My Book Baby is Born!

She's alive! No, not Frankenstein's Mrs. Though it's fun if you say it in that creepy, mad scientist voice.

My book baby! Margaret's story is out in the world for anyone and everyone to read!

Can I tell you a secret? I was a big baby when it came to getting this self-publishing thing done. Oh my goodness, you guys. Running Home could have been out in the world at least two months ago. But gosh darn it, I was dragging my feet so my.

I could make all sorts of excuses for myself: working lots of overtime lately, taking care of the boys, life in general...but truth be told? Fear was the main driving force behind how long it took me to finally get her published.

Imposter syndrome was screaming in my face all day every day. What if my story is horrible? What if everyone hates it? What if those who read it already were just being nice and really I'm an awful writer? What if instead of a 3 or 4 start rated author on Amazon, I'm actually a 1 or a 2?

I am so intimately and personally connected to Margaret's story. The characters are a part of me. It's like a piece of my soul lives between those pages. It's hard to articulate, but Running Home is so uniquely and truly a part of me. So what happens if everyone hates it and it's truly awful?

What if? What if? What if?

The fear paralyzed me. When I did have the opportunity to open my laptop and make progress on publishing, I would avoid it.

But here we are. Eventually, baby step by tiny baby step, all the i's have been dotted and the t's have been crossed, and she is officially out in the world.

I know I've said it before and I'll say it again: thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. Back in October of 2020, when I decided to start writing Margaret's story, I debated whether or not I was going to go public with my writing journey. What if I didn't finish? What if I failed? But I decided going public would help keep me accountable to my dreams.

And I can say with 100% certainty that this book, Running Home, would have never come to life without the love and support of all those cheerleaders pushing me forward. Through all the writing and drafts, through all the rejection, through all the tears and times I wanted to quit. YOU kept me going. YOU helped bring Margaret to life.

Thank you.

The Kindle eBook version and the paperback are both available on Amazon, and the hardcover is scheduled to debut on June 1 (and looks like we're on schedule!). My website has been updated with links under the Books tab, but you can also find them here. I will update again when the hardcover becomes available.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the love, support, and encouragement along this crazy journey.

And now it's time to get back to what I love: writing. Back to working on my second novel, A Pocketful of Yesterdays.