Special Edition: Shameless Promotion of My Fellow Writers

Thanks for all your words of support from my weekend post!  We are getting things under control at home and I am returning to the blogging community  . . . well NOW. 

But enough about me.  I'm super-excited to write this post.  As you know if you've followed my blog for any length of time, my very best friend is another writer/blogger, Nancy Thompson.  She wrote an amazing book, an adult psychological thriller called The Mistaken.  I was lucky enough to be an early critique partner for her and even in its early stages, the book knocked my socks off!  In the last 2 years, Nancy has worked harder than anyone I know at making her book better, honing her craft and becoming an all-round better writer.  Well all her hard work has finally paid off because over the weekend

SHE SIGNED A BOOK DEAL!!!!

Nancy searched for an agent for a long time with no luck.  When she heard about a new, small press starting up, Sapphire Star Publishing, she submitted there (like many small presses, SSP does not require authors to be agented in order to submit) and because SSP rocks and clearly knows quality fiction when they see it, they loved Nancy's book and made her an offer. 

Nancy's book will be out on October 18, 2012 and I strongly urge all of you to buy copies because it is a fabulous book that will take your breath away!

Here's to Nancy!  Congrats!  Your wonderful news has cheered me up at a time when I sorely needed it and gives me hope that after years of waiting and hard work, the publishing dream really can come true!  And as you know, Nancy:  I love you!!!!