Friday!

It's Friday. What a perfect time to write a post. One of my clients didn't show up for their appointment, so why not utilize this time for something like...a blog post?

Tomorrow, Saturday, my husband is going to compete in the Warrior Dash. This will be his second year of sliding through muddy water and then running through obstacles for over three miles. Crazy much? Yeah, he is. I'd like to join him, but, uh, I have a, uh... Well, someone needs to take pictures, right?

Rain Boots Required YA Author Tour now has a Facebook Page. Check it out and "Like" it. I hope people show up for our stops. Wouldn't that be crazy sad if no one showed? Eeek. Let's think positive now. There are three fabulous authors who will be on the tour with me, so I'm sure they have fans who will want to visit us. :)

We have added a new author to the tour. Laura Elliott. She'll be joining us at a couple of our tour stops. I'll have the exact locations later this week. Her debut novel, Winnemucca, is now available. She also has a new book, 13 On Halloween, that will be available at the end of September. How exciting!

Here's a recap of the Rain Boots Required YA Author Tour

Authors Involved

Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Me!
Lisa Nowak
Rebecca Knight
Laura Elliott

Dates and Locations

October 1st, 5-6:30 pm
Cover to Cover Books
Vancouver, Washington

October 7th 6:30-8:15 pm
West Linn Library
West Linn, Oregon

October 8th and 9th, all day
WordStock Festival
Portland, Oregon

October 17th, 7 pm
Interzone, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

October 20th, 4-5 pm
Beaverton Library
Beaverton, Oregon

October 22nd, 1 pm
A Children's Place Book Store
Portland, Oregon

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Also, for those peeps who don't have an eReader or who would just prefer to have a paper copy, Loramendi's Story is now available in paperback! You can buy it here for only $9.99.

It's almost time for my next client, so I'm outta here. Have a great weekend!

A Beautiful Package

I haven't been sick in a long time. But yesterday, while in cycle class, a woman next to me decided to continuously hack her lungs out--all over me. No doubt, she's the culprit for my swollen glands today. I predict, however, my warrior type immune system shall conquer all evil ick germs by tomorrow. My point is, I was a bit down today.

There came a cure by way of UPS dude. He rang the bell and, fortunately, ran away to his brown escape mobile before I opened the door. I stayed hidden until he zoomed down the road because my fuzzy snowflake pajamas and pink princess slippers most likely would have embarrassed him. When the coast was clear, I snatched the beautiful package from the step.

I didn't think it would be such a big deal. Maybe it was all the stress of things built up. Indie authors are the hardest working authors. Seriously. I've found this to be a fact. Maybe it was the ick pulsating through my veins. Maybe it was the eighteen months of sweat and tears and hope and fear and frustration and rejection, rejection, rejection involved in writing this novel. Whatever the reason, holding my real-live novel for the first time... Wow.

 

Now the hard part begins. Next Monday I'll ask for your help with getting Autumn's story known to the world. Until then, peace out, friends.