How Many More Days?

You've heard it before and now you'll hear it again but dudes, I'm going nuts with the upcoming release of Switchcraft. Happily, the reviews have been very enthusiastic (yes, Erica, I know I shouldn't be reading them but I couldn't help it!).

So let's talk about something else.

The chica lit panel in Phoenix was a blast!

Barb (aka Caridad Ferrer) almost made Alisa cry when she credited her for kicking the door down in the publishing industry so that a rush of chica lit writers could get their books in stores.

I made everyone laugh when I called my first screenwriting professor a dick for suggesting that I take out my Hispanic characters because there were no actors in Hollywood who would play those roles. He was right, because in 1994 we had yet to see America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Eva Mendes, Eva Longoria and Rosario Dawson.

Alisa told everyone to stop lending their books to their friends, sisters, tias and co-workers or else, chica lit would become an endangered species.

We were asked how we balance our home lives to make time for our writing. Margo got big cheers when she said, "You have to do it and then make the people around you respect that. You make the time and then respect the time."

Now for the nagging portion of our program:

Did you enter to win a copy of The Reincarnationist? Email me with "MJ Rose Contest" in the subject line. I'll draw the name of the lucky winner on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007. Enter now!

Cheers,
Mary