Dear Reader,
I’m over the moon today!! After getting some really great feedback from my editor about Personal Adventures, I didn’t think my day could get better yesterday, but it did. I submitted a book for the Ellora’s Cave Pricked themed call, and yesterday my lovely-amazing-totally-fab editor told me they wanted it. I just dropped the contract off in the mail and away it goes!
The details, the book is part of the Pricked theme call, entitled Under His Skin. It’s book one in a series I’m writing, and it seems like there’s a lot of interest in what happens next. Which is good, because I’m already writing book two!!! This is a full length novel. Because of the theme call, it will be out in July 2012, so not that long to wait.
This is going to be a full length novel. It’s different from both Flirting with Rescue and Personal Adventures in that there’s an external danger through the whole book. There’s a lot more moving parts and pieces to this story, and I love it! I knew that eventually I wanted to write something about tattoo culture, but if it wasn’t for Kelli Collins, EC’s Editor in Chief, I wouldn’t have bothered.
I wish I would have screen capped the twitter conversation Kelli and I had back in January. I was working on a different book for this call, and told her a little about it. She challenged me to write something else. I wasn’t going to, I was almost ready to sub the book I was working on, two months ahead of the deadline. But my uncle passed away. There’s something about a family death that turns on the words. Maybe it’s how I grieve, but I wrote. And wrote. And wrote. I forget how long it took me to write the initial draft, but it was days, maybe a week and some change. All in all, I wrote, edited and submitted this book in about six weeks. I do not suggest this.
As always, this would never have happened without Kelli poking me, and my friends for supporting me and humoring me through writing this book. I really had to have some hand holding on a few days, especially the ones around my uncle’s funeral. Suzan, Linda, Alice, Jessica, Rebekah, Jodie and Carolyn, you guys really make this happen for me. Writing wouldn’t be as much fun without you! My editor, Jilly, who is more patient than Job. I’m learning, I swear! Big thanks to my fellow Belles and EC authors, the WC crew and my fellow Divas. Karen, Karla, Crystal, Sasha, Voirey, Keri, Nena, Ayla, Annie, Hailey, Linda, Inez, I know I’m forgetting names…. This is starting to feel like an acceptance speech, I know! Anyways, there are a lot of people I need to thank for their support and kind words during this process. It’s meant a lot to me.
Who is sitting here all teary-eyed and proud???
This girl.
GO YOU!!!!!
I am SO HAPPY this is going to be a series!! WHEE!!!!!!
Awe, I feel like I just wrote an, “I thank the Academy,” speech. I <3 you!!!
Sidney recently posted..Coming Soon: Under His Skin
I’m so so so happy for you and VERY proud of you!!! I knew this book was special and I have loved seeing it come to life. <3
Jess recently posted..ROW80: Wrapping up
Awe, it wouldn’t have happened without all the hand holding and coddling you guys did.
Sidney recently posted..Coming Soon: Under His Skin
So excited for you! Can’t wait to read Under His Skin! 🙂
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Thank you Karla!!!
Sidney recently posted..Coming Soon: Under His Skin
This goes without saying, but I’m unbelievably happy for you and so proud of you! I miss you lots, but know that there are people in Japan buying your books! <3
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I miss you too!!!!
Sidney recently posted..Coming Soon: Under His Skin
This is awesome! Congrats!
Chrissy recently posted..Fate’s Call #5
Thank you! I’m super excited. 😀
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Yay!! I know you love this book, and the ones coming after it. I can’t wait to see what you do with them. I’m way proud of how much you’ve accomplished in the last six months. You’re like, a whole other person.
Suzan Butler recently posted..#ROW80: Trucking along, feeling good, having fun
Awe, I feel like a different person. It’s weird!!! And none of it would have happened without you guys, ya know?
Sidney recently posted..Cats 002: You’re Just Bitter
Congrats! I’m anxious to read that antho. It’s right up my alley.
Fallon recently posted..News
I might have just squealed. Your book was one of the first EC titles I ever read. Yup. And thank you! I’m super excited about this book, and the others in the series I want to write.
Sidney recently posted..Cats 002: You’re Just Bitter
I am so very proud of you!
I can’t wait to read it!
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Thank you!!!! I’m super excited. It’s my first “novel” so yea!!!
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