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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
The Thrill of Publication
Today is the official release date for Cause for Scandal! Yeah! This is my fourth book, but I still get a thrill from hitting the store shelves. On Friday (an unseasonably warm day here in New York City), I was out and about, pushing the baby in his stroller, and decided on the spur of the moment--as I was walking by--to pop into my local branch of the public library (not that I have much time to read for pleasure these days). Wow, was I glad I did! So as I scanned the revolving paperback romance racks, what did I see? Me! Well, not me exactly. But my books me. Yes, not one, but two, Anna DePalo paperback romances. One copy each of my two releases last year, Under the Tycoon's Protection and Tycoon Takes Revenge. Fortunately, both copies looked well thumbed through (grin). It was weird seeing myself in my local library. After all, this is where I spent hours reading other people's books over the years. Cue in the Oscar music. This is the part where the breathless award-winning actress gets to the mike and says she's speechless...never thought she'd be her...wants to thank everyone, including her first-grade teacher (hi, Mrs. Anest!) and her nearest friend's law school classmate's cousin (Joe, thanks again for introducing me to my husband!). Anyway, I was immediately faced with a terrible quandary: autograph the books in black ink or blue? (Grin.) What's an author to do?
posted by Anna DePalo at 6:36 AM
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4 Comments:
Playground Monitor said...
I'd definitely have autographed them! I have possibly two articles coming out in the same issue of a magazine in May. I'm thinking of trying to work a "magazine-signing" deal with Publix. LOL!
I can't wait for that thrill of seeing my name on a book!
Marilyn
7:48 AM
Charlene Sands said...
Anna,
What a thrill to see your books both on thestor shelf and in the library! Pretty heady stuff for an author -- it never fades either.
Charlene
9:09 AM
Barbara McCauley said...
Anna,
It's so interesting to hear you switched careers from lawyer to romance author. Smart women not only read Desires, they write them, too!
Congrats on publishing and becoming a mommy!
2:37 PM
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7:42 PM
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