Hi everybody, it's Julianne.

I wish someone had told me…

When my sisters and I wrote our debut mystery novel, LIAR, LIAR, we didn't have a clue that the easiest part of the whole experience was writing it.  And trust me, that was no picnic in the sun.   Working with three sisters, all with different ideas of where the book is going was challenging.  But nothing compared to getting it published and setting up the publicity.

We all have our gifts.  One on one, face to face, I am fine.  But the thought of calling people on the phone and asking if we can do a signing at their book store, makes my palms sweat, even as I type.   Now, I am sure to most people, this doesn't sound like that big of a deal.  To me, it's gut-wrenching agony.

Book signings are important.  They're an easy way to get your books into stores, posters in their windows and your new novel's book cover on their website.  All in all, it's a great way to get your name out there.  And even if you do not sell many copies at the book signing, if you make a favorable impression with the staff, they will be much more likely to push your book for you.

So, every morning I get my palms sweaty and my calls made.  My sister Kari is glued to her computer working to meet the deadline to get our next Cat Deluca mystery out by the summer of 2011.  Kristen is busy in Chicago, doing mystery writing of her own.  Our wonderful father who just celebrated his 80th birthday, is passing out bookmarks to everybody he meets.  Our nephews, Marcus and Bill Higbee have made this amazing website for us.  Bill is the glue that keeps us all together and organized somehow. (a complete miracle in itself.) 

We, like Cat, have an amazing family.  The support they give is incredible.   There's no way we could do it without them.  The excellent adventures of Cat DeLuca and her Pants On Fire Detective Agency are written on their backs.  (Just the best parts, of course.)