Ooh. I kind of like the visual. Of the title. Press…mounting. Ok. Never mind. It’s the testosterone. I’ve been on HRT for about 4 years now. This is where people like to debate: risks/benefits/natural/synthetic/what God intended. I love that one. What God intended. Like they have a direct line.

“God, what did you intend? Oh? How perfect, that fits seamlessly with my own belief system! Thank you. Chat later?”

What was I saying? Oh yes, the press is mounting.

Ooh.

First. I got a call from CJ (Cheryl Johnson). I like to think of her as Cheryl Johnson; it sort of humanizes the woman who strikes fear in the hearts of local celebrities. CJ is a gossip columnist for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, as well as a local personality. She has her fans and her detractors. But I’ve never had a run in with CJ. I like her. I like that she isn’t “Minnesota nice”, you know what she thinks, and her opinion is entirely hers. Deal with it.

My mother is a detractor. The first time she met my mother was at the front desk of reVamp! salonspa. CJ asked for me, and my mother said “May I tell him who is inquiring?” To which she replied:

“If you don’t know who I am you don’t need to know.” Ha! Bam! Instant detractor.

But this isn’t about CJ, it’s about me. CJ got the book and called me.

“I got the book. You’ve got a good looking book there.”

Then she just casually started chatting, and, completely off guard so did I. That’s her M.O. It’s all on the record, but you don’t realize it until you’ve spilled. When you start to hear the clicking of her keyboard you suddenly rethink.

“What did I just say?”

Fortunately, I don’t mind being on the record. She tells the truth as she sees it, and I’ve never been misquoted. Which, in this case, might not be a good thing. We’ll see. I’m just happy someone is interested. Interested enough in me to think I’m interesting enough to be quoted. I’m flattered.

FM 107’s Lori and Julia were next. Lori got the book and was impressed. Impressed enough to give me some high praise along with Julia for a good 10 to 15 minutes. Priceless. And sincere. I was again flattered.

Up until now it’s been pretty dry. A lot of, “call us at the end of the month’s” and “we can’t use it at this time but we’ll keep it on file for future opportunities.” O.K. Not so flattering, but at the very least “they,” the press, are starting to notice. More importantly the readers are starting to notice. They like the book and are inspired. What more could I want (aside from an Oprah endorsement)? Still, as the press mounts I continue to press. Blogs, email pitches, newsletters, post cards and book marks. Follow up calls, never ending emails to my publicist, trade shows, book shows and product endorsements. So much more, the work after a work has been written. Just wait for my story about mounting the press.