It's book release day! It's book release day! Squeeee!!
Ahem. Ok, got that out of my system. :-)
My fourth spooky novel is now in bookstores, just in time for Halloween! Squeee!!
(Ok, so maybe I didn't quite get it all out yet. )
In fact, maybe I never will get over the fact that I, the girl who grew up with her head in a book, now writes books for other people to enjoy. That's why I wanted to become a writer, you know - to give back some of the joy and pleasure and downright escapism that books have always given to me.
I've always been an avid reader - still am - in large part because no matter how bad things get, I can always pick up a book and be temporarily transported somewhere else. To me, a good book should be like a movie in your head, except far better, because with books, your imagination allows you to to make the characters and the settings appear exactly as you want them to - no need to worry about bad casting or bad acting, because you - the reader - are the director.
So far, one of my favorite things about being a writer is being able to create memorable characters: Nicki Styx, Joe Bascombe, Sammy Divine, Bijou, Caprice, Spider, and the various restless spirits that populate all my novels. They're not real, but they feel real to me, and I try to make them real for the reader, too. (It's called "suspension of disbelief", which is a fancy, opposite-speak way of just saying "believable".) :-)
I think I need a little suspension of disbelief myself today, because I just can't believe that my childhood dream has come true again, for the fourth time.
Did I mention that Silent Night, Haunted Night is in bookstores today? Squeeee!!!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Get Spooked With Silent Night, Haunted Night!
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Woo Hoo! I found it! I had to hit 3 stores before I finally found it. Wal-mart didn't have it, Walden books didn't have it on the shelf yet, so I headed over to Target, and what do you know I FOUND IT!!!!!!
Ok, now off to read.
Dorthy! Such dedication - how sweet! I hope it lives up to your expectations. :-)
congrads i will be looking for it on friday so i hope walmart has it on the shelves by then
Oh the book was great! Better than great! (although at 12:30 in the morning I can't think of a word better than great. :-) )
And the ending!!!! I gushed I .... oh better not say that cuz someone who hasn't read it yet might be reading this....
The Ending was WONDERFUL!!! (Is that the end, or are you planning more Nicki books? I can't wait for the Sammy ones to come out!)
This book not only lived up to my expectations, but topped them :-)
I must have made a noise or something as I finished it cuz my hubby came out of our room and said "What's wrong?" Wrong?!" I asked him, "Nothing is wrong." Then I proceeded to tell him about the book. He just shook his head and said honey its after midnight and its just a book.
My response was "What?!(with disbelief) Its not just a book, it's a suspension of disbelief! (gee wonder where I got that ;-) )
Where he just shook his head and asked if I was finally coming to bed now that the "non-book" was done. LOL
*sigh* has cloud nine ever been so good?
Well good night/morning all and Happy Reading! :-)
...you know if I wait 10 more minutes to post this it will be the "witching" hour on the east coast.... oh well, I'm too tired to wait. LOL
Dorthy, what a fantabulous note to wake up to this morning! You are the official early bird (or late bird, depending on the time zone!)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it - I really enjoyed mixing things up a bit in this one - there's always room for another take on those ancient legends and stories, isn't there? (thanks for not posting spoilers) :-)
And by the way, I think you've earned one of my special Limited Edition beaded bookmarks - send me your mailing address at terrigarey@gmail.com and I'll put one in the mail to you.
Thanks for the lift this morning!
I got a signed copy of book one in a contest. I had a few other books to read before I got to it so, by the time I did read it, RWA was coming to town. I waited to get books two and three signed.
Now, book four comes out. What to do? No local conferences. Author is in a different state. Do I wait for another contest? Can I wait for another contest?
No. I bought book four with the hopes of one day, getting that one signed, too. Well, signed and inscribed.
I'm not, normally, an autograph hound. A signature by itself doesn't mean much. I want it known that, not only did the author sign it, she signed it for me. Humph!
Aw, thanks, ThatBrunette! I'll be happy to sign it any chance I get, and in the meantime, I'm still giving away signed copies on several different blogs this month, including over at the Romance Bandits on 11/2/09!
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