All right, so you don’t have that many chances to see me speak in December. I’m sure you’ll get over it, what with all that holiday shopping and drinking you have to do.

Speaking of alcohol, for those of you who came to my alcohol-themed event in Renton, “Cosmos and Conversation” – thank you! If you missed it, well. Next time you might have second thoughts about staying in Seattle warm and dry when you could be driving to Renton in the pouring rain to see me speak, cause it was lots of FUN.

Lots of fun-loving, friendly women ready to drink and laugh. Oh, and buy books! Now that is my kind of crowd. The food and drink was good too, and the service fabulous. If you’re ever in downtown Renton (and I can now say I’ve been there for the first time in my life!), you must try the Fin N’ Bone. And of course, my publicist Kris did a great job setting it all up.

I will be making an appearance November 30th, at Hugo House (an event that got rescheduled from last month – my apologies if you showed up because I forgot to change the date on my web site – oops). Here be the blurb:

The Hugo InPrint Series presents Women Write Relationships. Chick-lit, dating blogs, how-to manuals — women dominate the world of relationship writing. Join authors Rebecca Agiewich (BreakupBabe) and Diane Mapes (How to Date) as they discuss turning personal passion into book deals. No pitch sessions. 7 - 9 p.m. More info on my Appearances page.

I’ll also have a booth at this here Crave Party. A Crave Party, if you’ve never been to one, is, as their web site describes it, “an exclusive, festive, glam-gal gathering of fun, entertainment, personal pampering, specialty shopping, sippin’ and noshin’, and just hanging with the girls, including WORLD FAMOUS AUTHOR REBECCA AGIEWICH, WHO WILL BE SELLING HER BOOK THAT MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS JUST GOTTEN THEIR HEART RIPPED OUT OF THEIR BODY, GROUND TO PULP, AND SMEARED AGAINST THE WALL JUST FOR FUN!”

OK, I made that last part up. I personally have never been to a Crave Party. But I hear they’re fun. $15 if you buy your ticket in advance, $20 at the door. I won’t be doing a talk there, just selling books, and chatting with the other glam-gals. Come see me!

Oh, by the way, there was a nice write-up about me in the King County Journal last week. They put me on the cover of their Women’s Journal section! My face, like ten times life-size! Good thing I had so much damn makeup on.

Are you tired of hearing about me yet? I am.

Happy Thanksgiving.

So, things have been a bit wacky here in Authorville, but we’re still plugging along. I did a reading at the Borders in Tacoma last weekend – to two whole people! (one, my publicist, one the kind and enthusiastic bookstore employee who set it all up), then moved on to the Auburn Supermall (you can read all about that experience on BreakupBabe). It’s a miracle I survived my drives there on the freeway, seeing as we were experiencing rain of Biblical proportions. But I did!

And now I’m looking forward to my next event – and hopefully you are too! – “Cosmos and Conversation” – at the Fin N’ Bone in Renton. Yep, you pay $15 bucks and get a drink, an appetizer, and the pleasure of listening to me tell you all about my book. In the glittering cosmpolis that is Renton, Washington. What better way to spend an evening?

Seriously, I think it will be fun. I think alcohol should be involved in more of my book events. I contemplated taking a flask with me to the Auburn Supermall but I don’t own a flask (Christmas gift idea – ahem!) and didn’t get it together to buy one in time.

Meanwhile, with a rough draft of another book written, I’m contemplating what to do with it. Work on it some more or write yet another rought draft? Everyone who reads the damn book asks if there is going to be a sequel and although my agent told me in no uncertain terms she thought a sequel wouldn’t really sell, I’m tempted to write one anyway. Sans the whole blog thing, which Rachel will definitely outgrow.

More soon…