No. 23--April 2009
Happy tax day to those of you in the USA! April 15 is also my oldest baby's
birthday so it marks the day I crossed over into the altered state
called motherhood. I won't tell you how old Baby is, since you wouldn't
believe it. Hmm, okay, maybe I'm the only one who wouldn't believe it.
Where did the time go? How do these babies grow up, and we moms don't
age a day? Uh, right--and then I look in the mirror and go, whoa! Who's
that older woman?? Well, my dad's 94 and he still doesn't think he's
old.
And talk about other surprising--and not so surprising--events,
I find it hard to believe The Naked Baron will be in bookstores in less
than two weeks! Actually, it will be appearing earlier here and there.
The Naked nobles tend to sneak out before their release date, but the
Baron is making an officially approved early debut. If all goes
according to plan, I'll be signing "him" at Turn the Page
Bookstore Cafe this Friday,
April 17, and at the RT convention in Orlando on April 25. I should also have
copies of the Baron at the Romancing the Rockies book signing May 1.
Check my Happenings page for my updated appearances.
I finally handed in The Naked Viscount the end of March (tentative release
date April 2010) and have been trying to catch up with all the pesky
little things I let slide, like taxes. And then
college son (youngest baby) came home for Easter and promptly developed pneumonia and
some kind of wild "pink" eye. He's back at school now, and I'm just
hoping he didn't infect us all during his brief visit--if he did, my
appearance schedule is out the window. Ah, yes, children--aren't they
wonderful?
One of the things I had to catch up on was my web site. It
wasn't so far out of date, but I was quite startled to realize I'd
never posted an excerpt from the Baron! My apologies; it's up
there now. Do feel free to send me a friendly reminder email if it
gets to be two or three months before release day and I haven't put up
an excerpt for a new release. I like to wait until I've finished copy edits, but
those were done a few months ago.
One major distraction this year--or the end of last year, I suppose--was
Oldest Baby's wedding. It was very nice, and the weather even
cooperated. The end of December can be very dicey in this neck of
the woods. It can be 70 degrees out or snowing or--worst of
all--icing. It wasn't warm warm, but it was pleasant. The
photographer was able to take advantage of the beautiful setting--the
wedding site was on the Chesapeake Bay--to take outdoor shots. The
men had their suit jackets to keep them toasty, but we women got a
little chilly--still, it was bearable and the results were splendid.
I've posted a few pictures on my
Happenings page.
If you'd like to get an email reminder when I've got a new book coming out,
just send a
note if you haven't already with "Add me to your email list" in the subject line to
writesally@comcast.net and
I'll add you in. I limit the email list to book announcements, so
your email inbox won't get stuffed with messages--I promise.
As I said in the last couple newsletters, I'm on Facebook, though I did go
hide from it when I was finishing up the Viscount. It's rather
startling how much of a time sink it can be--my hat's off to anyone who
can manage it and still get their work done. Feel free to
friend me, if you like, but know I probably won't be very much fun.
Appearances
I think I've already mentioned most of my appearances, but please check out
the list on my
Happenings page. I think it's up-to-date through July.
Unleash Your Story: Make a difference!
We're doing Unleash Your Story for Cystic Fibrosis again! We have two
pacesetters this time--author Lori Wilde for the writers and reader Michelle
Buonfiglio for the readers. It'll run from August 30 to September 28,
2009, and I hope to get my act together this year so I can log some mileage
on The Naked King--and no, don't worry, it's not King George IV who gets
naked. To learn more about the event visit
www.unleashyourstory.com
For writers
If you're a writer who wants to improve your craft, check out
Athena Critique Services--lots of good
advice and services there!
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Sally
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