Friday, August 31, 2012

The Party's Over...and Just Beginning!

Yes, my tenure at The Debutante Ball has, sadly, come to an end. It's time for me to hang up the party dress...




And...*bites knuckle*...the tiara...

(The previous photos are representations of what I wore to the Ball every Friday, courtesy of MorgueFile. My hair isn't really brown.)

Click here to read my last *sobs* post. (WARNING: Because I wrote it, it contains a gratuitous "arse.") 

But enough this melancholy, bittersweet leaving stuff and nonsense!

Of course I will miss the Ball, but my life will go on.

(Consider yourself blessed that I'm not including a clip of Celine Dion singing at this juncture. Or worse, singing it myself.)

And so will the Ball, with a new crop of extremely lovely writers who are more than capable of keeping you entertained over there.

Me? I will be keeping myself busy with stuff like (can I get a drum roll?) this:



Ta-da! My local B&N set out a display of In a Fix early. I stumbled across it yesterday. So there you have it--the first sighting of my book in wild!

I'm...wow, I'm just...well, it appears I'm speechless. But very, very happy. :D

What's making you happy these days?


17 comments:

Diane Henders said...

Wow, congratulations! It's really happening! :-)

Delia said...

Oh YAY! Look at you! So exciting.

Also, never surrender the tiara.

Jennifer Shirk said...

YAY!! Look out authorish you look! LOL

abby mumford said...

wearing it or not, your tiara's always implied. :) congrats on a wonderful tenure and congrats on the start of a new adventure.

world, look out for ciel! and mark! and billy! and linda!

Carol Kilgore said...

Yay, You! You look stunning behind a table filled with your books!

I mentioned you in my post today on Talli Roland's blog :)

Dianne K. Salerni said...

Yay! Look at you with your books! Isn't it wonderful? And a surprise early appearance is always a delight! Best of luck at your upcoming author events!

LD Masterson said...

Yea! You look perfect!

Patsy said...

If it helps I'll try to always picture you in a ball gown and tiara with a cocktail in your hand - actually that last requires surprisingly little imaginative effort.

Susan Flett Swiderski said...

Wow, wow, WOW! How can you stand it?! Soooo exciting to see your book in an actual bookstore! I reckon I'm gonna have to pay a visit to B&N this weekend. And I still picture you with a cigar...

Kimberly Sabatini said...

OMG!!!!! The sighting is so exciting and I'm going to *sob* miss you at the ball.

Caryn Caldwell said...

How cool to see your book out in the wild like that - especially when you weren't expecting it! What fun!

Caryn Caldwell said...

How cool to see your book out in the wild like that - especially when you weren't expecting it! What fun!

Judy, Judy, Judy said...

Your book looks wild in the wild. Which is good. Cause your book is wild. I ordered it and I can't wait to hold it in my hands so I can reread it as often as I like. Or, at least, until book 2 comes out.

Talli Roland said...

Love the tiara! And how wonderful to see your books in display in a shop!

Al said...

finishing my latest draft of my WIP

Anne Gallagher said...

Congratulations! You look awesome behind the table.

sherry fundin said...

Congratulations. Continued success.