Comicpalooza 2024 in the Rearview Mirror

How was it? Exhausting! And it was fun.

Whether you are greeting people or selling something, you have to be constantly “on,” and that can wear you out. One thing that builds you back up is being with positive, supportive people. We had five authors at the booth this year – thanks to our fearless leader, Pat Daily, who made all the arrangements. Pat, Abby, and I had the YA side covered with sci-fi, urban fantasy, and epic fantasy. On the more adult side of the booth, Britta Jensen and E.A. Williams had sci-fi / fantasy and vampire thrillers.

If you haven’t worked together with other authors at a book festival or similar event, I highly recommend it. I learn something valuable from the other authors every time. And they’re just fun to be with.

Authors Abigail Morrison and E.A. Williams use a slow time at the show to braid my hair.

Editing Time

I scheduled a time slot with my editor! You know what that means – time to binge watch that Netflix show* I’ve been putting off… No, wait – that’s the old me, or at least – one part of her. Another part of the old me was good at scheduling time for projects on a calendar — I just wouldn’t follow through and do everything I scheduled. Now the new me has to actually do the tasks involved.

I think my dread of digging in to a project has simply become a habit, because I am both nervous and excited to work on this book. I titled it Flash Bang, although that could change. I also considered something like My Texas BFF to sound more like a chick lit title. It is satirical chick lit. Or does that sound like it’s a satire of chick lit? I’m resisting calling it “women’s literature” because to me that sounds like serious drama or women in historical novels, not like a clueless Hollywood celeb trying to prove she can play a Texan in a movie.

*The show is Evil – I can’t even remember if I’ve seen Season Two or just One, but someday I’ll binge them all, even though I’ll have to subscribe to another streaming service to get the later seasons.

The Cover is Ready!

The ebook cover for Eliana-Who-Sees-Us.

The ebook cover for Eliana-Who-Sees-Us is ready! The printed version will be ready soon – it includes the spine and back cover blurb and author bio.

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