I got some very good news last week. Well, I got a few pieces of very good news. I heard from one of the book reviewers at Paperback Dolls that The Kraken’s Mirror would soon be receiving its review and she loved the book! Whoop!
I got notice from a Google alert and was pointed toward a very sweet review written about the book by a reader on the Barnes and Nobles site. There’s another very nice one on the Amazon site. And several friends have finished the books and enjoyed it.
Yes, they’re friends. But if they didn’t enjoy it I’d except to simply hear nothing. To go out of their way to write me a note or post on Facebook, I think, means they really do like it!
I also started a correspondence with the wife of a man I went to high school with, who read the book and posted a photo of herself holding it on Facebook and we’ve gone on to make lunch plans this week. Looking forward to meeting you in person, Betty!
And! And! Decadent is going to release my short erotic scifi romance, The Ship’s Mistress on Friday! And the follow up with the second story in this universe, The Sister’s Story/Sari’s Search next Friday. I love my covers on both of these books. They tell the two stories of sisters. The eldest and her adventures after she gives herself to an alien race in order to save her little sister from a life in a dangerous brothel. The second story is this sister, now grown, and the search for her past.
I received my Kraken’s Mirror buttons in the mail last Friday and they are bee-oo-tiful! The bookmarks, the cover flats, the everything is ready for the trip to LA and my first signing. And I’m so bloody nervous, it’s hard to explain!
Sometimes, it really blows my mind to realize how far I've come in the last four years. In a little over a month, I'll celebrate four years since I nearly died. And so much has changed! I'm still working on recovering control of my house, clutter-wise, but I could never have imagined I'd be published. Wow!
So, this week will be a busy week. I’m at Castles&Guns on Tuesday. Blathering on the Daily Dose of Decadence on Thursday (about being Irish and all).
Friday will find me pontificating on the Revenge, likely about my new release. I’ll also be playing at Realmantic Moments and Kathleen’s Place to Reflect.
Next Sunday, now this is exciting… I’ll be live on Ashly Monroe’s Must Love Books BlogTalk Radio Show! I’m on the road for this show, from my Mom’s, so this blog may be late in posting.
This week, take a chance on something new. Take a breath and put yourself out there. Look what can happen!
Congrats on all the news! You've got all kinds of excitement coming up. Have fun with it, and enjoy it, and remember how hard you worked for all of it. :)
Posted by: Donna Cummings | 03/14/2011 at 06:43 AM
Ah, but Donna...if I relax too much the 'what if' gremlin pops up and will start tormenting me with how I could so easily screw it up at this point... the dangers of a wicked imagination! ;-)
Posted by: Maureen | 03/14/2011 at 10:59 AM
Awesome news! I'm so proud of you and wish I could see you at RT. I'll be thinking of you and want to see photos.
Congrats on the two new releases! WAHOO!!!!!!
Posted by: Sabrina | 03/15/2011 at 12:44 PM
Well, I'll be looking for you in Chicago, Sabrina. Really, come and we'll share a room and keep the prices down for both of us!
I must remember to take photos! The Decadent ladies say they'll be wandering RT with camera in hand, especially at the two signing events. With my last name, I think I'll be in the first row... Wonder who I'll be next to? ;-)
Posted by: Maureen | 03/15/2011 at 12:50 PM
I'm smack in the middle of the Kraken book and keep saying things like, "How did she manage to do that?" and "Oooh, that's a twist." LOL! I'm really enjoying it!
Posted by: Terri Osburn | 03/17/2011 at 11:23 AM
Hee, hee! Ah, all according to plan!
Terri, I'd say it's all about suspending disbelief, but I'm not sure there is anything I don't believe in when I write. Which sets me free to discard the idea of what can't be done and just do it!
Posted by: Maureen | 03/17/2011 at 12:10 PM