There
is officially less than a week left until Christmas. Life is hectic for
everyone everywhere and our family is no different. We leave tomorrow
morning to spend Christmas at my parents' house. I am so excited to be
going home, but there is so much to do before I leave. I haven't even
started packing yet. In fact, I haven't even started writing my packing
list yet.
Instead of actually starting on that list, I'm updating instead. I just can't help it. Too many exciting things happened this week. So here it is, the list of all the totally thrilling stuff that happened to me over the last seven days:
Instead of actually starting on that list, I'm updating instead. I just can't help it. Too many exciting things happened this week. So here it is, the list of all the totally thrilling stuff that happened to me over the last seven days:
1. The editing
department from DSP contacted me to fill out my blurb questionnaire.
So effing exciting. I was completely over the moon until I actually
tried to fill them out. I've never felt so brain-damaged in my life.
Those questions were hard! Questions like "what is your book about?"
Huh? What? Who knows? I sure don't. I managed to get it filled out
and sent back, although embarrassing detail: my friend Lex Chase
(hilariously talented author) warned me that spell check doesn't work
on the form for some reason, so I went over that thing six times
looking for errors. Satisfied that there were none, I fired off an
email with the attachment and in my haste I left the subject line of
the email as "blub questionnaire". Fingers crossed that the editing
department doesn't retroactively cancel my contract for being a
dumbass.
2. The art department from DSP contacted me to fill out my book cover spec sheet. The email was from Paul Richmond, who I adore (not that we've actually met, but he is seriously talented and hilarious to boot -- if you haven't seen his video about his bootlegging revenge escapades, you need to watch it now). I got that all filled out too and I really can't wait to see what they come up with. This whole thing is starting to feel more real for me now, and I think once I am able to see the actual cover for the book, it'll feel like I'm a real author. It's pretty much the most exciting thing that's ever happened.
2. The art department from DSP contacted me to fill out my book cover spec sheet. The email was from Paul Richmond, who I adore (not that we've actually met, but he is seriously talented and hilarious to boot -- if you haven't seen his video about his bootlegging revenge escapades, you need to watch it now). I got that all filled out too and I really can't wait to see what they come up with. This whole thing is starting to feel more real for me now, and I think once I am able to see the actual cover for the book, it'll feel like I'm a real author. It's pretty much the most exciting thing that's ever happened.
3.
Xto came home early from work on Monday. He scared the shit out of me,
because I thought someone was trying to break into our apartment, but
then I realized that a burglar wouldn't use a key, so I stopped being
scared and got happy instead. It's so nice to have him home, and so
rare. We had a glass of wine, stayed up watching Tosh.0 for a while
before bed.
The next morning he took me for breakfast in Fairhaven just outside of Bellingham. If you're from the area and you've never visited the old part of Bellingham, you need to go now. Today. Do it. it's beautiful. Breakfast was at the Skylark Cafe, which I recommend. They have banana bread French toast. What more could you want in a breakfast food?
4.Yesterday,
I got to open my Christmas presents from Xto early. I am a very lucky
girl and got completely spoiled this year. He bought me a Canon printer
that I so desperately needed and (drumroll please) my new KINDLE
PAPERWHITE. I am completely in love with it. This is technically my
fourth Kindle. Xto teases me that they are just burning out from
overuse. In reality I am clumsy and keep breaking them. The Paperwhite
though? Epically good. The thing glows. GLOWS. The next morning he took me for breakfast in Fairhaven just outside of Bellingham. If you're from the area and you've never visited the old part of Bellingham, you need to go now. Today. Do it. it's beautiful. Breakfast was at the Skylark Cafe, which I recommend. They have banana bread French toast. What more could you want in a breakfast food?
5. Last night, Lex Chase (previously mentioned hilarious & talented writer extraordinaire) sent me the second installment of her Pawn Takes Rook series to read through. Granted I am only on page six, but so far it is completely amazing. She makes me so jealous sometimes with how funny she is. The first book comes out in March from DSP, so in three months, go buy it.
Here is her "Next Big Thing" blog post for the first book to tell you all about it.
6. Today, I hit 60,000 words on my WIP Brokenhearted (the first book in the Hope Cove series). It's officially a novel! I only have a couple of scenes left to do and then some heavy editing before it's ready to submit. I've set a deadline for myself of the end of February to have all three ready for submission. It might be a little overly ambitious, but shoot for the stars, right?
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