how does it feel to be BLACKMAILED?!?
Pretty darn good, actually. *g*My author copies for BLACKMAILED INTO BED (February, Silhouette Desire #1779) just arrived & they are absolutely gorgeous. I mean really, really beautiful. As good as this cover looks on the computer screen, the actual book is about ten times more fabulous.
Not that I'm biased or anything. :-P
This is how attuned I am to deliveries...I heard the UPS truck's brakes squeak out front & immediately knew they were pulling up in front of my house. Weeee! I had a pretty good idea of what they were delivering, too, so I went racing for the front door. I was there well before the new delivery gal started up the walk, but when she saw me, she said, "Oh, this isn't for you." Well, crap. Then she laughed & said, "I'm sorry, I'm kidding. You just looked so excited, I couldn't help myself." Whew. She had me going there for a minute, but I think I'm going to like her. LOL
And once I opened the box, I of course had to ooh & ahh over it for a while, then I even sat down & skimmed through a copy. People ask me all the time if I ever read my own stories once they're published, & my answer is always no. I don't. For one thing, I don't have time...if I sat around reading my own books when they came out, just think of all the other books that wouldn't get read. (And I have plenty enough panic attacks about that now, thankyouverymuch.) For another, I don't want to know what mistakes may have been made during the copy editing or printing process, or what mistakes might have slipped past my radar. If there's a typo, I don't want to know. If I used the same word fifteen times on one page without realizing it, I don't want to know. If a scene was supposed to be changed, but the draft version ended up getting into the book instead...I do not want to know!
But the first day a new book arrives, I do tend to carry it around the house with me, admiring the cover, re-reading the reader letter & dedication, glancing through to refresh my memory on the details of the story. And with this one, I can even consider that behavior research, because I'm about to start the sister's story, & a refresher course on her character can only be a good thing. :-D
Currently watching Robots
Currently reading Chill Factor by Sandra Brown (thanks to you guys! *g*)
