Publication Day has come and gone. It was a strange mix of drama and boredom, highs and lows. The boredom and the lows had mostly to do with my son, who has contracted some sort of high fever/sinus congestion disease. He has been on medication to control the fever—and trapped here at home with me and my book release mania—since Friday. He is bored and low. (Today we saw the doctor and I am assured he is going to be just fine … in about a week.)
The drama and highs, of course, were mine. TRACKING TRASH is published. Hooray!
I left the sick boy in good hands last night and snuck over to Barnes & Noble for a peek. Sure enough, I found two copies on the shelf. (Were there more copies earlier in the day? Had some of them sold? Or are those the only two on hand for now? Shouldn’t they be facing OUT so that people can see the captivating cover images? Shouldn’t the Science/Nature section be moved to the center of the children’s department?) Luckily TRACKING TRASH has a very cool spine; even with the cover hidden from view, those two little copies looked rather intriguing sitting there on the shelf. But maybe I am biased.
Other highs included a phone interview with a reporter from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the Happy News email I sent to my entire address book. The email was to let my friends, family, colleagues, and other contacts know my book was available, and to invite them to my first local signing event (aka Loree’s Book Signing Extravaganza). When I sent this message I did not forsee the lovely afternoon it would inspire. My message went out to about 150 people … and so many of them have responded with kind messages and hearty congratulations that I have been constantly at my computer grinning. I have the best friends, family, colleagues, and contacts!