Ok, forget all that whiny crap from yesterday. The paper is done (and, it turns out, I was right on the mark with my approach to the topic). The work-crap that's been piling up has been whittled down to manageable and is mostly off my desk. We're having an unseasonably warm spell so the furnace is not (as much) an issue (though still not working, grumble). But none of that matters because...
MY BOOK IS PUBLISHED!!
Ok, it's not my book, it's the compilation of fifteen very talented authors in the Kanata Writers' Group, of whom I am one. (bad sentence structure for a published author, hey?) I am fourth from the bottom on the list of authors here... holy crap, I'm in print!
Now, I've been published before, in a newspaper essay contest when I was a kid, and in a few school / literary society chapbook thingies. But never in a real honest-to-dog book before. So allow me a quick WHOOPEEE! here. :)
If you're local to me, and would like to see the book (and some of its authors) in person, we are having a launch on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 7-9 P.M. at the Hazeldean Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. We'd all love to have you come. If you're not local to me, but want to read my stories (and, incidentally, support local literacy programs), you can order the book here also, and it will be sent directly to your home to share and enjoy. I recommend keeping it in the bathroom, as it's short stories and poems, good tub/throne reading.
So that's my happy news for today. Feel the love. Buy the book.
2 comments:
Congrats! Will I see you in Kanata on Thursday?
Hi Tara, I'll be there tonight for sure - got my Olympic shawl on! :)
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