I thought I had already posted this picture of my cover, but I was mistaken. I'm old. It happens.

After I accepted the book deal from Karen Syed, I wandered around squealing a bit. Then I settled down to wonder what happens next.

"What happens next" was that I started working on other things to keep from asking Karen what happens next. About a month after I signed the contract, I got the next email with my cover art (see above). It wasn't anything like I had pictured, but I love it. I emailed it to all of my friends, then I printed it out and carried the email message around with me, folded weird to show off the cover. It's a little dog-eared now, but I still drag it out and show people.

After the cover art came, I waited some more...