Book Tour Report, Part 1

Just returned from trips to Seattle and Denver. Seattle is always fun to visit because a) it rocks, b) it has lots of great coffeeshop for me to work in, and get entirely too caffeinated in, c) I have had uncommonly good luck with weather there -- once again, it was spectacularly beautiful during my stay, and "the mountains were out," and d) because my first novel was set in Washington state, people seem to like me there. I had a great time meeting bookstore folks and readers, many of whom ha...