Time to Go Book Stalking…
I found out that Amazon is no longer pre-ordering Her Warrior King…they’re shipping it! 
This means that it will begin showing up on store shelves any day now! Which means, it’s time for me to book-stalk.
I thought it would just be a first book thing, obsessing over when it would go on sale in stores. Nope. Any time a new book is out on store shelves, it’s incredibly exciting. I will admit that I hunt down the retail places that stock my books and when I see them on the shelf, I get a giddy rush. Then I pet them, and talk to them. I even took out my camera phone and took a picture of a book display once. That photo is still on my phone because I can’t figure out how to get it off the phone and onto the computer. 
I will admit to counting shelf copies, and then coming back a week later to see if any have sold. Now how sick is that? I’ve had friends call me from various parts of the country, saying, “Hey! I saw your book in Borders!” to which I reply, “How many copies were there?” Sad, sad, sad.
Man, here I am spilling out the darkest author secrets. See, we obsess about these things. And we won’t even get started about Amazon rankings. I confessed to another author friend, admitting that I did check the rankings once a day. She was aghast. “You only check them ONCE??” I felt much better after talking to her. 
So if you have a last minute shopping run between now and Tuesday, and it HAPPENS to be in a bookstore, go and see if Her Warrior King is there yet. Then you can report back on how many copies were there. Or, you know, you could buy one and put it in someone’s stocking. 
In the meantime, all I want for Christmas is not my two front teeth. Here’s my version of the song:
All I want for Christmas is eight hours’ sleep
Eight hours’ sleep
Eight hours’ sleep
All I want for Christmas is eight hours’ sleep
So I can be a human being again! 
Michelle posted in Writing @ 10:54 pm | Viewed 2449 times
Taryn Raye Says:
I bet it is exciting to know the book is coming out(I’d probably do the same thing you do! LOL)
My wish for you is the 8 hours of sleep! You know though if you found someone who could watch all the kids so you could get some sleep, you’d probably find other things around the house to do during that time! LOL (I always thought I’d get a LOT of rest when my daughter slept in those first few months, but nope- I found other things to do that I thought were more important than the sleep I really needed)
Hope you have a wonderful RESTFUL Christmas!
And Happy New Year!
Lexi Connor Says:
This is exactly how I imagine I’ll be when I sell! Thanks for the inside peek at the author stalking. I look forward to picking up Her Warrior King.
Have a great holiday and I hope you get the rest you need!
Tori Lennox Says:
I think book-stalking would be a major perk.
mary beth Says:
Yay Michelle! I ordered it off e-Harlequin and it should be here tomorrow. Woo hoo!!!
Good luck on that Christmas wish.
Jan Kenny Says:
OMG, I can hardly wait to get my hands on HWK.
That cover is so HOT! And yeah, I stalk stores AND offer to sign copy on the spot. Always have those author signed labels with me, bookmarks, cards, magnets.