Melissa Francis : Bitchin' Fiction!: T-Minus 4 weeks

Monday, June 29, 2009
T-Minus 4 weeks

BITE ME! will be on the shelves 4 weeks from tomorrow.

Can you freaking believe it? I can't.

It's been a long time coming. I sold the book to HarperCollins in 2.5~~million~~ years ago-- January 2007. One thing about this business, every publisher moves at a different pace, and to the author, it always feels slow.

Explaining that I sold the book but it's not on the shelves yet has become second nature to me. Kinda like saying hello. I've had people ask, "Are you sure you're published?" And I would say, "I've sold the book, it will be published and on the shelves summer 2009."

I can't wait to celebrate. We're having a huge party Sunday August 2nd. If you're in Little Rock or can make it here, you're cordially invited. Email me: tellmel@melissafrancis.net if you're interested in details. I can't believe I'll be signing books soon. My very own book. The one I wrote. The one with my name on the cover. Yup. That one.

4 weeks from tomorrow, little Melissa McKenzie (now Francis) from Bryant, Arkansas, is going to have her first book available for purchase. Who'd a thunk it?

Labels: Bite Me, must buys

posted by Mel Francis @ 10:02 AM |

5 Comments:

At 6/29/2009 10:40:00 AM, Tarl said...: Woohoo! You GO Girl!
At 6/29/2009 01:07:00 PM, hello haha narf said...: oh mel, i am thrilled for you!! totally and completely, happy girl wiggle excited for your book to be out. yay, you!

p.s. i'm not buying one until you can autograph it and personalize it for me.
At 6/29/2009 01:33:00 PM, December said...: that is just wild!! I'm so excited for you!
At 6/29/2009 02:22:00 PM, elengreywriter said...: Those four weeks are gonna fly by. Yes. They. Are. :-)
At 6/30/2009 07:32:00 AM, Louisa Edwards said...: At last! I can't wait for Bite Me! to be unleashed on the world.