It is done. The book is out, available where books are sold or special-ordered.
Honestly, not sure what to say. The response from friends and early readers has been so kind and encouraging, naturally it's freaking me out. I mentioned that it's starting to feel like something a little more separate from me, and that has helped. It's out of my hands, literally.
I spent the day cleaning the house, the start of my pre-travel anxiety regimen, which felt sort of appropriate. Probably good to have something to do. It's bound to be anticlimactic, launch day. A button you couldn't click on on yesterday is now live. It's all so surreal.
Someone commented on a post, kindly hoping my dreams come true. And I realized - they just did. I wanted to write these down, I wanted to push through my own anxieties about sharing it far and wide. I did it. It's done.
I mean, nothing is promised. If I can't bring myself to do even minimal marketing, this may be the end of this story. I hope that's not the case. But I will worry about that tomorrow. I am trying to enjoy this. Normal people might feel a sense of accomplishment. I'm trying, I swear. :)
Thanks for sticking with me. More soon, no doubt. I have a little pie-in-the-sky hope that I can record it now, in installments, like a limited series podcast or something like that. I'll be sure to complain all about it right here. Watch this space.
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