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September 25, 2004
Trumped
Lani, writing from the closet, in her pajamas...
Hey, all! Just popping in from the middle of revisions to say hello. I know we've been kind of MIA, but poor Michelle is in Rotterdam trying to convince the Dutch that she exists, and as far as I know, Alesia is currently en route to somewhere safe since yet another hurricane is threatening to chomp down on everything she holds dear.
Me, I've been MIA because... well, I have revisions. And a cold.
Oh, who am I kidding? They both trump me. Gah. I never get the good excuses.
Anyway, my life involves nothing quite so interesting as all that. To the best of my knowledge, America knows I exist. I take this from the fact that it keeps asking me to pay taxes, which, quite frankly, I could do without. And there are no hurricanes in New York, nor any real natural disasters, save the overzealous road construction making all of Syracuse look like one big war zone.
Also had a recent who's-the-bigger-geek contest with a friend. Got trumped there, too. Although we never did get to the whole Buffy/Joss Whedon/Colin Firth obsession, so I might still have a fighting chance. The more I think about it, though, the less certain I become that winning this particular fight would not be a hollow victory. I think I might just let Joshilyn have it.
However, in the BIG NEWS column, as the "um" in "triumvirate" I'd like to announce that on Tuesday, Time Off For Good Behavior releases into real bookstores everywhere! I'm hearing reports of it already being on the shelves in some places, but it'll definitely be there on Tuesday. So, if you haven't already pre-ordered it (as many of you report you have, and thank you) you can find it all over the place on Tuesday. Woo hoo!
I've already gotten two great reviews, one from Booklist and the other from Romantic Times (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick, don't ask me why their top score is 4 1/2 stars as opposed to - oh, I'm just brainstorming here - 5 stars, but what do I care as long as they love me?). You can see snippets from both reviews on my website and I believe this answers once and for all the nagging question, "Is Lani above shameless shilling of her book?"
And the answer would be... no. Two kids, not gettin' any cheaper. That's all I'm saying.
Big Literary Chick Love,
Lani
Posted by Lani at 12:55 PM | Comments (3)
Comments
And here I went desperately looking for it yesterday as I stocked up on STILL more bottled water and batteries and beef jerky and milk in boxes and flashlights. Because as a hurricane comes a'whirlin' through your 'hood it's always good to have decent reading material, right?
Now you tell me I have to wait until Tuesday, that is, presuming my local bookstores are still firmly entrenched and not off spinning with flying monkeys and witches named Elpheba.
:-)
*big hugs and feel better*
B.
Posted by: Barb at September 25, 2004 11:14 PM
Can't wait for the release of TOFGB, Lani!
Fortunately for me I will be escaping "unrealdom" and am slinking off to the States for a visit next week, therefore will be able to buy my very own signed-by-Lani copy at the New Jersey Romance Writer's Conference! Yay!!
Michelle the Unreal
Posted by: Michelle at September 26, 2004 7:52 AM
I got my e-mail from Amazon saying your book is en route ... I am excited!
Posted by: Jennifer at September 26, 2004 10:32 PM
