Chills and Thrills Tour Wrap-up (Weekend Two)

After the previous weekend, I was a little nervous to drive my car back to Texas. Especially since I drove down the morning of the signing without the extra buffer of an overnight stay to make sure I got there on time.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

I headed out from Stillwater pretty early in the morning, since it was a four-plus hour drive to A Real Bookstore in Fairview, Texas. I got there without car incident (whew!) with plenty of time to spare. Which meant I got to drop in at The Container Store (whee!) where they were having an "Organized Travel" sale (double whee!).

Then, once I'd spent my savings, I headed over to A Real Bookstore. I was an hour early and got totally called out by the event manager, Jeremy, as I was trying to sneak across the store. But I hung out in front of the store, chatting with Kari from The {Teen} Book Scene and then Tracy Deebs and Jennifer Archer when they arrived.

There was a great turnout, with lots of bloggers and aspiring writers. Arena from The Nerd's Wife and Melina from Reading Vacation posted some great pics and recaps of our event there. And Rosemary Clement-Moore made the trek to support us at the signing. We had a blast!

(I totally stole this adorable picture from Melina's blog!)

We also hung out in the cafe afterward, chatting (as we are so fond of doing) for like two hours. We even drew the attention of an aspiring romance author who happened to be sitting nearby, who was then crazy brave enough to approach us and ask very smart questions about becoming an author. All in all a really fun day.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

My car remained functional and in tact despite the overnight stay at Rosemary's. Which proved, I suppose, that her house is not cursed with car trouble. I made the short drive from her house to the Barnes & Noble at North East Mall in Hurst, Texas.

We had another good turnout, including some of the ladies from Fresh Fiction (waves at Sara and Candy), a couple of book bloggers, some teachers, and Misty, one of my fabulous Splash Team members, who brought me adorable gifts!

The bar is set, Splashers. I expect prezzies!

After the signing, I finally made the long drive back to Oklahoma for the last time. There were tornado warnings in the Fort Worth area and severe thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma, but luckily I managed to beat them all home. Now I'm home for a while, finishing up Sweet Venom 2 for my editor, and getting ready to make the big move.

Hugs,
TLC