The sweeter the wine - the harder to make the break

When you're a writer getting ready to read or sign at a bookstore, there is no sweeter phrase to overhear than, "Holy crap - we need to go find some more chairs." So ... yes. Last night's event went quite well. We had a great crowd, and many books were bought/signed, and many lame jokes were told but people laughed, and lots of wonderful questions were asked.

Yes, I shared some secrets. Vaguely. And carefully. But if you were there, you know what I mean. [:: wink wink nudge nudge ::]

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see me, and thanks also to the fine folks at Third Place Books - most notably Steve, Vlad, and Annie ... a wonderful woman whose name I have been appallingly remiss about remembering. If you'd like to see some pics from last night, this nice person on Facebook has uploaded a few. And here's a bonus shot (taken by yours truly) of me and Steve.*

Anyway. Today marches onward. I had one phone interview an hour ago, and two more Important Phone Calls before business hours run out. Time to log off and get my notes/thoughts/ideas together, so I don't sound like an ill-prepared moron later on.


* For those of you who complain that I never smile in pictures. Well, that's why. I look like a psychopath.