'Tube Tuesday

Piper Patter isn't intended to be political, but this video is so very relevant to the topic of both All Fore Revenge and Waiting for Revenge, it just had to be 'Tube feature this week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnI2n2VfPIM

Okay, now that I'm done chuckling, again...

Just let this be a lesson to men everywhere:

WOMEN REMEMBER THINGS.

If you screw up and stray, and somehow she doesn't kick your sorry butt to the curb, then you can count on hearing about it for the rest of your life. And you deserve to. Oh, and both Autumn and Piper agree - you also totally deserve it if she decides to upgrade and leave you in the dust.

Piper Denna
Romance is sexy!

Whole World in Our Hands?

I got something fabulous in the mail yesterday and holding it made me think of that old song, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.

So, okay. If you're reading this blog, chances are I've already emailed you, but I'm stoked enough to repeat myself: I got my author copy of All Fore Revenge! A lovely trade paperback version.

It's so pretty! And solid. And real! And when I flip the pages, I read words that I WROTE. Oh yeah. This rocks.

FYI, my pal Sutton Fox got her copy of Lion Tamers too, and we both agree. This is THE SHIT. Pretty much what it's been about thus far, the sum of all struggles in our writing careers.

Probably we're not holding the entire world. But it sure feels like we are.

And in another aside, it's been way more fabulous going through this one of my best buds. Kinda like the rollercoaster ride is way better with a friend in the seat beside you.

Piper Denna
Romance is sexy! (and fun as hell)

Watcha Doin' Wednesday

Not reading so much. Not even editing a whole lot right now. Working on my own marketing and promo, actually. I feel like this is the part where I can really mess up. This is what I've got to get right, to make my books successful.



Yacking about my books coming out will only take me so far (though 2 of my fab friends have already told me they ordered All Fore Revenge off Amazon, so that rocks!). In order to get out there and grab attention, I've got to really reach. And do something different, ya know?



So. I believe Fantasy Mountain is going to need 2 separate trailers: one for the resort, one for Victoria and Brett. (Have I mentioned how much I love his accent? Reading him last weekend made me fall for him all over again. Those English accents... yeah, baby!) I'm in the process of building a website for Fantasy Mountain, too. Hopefully it'll be fun once it's done. And still thinking about the brochure - is it something I can send along with my publisher's PR lady to conventions and the like?

Whatever I do, it won't be more of the "same ole". Gotta stand out in this business, or you'll simply get buried.


Sometimes the muse taps me on the shoulder and titters, "Yoohoo, Piper? What are you going to sell now? You better write some more..." But I suppose that's a worry for another day.

Piper Denna
Romance is sexy!

Things That Don't Suck This Monday

This is a very exciting time for me, and I couldn't bring myself to blog about things that suck today.

• All Fore Revenge is having its print release verra, verra soon. It's now available in the Ingram's catalog, for booksellers and librarians to order. (cause for woohoos in and of itself!)
• Fantasy Mountain is heading to the printer this week. I've seen the cover wrap image and done final proofreads, and I am so stoked for this book to be releasing!
• I found out this weekend, All Fore Revenge is now listed on Target.com. Yes. Target! My book! wowza!

Things are really starting to move now. I am so pumped. What if one day I can be just a writer? A full time writer. One who "normal" people speak about with raised eyebrows and THE tone of voice, you know, the one where they think the person in question is just some weird artsy type and how can she stand to hole herself up in her house and do nothing but type all day, for God's sake? Is she crazy or what?

muahahahahaha. What they don't know won't hurt them. Probably.

Maybe I'll start a weird hat collection and go around with one on at all times...

Piper Denna

Romance is sexy!

Watcha Readin' Wednesday - Galleys!

Just looked over my very final, very real, very exciting galleys (galleys, to those not in the publishing industry, means something like a last draft, where the file is formatted so all the pages appear exactly like they'll be on genuine PAPER pages!!) of All Fore Revenge.

Oh yes, I am in Pumpedville today, friends and neighbors.

February 2, 2009 is the release date for All Fore Revenge IN PRINT.

Pardon me while I happy-dance away now.

Piper
Romance is sexy!