Whoa. I Leave in Two Days.

First, sorry I didn't post yesterday like promised. It's been crazy busy in these here parts. Thanks for all the nice comments and emails about the Borders thing.

Second, it finally hit me this morning. I woke up with a big monstrous butterfly trying to rip itself out of my stomach. It's here. It's really here. For well over a year I've been looking forward to this, aching for the day to come. Now that's it's here, I'm skeered. Really skeered. If any of you people live in Virgina, Georgia, Arizona, or Utah, please do me a favor and don't let my 2 week kick-off tour suck. Thanks.

If you don't live there, don't worry. I'm visiting several more cities in the weeks following. Details to come.

The full signing schedule for the first 2 weeks is up at http://www.the13threality.com/. Go there and then click on the menu and then Tour Dates. (it's a weird flash thingy so I can't give you a direct link) I'm also visiting a ton of schools, but I don't know if that's really information I'm allowed to share. It's not like anybody can just show up at a school and visit with me. I'll have to ask my publisher about that.

But for now, please just come to the signings. Every single person who comes gets a free poster, and there will be drawings for 13th Reality T-shirts. (they're really cool)

Meanwhile, there's a couple of interviews with me that are up if you're interested. I have to warn you, in the audio one, I sound like a very depressed person who hates children. I attribute it to nerves, but my wife promises me that everyone despises the sound of their own voice.

Here's a blog interview, thanks to Kaleb Nation: CLICK HERE

And here's the audio one, thanks to David Ewen and Blog Talk Radio: CLICK HERE

Well, I don't know what else to say. It's go time. This book is either going to sell, or it's not going to sell. I'm rooting for the first option. I'm going to try really hard to post each and every day of the tour, and give you guys an inside peek of what it's like. I'll share every detail, no matter how excruciating. Or wonderful.

Final note: Please don't forget to participate in the 13th Reality Charity Drive. It's very simple. If anyone buys a book between now and March 9th, all you have to do is leave us a comment of the details on any post and I will donate the full royalty for that book to a charity designated by the ONE campaign to eliminate worldwide poverty. You can also pledge to join me if you so wish. Read the full details: CLICK HERE. Please spread the word.

Next stop, the Change the World Tour. The theme: Smart Enough, Brave Enough. The goal: Convince kids that they have the power and courage within them to make the world a better place. (And, of course, to sell books.) As Simon Cowell would say, off ya go.