Long Weekend and Amazing Readers

It was a long weekend, and not because I got an extra day off. That would have been nice. No, instead I got a stomach bug and spent the vast majority of Saturday sleeping. That would have been really nice if my stomach also didn’t hurt.

Oh, well. A little pain reminds us how wonderful it is not to be in pain.

There was one bright spot over the weekend. One of my beta readers, who is an avid zombie fan, started reading The Road to Salvation series.

He was a little hesitant about it at first. Not that I blame him. It’s a young adult book and focuses on teen girl problems, but he decided to give it a try. He said it took a little bit for him to get into it, but then he really enjoyed the book. He was looking forward to reading Dealing with Devils.

Reading that totally made my day. It’s amazing breaking readers out of their normal routine. I’m also a reader, and I have specific books/genres I like to stick too, so I know what a huge leap this was. It’s always a gamble trying something new, and disappointment can abound, but I’m so happy this worked out.

Readers are some of the most amazing people in the world. Without you, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. Thank you for your continued support and willingness to try a new author. YOU’RE THE BEST!

I’m hoping that with the sickness behind me that this is going to be an amazing week. As long as I keep my head up, it should be. I hope all of you have a fantastic week also!

Ugh!

Last week was rough.  The cold I'd been fighting for weeks finally kicked my butt and laid me out.  I spent two days in bed wanting someone to smother me.  It was awful.  But now, I'm finally starting to feel "normal" again.  That makes me so happy.

Being sick sucks, as many of you can attest.  Not only do I feel like hell warmed over, but it gives the voices in my head the chance to speak up--not the good voices, the ones who tell me stories, but the ones who try to bring me down.  So, not only was I sick, but self doubt crept in and I questioned if I was doing the right thing by writing.  I asked myself if I was just wasting my time.  After all, I was never going to be any good.  Only a small fraction of the population buys and reads my books.

You know what I did?  I told them to shut the hell up.  I told them I was doing what I wanted to do because I enjoyed doing it, and as long as it makes me happy, that's all that matters.  Besides, over the weekend, I received an awesome review from a fan, along with a review request for Undead Obsessed, and that totally lifted my spirits.  And my book manager told me Sunday night that The Appeal of Evil sold 12 copies over the weekend.

Take THAT voices in my head!

I'm looking forward to this week being amazing.  The boys are on Spring Break--and I'm totally jealous--and they'll be spending time with their grandma.  They are totally ready for the break.  I don't blame them one bit.  I would take one if I had the chance.  I'm going to continue to work on my grandfather-in-law's biography, and doing what makes me happy--writing.

I hope the rest of you have an amazing week also!