Today is publication day for ‘Is This Love?’
I was going to say that a publication day is like Christmas and my birthday all rolled into one – but, actually, it’s more fun.
The lovely publicists at Choc Lit have lined me up a lot of online interviews and blogposts to go live today, fantastic friends on Facebook and Twitter are sending me nice messages, and I’m on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire this afternoon, after recording a segment for Bookmark at Community 105. And I’m going out with friends this evening to celebrate. (I’ve even been able to arrange for somebody else to drive.)
Publication Day is Publication Day, even though the ebook came out a month ago and the online bookstores shipped the paperback copies last weekend. Mere details! Publication Day is the marker, the day I pause in my usual work to enjoy the moment. It’s also a good excuse for a bit of hoopla.
Happily for me, Publication Day more-or-less coincides with the Festival of Romance, which begins tomorrow, in Bedford, so I have an interview on the Nick Coffer show on BBC 3 Counties Radio at 12.30 and a booksigning at Waterstones 1.30pm till 3.00pm tomorrow (Friday 8th November). Then I can relax and watch other authors do their stuff at the ART AND ROMANCE EVENING, The Higgins Museum & Art Gallery.
Saturday is a chance to be in two places at one time as 10am to 3pm sees the ROMANCE FAIR at the Harpur Suite, Corn Exchange, but I’m appearing and reading 10.30am to 12noon at the COFFEE AND CAKE MORNING at The Lane … and 12.45pm to 3.45pm myself and Christina Courtenay are leading the IRRESISTIBLE HEROES WORKSHOP at the Central Library. Other Choc Lit authors Jane Lovering and Laura James are being so kind as to sell my books at the Romance Fair. Of course, they’re busy with their own events so Jane’s partner has kindly volunteered to take over. I’m not sure if he knows this yet.
Don’t anybody expect any real work from me until Monday! Because today is Publication Day and I’m managing to make it stretch over the weekend.
Even Amazon is celebrating with me – ‘Is This Love?’ is available at a special price for Kindle users because it’s part of the 100 Kindle Books promo.
A few of the first blogposts, interviews etc:
ARRA (Australian Romance Readers Association)
Sue Moorcroft blog 
Sue, your excitement is contagious! Have a brilliant publication day/weekend. I’ve just been getting into romance – previously, I mostly read horror, and I’m delighted at the way it’s lifting my mood. I’m just about to start ‘All That Mullarkey’. The reviews on Amazon for ‘Is This Love’ are good, so I’ll be wanting to read that too. I’m looking forward to following your blogposts and interviews. 😀
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Thanks, Lee. I do hope you enjoy ATM and ITL? There are few things give me more pleasure than knowing that people enjoy my books.
I don’t read much horror but my favourite horror writer is Mark West.
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I have my copy! Congratulations, Sue! Enjoy the day and I’m glad you’re celebrating tonight 🙂 Wooo hooo!
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Thank you, Teresa! I’ll try not to make too much noise coming in. x
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Make as much noise as you like! It’s your publication day. It’s like birthday and Christmas rolled into one… you can do no wrong 😉
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Oh yeah! Good point! x
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Huge Congratulations, Sue. You’re an inspiration! Look forward to seeing you on Saturday. Enjoy your special day 🙂 xx
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Thanks, Jan – I look forward to seeing you, too. (Hope I can still fit in my dress …) x
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Happy publication day, Sue 🙂 enjoy your day. See you at the weekend. xx
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Thanks, Laura. I’m looking forward to it. (Or did you get that?) Good luck with ‘Truth or Dare’! xxx
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Reblogged this on strangelybzar and commented:
Great writer. I’m looking forward to reading Sue’s latest.
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