Release dates are weird things.
See, this book has felt "real" to me for a while now. From seeing pass pages (and marking up pass pages and wow a novel means a STACK and a half of pass pages!)
to getting an ARC of my book, to a box of author copies arriving on my doorstep
It's been out there dipping its big toe in the world, too--there have been trade reviews and book blogger's reviews (like this one, this one, and I'm missing quite a few but I'm typing fast here, this one). People have read my book.
I've had that stop and breathe moment--*PEOPLE have read my BOOK.*
(Whether people liked it or not isn't even registering--people have READ it.)
And all that happens before the book releases into the wild of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, your favorite corner bookshop that's hanging despite the odds.
So what does happen tomorrow? Well...I have preschool drop off at 9 a.m., and my daughter's ballet class at 3, and since I have to be at handbell rehearsal at 6, I'll have to be sure I get something into the crockpot for dinner. What happens tomorrow? In some ways, it's an ordinary Tuesday for me.
In other ways, very much not ordinary. Kind of a quietly giant deal. You only release your debut novel once--I'll be breaking out the bubbly after baby bedtime and having a quiet little celebration of my own. (And you can join me at a bigger celebration at this event at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago next week!)
I'm so thankful to everyone who's been along for the ride on this one, from the publishing pros who have guided this from manuscript to book, to the writing community and the friends who have been my steadfast cheerleaders, to my family who puts up with living with a writer.
And of course to you, reader--whether you'd already joined this kooky party via an ARC, you're waiting on your preorder to show up in the mail, or you're finding me now--thanks for reading!
See, this book has felt "real" to me for a while now. From seeing pass pages (and marking up pass pages and wow a novel means a STACK and a half of pass pages!)
to getting an ARC of my book, to a box of author copies arriving on my doorstep
to handling REAL ACTUAL copies of MY BOOK for the first time...
I've met my book as a book. It feels real.
It's been out there dipping its big toe in the world, too--there have been trade reviews and book blogger's reviews (like this one, this one, and I'm missing quite a few but I'm typing fast here, this one). People have read my book.
I've had that stop and breathe moment--*PEOPLE have read my BOOK.*
(Whether people liked it or not isn't even registering--people have READ it.)
And all that happens before the book releases into the wild of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, your favorite corner bookshop that's hanging despite the odds.
So what does happen tomorrow? Well...I have preschool drop off at 9 a.m., and my daughter's ballet class at 3, and since I have to be at handbell rehearsal at 6, I'll have to be sure I get something into the crockpot for dinner. What happens tomorrow? In some ways, it's an ordinary Tuesday for me.
In other ways, very much not ordinary. Kind of a quietly giant deal. You only release your debut novel once--I'll be breaking out the bubbly after baby bedtime and having a quiet little celebration of my own. (And you can join me at a bigger celebration at this event at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago next week!)
I'm so thankful to everyone who's been along for the ride on this one, from the publishing pros who have guided this from manuscript to book, to the writing community and the friends who have been my steadfast cheerleaders, to my family who puts up with living with a writer.
And of course to you, reader--whether you'd already joined this kooky party via an ARC, you're waiting on your preorder to show up in the mail, or you're finding me now--thanks for reading!
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