Friday night, I met with the most wonderful bunch of women and men...  The Bookies Book Club.  :-)  They all read my novel, The 13th Apostle, and I couldn't have been more excited to discuss the writing process and my thoughts as I wrote my book, with them.  Our engaging discussion and all the feedback I received helped me think about the sequel.  It was very stimulating to talk about the story as I think about what I want to continue writing about in the sequel.  It really made me happy and excited to hear how badly they are awaiting the second installment!  I said to myself, "Get to work Raina...  Write!  Finish the sequel!"  :-)  THAT got my creative juices flowing and I can't wait to return to the story tomorrow morning, first thing!  Talk about validation...  My readers couldn't have given me a better gift tonight...  and I made a bunch of new friends....  :-)  Thank you Maria Piccirillo and The Bookies Book Club!!!  xoxo