Book Chic posted a review of Take the Reins on MySpace! BC is also holding a contest to win a copy of TTR. Details are below the review! 🙂 Thanks, BC!
ETA:
Friend and writer Kelly Krysten of First Edition: A Place for Originals stalked Take the Reins and found it at Books-a-Million. Check out her adventure here!
The awesome Tina Ferraro and Kelly Parra invited me to stop by YA Fresh. They asked me a few questions and I shared my daily writing schedule. Yep. I did. It’s not what you think…
Check it out here.
Thanks, T and K!! 🙂
Thanks so much to everyone for putting up with me and my, ahem, three posts yesterday. 🙂
I’ve got an interview up at Book Chic- In My Mailbox and More! Thanks, again, BC for all of the support!
Today, I’ll be staying home to start editing the TRIPLE FAULT draft. I’ve yet to open the Word doc because that moment of “What was I thinking when I wrote that?!” will hit. And I need soda and/or coffee before I start to angst over the draft. 🙂
Another pic to share! Emily Hendricks sent me this from her store, The Book Rack, in Cape Girardeau, MO. Those copies have signed postcards inside, too. Fun!
Also, the Book Chic posted my guest blog today. I talked about how not even electric shocks could keep me away from horses when I was a kid. 🙂
I spoke with the manager at my local Barnes & Noble and she told me to feel free to come in and sign stock. Yay! I’m going tonight. Very excited.
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.
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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. 😉
Omigosh! 🙂 The awesome Book Chic reads from TAKE THE REINS! Thank you, BC! Read his post and see him read from Eileen Cook’s book here.
(Everyone’s support for TTR means SO much. You all have no idea!)
I wanted to give a shout out to Tammy Robbins at Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis. Tammy helped get this story posted on Shriners’ Website. Thank you, Tammy! 🙂
Things are SO busy! I just got off the phone with a newspaper reporter and, for once, I didn’t say anything dumb! 🙂 That’s been my trademark in many interviews, but I made it through this one without a problem. Maybe working with the media really is something that takes practice.
The super sweet Amanda Ashby interviewed me on her blog. We traded embarrassing moments, so it’s definitely worth checking out. 🙂
Also, thank you Book Chic for showing off TAKE THE REINS on your very first vlog! So. Cool. 🙂
Jessica Burkhart 