Waiting

I think the hardest part about writing a book is the waiting. Right now, everything has been done right - the book has gone to the publishers, the publishers have sent it to the printers, the printers sent them proofs, they were approved and returned and now.... we wait.

It took me years to write my book. Then almost a year to work with the publisher. All of that was great fun. But this waiting for the final product, ie, my book, is a killer. I never realized it would be so difficult. I am anxious all the time, waiting, waiting to see my book. On one level, I can hardly believe that it is true - that I am actually having a book published, by a real publisher, and not only that, but going on a book tour in ten days to the US and then another one in Canada in the fall. That's what real authors do! And I am a real author now.

This is likely the last blog I will write until I am actually holding my book in my hands. My launch is five days away. And then I hit the road. I will write about all my book readings - six booked now from California to New York.

But in the meantime, we wait. tick tock. tick tock. tick tock.