I will be absolutely absorbed in my favorite authors books this week.. figured I would give a little motivational piece.. get reading peeps!!

It really just HITS me!! I mean, I know that my job is cover art… I know that it helps to sell the AUTHOR’S book. That is why I do what I do.. I love authors.. They give back to me everyday.

But…….. every now and then, I just get completely overwhelmed at the scope of where I am today.

I went to my favorite local bookstore ( the owner is so sweet!!) She holds an RT mag. for me. This month, I have seven covers in it! I know to some people, they are like what is the big deal.. but to me.. in my little Pickyme world.. THAT is just………………….. AMAZING!!

My hubbs and I talk about my career a lot, and he has always supported me. He told me when I started this crazy journey that I would be where I am, this fast. I didn’t believe him. I know how hard and competitive this business is. I told him not to count on it for a while… well, 80 something covers later in less than 10 months.. He was right!!

God has blessed our family, and I just felt the need to say how THANKFUL I am TO YOU… my supporters, To YOU the authors, TO YOU the awesome publishers, TO YOU the amazing design teams I have had the honor to work with. I love you all from the bottom of my heart: YOU have made a dream, a reality! Thank you!!!!!

Fatin has been an integral part of the romance community for years – she owns and runs the RR@H Novel Thoughts and Book Talk blog, is an administrator of the WriteMinded loop, an author assistant and a tireless advocate for romance novels. She is also a friend to many in this community.

On Tuesday, March 8th, she lost her husband in a senseless act of violence, leaving her alone with four children. You can read more about the tragedy here:http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9233067/

The romance community would like to rally around her. Therefore, we will be holding auctions on ebay the last week of March.

I have a design package up on Ebay to help! So if you ever wanted to hire me, now is the time! You know this year I am ONLY doing cover art.. But for this.. I am taking a commission for anything! YAY!

Check out all the awesome stuff you can bid on!! ( Larissa Ione’s package is MINE!! Hee Hee )

http://operationauction.wordpress.com/

and my Pack is here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Patricia-Schmitt-Pickyme-Design-pkg-/290549266579?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item43a615f893#ht_500wt_1156