Can I just say how much I love you guys? All my friends on blogger, on Divas, and now on My Space (which is you have a my space account and don’t have me as a friend, add me! www.myspace.com/shellistevens)
Everyone has been SO sweet and SO supportive of my first book coming out. I know some of you don’t read erotic romance, some probably are even embarrassed to purchase it to support me. But you did! YAY!! Maybe you didn’t read it, or can’t read the whole thing, but you at least supported me. And you rock.
I felt really let down by my local RWA chapter yesterday. The one I’m Vice President for. I sent out an email to announce my first sale and got maybe 5 responses. Do these people realize how much me and the rest of the board do for them? Could they take a minute to send a congratulations email? It really upset me, to the point where I was crying. Which really pissed me off. Because I SHOULD NOT CRY SAD TEARS THE DAY MY BOOK IS RELEASED. But I had a board meeting this morning, and I vented… and we realize it’s not just me. It’s the chapter. We’re on the verge of imploding. Nobody wants to volunteer, or be active, or get involved with the conference. People think conferences just up and create themselves. It is SO much work! Okay, enough of my venting.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the chat last night to! It was great to see those who made it in! And thanks to those who read my book and had wonderful things to say about it! You made my day!
I had a goal I wanted to make in first day sales, and I have a feeling I bypassed it! So big hugs to all my online supporters! You guys rock my online world. And when you’re book comes out, I’ll buy yours too.
Ooh! and I’ll leave you with another review I got yesterday from Euro Reviews… (yes it’s a fabulous one, I’m so excited!)
Tourist Attraction is the first book that Shelli Stevens has had published. I was delighted with her writing style and read this book in one sitting. This novella was a fast, fun read, with surprisingly well-developed characters. Given that it is a difficult task to create a storyline and develop characters that are likeable in such a short period of time, Ms. Stevens did a truly remarkable job. Ms. Stevens definitely delivers when it comes to intense love scenes. Overall, I feel that she is an author to watch out for. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading The Pirates Booty once it’s released. 4.5 flags!
