Launching Torch Ginger has brought great reviews and bitten nails. Deeply, badly bitten. It's an ugly habit and flares up like warts when I'm stressed.
Upon much reflection, I’ve decided the feeling of launching a new book is like when you send your five year old off to kindergarten.
(Apologies to the great mass of nonparents and single people out there. Perhaps something you worked long and hard for came to pass and now is being judged and there’s not a thing you can do to help anymore. Not exactly same, but in the ballpark)
Other writers have likened this to giving birth.
Ugh, no. Too messy, and stressful, and you’re exhausted and the pictures are always bad, bad, BAD. Pleasedon’ttakeorshowthemeverBAD.
But when your precious baby turns five and you dress that adorable child in their first set of new school clothes, help them slide their skinny little arms into a backpack so new it crackles, pack the first peanut butter’n’jelly sandwich and optimistic ziplock of carrot sticks into their shiny new lunch box, and drop that child off at the doorway of a new classroom with all the other sweating, darting-eyed parents smiling overlarge to hide hope and terror…Yes, that’s the same feeling you have when you upload a book and it goes live on Amazon and the world can now take a whack at it.
Torch Ginger, sequel to Blood Orchids, came out this weekend.
I have lost and gained ten pounds, been unbelievably distracted “where are my keys? WHERE ARE MY KEYS? Oh. I’m holding them” and not slept well for days. But so far, my second kindergartener is walking just fine in her older sister’s wake.
Take a look. Watch her go. And if you like what you see, praise her. It’s the best thing you can give a parent.
Very excited to start the book. Just downloaded it to my Kindle. I read Blood Orchid for free via Amazon and I absolutely loved it, so much that I started it yesterday and basically fell asleep with it in my hands last night and had to finish today! I am a little sad for Lei that her relationship didn’t work out, but if it is as well written as Blood Orchid, I think I will quickly forget that. Looking forward to it!
All is not lost, wait and read, Joy! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed Orchids!
Read “Blood Orchids” which lead to…….
OK…..Just finished “Torch Ginger” and am looking for “Black Jasmine”. Where is it???
Hi Chris, I’ll put you on my email list for advance notice of the next book! Should be October. Thanks so much for sharing, it keeps me motivated!!
Thanks! Love the books.
Never been to Hawaii but my wife lived there for several years. She loves the books too.
I just finished Blood Orchid and loved it. You are a wonderful writer and I will buy every book you write. I have been to Hawaii and could picture Lei there and where she was at times during the story.
Thank you very very enjoyable.
Thanks so much for popping in to tell me this, you made my day! I’ll add you to my email list for advance notice of new titles. Much aloha!
What Happens NEXT???? I am dying to know. Got hooked on these books and can’t wait for the next one!!!!!! It’s not often that I get sucked into a new series, but this one sucked me in and I can’t wait for the next one. You did an amazing job on this series!!!! I will be anxiously waiting for more. 🙂
AWESOME!! So great to hear from you. Black Jasmine will be out in October, and here before we both know it!
My sister-in-law, Gail Haney, sent Blood Orchid to me for my birthday! You signed it for me too. Thank you! I loved the book—am looking forward to more HI adventures with Lei! Mahalo and Aloha
How wonderful! SO glad you enjoyed it, and I so enjoyed visitng her book club and getting to talk about it. Tell her hi for me! Aloha