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Signing stock at Barnes & Noble Tallahassee!

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Wow. Just wow. It’s my book. At a store. Barnes & Noble in Tallahassee. OMG!

There they are! The customer service rep, Kate, had the fourth copy at the desk with a sticky note on it. It said author is coming in tonight to sign copies.


Signing with my pink pen! The power of pink! 🙂


I love stalking my book.


Barnes & Noble in Tallahassee

So, I intended just to go in to gawk at my book on the shelves. But instead, I got to sign copies and leave signed postcards. I just missed the manager, but she was super nice on the phone. I hope to go back to sign new books whenever they come in.

Thanks so much, B&N Tallahassee, for supporting Canterwood Crest!!

Someone likes my book! :)

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That’s my new friend, Julia. I about died when I saw this pic. So. Sweet. Thank you for reading, J!! 🙂 I’m feeling all special because someone other than friends or family like my book. Woo!

Want more pics? I posted some of my visit to Simon & Schuster. They’re on yesterday’s post.

Also…this is a new non-fiction horse book from Aladdin. It’s called YOU AND YOUR HORSE: HOW TO WHISPER YOUR WAY INTO YOUR HORSE’S LIFE and it’s by Dandi Daley Mackall. It’s packed with great tips on riding, horse care and everything a young rider needs to know. Plus? It has TAKE THE REINS on the back, which is super cool.


And!! Twilight has a DVD release date! March 21! Woo! E! is predicting midnight madness.

My visit to Simon & Schuster! Pics!

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Signing TTR at Simon & Schuster in the big, but not-so-scary boardroom.


Handing a signed book to Venessa Williams from marketing. (Unfortunately for Venessa, she’s a Gator (University of Florida) and I’m a Seminole (Florida State University.) We had to go to separate corners for fear of a fight.) 😉

Signing! It was sooo beyond me that someone would actually want a book that I signed. Crazy!

That’s my “OMG, I’m in shock” face. I couldn’t believe I was at THE S&S!


Signing away and feeling important, LOL. 🙂


Chatting and not signing.


Isn’t the table shiny??


Chating with the famous Jessica Handelman. She designs all of the Canterwood Crest covers and I adore her!


Jess and Jess


First shot at the S&S lobby. Big thanks to the fab Alyson Heller who put my books on display!

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So, obviously, I finally had time to post trip pics!! I had THE most amazing, wonderful, crazy time in New York City. On Friday, my editor, Kate Angelella, threw a meet-and-greet for me at Simon & Schuster. Yep, as if she wasn’t busy enough, she took time to gather everyone together on a Friday. Amazing, huh?

Going to S&S was one of the most surreal experiences I’ve ever had. I was such a dork that I was even excited to see EK’s desk! That’s where the magic happens, you know.

Everyone gathered in the boardroom (sounds like an episode of The Apprentice!) and we got to chat before Kate introduced me. I knew most everyone from phone calls or emails, but it was so wonderful to meet them in person. After my introduction, I had the chance to thank everyone for supporting Canterwood Crest. Yay, S&S team! 🙂 They make my job easy as an author and when you know people are supporting you and your work, it elevates your drive to work even harder.

As if that wasn’t enough, I also got to have lunch with Agent Alyssa and we had a blast! I hadn’t seen her since the first Canterwood Crest photo shoot, so it had been a while.

I had a wonderful time and can’t wait to go back. They’ll probably be like, “Jessica Burkhart? She’s here? Again? Call security…”

All photos were taken by Editor Kate. Not one blurry shot. 😉

Pics of my writing space

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First, thank you all for your kind comments about the Take the Reins cover! If you haven’t seen it yet, check yesterday’s blog post. 🙂

Today, I wanted to share pics of my summer workspace…


Note the essentials: Pens that write pink, purple and green, pencils, flash drives, 3 lip-glosses, raspberry tea and the latest issue of Creative Screenwriting.

During the fall, I do lots of writing on the back porch or in my recliner, but during the summer I like to be sandwiched between these two windows so I get lots of sun.

I don’t use the keyboard on my computer because of my carpal, so I have to always have my external keyboard and mouse.

My hardy Gateway is almost on its last noisy breath. It has gotten me through three books, a zillion articles, four years of college and other random activities.

Where do you do your best work? Share a pic of your workspace on your blog! 🙂