General musings

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 …

If you haven’t heard, there was a horrible tragedy at Virginia Tech today, as a gunman killed over 20 people.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Va., a college town about three hours away from where I live. It’s scary that something like this could happen — anywhere – but especially this close to home.

Let’s take a minute to say a prayer for those who were killed, the other victims, and their families.

Last week, I blogged about trying to decide whether to drive or fly to RWA Nationals in Dallas this summer.

I’ve pretty much decided to rent a car and drive.

Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m a big fat chicken because I’m nervous about flying. But honestly, flying just seems like a big hassle. And it would take me almost as long to fly back from Dallas as it would to drive (once you factor in getting to the airport two hours early and a layover in Charlotte).

But, I didn’t entirely base my decision on my cowardice. I also had to take financial things into consideration. I could basically use the money I’d spend on plane tickets and go to another conference, namely Moonlight & Magnolias in Atlanta.

So, that’s probably what I’m going to do … unless I change my mind again. Just ask my significant other. I’m completely wishy-washy when it comes to making decisions. 😕

What about you? Are you driving to RWA? Flying? Inquiring minds want to know ….

I just want to say thanks to the Friends of the Sullivan County Library in Blountville, Tenn. for hosting me at their meeting last night. It was a very small, but lovely group of women. The food was great, and I think a good time was had by all.

Thanks, ladies! 🙂