Ring the bell, toot the horn!

My first erotic romance - a novella - sold to Blade Publishing! THE KANDY SHOPPE will be a debut release for this brand new E-Publisher on June 1st.

Yes, I’m happy dancing in my kitchen, emailing everyone I know and posting to every yahoo group I belong to. I’m tucking my business cards in my purse and in my pockets and handing them out to increase the traffic on my website. My acceptance letter was the biggest boost to my ego I’ve had in a long time and I’m not ashamed to say I teared up. To know someone else loved my story and was excited enough about it to want to put it in print (besides my beloved crit group, of course - who assured me time and time again that “this one was THE ONE that would sell”) - was a feeling I’ll never forget.

Nervous you ask? It’s a brand new publisher? A brand new E-publisher! Are you nuts?

Unless you’ve been under a rock this past year, you know the industry has witnessed the crash and burn of several new e-pubs on the scene, as well as a few that people thought would be around for years to come. Many authors have their books and rights tied up in limboland through no fault of their own. I feel for each and every one of them. Yes, I’m nervous.

I bet the Wright brothers were nervous too when they told everyone they could fly. People that first invested all their money in Xerox, Coke, and Yahoo - all took chances with their futures. Isn’t that what makes life the ride it is? Wouldn’t it be downright boring if everyone only stuck with the tried and true? Someone always has to be first, someone has to the one to blaze the trail.

At the end of the day, I’m a romance writer - a believer in love, faith, destiny and above all - dreams! I’ve dreamed of seeing my name in print and I agree entrusting my novella to a brand new E-Pub is taking a chance with my name and my work. But after some careful thought, I decided that being a debut author and experiencing a “grand opening” had more positives than negatives. I’m proudly taking the leap of faith.

So, before jumping on the doubt wagon (and it’s okay if you do, I understand) why not take a look at my publisher’s site - take a look at the first gorgeous cover to go up - take a minute to read the publisher’s goal and ideals. Then, come by on June 1st for our big grand opening, and though I can’t be specific, there are some GREAT promos planned!

I’m off to continue my happy dancing!