Friendly Help

From 7 AM start to late-night finish, today was a blur of activity. It began with a Christmas Fair where I sold out of the Mumsi roaring lion packages (sure wish I could get more of those!) and ended with a Christmas caroling dinner with friends where I sold four books out of the back of my car. In between was an email from my illustrator (we're going to trade books/signatures) and a book signing at The Open Book, a local independent bookstore. My mass mailing (sorta) and email blasts paid off with nearly every visitor to the signing (all but two) being someone that I personally invited. What wonderful friends I have to turn out like that for my new book! My own parents, co-workers, cousins, current good friends as well as those seemingly long-lost, former roommates, even my fifth-grade teacher, who has said that she always knew I had it in me, came by to get a signed copy and to wish me well. Now I just need to recuperate before next Saturday. . . .