The Advance Reader's Copies of DOVE SEASON just arrived today!

It's hard to describe the feeling of finally having the book in my hand.  So little about writing actually feels concrete that having a real book is flat-out bananas.  I am obviously at a loss for words if "bananas" is the best I can.

If there are any other authors out there that can describe the feeling of having your first novel in your hands for the very first time, I would love to hear from you.  Or even your tenth book.  The...