Final Approach

The booksigning went really well on Saturday. Thanks to all who came! I really appreciated the support.

Right now I feel like I’m on final approach for many things. First and foremost, I have 7 weeks left until my delivery date. Of course, given my history, this may translate into 5 weeks. It’s always a strange period of time when you start moving toward your child’s birth. There’s both a sense of anticipation and a very slight fear. I’m not worried about the labor, but I know that life will change again when I go back to the 2 a.m. feedings and being at the beck and call of a newborn. It’s a good thing, though. I look forward to the snuggle time. And…being able to wear a pair of pants without an elastic waistband.

I’m also on final approach for this fourth book (Slave to Her Desires). Only about 80 or so pages left to go. I do see a lot of revisions and fleshing out. I had hoped to be completely done with the book by Halloween, but I think I’ll be shooting for the rough draft to be completed by then. We’ll see. My characters keep doing some surprising things, and I like to let them have a little bit of free rein.

I’ve been thinking about book 5, too. Many readers have commented that they’d like to see a book about Trahern or Ewan. I do have story ideas, but I haven’t written out proposals yet. My editor wanted to give Ewan a chance to grow up first. But, I’m mulling over the idea of doing one of their stories for book 5 in my contract. Hard to say. Ewan is one of my favorite characters, so I want to make sure that his book is fabulous when I do write it. For those of you who have read my books, feel free to share your thoughts.

Amy tagged me to share 8 weird things about me. I think I’ve done this one before, but I’ll share a few food-related random things.
1. I like black jelly beans.
2. I worship Cadbury’s Creme Eggs and Cadbury’s Picnic Bars.
3. My favorite ice cream is Rocky Road
4. I don’t like mayonnaise on sandwiches, except BLT’s.
5. I don’t drink brewed coffee very often…I drink girly coffee, e.g. the General Foods International Coffees made from a mix. Right now I’m drinking the French Vanilla kind because it’s decaffeinated. Can’t wait to get back to my Cafe Francais.
6. My favorite kind of pizza is pepperoni, usually Papa John’s.
7. I’m not really into cake. I like pies better.
8. I used to hate red wine, but now it’s one of my favorites (a good Merlot or Shiraz). Sadly, I’ve haven’t had a glass of wine since Valentine’s Day.

Want to share any weird food trends about yourself?