Yay! Yesterday I sent off the latest MARKED book! It was late, and very long (longest book I’ve ever written), but I am so glad to have finished it! I still — after publishing 9 single titles, with 3 more in the queue, plus novellas, shorts, etc. — stare at a finished book and go, “OMG! I wrote all that! I made that whole story up in my head, then mashed all the words together to tell it to someone else!” It’s amazing when I think about it that way. I always start off a book looking at the giant mountain of pages I have to fill and think, “How the heck are you going to do that?” I’m always surprised when I manage to get to the end.
So, now I will quietly freak out while I wait for word from my editor. Is it brilliant, boring, bad, best-ever, or something else entirely?
I’m taking the rest of the week off. I have a pile of books I’m eager to read. I also have some ARCs winging their way to me from writer friends and I can’t wait to dig into them! I have two movies that have been impatiently waiting to be watched until I finished my book. Plus housework stuff — laundry, vacuuming, etc. On Monday, I will start a new book and begin the process all over again. I have two more books due this year, so that I will have 5 new releases next year — 4 of them will be mass market originals!
What’s been happening over the last couple weeks since I blogged?
- We adopted a dog from the local animal shelter. A white and tan chihuahua mix. Her name is Jesse and we think she’s soooo pretty. She is such a lovey dog and she adores the kids. We’re very happy to have her.
- EVE OF DARKNESS is now available on Amazon for your pre-ordering and/or wish listing pleasure! Due to an error of some sort or another, the book was incorrectly cataloged as a fantasy romance on the Amazon site. Tor is working on getting that fixed.
- EVE OF DARKNESS can also be found on Shelfari, Library Thing, Good Reads, etc. if you’d like to wish list the book that way.
- There are excerpt widgets available. You can find them here: www.sjday.net/extras/downloads/ If you would be willing to post one of these on your blog/site/etc. I’d be hugely grateful plus I’ve got a giveaway planned for those who talk about the book/series, so stay tuned for that!
- I am impatiently awaiting the release of Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs. Seriously. The wait is killing me. I’m dying for this book!
So what are your plans for the rest of the week/weekend?
nice lots of fun reads.
So glad you made it through book 2! You deserve the weekend off before tackling book 3. I’m spending the weekend trying to get things ironed out for Nationals, plus housework, plus some reading, and some editing.
That is terrific!! And what a coincidence - I blogged about Eve of Darkness just tonight!
I’m spending this weekend on some household chores and of course, reading.
Hooray, Sylvia! Congrats on getting that book finished and submitted, and I’m glad you’ll have some time to put your feet up (figuratively) and relax a bit
Congrats, too, to your family on your newest member! I’ve always liked the name Jesse! No big plans here–probably a quiet weekend at home, hopefully with some reading time! (BTW, I just finished Alluring Tales, and loved it! I’m part way through Don’t Tempt Me and am trying not to read it all at once because I don’t really want this series to end! 
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Woohoo. Congrats on finishing the book.
Congratulations on getting it done and in!
Glad you’re caught up and taking some time off. Hope you get a lot of reading done.
That’s part of what I’m hoping to do, and maybe go see the new Batman movie. We’ll see. It’s been so hot that I don’t want to be outside anyway. And I’m saving my pennies for RWA. Less than 2 weeks away!
Yay!!!!!