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    Booksignings — Round 1

    Well, I did three booksignings Saturday and sold a grand total of 40 books. Not too shabby (although I must confess that a lot of those sales were to friends and family members). I’ll try to post some pictures soon.

    It was pretty much what I expected. Good, bad, and a little ugly all rolled together. Some of the signings went better than others. I had a lot of interest at my local library and comic book store (and sold more books there). Some folks even wanted to have their picture taken with me, which was really cool.

    Not so much interest at Barnes & Noble. I should have just set up a radio, and let it play “Walk on By” for two hours, because that’s what people were doing to me. And, yes, I got the do-you-work-here question more than once. Nobody asked me where the bathroom was, though.

    And, of course, I chose this weekend of all weekends to get a head cold. I was not feeling well by the time the day was over with. Ah, well. It’s all part of being an author, I suppose.

    I’ve got more stuff set up for this week. On Tuesday, May 8, I’ll be at Madagascar Coffee Co. in Kingsport, Tenn. from 5:30-7:30 p.m. I’ll be signing books, answering questions about writing and publishing, and hopefully doing a reading, if my throat will let me. Hope to see you there!

    What about you? What did you think of your first booksignings? Inquiring minds want to know …

  • On the shelf, baby!

    dscn0466.JPGSo, I went to my local Barnes & Noble last night for my book club meeting … and Karma Girl was on the shelf! Right between Sexy Beast II and Hurts So Good. A couple folks got a chuckle out of that.

    They had six copies of Karma Girl out, and my peeps were nice enough to buy four of them. A few people looked at us strangely because I was signing books in the back of the store, but oh well. Thanks, ladies, I hope you enjoy the book! 😎

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    Blogs and books and signings, oh my!

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    Today, I’m guest blogging about my first sale over at Dear Author. The gals over there are also doing a review and a video review today since Karma Girl was their book club pick for May. Thank you, Jane and Jayne!

    In related news, I’ll be doing three booksignings Saturday. I’ll try to post some pictures to the blog next week.

    From 10 a.m.-noon, I’ll be at the Thomas Memorial Branch Library in Bluff City, Tenn.

    From 1-3 p.m., I’ll be at Barnes & Noble in Johnson City, Tenn.

    From 4-6 p.m., I’ll be at Mountain Empire Comics in Bristol, Tenn.

    Hope to see you there! 😎

  • Better than a cover model, baby …

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    Romance writers sometimes get accused of writing about unrealistic men. Of making up guys who do and say things no mortal man ever would. I frequently accuse my significant other of crushing romance under his shoe like a bug.

    And then, he goes and does something totally sweet and unexpected.

    On Saturday, he surprised me with a silver necklace in honor of Karma Girl’s release. The necklace was nice enough in and of itself.

    But wait, there’s more.

    Because on the end of this necklace dangled … wait for it … wait for it … a book charm!

    A silver rectangular book charm with a teeny diamond set in the center. (Actually, the book was a Bible, but he had the jewelers grind the words off so it would just look like a book. I don’t think God will mind … too much.) I admit it — I melted a little. All right, a whole lot.

    But wait, there’s more.

    Because I’ve also been told by my significant other — hypothetically of course — that I might be receiving some Karma Girl T-shirts in the near future. Again, this is just hypothetical. But stiil. Melting a little more.

    My mom and grandma also gave me congrats cards and yummy chocolate cake yesterday too. 😎

    What about you? What have you or others done to mark the release of your first book? Inquiring minds want to know …