I'm back!

[This is the entry I wrote earlier today, but couldn't post because I had no home internet.]

I'm back, after a quick holiday trip to Dallas, then central Oklahoma, and I have to admit, I didn't do much work. But I did get caught up with my family, eat lots of turkey and ham, and strike up an iPhone game of Words with Friends with my dad, who's sure to beat me quickly and viciously. But with a smile. ;)

If you haven't already seen it, there are TWO chances to win an early copy of My Soul to Steal at the Deadline Dames right now. The first is at the monthly Readers On Deadline feature (this month's promp image is awesome!) and the other is just a regular giveaway, found here. You have until this Wednesday at 11:59 pm (Central) to enter.

I have a couple of interactive Q&A type online events scheduled for this week, so stay tuned if you'd like to chat!

And, of course, "Reaper" comes out officially this week!!! I've already heard from a bunch of people who read it early on the free PDF from Books on Board, and so far the reviews are mostly very positive. I will admit that it was very hard to write Tod from his own POV (we're used to seeing what he says through Kaylee's eyes, not what he feels and thinks through his own), so I'm nervous about the reactions. Which is normal.

And...I got my author copies of My Soul To Steal not twenty minutes before I left for Dallas last week. See!
I'll be giving a few of those away in the next month leading up to the official US/Canadian/AU release!

Unfortunately, with all the holiday excitement, my progress on the new adult novel did not soar this weekend. But it is still moving along, after the brief hiatus. Here's where I stand on the new adult novel:


66,693 / 100,000
(66.69%)

And here's my progress toward my November goal:


50,283 / 65,000
(77.36%)
It's not looking like I'm going to make my November goal, though I did make the typical NaNo 50,000 word mark. I'll keep chugging along, though, in spite of that embarassment. Don't forget to click below to check out my CP Rinda Elliott's progress toward her goal!