It's done, been sent to the printers, now what?

I'm so sorry if you are sick of hearing me go on and on about my book. However, that's what's going on in my life right now and I couldn't be more excited!

I did finish it up over the weekend and sent it to the printers. (Yay, I beat my 2nd deadline) I'm hoping that my kids and I will actually have a chance to go see it being printed. Sounds like a nice photo op.

I have a more professional looking online store now: http://surrogacybooks.ecrater.com/

I also designed some t-shirts and other merchandise that match my book and theme: www.cafepress.com/storkhelpers

So now what? Well I have to patiently sit back and wait. I hope to get my books this Thursday. I need to get some over to the local bookstore and then I'm heading out on vacation. That's right..... I'm going to Disneyland.  We're going to take it nice and easy some days and then play all day on others. We're hititng up Mesquite so I can meet the one and only One Cluttered Brain in person! (and personally hand her a copy of my book) (if it's done before I leave) We'll be spending some time in Vegas and then California. We'll be going to Six Flags, hanging out in Hollywood and of course Disneyland.

Oh, the best part? Stopping for a visit to see the twins.

I've got a few people I'm dropping off books too. I better start sharpening my book signing skills. I really like this new "chapter" in my life. Tee hee.

In case you are curious, it took me about 3 months to complete my book. I think that's not bad for a 1st timer. I went over it a lot... the story, the layout, the cover, the illustrations. Ask my husband, it's been my life the last 3 months. I've loved every minute of it. I wonder how old the youngest illustrato is. My girls are 10 and 6. hmmm

Book Cover Help (can't decide which one to use)

I can't decide on a book cover. I know- I already had one.. but earlier my daughter had drawn a different cover and I think I like this particular version better.

Which do you like the most?

A (original)

B (new)

Thanks!   :)

I tried to combine all your advice with what I want it to look like and came up with this.......

Lucky #13 (Anniversary) And lucky #'s 8 & 16 Giveaway Winners

First and Foremost, today is my anniversary. 13 years ago I married my best friend. Seriously! My best friend! I can't believe it's been 13 years! We sure have been through a lot. (good and bad) Guess what?? We can make it through anything!  Happy Anniversary Johnny!

My girls picked the winners for my book giveaway.

The lucky winners are #8 and #16.


What? You don't know who #8 and # 16 is? Well #8 is Krystal Wallace and #16 is Gabrielle Lasko. Congratulations! You both get a copy of my book Once Upon A Surrogate: The Stork's Helpers.  Please contact me: pepperbird@gmail.com with your mailing address ASAP. Also, for the signing, please let me know who you would like your book made out to.









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1 more day: 2 winners book review/giveaway

What a silly girl to host a giveaway that ends on her anniversary. Ah well... I've had a great response so far and I wish you all the best of luck. 2 lucky winners will be randomly chosen by my children on Monday September 20, 2010. Hopefully you will receive your books along with stickers and bookmarks before the publish date of 10/10/10. (Which is a Sunday, so yeah I'm kind of a dork)

I will pass along this info to the winners; When you do the review, you can either post it on your own blog or other source (please let me know when and where you've posted) OR you can e-mail me your review and I'll post it on my blog! (my booksite too)  I would love it if you'd do a synopsis as well, but you don't have to if you don't feel like it. If you have children and they'd like to do a synopsis, that would be awesome!

I'm excited for you all!

Oh and if you didn't know about the giveaway or what I'm even talking about... Go HERE!

Cold As Ice- Book Review

If you can all remember back a bit, I was one of 12 winners to review the book Cold As Ice. Cold As Ice Book Review Chance

 I didn't know a lot about the book, but the little I knew, sounded good. I received the book in August and I couldn't wait to dive into it. It's 296 pages and each page kept my attention and left me wanting more!

It's got a good mix of elements- family, friends, murder, trust, romance, twists and turns. I don't want to give away too much and I probably wouldn't be good at writing a synopsis, so if you want to know more about the book, click on the last link.

The author, Stephanie Black is a two-time Whitney Award Winner. You can find her over at http://sixldswriters.blogspot.com/.

She is one of my new favorite authors and I'd love to read more of her books.

Her website: http://www.stephanieblack.net/

You can order your own copy here: http://deseretbook.com/Cold-Ice-Stephanie-Black/i/5050330 (you can also read more about the book