The Gushing of a Newbie

This weekend I received a big surprise! My editor sent out our Anthology ARC so we can start getting early reviews! I now have in my possession an electronic copy of my book! Excuse me a moment…*SQUEE* Ok…I’m back. lol Not only did we get these copies we also received this:

http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_39&products_id=149

Even bigger *SQUEE* It isn’t live until December 9th, but it is up! It is becoming so real. I never thought this day would come.

Last, but not least, our editor gave us a blurb for the whole anthology and I will share it with you here:

Blurb:
Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned romance? Remember reading about a man’s clothed physique, or how a fellow admired a woman in a pretty red dress? How about stories where couples fall in love with just one glance or that first gentle touch? Then open this anthology and enjoy 18 beautiful stories of love lost, love found, intrigue, heartache healed, the miracles of life, passionate admissions, and tearjerkers that make one sigh with longing. From best friends who find romance to time travel to a bit of Christmas magic, step into the realm of hearts on fire and love everlasting.

I really didn’t realize how much it would take to finish a short story, get it accepted and finally published. I also didn’t understand the actual support I would need. Of course there is always the family, but above and beyond family are the people who have no obligation to help, but do it anyway! I’ve been very lucky to find such people on the web. Let me tell you, without Joy Roach and Valerie Tibbs my story would not be out there right now. They are always there when I’m ready to pull my hair out and have a neurotic author episode! There are two other people who really helped me as well, Cindy Jacks and Kensana Darnell. They are my critique partners and friends. These four were there for me from the beginning of my story and they are still here at the end. At least I didn’t scare them off!

I think I have to thank one other person for my big *squee* moments and that would be Faith Bicknell-Brown. She took a chance on a new author and pulled no punches! I’m SUPER glad she was my first editor. She is tough, but GREAT!!

Ok, enough about them. This is all about me, right?! Ok, I’m just kidding, but I just had to say it because my friends and I were talking about diva moments. AND they still haven’t separated my darn skittles! Heehee
Thanks for letting me gush! I’m so excited I really can’t stand it! Just wait until the link goes live! Who knows what will happen then! lol