My First Sale!

IN THE NEWS: Who cares? Did you not read the title of this post?

Hey, no you're not seeing things. That title is correct. Yep, I'm very excited, because I did in fact sell my very first story. I finally got the call--or e-mail, if you will--from Samhain Publishing!

So, to those of you who doubted that Jennifer could ever string together a coherent sentence, let alone a fairly amusing 50,000 word story, I now can say...

Don't feel bad. I seriously doubted it, too.

Ha! Yet, somehow--with the help of some really awesome critique partners, a cooperative 4 year-old, and a very understanding hubby--I managed to write a story and finally sell it. Woo-hoo!!

Here's the blurb for The Role of a Lifetime:

Desperate for the publicity to help her struggling preschool, Sandra Moyer agrees to allow Hollywood playboy Ben Capshaw access to her classes in order for him to do character preparation for his upcoming movie role. Her mistrust of actors has her worried about that decision, but, as she sees him in action with the children, her apprehension turns to wonder, and she begins to have feelings for him she thought were closed off the day her actor husband had left.

Since he was a boy, Ben Capshaw has learned acting was the answer to everything. Therefore, he knows the new role he’s up for will not only enhance his career, but secure his happiness. But spending time with Sandra and her daughter stir up feelings that—for once in his life—aren’t pretend. Can he convince Sandra he isn’t acting this time, or will he be typecast again?


Sound funny? No? Oh. Hmm. Well, yeah, I guess it doesn't. But trust me, it's pretty darn cute.

But before I sell you more on this story... first things first. My heartfelt thanks goes out to ALL my friends at RAH (Chicki, Angela, Theresa, Tash, Zaynah) and Passionate Critters (Debora, Deb, Mercy, Cyn, Janai) who read various chapters of this particular story, laughed where I wanted them to laugh, stroked my poor battered ego, corrected my grammar, and talked me off the ledge more times than I care to remember.

Your support and friendship has made this time so much more special to me.

THANK YOU all so much!

And, now that that's out of the way...

Let's party! :)