And now we dance.

Hungry For Your Love released Wednesday to great fanfare and a headcold. I think the fanfare was, in fact, my blowing my nose repeatedly as Vyolette kept checking for elephants outside, the rotten kid. This was not exactly how I imagined seeing my name in a book for the first time but I rolled with it as per my nature. And I would have scared small  children if I had ventured far that day. Whatever.

Ergo today Vyo and I scoured Borders for the copies listed on their website as being in the store. I searched the stacks, stalked the tables and finally gave up after finding her complaining to the checkout toys that her mama was a bit odd. Resigned to come back another day, I backed into a shelving cart. There, snuggled next to my buddy, Kelly Meding's excellent novels, were the lone two copies ready to be thrust onto an unsuspecting and zombie-hungry audience. I thought I heard angels for a moment but it turned out to be Vyolette's delicate digestive system. Hey, you take what you can get.

Grinning like a fool, I walked my lovely (and huge) copy to the checkout stand and tried to be cool. You know, cause I'm an author. That lasted about 30 seconds until I casually flipped to my story and held it under the poor man's nose who was asking about my Borders card.

"ME!" I said.

"You know the author?" said he.

"YES!" Pointing to myself, "I'm one of them. I'm her, that's me!" I could tell he was impressed by my command of the English language. I just have that writer vibe.

Reaching for the phone, I thought he was about to call security but instead I discussed future book signings with the very nice field manager who told me the manager had a thing for zombies and local babes who write about zombies. Okay, maybe not the last part but it could happen.

And now we dance.

12 comments:

  1. :sprocket dances:

    Go You! :D what a great day and awesome photo!

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  2. YAY! :D

    How dare the staff not recognise you straight away! ;)

    Adam

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  3. Would you like to touch my monkey? Touch him! Touch my monkey!

    Phew. Random Sprockets flashbacks are the devil...

    Thanks, y'all!

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  4. No, no...not the Sprocket Dance, it MUST be The Surfin Dead by The Cramps, or at least Get Down with the Sickness by Richard Cheese.

    LOVE the photo of HUNGRY and Vyo!!! See if you can get her to chew on the cover for the next series of shots!

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  5. :banana: I wish I could have been a fly on the wall.

    Congrats! So exciting, Stacey!

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  6. Congratulations! *throws confetti* Love the picture. Who wouldn't want to buy a zombie book from Vyolette?

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  7. Jan, I want one of YOU chewing on a copy! Get in here, woman, the water's a bit gooey to be honest... but fine!

    Thank you Janna and Nancy!

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  8. Stupid bookstore clerk. You should have told him, "Braaaiiiiinnnnssss." That would have put him in his place and virtually assured a book signing. Or a committal.

    BTW, I am now the proud owner of a copy of HFYL. In fairness I can't say I've read the whole thing, but I did read one story and enjoyed the hell out of it. That Brian Keene can sure write, can't he?

    *runs away*

    Well done, Stacey. :)

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  9. You are the sweetest needle-clenching, talking dog a girl could have! Thank you!

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  10. Yay, so glad it's out and so proud of you! Definitely bring Vyo to the booksignings, who could resist that face?

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  11. Yay!! I have a copy now too and I told EVERYONE around me that my friend wrote one of the stories. Including the checkout guy. I had to eat his BRAINZZZZZ though because he was not enthusiastic enough.

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  12. CONGRATS!!!
    love Vyo's pic! and how dare the cashier not recognize you as an author! hmmmmmmph

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