Last week Hurricane Sandy knocked out my power for four days, and it won't come as a surprise to anyone when I say I am not a camping kind of gal. I especially don't like camping in my own house!
Fortunately there were bright spots. One of them was reading the end of Mae Clair's Weathering Rock on my Nook, in the dark, via flashlight. (I had to keep that whole camping theme going, and I wasn't about to let darkness keep me from finding out what happened in this story. It was so worth it. And yes, I sniffled a little bit at the end.)
Another bright spot was learning Lord Midnight had won the Chapter One contest that author Cheryl Bradshaw has on her blog each month. There are 50 entries, and she selects the best first chapter as the winner. I was flabbergasted when I got Cheryl's email with this great news. Please check out her wonderful compliments, as well as the interview she did with me. While you're doing that, I'm just going to stand here and grin.
Another fun thing that made me forget the bumpy spots from last week: I got the galley of I Do. . .or Die, which is a PDF of the book to send out to reviewers. It was exciting to see my story in an ebook format. I should also be getting the cover in the next week or so. This book is going to be released on December 10th, which seems so close now!
On top of all that, it is my birthday month, and it's been so much fun already. I got my electricity back on the first day of November, and it feels like things have been shining brightly ever since.
Wow. My sympathy is with you for the storm, congratulations on being the chapter one contest winner AND for the release of "I Do...Or Die,"...and of course, Happy Birthday!
That combination would make for one hard to find card! LOL
Posted by: Melissa | November 07, 2012 at 03:40 PM
Ditto.
Especially the Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Quantum | November 07, 2012 at 03:50 PM
Melissa, compared to the folks in NY and NJ, I didn't have it so bad. I just hate when it's dark. It's pretty windy tonight, so I'm hoping the electricity has the strength to stay on. LOL We had our first real snow too. I'm SO ready for summer already!
LOL about a hard-to-find card. But thanks for all the commiseration and congratulations!
Posted by: Donna Cummings | November 07, 2012 at 08:58 PM
Thanks, Q! I like to keep the birthday celebration going all month. It's more fun that way. :)
Posted by: Donna Cummings | November 07, 2012 at 08:59 PM
I'm soooo excited for you about the chapter one win. Your highwayman stole my heart so I completely understand where chapter one intrigued Cheryl. Congrats!
And happy birthday! Celebrate and have fun :)
And, oh, hey ~ I'm so honored Weathering Rock held your interest enough for you to continue reading it by candlelight!
Posted by: Mae Clair | November 09, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Mae, thanks -- for your compliments, and your enthusiasm, and all the good wishes. Not to mention for Weathering Rock, and the way it kept me diverted from the dreary darkness of the storm!
Posted by: Donna Cummings | November 09, 2012 at 09:09 PM
Great post. I love industry posts that discuss more psychological aspects, so I loved reading about the two types of disinhibition.
Posted by: Moravcsik Andra | November 10, 2012 at 09:44 PM