Goodness and it's only 3:30 pm. I have been asked a lot lately what I do all day. Well, other than my Bon-Bon binges, I actually manage to squeeze in a little work. I thought I might give a little glimpse into what I've done so far today. I figure it is early, but I started early. So, here goes.5:00 a.m. woke up with swollen eye (might have been the Udder Butter I put on my feet before bed seeping in when I rubbed my eyes)
5:05 husband put eye drops in-stung like a mother!
5:10 stopped whining and got up to rinse with very expensive eye was. More stinging...dang!
5:15 stumbled to desk and booted up.
5:20 read 74 e-mails, responded to 12, cleaned out 365 old messages from inbox, including 94 unrequested, unsolicited, and not meeting our standard guidelines for submission.
5:40 stumbled to kitchen to make decaf coffee. Dang heart, why bother with no kick, but I keep thinking my body might be tricked into believing it is real coffee.
6:00 ate bowl of blueberries while formatting contracts for a YA and a Mystery I am offering for.
6:15 sent contracts via e-mail.
6:30 stopped staring into space.
6:31 typed in 26 addresses for Teresa Burrell from Printers Row so she can send pre-ordered books to customers (see article at Pop Syndicate)
7:00 ate slice of homemade white bread that I made yesterday (yes I am a domestic goddess as well).Gotta love bread machines-recipes gladly accepted for breads!
7:15 husband got up and we kissed. I am also a great wife.
7:20 Addressed and stamped several envelopes containing contracts for new authors (including Martin Bartloff, Nick Valentine, Zander Vyne, and a new story from Candy Caine) and mailed a few advance/royalty checks.
7:45 answered six more e-mails, worked on order for Nikki Leigh's new potential best seller Book Promo 201. I think all authors should have this book. 13 of my authors have placed orders.
8:00 rearranged books under shipping table-termites...gack!!!! Just what I need. You should see what they do to books, but they don't eat laminate, just paper. How odd...
8:30 talked with husband about disbursement of bills and credit payments. I hate that part, but we can actually talk about it now instead of fighting. PROGRESS!
8:45 Made deposit from funds collected at Printers Row last weekend for book sales. Biggest single deposit for company to date. It was THRILLING.
9:00 showered and got dressed. Wearing skirt I made all by myself. Yup, domestic goddess.
9:30 realized I should have left 15 minutes ago to meet Katie Hartlove at Panera in Bowie for Erotique (check out my weekend Blog Sole Seduction at The Allure of Passion) business session. Took medicine, all 156 pills (okay not that many, but it feels like it some days) and stuffed laptop into bag.
9:40 kissed husband (my favorite parts of the day)
10:20 arrived at Panera, Katie waiting.
10:30 discussed review possibilities for Erotique shorts (any reviewers out there willing to review short erotica eBooks?
10:45 Discussed possible upgrade to Erotique web site and how to increase actual sales of Erotique stories. Readers are looking but not buying. What makes you buy a short story? What makes you NOT buy one?
11:00 Worked on trying to intensify the blurbs for Erotique shorts to inspire readers to buy. Check out new blurb for Bedroom Tiger by Angela Lee.
11:15 posted several snippet ads for Bedroom Tiger on Twitter and Facebook.
11:45 Set up schedule for new Erotique stories for future publication. Our schedule is not full, but we have high hopes that we can entice erotica authors onto our team and help us build Erotique into a huge success.
12:15 p.m. Decided to focus some promotional energy on building the visibility of Erotique Press. New authors with fresh stories would be a great thing for us right now. Katie works really hard.
12:45 Katie had to go, so I stayed to work a little longer. Answered 9 more e-mails. Got two responses from offers to publish. Exciting stuff.
1:00 developed a generic plan for authors to market their eBooks with an eye to toward actually selling them.
1:15 Made contact with bookstore to get copies of Murder Off the Books and Murder Takes the Cake by Evelyn David to Village Books in Pleasantville, NY for a signing on the upcoming Saturday.
1:30 Packed up and headed back to office.
1:45 Stopped at Post office to mail books.
2:15 stopped at office to confirm extermination of termites...ack!!!!
2:45 Back at desk. Spoke with Evelyn David about upcoming booksigning events in NY.
3:00 Answered 11 more e-mails.
3:15 Discovered my new review for the DVD Notorious is up at Pop Syndicate! Yea!! My first review for them, many more to follow.
3:20 packed up order to go to Village Books.
3:30 decided to write this Blog.
3:54 Finished this Blog Post.
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Holly mac, you're a busy woman. I'm glad to find my name in there :)
I know you love me just won't admitted :)
I hate medication and I feel for you. My mother had a hard time getting me to take anything at all, I was just a child and yet I told her "what goes in, must come out, pills can't be healthy."
Ok I think either you or me have to check on spelling Nick's last name. I thought it was Nick Valentino, no?
--Martin
http://martinbartloff.blogspot.com/
I always knew you were a dynamo. This proves it. Puts my own day's achievements to shame. Shame. Shame. Will do better tomorrow.
Had to take a nap after reading about your day. I feel better, do you?
Medication. Yep, I took a bunch after reading about Tee's big sales at P. Row. Can't I just hire her? I mean, she's libel to run out of books soon, so then she can start selling mine? After all, the cover is the same color and all.
Just sayin'.
Pam
http://beaconstreetbooks.com
Wow, girl, you're a real busy one, aren't you?! Dayum. Thanks for sharing!
But if you stopped to take in an episode of 24 or Farscape, hundreds of anxious would-be authors would become apoplectic because you aren't looking seriously at their work.
Thanks for sending out those books for the Evelyn David booksigning event!
Rhonda
aka the Southern Half of Evelyn David
http://www.evelyndavid.com
Quit spending so much time kissing your husband and get something done for the business...