What Carly had to say on Thursday, October 1st, 2009
OK I admit to pulling my newsletter and posting it here. Frankly I am EXHAUSTED. Personally and professionally, this has been a very long week, so forgive me, OK? Click HERE to see the newsletter in larger/normal form!
Also anyone who has looked for Lucky Break in Walmart and can’t find it, please drop me an email with the city/state of the Walmart! Thanks.
carly phillips @ mac . com (no spaces!)
Carly Phillips would like to take 100% credit for all her stories but the truth is, Carly’s strength is writing family, emotion, funky elderly people and animals. She couldn’t plot her way out of a paper bag, which is why she smartly found her plotmonkey pals early on in her writing career. Thanks to their support, Carly is now a NYT Bestselling author of 23 plus novels. Because writing doesn’t keep her busy enough, Carly is also a wife, a mother of one preteen and one teenage daughter, the primary care giver of her soft coated Wheaten terrier and an expert carpool mom.
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You’re all forgiven Carly !!
Hope you’ll be able to reast this week-end ;-)
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Thanks! Emmanuelle, you won last night right? Did you send Cissy or me your address?
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I can’t believe it but I did !!! I’ve never been particularly lucky before… must have been your books, lol.
I did send my info to writerspace as they asked me too.
Thannnnk yooouuuuu Carly. I can’t wait to read this last book (always love the last book in series)
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You’re all forgiven Carly !!
Hope you’ll be able to rest this week-end ;-)
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Carly great chat last night. I guess I started something with the whole Walmart thing. They have just annoyed me that book are released onTuesday they should be put out on Tuesdays they always have the music and Movies out on time. Never the books.
Take a minute to recharge, you deserve it.
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No apologies. If I don’t know, I can’t bring it to anyone’s attention. And now I have a list of at least 20 stores! Thanks!
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I will start reading it when I am through with the book I am reading now…
Have a fab day! 
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Sold out or store didn’t have it? Just curious if you’re sure, LOL! :) THANK YOU for the effort!
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yeah I asked and they all said “We can order it for you” I told them I would be back if I can’t find it….
But yes I found it!!! LOL
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oops Sold out. Sorry
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Carly I checked out the Skowhegan, Maine, Walmart today and you are not there
either. It seems they have changed the way they are stocking the shelves both
here and in RI. They had all the reissue stuff for Danielle Steel, Nora Roberts,
Stephen King, Dan Brown, Charlaine Harris and John Grisham to name a few.
Maybe they got a deal on all the old rereleases cause they have several titles
from each author.
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You said it, Jeannie. I found out today Walmart overstocked Dan Brown’s backlist at the expense of many titles. Apparently some Walmarts have my book. But it doesn’t seem like it when everyone reports in. I hope people will bother to go to other stores! Thanks for letting me know!!!!!
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HI Carly
I had mentioned the other day running into the
girl stocking the shelves in WaterVille Maine walmart
And we noted she didn`t have any of your lucky break.
Will Check out skowhegan today but I think she stocks
All local walmarts. She was as surprised as I was.
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Just sitting here drinking my morning coffee watching 2 deer wander around
the yard. A mother and her baby, cute.
I have been thinking a lot about the Walmart book situation lately.
It’s been going on noticeably since June.
Being both here in Maine and in RI during the
summer, I really count on my trips to Walmart for books. I have noticed they
seem to be changing the way they buy books or at least the way they are
delivered to the Cranston, Warwick, Coventry, RI stores and the Waterville,
Skowhegan and Farmington, Maine stores. I would have spent a good penny
on books there, that I wound up buying elsewhere because I couldn’t get them
when I wanted them. Thank goodness for Mr. Paperback here in Maine (I can
always count on them to have what I want, when I want it)
because there are no local Borders or Barnes and Noble like at home in RI.
Like Paula R. I don’t order pre release from online anymore. I am spoiled and
don’t like to wait for the mailman. Hey I don’t do hairdressers, jewelry or furs;
just want my books when I want them.
Anyway I think Walmart’s book dept. is sliding big time, what a shame.
I only managed to get cindy gerard and roxi st.claire’s new books this last trip.
Trust me I had a long list.
Okay the deer are gone and Zoey wants a walk
see you later.
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Jeannie, I completely agree…Walmart is slipping BIG TIME!!!! Amazon finally delivered Carly’s book today, but they spilled something on it. Now it smells aweful, so now I am going to buy a second copy because it stinks to high heaven…
Carly, I am so sorrrryyyy that I missed your chat last night. I really wish I didn’t because I enjoy chatting you and the other monkeys every chance I get. Just a little bummed about that. Congrats Emmanuelle. I hope you enjoy the book. I can’t wait to get into Lucky Break…I was really missing the Corwins.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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I got my copy of Lucky Break on Tuesday at Borders(on the new release table in front). I was in Walmart this morning and should have checked for you. I’ll be back over the weekend to make sure I see copies of Lucky Break.
Hope you are able to rest and re-charge today, Carly.
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No apologies necessary, Carly. Slow down, get some rest.
Cher
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Slow down, Carly….two more days until the weekend.
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Guess what i got last night………… LUCKY BREAK!!!! woohoo. I have it tucked in my purse. I can’t wait for lunch today!
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The newsletter is absolutely gorgeous, Carly! Congratulations!
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Audible still has not posted the the audio verison and it is not even on their coming soon list. I am tri=ying to be patient however it is not really working for me.
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Carly-slow down, relax and reset!
I going to Wally World today, I’ll check their supply. 
Have a great day! 
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Carly- I’m sad to say there were no “Lucky Break” anywhere at my N.Belt Wal Mart Store in St.Joseph, Missouri!! How Sad!
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Carly, take a well earned break & relax.
For all your hard work.
I hope to get a chance to look for Lucky Break tomorrow. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out as I have a lot going on for the day!! I’ll let you know if I get the chance to look.
In the meantime I am reading Leslie’s Fade to Black. Wow, Leslie you had me at the first page. Carly, hope you don’t mind sharing with Leslie today!
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Take it easy Carly. You deserve to relax a little. I know Borders has it, I just have not had time to stop back by. It is on my weekend list of things to accomplish. Yeah. It’s really the “to do” list, who am I kidding?
I am reading Pitch Black and totally loving the story line. My daughter says that’s why I am having bad dreams lateley. Thanks, Les.
Have a great day!
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We all have those days and weeks. Mine will be next week!
Get some rest!
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I received your newsletter in my e mail this morning. It is absolutely wonderful just like your website.
I saw LUCKY BREAK at Border’s yesterday but I don’t remember seeing it at the Kietzke Wal Mart in Reno.
I wonder if anyone has run into the same problem that I did at Border’s with new releases that are not being stocked on the shelves? I had two new releases on Tuesday that I was going to purchase from my book list and was told that they were available by mail order only.
Am I missing something???
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Just finished LUCKY BREAK. Good ending to an enjoyable
Series. Liked the epilog too.
Zoey gives Lucky break 4 paws and a brisk wag of
Her tail
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I got your newsletter in my email! Love it and it reminded me to go out this weekend to get Lucky Break!
Hope you get some rest and relax this weekend. How’s your foot feeling?
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You deserve a rest Carly! I can imagine how exhausted you are!
I am planning on going to Walmart today so I will see if they have it. I will let you know!
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Carly, I was at my local Borders Wednesday and I bought my copy of LUCKY BREAK! I’m starting it this afternoon and I can’t wait!
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Hey Carly, I absolutely love your newsletter, I got it in my email. WOW!!!!
Carly, I couldn’t find Lucky Break at the Walmart in Pomfret, CT. Very small town, but I could always count on it to have your books and the other monkey books too. They have been slacking big time.
Peace and love,
Paula R.