Freshly Pressed A Second Time?
By a stroke of luck, the Freshly Pressed Lords smiled upon me last February. My inbox exploded with comments, and my A-cup stats blossomed into voluptuous double Ds. Of course, deflation soon followed, but my present-day B-cups suit me just fine.
What had I written that was so astounding?
Nothing. The good WordPress Lords fell victim to the same visual deficits I recently experienced during my annual eye dilatation and exam.
See my belladonna pupils? They’re proof that an idiot wasteland does indeed exist.
Greed
As elated as I was by WordPress’s hyperopic selection, my evil nemesis, Mr. Nasty Pants, quickly polluted my thoughts. “Damn, Missy. Why couldn’t this have timed with your book’s release?”
Ungrateful, I know. Evil, perhaps. Or at the very least, Veruca Salt-ish.
But I cannot tell a lie. Now that The Seneca Scourge is out, those greedy Freshly-Pressed marketing thoughts have resurfaced. WordPress won’t bite, though. That old “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on WordPress” will keep them in line.
Enlightenment
And then it dawned on me. I have been Freshly Pressed again. Not by WordPress, but by you.
Let me explain.
Lots of you bought my book. Many of you already read it. Several of you shot off reviews, comments, and emails.
Some of you even mentioned my book on your sites, either in passing or as a review:
- Moments of Clarity—G M Barlean
- Lynn Schneider Books
- butimbeautiful
- This blogger also wrote a piece of fan fiction on The Seneca Scourge—how cool is that?—but warning, there may be a spoiler alert, so don’t read it until you’ve finished the book.
- Ella Medler
- Real Woman’s Health
- Legion Writer
- Nest Expressed
- Perfecting motherhood
- Running On Sober
- Meeka’s Mind
- Additionally, Meeka added me to her new website, The books your favourite authors read, which is a clever and fun blog for people who enjoy books.
But Wait, There’s More!
You didn’t stop with that sweet sugar alone. Seven of you left Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, and/or Goodreads reviews. I won’t signal you out in case you’re shy, but readers can click on the sites to see for themselves.
Furthermore, many of you have tweeted in my honor or retweeted my own words. Plus, one of you will post an interview with me soon (I’ll link to the Joy in the Moments post when it’s up; you know my responses will be short and sweet—well, short, anyway…) and another plans a review (but I’ll keep it secret for now in case she changes her mind).
So, you tell me, haven’t I just been Freshly Pressed, after all?
My heartfelt appreciation for the amount of support I continue to receive cannot be put into words. This post merely scratches the surface. My book’s sojourn in the top 20 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Medical Thrillers did not happen in a bubble. Not by a long shot. It was mostly because of you. Please know that I get that, and I will forever be grateful.
All images are from Microsoft Clip Art except the one of my fat pupils and forehead wrinkles.
Note: If someone mentioned my book on his/her site, and I failed to acknowledge the nod above, please let me know. It’s important to me to recognize and remember, because it serves as a wonderful reminder of the village behind my launch.
Update: 9/27/12 2:20 pm
RebeccaV of reading today has just posted a review of The Seneca Scourge on her site. Thank you, Rebecca!!
148 Responses to “Freshly Pressed A Second Time?”
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This is wonderful to hear Carrie! Well-deserved! I’ll be chiming in soon… Talk to you later!
Thanks, Sandee!
I will now be forced to purchase a kindle.
Well, it will certainly come in handy.
Good point about the Freshly Pressed afterglow. WordPress is a supportive community. And, you get what you give!
That support is one thing I hadn’t even imagined when I started the blog. A very, very pleasant side effect.
I am so thrilled for you! That book is just going to climb the ranks! Love the eyeball look, are you planning on keeping it?
Well, I would, but then I would never be able to see my computer screen, so I guess it’s back to the homely, tiny pupils…
Well done!!! Small pupils better for writing then. You’ve proved the theory! :-}
good to hear that the book is doing so well on amazon. as soon as the print edition is ready, i’ll be there to snag it up:)
Thank you! Nice of you to say. It’s at the printer so hopefully in another couple weeks or so.
How cool to see what a great community WordPress creates! I have your book in my Kindle for the next read. Can’t wait!!!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. And a great community this is for sure.
Well done! Out of my respect for you and the enjoyment of your writing, I will be sure to do my own little bit to praise you
Well, thank you, that’s nice of you to say. But no worries–I just wanted to acknowledge the support I’ve received, and this seemed a good way to do it.
Absolutely, I did see it in that context.
guess what i just bought! and it’s sitting on my kindle waiting for a read! very excited. xoxo, sm
Thank you Sweet Mama! I hope you enjoy it. Nothing like a little death and disease to cheer one up.
i’m buying your book TODAY! is there a kindle version? it’s an ebook, right? xoxo, sm
You are so sweet! Yes, ebook for now. Paperback’s out in a few weeks.
That was a very kind and thoughtful post. Your posts are always a pleasure to read.
Thank you for saying that! But honestly, I was so surprised and humbled by everyone’s support that this was a way for me to express it. My readers have given my book life.
As always, I’m late to the party, but my review just went live on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3AYPJK6V9DVRN. Even with the rapid page turning (or Kindle-clicking), I couldn’t keep up with your other fans, who must have devoured the book in a day or two
I’m glad you’re getting good buzz–hope it continues and translates into good sales!
Thank you for your wonderful review, Audrey! I really appreciate and value a review from a writer like you. I suspect it was not your typical reading fare, so I’m honored you took the time to read it.
Because you are one of the last of the early ‘blogging buddy’ reviewers, I’d be happy to send you a signed paperback version when it comes out in a few weeks. If you’d like to receive one, just email me your address at carrierubin1@gmail.com. I promise I won’t put it on any lists. So if you’d like one, just send me an email. If you don’t, you won’t hurt my feelings. Another blogger passed hers onto someone else as she’s trying to limit the number of books in her home, and I completely understand that.
Thank you again!
I’m so happy that things are going well for you. The reviews and the recommendations are amazing! I can’t imagine being able to sit still long enough to write a post with all of these wonderful events surrounding you.
Do you even have an appetite with all of this excitement? That’s the first thing that’s ruined for me whenever I’m on a huge emotional roller coaster.
Hmm, didn’t seem to stop me from consuming a Snickers blizzard the other night…
But you’re right–it is exciting, even though I’ve apparently jinxed myself as the numbers are trending down. But nothing can pop the bubble of delight I’m living in after receiving such abundant support. It beats a truckload of Snickers blizzards any day!
Yeah, I guess a Snickers blizzard would be hard for me to turn down also, no matter how nauseous I might be.
Top 20! Congratulations!
I’m chafing under my inability to get back to your book. I’m on the road again in another action-packed trip this week, and I can barely keep up with my “must-do” list, let alone my “want-to-do” list.
Soon… soon… *squirms in anticipation*
Thanks, but I haven’t checked yet today. I’m sure I’ve fallen to my death by now. Perhaps it’s best if I don’t look…
I always have far more books awaiting me than I can actually get to. I know how busy life gets, believe me. Enjoy your “action-packed trip.” Hopefully it will be less intense than Ayden’s experiences. (Wow–you really did create a multi-dimensional character. I’m still talking about her!)
Thanks, that makes me feel good! No, so far my trip hasn’t been quite as action-packed as Aydan’s life. I haven’t shot a Glock since Saturday, I’ve only walked the darkened streets carrying a knife once, and this morning I plan to go and whack a wasp’s nest just for fun. Oh, and I’ve driven about 1,000 miles so far. But there’s been lots of cold beer (after the driving was finished), so it’s all good. I lead an interesting life…
“I haven’t shot a Glock since Saturday”—I don’t even know what to say after that great line. You DO lead an interesting life. I’m Dullsville, USA over here.
Congrats Carrie … and hope it keeps turning into book sales.
… So wishing you more FP’s in the future. 
Thank you. And yes, another Freshly Pressed would be quite timely right about now. Of course, if I actually want that to happen, I should probably write a worthy post instead of blubbering on like the grateful goof I am. Must get busy…
Congrats! I’m becoming interested in reading your book myself…
Thank you. That’s nice to hear. It would be much better to read about that pandemic than be in it…
You deserved every bit of it. Pressed and pressed again.
Thanks, Valentine, and thanks again for your great review!
I hope the sound of all that pressing is downing out Mr Nasty Pants. You deserve the attention, Carrie as it no doubt reflects back what you have given. Enjoy the momento
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Thank you! The positive feedback I’ve received on the book has helped tame some of that vulnerable self-doubt. I’m sure it will rear its ugly head again as it always does, but the support has helped keep it in check.
Carrie, I’m late to the party, but what a lovely way of thanking your followers. I only mentioned the title of your book in the comments section with you
, but will definitely include it in my next “reading your fellow bloggers” post. Congratulations on such wonderful success.
Thank you! Very nice of you to say, though I hope I’m not coming off as fishing for more mentions. I was just looking for a way to try to acknowledge my appreciation to everyone. Blogging has turned out to be so much more than I expected. Talk about a community.
Oh, gracious no! I was being a little silly about the “comments section” and I enjoy helping to bring attention to the hard work of others. I love your approach to how you thanked everyone – super creative.
Thank you! Have a great day. May the words flow freely from your brain to your keyboard. And if they don’t, well, it’s Friday, so it’s all good.
You’re simply amazing. Pressed many times over!
Ameen.
Pink.
“Pressed many times over.”—-You are right. That is a great way to think about it! Thank you.
Well deserved! Woot! Toot!
Pink.
That’s a lovely way to think about it. Good for you. You do deserve to be Freshly Re-Pressed, and will again soon if there’s any justice. However, currently two of the handful of blogs I read are being freshly-pressed, which is weird enough. If it were a trio it would be weird. And chick-y.
So do you think people will really believe that those LSD eyes are from your annual eye-exam? Also, can you see through time, Dr. Leary?
I should have known I couldn’t slip those eyes past you…
It’s great your book is doing so well! I hope there are more big things in store for you, with or without Freshly Pressed help
Thank you! It may not be a best-seller by a long shot, but my blogging buds have helped make the launch more successful than I ever imagined it could be.
You are too cool for words. I’m so happy for all the positive things coming your way! And, um, my what nice pupils you have.
Thank you also for the mention and the follow Carrie. You’re very kind!
You are more than welcome. And right back at ya! (For the mention AND for being cool.)
Sounds like your book is doing great! Congrats!! It’s going on my list of books to read soon.
Thank you! That’s nice to hear. It’s no best-seller by any means, but it had a better start than I anticipated, so it’s been a fun ride.
Congrats Carrie on your book. I would love to read it. It sounds very enticing. I currently don’t have an e-reader but hope to have one soon.
Thank you! I appreciate that. And thanks also for stopping by and commenting.
Of course! I love you blog. I’ve been a bit sporadic lately since my computer is being repaired. I’ve been without now what seems like forever….Hopefully this weekend I will have it back. Really that’s wonderful about your book. I hope it’s a big success!
Thank you!
I am so excited and happy for you, Carrie. (Inspired too!) Just finished your book tonight–thought it was excellent and impressed me with the awesome workings of your mind, girl! Looking forward to wording some thoughts for you myself
Thanks, Joanna! That means so much to hear. I think some of that anxiety over having others read it is finally tapering off a bit now that I’ve received some positive feedback. None of us likes to be vulnerable.
True but good is good and the work will speak for itself. One thing that frustrated me and slowed my reading was my Nook’s software–both on the device and the Nook app on the iPad. I kept getting blank pages and would have to stop, shut down and start again. Anyone else complain about that?
No, not yet. My husband has it on his Nook. I’ll have him look through it. Thanks for letting me know. I hope there’s not a problem.
I’d be very interested. Never had the problem before. I’ll check on my Nook app for PC too. Enjoy your day.
I went through the book on my husband’s Nook last night. I noticed two pages that ended before the bottom of the page, and the text continued onto the next page (no text was missing), but other than that I had no problem.
Thanks for getting back to me. Might be my Nook. Not sure why I had similar problems on the iPad but we shall see with other books I read in the future. Have a great day.
That is weird. I’ve had no problems with my iPad kindle version, and I haven’t heard that anyone else has either. Strange!
You deserve all the best!
Thanks, Gina. Looks like you had a pretty successful day with your free event. Congrats!
Carrie, congrats on your success on Amazon! And for having succeeded in building a community of supporters online! You should be very proud.
Thanks, Kourtney. But apparently I jinxed myself. My Amazon numbers have taken a tumble today. I should have known better than to talk about it.
But I wanted to thank everyone, because the support is so appreciated!
In my book…which I’m not writing so we’ll use “your book”…I think you walk on water!
So there…
Smiling here….
Okay, now that goes right up there on the ‘compliments of all compliments’ shelf. Of course, my husband and kids will likely disagree with your assessment–just making my kids eat broccoli knocks me off that pedestal–but I’ll take it while it’s out there. No take backsies.
Yay, Carrie! I haven’t read it yet, but I will! I will! I’m so excited for your non-Freshly Pressed Fresh Press. I wish you much more success. And I can’t wait to read your book!
Thank you! I like that–”your non-Freshly Pressed Fresh Press.” That could catch on.
Feeling bad that Amazon is not available for my region, maybe one day there’ll be an international paperback?
Ah, that’s too bad. It’s available as a pdf on my publisher’s site (whiskeycreekpress.com), but that probably doesn’t help you, either.
But I’m thrilled to have you stop by my blog and respond to me on Twitter. That beats the book stuff anyday!
Well congratulations on it all, that is really cool.
I feel I’m a bit late to the party in that I probably won’t read it for a while. I shall likely be mentioning it in 6 months time. You know that book of yours…
Ha ha–well, there are no expectations. I’m just grateful to everyone for their help, and I felt this was one way to address it. I will take thoughts on my book in 6 months just as I would today.
This must feel awesome. I’m excited for you.
On another note, I had a dream last night that we were at a wedding and you were helping me pick something to wear and you told me my hair was too fuzzy. We then sang “Let’s Go To The Movies” from Annie. It ended up being my wedding.
It was fun.
Ha ha! That gave me a good laugh. Especially since I could never see myself singing showtunes. But I will admit to humming a Tom Jones song or two. That dang ‘Delilah’ gets stuck in the brain.
Sorry to invade your nights. I haven’t had a blogger dream for awhile. I figure I’m due…
Hopefully the thought is now in your brain!!!
“The sun will come out tomorrow…”
Carrie, congrats! I’ve read the reviews on Amazon about you. I don’t have a Kindle so I’m still waiting for the paperback to come out. Yes, I am one of those people who don’t have a reader but I do want one but I want the iPad. But maybe your book will be out before I pick up the reader thingy In any event, I WILL read it and you deserve these accolades and the FP’d thing. Now. Again.
Thanks, Brigitte. Did you know that you can download Kindle for the PC for free? I learned that from Sandee (I hope she’s doing well; she hasn’t posted in a while). It comes in handy. Here’s the link if you’re interested: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311
It’s been an amazing treat to receive the support of so many.
Wow..that is so cool Carrie. Mind you, this post reminds me that I haven’t done enough. I bought the book and started to read it, but it’s on my kindle in my locker at work (that’s when I do my reading…on my lunch and breaks) and I’ve been ill and off work since last Sunday. I will make it up to you Carrie. xo
Oh, please, Wendy, there is nothing to make up. I’m just thrilled you’re going to read it. I like to read on my lunch break, too, which reminds me, I haven’t taken one yet today. Carrie needs her glucose…
Congrats on being freshly re-pressed!! (freshly repressed? That’s not what I meant!)
For the life of me, I can’t figure out the perfect blend that results in one getting a post there.
And if your stats are A cup, mine are definitely in training bra territory.
Well, I wasn’t really Freshly Pressed a second time. I was just saying it felt like I was thanks to all the wonderful support I’ve received for my book from my fellow bloggers.
Clearly, I need to read the post closer! In any event, congratulations!
Thanks!
Congratulations on making it to the top 20! I did mention your book on my blog at some point, but I also said you were killing off half the planet, so I may have stretched the truth. Keep reminding me to buy your book because it’s still on my to-do list. I have 10 balls in the air right now and I have to get them down without dropping them, argh…
Oh, that’s right! Thank you for reminding me. I’m so sorry I omitted it. Can you please send me the link to that post so I can add it to my bookmarked pages? I really do want to keep track. Thanks!
No biggie! It was when I acknowledged my Sunshine Award and couldn’t give it to you because you got it already. And now you’ve got your book too. Lucky you!
http://perfectingmotherhood.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/yeah-i-got-the-sunshine-award/
Excellent. I will go correct that in today’s post and add it to my bookmarked pages. Thanks!
No, thank you! I promise you, I will write a review of your book after I read it!
Well, then, I certainly hope you like it.
Thanks!
So glad for you that the book is doing so well on Amazon – had no doubt!
Thanks, Sheila. It’s starting to slip quite a bit, but then when I least expect it, it bounces up a bit again. I need to be patient, and hopefully word of mouth can help it travel. Having the paperback out will help to–then I can market more locally. Of course, everything could fizzle out like a dud firecracker, but I can live with that, too. Just leaves more time for my current WIP.
Like my family use to say “It’s nice to be nice to the nice. ” It’s wonderful that your book is getting lots and lots of possitve feed back. You derserve it. :+) I believe I found you reading your first freshly pressed post. I left a comment and was surprised that you actually responded and I nice comment too as I remember. It was Blog Love from there. You have been a great blog friend in the sphere. I do feel bad I did write a nice post touting your new book and some how right before I hit the publish button I lost all my links and tangled myself up so bad I had to take a shower put my PJ back on and just go to bed for a few hours. Sigh…I will do a shout out in the near future but no tricky stuff like big words or fancy fazes Just a simple shout out. :+)
Talk about blog love–thank you, Starla. You are too kind. But I’m sorry you invested all that time only to have things go kaput afterwards. Must have been frustrating. I’ve learned to write all my posts in a Word document first, and I paste in the link I want to add right after the words I’m going to link it to. Then I copy and paste the whole thing into WordPress and add the links last. I had one time where the post suddenly published on me before I was ready. That stunk.
Thanks again, Starla. You always make my day. Really, you do.
I’ve got plenty of Blog Love to go around. :+) I will check out writing my posts on word first Thank You for that it’s a good idea. I’m sure it could help me with writing details as well I use to hardly write at all so it didn’t worry too much. I mainly posted videos and photos. But for some reason I’m on a bit of a writing jag. Who know how long that will last. I could freeze up tomorrow.:+)
Yes, in Montana, that’s a definite possibility…
The first freshly pressed was no mistake, and I’ll bet there’s another one in your future.
I think the book will regain momentum as friends and families of your blogging buddies listen to us and buy the book. And then more sales will come from the people who listen to them, and so on, and so on.
It might take awhile, but I think your sales will be very respectable for a first book.
Folks, if you haven’t bought it yet, I highly recommend The Seneca Scourge!
Thanks, JM. That momentum is everything, and I could never had planted the seed were it not for everyone’s help. Even my lovely adult nieces put a link for me on Facebook. But once those paperbacks come out, it will be time to do some in-person marketing. Yikes.
Congratulations! Sounds better than being freshly pressed. Finding friends all over the place is probably the best part about blogging.
I couldn’t agree more!
Carrie, you’re the best. You’re a wonderful writer and blogger, and I like you so much as a person. You’re always going to be one of my faves.
Well, thank you. That is very nice to hear (and flakes off a few of my crusty layers to the gooeyness underneath), but I would have been remiss not to give credit where credit is do. Trying to draw attention to a new novel in a sea of many is exceedingly difficult. Even though I have a small press publisher, it takes the big houses to really garner any attention. So I am very much aware that it is my blogging buddies who have carried me thus far.
You deserve the “press” for your book. Such a page turner!
Thanks, Janet. I appreciate that! How’s your process coming along? Have you sent out that query yet?
By the way, you are among the first seven bloggers to leave a review for me, so if you email me your address, I’d be happy to send you a signed copy of the paperback when it comes out in 3-4 weeks. Just email me if you’d like one.
Thanks! I’d love a copy.
Great. Just email me your address if you haven’t already. I promise I won’t put it on any lists.
Is that really you in the photo? I’m a bit scared now because you kind of have a bit of Stepford Wives look in your eyes there!
So pleased things are going well, you and I haven’t been following each other long but I like you already!
Thank you and ditto!
And yes, talk about a scary photo. Bad lighting, bad make-up, droopy eyelids, a few loose bangs that make it look like my eyebrows are unkempt. But here’s the joy of getting older: You just don’t care and you post the photo anyway. Quite liberating!
I am planning a big fat blog post about you and your book. Not that you are big and fat. Stop it.
As soon as I finish Seneca Scourge I will sing your praises and publicly thank you for your kind mention of me in your book’s acknowledgments.
Thank you, Robin! I would be beyond honored to be mentioned on your blog. But let me tell you, that absent www thing has still got me steamed. Guess it doesn’t matter for the paperback version, but still. Arghh!!!
People know enough to add a www. in the front, so please don’t worry about it.
I know, but it’s that whole “I want things perfect” problem.
I’m the same way. Are you a Virgo by chance?
Sagittarius–though I’ve always felt more of a Scorpio. Right on the border, you know. But that being said, I think horoscopes are a bit of malarky.
Me too, but the description of what a Virgo is, is me.
I’m so excited for next week’s interview with you! I loved your book and am glad it’s getting the ‘press’ it deserves! Congrats…and I hope you have another one in the works.
Thanks, Char! And yes, I’m trying to get another one off the ground, but unfortunately, I’ve had so little time to work on it lately. Must get better about that.
And I am looking forward to the interview, too. Both because you’re so sweet to do it and because I get a day off.
(By the way, I had a Snickers blizzard last night and thought of you. But it was just a mini size, so I was being good.)
That’s why DQ gets so much of my business. That mini size is hard to feel guilty about! It is the best!
Yes, it was a well-played move on their part…
Wow, the top 20%! That is wonderful news. I will be glad to have that autograph since it’s clear you will be a word-famous, NYT best-selling author one day. No, really. Your book is great. And thanks for the mention (again)!
Ha ha! Well, I doubt that. It has gone from #6 to #13 and now #17 in the hot new releases (of which there aren’t a huge number in medical thrillers). But it’s still much more than I ever hoped for, and once the paperback’s out, I can start marketing locally. Now I have to find new ways to market online, but as you know, there are just so many hours in the day…
Thanks, Lynn!
All jokes aside, being freshly pressed is an honor, but… It’s not everything. It’s more like you’re toiling away, and finally someone throws you a bone. You’ll be hungry again though, and it won’t fill you up.
In many ways, comments and blogger interactions are WAY better than the fleeting joy that is freshly pressed. I read butI’mbeautiful’s review of your book, and now I can’t wait to read it! (I’m currently in the middle of two other books.)
Thank you! That’s so nice to hear. I hope you enjoy it. Rose has had quite a lot of fun with it.
Yes, the love of Freshly Pressed is fleeting, but it did net me some wonderful followers, a handful of whom stayed around and visit me still. Plus, it was a nice way for me to find them as well. But I did have to drown my post Freshly-Pressed blues with a Cold Stone Creamery ice cream treat. That yummy stuff took the sting out of my sinking stats.
I will be starting you book soon! Tell Mr.Nasty pants to take a hike!!
Thank you! And that really touches me, because I know how horribly busy you are right now. Those days of textbooks and papers and classes are not that far behind me (well, the master’s degree one–the med school one is dust in the wind…)
I appreciate your support, and I also thank you for the retweet this morning. I haven’t signed into Twitter yet, but I felt my phone vibrate, and there was a retweet from you.
Methinks you’ve earned your this one Carrie.
Well, thank you, but as I saw all of these bloggers tweeting me and mentioning me on their sites and so on, I thought I had to come up with some way to acknowedge it. Is really quite humbling. Even if my book is starting its fall on Amazon.
Don’t worry about those arbitrary falls. The important thing is that your name is becoming known and with each new book you bring out, choosing a Carrie Rubin novel will become more natural in readers’ minds.
Thank you. That’s good advice. It’s funny, because I always read that marketing a book takes time away from writing the next. I now understand how true that is. So little time to devote to my current WIP.
Yeah, time and energy are finite so something always has to give.
Awesomeness! I’m almost done with “Senseless Confidential” so I’ll be moving onto “Seneca Scourge” shortly…can’t wait
Not only are you funny, but you’re kind and sweet. I always suspected as much.
But whenever you get to it–whether that’s tomorrow, or whether that’s a year from now–I just appreciate your support. And my gift to you is no sappy romance in the The Seneca Scourge. A hint of a crush, that’s about it.
Aaaaargh, but romantic parts are always the easiest to mock and make fun of! You’re making my job more difficult! Fine, guess I’ll have to avoid making fun of the book afterall
Well, there’s always the endless deaths to poke fun at…
Perfect!
I have no doubt you will be Freshly Pressed again soon, and hopefully in time to promote your book some more. You do deserve all the praise and support–you are a great writer, and a huge support to so many here on WP.
Thank you, Rachelle! That’s nice of you to say, but I think Freshly Pressed likes posts that teach something to the masses. Unless rubbing KY Jelly on someone’s head counts, I think I’m missing that mark. Must get busy thinking of something…
You deserve all the best, Carrie. You’re a wonderful writer and a generous person.
=)
Thanks, Stacie. Funny–those are exactly the words I’d use to describe you.
I love mydriasis. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Dilated_pupils_2006.jpg/230px-Dilated_pupils_2006.jpg
Apparently they did in the old days as well, given they used belladonna to give women big pupils. Too bad they couldn’t see near objects as a result…
Thanks for commenting, and I’m glad you did, because your comment set off an alert in my brain and I realized I used the word ‘myopic vision’ when I meant to say ‘hyperopic vision.’ It has since been corrected. I am nothing if not a perfectionist.
