Friends and Enemies
releases today. I am now a published author. Scary thought! What if no one
likes my book? Oh, I’ve been told it’s good by friends who critiqued it or read
it to endorse it, but they’re friends. It won an award, but that was based on
the first several pages, not the whole story.
What have I gotten myself into?
Why did I think I could write?
I enjoyed writing stories as a
kid. The first Girl Scout badge I received was the Writer. But to write a book?
In fact, a series of three books, all releasing this year?
I started writing in the early
2000s. A publisher had my contemporary manuscript for a year before saying, “No
thanks.” I had been writing another story, but set it aside. Then in 2008, I
read Debbie Macomber’s book Twenty Wishes,
about a group of women who decide to fulfill their dreams. That got me
interested in writing again, and I bought a laptop.
Congratulations again! Those are good questions... but in the month since I've been published, I've had several people tell me how wonderful my book is. Feels great! The hard part is finding people who want to read the book, getting the word out. The hard work isn't over. :)
ReplyDeleteReading some of the reviews can be, um, interesting!
DeleteI just read Sarah Ruut's blog about you and then two of your blog posts. If the book is as fascinating as your blog posts, it must be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kris. Personally, I think the book is better than the blogs!
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