The best feeling

I've been feeling  really good this week, with  the UK edition of The Proud Wife still at #1 on the Mills & Boon site bestseller list.  It's also been riding high in the Amazon  charts - print  book and kindle editions.

The over on the  eHarlequin.com  site, the ebook version is also now available and being picked up fast and selling well.

But there's really no substitute for the moment of going into an actual bookshop and seeing the print editon of the book on sale for the first time.  It's one part of being a published author that never goes away.

This week, because I've had a couple of events in different places, I've been able to enjoy this feeling over again. I went to Lincoln for the Book Festival launch on Thursday - got the date right this time!  - and spotted The Proud Wife in the shops there. Then today I was in our local W H Smith branch and saw that it was being put out on the shelves - Friday was the official publication day so that was when it was officially on sale.

Now I'm heading for Doncaster with the Babe Magnet to celebrate World Book Night in Waterstone's bookshop there - and I'll plan on taking a quick peep into the WH Smith branch too on the way! And each new siting just reminds me of the very first time I ever saw my book on sale - maybe it's not quite to reallly huge thrill it was back then - but it's still the best feeling ever. And one that never goes away, even on this, the 58th time it's happened!

What day is it again?

I knew I was  busy - get caught up  after getting home from the Fishguard course, then things start happening again. Some exciting things  on the horizon - possibly - that I'll share with you when I can.

(I'm still smiling S-O-O widely though because The Proud Wife is still at # 1 on the Mills & Boon web site sales list!  That's three weeks now.  And the ebook version on eHarlequin has already appeared in their bestsellers list.)

Maybe that was what blew my mind because today I was totally convinced that I had an appointment this evening - if you've checked out my Events page, you'll see that I'm appearing with the Babe Magnet at Lincoln Book Festival in May- doing our Crime and Passion talk.  So there was to be  a reception to launch the Book Festival programme and everyone appearing at the festival was invited . . .

Lincoln - 7.30  . . . 

So we worked everything round that.  Clothes to wear, makeup (for me!) someone to feed the cats - check, check, check.

All organised and planning to set out and spend some time in Lincoln  . . . when I thought I'd better check the invitation . .

It's for tomorrow! 

Oh well, we had a trial run. 

So I'll be in Lincoln tomorrow.   And if you're in Doncaster or anywhere near it, then the Magnet and I will be at Waterstone's helping  them celebrate World Book Night   on Saturday evening
That's Saturday 5th March 6pm - 8pm 

Maybe I'll see you there  -  Unless I get the day wrong again!