You will hear many authors compare publication to pregnancy and childbirth. Sure, there’s months (more like years) of waiting, wondering, planning. There’s labor–perhaps that would be the painful, but necessary, editing process. And then, like every first-born child…there are a series of FIRSTS to celebrate.

With my debut novel, Mistaken, many of those firsts are flying by at record pace. I’ve already experienced the precious first glimpse of the cover, first sighting on booksellers’s sites, first person informing me they’ve pre-ordered. Yesterday my family celebrated another milestone. Holding the ARCs for the first time.

Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) are an early print run, frequently before final edits are complete. These books are sent out to endorsers, reviewers, and media sources before the actual publication date.

When I first held it, there was a single terrifying moment when I realized people were now going to actually READ my book. It passed. I opened it up and turn the pages. Like a new mom, I eyed the precious fingers and toes: chapter headings, section breaks, pages flipping between my fingers. Sigh. It’s beautiful.

Then I took photos and celebrated.

What happens now? We wait for the next first.

Upcoming Events:
Official Release Date: July 2, 2013
Launch Party: July 16, 2013

Blessings!


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