Today I had my book signing at All On The Same Page Books, and it was a good experience. It wasn’t a huge crowd, but several of my friends dropped by and everyone who came in bought something, which makes it a win-win situation as far as I’m concerned.

In addition to that, a new promotion just went live on Story Cartel, which a fairly new site designed to promote independent authors.

I’m continuing to work on my next novel, up to over 33,000 words now.  I’m trying to aim for a release date no later than July of this year (which would make it a year after Catskinner’s Book).

I’m tired, but it’s a good kind of tired.  I’ve gotten to the point where I am simply committed to doing the best job I can do and not anticipate the results.  Hard work can be its own reward, and at…

After Bill and I had our first date over the Memorial Day weekend, he sent flowers to me at work.  The card said he was looking forward to seeing me again soon.  I was floored.  I had never dated a guy who sent flowers without a mandatory holiday requirement.

A month after our first date, a single rose in a vase with greens and baby’s breath arrived at my office.  The note said “Happy 1 Month Anniversary!”  How sweet, I thought.

The next month, I received two roses in the same fashion.  And the next month, three roses.  And so it continued month after month.

As we neared the 12-month mark, I received an engagement ring.

Then the roses started arriving again each month…one for each month we were engaged.

During the 11^th month, we were married.  (I used to tease Bill that it took three years before I…