s some bad news.

Bad news first: Jinx has been pushed back from April 1 to Sept. 2, 2008. I know, I know, it sucks for you guys because now you have to wait a couple more months to read the story.

But there is a silver lining: Berkley plans to re-release Karma Girl and Hot Mama as mass market paperbacks. Karma Girl will come out in July, Hot Mama will hit shelves in August, and Jinx will debut in mass market format in September. According to what I’ve read, these kind of back-to-back-to-back releases seem to work well for authors. So, we’ll see.

Other news: I’ve finished Nightingale, the fourth Bigtime book, and turned it in. So, now we’ll see if Berkley wants to keep the series going. Fingers crossed!

Still more news: I’ve also finished the first book in a new series and turned it into my agent. Tentatively titled, Live & Let Spy, it’s an urban fantasy about a Druid who’s forced to become a spy and infiltrate a ring of magical terrorists. Sort of like Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files, but with a chick. And some really cool spy gadgets. 😉

Better news: I’m going to be featured in the November issue of Southern Living. It’s a brief blurb, only a couple of paragraphs, but it’s still really cool.

Best news: Hot Mama is going to be excerpted in the December issue of wait for it, wait for it … Cosmo! That’s right, I’m going to be a Cosmo girl. :ww:

What about you? What’s going on in your world this week? Inquiring minds want to know …

Okay, here’s what I set up this weekend:

Nov. 17: 4-6 p.m., Books-A-Million, Johnson City, Tenn.

Dec. 1: 4-6 p.m., Books-A-Million, Kingsport, Tenn. (This is a brand-new store that’s opening.)

More to come! :joe:

I’ve been setting them up. Here’s what I have scheduled so far:

Nov. 17: 1-3 p.m., B Dalton Booksellers, Bristol Mall, Bristol, Va.

Dec. 1: 1-3 p.m., Waldenbooks, Fort Henry Mall, Kingsport, Tenn.

December: I’ll be signing books during the annual Christmas party at Mountain Empire Comics in Bristol, Tenn. Date/time to be announced, but I think it’ll probably be a Saturday afternoon about two weeks before Christmas.

More to come! :bub:

I should also have some news regarding the Bigtime series in general by this time next week. No promises. As those of you in the biz know, nothing every happens quickly in the publishing world. Stay tuned for more! 😉