Vacation
So tomorrow my family heads north for vacation. We’ll be gone for a week … the same week that Red Hood’s Revenge [B&N | Mysterious Galaxy | Amazon] comes out. This is going to be interesting.
Since I won’t be around on Tuesday, I went ahead and drew a winner for the 8th and final book giveaway. Congratulations to lavvyan, who wrote the following:
Han Solo: Good book? You’ve never heard of Red Hood’s Revenge?
Obi-Wan: Should I have?
Han Solo: It’s the book that made the Barnes & Noble Top 10 in less than twelve parsecs. It’s outclassed Imperial bestsellers. Not the lauded self-help junk, mind you, I’m talking about the big NY Times hits now. It’s good enough for you, old man.
I hope people enjoyed these giveaways. I had a great time reading all of your entries.
It’s strange to think I’ll be away, with little Internet access, on my release day. How will I obsess over my Amazon ranking? How will I scour the net for reviews? (Okay, so I’ll probably make my family drive into town on Tuesday so I can get online at least once via the wireless at Subway, but still.) It’s going to be hard.
On the other hand, here’s a “self portrait” I took last year when we went up north. So you know what? I think I’ll manage 🙂
Lisa Shearin
July 2, 2010 @ 10:06 am
Have a wonderful vacation, Jim! You and your family deserve it. : )
Lisa
june
July 2, 2010 @ 10:16 am
Have a great time! I’ll all be there when you get back!
Anita Fricks
July 2, 2010 @ 10:24 am
With sunsets like that you’re worried over a release? Relax, just know that your loyal fans will take care of the numbers for you! How wonderful to share time with your family! Create memories that last a lifetime, because teen years will make you wonder why you ever decided to procreate. You and your spouse will have good memories to share as you grow old together. Now, take a deep breath, and enjoy!
Jim C. Hines
July 2, 2010 @ 10:29 am
Thanks, Lisa!
Jim C. Hines
July 2, 2010 @ 10:30 am
Good to know, thank you 🙂
Jim C. Hines
July 2, 2010 @ 10:31 am
I’m not too worried … but normally my release weeks are a bit frenzied with various promotional activity. It’s just strange that after five other books with DAW, I won’t be doing that this time around.
Photopoppy
July 2, 2010 @ 10:57 am
Picked up the book at B&N last night, and from what I’ve read so far, you have nothing to worry about. Enjoy your vacation!
Jim C. Hines
July 2, 2010 @ 11:04 am
::Happy author bounce:: Thank you!
NikkiGirly
July 2, 2010 @ 11:19 am
Don’t worry, we shall all have a copy in hand and you can come back to your rabid fains hailing your wonderful new book! I cant wait to pick it up! Have a nice vacation
Steve Buchheit
July 2, 2010 @ 12:39 pm
You need to hire a personal assistant who can do the worrying for you.
Jim C. Hines
July 2, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
Yeah, but then I’ll just end up worrying about how to pay said personal assistant!
MichaelM
July 2, 2010 @ 1:31 pm
Enjoy your break, Jim! I’m hoping my copy of Red Hood’s Revenge will be dispatched, delivered and read within the next week 😀
Debi Murray
July 4, 2010 @ 3:02 pm
Enjoy your vacation…I am pimping RHR on my usual haunts (various websites where there are serious readers of fine literature 😀 ) plus facebook and twitter. Word of mouth is a powerful tool. Can’t wait for the next in the series.
Jim C. Hines
July 11, 2010 @ 10:29 am
Thanks, Debi. It’s very much appreciated!