{"id":618,"date":"2012-08-20T21:25:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T21:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michelledevon.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2021-01-03T21:33:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T21:33:10","slug":"virtual-fun-drinking-fun-and-a-blow-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michelledevon.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/20\/virtual-fun-drinking-fun-and-a-blow-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Fun, Drinking Fun and a Blow Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"

So far, I\u2019ve finished about half of my book tour with Walker Author Tours. I\u2019ve been having a lot of fun. Today,\u00a0Cindy Gunnin posted a review of Celeste<\/a>\u00a0that made my day. I also got an\u00a0interview posted by Mary Beth Magee<\/a>, which is really quite\u2026 I don\u2019t know. It made me feel\u2026 well, like she was talking about someone else. I guess I don\u2019t really see myself the way others see me. I know I\u2019m a survivor. I know I fight and struggle and keep on going, but I just don\u2019t see myself in the same light as this interview made me feel. I read it and thought, \u201cMan, I\u2019d like to meet that person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t it strange how we do that to ourselves? I dunno\u2026 being an author, I\u2019ve long known that people would talk about me (and my stories) who didn\u2019t know me. I accepted that it wouldn\u2019t all be roses, and it hasn\u2019t been. I\u2019ve been slammed\u2013both as an author and as a person\u2013and for some reason, that\u2019s always easier to take than when they say the nice things. I really suck at taking a compliment, but I\u2019ve gotten better than in my past. In my past, I would argue with people who said nice things about me. Now, I simply accept it and smile and gratiously (I hope) accept the compliment.<\/p>\n

I learned a while back that I can also say, \u201cI\u2019m very glad you think so\u2026\u201d and be telling the truth! Ha! But it is true. I AM glad someone thinks so, even if I cannot always feel the same.<\/p>\n

Please stop by both those links and leave comments for the bloggers. They are awesome for doing what they do for authors with little to no compensation for themselves. They deserve comment love, at the very least.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also put up a very short\u00a0excerpt of ABDUCTED on Lilah Harding\u2019s blog here.<\/a>\u00a0I am really looking forward to releasing this one. Lilah also will put up a saucy little interview with me later in the tour. I think I have a couple more interviews coming up, in fact.<\/p>\n

I have a few more guest blogs coming up too, but for now,\u00a0this one is up on Writer\u2019s Sanctuary, entitled: The Nature of Reality.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kathy\u2019s blog has a\u00a0great review of Celeste<\/a>\u00a0and we can stay tuned to her blog for a guest blog post, I think\u2026 uhm, tomorrow? Yes, I think it\u2019s tomorrow.<\/p>\n

You can\u00a0read all the upcoming posts and reviews and interviews by clicking this link<\/a>\u00a0and visiting each of them as they post. Our Facebook event has been updating as well, so you can keep up there.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a fun experience. I\u2019m really enjoying answering the interview questions, thinking about the posts I want to make, etc.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a fun way to promote your book, consider a tour like this. Walker Author Tours is my first virtual book tour, and I\u2019m really pleased with the results thus far. Jennifer will definitely \u2018walk\u2019 your book around the web. You can\u00a0visit their website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remember, one lucky person will win a free copy of every ebook I have published right now. Five lucky winners will win an advanced copy of ABDUCTED, before the public gets to read it. All you have to do to enter is read the blog posts and leave a comment. One entry per comment per blog. Good luck to everyone!<\/p>\n

I really hope you enjoy my novellas as much as I enjoyed writing them.<\/p>\n

As for other news, I\u2019ve been feeling lousy and sleeping most of the day, my fault really. I drank way too much last night. Yeah, I know what you\u2019re thinking\u2013\u2018drinking\u2019 has a whole different meaning for me. I\u2019m actually referring to water. Yes, just water. My fluids are restricted to 2 liters per day, and I drank way more than that last night and as a result, I end up retaining fluids, swelling up like a big blow fish and feeling generally miserable. I know better. I know what a difference fluid restriction makes in how I feel. I still do stupid things sometimes, and yesterday was a stupid one. I\u2019m feeling a little better tonight, but can\u2019t even sleep more than an hour before waking to run to the bathroom and pee and pee and pee. Ah, life is fun! LOL<\/p>\n

I feel old now when I realize that \u2018drinking too much\u2019 means water, not booze, and spending the day in bed means \u2018sleeping\u2019 and not other things you can do in bed\u2026 my, how life has changed.<\/p>\n

And yet, I still feel blessed to be alive, to be writing, to be able to enjoy the reviews my novellas are getting. This has been fun. I can\u2019t wait to do it again with another book in the future!<\/p>\n

For now, I\u2019m signing off and running to the bathroom to pee\u2026 again! Maybe I\u2019ll get more than an hour\u2019s sleep at a time this time.<\/p>\n

Good night, all.<\/p>\n

Love and stuff,
\nMichy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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