BD Joy

Happy birthday to me
I'm as happy as can be
My first book, as you'll remember,
Is coming out, yes, this September

Possibilities

As Fiorella's publishing date draws closer, she wonders what kind of reviews her book will get.  She's noticed that authors frequently cross-review each other and that their friends and relatives often sweeten the pot, but she was surprised to discover that some authors have almost a thousand reviewers.

The other night, when she was up late working on revisions, an advertisement came on for a company that guarantees it can overwhelm any bad or lackluster reviews with a flood of positive ones and thus give a business a top-notch rating.

Hmmm . . . .

Dog, Refocusing, Writing

Sonia has just now discovered the joy of a flexible vinyl ball that's a little too big for her jaws, allowing it to continuously escape her as if it has a life of its own. And Mama prefers Puppy experience the joy of a flexible vinyl ball rather than her recently-discovered joy of tearing up the corner of the Persian carpet in the den.
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After the excitement of the anniversary celebration and Older Son's visit, Casa Fiorella is settling into routine again. Having marked off everything on her old list, Fiorella has written out a new one, with stars beside the priorities.  Her primary focus today will be working on Princess of Bosque Bend for the divine Liza--and, she hopes, for you.

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At her last romance writers' meeting, Fiorella learned that publishing is wide open now--indie, self, e-.  To think that she wasted all that time, effort, and money in building up her street cred with contests  when, if she had just waited a couple of years, she could have gone straight to the people.  On the other hand, working with agent Liza D has strengthened her story, and Liza knows the highways and byways of the publishing world, which Fio does not.