What I Did on Launch Day
Yesterday was the official release date for CANDOR. My Mom and I toured the bookstores of Maryland, Virginia and DC to track down CANDOR. It was a thrill to see it on the shelf-my name, my story, alongside so many others… like it belongs there, you know? Wow.
Here’s a pic from our stop at DC indie Politics and Prose, where I signed special orders and stock copies too (this is the place to call if you’d like a signed copy). And why yes, I DID dress to match my cover, including matching handbag from my sweet Patron Of The Arts-what of it? Do not mock my girly geeky authorness! This was my day to completely nerd out!
For lunch, we went to 2941 Restaurant for a meal that made me feel like I was a Top Chef judge… the waiters explained the contents of each course and my halibut even had a “foam finish”. You know how it looks weird on TV? Don’t you think, “gee, I don’t know if I would want foam on my food?” Yeah, it looks weird in person too. But then I tasted the food and was totally bowled over. It was cool to celebrate my own art by enjoying the chef’s amazing art. Oh and fellow dessert fans, they bring you these little fresh-made lemon donut holes with the check (certainly they had a lovely French word for them but… high school French was a long time ago…). Still. Warm.