Palm Springs

The dates have been set for the third annual BSB book festival in Palm Springs. There will be readings/signings at several venues Thursday through Sunday, 05 MAR 09 - 08 MAR 09.

For more information, go here: http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/events.html

Hope to see y'all there.

Kids and keyboards

Anyone know what happens when you leave a three, soon to be four, year old alone with a laptop? When you come back, all the keys are in a nice little pile in front of the computer. My reaction to this was myriad. First, I was way grossed out because there's some nasty stuff built up under those keys. Second, I was overwhelmingly grateful that I have a desktop so my writing didn't come to a screeching halt with the creative deconstructive efforts of my son. Third, I was simultaneaously pissed off and cracked up. Pissed because OH MY GOD, my kid broke my laptop. No way in hell I can get those keys back on. Cracked up because he was just so proud of himself for taking apart the "puzzle." He loves letters and he just wanted to take it all apart and put it back together.
My wife, who is responsible for setting him up in front of the computer watching a video and then walking away, promptly ran away and returned an hour later with a new toy in a box for me. It's pretty. It's an HP something or other. For those techno geeky types out there you can see it here. It's beautiful and I'm in love.

Me and my magic highlighter

Today I got this really cool email from my publisher. They sent me a copy of my book, formatted for printing. It looks exactly like it will as an actual book, sans cover. My job is to read through and find any typos, misspellings, that kind of thing. So close to going to press. I am STOKED.

myspace

For those of you who are interested, stroll on by and check out my page on myspace.
myspace.com/jovebelle