Okay January, that's enough already
It's a feels-like of thirty degrees in Florida (FLORIDA!)
I’ve been in a state of suspended animation for a few weeks - maybe we all have. Waiting for the fires to stop burning. Waiting for the cold snap to pass. Waiting for the news cycle to make a little bit of sense. Soon I’ll start waiting for the groundhog, and if he lets me down this year, there’s going to be hell to pay.
Work wise, I’m also waiting. I wrote something, my editor has it, and she’s quiet.
Too quiet.
I open my email to check every hour and it’s a like a tumbleweed rolls across the screen. I daydream that she’ll text me (she’s not a texter) with a smiley face emoji or a gold star - something to tide me over. I’m in the anxious place between my idea being what I hope it is and finding out that I might be completely delusional. Waiting, you’ll be surprised to know, is not actually my favorite thing.
In the meantime, I’m getting ready for a big February. I am putting together a talk because I’ll be presenting at The Deep Dive Virtual Retreat, Feb 1 and 2, brought to you by
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O.P.B. in February (That’s other people’s books)
I am very excited to be in conversation with the following authors for the launch of their HIGHLY anticipated novels in February. If you’re in or around Tampa or Miami, please come join us!
February 2nd 3:30pm Oxford Exchange Tampa, FL
SNOWBIRDS by
- The Last Thing He Told Me meets Fleishman Is in Trouble in this page-turning story of a couple who flee winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads. (Read it, loved it)
February 6th 7pm Steamy Lit Tampa, FL
IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE by
- Hilarious, relatable, and delightfully swoon-worthy, It’s Getting Hot in Here is the laugh-out-loud, coming-of-middle-age, rom-com meets mom-com readers have been waiting for. (Just started it, loving it)
February 25 Miami, FL [It’s actually sold out, this is so awkward!]
WE ARE MADE OF STARS by
- Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars at a picturesque mountain getaway in this powerful novel about love and family by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends. (Read it, loved it. Actually tore through it so fast that Rochelle doesn’t believe I read it).Those are my updates. Off to check my email.
Anybody have any good tips for surviving the waiting place? Yesterday I made mayonnaise.
lots of love,
Annabel
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I must have blacked out the last time I was in the waiting place because I don’t remember how I survived.
I predict the wait will be worth it! Based on your track record. :-)