Funky Footprints in the Sand, and the RITA!

I got something special in the mail yesterday, and I promise you, this never gets old...
I'm holding my first copy of Within My Heart
Holding that first copy of a book somehow makes everything more real. As an author, you live with these characters day in and day out for months and months and months, writing and writing, and it's so fulfilling to finally hold the real book in your hands. This