So, I finally got a chance to go to a bookstore yesterday to see Still Sucks to Be Me in the wild. We went to the Barnes & Noble in Vernon Hills, IL, so if you’re around there and you’re looking for a signed copy, they’ve got some now. I’d checked their website before we went to make sure they actually had some in stock. They had it shelved both under New Releases (yay!) and in the regular YA section. They even had one copy of the paperback Sucks to Be Me! I was happy to see that there too. I left them some bookmarks too.

It’s still such a thrill to see my books in a store (ha! look! I got to say “books” plural!). Way down deep inside? I really still can’t believe that I’m actually published. I’m not sure if that will ever wear off.

Now comes the long wait to see how the book is doing. I’m lucky in that my publisher actually sends out statements every quarter instead of just twice a year. So I only have to wait until around the end of July/beginning of August to see my first statement. Of course, once I get the statement, I still don’t *really* know what it means, but at least then I’ll have some kind of an idea and this time I can compare it to my first statement from Sucks to Be Me. I don’t even have a clue what the initial print run was.

Hopefully, if it does well, I’ll have the opportunity to write a third Mina book (the title of which would be Sucks to Be Moi…which gives you a hint at where it will be set…). There will be a lot of Cameron in the third book and, you know, drama. Since Mina’s always got that in her life.

Which reminds me — hey! If you’ve read the book, can you review it on Amazon (or anywhere, for that matter)? Supposedly that makes a difference.

Me? I’m trying not to spend too much time Googling new reviews.

And don’t forget, the Still Sucks to Be Me Launch contest is still ongoing until June 11th! Please spread the word!