You'd think that having been published once would make a writer feel like an old pro at the process when the second book gets accepted by a publisher. Not so.

I kind of feel like I'm doing it for the very first time. I think, when you deal with that first publishing contract, it all moves in a blur. You don't quite fathom that you've managed to get yourself published, and you get lost in the whirlwind of activity leading up to publication day.

Daddy's Girl will be released in January of 2013. That gives me a year of preparation and ... well, I don't know what else.

Right now, I'm in the beginning stages of the process. Christmas is here, so I have time to revel in the celebration before I have to get down to work.

Currently, I'm trying to piece together a fresh author bio, and I'm mulling over the cover art questionnaire that I think authors simultaneously love and dread. We all have that perfect image in our head, but how do you describe it in a way that the artist in charge will understand?

A basic edit of D.G. will be due. Mostly ensuring the basic grammar and punctuation matches publisher style. Which means taming my out of control ellipsiseseses.

Of course, looking forward, I wonder how I will juggle everything. The social media presence, continuing to promote Drew in Blue and Indulgence. Keeping an eye out for anthology calls and getting a story together to submit and hopefully be accepted. The review blog.

Oh yeah, then there's expanding an editing my NaNo story. And getting back to the Jack and Viv story.

Man. It's gonna be a hectic year. And I'm not complaining. I suspect I won't have much time to whine about waiting for D.G.'s big publication day. 

This time around, I'll try to keep the blog active. Share the steps as I go. It'll be nice to have a timeline to look back on after the big day comes, after all.

So, until next blog... C ya!