Hello world,
I know it’s been quite some time since I’ve blogged, but I have a
very good excuse. I’ve been working on finishing a number of projects
this year. JINGLE MY WAY was one of them. It took quite a bit of editing
and rewrites since I wrote the draft in 25
days (A NaNoWriMo Challenge)
Since I’ve only written YA and NA I honestly didn’t think my Adult
Holiday Romance would interest anyone. So figure how surprised I was
when the two queries I sent out all came back asking for the full
manuscript.
Of course nothings certain until a contract is signed so I keep
moving along with my plans to self publish. I’d already commissioned a cover
artist. Weeks past and my prospects dwindled to 1. When the final
publisher responded with a pass, I thought “bummer,
but I’ll still self pub.” I love Holiday Novel’s. It’s really the only
time of year where I’m specifically looking for a quick read.
So I hired a content editor and began my marketing plan. The first
tweet I sent about the book got a reply from the lovely Wendy Sparrow
who suggested I query her publisher (Cerridwyn Publishing). I didn’t
think it would amount to much, but I queried anyway
and got yet another reply asking for the full manuscript.
A few more weeks passed and I was up to my eyeballs in PR and
marketing for my Self Pub debut. I naturally assumed when I didn’t hear
back from Cerridwyn that they’d passed as I suspected they would, but
once again when I tweeted a link to the books facebook
page (
Click Here) I got a reply from Cerridwyn explaining that they were
still reviewing the book. (I guess I should never assume, right)
So the following morning I received the best email ever, an offer
to publish my novel. (Yay!) It’s been an amazing process so far, going
through the edits, and It's finally done. I’ll
admit I was worried that contracting with
a publisher would mean I no longer had a say in my own story, but it’s
been the total opposite. Jenn, my editor is funny, honest, and sometimes
brutal (her words, not mine), whose given me more confidence in my
words than I ever had before.
So JINGLE MY WAY will be available in ebook November 5, 2013 (Yes, tomorrow). I’ve provided a little blurb below:
When Nina head to Colorado to spend
Christmas with her family alone, no one knows she’s planning to end her
loveless marriage. Still reeling from his botched marriage proposal,
newly single Jack wonders if he’ll ever love
a woman enough to pop the question. The holiday’s have a way of bringing
lonely hearts together, especially those sleeping under one roof.
Nina’s heart may be damaged beyond repair, but that doesn’t stop Jack
from trying to steal it away.
HOPE YOU’LL CHECK IT OUT :o)
