Well, all the buzz today is about a full moon closely overlapping Friday the 13th; our fabulous, hot L.A. Kings return home to Staples tonight hoping to get the BIG WIN on home ice; somebody’s posting about a giant rabbit; graduations and commencement ceremonies are all over, and Sunday is Father’s Day. Whew.
For me, I’ve got a book coming out in a few days, a Goodreads contest culminating, a work-in-progress calling out to me from the keyboard. I’m thinking about promotions, advertisements and audio books. I’m 
reading a great murder mystery by Jen Hilborne, called THE BLACKEST NIGHT and I can barely put it down. Only my sleep deprivation has prevented me from finishing it the last two nights. GREAT story. Jen really knows how to write a mystery, and her talent inspires me.
My local library is hosting me in August in celebration of National Lighthouse Day. I’ll be presenting “California Lighthouses: The History and the Mystery.” Can’t wait. I have a number of friends and fans that will show up and I think I’ll be able to segue into a little booksigning at the end. Woot!
I ran a poll this week to determine the final book cover for ANGEL’S GATE. I had a spirited 45 people participate! There was a clear winner, which I’m happy about. I also experimented with Facebook’s “Boost Post” feature, wasting five whole dollars on a boost that netted me over a thousand views but only 2 or 3 voters. I’m going to use it again when the book releases and see what kind of response I get.
Whenever I hear about a full moon, I think about the first book cover I ever did for someone else. I was working as art director for Wings-ePress, and was commissioned to do cover art for author Cheryl Norman’s FULL MOON HONEYMOON, a fun, quirky mystery about a couple booked on a romantic cruise for their honeymoon–wonderful, of course, until one discovers it’s a cruise for a clothing-optional group. Still love that story, originally published as a launch book for Wings in the fall of 2001. I went on to do several more book covers for Cheryl, and we are still great friends today!
That’s all for today. Have a great weekend and a happy Father’s Day!