Countdown to My First Book Release: A Day By Day Analysis

My first book – Luck of the Devil – is out August 2nd and while I'm excited I have to say that it's a rollercoaster ride emotionally. That's why I've decided to jot down how I'm feeling along every step of the way. Because I'm absolutely rubbish at blogging right now as I visually molest Alan Rickman playing Severus Snape in Harry Potter 1 I thought I'd share what it's been like the past couple of days.

T-14 days (Tuesday 7/19) 7:30 am: Yay! My book is out in two weeks. Yay! I have bookmarks! I have postcards! My book is out for preorder on Books on Board and Diesel. Yay!

12 pm (at day job): When are those royalty checks going to start coming in? Will my mortgage company be willing to defer my payments till then?

T-13 days (Wednesday 7/20): Wow these are a lot of stops on this blog tour. I've got to write all of these? Crap. I'm not this funny.

T-12 days (Thursday 7/21) 8 am: Wow, these blogs aren't nearly as hard as I thought. I can do this. This is awesome.

3 pm: Crap, this blogging stuff is hard. What made me ever think I was funny?

T-11 days (Friday 7/22) 8 am: I am owning this blogging stuff. I can knock these suckers out today and the world will be good. I am tough. I am confident. I am a pro.

3 pm: Maybe some sugar will help. *Goes for fudge and a very big Mountain Dew*

430 pm: Hmm, maybe a little television to help clear my mind.

T-10 days (Saturday 7/23) 8 am: We have an Amazon.com preorder button. My book is up on Amazon.com for preorder. Oh crap this is real. Oh crap. Oh crap. Oh crap. Why didn't I use a pen name again? What if I'm not funny? Oh crap. How soon is it to start drinking on a Saturday?

10 pm: Book? What book? Give me another beer. Hey bartender, give me another beer to celebrate. I've got one of those things coming out. Because I'm one of those what do you call its? The people with the computers that do all the typing? And they make those things with the pages and the covers? Oh forget it, I could use some sleep. Here, have a bookmark.

Okay, so I'm probably not that bad. Mainly because I'm too cheap to pay bar prices for a beer but the emotions are still pretty volatile right now. I'm pretty sure it might get a bit more hectic around here as things get closer to release day but my goal is to just keep laughing through it. And heaven help those poor suckers at work because I didn't take August 2nd off. You think I'm bad here? Just imagine what I'm going to be like in person that day.