BITE ME! will be on the shelves 4 weeks from tomorrow.

Can you freaking believe it? I can’t.

It’s been a long time coming. I sold the book to HarperCollins in 2.5million years ago– January 2007. One thing about this business, every publisher moves at a different pace, and to the author, it always feels slow.

Explaining that I sold the book but it’s not on the shelves yet has become second nature to me. Kinda like saying hello. I’ve had people ask, “Are you sure you’re published?” And I would say, “I’ve sold the book, it will be published and on the shelves summer 2009.”

I can’t wait to celebrate. We’re having a huge party Sunday August 2nd. If you’re in Little Rock or can make it here, you’re cordially invited. Email me: tellmel@melissafrancis.net if you’re interested in details. I can’t believe I’ll be signing books soon. My very own book. The one I wrote. The one with my name on the cover. Yup. That one.

4 weeks from tomorrow, little Melissa McKenzie (now Francis) from Bryant, Arkansas, is going to have her first book available for purchase. Who’d a thunk it?