Two days into the launch of Sleeping with a Stranger and the little book that could is now a Barnes and Noble best seller!
Read MoreWall Street Journal best seller in the house! What an amazing launch week it has been! From Amazon to Barnes and Noble to USA Today and now The Wall Street Journal, Sleeping with a Stranger has topped some big lists!
Read MoreThis past week, I let my friend read the first draft of my book.
Why is it harder to let people you know and love read the personal stuff? I'd much rather let strangers read it!
My friend Lindsey has been a best friend since I was eight. When I wrote the book, I wrote as if she was the only one reading it. That helped me not become totally overwhelmed by fear of judgement from my future readers. Lindsey is the least judgmental person I know.
Read MoreI went dark on my instagram feed two weeks ago. I had given myself one week to write a book, and I needed total focus to make that happen.
For that one week, I holed up in a hotel in downtown Little Rock and went to work! It was grueling; a total marathon. But I got my draft to the editor by the deadline, and it felt darn good getting everything down on paper (or virtual paper, at least).
In the week since I turned in my draft, I've felt a little funky, like I have a writing hangover.